8 Letter Dog Names

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

Abalina

Recorded as a feminine given name in the Obscure category

Abbygail

A rare nonstandard spelling of Abigail

Adalwolf

Old German form of Adolf, from athal "noble" and wolf.

Adrianna

Latin, a feminine form of Adrian — 'from Hadria', an ancient town in Italy.

Afrodita

Spanish and Russian form of Aphrodite, from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη

Alastair

Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Alasdair, from Alexander

Aleandra

No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in Tuscan Italian and Brazilian Portuguese

Alistair

Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Greek Aléxandros, 'defending men'

Allister

Anglicized form of Alasdair, the Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander

Aloysius

Latinized form of Aloys, an old Occitan form of Louis

Alphonso

Variant of Alfonso

Amarillo

Amorette

German diminutive formed from Amor and the French suffix -ette

Angelica

From Latin angelicus, "angelic", from Greek angelos, "messenger"

Angelina

Latinate diminutive of Angela

Annabell

Rare variant of Annabel

Annushka

Russian diminutive of Anna

Arabella

Medieval scottish name, probably a variant of annabel

Arabello

Arcanine

A Pokémon species introduced in generation I

Arcturus

From greek arktos "bear" and ouros "guardian"; the name of a star

Arianell

A Welsh feminine given name, recorded as rare.

Aribelle

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Augustus

From Latin augustus, "exalted, venerable", from augeo, "to increase"

Balloona

Baltollo

Bambina

Italian feminine form of bambino, 'child'

Bellissa

Bermardo

Berrylee

Betty Lou

Bienchen

Big Dawg

Billie Jo

Biscotte

Biscotto

The Italian word for a biscuit or cookie; singular of biscotti

Blissful

Bluebell

English given name, from the bluebell flower

Bojangles

Boo Bear

Boudicca

Derived from Brythonic boud, meaning "victory"

Braelynn

A modern English name combining 'briar' and 'lynn'.

Brantley

An Americanized form of the German surname Brandle

Bretagne

A region in northwest France known for its beautiful coastlines and rich culture

Bridgette

Variant of Bridget

Brunella

Feminine diminutive of bruno

Bubblegum

Buckaroo

A cowboy of the Great Basin and California region, from Spanish vaquero

Callahan

From the Irish surname Ó Ceallacháin, from Ceallachán, a diminutive of the given name Ceallach

Calliope

The muse of epic poetry and eloquence in Greek mythology

Callista

From the greek kallístē, "most beautiful" (feminine)

Capitano

Italian for 'captain'

Caramello

Italian word for caramel

Caramelo

Portuguese and Spanish word for caramel, from Late Latin calamellus

Cardinal

A high-ranking official in the Roman Catholic Church or a bright red bird.

Carlotta

Italian form of Charlotte.

Carmelia

Recorded as a feminine given name in Romansh

Carmella

Latinised form of carmel

Carnella

Carolina

Latinate feminine form of Carolus, from Carolus (Charles) with the feminine suffix -ina

Casandra

Spanish and romanian form of cassandra

Casanova

Italian for a flirtatious man or womanizer

Cassandra

A prophetess in Greek mythology who was given the gift of foresight

Castella

Recorded as a feminine given name in medieval Italian

Castello

Italian for 'castle'

Cataleya

Variant of cattleya, a genus of orchids named for William Cattley

Catalina

Spanish and corsican form of katherine

Celestia

Feminine form of the Latin name Caelestius

Chandella

Chandler

From a Middle English occupational surname meaning "candle seller" or "candle maker"

Charcoal

Charissa

Elaborated form of Charis, from Greek charis, meaning grace

Charleigh

Strictly feminine variant of Charlie

Charlize

Feminine form of Charles, using the Afrikaans name suffix ize

Charlott

A short form of Charlotta and a phonetic spelling of French Charlotte

Charlotta

Swedish and other European feminine form of Charlotte, from Charles.

Charming

English word meaning pleasant and charismatic, recorded as a masculine given name

Chauncey

From a Norman surname of unknown meaning

Chestnut

Chestnut: the deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Castanea, and the edible nuts they produce

Chewbacca

A character from Star Wars known for his loyalty and strength

Chewbecca

Cheyanne

Variant of Cheyenne, probably influenced by the name Anne

Chipakee

Chiquita

Spanish diminutive of chica, meaning little girl

Chiquito

Spanish term meaning 'small' or 'little'

Chompers

Clarence

From the Latin title Clarensis, from the town of Clare in Suffolk

Clarette

A diminutive of Clara

Clarissa

Latinate form of Clarice

Clarisse

French form of clarice

Cocopuff

Coldpaw

Collette

From a medieval diminutive of Coll, a form of Nicholas

Comanche

A Native American tribe known for their horse-riding skills.

Commander

A naval officer rank and a job title for an officer commanding a unit

Commando

Conwello

CorazóN

Cornchip

Costello

An Italian surname; also recorded in Irish, Old Irish, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene and Latin