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