English Dog Names

Aang

From Chinese 安 (peace, quiet) and 昂 (raise, lift)

Abbey Rose

Acadia

English form of French Acadie, a former colony of New France

Accie

Ace

Acey

Recorded as a rare given name in american english

Acki

Acko

Recorded as a masculine given name in Macedonian and archaic East Frisian

Acky

Acorn

The nut of the oak tree and its close relatives.

Adare

From Irish Áth Dara, "oak ford"; a village in County Limerick, Ireland

Addie

Diminutive of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison and other names

Addison

From an English surname meaning "son of Adam"

Addy

A diminutive of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison, or of Adam

Adelyn

Variant of Adeline, from Old High German adal, "noble"

Adlin

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Admiral Snugglepaws

Adventure

English word for a bold, sometimes risky undertaking

Aemy

Aenny

Afro

A hairstyle that originated in the African American community, characterized by a rounded, voluminous shape.

Aggie

Diminutive of Agnes or Agatha

Aggy

A form of the name Agnes, which means pure or holy.

Agil

Recorded as a masculine given name in Azerbaijani

Aidy

An English given name

Airy

Recorded as a given name in English, for boys and girls

Akin

Yoruba name meaning "the brave one, warrior, valor, valiant one, the hero"

Alanis

The name means 'serenity' or 'peace'.

Alcott

English surname, also recorded as a given name in America

Aldis

User-submitted: latvian masculine given name; rare Swedish feminine given name

Aldrin

A name of English origin meaning 'old and wise'.

Ale

A Finnish, Italian and Spanish short form of Aleksanteri, Alessandro and Alejandro.

Alec

Short form of Alexander

Alf

From Old Norse alfr, "elf"; also a short form of Alfred or Adolf

Alfi

Recorded as a given name in English, Danish and Slovene

Alfie

Diminutive of Alfred, formed with the -ie suffix

Alfine

Recorded as a rare Swedish given name; Italian al + fine, "to the end"

Alfred

Means "elf counsel", from Old English ælfrǣd, ælf "elf" + rǣd "counsel"

Alfus

Alfy

A diminutive formed with the suffix -y, from a Germanic name

Alien

A being from another planet

Alissa

Variant of Alyssa, a name from Alicia or alyssum

Alli

Finnish diminutive of names beginning with al; also the finnish word for a type of duck

Allie

Diminutive of Alison, Alexandra and other names beginning with al-

Ally

A diminutive of Alison, Alexandra, Alistair and other names beginning with the same sound

Allyson

Variant of Alison

Almond

The edible seed of the almond tree, a species of Prunus

Aloy

Fictional character and protagonist of the Horizon video game franchise

Alph

Recorded as a rare, archaic english given name for boys

Alton

From an old english place name meaning "town at the river source"

Alucard

The name is a reversal of 'Dracula', often used to represent the character's vampiric nature.

Alvey

Recorded as a masculine given name in English; no meaning documented

Alvie

Recorded as a masculine given name in English

Alvin

From a medieval form of the Old English names Ælfwine, Ælwine or Ealdwine

Alwin

From Old English æþel "noble" + wine "friend"

Aly

Alysa

Variant of Alicia; also an alternative spelling of Alyssa

Alysia

Variant of Alicia

Amber

English word for fossil tree resin or the orange-yellow colour, from Arabic ʿanbar.

Anabell

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Andi

Diminutive of Andrea and Andreas; Albanian, from nd, "desire, pleasure"

Andie

A diminutive form of Andrew, meaning 'manly' or 'brave'.

Andy

Diminutive of Andrew or Andrea

Angie

Diminutive of Angela and other names beginning with Ang

Anna Banana

Annabel

Variant of Amabel, respelled as if from Anna and French belle "beautiful"

Annabell

Rare variant of Annabel, recorded as a German given name

Annalee

Combination of Anna and Lee

Anny

A diminutive of Anne, from Hebrew Hannah, meaning grace or favour

Ansley

From Old English ānsetl, 'hermitage', and lēah, 'woodland clearing'

Anson

Derived from Old English meaning 'son of the ancestor'

Apex

English word for the top or highest point of something

Apricot

The fruit, or the tree bearing it, of several species in the genus Prunus

Archie

Diminutive of Archibald, from Germanic ercan "genuine" and bald "bold"

Arctic

English, from Ancient Greek árktos "bear"; the region around the North Pole

Arden

English surname from place names derived from a Celtic word meaning "high"

Ardon

Recorded as a biblical masculine given name; no meaning is documented in the sources checked

Arissa

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Arizona

From the name of the American state of Arizona, possibly from an O'odham name meaning "small spring" or Basque "good oak"

Ark

A vessel used for carrying and protection, often associated with the biblical story of Noah's Ark

Arla

Arlene

Variant of Arline

Arlin

Arlo

Meaning uncertain; perhaps from the Irish place name Aherlow, "between two highlands"

Arrow

English word for a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow

Art

Short form of Arthur; also a Scottish Gaelic word for bear

Arthur

A masculine given name of uncertain etymology

Artie

A diminutive form of Arthur

Arty

English, formed from Art with the suffix -y

Arvin

User-submitted: recorded as a given name in Swedish, Mongolian and Persian

Aschy

Ash

Short form of Ashley, or the English word for the ash tree or fire residue

Ashby

From Old English æsċ, "ash tree", and Old Norse býr, "farm, town"

Ashei

Ashlee

Variant of Ashley, from Old English æsċ (ash) and lēah (clearing, meadow)

Ashley

From Old English words meaning "ash tree clearing" or "ash tree meadow"

Ashton

From an English surname and place name meaning "ash tree town" in Old English

Ashy

Aspy

Assie

A diminutive form of 'Aster' which means 'star' in Greek