Boy Dog Names
2,845 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all gender categories.
Quinton
Variant of Quentin; English surname meaning "queen's town"
Radimir
Slavic name, recorded as a Bulgarian masculine given name in a user-submitted entry
Rado
Slovene masculine given name recorded in a user-submitted entry
Radscha
Raf
A short form of Rafael.
Rafa
Spanish short form of Rafael.
Rafael
Form of Raphael in various languages
Rafe
Variant of Ralph; also a Hebrew diacritic meaning "weak, limp"
Raffael
Italian form of Raphael, meaning 'God has healed'
Rafferty
From an Irish surname, from the given name Rabhartach, meaning "flood tide"
Raffi
A diminutive of Raphael, which means 'God has healed'
Ragger
Raggi
An Italian surname; also recorded as a given name in Old Norse
Ragnar
Modern Scandinavian form of Ragnarr, from Old Norse ragin- "counsel" and hari- "army"
Ragner
Recorded as a given name in Danish, a masculine name
Rago
Italian for 'to rake' or 'to gather'.
Raiden
From Japanese 雷 (rai) "thunder" and 電 (den) "lightning"
Raiko
Recorded as a given name in Japanese and Estonian
Rainer
German form of rayner
Rainier
Derived from the name of a majestic mountain in the Pacific Northwest.
Raj
Means "empire, royalty", from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya)
Rajo
User-submitted entry: recorded as a given name in Malagasy
Ralf
Variant of Ralph
Ralfi
Ralph
From the Old Norse elements rað "counsel" and ulfr "wolf"
Ralphie
Diminutive of Ralph
Rambo
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Ramiro
Spanish and portuguese form of a visigothic name, from gothic rana "wedge" or ragin "law" with mers "famous"
Ramone
Recorded as a given name in English and Brazilian Portuguese
Ranco
Derived from 'branch' or 'bough'
Randall
From an English surname derived from the medieval given name Randel
Randoro
Randy
Diminutive of randall, randolf or miranda
Rango
A name meaning 'a place of living' or 'one who is strong'
Ranko
Derived from Slavic ranŭ, meaning "early"
Ranma
A name associated with the main character from the anime and manga 'Ranma ½', who has the ability to transform into a girl when splashed with cold water.
Raphael
From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafaʾel), meaning "God heals"
RaphaëL
From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafaʾel) meaning "God heals"
Rasco
A bacronym for "Realistic, Ambitious, Serious, Cautious, and Organized"
Rasko
Rasmus
Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Erasmus
Rastan
Rasto
Ravi
Means "sun" in Sanskrit
Ray
Short form of Raymond; also an English word meaning "beam of light"
Rayan
Arabic: luxuriant, well-watered, satiated; Persian: smart, wise, thinker
Rayden
Variant of Raiden, a Japanese name formed from the roots rai and den
Rayder
A surname, and the name of a fictional character.
Raynor
An English name meaning 'advice' or 'counsel'
Raziel
Means "my secret is God" in Hebrew
Rebello
A Portuguese surname, also spelled Rebello
Redd
A variant of Red
Reggie
A diminutive of Reginald or Regina
Reio
Estonian variant of Reigo, itself shortened from Gregor (Gregory)
Reis
Turkish form of Rais; German for rice
Remington
From an English surname, from Rimington in Lancashire, "settlement on the Riming stream"
Remmington
Remo
Derived from the Latin word for 'ruler' or 'oar'
Remus
Latin Remus, twin brother of Romulus; maybe from a word for "twin"
Renaldo
A variant of the name Ronaldo, meaning 'wise ruler' or 'counselor' in Spanish and Italian.
Renato
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of the Latin name Renatus.
Reno
Recorded as a given name in Japanese and Italian
Resko
A town in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Reuben
Behold, a son, from Hebrew רָאָה (to see) and בֵּן (son)
Revan
Recorded as a given name in Turkish and as a masculine name in popular culture
Rex
Latin rex, meaning "king"
Rexi
Recorded as a given name in modern English, used for both girls and boys
Rexy
King or ruler, derived from the Latin word 'rex'.
Rey
Short form of Reynaldo; also the Spanish word for "king"
Rezzo
Recorded as a rare modern German masculine given name
Rhett
English form of the Dutch surname de Raedt, from raet "advice, counsel"
Rhodes
Derived from a Greek island.
Rhupert
Rhys
From Old Welsh Ris, probably meaning "ardour, enthusiasm"
Ric
Short form of Richard or of names ending in ric
Riccardo
Italian form of Richard, meaning 'brave ruler'.
Ricco
Rich or wealthy in Italian
Richi
Derived from the name Richard, meaning 'brave ruler.'
Richy
A diminutive form of Richard, meaning 'brave ruler'.
Rick
Short form of Richard or of names ending in rick
Ricky
English diminutive of Richard
Rico
Short form of Ricardo, Enrico and other names ending in rico
Ricoso
Riddick
Derived from the name of a fictional character, Riddick, known for being a strong and resourceful survivor.
Riecko
Rigel
A star in the constellation Orion, representing the 'foot' of the hunter.
Riggins
American English given name, recorded as modern and rare
Riggs
An English surname
Rigo
Slovak, derived from Hungarian rigo
Rik
A variant of the name Richard, meaning 'powerful leader'
Riker
A German name meaning 'rich', 'powerful'
Rin Tin Tin
Name of a German Shepherd dog that became an international film star
Rindo
Ringo
A given name recorded in Japanese (feminine) and English (masculine, feminine)
Rino
Short form of names ending in rino
Rintintin
A name given to a German Shepherd film star and later dogs of the same line
Riolu
A Pokémon species introduced in generation IV
Rion
Riordan
From irish Ó Ríordáin, from rí "king" and bard "poet": royal poet
Ripken
A surname; also recorded as a given name in American (user-submitted)