5 Letter Dog Names

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

Alexo

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Alfie

A diminutive of Alfred

Alfus

Alica

Slovak form of Alice.

Alice

From the Germanic Adalheidis, from adal "noble" and heit "kind, sort"

Alick

Scottish Anglicized masculine given name, also used as a surname

Alida

Diminutive of Adelaide, from adal 'noble' + heid 'gleam, glitter'

Alien

A being from another planet

Alina

Short form of Adelina and Albina, and of names ending in -alina

Alisa

Russian, ukrainian, bosnian, finnish and georgian form of alice

Alise

Latvian form of Alice, from English and French Alice

Aliso

Alita

Possibly a variant of Alethea

Alkor

The name of a star in the constellation of Carina.

Alkos

Allan

Variant of Alan

Allen

Variant of Alan, or from a surname derived from Alan

Allie

A diminutive form of Alice meaning 'noble' or 'exalted'

Almia

Aloha

A Hawaiian word that means love, peace, and compassion

Alois

A German name meaning 'famous warrior'.

Alona

Feminine form of Alon 1

Alora

Variant of Elora; from Botswana, "my dream" in the Bantu languages

Alpha

The first letter of the Greek alphabet

Alton

From an old english place name meaning "town at the river source"

Alvey

Recorded as a masculine given name in English; no meaning documented

Alvie

Recorded as a masculine given name in English

Alvin

From a medieval form of the Old English names Ælfwine, Ælwine or Ealdwine

Alwin

From Old English æþel "noble" + wine "friend"

Amani

Means "wishes" in Arabic; in Swahili, from amani, "peace"

Amany

A name of Arabic origin that means 'truth' or 'trust'.

Amara

Means "grace" in Igbo; also the feminine form of Amaro

Amare

A variant of Amari; also the Latin word for "to love"

Amari

Meaning uncertain, perhaps from arabic ammar

Amato

Italian form of the latin name Amatus

Amaya

A variant of the Basque name Amaia

Amayo

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese

Amber

English word for fossil tree resin or the orange-yellow colour, from Arabic ʿanbar.

Ambra

Italian cognate of Amber.

Ameli

Armenian form of Amélie.

Amias

From the Latin 'amare', to love — 'beloved'.

Amico

Recorded as a masculine given name in Italian

Amigo

Spanish for 'friend'

Amika

Means "friendly" in Esperanto, from Latin amicus "friend"

Amina

From Arabic, "safe, secure"; related to a root meaning "to be faithful"

Amira

Princess or leader in Arabic

Amiro

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in Georgian

Amity

From the English word meaning "friendship", from Latin amicitia

Amora

A modern coinage based on Latin amor, "love"

Amore

Italian form of Amor, the Roman god of love.

Amoro

Italian term of endearment meaning loved one

Amory

English given name, from the Old German Amalric via French Amaury

Amour

French form of Amor, the Latin word for love.

Anais

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Anala

Recorded as a given name in Hinduism (masculine)

Anand

Modern form of Ananda

Anaya

Possibly from the Spanish surname Anaya

Anchi

Anchi is an alternate name for the Antsi language, also called Mag-antsi or Mag-Anchi Ayta.

Anchy

Andes

The Andes, the longest continental mountain range in the world, along the western edge of South America

Andie

A diminutive form of Andrew, meaning 'manly' or 'brave'.

Andre

English form of André, from Greek andr-, 'man, warrior'

Andro

Greek for man or male

André

French and portuguese form of andrew, from greek andr-, 'man, warrior'

Angel

From the medieval Latin Angelus, derived from Greek angelos, "messenger"

Angie

Diminutive of Angela and other names beginning with Ang

Angus

Anglicized form of Aonghus, from Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally 'one choice'

Anita

Spanish, portuguese, croatian and slovene diminutive of ana

Anker

A male given name that means 'anchor' in German

Annia

A variant of the name Anna, which means 'grace' or 'favor'.

Annis

Medieval English form of Agnes

Annuk

Anoki

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sioux

Anona

Meaning unknown; possibly inspired by Vivian Grey's 1903 song of this name

Anouk

Dutch and French diminutive of Anna

Ansel

Derived from the Old German name Anselm meaning 'God's protection'.

Anson

Derived from Old English meaning 'son of the ancestor'

Antar

A name of Arabic origin meaning 'brave' or 'courageous'

Antje

Frisian, Dutch and Low German diminutive of Anna.

Antra

Recorded as a given name in Latvian and Malagasy; no meaning is documented

Anuka

Recorded as a feminine given name in Georgian

Apaco

Apoll

Apolo

The Greek god of the sun and light

Aponi

Recorded as a feminine given name in Siksika

Appia

The name 'Appia' derives from the Appian Way, an ancient road in Italy.

April

From the month April, probably from Latin aperio, "to open, to uncover"

Arano

Means 'the distant one' in Japanese

Arata

From Japanese 新 (arata), meaning "fresh, new"

Arcan

Arcas

A figure from Greek mythology.

Archie

Diminutive of Archibald, from Germanic ercan "genuine" and bald "bold"

Arden

From an English surname, from place names derived from a Celtic word meaning "high"

Ardon

Recorded as a biblical masculine given name; no meaning is documented in the sources checked

Areck

Arely

Recorded as a feminine given name in Latin American Spanish

Arena

A place of gathering for sports or entertainment.

Argen

Argos

A loyal dog from Greek mythology, companion to Odysseus.

Ariel

From Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל, a compound of "lion" and "God", literally "lion of God".