Red Dog Names

Abbey Rose

Adamo

Italian form of Adam, meaning 'man' or 'to be red'

Agni

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

Aidan

Anglicized form of Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, meaning "fire"

Aiden

Variant of Aidan

Aine

An Irish female given name; also the name of an Irish goddess

Akamaru

Akemi

From japanese 明 (ake) "bright" and 美 (mi) "beautiful"

Alucard

The name is a reversal of 'Dracula', often used to represent the character's vampiric nature.

Amare

A variant of Amari; also the Latin word for "to love"

Amor

Means "love" in Latin, Spanish and Portuguese.

Amora

A modern coinage based on Latin amor, "love"

Amore

Italian form of Amor, the Roman god of love.

Amoria

Recorded as a feminine given name in english

Amoro

Italian term of endearment meaning loved one

Amour

French form of Amor, the Latin word for love.

Anala

Recorded as a given name in Hinduism (masculine)

Antares

From greek Ἀντάρης (Antares), traditionally said to mean "opposing Ares"

Aodh

From Old Irish áed, meaning "fire"

Aodhan

Anglicised as Aidan; from the Irish male given name Aodhán

Arata

From Japanese 新 (arata), meaning "fresh, new"

Aries

Means "ram" in Latin; the name of a constellation and the first sign of the zodiac

Arizona

From the name of the American state of Arizona, possibly from an O'odham name meaning "small spring" or Basque "good oak"

Arka

Recorded as a given name in Armenian, Croatian and Hinduism

Arun

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

Augusta

Feminine form of the Latin Augustus

Aussie

Colloquial term for Australians, the citizens and nationals of Australia

Autumn

From the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus

Ayden

Variant of Aidan

Azalea

From the flower, ultimately from Greek azaleos, "dry"

Azalia

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in American English

Azuki

The Japanese name for the adzuki bean, a red bean cultivated in East Asia

Babybel

A type of cheese known for its unique round shape and wax coating

Bargo

Bay

Recorded as a given name in medieval Russian, medieval English and Vietnamese

Bazia

Bekki

A diminutive of Rebecca

Bell

Either a variant of Belle or from an English surname

Bella Rose

Bellarose

Bellona

Goddess of war in Roman mythology

Beni

A name derived from various languages, including Japanese, meaning 'blessing' or 'prosperity'

Bento

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

Berlin

Capital city of Germany, known for its art scene and modern landmarks

Bernice

Contracted form of Berenice

Berrylee

Bery

Bindi

A coloured dot worn on the forehead; from Sanskrit bindú, "point, drop, dot".

Blaire

Variant of Blair

Blaise

From the Latin Blasius, probably from the Roman cognomen Blaesus, meaning "lisping, stammering"

Blaze

Modern variant of Blaise, influenced by the English word blaze

Blazek

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

Blazer

Blazley

Blinky

Bly

No documented meaning as a personal name; recorded in English (American, modern, rare)

Bordeaux

Boudicca

Derived from Brythonic boud, meaning "victory"

Bowser

The name of Mario's nemesis, a monstrous turtle, in the Super Mario games

Brava

Esperanto word meaning "valiant, brave"

Breccan

The name means 'freckled' or 'speckled' in Gaelic.

Bristol

From the English city of Bristol, meaning "the site of the bridge"

Brix

Recorded as a given name in modern English and rare German; not from the Brix scale

BríGhid

Calinka

Canela

The Portuguese word for cinnamon, from Latin cannella, "small reed"

Canelo

A word often used to describe a cinnamon-colored dog

Canyon

A deep cleft between cliffs, from Spanish cañón.

Cardie

A shortened form of cardigan, a type of sweater

Cardinal

A high-ranking official in the Roman Catholic Church or a bright red bird.

Carmine

Italian masculine form of Carmen, also used in Hebrew, Portuguese and Spanish.

Carol

Short form of Caroline; also an English word meaning "song, hymn"

Cashew

The common name of the tropical evergreen tree Anacardium occidentale

Casia

A type of spice or tree used for its aromatic bark.

Cassia

A type of tree known for its aromatic bark

Cassy

A diminutive of Cassandra and other names beginning with Cass

Cerise

Means "cherry" in French

Cerry

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in German

Chaco

Chaska

From Lakota or Dakota čhask, meaning "firstborn son"

Chayenne

Cheroke

Cherry

From the English word for the fruit, from Latin cerasium and Greek kerasion

Cherrybell

Chery

Recorded as a rare, archaic French masculine given name

Chestnut

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

Chevy

Diminutive of Chevrolet, from clipping of Chevrolet plus -y

Chianti

Chili

Recorded as a given name in Spanish, feminine

Chili Pupper

Chilli

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

Chillie

Chowsie

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a spice from the inner bark of trees of the genus Cinnamomum

Cinta

Means "love" in Indonesian, from Sanskrit cintā; also means "ribbon" in Spanish and Catalan.

Circe

Greek goddess of magic and sorcery

Claus

German short form of Nicholas.

Clifford

Often considered to mean 'cliff shore' or 'ford by a cliff'

Conan

From irish c "wolf, hound" with a diminutive suffix; "little wolf" or "little hound"

Coral

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