5 Letter Dog Names

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

Mette

Danish diminutive of Margaret

Miami

A city in Florida, known for its cultural diversity and vibrant nightlife.

Micah

Shortened form of the Hebrew name meaning "who is like Yahweh?"

Micco

Michi

From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "path"; also a German diminutive of Michael or Michaela.

Micki

A given name recorded in various languages, feminine

Micko

A variation of the name Michael, meaning 'who is like God'.

Midas

The name of a king in Greek mythology who turned everything he touched into gold

Middy

A rare English given name, recorded as feminine; also a word for several unrelated things.

Mieke

Diminutive form of the name Maria, often used in Dutch

Mieko

From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 恵 (e) "favour, benefit" and 子 (ko) "child".

Miffy

A character from a children's book series created by Dutch artist Dick Bruna

Mihal

A variant of the name Michael, meaning 'who is like God?'

Mikel

Basque form of Michael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God'

Mikey

Diminutive of Michael or Mitchell

Mikie

Diminutive of Michael, recorded as a given name in English and Japanese

Mikis

A diminutive form of the name Michael, meaning 'who is like God?'

Milan

From the Slavic element milŭ, "gracious, dear"; also the Italian city

Milau

Milda

Meaning unknown; a Lithuanian goddess of love, per Teodor Narbutt

Miles

From the Germanic name Milo; associated with Latin miles, "soldier"

Miley

Miley is often associated with the word 'smiley', suggesting a cheerful personality.

Milky

Mille

Italian for thousand

Milli

Recorded as a given name in English, Estonian, Nahuatl and Icelandic

Milly

Diminutive of Emilie, Mildred and other names containing the same sound

Milos

Serbo-Croatian name, from Slavic; also the Greek island Milos.

Milou

A name of a character from the comic series 'The Adventures of Tintin' created by Hergé

Milva

Recorded as a feminine given name in Italian

Milvi

An Estonian given name coined by Mats Tõnisson in 1914, of uncertain meaning

Mimmi

A diminutive form of names like Mimmie or an affectionate term in Italian.

Mindy

Diminutive of Melinda; also speculated as Greek for "gentle" or "honey"

Minet

From French min- (an endearing name for a cat) + -et

Minka

The Japanese word for a traditional vernacular house (民家, 'folk house').

Minke

Diminutive and feminine form of Meine

Minko

Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.

Minna

A diminutive form of 'mini', often used as a term of endearment.

Minny

Diminutive of 'mini', meaning small or little

Minto

A surname; also recorded as a given name in literature and in Japanese

Minun

A species from the Pokémon universe, known for its electric abilities

Minya

Arabic name, from Arabic المِنْيَا (al-minyā)

Mirai

Japanese given name, from 未来, meaning "future"

Miram

Miram is the official name of the star Eta Persei A.

Miran

Derived from the Slavic element mirŭ, meaning "peace" or "world"

Mirja

Finnish form of Miriam.

Mirka

Diminutive of Miroslava and other names containing the Slavic element mirŭ, "peace" or "world"

Mirko

From the Slavic element mirŭ, "peace, world", originally a diminutive of names containing it

Mirza

Means "prince", from Persian mīrzā, earlier amīrzādeh, from Arabic ʾamīr "commander" and Persian zādeh "offspring"

Miska

The name means 'little one' in some cultures

Missi

A name often used as a diminutive for names like 'Melissa' or 'Misty', conveying affection.

Missy

Diminutive of Melissa; also slang for "young woman"

Misti

Derived from 'mist' or 'misty'.

Misto

Italian for mixed or a mixture

Misty

From the English word misty, ultimately derived from Old English.

Mitho

Mitra

Sanskrit for "friend"; also a Vedic god of friendship and contracts

Mitsu

Japanese for light or illumination

Mitsy

A diminutive form of the name 'Mitsuko', which means 'child of light' in Japanese.

Mitts

An English surname

Mitze

Mitzi

A diminutive form of 'Maria'.

Mitzy

Feminine given name of German origin, originally a nickname for Maria

Mizzi

A Maltese surname, and a German-language diminutive of Maria

Mobby

Mocca

Mocha

A type of coffee, and a given name recorded in Biblical (Hellenized) and Indian use

Mochi

A type of Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice

Mogli

Mogly

Moira

Anglicized form of Máire; also coincides with Greek Moira, "fate, destiny"

Molke

Molli

Recorded as a given name in English (American), feminine

Molly

A diminutive of Mary, meaning 'sea of bitterness' or 'rebelliousness'.

Momoe

Feminine Japanese given name, written 百恵 or 百重

Mompi

Mondi

Mondo

Mondo is Italian, Ido and Esperanto for world; in English it is from Japanese 問答 (mondō).

Monie

Recorded as a modern English feminine given name

Monik

A variant of the name Monica, which means 'advisor' or 'alone' in Latin.

Monja

A Japanese given name; also a short form of monjayaki, a Japanese dish

Monko

Monro

A Scottish surname

Monte

Either a diminutive of Montgomery and other names beginning with Mont, or the Spanish or Italian word for "mountain"

Monti

A given name recorded in English and Spanish

Montu

An Egyptian god associated with war and the sun

Monty

A diminutive of Montgomery, meaning 'mountain' or 'gomer's mountain'.

Monya

A given name recorded in Russian, where it is feminine

Monza

A city in Italy known for its racetrack.

Mooby

Mooch

Mooka

Moony

A nickname for the Italian singer Monica Bragato

Moppy

Mopsy

A term that refers to a particular breed of dog known for its playful and affectionate nature.

Morey

Derived from Old French, meaning 'dark-skinned' or 'swarthy'

Moria

Hebrew form of moriah

Morie

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese

Moris

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in Georgian

Moriz

Italian for a diminutive form of the name Maurice.

Morli