50 Unique Name Ideas (with Meanings) for Female Alaskan Klee Kai

The other day I posted my list of 50 Unique Name Ideas for Male Alaskan Klee Kai.  Although I’ve personally, so far, only kept male dogs, I couldn’t forget the girls!  Naming a new pet can be hard.  Especially with puppies, since you’ll likely have to use that name for the next 10+ (hopefully lots more) years.

• Alaskan Klee Kai Breed Profile

The word “Klee Kai” comes from the language of indigenous Athabaskan and means “little dog”.  Alaskan Klee Kai are, quite literally, Alaskan little dogs!  They are northern/spitz-type dogs that basically look like miniaturized huskies.  Because of this, snow/winter, wolf, or husky-related names may be fitting for your Klee Kai!  If you’re searching for the perfect name for your new little dog, here are some names I think could be fitting for a female Alaskan Klee Kai!

Snow/Winter-Themed Names Ideas

1. Siku: An Inuktitut word for “ice”.
2. Nilak: An Inuit word that means “freshwater ice”.
3. Crystal: Like an ice crystal.
4. Lumi: Finnish word for “snow”.
5. Olwen: A Welsh name meaning “white footprint”.
6. Fuyuko: A Japanese name meaning “winter child”.
7. Talvi: A Finnish and Estonian name that means “winter”.
8. Skadi: The Norse goddess of winter, mountains, and of the hunt.
9. Firn: Snow that is more than a year old, usually found on glaciers.
10. Neve: The Latin word for “snow”.

Location-Related Names

1. Alaska: Where Klee Kai were founded!
2. Juneau: A city in Alaska
3. Dakota: After the Dakota’s in the US, also means “friend” in Lakota.
4. Montana: After the US State.
5. Sierra: From the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
6. Shasta: Mount Shasta is a mountain in Northern California.
7. Eismitte: A German word that means “middle of the ice”.  Eismitte was an artic  expedition site in Greenland in the 1930’s.
8. Cheyenne: A city in Wyoming, based of a Sioux Dakota word that means “one who speaks incoherently”.  Perfect for a talkative AKK!
9. Phoenix: A city in Arizona, also a mythological bird.
10. Astana: Astana, Kazakhstan is super cold and can get as low as -61* F in the winter!

Nature Inspired Names

1. River: This would be an especially cute name for a blue-eyed AKK.
2. Ainsley: Means “one” or “Only” “woods” or “meadow”.
3. Clover: From the wild flower.  Four-leafed clovers are good luck!
4. Dahlia: The dahlia is a very pretty perennial flower.
5. Flora: Means “flower”, and is also the Roman goddess of flowers and springtime.
6. Hazel: Is a type of tree, and also refers to a light brown color.
7. Iris: This is a type of flower, and also means “rainbow” in Greek.
8. Juniper: A type of tree in the cypress family.
9. Maple: Maple trees are common in colder climates and used to make maple sugar.
10. Primrose: This is a flower whose name means “first rose” Primrose are commonly the earliest spring flower to bloom.

Wolf/Husky Inspired Names

1. Tala: Means “wolf” in Sioux
2. Amarok: A giant wolf in Inuit mythology.
3. Asena: A wolf from the Oghuz Turkic foundation myth.
4. Rieka: A German name that means “A woman who has the power of the wolf”.
5. Ylfa: An Icelandic name that means “a female wolf”.
6. Lupita: Means “river of the wolf”.
7. Sassaba: A native American name that means “the wolf”.
8. Lovota: Means “good natured, a fast wolf”.
9. Ashina: A Muslim name that means “she-wolf”.
10. Lupa: An Italian name that means “wolf”.

Random Name Ideas

1. Aurora: After the northern lights.
2. Luna: Means “moon”.
3. Elsa: After the snow princess from the Disney movie.
4. Nymeria: Arya Stark’s direwolf on Game of Thrones.
5. Sansa: A character from Game of Thrones who became the Queen in the North.
6. Holly: A winter holiday inspired name.
7. Clara: A character in the Nutcracker, a Christmas favorite.
8. Faye: Means “fairy”.
9. Piper: Someone who plays the pipe (instrument).  Another good name for a vocal AKK!
10. Sadie: A name with Hewbrew origin that means “princess”.

If you decide to use any of our name suggestions for your female Alaskan Klee Kai you’ll have to comment below and let us know!  What are your dog’s named?  How did you come up with their names?

(You’ll have to excuse the photos of my Alaskan Klee Kai, Fenrir, in this post, even though he’s a boy.  He’s my only AKK!)