Unisex Dog Names

4,733 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all gender categories.

Lark

The English word for a type of songbird

Larkin

Medieval diminutive of Laurence

Laser

English word for a device that emits light through optical amplification

Lasso

English lasso, from Spanish lazo, a loop of rope used as a restraint

Latke

Yiddish לאַטקע (latke), literally "pancake"

Latte

Laurel

From the laurel tree, from Latin laurus

Lava

English word for molten rock erupted from a volcano

Lavendar

Lavender

From the English word for the aromatic flower or the pale purple colour

Layne

Variant of Lane

Lazer

Yiddish variant of Eliezer

Leaf

Leal

Leap

The English verb meaning to jump or spring into the air

Ledaig

Lee

From an Old English surname meaning "clearing"

Leith

From a Scottish surname, from Gaelic lìte, "wet, damp"

Lemon

English word for a yellow citrus fruit

Lemony

Recorded as a given name in popular culture, masculine

Lennu

Finnish diminutive of Lennart

Lenox

A variant of the surname Lennox

Lerato

Means "love" in Sotho

Lesley

Variant of Leslie, from a Scottish Gaelic placename meaning "garden of hollies"

Leslie

From a Scottish surname, from Gaelic leas celyn, "garden of holly"

Lexington

A place name of English origin.

Liath

Means 'gray' or 'slate' in Irish

Liberty

From the English word liberty, from Latin libertas, from liber, "free"

Licorice

English word for Glycyrrhiza glabra, a plant, and the candy made from its root

Liebe

German for love; recorded as a feminine given name in Yiddish.

Lightfoot

An English surname, originally a nickname for a swift runner

Lightning

The English word for the natural electrical discharge in the atmosphere

Lillipup

Lil’ Scrappy

Lima

The name of the capital and largest city of Peru

Lime

Lindsey

Variant of Lindsay, from Old English Lindesege, 'island of the pool'

Ling

A Chinese word meaning 'forest' or 'gem'.

Lino

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Linus; also a short form of names ending in -lino.

Linx

Linzar

Loala

Loco

Lollipop

Lolo

A given name recorded in Spanish, English and Filipino use

Loma

Recorded as a feminine given name in american english

Lomax

A variation of the name meaning 'from the land of lakes'.

Lonestar

Loni

Feminine variant of Lonnie

Lonn

Lonnie

Short form of Alonzo and other names with the same sound

Loomis

An English-language surname

Looper

Dutch surname meaning "runner".

Lord Nibbler

Lotus

From the name of the lotus flower or the mythological lotus tree, from Greek λωτός (lotos)

Lou

Short form of Louise or Louis

Louvin

Love

From the English word love, from Old English lufu; also a Swedish form of Louis

Lovebug

Lovejoy

An English (Puritan) given name, recorded for both men and women

Lovell

From a surname that was a variant of Lowell

Lovely

From the English word lovely, meaning enchanting or delightful

Loxley

Recorded as a rare given name in modern American English

Lu

A given name recorded in English, Chinese, Burmese and Provençal

Luck

English word for chance or fortune, recorded as a Kashubian masculine given name

Luckey

A surname

Lucky

From a nickname given to a lucky person; sometimes a diminutive of Luke

Lugia

Lull

Not documented as a word with a meaning; recorded as a given name in Luxembourgish and Tigrinya

Lumen

Latin for light; also the SI unit of luminous flux

Lumiere

French for "light"

Lumos

Recorded as a masculine given name in Finnish

Lunar

English word meaning "of or relating to the Moon"

Lundy

An English island in the Bristol Channel, in the district of Torridge, Devon

Lune

Dutch variant of Luna.

Lupin

A type of flowering plant known for its tall spikes of colorful flowers

Lupine

Relating to a wolf, or the plant genus Lupinus

Luta

Means 'wolf' in some Native American languages

Lux

Latin lux, "light"

Luxor

A city in Egypt known for its ancient temples and monuments.

Lychee

Lynn

From a surname derived from Welsh llyn, "lake"

Lynnox

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare modern american given name

Lyra

The name of the northern constellation containing the star Vega

Maca

Maca is another name for Lepidium meyenii, an edible plant of the Andes

Macaron

Macaroon

Macca

Machu

Mackay

Variant spelling of McKay

Mackenzie

Anglicised Scottish surname, from Gaelic MacCoinnich, son of Coinneach

Macky

A diminutive form of the name 'Mack', often used affectionately

Maddison

Variant spelling of Madison

Madi

A name of uncertain origin, often associated with the word 'gift'.

Mado

A given name recorded in Georgian and French

Maestro

Italian for 'master' or 'teacher'; an honorific title of respect.

Maffin

Magenta

English word for a purplish-pink color, midway between blue and red

Magic

English word for supernatural forces, conjuring tricks, or the magic of games and fiction.

Magnum

Latin word meaning "great"