Yellow Dog Names

Abbey Rose

Acacia

A type of tree or shrub known for its beautiful flowers and often used in ornamental landscaping.

Akina

A Hawaiian surname of unclear origin

Alegro

Portuguese form of the Italian musical term allegro

Amalfi

A town in Italy famous for its scenic beauty

Amarillo

Amber

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

Anna Banana

Anona

Meaning unknown; possibly inspired by Vivian Grey's 1903 song of this name

Anzu

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese

Apricot

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

April

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

Arcadia

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

Arinka

Recorded as a feminine given name in Hungarian

Arissa

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Arun

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

Asahi

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

Aurel

Derived from the Latin word for 'golden'

Aurelia

Feminine form of the Latin name Aurelius

Aurelio

Italian and Spanish form of Aurelius.

Aurore

French form of Aurora.

Auryne

Avo

An Estonian and Germanic masculine given name

Avril

French form of april

Azalia

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in American English

Babar

A male given name of Persian origin, from babr, "tiger"

Babybel

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

Balloona

Bambo

A nickname, not documented as a given name

Bamboo

The common name for bamboos, a group of evergreen flowering plants in the grass family

Banana

The fruit of plants in the genus Musa

Bango

Barley

The English word for the cereal grain Hordeum vulgare

Barney

Diminutive of Barnabas, Bernard or Barnaby

Baya

From an Arabic title meaning "lady", a feminine form of Turkic beg, "chieftain".

Beam

Beeper

A device that emits a beep or sound signal, often used for alerts

Bento

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

Beppo

A diminutive of the given name Giuseppe

Berly

A surname; also recorded as a given name in Norwegian

Bery

Bettie Baloo

Bienchen

Birdy

Recorded as a given name in english (feminine)

Bizzy

A stage name; the sources checked record no meaning for it as a word.

Blaze

Modern variant of Blaise, influenced by the English word blaze

Blazek

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

Blazley

Blinky

Blithe

An English given name, recorded as rare and used for both girls and boys

Blitzy

Bloom

An English given name, recorded for both girls and boys

Blosem

Blossom

From the English word blossom, from Old English blōstm

Bluma

From Yiddish בלום (blum), meaning "flower"

Bly

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

Bobo

A masculine given name recorded in History (Ecclesiastical)

Boogy

Bopp

A surname, pronounced /bɑːp/

Bossk

A bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe known for his reptilian features and fierce demeanor.

Bounce

Bouncy

Boyd

A surname of Scottish origin meaning 'blond' or 'yellow'

Brite

Not documented as a name with a meaning in the sources checked

Brizzy

Brya

Recorded as a feminine given name in modern English; also a genus of Caribbean flowering plants

Bubblegum

Bubbles

Bubbly

English word meaning "full of bubbles", recorded as a given name in English

Bubsy

The anthropomorphic bobcat in the Bubsy video game series

Bud

Buggy

An Irish surname

Bumbles

Butter

English for the dairy product made from churned cream

Butterbean

A name for the lima bean, runner bean, and, in the Caribbean, lablab

Buttercup

From the English word for the yellow flower, genus Ranunculus

Buzz

From a nickname derived from the onomatopoeic word buzz, meaning "buzz, hum, murmur"

Cadbury

A British chocolate brand known for its milk chocolate

Caddy

English caddie, a golfer's assistant; also recorded as a rare given name in English

Caisy

Calido

Calla

The name of a white-flowered plant; also linked to Greek kallos, beauty

Calyx

From greek kálux, husk or pod; the outer part of a flower bud

Candy

Diminutive of Candace, influenced by the English word candy

Carmelia

Recorded as a feminine given name in Romansh

Castella

Recorded as a feminine given name in medieval Italian

Cataleya

Variant of cattleya, a genus of orchids named for William Cattley

Ceesy

Chalky

Champagne

The sparkling wine produced in the Champagne wine region of France

Chandella

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

Cheese

The English word for a dairy product made from curdled milk

Cheesy

Cheeto

Chesapeake

A word used for the Chesapeake people, Chesapeake Bay and the Delmarva Peninsula

Chili

Recorded as a given name in Spanish, feminine

Chilli

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