Lincoln

Lincoln is an English place name from the Old English Lind (a pool) and colonia (Roman settlement), meaning 'Roman colony at the pool.' The city of Lincoln in England gave its name to the American president Abraham Lincoln, and it is largely through that association that Lincoln became a given name in the United States. The presidential connection lends the name dignity, strength, and a quiet moral authority that has made it increasingly popular in recent years.

Lincoln carries real gravitas without being heavy — it's a name that inspires trust and projects quiet strength. It suits a large, dignified companion who moves through the world with unhurried confidence, the kind of dog who is always calm in a crisis and whom other animals naturally defer to. The presidential association gives Lincoln an aspirational quality: the name of a man who stood for something, carried into the life of a pet who is, in their owner's eyes, equally irreplaceable. Lincoln is serious in the best way.