Dog Names Meaning Happiness

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

Ahanu

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ahyoka

Allegra

Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian

Anand

Modern form of Ananda

Asmo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Finnish

Bashira

Recorded as a feminine given name in Arabic

Besca

Canty

Anglicised Irish surname, from Ó an Cháintighe, 'descendant of the satirist'

Dakarai

Means "rejoice" in Shona

Felicity

From the English word felicity, "happiness", ultimately from Latin felicitas, "good luck"

Felix

From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin

Feliz

Spanish for "happy"; recorded as a rare masculine given name in Spanish.

Festus

Roman cognomen, possibly from Latin for "festival, holiday"

Gilla

Recorded as a given name in German, Medieval Scandinavian and Sardinian

Hally

Recorded as a given name in English, for either gender

Haniya

Alternate transcription of the Arabic name هنيّة (Haniyya)

Hayo

Heureux

French word meaning happy or fortunate, from heur (luck) + -eux

Huppy

Ikoro

Ilza

Karee

Karee is a common name for the tree Searsia lancea, also called karree.

Kichi

Japanese for 'happy' or 'joyful'

Luana

An English coinage, a fanciful spelling of Louanna, from Lou and Anna

Lula

Diminutive of Louise, Luiz, and names beginning with Lu.

Maerry

Makena

Means "happy one" in Kikuyu

Meray

Recorded as a masculine given name in Turkish

MäRry

Nandy

Nyree

Anglicized form of ngaire

Rado

Recorded as a Slovene masculine given name

Rhana

Riri

Sachi

Shachi is another name for Indrani, the queen of the devas in Hinduism.

Sade

Recorded as a given name in Yoruba, English and Finnish

Safa

Persian and turkish form of safaa or safaa', and an alternate arabic transcription of either

Saina

Recorded as a feminine given name in Indian languages

Salla

Variant of Salli, inspired by the municipality of Salla in Lapland, Finland

Sanni

Finnish diminutive of Susanna, also of Aleksandra.

Smile

Smiles

Smiley

English word for a smiling-face ideogram; recorded as a rare given name in English

Tanu

Means "slender" in Sanskrit

Waggy

Recorded as a masculine given name in the obscure category

Wanjo

Welli

Wonni

Yakira

Means "precious" in Hebrew

Yello

Yuuki

Alternate transcription of the japanese names yūki (優希, 悠希, 優輝, 悠生)

Zelig

Means "blessed, happy" in Yiddish, a vernacular form of Asher