Dog Names Meaning Wise
73 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all meaning categories.
Aldrin
A name of English origin meaning 'old and wise'.
Alfie
Diminutive of Alfred, formed with the -ie suffix
Atena
Goddess of wisdom and warfare in Greek mythology
Athena
Ancient Greek goddess name of unknown meaning, likely derived from the city of Athens
Athina
Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare
Aydin
Turkish Aydın, from Ottoman Turkish aydın, "light; clarity; bright"
Budi
A name of Indonesian origin meaning 'wise' or 'intelligent'.
Chie
Japanese feminine given name, from 千 (chi) "thousand" plus 枝, 恵 or 絵 (e)
Conroy
A surname of Irish origin meaning 'wise' or 'knowledgeable'.
Dabir
A Persian title for a secretary or scribe, from Middle Persian dibīr
Edda
Italian form of Hedda; also possibly from Old Norse "great-grandmother".
Elvis
Meaning 'all wise' or 'noble' in Old English
Feeny
Surname from Irish; also a village name from Irish Na Fíneadha, "the woods"
Frigga
In Norse mythology, Frigga is the goddess of love and fertility, associated with wisdom and knowledge.
Frode
From the Old Norse name Fróði, meaning "learned, wise"
Frodo
Old English froda, "wise"; Tolkien's hobbit hero in The Lord of the Rings
Fynneus
Irta
Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Albanian and Lithuanian (user-submitted)
Jada
Elaborated form of Jade; also a Hebrew name meaning "he knows"
Jeck
Central Franconian (Ripuarian) form of Geck, "dandy", from jeck, "crazy"
Jedi
A member of the Jedi Order, known for their wisdom and ability to use the Force.
Kavi
A poetic name derived from Sanskrit meaning 'wise' or 'poet'
Konan
A Breton spelling of Conan; an Akan male name given to boys born on Wednesday
Letta
Italian surname and African given name
Metis
Means "wisdom, skill, cunning" in Greek
Minerva
Latin, possibly from mens "intellect", or of Etruscan origin; the Roman goddess of wisdom and war
Miroku
A character known for spiritual powers and wisdom
Nakoma
Recorded as a Sioux given name, used for both girls and boys
Nestor
Ancient Greek Νέστωρ, perhaps from νέομαι "to return safely" or νόστος "homecoming"
Nokomis
From Ojibwe nookomis, "my grandmother"
Odin
Norse god of wisdom, poetry, death, divination, and magic.
Odini
Odiny
Ophie
Derived from the Greek word 'Sophia', meaning wisdom.
Osamu
From japanese 修 (osamu), meaning "discipline, study", and other kanji with the same pronunciation
Owly
Title of an American children's graphic novel series by Andy Runton
Phinn
Quinn
From the Irish surname Ó Coinn, 'descendant of Conn'
Quinny
English diminutive of Quinn, formed with the suffix -y
Rainer
German form of rayner
Raylee
A given name recorded in English, in modern American use
Renaldo
A variant of the name Ronaldo, meaning 'wise ruler' or 'counselor' in Spanish and Italian.
Saffi
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Savio
Italian word meaning "wise"
Savva
Russian form of Sabas, from Aramaic sāḇā, 'wise'.
Senan
Anglicized form of Senán
Senga
A Scottish name meaning 'the old one' or 'the wise one'
Senny
Shasa
Recorded as a feminine given name in Indonesian, in a user-submitted entry
Skenna
Sobie
A variant of the name 'Sophie', meaning wisdom.
Soffi
A diminutive form of Sofia, meaning wisdom
Soffie
Recorded as a Limburgish feminine given name
Sofi
Armenian form of Sophie, and Swedish and Spanish short form of Sofia.
Sofia
Form of Sophia used in various languages
Sofie
Form of Sophie in several languages
Sofiya
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Sophia.
Sofus
Danish masculine name, from the Latin cognomen Sophus, from Ancient Greek "wisdom"
SofíA
Form of Sophia used in various languages
Sonia
Variant of Sonya, a diminutive of Sofiya, from Greek Sophia, "wisdom"
Sonja
Form of Sonya, a name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom"
Sonya
Russian diminutive of Sophia, from Greek sophía, wisdom
Sophia
Means "wisdom" in Greek
Sophie
French form of Sophia, from the Greek word for wisdom
Toshi
A Japanese given name, also a short form of names beginning with Toshi-
Veda
Sanskrit for "knowledge"
Walfred
Variant of Alfred, meaning 'wise counselor'
Weiser
From German Weiser, from weise ('wise') + -er
Yakari
A name of Native American origin meaning 'he who knows' or 'he who is wise'
Yoda
A name devised for its sound, with no meaning, for a Star Wars character
Zofi
Zofia
Polish form of Sophia, from Greek sophia, wisdom.