3 Letter Dog Names

Abe

Short form of Abraham, or a Frisian short form of Adalbert

Abu

Means 'father' in Arabic and is often used as a term of endearment.

Aby

A term often used as a shortened version of Abigale, meaning 'father's joy' in Hebrew.

Ace

Ada

Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal, "noble"; also Turkish "island" and a Hebrew form of Adah

Adi

Hebrew "jewel, ornament"; Indonesian "first"; Javanese "beautiful, good, valuable"; a short form of Adolf or Adrian

Afi

A name of African origin meaning 'born on a Friday'

Aga

Short form of Agata or Agnieszka

Aio

Aja

A given name in Arabic, Danish, Sami and other languages; also a surname

Aji

Recorded as a given name in Indonesian (masculine) and Gallo (feminine)

Aki

Japanese name from aki, meaning "autumn", "bright, light, clear", or "clear, crystal"; also a short form of Joakim

Aky

Ale

A Finnish, Italian and Spanish short form of Aleksanteri, Alessandro and Alejandro.

Alf

From Old Norse alfr, "elf"; also a short form of Alfred or Adolf

Alo

An Estonian masculine given name.

Aly

Ama

Means "born on Saturday" in Akan

Ami

Hebrew "trustworthy, reliable"; a variant of Amy; or from Japanese 亜 "second, Asia" and 美 "beautiful".

Amo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Georgian

Amy

English form of the Old French Aimée, meaning "beloved"

Ana

Form of Anna, from Hebrew ḥannâ, meaning grace or gracious

Ann

English and Manx form of Anne, from the Hebrew Hannah, meaning 'favour' or 'grace'.

Ara

An alternative form of 'Arah', meaning 'to rise' or 'to ascend'

Ari

Hebrew "lion", Old Norse "eagle" and Armenian "brave".

Ark

A vessel used for carrying and protection, often associated with the biblical story of Noah's Ark

Art

Short form of Arthur; also a Scottish Gaelic word for bear

Asa

Possibly means "healer" in Hebrew

Ash

Short form of Ashley, or the English word for the ash tree or fire residue

Ava

Variant of Eve; also Persian for "voice, sound"

Avi

Hebrew for "father", chiefly a diminutive of Abraham and Abner

Avo

An Estonian and Germanic masculine given name

Awi

Axo

Ayr

Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Àir, "confluence of the River Àir"; a town in Scotland

Aza

A modern form of the Persian name Reza; also an Arabic name meaning "one who provides comfort"

Bae

Korean family name, also written 裵 or 裴; recorded as a given name in Korean

Bam

Recorded as a masculine given name in popular culture; also a surname

Bao

Pinyin romanization of the Chinese surnames 包 (Bāo) and 鮑/鲍 (Bào)

Bax

Recorded as a masculine given name in English

Bay

Recorded as a given name in medieval Russian, medieval English and Vietnamese

Baz

Chiefly British diminutive of Barry or Basil

Ben

Short form of Benjamin, Benedict and other names beginning with Ben

Beo

A variant of the name of the Anglo-Saxon god Beowa

Bev

Short form of Beverly, meaning 'beaver stream'

Bey

A Turkic title for a chieftain, also used as a social title for men.

Bix

Recorded as a given name in American English, masculine

Blu

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Bly

No documented meaning as a personal name; recorded in English (American, modern, rare)

Bob

Short form of Robert, from a medieval rhyming nickname

Boi

Informal term for boy or young man.

Boj

Recorded as a masculine given name in North Frisian

Bok

Bon

A given name recorded in English (Australian), Medieval Occitan and Vietnamese; also the Tibetan religion Bön

Boo

A term of endearment or affection, often used for cute or small creatures.

Bow

English word for a weapon, a gesture, a ribbon knot, or a ship's front

Boz

A nickname, given name or surname

Bro

Bub

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in english

Bud

Short form of Buddy

Bun

English word for a small, round bread roll

Cay

A small, low sandy island on a coral reef

Chu

Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin surname 朱 (Zhū)

Cub

English word for the young of certain large predatory animals, such as big cats and bears

Dae

Korean given name (masculine); also a rare Korean surname, also spelled Tae.

Dai

A term often used in various cultures, meaning 'great' or 'big'

Dak

Recorded as a masculine given name in American usage

Dal

The South Asian word for dried, split pulses and the soups made from them

Dar

Hebrew for "mother-of-pearl, nacre"; also a form of the Indian surname Dhar

Dav

Daz

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Dee

Short form of names beginning with D

Deo

Alternate transcription of Hindi देव (Dev)

Dez

Recorded as a given name in English (masculine), per a user-submitted entry

Din

Arabic word for "religion" or "way of life"

Dio

Italian word for God, from Latin Deus; also an Esperanto calque of Latin Deus.

Dom

Short form of Dominic; also from Portuguese dom, from Latin dominus

Don

A title of respect or nobility in Spanish and Italian culture.

Dot

Diminutive of Dorothy

Dre

Short form of Andre

Dru

Variant of Drew; as a feminine name, sometimes short for Drusilla

Dua

A term for prayer in Indonesian and Malay

Dux

Latin for "leader" or "general"; later also duke and its variant forms.

Ela

Diminutive of El- names; Turkish for "hazel"; Hebrew form of Elah

Elf

Germanic word for a humanoid supernatural being in folklore

Eli

Hebrew, means "ascension" from ʿala "to ascend"; also "my God"

Ely

Variant of Eli 1

Emi

Ena

Norwegian female given name, possibly an adaptation of Irish Eithne

Etu

Eve

From Hebrew Ḥawwa, derived from ḥawa "to breathe" or ḥaya "to live"

Evy

Diminutive of Eva or Evelina

Exo

Fay

From the English word fay, "fairy", from Middle English faie, "magical, enchanted"

Fey

Not documented as a word with a meaning; recorded as a rare German given name

Fig

English word for the fruit of Ficus carica, the common fig

Fly

The English word for an insect of the order Diptera

Fox

From the English word fox or the surname Fox, originally a nickname

Gab

A rare French feminine given name

Gem

English word for a gemstone, a cut and polished mineral used in jewelry