Dog Names Meaning Ruler
136 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all meaning categories.
Aaric
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Alaric
From the Gothic name *Alareiks, "ruler of all"
Aldis
A masculine given name and a surname
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
A 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
A diminutive form of the name Bolesław, meaning 'glorious ruler'
Bosse
Swedish diminutive of Bo 1.
Caesar
A title used by Roman emperors, deriving from Julius Caesar.
Caeser
A title used by Roman emperors.
Cedrick
A given name, also spelled 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
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
A diminutive form of the name Geraldine, meaning 'spear ruler'.
Gerry
A diminutive form of Gerald, meaning 'spear ruler'.
Hakan
Means "emperor, ruler" in Turkish
Haldor
From the Old Norse name 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
A diminutive form of the name Harriet, meaning 'home ruler' or 'ruler of the household'.
Hatti
Derived from the name 'Hattie', which is a diminutive of Harriet, meaning 'ruler of the home'.
Hattie
Diminutive of Harriet
Hatty
A diminutive form of Harriet, meaning 'home ruler'
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
A diminutive form of Henrietta, meaning 'ruler of the estate'
Henny
Diminutive of Henriette, Hendrika and other names containing "hen"
Henrey
A surname; no documented meaning in the sources checked
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
Female first name, often a diminutive of Henrietta; also spelled Hetti
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
Spanish for 'boss' or 'chief'
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
Derived from Spanish and Italian, meaning 'chief' or 'major'.
Mckenzie
Variant spelling of Mackenzie
Melvin
Scottish and English: from the Gaelic Ó Maoil Mhín, 'gentle chieftain', or the Old English Mælwine, 'friend of the council'.
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
A Slavic name, used in Russian, Polish and Czech
Rajo
Recorded as a given name in Malagasy, used for both men and women
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