Dog Names That Start With D

671 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all name start with categories.

Donnella

Donni

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

Donnie

Diminutive of Donald, meaning 'ruler of the world'

Donny

A diminutive form of Donald, meaning 'world ruler'.

Donovan

Anglicised form of Irish Ó Donndubháin, "descendant of the brown-black one"

Doodle

Doodlebug

Doodles

Doodly

Doogan

Derived from the Irish surname meaning 'dark' or 'black'.

Doogie

A variant of Dougie

Dooley

Anglicised form of the Irish surname Ó Dubhlaoich, "descendant of Dubhlaoch"

Dooney

An English-language surname

Dora

Short form of Dorothy, Theodora or Isidora

Dorabella

Recorded as a feminine given name used in the theatre

Dorado

From Italian dorato, 'gilded, golden', ultimately from Latin deauratus

Doralee

A feminine given name recorded in American English

Doran

Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Deoradháin, from deoradh meaning "exile, wanderer"

Dorano

Dore

Doren

German name, borrowed into English from German Dören

Doria

Possibly a feminine form of Dorian or an elaboration of Dora

Dorian

From the name of the ancient Greek tribe the Dorians

Dorina

Feminine form of Dorin; also an elaboration of Dora, related to "gift"

Doris

A gift or a sea breeze in Greek.

Dorit

Strictly feminine variant of Dor; also a Danish diminutive of Dorothea

Dorito

A type of corn chip known for its triangular shape and cheese flavor

Dorle

German given name, feminine (user-submitted); also a surname

Dorli

A given name recorded in Swiss German, used for women

Dorlise

Dorly

Dorn

German for "thorn"; a German/Austrian and Dutch/Flemish surname

Doro

Gift or present in Greek

Dorothy

Usual English form of Dorothea, in use since the 16th century

Dorra

Recorded as a feminine given name in Maghrebi Arabic

Dorrie

A given name and surname

Dorris

Variant of Doris

Dorrit

Danish diminutive of Dorothea

Dorro

Dorus

A name derived from ancient Greek, meaning 'gift' or 'gifted'.

Dory

A name derived from the Greek word 'dory' meaning 'spear'.

Doscha

A name of Slavic origin meaning 'gift' or 'present'

Dosie

Recorded as an English feminine given name

Dosy

Dot

Diminutive of Dorothy

Dot Or Dottie

Dotaby

Dotson

A Welsh surname, a patronymic of the Middle English name Dodde

Dottie

English diminutive of Dorothy

Dotty

Diminutive of Dorothy

Douce

French feminine given name, recorded as rare

Doug

A nickname for Douglas, which means 'dark water' or 'from the dark stream'.

Dougal

Anglicised form of Scottish Gaelic Dubhghall, "dark stranger"

Dougie

Diminutive of Douglas

Douglas

From a Scottish surname, from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river"

Doux

Dovey

Recorded as a given name in the American South (archaic), feminine

Dovi

A given name recorded in Hebrew, masculine

Dovie

No documented meaning; recorded as a given name

Downy

English brand name for a fabric softener, sold as Lenor in Europe and Japan

Doyle

From Irish Ó Dubhghaill, 'descendant of Dubhghall'

Dozer

Draco

From the Greek Drakon, meaning "dragon, serpent"

Draga

Feminine form of Drago, from Slavic drag, meaning "dear, beloved"

Draggy

Drago

Short form of Slavic names formed from dorgŭ, "precious"

Dragon

The word for the mythical creature of folklore

Dragus

Drak

Drake

From Old Norse Draki or Old English Draca, both meaning "dragon"

Drako

Drako is a variant spelling of Draco, the Greco-Latin word for serpent or dragon.

Drasko

Derived from the Slavic name, meaning 'brave', 'strong'.

Drasso

Derived from the Italian word meaning 'to drag' or 'to pull'.

Draven

A variant of 'brave' or 'dark'.

Dravin

Drax

Recorded as a masculine given name in Popular Culture; also a surname

Dre

Short form of Andre

Drea

Short form of Andrea

Dream

From the English word dream, referring to imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping or a hope or wish.

Dreamer

Dreamy

Recorded as a feminine given name in obscure use

Drew

Short form of Andrew, and in the medieval period a vernacular form of Drogo

Drifter

Drifty Dan

Drigo

A name of uncertain origin.

Drina

Diminutive of Adriana or Alexandrina

Drix

Drixi

Drixie

Drixy

Drizzle

Drogo

Frankish name, possibly from Gothic dragan 'to carry, to pull' or Old Saxon drog 'ghost, illusion'