United States Dog Names

Washington D.C.

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The District. This page is dedicated to the nation's capital. The list includes actors and singers born in D.C, as well as the famous monuments and memorials, there's also fictional names, and places.

To get you started we've selected a few names:

BLAIR: Blair Brown, actress born in D.C.

EMBASSY: Massachusetts Ave, known as 'Embassy Row' for the foreign embassies.

MARVIN: Marvin Gaye, soul singer born in D.C.

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ALYSON Alyson Hannigan, actress

BARRY USS Barry Museum Ship, Anacostia River

BENNING Benning Bridge, over Anacostia River, Kingsman Island

BLAIR Blair Brown, actress

BLANCHE Blanche K. Bruce House, M Street

BUNKER Fort Bunker Hill, Northeast

CHERRY BLOSSOM National Cherry Blossom Festival, held each spring in DC

COLUMBIA District of Columbia ( Columbia was a poetic name for the US during the 1700s)

COMMANDER Commander in Chief, TV series set in DC

DC District of Columbia

DUPONT Fort DuPont Park

EMBASSY Massachusetts Ave, home to foreign embassies, known as "Embassy Row"

FLETCHER Fletcher Chapel, New York Avenue

FORD The Ford's Theater

FRANKLIN Benjamin Franklin Square, Downtown

GEORGE Georgetown, upmarket area of DC

GOLDIE Goldie Hawn, actress (born in Washington DC)

HAWK A Man Called Hawk, TV series set in Washington DC

HEALY Healy Hall, Georgetown University

HOWARD Howard University

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JAG	TV series set in Washington DC
JEFFREY	Jeffrey Wright, actor played Felix in Bond movies Casino Royale & Quantum of Solace
JOHN-JOHN	John F. Kennedy, Jr. son of the 35th US president (Georgetown University Hospital)
JUSTIN	Justin Theroux, actor (born in Washington DC)
KATHERINE	Katherine Heigl, actress
KIRSTEN	Kirsten Johnson, actress
LOGAN	Logan Circle, neighborhood (north-west- DC)
MARVIN	Marvin Gaye, soul singer
MISTER STERLING	TV series set in Washington DC
MR. SMITH	TV series set in Washington DC
MURPHY	Murphy Brown, sitcom set in Washington DC
PATCH	Patch Adams, physician (bases for the Robin Williams movie)
PHILLIPS	The Phillips Collection, the first museum of modern art in the US (DuPont Circle)
PIERRE	Pierre L'Enfant, designer of the District of Columbia
POPE	Pope Brance Stream, Anacostia River
POTOMAC	Potomac River, forms DC's border with Virginia
RENO	Fort Reno Park, highest natural elevation in Washington DC
RENWICK	The Renwick Gallery, near the White House
REYNOLDS	Reynolds Center
RIGGS	Riggs Park neighborhood

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SAMUEL	Samuel L. Jackson, actor (born in Washington DC)
SHAW	Neigborhood in north-west Washington DC
SHERMAN	Sherman Circle, Petworth
SMART	Get Smart, sitcom from the 1960s set in Washington DC
SONNY	Sonny Bono Memorial Park, near DuPont Circle
TAFT	Robert A, Taft Memorial, north of the Capitol
WALTER	Walter Washington, first African-American mayor of Washington DC (1975)
WEBSTER	Daniel Webster Memorial, Massachusetts Avenue
WILLIAM	William Hurt, actor
WIZARD	Washington Wizards baseball team
WOODLEY	Woodley Park neighborhood