Dog Names Meaning Spirit

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

Abalina

Recorded as a feminine given name in the Obscure category

Aether

Latinized form of greek Αἰθήρ (Aither), "ether, heaven", from αἴθω (aitho), "to burn, to ignite"

Aja

A name of African origin meaning 'a spirit' or 'the one who is wise'.

Allana

Variant of Alana

Angeni

Catori

Chambo

Chila

Recorded as a given name in Jewish (Archaic) and Spanish

Daiga

Latvian feminine given name of unknown meaning

Djinni

Djinnie

Genie

A diminutive of Eugenia, used in many European languages.

Hugh

From the Germanic element hugu, meaning "mind, thought, spirit"

Inaja

Recorded as a feminine given name in Bosnian

Jengu

A water spirit in the traditional beliefs of the Sawabantu groups of Cameroon

Jinn

A supernatural spirit in Arabic mythology, often depicted as being able to grant wishes

Jinna

Kachina

Hopi katsina, a spirit being in the religious beliefs of the Pueblo peoples

Kangee

An alternate name for Kongu Tamil, a Tamil dialect

Kimo

Hawaiian form of James

Kodlak

Kokoro

From Japanese 心 (kokoro), meaning "heart, mind, soul"

Leola

Feminine form of Leo

Mana

A given name recorded in Fijian, Thai, Breton, Japanese and Norse Mythology

Manitu

A general term for spirit beings among many Algonquian Native American groups

Naia

Basque word meaning "wave, sea foam"

Nassie

Nixa

A name derived from the word 'nixie', which refers to a water spirit in German folklore.

Oeli

Onari

Spirits of the rice fields in Japanese mythology

Onita

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare feminine given name in American usage

Phantom

A ghost or spirit; from Greek phantasma.

Pooka

A creature of Celtic, English and Channel Islands folklore; from Irish for spirit or ghost.

Pucky

Spook

Spooky

Sulka

Recorded as a given name in modern Finnish, used for both boys and girls

Ugo

Italian form of Hugh; also an Igbo word meaning "eagle".

Wakan

A Lakota word meaning "powerful" or "sacred"

Xana

A female character in Asturian mythology; also a given name in several languages