Latin Dog Names

Ollie

A diminutive of Oliver, which means 'olive tree' in Latin.

Optimus

Latin for 'best' or 'greatest'

Orabella

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Orabelle

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Orbi

Orby

English, formed from orb plus the suffix -y

Orell

Oriel

Recorded as a given name in Hebrew and English

Ottaline

Pacifica

Feminine form of the Latin pacificus, 'peace-making, peaceful'

Palma

Means 'palm' in Latin, often representing peace and victory.

Pascal

From the Late Latin name Paschalis, meaning "relating to Easter"

Patric

Occitan form of Patrick, and a Swedish variant form of it

Patricia

Feminine form of the Latin Patricius, from patrician, 'noble'

Patrick

From the Latin Patricius, meaning "nobleman, patrician"

Patrisha

A rare feminine given name recorded in American English

Paul

From the Roman name Paulus, which meant "small" in Latin

Pauli

Finnish form of Paul; also a surname, from Latin Paulus.

Pavita

Paxo

Perdita

From Latin perditus, "lost"; Italian for "loss"

Petula

English feminine given name of unknown meaning, created in the 20th century

Pia

Feminine form of the Latin name Pius

Pico

Recorded as a masculine given name in Spanish

Pluto

Latinized form of Greek Plouton, from ploutos, "wealth"; an alternate name of Hades

Polaris

From Latin stella polaris, "pole star"

Pollux

The name Pollux is derived from Latin, meaning 'to pull' or 'to draw'.

Pomona

Roman goddess of fruit and orchards.

Pompey

A name of Latin origin associated with a prominent Roman general.

Portia

Feminine form of the Roman family name Porcius, from Latin porcus, "pig"

Primrose

From the English word for the flower, from Latin prima rosa, "first rose"

Primus

Roman cognomen meaning "first" in Latin.

Prisca

Feminine form of the Latin Priscus, a Roman cognomen meaning "ancient, old"

Priscilla

Ancient Roman family name, possibly derived from 'price' or 'valued'

Pristo

Quendel

Recorded as a feminine given name in Yiddish

Quentin

French form of the roman name quintinus, from quintus, "the fifth"

Quincy

From a Norman surname, ultimately from Latin Quintus, "fifth (born)"

Quint

A given name recorded in Catalan; also an English surname and given name

Quintessa

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Quinton

Variant of Quentin, also an English surname meaning "queen's town"

Quiny

Quuna

Ravena

A given name recorded in Brazilian Portuguese, feminine and rare

Rax

Remo

Derived from the Latin word for 'ruler' or 'oar'

Remus

Remainder; a character in Roman mythology

Rena

Latinate feminine form of Ren

Renata

Feminine form of the Latin name Renatus, from renatus, "reborn"

Rex

From Latin rex, meaning "king".

Rexi

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

Rexie

A clipping of anorexic with the -ie suffix

Rexy

King or ruler, derived from the Latin word 'rex'.

Rodan

Recorded as a given name in Czech, where it is masculine

Rollo

Latinized form of Roul, the Old French form of Rolf

Romulus

Founder of Rome and a legendary figure in Roman mythology.

Roofus

Rosa

From Latin rosa, meaning "rose"

Rosalind

From the Old German elements hros "horse" and lind "soft, flexible, tender"

Rosalyn

A variation of the name Rosalia, which is derived from the Latin word 'rosa' meaning 'rose'.

Rosamund

From the Old German elements hros "horse" and munt "protection"

Rose

Norman French form of the Germanic name Hrodohaidis, meaning "famous type".

Rosel

A diminutive of the name Rosa, meaning 'rose'.

Rosi

A diminutive of Rosa, Rosalie and other names beginning with Ros

Rubina

A given name

Ruby

From the name of the precious stone, from Latin rubeus, "red"

Rufina

Feminine form of Rufinus

Rufio

A name derived from Latin meaning 'red-haired'

Rufo

Derived from Latin, meaning red or reddish.

Rufus

Latin cognomen meaning "red-haired"

Runi

Recorded as a given name in Indian (feminine)

Ruta

Polish and Latvian form of Ruth.

RüFus

Sabin

Romanian, Bulgarian and Basque form of the Roman name Sabinus.

Sabine

French, German, Dutch and Danish form of Sabina, from the Latin saint's name.

Sage

From the English word sage, a spice or a wise person

Sal

Short form of Sally, Salvador and other names beginning with Sal

Salu

Recorded as a masculine given name in Biblical use

Salva

Recorded as a given name in Spanish, Georgian and Dinka

Santa

Feminine form of Santo, or from Latin sanctus, "holy, saint"

Seila

A Samoan word borrowed from English "sailor"; also a genus of minute sea snails

Seline

Recorded as a feminine given name in Dutch

Sena

A Turkish form of the name Thana

Senia

No meaning is recorded in the sources checked

Senny

Serra

Italian habitational surname, from places called Serra; Latin serra, "saw"

Sezar

Sido

Silas

Probably a short form of Silvanus, the name Paul calls him by in the epistles

Silva

Latin for forest or wood

Silvester

Latin name meaning "wooded, wild", from silvestris, from silva "wood, forest"

Silvia

Feminine form of Silvius, from the Latin for forest

Silvo

A Finnish given name and surname, mainly from a vernacular form of Sylvester

Solar

Solara

Soli

An Italian word borrowed into English; recorded as a Judeo-Spanish feminine given name

Spartacus

The name of a Thracian gladiator who led a major slave revolt against the Roman Republic.

Spica

Stacy

A diminutive of Anastasia, also an uncommon masculine name from the surname Stacy

Stellar

English word meaning anything related to one or more stars