Meaning & Story
From the English word praise meaning to express admiration or approval, derived from the Old French preisier, suggesting a pet who is openly celebrated and worthy of admiration.
Praise is an unusual and genuinely moving name for a pet — it is at once a command, a state of being, and an aspiration. Naming your animal Praise is essentially a public declaration that this creature deserves to be celebrated, morning and evening, without reservation. The name carries a spiritual quality through its use in religious contexts — praise as thanksgiving, as recognition of something worthy — that gives it a depth unusual for a pet name. Dogs named Praise tend to have an extraordinary quality that makes everyone who meets them involuntarily exclaim something positive. A profound, beautiful choice.