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