Nebraska

neh-BRASS-kah3 syllables

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A U.S. state name derived from a Native American word meaning 'flat water'. (Native American)

What does Nebraska mean?

Native American: A U.S. state name derived from a Native American word meaning 'flat water'.. Nebraska is derived from the Otoe word 'ni braska', meaning 'flat water', referring to the Platte River.

Is Nebraska a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Nebraska in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Nebraska in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Nebraska suit?

Wonderfully unusual

Place

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

What the Playgroup Will Assume About Nebraska

Have you met Nebraska? I hear he’s quite the calm one, probably spending hours just pondering life's great mysteries... like why we can’t fetch flat water!

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