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Male 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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FOOTSIE:
From the vocabulary word meaning "flirtatious
foot-play." Variant: Footsy.
FOOZLE: From a slang word meaning 1) to bungle; to manage clumsily;
2) a clumsy person; a bungler.
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.
FRAGGLE: Invented name. Meaning unknown.
FREAKY: From the slang word meaning "like a freak; different; unique; strange; unusual; freakish; frightening; scary; horrifying."
FUMBLE: From the vocabulary word
meaning "to handle clumsily."
GAHIJI:
Egyptian name meaning "hunter."
GARP: Communications acronym meaning
"generic attribute registration protocol."
GAZA: Either from the city of Gaza in
the Gaza Strip, Palestine, or denoting a "warrior from Sol" from the
Sony Playstation game Legend of Legaia.
GENIUS: From the vocabulary word
meaning 1) a " guardian spirit" in Latin; 2) someone of extraordinary intellect; more than intelligent; more than smart.
GERYON'S DOGS:
Geryon was a human monster with three bodies and three heads, whose oxen ate
human flesh. He was a Titan giant and he had two dogs:
- GARGITTIOS:
"Spear-back." May be a phallic name like Orthos.
Variant: Gargitius.
- ORTHOS:
Orthos was the brother of Cerberus, but had one head less. He guarded
Geryon's flesh-eating oxen. Hercules slew both Geryon and this dog.
His name is phallic, meaning "erect; upright." Variants: Orphus,
Orth, Orthrus, Orthus.
GNASH:
From the vocabulary word meaning "to grind or strike the teeth together; to bite."
GONZO: From the Italian word gonzo,
meaning "blockhead; simpleton." Sometimes used as a slang term for
someone who is "unconventional; different; strange."
GORT: An acronym meaning " Give or Take."
GRABBER: From the vocabulary word for
one who " grabs, captures, restrains, arrests, grasps."
GRASSHOPPER: From the vocabulary word
meaning 1) an insect having long, powerful hind legs adapted for jumping; 2) a light airplane for scouting.
GRINGO: From the Mexican Spanish
contemptuous word gringo, meaning "foreigner," itself from
Spanish gringo meaning "foreign talk, unintelligible
gibberish," probably ultimately from Spanish griego, meaning
"Greek."
GRIZZLY: From the vocabulary work
meaning 1) gray; 2) a grizzly bear.
GROSVENOR:
"Chief/Great hunter." Surname transferred to English forename use,
itself composed of the Anglo-Norman French elements gros "chief,
great" and veneur "hunter."
GROUCHO: Named after the comedian
Groucho Marx.
GUDAHI:
Native American Omaha name meaning "there it (a
coyote) goes!"
GUMBY: Named after the 1960s Claymation
character. The word means "an incompetent; dummy; someone stupid."
GUS: English
nickname for longer names containing the element gus, such as Augustus
and Angus.
GUSTO: From the vocabulary word
meaning "vigorous enjoyment; zest; high spirit."
HAMBONE: From the vocabulary word,
meaning "a ham bone."
HAMMER: From the vocabulary word
meaning 1) a driving force; 2) to pound; beat; pummel.
HINKLEY: Named after a California zip code.
HOMEY: From the vocabulary word
meaning "like home; comfortable; cozy."
HOTSTUFF: Slang word meaning "attractive; exciting; sexy."
HOUDAIN: This was the name of a dog belonging to
Tristan. Meaning
is uncertain. Variants: Hodain, Houdenc.
HOWDY:
From the vocabulary word meaning 1) slang for greetings, hello, hi there.
HUNTER:
English occupational surname
transferred to unisex forename use, meaning "hunter."
HUNTLEY:
"Hunter's wood." English surname transferred to forename use,
composed of the Old English elements hunta "hunter" and leah
"clearing, wood."
IDOGBE:
Egyptian name meaning "brother of twins." This name seems to be
saying "I dog be." And if the dog has two siblings that look alike,
the name might be a good choice for him.
ISTAQA:
Native American Hopi name meaning "coyote man."
JASPER: English
form of Portuguese/Spanish Gaspar,
meaning "treasure bearer." It is the name of an opaque
cryptocrystalline variety of quartz that may be red, yellow or brown in
color. Early
Christians assigned names to the three Magi ("wise men from the
east") who are mentioned, but not named in the bible; Jasper is one of
them, the other two are Balthasar
and Melchior.
JAZZ: From the vocabulary word meaning
1) a style of music; 2) animation; enthusiasm; 3) nonsense; exaggeration; a lie. Variants:
Jazzie, Jazzy.
JEDI: An acronym meaning " Java Engineering, Development, and Integration."
JEEM: Acronym meaning " Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology."
JIGGY: An invented name meaning "like a
piece of a puzzle." Variant: Jiggie.
JIGSAW: From the vocabulary word
meaning 1) a kind of puzzle; 2) a kind of power-driven reciprocating saw.
JINGLE: From the vocabulary word
meaning 1) makes a tingling, ringing, or bell sound; 2) a catchy sound, rhyme or doggerel. Variant:
Jingles.
KALEB:
English variant of Caleb, meaning
"dog."
KANEONUSKATEW:
Native American Cree name meaning "one that walks on four claws."
KARGO: Variant of the vocabulary word Cargo,
meaning "burden."
KATMANDU: Probably from the Furry
comic book Katmandu, itself from the name of the capital city of Nepal,
Kathmandu, which may have been named after a pagoda carved from a single tree in
1596. The pagoda was called Kastha-Mandap, meaning "temple of
wood."
KATMIR: "The
Dog of the Seven Sleepers." A famous dog from mythology, admitted to heaven
by Mahomet. Seven noble youths who fell asleep for 309 years had this dog which
accompanied them to the cavern in which they were walled up. The dog remained
standing for the whole 309 years, and neither moved from the spot, ate, drank,
nor slept.
KAYO: From the boxing term, meaning
" knockout." Variant: K-0.
KIRBY:
"Church settlement." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself from numerous places named from the Old Norse elements kirkja
"church" and býr "settlement."
KLEPTO: An abbreviated form of the
vocabulary word kleptomaniac, meaning "thief," itself from kleptein,
"to act secretly; to steal."
KLONDIKE: Named after the river or the region of the Yukon,
itself from Kutchin tron-duik, meaning "hammer river."
KNUCKLES: From the vocabulary word
meaning 1) pressures; 2) hits with a fist. Good name for a tough, strong, dangerous
dog.
KOUN:
From the Celtic word for "hound."
KRYPTO: This was the name of Superman's dog.
It is an abbreviated form of the Krypton, the name of the planet on which
Superman was born. The fictional planet name was derived from krypton,
the name of a chemical element, itself from the Greek, meaning
"hidden."
LASZLO
(László): Hungarian form of Czech Vladislav,
meaning "rules with glory."
LICKER: From the
vocabulary word, meaning 1) one that licks or laps; 2) one
that punishes by beating; 3) one that beats, thrashes or
defeats.
LICKETY-SPLIT:
Slang term meaning "without delay; immediately;
quickly; fast; speedily."
LIGHTNING:
From the vocabulary word. Good name for a fast dog.
LINGO:
From the vocabulary word meaning "language that is unfamiliar or
unintelligible."
LIWANU:
Native American Miwok name meaning "growl of a bear."
LOCO: From the
Spanish vocabulary word meaning "crazy; insane."
LOGO:
From the vocabulary word meaning 1) word; speech; 2) logogram.
MABON ap MODRON: In the Welsh Culhwch
and Olwen story, Mabon ("divine
son") was the son of Modron ("divine mother").
He was a hunter god who was stolen by Annwn from his mother three days after his birth.
He was rescued by Culhwch, but because of the time he spent with Annwn, he
remained young. He later assisted Culhwch in his search of Olwen.
MACARONI: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) a pasta; 2) well-traveled; 3) a fop.
MADDEN: From the
vocabulary word meaning " to anger; to infuriate."
MAGMA: From the
vocabulary word meaning "dregs," from Latin magma "dregs
of an ointment," itself from Greek magma "an
ointment."
MAGNETO: Either
from the comic strip character or the electrical term for a generator in an
internal combustion engine.
MANITOBA: Named
after a Province of south-central
Canada, itself probably from the Cree word maniotwapow,
meaning "strait of the manitou (spirit)."
MAX:
English nickname for both Maximilian "the
greatest" and Maxwell "the stream of Mack."
MEATBALL: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) a spherical mass of ground meat; 2) one who is
silly, funny, clumsy.
MEATLOAF: From
the vocabulary word meaning " a baked loaf of ground meat."
MIKKO:
Finnish form of Michael,
meaning "who is like God?"
MONSOON: From
the vocabulary word for the southwestern wind that brings heavy rainfall
to southern Asia in the summer. The word ultimately
derives from Arabic mawsim "appropriate season (for a
pilgrimage)," from wasama, meaning "he marked."
MOONY: Invented
name meaning "of or like the moon." Variant: Moonie.
MELTDOWN: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a severe
overheating of a nuclear reactor core resulting in the
melting of the core and escape of radiation."
Variant: Melt-down.
MUTTY: Invented
name meaning "like a mutt
or mongrel." Variants: Muttie, Muttley, Muttly.
NACHO:
From the vocabulary word meaning "a small, triangular piece of tortilla."
NADIR:
Arabic name meaning "rare."
NEXUS: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) a link or tie; 2) a core or center (of
communication).
NEZAHUALCOYOTL:
Nahuatl name meaning "fasting coyote." This was the name of a
Texcoco king.
NIGGLES: From
the vocabulary word meaning "is preoccupied with trifles or
petty details; quibbles, carps."
NIMROD:
Biblical name of a great-grandson of Noah, who was a
renowned hunter, meaning "rebel," or possibly even "let's
rebel!"
NIPPER: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) one that nips; 2) a small boy.
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.
NUTSY: From a
slang term meaning "silly; goofy; nutty; crazy."
NYYRIKKI:
Finnish myth name of a god of the hunt, associated with biblical Nimrod,
another famous hunter. Unfortunately, the meaning of the name is not
known.
OBERON:
English variant of French Auberon, meaning
"elf bear." In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," this was the name of the king of the fairies.
ORION:
Greek myth name of one of the Titans, a primordial hunter who was killed by a
scorpion. A constellation was named after him. If
the name is truly Greek, it means "mountain man." If it is of
Akkadian origin, it means "light of heaven." He had two dogs;
their names were:
- ARCTOPHONOS:
"Bear-killer."
- PTOOPHAGOS:
"Ptoon-glutton." Ptoon is a place in Boaotia.
PANCAKE: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a thin cake
made of batter and fried in hot grease." Variants:
Flapjack, Hotcake.
PESTER: From the
vocabulary word meaning "to bother; to harass."
PESTO: From the
name of an Italian sauce consisting of basil,
garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated cheese. The word
is a contracted form of pestato, the past
participle of pestare, meaning "to crush or
pound."
PICKLES: From
the vocabulary word meaning simply "pickles,"
a food that has been preserved in brine or
vinegar.
POPSICLE: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a flavored ice confection."
PUCK: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) a disk used in hockey; 2) a mischievous sprite,
goblin or hobgoblin.
PUDDLES: From
the vocabulary word meaning simply
"puddles."
QUINN: "Chief; hound/wolf."
Irish
surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from Gaelic Ó Coinn,
meaning "descendant of Conn."
RANGER: From the
vocabulary word meaning "wanderer; rover."
RASPBERRY: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) a prickly fruit-bearing plant;
2) a
derisive sound made by exhaling with the tongue extended.
RICKSHAW: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a two-wheeled carriage
drawn by a person." It is an abbreviated form of jinrikisha,
a word made popular by Kipling, composed of the Japanese
elements jin "man," riki
"power," and sha "carriage."
RIO:
"River." From the Spanish word meaning
"brook, stream."
ROCKET: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) a rocket engine; projectile;
2) one that moves
swiftly; fast; speedily.
RUFF:
From the sound a dog makes.
SAMBO: From the
(now derogatory) term for "a male black
person" or "a "mullato; mixed breed." Variant:
Zambo.
SCAR: From the
vocabulary word meaning "a mark left on the skin from an injury."
SCREWBALL: From
the slang term meaning 1) a pitched ball that curves; 2) one who is
eccentric, whimsical or irrational.
SCRUFFY: From
the vocabulary word meaning "shabby; untidy; scaly; scabby,"
itself from the word scruff, meaning
"dandruff, scurf."
SEISMO: From
Greek seismos, meaning "earthquake,"
itself from seiein, meaning "to shake."
SHIRIKI:
Native American Pawnee name meaning "coyote."
SINBAD: Variant
of Persian Sindbad, legend name of a
sailor who had numerous fantastic adventures, possibly derived from Sanskrit Siddhapati,
meaning "lord of sages."
SKIPPER: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) master of a ship; 2) coach; director; leader; 3)
one that skips.
SLIPPER: From
the vocabulary word meaning " a low shoe easily slipped on or off the
foot."
SMOKEY: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) mixed or filled with smoke; 2) grey-colored. Variant:
Smoky.
SMOKEY BEAR:
1) slang for a law enforcement officer on highway patrol; 2) a bear mascot for
the United States Forest Service.
SNAPPER: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) one that snaps; 2) a snapping turtle.
SNARK: From the computer
term meaning " system failure."
SNICKERS: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a stifled laugh." Variant: Sniggers.
SNOWBALL: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a ball of snow; snowball."
SNOWY:
From the vocabulary word meaning 1) abounding in or covered with snow; 2)
snow-like, like
snow; white as snow.
SPARKLES:
From the vocabulary word meaning "gives off sparks; flashes; glitters."
SPIN-AWAY:
Invented name for a fast, mischievous dog.
STINKY:
From the vocabulary word meaning "emits a strong foul odor; smells bad."
SWAMI:
From the Hindu title of honor, meaning "master (of self)," from the
Sanskrit, meaning "owner of oneself." Many Yogis and Gurus hold this
title.
TANGO: From the
name of a Latin American dance, itself originally the name of an
African-American drum dance.
TARGET: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) desired goal; 2) a small round shield; 3) to aim at a
target.
THERON:
Greek name meaning "hunter."
TICKLES:
From the vocabulary word meaning "causes laughter; fills with mirth,
pleasure and delight."
TIP-TOP:
From the vocabulary word meaning 1) the highest point; summit; 2) highest degree
of excellence; the best.
TIPPER: From the
vocabulary word meaning "one who tips."
TIPPY: Invented
name meaning "likely to tip or tilt."
TOHOPKA:
Native American Hopi name meaning "wild beast."
TONGA: Named
after a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean, meaning "south."
TONGO: From the
Polynesian word for " mangrove."
TONTO: Named
after the Lone Ranger's Indian sidekick Tonto, the son of a chief in the
Potawatomi nation. His name is said to translate to the "wild one" in
his native language.
TRAY:
From the
Spanish word for "fetch."
TUGBOAT: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a small boat designed for pulling or pushing
larger vessels."
TUGGER: From the
vocabulary word meaning "one that tugs, pulls, vies or contends."
TWISTER: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) one that twists; 2) a cyclone or tornado.
VAMOOSE: From
the slang word meaning "leave quickly; leave hurriedly; make a
speedy exit."
WANGO:
From the vocabulary word meaning "a boomerang."
WIPE-OUT:
From the slang word meaning 1) complete destruction; 2) a
fall from a surfboard.
WHISPER: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) soft speech; 2) a soft rustling sound.
YAPPER: From the
vocabulary word meaning "one that barks sharply, shrilly; a yelper."
ZANZIBAR: Named
after the region in eastern Africa, itself probably from Persian Zangi-bar,
meaning "coast of the blacks."
ZEPPELIN:
From German Zeppelin, itself a short form of Zeppelinschiff,
"Zeppelin ship," which was named after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin,
the German general who perfected the design. A good name for extra plump dogs who
somewhat resemble a blimp.
ZIPPER:
From the vocabulary word zip, for a dog that "moves fast, speedily,
quickly."
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