Orange Dog Names

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

Agni

Sanskrit for "fire"; also a modern Greek form of Agnes and a Norse diminutive.

Ahsoka

A name of Sanskrit origin meaning 'without sorrow'

Aki

Japanese name from aki, meaning "autumn", "bright, light, clear", or "clear, crystal"; also a short form of Joakim

Akiko

Japanese name: aki (clear, bright or autumn) + ko (child)

Akio

Japanese masculine given name, from 昭 (aki) "bright, luminous" plus 夫, 男 or 雄 (o) "man"

Alani

A Hawaiian name meaning 'orange tree' or 'peaceful'

Alegro

Portuguese form of the Italian musical term allegro

Aloy

Amalfi

A town in Italy famous for its scenic beauty

Amber

English word for fossil tree resin or the orange-yellow colour, from Arabic ʿanbar.

Ambra

Italian cognate of Amber.

Anzu

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese

Aodh

From Old Irish áed, meaning "fire"

Apollonia

Of Apollo, the Greek god of music and art

Apricot

The fruit, or the tree bearing it, of several species in the genus Prunus

Arcanine

A Pokémon species introduced in generation I

Arun

Modern masculine form of Aruna, an Indian male given name meaning "dawn" in Sanskrit

Aruna

Means "reddish brown, dawn" in Sanskrit

Asahi

From japanese 旭 or 朝日, both meaning "morning sun"

Aurore

French form of Aurora.

Autumn

From the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus

Bellini

An Italian surname, a patronymic or plural form of Bellino

Binx

Blaze

Modern variant of Blaise, influenced by the English word blaze

Blazek

Derived from Slavic roots meaning 'fire' or 'flame'.

Blazley

Blinky

Bonto

Bowzer

A stage name of the American singer Jon Bauman

Breton

A person, language, or thing associated with Brittany

Brio

Italian for vivacity or spirit

Brittany

From the region of Brittany in northwest France, called Bretagne in French

Chako

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese

Cheddar

English: the village of Cheddar in Somerset, or the cheese named after it

Cheer

The word cheer originally meant face or countenance; later, a shout of encouragement

Cheery

Cheeto

Chestnut

Chestnut: the deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Castanea, and the edible nuts they produce

Chili Pupper

Chilli

No documented meaning; recorded as an English (Australian) given name

Chucky

Derived from the name Charles, meaning 'free man'.

Cippie

Clementina

Feminine form of Clement, from Latin Clemens, used in Croatian, English, French, Macedonian, Polish and Slovene

Clementine

English form of Clémentine, the French feminine diminutive of Clément.

Cloudberry

A type of fruit known for its golden color and unique flavor, commonly found in the Arctic and subarctic regions

Coral

From the English and Spanish word coral, for the skeletal deposits that form reefs

Coralie

French female given name meaning "coral", from Latin coralium

Cornchip

Crisp

Recorded as a masculine given name in Catalan

Crokus

Cyras

Dahlia

From the flower, named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl

Daxter

Daxter is often interpreted as 'a name of a strong leader'.

Devin

From a surname, either the Irish surname Devin or the English surname Devin

Doink

Dojan

Recorded as a masculine given name in literature

Dorito

A type of corn chip known for its triangular shape and cheese flavor

Dory

A name derived from the Greek word 'dory' meaning 'spear'.

Ducky

A diminutive form of 'duck', often used as an affectionate term.

Dunja

Means "quince" in the South Slavic languages.

Ernie

A diminutive form of Ernest, meaning serious or determined.

Felix

From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin

Fenix

Fenix, Fénix and Fênix are the Spanish and Portuguese words for phoenix.

Fiamma

Italian word meaning "flame"; also used as a given name in Italy.

Fiesta

Spanish for festival or celebration

Firebird

Firecracker

Fiya

Flame

A flame, from Latin flamma: the visible, gaseous part of a fire

Flare

Flutterby

Foka

Fox

From the English word fox or the surname Fox, originally a nickname

Foxa

Foxy

A given name recorded in popular culture, from the word fox

Frito

Fuego

Ginger

English word for the pungent aromatic rhizome of Zingiber officinale, used as a spice

Gingersnap

Ginja

Ginny

Diminutive of Virginia, and also of Jennifer, Genevieve, Ginevra or Geneva

Goku

Japanese, from Son Gokū — the Japanese reading of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong.

Gonzo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Spanish

Growlithe

A Pokémon species introduced in generation I

Gumby

Gummy

English word for a gelatin- or gum-based chewable sweet

Hami

Recorded as a masculine given name in Finnish

Harlequin

From Old French Herlequin, a demon in French passion plays; the commedia dell'arte stock character

Heli

Derived from Greek, meaning 'sun' or 'sunlight'.

Helia

Helio

Greek origin meaning 'sun'

Helios

The personification of the sun in Greek mythology.

Hinako

Japanese feminine given name, written 日菜子

Hinata

Japanese name from 日向 "sunny place", 陽向 "toward the sun", or a reading of 向日葵 "sunflower"

Hobbes

Named after the character Hobbes from the comic strip 'Calvin and Hobbes' created by Bill Watterson.