Dog Names Meaning Ruler

Aaric

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Alaric

From the Gothic name *Alareiks, "ruler of all"

Aldis

User-submitted: latvian masculine given name; rare Swedish feminine given name

Alfy

A diminutive formed with the suffix -y, from a Germanic name

Amari

Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Arabic Ammar

Amir

Means "commander, prince" in Arabic; also means "treetop" in Hebrew

Aric

Variant of Eric

Arkos

Derived from Greek, meaning 'leader' or 'ruler'.

Arnaldo

Italian and Portuguese form of Arnold.

Arnou

A diminutive form of the name Arnold, meaning eagle ruler.

Aubrey

From Auberi, an Old French form of Alberich, brought to England by the Normans

Aubry

French surname and given name

Avery

From an English surname derived from the Norman French form of Alberich or Alfred

Bano

The title of a leader or chief in some African cultures.

Bolko

Polish diminutive of Bolesław, formed with the suffix -ko

Bosse

Swedish diminutive of Bo 1.

Caesar

Latin Caesar, from which Kaiser and tsar also derive

Caeser

A title used by Roman emperors.

Cedrick

A masculine given name in English, also written Cédrick

Denahi

No documented meaning; recorded as a masculine given name in popular culture

Derek

English short form of Diederik, from the Germanic Theodoric, meaning "people-ruler"

Derrek

A variation of Derek, meaning 'the people's ruler' or 'gifted leader'.

Derrik

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Derryl

Variant of Darrell, used in African American and Spanish (Caribbean) naming

Diara

Cebuano diárà, perhaps an alteration of dira, a form of dinha

Djerry

Donal

Anglicised form of Domhnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos, "world-ruler"

Donaldo

A variant of the name Donald, meaning 'ruler of the world'

Donn

From Irish donn, meaning 'noble' or 'prince'; also 'the dark one' in Irish mythology.

Donnie

Diminutive of Donald, meaning 'ruler of the world'

Donny

A diminutive form of Donald, meaning 'world ruler'.

Dux

Latin for "leader" or "general"; later also duke and its variant forms.

Eero

Finnish and Estonian form of Eric

Emperor

From Latin imperator via Old French empereor; the male ruler of an empire

Enrico

Italian form of Heinrich, from Germanic heim 'home' + rihhi 'ruler'

Enrique

Spanish form of Heinrich, from Old High German Haimirich: home + ruler

Enzo

Italian given name, an old form of Heinz or a short form of names ending in -enzo

Eric

From the Old Norse Eiríkr, "ever ruler" or "sole ruler"

Erica

Feminine form of Eric; also coincides with the Latin word for heather

Erik

Scandinavian form of Eric, from Old Norse Eiríkr, usually taken to mean "sole ruler" or "eternal ruler".

Erika

From the Old Norse Eiríkr — 'ei', ever, and 'ríkr', ruler; 'ever ruler'.

Etta

Short form of Henrietta and other names ending in etta

Gerri

Diminutive of Geraldine, used in French and Brazilian Portuguese

Gerry

A diminutive form of Gerald, meaning 'spear ruler'.

Hakan

Means "emperor, ruler" in Turkish

Haldor

From the Old Norse Hallþórr, "Thor's rock", from hallr "rock" and the god Thor

Hank

Short form of Hankin, a medieval diminutive of John; also a diminutive of Henry

Harold

From the Old English Hereweald, "army" and "powerful, mighty"

Harri

Harriet

English form of Henriette, a feminine form of Harry

Hassie

Diminutive of Harriet or Hazel, formed with the suffix -y

Hatti

Derived from the name 'Hattie', which is a diminutive of Harriet, meaning 'ruler of the home'.

Hattie

Diminutive of Harriet

Hatty

Diminutive of Harriet, traditionally an English feminine nickname

Hefe

German word for yeast; also a given name borne by singer Aaron Abeyta.

Heiko

Low German and Frisian diminutive of Henrik

Heinzi

Hendrix

From a Dutch surname derived from the given name Hendrik

Henky

Henni

A form of the name Henrietta, meaning 'home ruler'

Hennie

Dutch diminutive and feminine form of Hendrik

Henny

Diminutive of Henriette, Hendrika and other names containing "hen"

Henrey

Henri

French form of Henry, from Heinrich

Henry

From the Germanic Heimirich, "home ruler", from heim "home" and rih "ruler"

Henzo

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Hettie

Diminutive of Henrietta or Hester

Hetty

English feminine given name, often a diminutive of Henrietta

Heyko

Howie

Diminutive of howard, or of a middle english diminutive of hugh

Iarla

Irish for prince or leader

Ineke

Dutch diminutive of names ending in -ine or -ina, such as Martine and Christine.

Iraya

A name of Sanskrit origin meaning 'mistress' or 'leader'.

Jared

Descending, or he who rules, derived from Hebrew.

Jefe

Kaizer

Kaizer is a variant spelling of kaiser, the German title for an emperor

Kalif

Recorded as a given name in modern English, where it is rare and masculine

Kasier

A variant of the name 'Caesar', associated with leadership and authority.

Kendrick

From Old English Cyneric "royal power" or Cenric "bold power", or Welsh Cynwrig "chief hero"

Khan

A title of respect and authority in Central Asia and Middle East, historically used for leaders and rulers.

Khyros

Kim

An English short form of Kimball or Kimberley, a Scandinavian short form of Joachim, and a Korean surname

King

English vocabulary word king, from Old English cyning

Kyron

Variant of Kieran, or a combination of the phonetic elements ky and ron.

Majo

Mckenzie

Variant of Mackenzie, a spelling of the surname MacKenzie

Melvin

Scots surname, a variant of Melville, from Malleville, Old French for "bad town".

Merrick

From a Welsh surname derived from the given name Meurig

Osric

Derived from Old English os "god" and ric "ruler, king"

Ozma

A name of a powerful sorceress and ruler in the Land of Oz

Pharoah

Title for an ancient Egyptian ruler

Prince

From the English word prince, a royal title, from Latin princeps.

Radimir

Slavic name, recorded as a Bulgarian masculine given name in a user-submitted entry

Rajo

User-submitted entry: recorded as a given name in Malagasy

Reagan

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Riagáin, descendant of Riagán

Remo

Derived from the Latin word for 'ruler' or 'oar'

Rennie

A form of the name 'Ronald' with a meaning of 'ruler' or 'decision maker'

Riecko

Rigby

A place name derived from Old Norse, meaning 'ruler's estate'

Rike

German short form of Friederike, Henrike and other names ending in rike