Female Pet Dog Names
Names for pet dogs. Canine- and dog-related names. Names that mean dog, hound,
coyote, whelp, pup, clawed, hunter, huntress, etc. Also see Wolf Names and Fox Names.
 
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Frederick of Wales had a dog given to him by 
Alexander Pope, and on the collar were these words: 
"I am his Highness's dog at Kew; Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?"

1. ADWAR: African Luo name meaning "hunt; look for; search for."
2. BIJOU: English name derived from the French word bijou, meaning "jewel."
3. BISCUIT: Vocabulary word meaning 1) a small cake of shortened bread leavened with baking powder or soda; 2) a thin, crisp cracker; 3) a cookie; 4) a pale brown color; 5) clay that has been fired but not glazed.
4. BRASSIE: Vocabulary word meaning 1) resembling brass in color; 2) showy; flashy; 3) brazen; insolent. Variant: Brassy.
5. BUTTERCUP: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a bright yellow flower; 2) a term of endearment. A good name for a canary.
6. CADDIE: From the vocabulary word meaning "attendant; one who does odd jobs." Variant: Caddy.
7. CASABLANCA: Named after the place of the same name, meaning "white house."
8. CASADA: An acronym for Close Air Support Alternative Design Analysis.
9. CHA-CHA: From the name of a dance called the cha-cha.
10. COCO: Originally from the Italian occupational name for a "cook," it is now in continental use as a pet form of longer names beginning with Co-. Might also be a variant of the word "cocoa (the drink)."
11. COOKIE: 1) a crisp cake made from sweetened dough; 2) slang for a person of a specified kind; 3) in computer science a collection of information stored on a local computer.
12. CROBH DEARG: Celtic name meaning "red claws." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of harvest. She is also known by the names Lasair and Lassar, meaning "flame," Fhina, meaning "wine," and Lasairiona, meaning "flaming wine."
13. CUBBY: From the vocabulary word meaning "a small room; a cubbyhole."
14. CUSTARD: From the vocabulary word for the desert or pie filling.
15. DAZ: An acronym for Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung, "German Apothecary Newspaper."
16. DESTINY: English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin destinare, "to establish, make firm," hence "fate, fortune."
17. DEWDROP: From the vocabulary word meaning "a drop of dew."

18. DILLY: From the vocabulary word meaning " slang for remarkable; extraordinary."

19. DINKY: From the vocabulary word meaning " of small size; tiny; miniscule; little."

20. DUCKY: A slang word meaning "excellent; fine." 

21. DUDINE: Feminine form of Dude, itself from the New York City slang word for a "fastidious man," but the word, dude, was originally used to refer to the devotees of the aesthetic craze of the late 1800s and was later used by Westerners in reference to "city slickers (Dudes and Dudines)" from the East. 

22. EARWIG: 1) an insect of the order Dermaptera; 2) one who attempts to influence by persistent confidential talk. Good name for a talking bird that talks a lot.

23. FASCINATION: From the vocabulary word meaning "bewitching; enchanting." Also the name of a song. 

24. FANG: Chinese unisex name meaning "fragrance" for girls and "honest and upright" for boys. Or from the vocabulary word, meaning "pointed tooth of an animal."
25. FLOPSY: Invented name meaning "one who flops."
26. FOOTSIE: From the vocabulary word meaning "flirtatious foot-play." Variant: Footsy.
27. FOXY: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) like a fox; 2) sly; clever; 3) slang word meaning sensual; sexy; 4) having a sharp flavor or aroma.
28. HUNTER: English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, meaning "hunter."
29. KALISKA: Native American Miwok name meaning "coyote chasing deer."
30. TOLINKA: Native American Miwok name meaning "flapping ear of a coyote."
31. RIO: English unisex name derived from the Spanish word for "river."
32. HOMEY: From the vocabulary word meaning "like home; comfortable; cozy."
33. HONEY: English name derived from the vocabulary word "honey." Also a term of endearment.
34. HOTSTUFF: Slang word meaning "attractive; exciting; sexy."
35. JAZZ: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a style of music; 2) animation; enthusiasm; 3) nonsense; exaggeration; a lie. Variants: Jazzie, Jazzy.
36. JINGLE: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) makes a tingling, ringing, or bell sound; 2) a catchy sound, rhyme or doggerel. Variant: Jingles.
37. KASA: Native American Hopi name meaning "dressed in furs."
38. KOOSY: Invented name. Meaning unknown. Variant: Koosie.
39. LAIKA: Name of a famous Russian dog. Laika was launched aboard Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957 by the Soviet Union. She was the first living creature in space. There was no way to return Laika to earth so she died in space about a week after the launch. The name means "barker" in Russian.
40. LINGER: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) to reside, tarry, persist or linger; 2) a procrastinator."
41. MAMBO: From the name of a Latin American dance, itself from a Haitian Creole word meaning "voodoo priestess."
42. MANITOBA: Named after a Province of south-central Canada, itself probably from the Cree word maniotwapow, meaning "strait of the manitou (spirit)."
43. MAREA: "The glistener." In mythology, this is the name of a dog belonging to Icarius (variant of Icarus, but not the same character). Icarius was slain by some drunken peasants, who buried the body under a tree. His daughter Erigone, in search of him, was directed to the spot by the howling of Marea, and when she discovered the body she hung herself for grief. Icarius became the constellation Bo�tes, Erigone the constellation Virgo, and Marea the star Procyon, which rises in July, a little before the Dog-star.
44. MISTY: English name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning "dim, cloudy, vague." It is often chosen as a name because of the mental images it evokes, such as a misty autumn morning or a hazy tropical island.
45. NACHO: From the vocabulary word meaning "a small, triangular piece of tortilla."
46. NAPOLI: From the Italian, meaning "Naples," itself meaning "new city."
47. NEBULA: From the astronomy term meaning "a diffuse mass of interstellar dust and/or gas," itself from Latin nebule, meaning "a cloud, mist."
48. NETTIE: Pet form of English names ending with the sound of net. 
49. NIGGLES: From the vocabulary word meaning "is preoccupied with trifles or petty details; quibbles, carps." 
50. NORWAY: "Northern way." Named after the country in northern Europe, itself known as the "Land of the Midnight Sun" because it is located north of the Arctic Circle where the sun does not set during part of the Summer and where it remains dark for long periods during winter.
51. NOVA: 
    1. Modern English name derived from Latin novus, meaning "new."
    2. Native American Hopi name meaning "chases butterflies."
52. PANCAKE: From the vocabulary word meaning "a thin cake made of batter and fried in hot grease." Variants: Flapjack, Hotcake.
53. PICKLES: From the vocabulary word meaning simply "pickles," a food that has been preserved in brine or vinegar.
54. POPSICLE: From the vocabulary word meaning "a flavored ice confection."
55. RASPBERRY: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a prickly fruit-bearing plant; 2) a derisive sound made by exhaling with the tongue extended.
56. RIO: English unisex name derived from the Spanish word for "river."
57. RUMBA: From the name of a Cuban dance, itself from the Cuban Spanish word which originally meant "carousal, spree." Variant: Rhumba.
58. SENSATION: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a physical reaction to external stimuli; 2) a state of shock or surprise. The word ultimately derives from Late Latin sensatus, meaning "endowed with sense.
59. SHARAMA: Hindi myth name of a "dog of dawn."
60. SNICKERS: From the vocabulary word meaning "a stifled laugh." Variant: Sniggers.
61. SNOWFLAKE: From the vocabulary word meaning "a flake of snow."
62. SNOWY: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) abounding in or covered with snow; 2) snow-like, like snow; white as snow.
63. TALLULA: 
    1. Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Tuilelaith, meaning "princess of abundance."
    2. Native American Choctaw name meaning "leaping water."
64. TANGERINE: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) a southeast Asian fruit; 2) reddish-orange in color.
65. TANGO: From the name of a Latin American dance, itself originally the name of an African-American drum dance.
66. TICKLES: From the vocabulary word meaning "causes laughter; fills with mirth, pleasure and delight."
67. TWINKLE: From the vocabulary word meaning "to blink, to sparkle like a star." Variant: Twinkles.
68. URSA: Short form of Latin Ursala, meaning "little she-bear." 
69. URSALA: Variant spelling of Latin Ursula, meaning "little she-bear."
70. URSULA: Latin name composed of the word ursa "she-bear" and a diminutive suffix, hence "little she-bear."
71. VEGA: English name derived from the Latin name of a star in the constellation Lyra, from Arabian al-Waqi, meaning "falling; swooping."
72. VERTIGO: From the vocabulary word meaning "dizziness." Originally, the word meant "a whirling or spinning movement," from Latin vertere, meaning "to turn." 
73. VIRGO: For dogs born under the Zodiac sign of Virgo, meaning "virgin."
74. WHISPER: From the vocabulary word meaning 1) soft speech; 2) a soft rustling sound.
75. ZANZIBAR: Named after the region in eastern Africa, itself probably from Persian Zangi-bar, meaning "coast of the blacks."

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