Dog Names Meaning Ruler

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

Riko

A variation of the name 'Rika', which means 'child of the ruler' in Japanese.

Ritchie

Variant of Richie, from Richard

Roald

Modern form of the Old Norse name Hróaldr, from elements meaning "praise, fame" and "ruler"

Ron

Short form of Ronald; also a Hebrew word meaning "song, joy"

Ronaldo

Derived from the Old Norse name Rǫgnvaldr, meaning 'ruler's advisor'.

Ronni

A feminine given name recorded in english

Ronnie

Diminutive of Ronald, meaning 'ruler's counselor'

Ronny

A diminutive of Ronald, a less common spelling of Ronnie

Rowena

Uncertain; possibly Old English hro "fame" + wynn "joy"

Ryker

A given name and surname of Dutch origin, a cognate of Richard

Saar

Dutch short form of Sarah; also a Hebrew word meaning "storm".

Shaka

The name 'Shaka' is derived from the legendary leader and founder of the Zulu Empire in South Africa, recognized for his military prowess and governance.

Sheik

Arabic honorific title, literally "elder", for the ruler of a tribe

Sultan

Means "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic

Thierry

French form of the germanic name Theodoric

Tierney

Anglicised form of the Irish name Ó Tiarnaigh, from tiarna, 'lord' or 'master'

Topper

A term for someone who is always on top or in control.

Torin

A given name of unknown meaning, suggested to be Irish but without a found derivation

Tyee

A term from Chinook Jargon meaning a leader, chief, or noble

Tyson

From an english surname, from old french tison, "firebrand"

Tzar

A Slavic title derived from the Latin word caesar, intended to mean "emperor".

Ulric

Middle English form of Old English Wulfric; in modern use usually a variant of Ulrich.

Ulrik

Scandinavian form of Ulrich, from Old High German uodal 'heritage, homestead' + rihhi 'ruler'

Walda

No meaning is documented in the sources checked

Waldi

A German given name, recorded for both men and women

Waldy

Recorded as a rare given name in German, used for both boys and girls

Wally

A diminutive of Walter or Wallace.

Walt

Short form of Walter

Waltie

Weylin

Recorded as a masculine given name in modern American usage

Woltan

Wolter

Dutch variant form of Walter

Wrynn

A name of uncertain origin, possibly linked to the Welsh meaning 'ruler' or 'king'.

Zeys

Zoser

The name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh.

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