3 Letter Dog Names

Muk

A term used in various cultures, such as 'to smudge or smear' in some indigenous languages

Mya

Variant of Maya

MäX

A common abbreviation of 'Maximilian' or 'Maxine', which means 'the greatest'

Ned

Short form of Edward, meaning 'wealthy guardian'

Nia

Welsh form of Niamh; also Swahili for "purpose, aim"; also a short form of Antonia and Sidonia.

Nic

Short form of Nicholas, or sometimes of Dominic

Noa

Modern Hebrew form of Noah; also a Japanese name from no, a possessive particle, and a, "love"

Noe

Hebrew for rest or comfort

Nox

Latin for "night"; the Roman goddess of the night

Nui

Māori and Tahitian, 'nui' — big or great.

Nux

Nux is a Latin word meaning 'nut'.

Nye

An African name meaning 'to be' or 'exist'.

Oak

English oak, the hardwood tree of the genus Quercus

Obi

Means "heart" in Igbo

Oby

A variant of the name 'Obi', meaning heart in some African languages.

Odi

Yoruba word, from Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-dí

Odo

Variant of Otto, from the Germanic word ot, meaning "possessor of wealth"

Ody

A name associated with the Greek hero Odysseus, symbolizing adventure and intelligence.

Oka

The Oka, a river in Russia; also a kind of pike and a cheese named for a village

Oki

A Japanese word meaning 'good' or 'great'

Oko

Recorded as a given name in Ga, a language of Ghana

Oky

Ola

A short form of Olaf, Aleksandra, or Yoruba names containing ọlá, meaning wealth or honour

Ole

Danish and Norwegian form of Olaf

Oli

Short form of Oliver

Oly

Hungarian, from the demonstrative pronoun az ("that") plus the ablative suffix -l

Omo

Abbreviation of English "O sum", with o as a placeholder

Omu

Ono

Japanese word for sound

Ony

Recorded as a given name in Malagasy, used for both men and women

Oro

Spanish for "gold"; also used as a given name, nickname or surname

Oso

Spanish for "bear"; in Albanian, from Osman plus the suffix -o

Ovi

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

Oxa

A name of uncertain origin, sometimes thought to relate to strength or boldness.

Pam

Short form of Pamela

Paw

English word for the soft foot of a mammal, generally a quadruped

Pep

Energy or high spirits; also recorded as a Catalan masculine given name

Pia

Feminine form of Pius, also spelled Pía

Pie

A baked dish of pastry dough casing with a sweet or savoury filling

Pio

A common Italian name meaning 'pious' or 'devout'

Pip

Diminutive of Philip or Philippa

Poe

A surname borne by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe

Poh

Recorded as a given name in Hokkien Chinese; also the tenth month of the Punjabi calendar

Pom

Recorded as a feminine given name in Korean

Pon

Pud

A nickname, and a shortening of pudding or pudendum

Raf

A short form of Rafael.

Raj

Means "empire, royalty", from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya)

Rax

The Rax, a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria

Ray

Short form of Raymond; also an English word meaning "beam of light"

Red

From the English word for the colour, from Old English read

Rex

Latin rex, meaning "king"

Rey

Short form of Reynaldo; also the Spanish word for "king"

Ria

Short form of Maria

Ric

Short form of Richard or of names ending in ric

Rik

A variant of the name Richard, meaning 'powerful leader'

Rin

From Japanese 凛 (rin), meaning "dignified, severe, cold", or other kanji pronounced the same way.

Rio

The Spanish and Portuguese word for "river"

Rob

Short form of Robert; in Dutch, of Robert or Robrecht

Roc

A mythical bird of enormous size and strength

Ron

Short form of Ronald; also Hebrew for "song, joy"

Roo

A name recorded in English, and the name of a young kangaroo in A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh

Roy

Anglicized form of Ruadh

Roz

Short form of Rosalind, Rosamund and other names beginning with the same sound

Rue

From the bitter medicinal herb, from Greek rhytē; also a short form of Ruth

Ruf

Russian form of Ruth.

Rum

Run

English verb meaning to move swiftly on foot

Ryo

Alternate transcription of the Japanese name Ryō

Ryu

Japanese given name and family name meaning "dragon", "noble", "prosperous" or "flow"

Sai

Recorded as a given name in several languages, and a Ga surname

Sal

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

Sam

Short form of Samuel, Samson, Samantha and other names beginning with Sam

Sea

English and Japanese word for a very large body of salty water

Seb

Short form of Sebastian, a masculine given name in English

Sia

A name of uncertain origin, often interpreted as 'victory' in some cultures.

Ska

English word for a style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s

Sky

English word for the atmosphere above a point, from Old Norse ský "cloud"

Sly

Sol

Spanish and Portuguese word for "sun"; also a short form of Solomon

Sox

English given name recorded as a rare masculine name; also an alternate spelling of "socks"

Spy

Sue

Short form of Susanna or Susan

Sui

Japanese, from 翠 (sui) meaning "green, blue", or other kanji read the same way

Sun

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 선 (see Seon)

Tai

From Chinese 太 (tài) meaning "very, extreme"

Tau

A letter in the Greek alphabet

Tay

English given name; a short form of Taylor and a form of Zheng

Taz

A character known for his wild and chaotic nature

Ted

Short form of Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus or Edmund

Teo

Short form of Teodoro and other names beginning with Teo; in Georgian, a short form of Teona

Tim

Short form of Timothy or, in Germany, of Dietmar

Tio

Recorded as a given name in Greenlandic, Māori and Batak

Tun

A type of barrel or cask, often used for storing liquids.

Tux

Short for tuxedo, the American English term for a dinner suit

Tyr

From Old Norse Týr, the name of the Germanic god *Tīwaz, from Indo-European *dyew- ("god").

TýR

Old Norse name of a Germanic god, from Proto-Germanic *tīwaz; identical to Old Norse týr, "god".

Udo

Germanic variant of Otto; means "peace" in Igbo

Ugo

Italian form of Hugh; Igbo, meaning "eagle"

Uki

Recorded as a given name in Japanese and Indonesian