Dog Names Meaning Affection

418 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all meaning categories.

Papi

A term of endearment in Spanish, from papa, meaning 'daddy'.

Papik

Papina

Pappy

English informal word for father

Papu

Paquito

Diminutive of Francisco, from Paco plus the Spanish suffix -ito

Parri

A surname and a given name

Pattu

Pattu is the Tamil and Telugu word for silk

Patzo

Peddi

Peiko

Peko

An Estonian and Finnish god of crops, especially barley and brewing

Pepito

Spanish diminutive of josé, from pepe + -ito

Petie

A diminutive of Peter, recorded as a rare English given name

Piggy

A term of endearment often used for a small pig or a pet

Pikoo

The name of a six-year-old child in the 1980 Indian Bengali-language short film Pikoo

Pinki

Recorded as a feminine given name in Indian

Pinkie

An English given name or hypocorism, from a diminutive term for the colour pink

Pinku

Japanese feminine given name; also the Japanese transliteration of English 'pink'.

Piri

Hungarian diminutive of Piroska; also a Finnish vernacular form of Old Norse Birgir.

Pitko

A diminutive or affectionate form, often used in Slavic languages

Pnut

Poldy

Ponni

Ponni is a name of Tamil origin.

Pookie

Poppet

Possie

A diminutive of the English word position, formed with the suffix -ie

Puchi

Pucho

Pud

A nickname, and a shortening of pudding or pudendum

Punuk

A term of endearment used in Inuit culture

Puppa

A variant spelling of Pupa, the Yiddish name of the town of Pápa

Puppe

PüPpi

PüTzi

Queni

Raggy

Ranno

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in Estonian

Saddy

No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in English

Sannie

Saskin

Schatzi

German diminutive of Schatz, "treasure"

Schmusi

Schnuckel

Schnuckie

Schnuffie

Schorschi

Seska

Setty

A surname

Shotzie

Sillo

Smooches

Smouchie

Snoogi

Snookie

A nickname of Nicole Polizzi

Snucky

Snuffy

Recorded as a masculine given name in popular culture

Snuggle

Snuggle Muffin

Snuggle Puff

Snugglebug

Snuggles

Sonny

Derived from the word 'son', often used as a term of endearment.

Suni

From Old Norse sunr, "son"; used in Danish and Swedish

Sweet

English word for the basic taste perceived when eating foods rich in sugar

Tammy

Short form of Tamara and other names beginning with Tam

Teedo

An archaic Estonian masculine given name

Titch

A nickname, recorded for several people and used in a television series and comic strip

Tomi

Finnish, Hungarian and Welsh diminutive of Thomas.

Toodle Lou

Tootie

Recorded as an English feminine given name

Tootsie

Recorded as a feminine given name in English

Tuffy

A nickname and a surname

Tushka

A term of endearment in Russian, often used for something small and dear.

Ubie

Unni

Norwegian short form of names containing Old Norse unna, "to love"

Vai

A term of endearment meaning 'go' or 'to come' in various languages

Wacho

A term of endearment in several Spanish-speaking cultures, often used informally