Boy Dog Names

2,867 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all gender categories.

Chiro

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese

Chopper

Chriss

Derived from the name Christopher, meaning 'bearer of Christ'.

Chub

A common fish name, in the UK usually the species Squalius cephalus

Chubbs

Recorded as a rare English given name, masculine

Chucho

A term often used in Latin America to refer to a dog or can also be a nickname for a person, meaning 'cute' or 'little one'.

Chuck

Diminutive of Charles

Chuckie

English diminutive of Chuck

Chucky

Derived from the name Charles, meaning 'free man'.

Chuco

A nickname for someone who is a bit chubby or plump.

Chulo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Spanish

Chum

Chuy

Diminutive of Jesús

Cian

Ancient Irish name meaning 'enduring' or 'ancient'.

Cicco

Italian, a nickname for Francesco; compare Spanish chico, "small"

Cico

Cildo

Cimba

Cimmo

Cinco

Spanish and Portuguese for "five"; also a Philippine surname from Hokkien

Ciro

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Cyrus

Cisco

A Spanish masculine given name, from San Francisco

Cisko

Clancy

From the Irish surname Mac Fhlannchaidh, "son of the red warrior"

Clarenc

Clarence

From the Latin title Clarensis, ultimately from the town of Clare in Suffolk

Clarito

Spanish, formed from claro with the diminutive suffix -ito

Clark

A surname of English origin, meaning 'clerk' or 'scholar'

Clarke

An English and Irish surname meaning "clerk", from Latin clericus

Clarkus

Claud

Variant of Claude

Claudio

Italian and Spanish form of Claudius

Claus

German short form of Nicholas.

Clem

Short form of Clement, meaning 'merciful' or 'gentle'.

Clenn

Cletus

From greek klētos, "one who has been called" or "summoned"

Clifford

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

Clint

Short form of Clinton; a Yorkshire place name from Old Danish klint

Clive

From an English surname derived from Old English clif, "cliff"

Clooney

A surname of Irish origin meaning 'descendant of the warrior'.

Clouseau

The name means 'a person who is unrefined or foolish,' derived from the character Inspector Jacques Clouseau from the Pink Panther series.

Clyde

From the River Clyde in Scotland, from Cumbric Clud, of uncertain origin

Cobber

An Australian and New Zealand word for "mate" or "friend".

Cody

From an Irish surname, anglicised from Gaelic names meaning "descendant of the helpful one" or "son of Óda"

Cogsworth

A character's name in Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast'.

CoileáN

Collin

A variant spelling of Colin, a medieval diminutive of Nicholas

Colt

From the English word for a young male horse, or from the surname of the same origin

Colten

A variant of the name Colton, which means 'coal town'.

Colter

From an English surname for a keeper of horses, from Middle English colt

Colton

From an English surname, from a place name meaning "Cola's town"

Commander

A naval officer rank and a job title for an officer commanding a unit

Conall

Means "rule of a wolf", from Old Irish cú "hound, dog, wolf" and fal "rule"

Conan

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

Conlan

English form of Irish Ó Conalláin, "descendant of Conallán", from Conall

Conner

Variant of Conor, used in Irish, Old Irish and Irish Mythology

Connor

From Old Irish Conchobar, 'lover of hounds'

Conor

Anglicised form of the Irish name Conchobar, meaning 'lover of hounds'

Conroy

A surname of Irish origin meaning 'wise' or 'knowledgeable'.

Conrí

Cooper

From a surname meaning "barrel maker", from Middle English couper

Corbo

Cordo

Galician, a back-formation from Latin cordatus, from cor, cordis

Cormac

From old irish cormacc, of uncertain meaning; possibly corb "chariot" plus macc "son"

Corrado

Italian form of Conrad, from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād: bold, brave counsel.

Corsaro

Italian surname

Corso

Italian breed of dog known for its strength and loyalty

Cortez

Spanish for 'the one who is a counselor or advisor'

Corvin

From the Latin name Corvinus, from Latin corvus, "raven"

Corwin

From an English surname, from Old French cordoan, "leather", from Cordova

Cosar

Of unknown origin; attested as Arabic خَزَر (ḵazar) and Medieval Greek Χάζαροι (Kházaroi)

Cosimo

Derived from the Greek name Kosmas, meaning 'order' or 'decency'.

Cosmas

Ancient Greek Kosmas, from kosmos, meaning "order, world, universe"

Cosmo

Italian variant of Cosimo

Costello

An Irish surname, also recorded as a given name in American English

Cousteau

Derived from the last name of Jacques Cousteau, the famous French explorer and conservationist.

Cowboy

Cozmo

Recorded as a given name in obscure use, masculine

Crockett

British surname from Middle English croket, meaning "a large curl"

Crosby

From an English surname derived from a town name meaning "cross town" in Old Norse

Crowley

English and Irish surname; in England, from a meadow of crows

Crusoe

English surname, from French Crusiaux, a topographic name from creux, "hollow"

Cruz

Spanish and Portuguese word for "cross", referring to the cross of the crucifixion