Boy Dog Names

Giles

A variant of the name Aegidius, which means 'young goat' in Greek.

Gilligan

Recorded as an Irish masculine given name; also the name of a television character

Gimli

From Old Norse gimr "fire" and hl "shelter", meaning "shelter from fire"

Gino

Italian short form of names ending in gino

Ginto

Gio

Short form of Giorgi, and a nickname for Giovanni, Giorgio and Giuseppe

Gioele

Italian form of the name Joel

Giorgio

Italian form of George, meaning 'farmer' or 'earthworker'

Giorno

Italian for "day"

Giovanni

Italian form of John, from Hebrew Yôḥānān, "Yahweh is gracious"

Gipper

A slang term used for a performer or participant

Gironimo

Gispo

Gitano

Spanish word for a Romani person; borrowed into Catalan from Spanish.

Gittano

Glenn

From a Scottish surname derived from Gaelic gleann, "valley"

Gnasher

The pet dog of Dennis the Menace in the British comic The Beano

Godric

A compound name meaning 'god' and 'ruler'

Godric Gryffindog

Goffy

Gojo

The name of a character known for his strong magical abilities

Goku

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

Goldwin

Recorded as an Anglo-Saxon masculine given name

Golfo

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Greek

Goliath

From the Hebrew name Golyaṯ, possibly from gala, "uncover, reveal"

Gollo

A playful twist on the name of a character or a term in popular culture

Gomer

Means "complete" in Hebrew

Gomez

Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome"; the name Gome comes from Visigothic guma, "man".

Gondor

Gonzo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Spanish

Goodwin

A name meaning 'good friend' or 'one who is good at winning'

Gooffy

Goofy

English word goofy; a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company

Goran

South Slavic name derived from gora, meaning "mountain"

Gorbi

Gorden

An English variant of Gordon

Gordie

Diminutive of Gordon

Gordito

Gordo

Spanish for fat or chubby

Gordy

Diminutive of Gordon, formed in English with the suffix -y

Gozo

Recorded as a masculine given name in medieval english

Graham

From a Scottish surname, from the English place name Grantham, probably "gravelly homestead"

Grano

Italian and Spanish word for "grain"; a surname borrowed into English

Greco

From Italian greco (Latin Graecus), an ethnonym meaning "Greek"

Greg

Short form of Gregory

Gregg

Short form of Gregory

Gretzky

A last name of a famous Canadian hockey player, Wayne Gretzky, considered one of the greatest of all time.

Greyson

English variant of Grayson

Griff

Short for griffin, a mythical creature that is a combination of a lion and an eagle

Grisha

Diminutive of Grigoriy, also a short form of Gregory or Georgi

Grizz

Short for grizzly bear, symbolizing strength and bravery

Groby

Grocco

Grogu

A character from the Star Wars universe, often referred to as 'The Child' or 'Baby Yoda'.

Grom

Gromit

The name of a dog character in the animated series 'Wallace and Gromit'.

Gromo

Groot

A character from Marvel Comics, known for his tree-like appearance

Grover

From an English surname derived from Old English graf, "grove of trees"

Growler

Growlithe

A Pokémon species introduced in generation I

Gru

A character from the animated film franchise Despicable Me, known for being a supervillain.

Gryf

Polish for "griffin"; the name of a Polish coat of arms.

Gryff

Guerrero

Spanish word meaning "warrior"; also a Spanish surname.

Guido

Latinized form of Wido, from an Old High German root meaning "wood"

Guildo

Gump

Gunar

User-submitted German masculine given name; Portuguese verb from English goon

Gundo

Recorded as an Old Swedish masculine given name

Gundor

No documented meaning; recorded as a masculine given name in literature

Gunn

Modern form of Gunnr, an Old Norse name

Gunnar

From the Old Norse Gunnarr, from gunnr "war" and herr "army, warrior"

Gunner

English variant of Gunnar, influenced by the vocabulary word gunner

Gunnolf

Gunter

Variant of Gunther, from Germanic gund (battle) and heri (army)

Gus

Short form of Augustus or Angus

Gustav

Possibly "staff of the Geats", from Old Norse gautr "Geat" and stafr "staff"

Gustaw

Polish form of Gustav, a male given name of Old Swedish origin.

Gusti

From a Balinese title meaning "leader"

Gusto

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sami

GäRy

GüNter

Variant of Gunther, from Old High German gund "battle" and heri "army"

Haakon

Variant of Hákon, an Old Norse name meaning "high son"

Habib

Arabic masculine given name meaning "beloved" or "darling"

Hachi

Eight in Japanese, also associated with loyalty.

Hachie

Hachikō

Name of an Akita dog, written in Japanese as ハチ公

Hadrian

From Hadria, the name of two Roman towns in Italy

Hagen

From the Old German element hag, meaning "enclosure"

Hagrid

The name of a character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels

Haiko

Hakan

Means "emperor, ruler" in Turkish

Hakon

Danish spelling of the Norwegian name Håkon or Haakon

Haku

Written with the kanji 白, meaning white, or 朴

Hal

A medieval diminutive of Harry

Haldor

From the Old Norse Hallþórr, "Thor's rock", from hallr "rock" and the god Thor

Halvor

From Old Norse hallr ("flat stone") and vorðr ("guardian")

Hamish

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Sheumais, the vocative of Seumas, the Gaelic James.

Hamley