Hebrew Dog Names

Samanta

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Latvian and Polish form of Samantha.

Samara

Possibly from the Russian or Iraqi city, or from the word for winged tree seeds

Sampson

Greek form of Shimshon, and an english surname from a medieval form of Samson

Samson

From the Hebrew name Shimshon, derived from shemesh, meaning "sun"

Samuel

From Hebrew Shemuʾel, meaning "name of God" or "God has heard"

Samy

Alternate transcription of Arabic سامي (Sami)

Sanna

Short form of Susanna; also from Swedish sann, "true"

Sapphira

From the greek sappheiros, meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli"

Sara

Form of Sarah, a Hebrew name; used in various languages

Sarah

From the Hebrew name שָׂרָה (Sara) meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman".

Sarai

Hebrew "my princess", a possessive form of sara, "lady, princess, noblewoman"

Sare

A term of endearment meaning 'beloved' or 'darling'

Sariah

Hebrew, meaning 'princess' or 'God is ruler'.

Saul

Hebrew שָׁאוּל (Šāʾūl), translated as "asked/prayed for"

Savva

Russian form of Sabas, from Aramaic sāḇā, 'wise'.

Selli

Sera

Either a variant of Sarah or a short form of Seraphina

Seraphina

Feminine form of Seraphinus, from the Hebrew seraphim, "fiery ones"

Seraphine

A feminine given name, recorded in English in its anglicized form

Seth

From the Hebrew name שֵׁת (Sheṯ), meaning "placed, set"

Shaina

Shaina is an alternate transcription of the Yiddish name Shayna, meaning "beautiful" or "lovely".

Shamus

Anglicized form of Séamus.

Shana

Variant of Shanna; also an alternate transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ (see Shayna)

Shanna

Possibly a feminine variant of Shannon

Shari

Diminutive of Sharon or a variant of Sherry

Sharon

From a Hebrew place name meaning "plain", a fertile plain on Israel's central west coast.

Shaya

Recorded as a given name in modern english and arabic

Sheba

Meaning 'promise' or 'oath' in Hebrew

Sheeba

Recorded as a feminine given name in English and Arabic

Shela

Hebrew, 'petition' or 'request' — the name of a son of Judah in Genesis.

Shilah

No meaning is documented in the sources checked

Shiloh

From an Old Testament place name possibly meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew

Shira

Hebrew word for "singing"; also given as "poetry" or "music"

Shriki

A variant of the Sephardi Jewish surname Cheriqui, from Xèrica in Spain

Sieba

Simon

From the Hebrew Shimʿon, meaning "hearing, listening"

Siona

Recorded as a feminine given name in Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Solomon

From the Hebrew shelomo, derived from shalom, meaning "peace"

Suri

Yiddish form of Sarah

Susa

English form of Latin Susa, the name of an ancient city in Iran

Susanna

From the Hebrew Shoshanna, meaning "lily".

Susel

SäMmy

SäMy

Alternate transcription of Arabic سامي (see Sami 2)

Talia

Means "dew from God" in Hebrew, from ṭal (dew) and yah (the Hebrew God)

Tamryn

A variant of the name Tamar, meaning date palm or palm tree.

Tobby

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Tobey

English given name, recorded as rare and used for both boys and girls

Tobi

Yoruba unisex given name, a contraction of Olutobi or Oluwatobiloba

Tobias

Greek form of Tobiah, from Hebrew Toviyah, meaning 'Yah is good'

Toby

Medieval English form of Tobias, from Hebrew Toviah, "good is Yahweh"

Tova

Hebrew "good"; also a Swedish variant of Tove, from Old Norse.

Uriel

From Hebrew ʾUriʾel, "God is my light"

Uzi

Modern Hebrew form of Uzzi.

Wilna

A name of Hebrew origin meaning 'pleasant' or 'cheerful'.

Xael

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Yadiel

Possibly a variant of Jediael, or an invented name using the ending iel

Yael

Hebrew form of Jael.

Yakira

Means "precious" in Hebrew

Yani

A given name and surname, written Яни in Bulgarian

Yann

Breton form of John

Yannic

Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2

Yanos

A variant of the name John, meaning 'God is gracious'

Yarden

Hebrew form of jordan

Yaron

Hebrew, meaning "he will sing, he will shout" or "will be full of joy"

Yasha

A Russian diminutive of Yakov (Jacob); also read in Hebrew as 'to save'.

Yaskia

Yeda

Recorded as a given name in Brazilian Portuguese, feminine

Yessi

A feminine given name recorded in Spanish.

Yessie

A user-submitted entry records it as a given name in Hebrew for both females and males

Yoanna

A feminine given name recorded in Bulgarian

Yofi

A name recorded for a Chow Chow dog owned by Sigmund Freud

Yohan

French form of Johann

Yon

A Hebrew word meaning 'dove'

Yona

Hebrew form of Jonah; a unisex name in modern Hebrew.

Yonas

Hebrew for 'dove', symbolizing peace.

Yone

Recorded as a given name in Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Guanche and Basque

Yonna

Yonni

Yonny

Yordi

Catalan, a form of George, from the Greek 'georgos' — a farmer.

Yosef

Hebrew form of Joseph

Yosie

Recorded as a rare, archaic and expatriate feminine given name in English

Yoss

Yossi

Hebrew, a short and affectionate nickname for Yosef (Joseph)

Yuli

Alternate transcription of Russian Юлий (Yuliy); also Hebrew for "July".

Yusha

Arabic form of yehoshuaʿ (joshua)

Yve

Masculine or French feminine given name of Germanic origin, related to Yvonne and Yves

Zac

Derived from the Hebrew name Zechariah, meaning 'the Lord has remembered'.

Zacary

A male given name, a variant of Zechariah

Zach

Derived from the Hebrew name Zechariah, meaning 'the Lord has remembered'.

Zacharie

French form of zechariah and zacharias

Zachary

English form of Zacharias, from Hebrew Zəḵaryā, "Yahweh has remembered"

Zachery

Variant of Zachary

Zacho

Zack

Short form of Zachary

Zacko

Zady

Ukrainian zady, from zad, "a place behind the yards, behind houses, huts"

Zaidee

Feminine given name derived from Sadie, from Sarah; Hebrew for "princess"

Zak

Short form of Zachary