Dog Names Meaning Guardian

Aros

Askari

Swahili word for 'guard' or 'watchman'

Eddard

A given name recorded in literature; no meaning is documented in the sources checked

Edward

From Old English ead "wealth, fortune" and weard "guard"

Gaban

Gardi

Gardy

Recorded as a given name in German, where it is feminine

Gori

Recorded as a masculine given name in Catalan

Halvor

From Old Norse hallr ("flat stone") and vorðr ("guardian")

Harkos

Hauke

Frisian short form of Old German names containing hugu, "mind, thought, spirit"

Heidy

No documented meaning; recorded as an English feminine given name

Heimdal

Guardian of the gods in Norse mythology

Heimdall

Guardian of the gods in Norse mythology

Inska

Iya

Meaning unknown; borne by Saint Ia of Persia, a 4th-century martyr

Kishi

A common name in Japanese.

Lugia

Medora

Created by Lord Byron for a character in his poem The Corsair (1814)

Ned

Short form of Edward, meaning 'wealthy guardian'

Neddy

A diminutive form of Edward or Edmund, meaning 'wealthy guardian'

Odan

A rural locality in Kosinsky District, Perm Krai, Russia

Parker

From an English occupational surname meaning "keeper of the park"

Protector

Raelyn

A variant of the name Raelan, often associated with the meaning 'wise guardian'.

Salka

Possibly a diminutive of Sara

Samara

Possibly from the Russian or Iraqi city, or from the word for winged tree seeds

Sigrid

From Old Norse Sigríðr, sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved"

Stuart

From a Scottish occupational surname for a steward, from Old English stig "house" and weard "guard"

Tarver

Derived from Old French, meaning 'to keep safe' or 'to guard'

Veli

Guardian or protector in Turkish

Warinka

Wasko

A Polish surname, from Polish Waśko

Wera

Wero

Māori word for a traditional challenge performed to ensure visitors come in peace

Xotan