Boy Dog Names
2,867 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all gender categories.
Lallo
A Finnish name, recorded as a variant of Lalli
Lamar
From a French and English surname, from Old French la mare, "the pool"
Lambo
Short for Lamborghini, a luxury sports car brand
Lamont
From a Scottish surname, from Old Norse lǫgmaðr, "law man"
Lance
From the Germanic name Lanzo, a short form of names beginning with the element land, "land"
Lancelot
Possibly an Old French diminutive of Lanzo
Lander
A Basque, Dutch and Romani masculine given name; also an English surname
Lando
Derived from the name 'Roland', meaning 'famous throughout the land'
Landon
From an English surname meaning "long hill", a variant of Langdon
Langston
From an English surname, from Old English lang "long" and stan "stone"
Lanzo
Old German form of Lance
Larry
Derived from the Latin name Laurentius, meaning 'from Laurentum' or 'laurel' (a symbol of victory)
Lazlo
Hungarian male given name, from László, ultimately from Vladislav.
Leander
Latinized form of Greek Leandros, from leon "lion" and aner "man"
Legolas
Means "green leaves" in Sindarin, from laeg "green" and go-lass "collection of leaves"
Leif
From the Old Norse name Leifr, meaning "descendant, heir"
Lemmy
Modern English given name for men and women; the nickname of Lemmy Kilmister
Lencho
Means "lion" in Oromo
Lennon
From an Irish surname, from the byname Leannán meaning "lover"
Lennox
From a Scottish surname, from a district in Scotland called Leamhnachd in Gaelic
Lenny
Diminutive of Leonard
Leo
From Latin leo, "lion"; a cognate of Leon
Leof
Leonard
From the Old German elements lewo "lion" and hart "hard, firm, brave"
Leonardo
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonard
Leonel
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lionel
Leonidas
Greek λέων (leon) "lion" with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides)
Leopold
From the Old German elements liut "people" and bald "bold, brave"
Lev
Means "lion" in Russian and Ukrainian; means "heart" in Hebrew
Levi
Possibly means "joined, attached" in Hebrew
Lewis
Medieval English form of Louis
Liam
Irish short form of William
Liko
Recorded as a Hawaiian masculine given name
Lincoln
English surname from the city of Lincoln; Celtic lindos "lake", Latin colonia "colony"
Lindo
English surname, from the place name Lindow
Linus
Latin form of the Greek name Linos, of uncertain meaning
Lloyd
From a Welsh surname derived from llwyd, meaning "grey"
Lobo
Spanish and Portuguese word for wolf; also a Galician, Spanish and Portuguese surname.
Lochlain
Lochlainn
Means "Viking, Scandinavian", from Old Irish Lochlann, "land of the lakes"
Logan
From a Scottish surname, from Gaelic lag, "little hollow"
Loki
A Norse god associated with mischief and trickery.
Lorcan
Irish male given name, Irish Lorcán, meaning "little fierce one"
Lord
An appellation for a person or deity with authority, control or power over others
Lord Fluffington
Lorenzo
The Italian form of Lawrence, meaning 'from Laurentum', a place in Italy known for its laurel trees.
Lorne
A name derived from the Scottish place name, meaning 'from the land of the lorn'.
Louie
Diminutive of Louis
Louis
French form of Ludovicus, the Latinized form of Ludwig
Loup
French form of the Roman name Lupus, meaning "wolf".
Luca
Italian and Romanian form of Lucas, from Luke.
Lucas
Latin form of the Greek name Λουκᾶς, and the form used in several other languages
Lucian
Romanian and English form of Lucianus, from Latin lux, "light".
Lucien
French form of Lucianus, the Latin patronymic of Lucius
Lucio
Italian and Spanish form of the Latin name Lucius
Lucius
Roman praenomen derived from Latin lux, "light"
Ludde
Swedish diminutive of Ludvig
Ludo
Short form of Ludovicus or Ludolf
Ludwig
From the Germanic Hludwig, "famous in battle", from hlut "famous, loud" and wig "war, battle"
Luffy
The name of a popular character from the anime and manga series 'One Piece'.
Luigi
Italian form of Louis
Luis
Spanish form of Louis
Luke
English form of Latin Lucas, from Greek Loukas, probably meaning "from Lucania".
Luke Skybarker
Luther
Derived from the Germanic elements ‘hlud’ meaning 'famous' and ‘heri’ meaning 'army'
Lyle
From an English surname derived from Norman French l'isle, "island"
Lyon
A city in France known for its history and culture.
Lysander
Latinized form of the greek lysandros, from lysis "a release, loosening" and aner "man"
LéO
Lion in Portuguese and French
LéOn
French form of Leon, from Greek λέων (leon), meaning "lion"
Macgruff
Macgyver
A surname of the title character of the television series MacGyver
Mack
Short form of an Irish or Scottish surname beginning with Mac or Mc, from Irish mac 'son'
Mackey
Derived from Gaelic meaning 'son of the hero'
Maco
A name derived from the Latin word for 'mighty' or 'brave'
Mad Max
Madden
Irish surname, Anglicized form of Ó Madadháin, from madadh, "dog, hound"
Maddux
A Welsh-origin name; the sources checked record no meaning for it
Magni
From Old Norse magn, meaning "might, strength".
Magnus
Latin cognomen meaning "great"
Mago
A term meaning 'sorcerer' or 'wizard' in Spanish and Italian
Maheegan
Mahican
A Native American tribe known for their resistance to European colonization
Maico
Recorded as a masculine given name in Brazilian Portuguese
Maik
A variation of the name 'Michael', meaning 'who is like God?'
Mailo
Major Woofington
Maks
Short form of Maksim, Maksym or Maksimilijan
Malachi
From Hebrew malʾaḵi, "my messenger" or "my angel"
Malakai
Malaki
Recorded as a given name in English (Modern) and Filipino
Malcom
Variant of Malcolm
Malik
Means "king" in Arabic; also means "wave, sea" in Greenlandic
Malko
Malto
A prefix referring to maltose; also a Dravidian language and people of India
Mando
A short form of names and words beginning with Mando-, including Mandolin and Mandarin.
Manny
A diminutive form of Emmanuel or a term for a male caregiver.
Manny The Frenchy
Manolo
Derived from 'Emmanuel', meaning 'God is with us'.
Manu
A name of Polynesian origin meaning 'man' or 'human'.