Alaska

Alaska is from the Aleut word Alaxsxaq or Alyeska, meaning great land, mainland, or the object toward which the sea is directed. The US state's vast, wild beauty — glaciers, northern lights, immense forests, and untamed wilderness — makes the name synonymous with grand natural adventure.

Alaska is one of the most evocative place names in all of American geography — it conjures northern lights, vast glaciers, wild terrain, and a scale of natural beauty that defies easy description. As a pet name, it suits a large, independent, cold-weather-loving dog with a spirit as big as the state itself: Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, and any dog who seems born for open space and cold air. It also works for a quietly adventurous female pet with a wild, untamed quality.