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Pacific

puh-SIF-ik3 syllables
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Refers to the Pacific Ocean, meaning 'peaceful'. (Latin)

What does Pacific mean?

Latin: Refers to the Pacific Ocean, meaning 'peaceful'.. Pacific is derived from the Latin word 'pacificus', meaning peaceful. It is commonly associated with the Pacific Ocean and its vastness.

Is Pacific a good dog name?

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

Pacific in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Pacific 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 Pacific suit?

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

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

What the Overnight Guests Will Whisper About Pacific

The other dogs are wondering if Pacific will swim through our toy box like a celebrity! They say with a name like that, he’s bound to make waves at toy time!

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