5 Letter Dog Names

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

Mantu

Recorded as a feminine given name in Finnish

Manus

Irish form of Magnus.

Manzo

Italian for beef or meat

Maple

From the English word for the tree, from Old English mapul

Marea

Catalan and Spanish word for the tide, from Latin.

Maree

Variant of Marie

Marei

Recorded as a feminine given name in Upper German

Maren

Danish diminutive of Marina or Maria

Marfa

East Slavic given name, a variant of Martha

Marga

A diminutive of Margarete or Margaretha

Margo

Variant of Margot

Marie

French and Czech form of Maria.

Marin

Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and French form of Marinus

Maris

Of the sea, from the Latin title Stella Maris, "star of the sea"

Marki

Recorded as a masculine given name in Vilamovian

Marko

A variant of the name Mark, meaning 'warlike' or 'hammer'.

Marla

American back-formation from Marlene, first used in the 1930s.

Marli

Possibly a diminutive of Marlene

Marlo

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

Marly

Variant of Marley

Maron

A given name recorded in Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical) and Japanese

Maros

Marra

A name of Italian origin meaning 'bitterness'.

Marsa

Recorded as a feminine given name in Indonesian

Marta

Form of Martha used in various languages

Marti

Derived from the Latin name Martinus, meaning 'of Mars' or 'warlike'

Marto

A name often associated with Mars, the Roman god of war.

Marty

Diminutive of Martin

Marva

Feminine form of Marvin; also a Dutch abbreviation of Marine Vrouwen Afdeling

Maryn

No meaning is documented in the sources checked

Masco

A term used in some Latin languages implying a robust or manly figure

Masha

A name of Slavic origin, often associated with 'Maria' or 'Mary'.

Masko

Mason

From an English surname or word meaning "stoneworker"

Masya

A Yiddish feminine given name

Mateo

Spanish form of Matthew, also used in Croatia from the Italian Matteo.

Matja

Matok

Matsu

Japanese for pine tree

Matti

Finnish form of Matthew.

Matto

Matty

A diminutive form of the name Matthew, meaning 'gift of God'

Mauno

A Finnish name meaning 'bear' or 'brave warrior'

Maura

A name of Irish origin meaning 'great' or 'beloved'.

Mauro

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Maurus, a Latin name meaning "dark-skinned"

Maury

A variant of the name Maurice, meaning 'dark-skinned' or 'moorish'.

Mausi

German diminutive of Maus ("mouse"), formed with the suffix -i

Mavis

From mavis, a poetic name for the song thrush, from Old French mauvis

Maxie

A diminutive of Maximilian, Maxwell, Maxine and other names beginning with Max

Mayco

Mayke

Recorded as a feminine given name in Limburgish

Mayky

Maylo

Maymo

Mayon

A variant of 'Mayan', often associated with the ancient civilization of the Maya.

Mayra

Hispanic variant of Myra

Mazel

A surname; also recorded as a Yiddish feminine given name

Mazie

A variant of Maisie

Mcgee

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in English

Meara

An English surname, a shortened form of O'Meara

Mecki

A name of the fictional hedgehog Mecki, mascot of the magazine Hörzu

Mecky

Meech

Derived from a diminutive form of the name ‘Michael’ in some cultures

Meeko

A playful and mischievous character from Disney's animated film 'Pocahontas'.

Meena

An alternate transcription of the Hindi, Marathi and Tamil names Mina

Meera

Alternate transcription of the Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada name Mira

Megan

Welsh diminutive of Margaret, from Greek margarítēs, "pearl"

Meggi

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Meggy

A medieval diminutive of Margaret.

Meike

A German name derived from 'Margarete,' meaning 'pearl'.

Meiko

Japanese given name, borrowed into English from Japanese めいこ (Meiko).

Meina

A comune in the Province of Novara, in the Italian region of Piedmont

Meira

Feminine form of Meir

Mekhi

Meaning unknown; possibly an invented name

Mekki

Melac

Melba

From the surname of the Australian opera singer Nellie Melba, a stage name taken from the city of Melbourne

Melia

Means "ash tree" in Greek, from μέλι (meli) meaning "honey".

Melin

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Mella

Meaning 'a honey bee' in Italian

Melli

Italian for honey or sweet

Mello

Recorded as a given name in Estonian (archaic) and Italian

Melly

Recorded as an english feminine given name; no meaning is documented

Melon

A plant of the gourd family with sweet, fleshy fruit; from Greek mēlopepōn

Mendi

Recorded as a feminine given name in Hungarian

Mendo

Spanish and portuguese given name and surname

Mendy

A given name and surname; also a place, a comic and a restaurant chain

Menni

Menzy

Meray

Recorded as a masculine given name in Turkish

Merci

French for "thank you"; in Hungarian, a diminutive of Mercedes-Benz or Mercédesz.

Mercy

From the English word mercy, from Latin merces "wages, reward"

Merla

Blackbird in Italian

Merle

From the English word merle or the French surname Merle, both meaning "blackbird"

Meron

A name derived from the Hebrew word for 'to anoint'.

Merri

Recorded as a feminine given name in Indigenous Australian use

Merry

From the English word merry, ultimately from Old English myrige

Meryl

Variant of Muriel, from Scottish and Irish Gaelic, meaning "bright sea"

Messi

The name is derived from Lionel Messi, a professional soccer player known for his incredible skills.

Metis

Means "wisdom, skill, cunning" in Greek