Gray Dog Names

2,552 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all color categories.

Aaliyah

Feminine form of the Arabic name Aali, used in several Turkic and South Asian languages

Aang

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

Abilou

Absol

A Pokémon known for its ability to sense disasters before they happen

Accie

Achan

A term used in some cultures meaning 'blessing' or 'gift'

Adalwolf

Old German form of Adolf, from athal "noble" and wolf.

Adalyn

Variant of Adeline, a feminine given name meaning 'noble', of German origin

Addison

From an English surname meaning "son of Adam"

Adhira

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधीर (adhīra)

Adine

Recorded as a feminine given name in Norwegian

Adis

A name of uncertain origin, possibly meaning 'noble' or 'adorned'

Adria

Short form of Adriana

Adrian

Form of the Latin name Hadrianus, from the place name Hadria

Aelita

Derived from a fictional character in the science fiction movie 'Aelita: Queen of Mars'.

Aero

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

Aggie

Diminutive of Agnes or Agatha

Agil

Recorded as a masculine given name in Azerbaijani

Agiro

Agnar

A name of Scandinavian origin meaning 'eagle warrior'.

Agnarr

A character from Norse mythology, associated with nobility and strength

Ailbe

Old irish form of ailbhe

Ailin

Kazakh form of aylin

Ailsa

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

AiméE

French feminine given name, from aimée, "beloved"

Aiola

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Albanian

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

Aivo

Estonian masculine given name, equivalent of Old Scandinavian Ivar

Akasha

Sky or ether in Sanskrit

Akela

From Hindustani akelā, meaning "alone"

Akiak

Akito

Japanese masculine given name; from aki, "chapter", with to, "person" or a constellation

Akiva

An important figure in Jewish history, known for being a prominent rabbi.

Aksel

Variant of Axel, a masculine name used mainly in Scandinavia

Aky

Alaric

From the Gothic name *Alareiks, "ruler of all"

Alaska

The name of a U.S. state

Alasko

Alastair

Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Alasdair, from Alexander

Albina

Feminine form of the Latin name Albinus, from albus, "white"

Albus

Roman cognomen meaning "white, bright" in Latin.

Aldrin

A name of English origin meaning 'old and wise'.

Alec Or Alex

Alex

Short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names beginning with Alex

Alexe

A Romanian given name and family name

Alfa

First letter of the Greek alphabet, often symbolizes excellence or the top rank

Alien

A being from another planet

Aliso

Alkor

The name of a star in the constellation of Carina.

Allen

Variant of Alan, or from a surname derived from Alan

Alonzo

Variant of Alonso, used in America

Alpha

The first letter of the Greek alphabet

Alpine

From latin alpinus, pertaining to high mountains

Aludra

From Arabic العذراء (al-ʿadhrāʾ), "the maiden"; the name of a star in Canis Major

Alvaro

Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of a Germanic Visigothic name

Alve

Variant of Alf 1, used in Danish, Norse Mythology and Norwegian

Alvey

Recorded as a masculine given name in English; no meaning documented

Alvin

From a medieval form of the Old English names Ælfwine, Ælwine or Ealdwine

Alvy

A masculine given name or nickname

Alyeska

An archaic spelling of the Aleut word Alaska, meaning "mainland", "great country" or "great land"

Amani

Means "wishes" in Arabic; in Swahili, from amani, "peace"

Amaya

A variant of the Basque name Amaia

Amelio

Italian masculine given name, also a surname

Amka

Amory

English given name, from the Old German Amalric via French Amaury

Amur

Recorded as a masculine given name in Ossetian

AméLie

Anatoly

From the Greek Anatolios, "he of the sunrise"

Anbu

A term used in some cultures for protection or hidden strength

Andes

The Andes, the longest continental mountain range in the world, along the western edge of South America

Andorra

Andromeda

A princess in Greek mythology and a galaxy name

Anevay

Recorded as a rare modern american english given name for girls

Ange

French masculine and feminine form of Angelus.

Angeni

Angus

Anglicized form of Aonghus, from Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally 'one choice'

Anker

A male given name that means 'anchor' in German

Ann

English and Manx form of Anne, from the Hebrew Hannah, meaning 'favour' or 'grace'.

Anna

Form of Hannah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament

Annis

Medieval English form of Agnes

Annuk

Anoki

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sioux

Antero

Finnish form of Andrew; also the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Anterus.

Aolani

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Apache

The Apache, several Southern Athabaskan-speaking peoples of the Southwest

Apachi

Apaco

Apex

English word for the top or highest point of something

Aquana

Aquene

Aragorn

Sindarin name of unexplained meaning, though the first element is presumably ara "noble, kingly"