Blue Dog Names

Aang

From Chinese 安 (peace, quiet) and 昂 (raise, lift)

Acadia

The English form of French Acadie, a former colony of New France

Adhira

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधीर (adhīra)

Aela

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aerabella

Aero

From greek ἀέρος (aéros), relating to air or flight

Aether

Latinized form of greek Αἰθήρ (Aither), "ether, heaven", from αἴθω (aitho), "to burn, to ignite"

Ailsa

A Scottish name that means 'island of the cliffs'.

Aira

A name of Latin origin meaning 'air' or 'light'.

Airis

Recorded as a given name in English, for both boys and girls

Airy

Recorded as a given name in English, for boys and girls

Akasha

Sky or ether in Sanskrit

Aladdin

Anglicized form of the Arabic name ʻAlāʼ ad-Dīn

Aladin

Recorded as a masculine given name in Arabic

Alado

Alafia

A Yoruba word meaning 'peace' or 'serenity'

Alien

A being from another planet

Aliikai

No documented meaning; recorded as a Hawaiian given name

Alto

Italian for "high", from Latin altus; a musical term

Amalfi

A town in Italy famous for its scenic beauty

Amaya

A variant of the Basque name Amaia

Amethyst

From the greek for "not intoxicated", the purple semi-precious stone

Amulet

From Latin amuletum, an object that protects a person from trouble

Anker

A male given name that means 'anchor' in German

Aoki

Japanese surname, literally "green/blue tree"

Aolani

No documented meaning in the sources checked

April

From the month April, probably from Latin aperio, "to open, to uncover"

Aqua

The Latin word for water

Aquana

Aquene

Aranca

Arashi

Japanese word for storm (嵐)

Arcadia

Feminine form of Arcadius; also a region of the Greek Peloponnese

Arcan

Arctic

Arda

An alternative name for the Earth in a fictional universe

Argo

Greek mythology reference, the ship that carried Jason and the Argonauts.

Aria

Italian for "song, melody", literally "air"; from Latin, from Greek ἀήρ (aer).

Ariel

From Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל, a compound of "lion" and "God", literally "lion of God".

Arielle

French feminine form of Ariel, also used as an English variant.

Arkus

A surname

Arthos

Artis

Possibly a short form or variant of Artūrs, the Latvian form of Arthur

Arwyn

An alternative spelling of 'Arwen', meaning noble maiden

Arxel

Asgard

A realm in Norse mythology.

Askara

Aster

From the flower, from Latin and Greek ἀστήρ (aster), "star"

Asteria

A name derived from Greek mythology, meaning 'starry one' or 'of the stars'

Asterix

A pun on French ast risque, "asterisk, little star", with the Gaulish element rix, "king"

Astra

Means "star", from Greek ἀστήρ (aster)

Astraea

Ancient Greek Ἀστραῖα, literally "star maiden"

Astria

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in english

Astro

From Greek astron, star

Auden

From the English surname Auden, from Old English Ealdwine or Old Norse Hálfdan

Aura

Aussie

Colloquial term for Australians, the citizens and nationals of Australia

Avalon

The island paradise of Arthurian legend, perhaps from Welsh afal, "apple"

Aviator

Avrora

Dawn or Aurora in Italian

Awan

A surname, a tribe, a dynasty, a language family, and a Hebrew and Sumerian word

Axie

Recorded as a rare English given name, feminine

Ayame

Japanese for iris flower

Ayami

A feminine Japanese given name, written 文美, 綾美, 綾実, 礼美, 彩未 or あやみ

Ayr

Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Àir, "confluence of the River Àir"; a town in Scotland

Aysel

Means "pure moon", from Turkic ay "moon" and silig "clean, pure, beautiful"

Azera

The name Hyundai used for the Grandeur in markets such as North America and the Middle East

Azur

Recorded as a masculine given name in Bosnian and Medieval English

Azura

Elaboration of Azure

Azure

From the English word meaning "sky blue"

Azzura

Not documented as a word or name in the sources checked

Azzurra

Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian

Azzurro

Italian word for blue, recorded as a rare masculine given name in Italian

Bahro

The name of a river in a fictional universe

Baia

From the Georgian name for the buttercup flower

Baikal

Balloona

Banff

A town in Alberta, Canada, known for its stunning natural beauty and outdoor activities.

Banja

In Serbo-Croatian, a spa

Baymax

Bayou

A marshy outlet of a lake or river

Beach

English word for the shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly

Beck

An English, German or Scandinavian surname meaning "stream"; also a short form of Rebecca

Beira

A Portuguese place name; also recorded as a feminine given name in literature.

Bell

Either a variant of Belle or from an English surname

Bellamira

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Latin American Spanish

Bellatrix

Means "female warrior" in Latin.

Bender

An English and German surname; also a word meaning to go on a binge

Bento

A single-portion take-out or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine

Benu

A figure in ancient Egyptian mythology.

Beo

A variant of the name of the Anglo-Saxon god Beowa

Berly

A surname; also recorded as a given name in Norwegian

Birdy

Recorded as a given name in english (feminine)

Blazer

Bleu

French word for blue, from Middle French bleu

Blitzy

Blizz

Bloofy

Blu

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Blue

From the English word for the colour, via Norman French from a Frankish word