Spanish Dog Names

472 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all language categories.

Ibiza

The name of a Spanish island in the Mediterranean

Iloy

Inca

Indio

Spanish indio, a native of the Spanish East Indies

Isabela

Latinate form of Isabel

Isabo

Jade

From the Spanish ijada, "flank", after the stone's reputed cure for renal colic

Jago

A variant of the name Jacob, meaning 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'.

Jaime

Spanish and Portuguese form of James, from Latin Iacomus

Jaimee

Derived from the name Jaime, meaning 'supplanter' or 'one who takes the place of another'.

Jakito

Jalapeno

Jamaica

The English name of the Caribbean island country

Jangos

Javier

Spanish form of Xavier, from Basque etxaberri, meaning "new house"

Jefe

Jero

Stage name of Jerome Charles White Jr., an American enka singer

Jicaro

Spanish jícaro, a name for the tree Crescentia alata

Joaquin

Unaccented form of Joaquín, the Spanish version of Joachim

Jose

Unaccented form of José, used mainly in America and the Philippines

Jota

Recorded as a given name in Portuguese, masculine, and Germanized Greek, feminine

Julio

Spanish form of Julius, from Latin Iulius.

Kahlua

KahlúA

Karlos

Derived from Charles, meaning free man

Kaylos

Keylor

Recorded as a masculine given name in Latin American Spanish

Lando

Derived from the name 'Roland', meaning 'famous throughout the land'

Lasso

English lasso, from Spanish lazo, a loop of rope used as a restraint

Leal

Lencho

Means "lion" in Oromo

Leonel

Spanish and Portuguese form of Lionel

Lima

Given name in Albanian and Afghan; also the capital of Peru

Linda

Medieval short form of Germanic names with the element lind, "soft, tender"; also the Spanish and Portuguese word for "beautiful"

Lindo

English surname, from the place name Lindow

Lobo

Spanish and Portuguese word for wolf; also a Galician, Spanish and Portuguese surname.

Loca

Loco

Lola May

Lolah

Lolla

Italian lolla, a rind or peel; recorded as a feminine given name in English

Loma

Recorded as a feminine given name in american english

Lorena

Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Lorraine

Lucinda

An elaboration of Lucia, from the Latin for light

Luis

Spanish form of Louis

Lula

Diminutive of Louise, Luiz, and names beginning with Lu.

Lunita

Recorded as a Spanish feminine given name (user-submitted)

Luz

Spanish for "light"; from a title of the Virgin Mary

Maca

Maca is another name for Lepidium meyenii, an edible plant of the Andes

Mado

A given name recorded in Georgian and French

Madrona

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Catalan

Mago

A term meaning 'sorcerer' or 'wizard' in Spanish and Italian

Majo

Mambo

Spanish (Latin American) given name; also a Cuban musical form and its dance

Mancha

A Spanish surname

Mando

A short form of names and words beginning with Mando-, including Mandolin and Mandarin.

Manny

A diminutive form of Emmanuel or a term for a male caregiver.

Manolo

Derived from 'Emmanuel', meaning 'God is with us'.

Marbella

A coastal city in southern Spain known for its Mediterranean beaches

Marcos

Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcus

Maribel

Short form of María Isabel, or an English compound of Mary and Belle

Mariposa

The Spanish word for butterfly

Marita

Diminutive of Maria, or a Scandinavian variant of Margaret

Martes

Translingual genus name of the marten, from Latin martes

Matcho

Recorded as a masculine given name in archaic Romani

Mateo

Spanish form of Matthew, also used in Croatia from the Italian Matteo

Mato

Diminutive of Matej or Matija

Mayon

A variant of 'Mayan', often associated with the ancient civilization of the Maya.

Mendo

Spanish and Portuguese given name and surname

Mercedes

Spanish female name from Latin merces, "wages, reward", hence "mercies"

Mero

Not documented as a word with a meaning in the sources checked

Messi

The name is derived from Lionel Messi, a professional soccer player known for his incredible skills.

Mex

Recorded as a masculine given name in modern Dutch

Mico

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in Medieval Italian

Miga

Recorded as a masculine given name in Afrikaans

Miguel

Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Michael

Mijo

Diminutive of Milan or Mihovil

Miro

Short form of Miroslav and other Slavic names beginning with mir, from mirŭ, "peace, world"

Mochito

Monchi

Nickname of Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo, a Spanish former footballer

Monja

A Japanese given name; also a short form of monjayaki, a Japanese dish

Montana

From the name of the American state of Montana, from Latin montanus "mountainous"