5 Letter Dog Names

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

Aries

Means "ram" in Latin; the name of a constellation and the first sign of the zodiac

Arika

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese, English, Indigenous Australian and Hungarian

Arion

A name of a legendary horse from Greek mythology, symbolizing speed and power.

Arios

From Proto-Celtic *aryos, meaning freeman or noble

Arisa

An Italian stage name; the sources checked give no meaning for it

Arius

Latinized form of the greek name Ἄρειος (Areios), derived from the god Ares

Ariva

Ariya

A variant of Aria 1 or Arya 2

Arkam

Recorded as a masculine given name in Armenian

Arkan

A variant of the name derived from the Turkish word for 'pure' or 'clean', also associated with strength.

Arkas

Derives from a Greek word meaning 'the bear'.

Arkos

Derived from Greek, meaning 'leader' or 'ruler'.

Arkus

A surname

Arlan

Means "male dog, predator" in Kazakh

Arlen

Meaning unknown; possibly from a surname

Arlin

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Arman

Persian for "wish, hope"; also a variant of Armen

Arnie

Diminutive of Arnold

Arnou

A diminutive form of the name Arnold, meaning eagle ruler.

Arola

From Finnish aro, meaning steppe or wet meadow, plus the suffix -la

Arrak

Arrex

Arria

Derived from Latin, meaning 'to flow' or 'to lead'.

Arron

Variant of Aaron

Arrow

English word for a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow

Arsun

A name with origins in the Turkish language meaning 'brave' or 'courageous'

Artax

A character from the film 'The NeverEnding Story', Artax is the loyal horse of Atreyu.

Artem

Ukrainian form of Artemios, from Greek, meaning "pertaining to Artemis"

Artie

A diminutive form of Arthur

Artis

Possibly a short form or variant of Artūrs, the Latvian form of Arthur

Artur

Form of Arthur in several languages, from Celtic *artos, "bear"

Artus

A Breton surname or name meaning "bear"

Aruba

Aruna

Means "reddish brown, dawn" in Sanskrit

Arvid

From Old Norse Arnviðr, ǫrn "eagle" and viðr "tree"

Arvin

Recorded as a given name in Swedish, Mongolian and Persian

Arwen

Means "noble maiden" in the fictional language Sindarin

Arwyn

An alternative spelling of 'Arwen', meaning noble maiden

Arxel

Asahi

From japanese 旭 or 朝日, both meaning "morning sun"

Asami

From Japanese 麻 (asa) "hemp" and 美 (mi) "beautiful"

Ascha

Derived from the Hebrew word 'Ash', meaning 'life' or 'living one'.

Aschy

Asena

Possibly of Scythian origin, meaning "blue"; a she-wolf in Turkic mythology

Asera

Asger

Danish masculine name from Old Norse ás, "god", and geirr, "spear"

Ashby

From Old English æsċ, ash tree, and Old Norse býr, farm or town

Ashei

Asher

Means "happy, blessed" in Hebrew, from אָשַׁר (ʾashar), "to be happy, to be blessed"

Ashka

A name of Slavic origin.

Askan

Persian اسكان, the name of villages in Iran

Askia

A given name recorded in African American and Indonesian use; also the title of the first ruler of the Songhai Askia dynasty

Askja

Askja is the Icelandic word for box or caldera

Aslak

Norwegian masculine name from Old Norse Áslákr: áss ("god") + leikr ("game")

Assia

A name of Hebrew origin meaning 'to heal' or 'to help'.

Assie

A diminutive form of 'Aster' which means 'star' in Greek

Assya

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aster

From the flower, from Latin and Greek ἀστήρ (aster), "star"

Astie

Astja

Astor

Of Latin origin, meaning 'hawk'

Astra

Means "star", from Greek ἀστήρ (aster)

Astro

From Greek astron, star

Atara

Hebrew form of Atarah, a Hebrew name meaning "crown".

Atena

Goddess of wisdom and warfare in Greek mythology

Athos

From ancient greek Ἄθως (áthōs), a name recorded in greek mythology

Atika

A derivative of the Arabic word meaning 'pure' or 'virtuous'

Atila

Turkish variant of Attila.

Atlas

A Titan in Greek mythology who holds up the sky.

Atori

Recorded as a rare feminine Japanese given name

Atreo

Aubra

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aubry

A French surname and given name

Auden

From the English surname Auden, from Old English Ealdwine or Old Norse Hálfdan

Audra

Variant of Audrey, used since the 19th century; also the feminine form of Audrius

Aurel

Derived from the Latin word for 'golden'

Auron

No documented meaning; recorded as a masculine given name in Albanian and American English

Ausha

Aussie

Colloquial term for Australians, the citizens and nationals of Australia

Avani

From Sanskrit अवनी (avanī), meaning "earth"

Avery

From an English surname derived from the Norman French form of Alberich or Alfred

Avila

Spanish and Galician place name, from Ávila, a city in Spain

Avril

French form of april

Axiva

Axton

From the English surname Axton, from a place name meaning "Acca's stone"

Ayala

Means "doe, female deer" in Hebrew

Ayame

Japanese for iris flower

Ayami

A feminine Japanese given name, written 文美, 綾美, 綾実, 礼美, 彩未 or あやみ

Ayana

A given name; Behind the Name lists it as a feminine form of Ayan 2 and a variant of Ayanna

Ayden

Variant of Aidan

Aydin

Turkish word meaning light, clarity, shining, bright, enlightened, educated, intelligent

Ayita

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aylen

Variant of Ayelen

Aylin

Elaborated form of Turkish, Azerbaijani or Kazakh ay, "moon"

Aymee

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aysel

Means "pure moon", from Turkic ay "moon" and silig "clean, pure, beautiful"

Aysha

Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة or Urdu عائشہ, or Kazakh Айша

Ayumu

From Japanese 歩 (ayu) "walk, step" and 夢 (mu) "dream, vision"

Azera

The name Hyundai used for the Grandeur in markets such as North America and the Middle East

Azlan

Recorded as a masculine given name in Malay