8 Letter Dog Names

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

Patricia

Feminine form of the Latin Patricius, from patrician, 'noble'

Patrisha

Feminine given name recorded in American English, where it is rare (user-submitted)

Pawcasso

Pawsitron

Pawtrick

Penelope

From greek πηνέλοψ (penelops), a duck; or from πήνη (pene) "threads" and ὄψ (ops) "face"

PequeñO

Spanish word for small

Percival

From Old French Perceval, a knight's name in a 12th-century romance

Perdita

Derived from the Latin perditus, meaning "lost"

Philbert

A name of Germanic origin meaning 'very bright' or 'brilliant.'

Picolino

Pollyanna

Combination of Polly and Anna; also a byword for an unfailingly optimistic person

Polpetta

Poppy Blu

Poptart

Poseidon

Possibly from Greek posis, "husband, lord", and da, "earth"

Preciosa

Spanish and Portuguese word meaning precious or beautiful

Precioso

Galician, from Old Galician-Portuguese precioso, borrowed from Latin pretiōsus

Precious

English word meaning "of great worth", from Latin pretiosus

Primrose

From the English word for the flower, from Latin prima rosa, "first rose"

Princesa

Spanish and Portuguese word for "princess"

Princess

Feminine equivalent of Prince; a title for a female member of a monarch's family

Priscilla

Ancient Roman family name, possibly derived from 'price' or 'valued'

Protector

Pugcasso

Pugzilla

Punk Or Punky

Pupsicle

Pushinka

Quillina

Quillson

Quincira

Quintessa

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Rafferty

From an Irish surname, from the given name Rabhartach, meaning "flood tide"

Renegade

A person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles

Rhiannon

Probably from Celtic *Rīgantonā, "great queen"

Riccardo

Italian form of Richard, meaning 'brave ruler'.

Rosalina

Latinate form of Rosaline

Rosalind

From the Old German elements hros "horse" and lind "soft, flexible, tender"

Rosaline

Medieval variant of Rosalind; also an elaborate form of Rosalie

Rosalita

Rosamund

From the Old German elements hros "horse" and munt "protection"

Roselani

Hawaiian, an older spelling of Lokelani, meaning "rose"

Roseline

French form of Rosalind.

Rosie Lee

Sadie Mae

Sapphira

From the greek sappheiros, meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli"

Savannah

From the English word for a large grassy plain, from Taíno sabana

Scalawag

A pejorative term for white Southerners who supported Reconstruction

Scampers

Scarlett

From an English surname for a person who sold or made scarlet cloth

Scarlette

Variant of Scarlett.

Schnitzel

German word for a thin slice of meat, usually breaded and fried

Schnuckel

Schnuckie

Schnuffie

Schorschi

Scoobydoo

A fictional Great Dane dog known for his clumsiness and love for snacks

Serafina

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Seraphina, from seraph, a high-ranking angel.

Serenella

An Italian feminine given name

Shambala

Sanskrit Śambhala, a spiritual kingdom in Tibetan Buddhist tradition

Sirracha

Skarlett

Recorded as a feminine given name in modern American English

Skittles

Smooches

Smouchie

Snarlito

Snickers

A brand name for a chocolate bar made by the American company Mars Inc.

Sniffles

Snorelax

A combination of 'snore' and 'relax', evoking a sense of tranquility and sleepiness

Snowbear

Snowdrop

The common name for Galanthus, a genus of flowering plants

Snowy Sam

Snuffles

Snuggles

Sparkles

English (American) given name, recorded as a rare feminine name

Spartaco

Italian masculine given name, the italian form of spartacus

Speckles

Speranza

Italian word for hope; Italian cognate of Esperanza

Spinelli

A family name of Italian origin, often meaning 'little spine'

Spitfire

A type of fast aircraft designed for interception

Starbuck

A character from the novel 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville; also means a place where coffee is served

Stardust

English word for cosmic dust, particles in space

Starfire

A compound of the English words star and fire

Starling

A small to medium-sized passerine bird, known for its iridescent feathers and ability to mimic sounds

Stellina

Italian diminutive of stella, "star"

Stirling

From a surname that was a variant of Sterling; also the name of a city in Scotland

Strummer

English surname and given name; from English strummer, one who strums a stringed instrument

Sullivan

From the Irish surname Ó Súilleabháin, from súil "eye" and dubh "dark, black"

Sundance

A combination of 'sun' and 'dance'.

Sunshine

From the English word, ultimately from Old English sunne "sun" and scinan "shine"

Superfly

Sweetpea

Taliesin

From Welsh tal "brow, head" and iesin "shining, radiant"; "shining brow"

Tallulah

Name of waterfalls in Georgia; popularly claimed to mean "leaping waters" in Choctaw, possibly "town" in Creek