Dog Names That Start With A

Arcas

A figure from Greek mythology.

Archibald

From Germanic erkan "pure, holy, genuine" and bald "bold, brave"

Archie

Diminutive of Archibald, from Germanic ercan "genuine" and bald "bold"

Arco

Arctic

English, from Ancient Greek árktos "bear"; the region around the North Pole

Arcturus

From greek arktos "bear" and ouros "guardian"; the name of a star

Arda

An alternative name for the Earth in a fictional universe

Arden

English surname from place names derived from a Celtic word meaning "high"

Ardenne

Ardon

Recorded as a biblical masculine given name; no meaning is documented in the sources checked

Areck

Arek

A name of Slavic origin meaning 'brave' or 'strong'

Arella

Recorded as a feminine given name in English and Hebrew (user-submitted)

Arely

Recorded as a feminine given name in Latin American Spanish

Arena

A place of gathering for sports or entertainment.

Aretha

Possibly from Greek arete, "virtue"

Arex

Referring to 'king' or 'leader' in Latin

Arga

Recorded as a masculine given name in Javanese

Argen

Argo

Greek mythology reference, the ship that carried Jason and the Argonauts.

Argos

English, from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos), a city in Argolis, Greece

Ari

Hebrew "lion", Old Norse "eagle" and Armenian "brave".

Aria

Italian for "song, melody", literally "air"; from Latin, from Greek ἀήρ (aer).

Ariana

Portuguese form of Ariadne

Ariane

French form of Ariadne

Arianell

A Welsh feminine given name, recorded as rare.

Aribelle

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aric

Variant of Eric

Arie

Dutch short form of Adrianus; Hebrew transliteration of a word meaning lion.

Ariel

From Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל, a compound of "lion" and "God", literally "lion of God".

Ariella

Feminine form of Ariel, a Hebrew name meaning "lion of God"

Arielle

French feminine form of Ariel, also used as an English variant.

Aries

Means "ram" in Latin; the name of a constellation and the first sign of the zodiac

Arietta

A diminutive of aria, from Italian

Arik

Diminutive of Ariel or Arieh

Arika

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese, English, Indigenous Australian and Hungarian

Arin

Variant of Erin or Aaron

Arinka

Recorded as a feminine given name in Hungarian

Ario

Italian for brave or strong

Arion

A name of a legendary horse from Greek mythology, symbolizing speed and power.

Arios

From Proto-Celtic *aryos, a word meaning "freeman" or "noble"

Aris

Greek for 'the best'

Arisa

Stage name of the Italian singer Rosalba Pippa; a given name in Japanese and Albanian

Arisha

Diminutive of Arina

Arissa

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Arius

Latinized form of the Greek name Areios, derived from the name of the god Ares

Ariva

Ariya

Variant of Aria 1 or Arya 2

Arizona

From the name of the American state of Arizona, possibly from an O'odham name meaning "small spring" or Basque "good oak"

Arja

Variant of Irja, apparently coined for early 20th century poems

Ark

A vessel used for carrying and protection, often associated with the biblical story of Noah's Ark

Arka

Recorded as a given name in Armenian, Croatian and Hinduism

Arkam

Recorded as a masculine given name in Armenian

Arkan

A variant of the name derived from the Turkish word for 'pure' or 'clean', also associated with strength.

Arkas

Derives from a Greek word meaning 'the bear'.

Arkos

Derived from Greek, meaning 'leader' or 'ruler'.

Arktos

Arkus

A surname

Arla

Arlan

Means "male dog, predator" in Kazakh

Arlen

Arlene

Variant of Arline

Arlette

French form of Herleva, a Germanic name from *harjaz, "army".

Arletto

Arlin

Arlo

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

Arman

Persian for "wish, hope"; also a variant of Armen

Armani

Derived from the name of the famous Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, symbolizing high fashion and elegance

Armigo

Armina

The name is often associated with 'brave' or 'warrior' in some cultures.

Arna

Icelandic and Norwegian feminine form of Arne

Arnaldo

Italian and Portuguese form of Arnold.

Arne

Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element ǫrn, "eagle".

Arni

Arnie

Diminutive of Arnold

Arno

Short form of Arnoud or Arnold

Arnou

A diminutive form of the name Arnold, meaning eagle ruler.

Arola

From Finnish aro, meaning steppe or wet meadow, plus the suffix -la

Aron

Polish, Croatian and Scandinavian form of Aaron

Aros

Arrak

Arrex

Arria

Derived from Latin, meaning 'to flow' or 'to lead'.

Arristo

Arro

Recorded as an Estonian masculine given name

Arron

Variant of Aaron

Arrow

English word for a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow

Arsun

A name with origins in the Turkish language meaning 'brave' or 'courageous'

Art

Short form of Arthur; also a Scottish Gaelic word for bear

Artax

A character from the film 'The NeverEnding Story', Artax is the loyal horse of Atreyu.

Artem

Ukrainian form of Artemios, from Greek, meaning "pertaining to Artemis"

Artemy

Russian full form of the short male name Artyom

Arthos

Arthur

A masculine given name of uncertain etymology

Artie

A diminutive form of Arthur

Artis

Latvian, a variant or short form of Artūrs

Arto

Means brave in Celtic

Artur

Form of Arthur in several languages, from Celtic *artos, "bear"

Arturo

Italian and Spanish form of Arthur.

Artus

Breton surname or name meaning "bear"; Old French nominative of Artur