German Dog Names

Lenny

Diminutive of Leonard

Leonard

From the Old German elements lewo "lion" and hart "hard, firm, brave"

Leopold

From the Old German elements liut "people" and bald "bold, brave"

Liebe

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

Liesel

German diminutive of Elisabeth

Lorelai

A name of Germanic origin, associated with a famous rock near the Rhine River in Germany, connected to legends of a siren who lured sailors

Louisa

Latinate feminine form of Louis

Ludwig

From the Germanic Hludwig, "famous in battle", from hlut "famous, loud" and wig "war, battle"

Luther

Derived from the Germanic elements ‘hlud’ meaning 'famous' and ‘heri’ meaning 'army'

Maik

A variation of the name 'Michael', meaning 'who is like God?'

Marlene

Blend of Maria and Magdalene, referring to Mary Magdalene

Matilda

From the Germanic Mahthilt, "strength in battle", from maht "might" and hilt "battle"

Matz

German pet form of Mattheus and Matthias, from Matthew.

Maud

Medieval English and French form of Matilda

Maudie

Diminutive of Maud

Mausi

German diminutive of Maus ("mouse"), formed with the suffix -i

Maynard

From an English surname, derived from the Old German given name Meginhard

Mecki

A name of the fictional hedgehog Mecki, mascot of the magazine Hörzu

Meike

A German name derived from 'Margarete,' meaning 'pearl'.

Milo

A name derived from multiple origins, including 'merciful' in Latin and 'soldier' in German.

Minna

A diminutive form of 'mini', often used as a term of endearment.

Mitze

Mitzi

A diminutive form of 'Maria'.

Mitzie

A feminine given name recorded in American English

Molke

Mops

A type of dog breed known for its wrinkled face and curly tail

Morgen

The name means 'morning' or 'daybreak' in German and Dutch.

Mozart

A famous composer known for his influence on classical music.

Mucki

Mylo

Variant of Milo 1, a name used in Ancient Greek and Germanic.

MäDy

MäRry

MäX

A common abbreviation of 'Maximilian' or 'Maxine', which means 'the greatest'

MäXi

Nele

A diminutive of Cornelia, from a Middle Low German pet form

Nilda

Short form of Brunilda or Leonilda

Nitzi

Nixa

A name derived from the word 'nixie', which refers to a water spirit in German folklore.

Nixi

Nixie

A water spirit in Germanic mythology and folk tales

Norbe

Norbert

From the Old German elements nord "north" and beraht "bright"

Norbie

Nudel

Ober

Odila

Old German form of Odilia

Odilie

Variant of Odilia

Orvin

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in Swedish

Oschie

Osmar

A given name, perhaps a blend of Osvaldo, Omar, Ademar and Oscar

Otis

From an English surname derived from the medieval given name Ode, a cognate of Otto

Otta

Derived from a Germanic name meaning 'wealth' or 'prosperity'.

Otti

A nickname derived from the name Otto, which means wealth or fortune.

Ottie

A diminutive of Otto, from Germanic elements meaning "riches" or "prosperous"

Ottila

Ottis

A variation of the name Otto, which means prosperous or wealthy.

Otto

Later German form of Audo, a short form of names beginning with Old High German ot, "wealth, fortune"

Otty

Recorded as a masculine given name in Popular Culture

Petzi

A diminutive term for a small pet or cute animal.

Philbert

A name of Germanic origin meaning 'very bright' or 'brilliant.'

Poldi

German diminutive of Leopold.

Porscha

Recorded as a given name in English (American, modern, rare) and German

Prinz

German for prince, from Old French prince and Latin prīnceps.

Puch

Puppe

Purzel

PüPpi

PüTzi

Radscha

Rainer

German form of rayner

Ralf

Variant of Ralph

Ralfi

Rhupert

Ric

Short form of Richard or of names ending in ric

Richi

Derived from the name Richard, meaning 'brave ruler.'

Rick

Short form of Richard or of names ending in rick

Riecko

Rieke

Rik

A variant of the name Richard, meaning 'powerful leader'

Rike

German short form of friederike, henrike and other names ending in rike

Riker

A German name meaning 'rich', 'powerful'

Rodel

Recorded as a masculine given name in Filipino

Roger

From the Germanic Hrodger, "famous spear"

Rolfie

Rolfy

Romy

A diminutive of Rosemarie, Rosemary, and names beginning with Rom

Rudi

Diminutive of Rudolf

Rudolf

From the Germanic Hrodulf, from hruod "fame" and wolf "wolf"

Rudolph

English form of rudolf, from germanic hrōþiwulfaz, "famous wolf"

Rupert

German variant of Robert, from Old German Hrodperht

RüFfel

A German word for a reprimand or telling-off

Schatz

German word for treasure, from Old High German skaz; also a term of endearment

Schatzi

German diminutive of Schatz, "treasure"

Schmusi

Schnitzel

Schnuckel

Schnuckie

Schnuffie

Schorschi

Sepp

A diminutive form of Joseph, meaning 'God will add'.