Dog Names Meaning Tree

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

Acacia

A type of tree or shrub known for its beautiful flowers and often used in ornamental landscaping.

Adaire

Recorded as a rare english given name for girls

Aiola

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Albanian

Alani

A Hawaiian name meaning 'orange tree' or 'peaceful'

Anona

Meaning unknown; possibly inspired by Vivian Grey's 1903 song of this name

Aoki

Japanese surname, literally "green/blue tree"

Arbo

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Arlo

Meaning uncertain; perhaps from the Irish place name Aherlow, "between two highlands"

Arvid

From Old Norse Arnviðr, ǫrn "eagle" and viðr "tree"

Ash

Short form of Ashley, or the English word for the ash tree or fire residue

Ashby

From Old English æsċ, ash tree, and Old Norse býr, farm or town

Ashlee

Variant of Ashley, from Old English æsċ (ash) and lēah (clearing, meadow).

Ashley

From Old English words meaning "ash tree clearing" or "ash tree meadow"

Ashton

From an English surname and place name meaning "ash tree town" in Old English

Baum

German surname meaning "tree"

Berkeley

An English given name, recorded for both men and women

Berko

Means "first born" in Akan

Bethany

From a biblical town; probably Aramaic or Hebrew, possibly "house of figs"

Birch

The common name of the tree genus Betula

Birk

Short form of Burkhard, a Germanic given name

Birke

A given name and surname

Burl

A knotty growth on a tree trunk or branch

Casia

A type of spice or tree used for its aromatic bark.

Cassia

A type of tree known for its aromatic bark

Cassya

Cedra

Esperanto word meaning "of cedar", from cedro (cedar) + -a

Cedro

Cedro is the word for the cedar tree in some Romance languages

Cherry

From the English word for the fruit, from Latin cerasium and Greek kerasion

Daliah

Daliah is recorded as a given name in modern Spanish and in Hebrew.

Darcy

From an English surname derived from Norman French d'Arcy, denoting one who came from the town of Arcy in La Manche, France

Darragh

Anglicized form of Dáire or Darach; from Old Irish daire, meaning "oak"

Darrow

Derived from the Old English word meaning 'the oak tree' or 'oak grove'.

Derry

Diminutive of Dermot

Egan

A form of the Irish name 'Eoghan', which means 'born of the yew tree'.

Ela

A Hebrew feminine name, the Hebrew form of Elah; also a Turkish word meaning "hazel (colour)".

Elon

Means "oak tree" in Hebrew

Elowen

Means "elm tree" in Cornish

Eoghan

Possibly "born from the yew tree", from Old Irish e "yew" and the suffix gan "born"

Gideon

From the Hebrew name Giḏʿon, meaning "feller, hewer"

Hazel

A tree known for its nuts; also refers to a light brown color.

Hessel

Recorded as a masculine given name in Dutch

Hezel

Hickory

English word for trees of the genus Carya, or their wood

Holly

From the English word for the holly tree, ultimately from Old English holen

Horton

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ilan

Hebrew for 'oak tree'

Ilana

A Hebrew name meaning 'oak tree'

Ilanna

A name of Hebrew origin meaning 'oak tree'.

Illan

A name of Hebrew origin meaning 'oak tree'.

Ivo

Germanic name from the element iwa, meaning "yew"

Jelka

Diminutive of Jelena; also the Slovene word for 'fir tree'

Jicaro

Spanish jícaro, a name for the tree Crescentia alata

Juniper

Kaede

Kalin

Masculine form of Kalina, used in Romanian

Ki

Japanese for 'tree' or 'energy'

Kila

Recorded as a given name in Papuan and Hawaiian

Kiri

Means "skin of a tree or fruit" in Māori

Lennon

From an Irish surname, from the byname Leannán meaning "lover"

Lenox

A variant of the surname Lennox

Loralie

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in English

Loretta

Perhaps a variant of Lauretta or Loreto, or a diminutive of names beginning with Lor

Mable

Variant of Mabel

Madrona

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Catalan

Maple

From the English word for the tree, from Old English mapul

Matsu

Japanese for pine tree

Melia

Means "ash tree" in Greek, from μέλι (meli) meaning "honey".

Moku

Momiji

Japanese momiji, the word for the Japanese maple

Mulberry

The common name for trees of the genus Morus and their fruit

Naica

Naiqa means 'the hollow of a tree' in some interpretations.

Namu

Korean given name; also a Māori word for a mosquito.

Nash

From an English surname, from Middle English atten ash, "at the ash tree"

Oak

The English word for the tree and its wood

Oakleigh

Strictly feminine variant of Oakley

Oakley

From an English surname, from place names meaning "oak clearing" in Old English

Oaklyn

Variant of Oakley, using the popular name suffix lyn

Olea

Means 'olive tree' in Latin.

Olie

Recorded as a given name in English (rare) and Indonesian (rare)

Oliv

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Oliver

From Old French Olivier, possibly from Latin oliva, "olive tree"

Oliviana

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Romanian

Ollie

A diminutive of Oliver, which means 'olive tree' in Latin.

Olly

A diminutive of Oliver

Oren

Means "pine tree" in Hebrew

Oshea

Irish, from Ó Sé — 'descendant of Sé', from the Gaelic for hawk.

Palma

Means 'palm' in Latin, often representing peace and victory.

Perry

From a surname meaning "pear tree" in Middle English, or "son of Herry" in Welsh

Pery

Recorded as a given name in Brazilian Portuguese, where it is rare and masculine

Pine

English word for a coniferous tree of the genus Pinus

Pino

Short form of names ending in -pino

Redwood

English, a common name for the trees of the subfamily Sequoioideae

Rowan

Anglicized form of the Irish name Ruadhn, also an English name from the surname Rowan

Sago

Shanlee

Shelbie

A variation of Shelby, meaning 'willow' or 'from the ledge estate'

Sugi

Japanese name for the tree Cryptomeria japonica

Tamera

Variant of Tamara, a name used in many languages including Hebrew and Italian

Tamryn

A variant of the name Tamar, meaning date palm or palm tree.

Tanis

Greek form of Tanith; also the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian site ḏꜥn.t.