Dog Names Meaning Beloved
167 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all meaning categories.
Kayla
Combination of the phonetic elements kay and la
Kayle
A Yiddish feminine name meaning "merry", and a masculine variant of Kale
Kealoha
Hawaiian, "the loved one", from ke, a definite article, and aloha "love"
Keyla
Recorded as a feminine given name in Latin American Spanish
Kivo
KáRa
Old Norse Kára, a valkyrie, meaning "the wild, stormy one" or "the curly one".
Laska
English name for a draughts variant, also called Lasca or Laskers
Lovelace
Recorded as a given name in the American South, rare, masculine
Mabel
English female name from Latin amabilis, "lovable, dear".
Mabeline
Derived from the name Mabel, which means 'lovable' or 'amiable'.
Maelyn
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Mahi
A term of endearment in various cultures, often used for someone beloved.
Manda
Diminutive of Magdalena
Mandi
A diminutive of Amanda
Mandie
Feminine given name recorded in English (user-submitted entry)
Marei
Recorded as a feminine given name in Upper German
Mariah
Variant of Maria, a name of Hebrew origin
Marika
A diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari
Marva
Feminine form of Marvin; also a Dutch abbreviation of Marine Vrouwen Afdeling
Mary
English form of Maria, from Hebrew Miryam; the meaning is uncertain, possibly from Egyptian mry, "beloved".
Maryam
Arabic form of Miryam (Mary), used in the Quran and in several other languages.
Maura
Feminine form of Maurus; anglicized form of Máire
Maybel
A nonstandard spelling of Mabel, a female given name from Latin
Maybell
Variant of Mabel
Maybellene
A variant of the name Mabel, meaning lovable
Mayra
Hispanic variant of Myra
Milanka
Feminine form of the Slavic male name Milan, from the element mil, kind or loving
Milaya
No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in African American usage
Milos
Serbo-Croatian name, from Slavic; also the Greek island Milos.
Miri
A name often used in various cultures, meaning 'beloved' or 'sea' depending on the origin.
Moli
Recorded as a feminine given name in Welsh
Mollie
Variant of Molly
Mungo
A name derived from the Irish saint, meaning 'the beloved one'
Mushka
A term of endearment in Russian, often used to refer to someone dear or beloved
Mylah
Variant of Myla
Naddi
Nako
Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Georgian and as a feminine given name in Japanese
Nala
Sanskrit for "stem"; a king of the Nishadha people in the Mahabharata
Naschka
Olee
Omara
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Phila
Feminine form of Philo, from Greek philos, loving or dear
Pritam
Means "most beloved, dearest" in Sanskrit, a superlative of प्रीत (prīta)
Priya
Means "beloved" in Sanskrit
Puka
A term of endearment in Hawaiian, commonly used to refer to a puppy or a beloved pet.
Pyaara
Raika
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Rasmus
Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Erasmus
Rinty
A nickname for the German Shepherd film star Rin Tin Tin
Sajan
Recorded as a given name in Indian (feminine) and Hindi (masculine)
Sare
A term of endearment meaning 'beloved' or 'darling'
Sassa
Swedish diminutive of Astrid, Alexandra or Sara.
Scherie
Sher
From the English word meaning 'a lovely, sweet, or darling person'
Sherrie
Variant of Sherry; possibly from French chérie, meaning darling
Sweetie
English term of endearment; recorded as a rare feminine given name in American English
Taya
A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Та́я (Tája)
Thandie
A given name recorded in Southern Africa
Thandiwe
Means "loving one" in Xhosa, Zulu and Ndebele, from thanda "to love"
Wheyla
Xangu
Yadira
Meaning unknown; a possible derivation from an Arabic name
Yareli
Elaboration of Yara, with the variant Yarelis
Yobo
A term of endearment in Korean, meaning 'beloved' or 'dear'
Yora
Hebrew form of Jorah