6 Letter Dog Names

2,759 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all letter count categories.

Rookie

A beginner or newcomer; in sports, an athlete in their first season

Rooney

Anglicised from Irish Ó Ruanaidh, 'descendant of a person named Champion'

Roongo

Roscoe

Meaning of 'deer forest' in Old Norse

Rosita

Spanish diminutive of rosa

RoséE

Rourke

Anglicised form of the Irish surname Ó Ruairc

Rowena

Uncertain; possibly Old English hro "fame" + wynn "joy"

Roxana

From Old Iranian *rauxšnā, "bright, shining"

Roxiss

Royale

French feminine form of royal

Ruairi

Anglicised as Rory; from ruadh ("red") and rígh ("king"), meaning "red king"

Rubble

Rubina

A given name

Rubley

An English surname

Rudolf

From the Germanic Hrodulf, from hruod "fame" and wolf "wolf"

Rufaro

Means "happiness" in Shona

Rufina

Feminine form of Rufinus

Rumley

Runner

Rupert

German variant of Robert, from Old German Hrodperht

Rusher

Rushie

No documented meaning; recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese

Ruslan

The name Ruslan is of Turkic origin meaning 'lion'.

Russet

English word for a reddish-brown color, a coarse homespun fabric, or an apple variety

Ruthie

Diminutive of Ruth

Ryzhik

RüFfel

A German word for a reprimand or telling-off

Sabina

A feminine variant of Sabinus, which means 'from the Sabine tribe' or 'Sabine woman'.

Sabine

French, German, Dutch and Danish form of Sabina, from the Latin saint's name.

Safari

From Swahili safari, 'journey', originally from Arabic safar, 'to journey'

Saffie

Recorded as a feminine given name in British English

Safira

Portuguese form of Sapphira; it coincides with the Portuguese word for "sapphire".

Safiro

Sahale

Sahara

The Sahara, a desert spanning North Africa

Sahran

Persian سهران, the name of villages in Iran

Sailor

Variant spelling of Saylor, the less common form.

Sakari

Finnish form of Zacharias, cognate to English Zachary

Sakina

Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic

Sakura

From Japanese 桜 (sakura), meaning "cherry blossom"

Salama

Means "safety" in Arabic, from the root سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe"

Salina

Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Selina

Saloma

A Hebrew name meaning 'peaceful'.

Samara

Possibly from the Russian or Iraqi city, or from the word for winged tree seeds

Samika

Samito

A diminutive form of the name Samuel, meaning 'heard by God'.

Sammie

A diminutive form of Samuel or Samantha, meaning 'God has heard'.

Sampson

Greek form of Shimshon, and an english surname from a medieval form of Samson

Samson

From the Hebrew name Shimshon, derived from shemesh, meaning "sun"

Samuel

From Hebrew Shemuʾel, "name of God" or "God has heard"

Sander

Sandie

A diminutive of Alexandra, meaning 'defender of mankind'.

Sandor

A surname; the sources checked record no meaning for it

Sandra

Short form of Alessandra or Alexandra, and less often of Cassandra

Sandro

Short form of Alessandro (Italian) or Aleksandre (Georgian)

Sannie

Sanora

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare feminine given name in American usage

Santos

Spanish for "saints"; used in reference to All Saints' Day

Santra

A surname recorded in India

Saoirse

Irish word for "freedom", from saoirse; used as a given name since the 20th century.

Saphir

Sapphire in several languages, including French and German

Sarabi

A name of Swahili origin meaning 'mirage' or 'illusion'.

Sariah

Hebrew, meaning 'princess' or 'God is ruler'.

Sarina

Diminutive of Sara, or sometimes a variant of Serena

Sarita

Spanish diminutive of Sara; also a Sanskrit word meaning "flowing".

Sarris

A surname, documented on people of Greek and other backgrounds.

Saskia

A Dutch name that means 'protector' or 'defender'.

Saskin

Savana

Recorded as a feminine given name in modern English and Bessarabian German

Savash

Sawyer

From an English surname meaning "sawer of wood"

Sayena

Scally

An Irish surname, also spelled Skelly or Skally

Scampy

Schari

Schatz

German word for treasure, from Old High German skaz; also a term of endearment

Scherie

Schico

Schika

Schiky

Schimmy

Schmusi

Scooby

Derived from the word 'scuba', suggesting adventure or exploration

Scoopy

Scottie

Diminutive of Scott, also used as a feminine form

Scotty

A diminutive of Scott

Scouti

Scouty

Scruffy

Scully

Derived from the Irish surname 'O'Scuilidhe', meaning 'descendant of Scuilidh'.

Seamus

Anglicized form of séamus, the irish form of james

Sedona

A city in Arizona known for its red rock formations

Seeley

An English given name, recorded as rare, and a variant of the Anglo-Norman surname Sealy

Selena

Latinized form of Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon

Selene

Means "moon" in Greek

Selima

Alternate transcription of the Arabic name Salima

Selina

Variant of Celina or Selena, used as a feminine given name

Seline

Recorded as a feminine given name in Dutch

Sendie