5 Letter Dog Names

3,814 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all letter count categories.

Hakan

Means "emperor, ruler" in Turkish

Hakon

Danish spelling of the norwegian name håkon or haakon

Halen

A name of Welsh origin meaning 'to be healthy'.

Halet

Haley

Variant of Hayley, from Old English, literally "hay field"

Halia

Ancient greek name meaning 'the dweller in the sea' or 'the briney'

Halka

Recorded as a feminine given name in Ukrainian

Halle

From the Old Norse name Halli, a diminutive of names containing hallr, "rock, slab, slope".

Halli

Old Norse form of Halle 1

Hally

Recorded as a given name in English, for either gender

Halyn

No meaning is documented in the sources checked

Hammy

Recorded as a given name in English, masculine

Hampy

Hania

Polish diminutive of Hanna; also an alternate transcription of Arabic Haniyya.

Hanie

A variant of 'Hannah', meaning 'grace' or 'favor'.

Hanka

A Finnish name from farm place names, and a Polish clipping of Hanna

Hanko

A type of Japanese seal or stamp

Hanne

Danish, Norwegian, German and Dutch short form of Johanne, Johanna or Johannes.

Hanni

A German name, borrowed into English from Swiss German Hänni; in Finnish a vernacular form of Johannes.

Hanno

Meaning 'brave' or 'daring' in some contexts.

Hanny

Recorded as a feminine given name in Swiss German

Hanto

Hanzo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sorbian

Harbo

Hardi

Estonian short form of names containing the old high german element hart, "hard"

Hardy

From a surname derived from Middle English hardi, "bold, hardy"

Haris

Bosnian, Urdu, Indonesian and Malay form of Harith; also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name

Harky

Harly

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

Haros

Háros is a name given to a ship, not a word with a documented meaning.

Harra

Harri

Harro

A name derived from the Old Germanic elements meaning 'warrior' or 'army'

Hasko

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in German

Hasso

A name often associated with a strong and loyal dog, derived from Germanic roots.

Hatia

From Swahili, borrowed from Arabic خَطِيئَة (khaṭīʔa)

Hatti

Derived from the name 'Hattie', which is a diminutive of Harriet, meaning 'ruler of the home'.

Hatty

A diminutive form of Harriet, meaning 'home ruler'

Hauke

Frisian short form of Old German names containing hugu, "mind, thought, spirit"

Haven

From the English word for a safe place, from Old English hæfen

Havok

A rare modern American given name, a variant spelling of havoc

Hawke

An English surname, also recorded as a masculine given name.

Hayat

Means "life" in Arabic, from حيي (ḥayiya) meaning "to live"

Hazel

A tree known for its nuts; also refers to a light brown color.

Hazey

Recorded as a feminine given name in English

Hazza

Recorded as a given name in modern British English, masculine and rare

Heart

English word for the muscular organ that pumps blood

Hebby

Heddi

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Danish

Heddo

Heddy

A Scandinavian feminine given name

Heela

Recorded as a feminine given name in Pashto

Heena

The name Heena is often associated with the Arabic word for 'blessed' or 'happy'.

Heida

German diminutive of adelheid

Heidi

German diminutive of adelheid

Heido

A variation of the name 'Heidi', which means 'noble one' or 'of noble birth' in German.

Heidy

No documented meaning; recorded as an English feminine given name

Heiko

Low German and Frisian diminutive of Henrik.

Heila

Recorded as a feminine given name in Afrikaans

Heilo

Helga

Feminine form of Helge, from Old Norse Helga, "holy".

Helgi

Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese form of Helge; from Proto-Norse Hailaga, dedicated to the gods

Helia

Helio

Greek origin meaning 'sun'

Helja

A name of Scandinavian origin, associated with the concept of healing or protection.

Helki

Hellie

Helly

Recorded as a rare modern English given name for girls

Helmo

Short form of Germanic names beginning with helm, "helmet, protection"

Helvi

Finnish and Estonian feminine given name, from Swedish Hedvig.

Hemie

Henja

Recorded as a feminine given name in Jewish usage

Henky

Henni

A form of the name Henrietta, meaning 'home ruler'

Henny

Diminutive of Henriette, Hendrika and other names containing "hen"

Henri

French form of Henry, from Heinrich

Henry

From the Germanic Heimirich, "home ruler", from heim "home" and rih "ruler"

Henzo

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Herby

Herka

Herko

A Sami masculine given name

Herky

Herra

Hessa

A name of Arabic origin meaning 'to be enthusiastic or joyful.'

Hetty

Female first name, often a diminutive of Henrietta; also spelled Hetti

Heyda

Heydi

Recorded as a given name in Latin American Spanish

Heyko

Heymo

Hezel

Hiker

One who hikes; recorded as a rare English given name

Hilda

Short form of Germanic names containing the element hild, "battle"

Hilde

German, dutch and norwegian variant of hilda

Hilja

Means "silent, quiet" in Finnish and Estonian

Hilka

A given name recorded in Hungarian and Low German, feminine in both

Hilke

A name of Dutch origin meaning 'the strong one' or 'the protector'

Hilla

Short form of names beginning with Hil; also Finnish for cloudberry.

Hilli

A name of uncertain origin, possibly related to the Old Norse word for 'hill'

Hillu

Recorded as a modern German feminine given name

Hilly

A place with hills or hill country