Latin Dog Names

Emmitt

English variant of Emmett, from a Middle English diminutive of Emma

Erica

Feminine form of Eric; also coincides with the Latin word for heather

Estella

Latinate form of Estelle, a French feminine name meaning star

Faber

Latin word for "smith", adopted as a surname in the Low Countries and Germany

Fabia

Derived from the Latin word for 'bean', also related to the Fabaceae family of plants.

Falco

Recorded as a masculine given name in Germanic; also a surname

Felicia

Feminine form of the Roman name Felicius, from the Latin felix, happy or lucky

Felicity

From the English word felicity, "happiness", ultimately from Latin felicitas, "good luck"

Felix

From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin

Fennel

Fera

English name borrowed from Italian; recorded as a feminine given name in Indonesian

Festus

Roman cognomen; Latin fēstus means "joyful, merry"

Fidel

From the Latin name Fidelis, meaning "faithful", a derivative of fides "faith"

Fidella

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Fido

From Latin fidus, "faithful"; a stereotypical name for dogs

Flavia

Feminine form of the Latin Flavius, from flavus, "yellow"

Flora

From Latin flos, "flower"; the name of the Roman goddess of flowers and spring

Florian

From the Roman name Florianus, from Latin flōrus, "yellow, blond", later "flowering"

Fortuna

Means "luck" in Latin

Foxa

Francis

English form of the Late Latin Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman".

Freesia

A genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, named after Friedrich Freese

Frosty Felix

Gabin

French form of the Latin name Gabinus

Gala

A short form of Galina, or the Spanish feminine form of Gallus

Galva

Garus

Gemini

Latin for "twins"; the name of the third sign of the zodiac

Giles

A variant of the name Aegidius, which means 'young goat' in Greek.

Gilla

Recorded as a given name in German, Medieval Scandinavian and Sardinian

Glacia

Recorded as a rare modern English feminine given name

Gleo

Glora

Glori

Cornish word for glory, from Latin glōria

Gloria

Means "glory", from the Latin gloria

Gracie

English diminutive of Grace

Gus

Short form of Augustus or Angus

Hadrian

From Hadria, the name of two Roman towns in Italy

Herka

Horace

English and French form of Horatius, a Latin family name

Indigo

From the English word indigo, the purplish-blue dye or colour, ultimately from Greek Indikon, "from India".

Iniga

Inno

Recorded as a masculine given name in Estonian

Invicta

Latin for "unvanquished"

Irasco

Irex

Iria

Possibly a Portuguese and Galician form of Irene.

Isca

A Brythonic word for "flowing water"

Isera

Ivina

Jovi

Recorded as a given name in American English, for either gender

Jula

Feminine given name recorded in Dutch, Yiddish and Czech

Julane

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare feminine given name in American usage

Julia

Feminine form of the Roman family name Julius

Julian

From the Roman name Iulianus, derived from the family name Julius

Julianna

Feminine form of Iulianus, or a combination of Julia and Anna

Julika

A feminine given name recorded in German

Julius

Roman family name, possibly from Greek ioulos, "downy-bearded"

Juls

A stage name of the British-Ghanaian record producer Julian Nii Ayitey Adjin Nicco-Annan

June

From the name of the month, which comes from the Roman goddess Juno

Junia

Feminine form of Junius, used in Biblical Greek and Biblical Latin

Juniper

Juno

Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods; also used as a given name in French and Italian

Jupiter

Largest planet of the Solar System, from the chief deity of ancient Roman religion

Justice

From an Old French occupational surname meaning "judge, officer of justice"

Justin

From the Latin Iustinus, derived from Justus, meaning just or fair

Justy

Diminutive of Justin or Justine

Juvi

Kalvin

A given name recorded in English, a form of Calvin.

Kamilla

Russian and hungarian form of camilla; also the hungarian word for the chamomile flower

Karina

Elaborated form of Karin

Karmen

Slovene, Croatian and Estonian form of Carmen.

Karolina

Feminine form of Carolus, and the Polish form is from Karol + -ina

Karus

Recorded as a masculine given name in Polish

Kasier

A variant of the name 'Caesar', associated with leadership and authority.

Kassius

Recorded as a masculine given name in archaic German (user-submitted)

Klara

Form of Clara in various languages

Korax

Krispin

A diminutive form of Christopher, meaning 'bearer of Christ'.

Kristen

Danish and Norwegian form of Christian; also a variant of Kristin.

Lacie

Variant of Lacy, with Old French and French roots

Lansa

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Lara

Russian pet form of Larissa, used as a given name in several languages

Larry

Derived from the Latin name Laurentius, meaning 'from Laurentum' or 'laurel' (a symbol of victory)

Laura

From Latin laurus, "laurel"

Laurel

From the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus

Lavinia

Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin

Lea

Form of Leah used in several languages

Leo

From Latin leo, "lion"; a cognate of Leon

Leoline

Leta

Of the name meaning 'joyful' or 'happy'

Leticia

Spanish form of Letitia, from Latin laetitia, meaning joy

Letty

Diminutive of Lettice

Lillian

Probably a diminutive of Elizabeth, or an elaborated form of Lily, from Latin lilium, "lily"

Lilliana

Variant of Lillian

Lona

Recorded as a given name in Danish, English, Hawaiian and German

Lori

Diminutive of Laura, Lorraine and other names beginning with Lor

Lovella

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare English feminine given name

Lucas

Latin form of the Greek name Λουκᾶς, and the form used in several other languages

Lucian

Romanian and English form of Lucianus, from Latin lux, "light".