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".