Dog Names That Start With G

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

Grasha

Graxi

Gray

From an English surname meaning "grey", for a person with grey hair or clothing

Graylee

No documented meaning; recorded as a modern English given name

Greco

From Italian greco (Latin Graecus), an ethnonym meaning "Greek"

Gredo

Greene

An English given name, recorded as masculine

Greenie

A nickname or term of endearment.

Greenlee

English habitational surname, from Old English "green" and "clearing, glade"

Greer

From a Scottish surname derived from the given name Gregor

Greg

Short form of Gregory

Gregg

Short form of Gregory

Gremlin

A mischievous fictional creature blamed for machinery malfunctions

Gremmy

Greno

Greta

Short form of Margareta, from Greek margarites, "pearl"

Grete

German, Danish and Norwegian short form of Margaret.

Gretel

A character in a German fairy tale who is known for her cleverness

Gretje

Gretl

Upper German given name; acronym for Gnu Regression, Econometrics and Time-series Library

Gretta

A name derived from the Old High German 'grāto', meaning pearl.

Gretzky

A last name of a famous Canadian hockey player, Wayne Gretzky, considered one of the greatest of all time.

Grey

Variant of Gray; the English word for the colour between black and white

Greyson

English variant of Grayson

Griff

Short for griffin, a mythical creature that is a combination of a lion and an eagle

Griffin

Latinized form of Gruffudd, or the English word for a lion-eagle creature

Grimes

The name of a famous musician and artist

Grimm

A surname derived from an old Germanic word that means 'fierce' or 'grim'.

Grin

Grisha

Diminutive of Grigoriy, also a short form of Gregory or Georgi

Grismo

Grit

German short form of Margrit

Grizz

Short for grizzly bear, symbolizing strength and bravery

Grizzly

The grizzly bear, a North American subspecies of brown bear

Groby

Grocco

Grogu

A character from the Star Wars universe, often referred to as 'The Child' or 'Baby Yoda'.

Grom

Gromit

The name of a dog character in the animated series 'Wallace and Gromit'.

Gromo

Groot

A character from Marvel Comics, known for his tree-like appearance

Groovy

Slang term meaning excellent, fashionable or amazing

Grover

From an English surname derived from Old English graf, "grove of trees"

Growler

Growlithe

A Pokémon species introduced in generation I

Grrruff

Gru

A character from the animated film franchise Despicable Me, known for being a supervillain.

Gryf

Polish for "griffin"; the name of a Polish coat of arms.

Gryff

Gryffin

User-submitted: recorded as a masculine given name in English

Guaca

Gucci

An Italian luxury fashion house founded in Florence in 1921

Guerrero

Spanish word meaning "warrior"; also a Spanish surname.

Guido

Latinized form of Wido, from an Old High German root meaning "wood"

Guildo

Guinn

Gulu

Gumball

User-submitted: recorded as a given name in Popular Culture (masculine)

Gumby

Gumdrop

Gummy

English word for a gelatin- or gum-based chewable sweet

Gump

Gunar

User-submitted German masculine given name; Portuguese verb from English goon

Gundo

Recorded as an Old Swedish masculine given name

Gundor

No documented meaning; recorded as a masculine given name in literature

Gunn

Modern form of Gunnr, an Old Norse name

Gunnar

From the Old Norse Gunnarr, from gunnr "war" and herr "army, warrior"

Gunner

English variant of Gunnar, influenced by the vocabulary word gunner

Gunnolf

Guno

Gunter

Variant of Gunther, from Germanic gund (battle) and heri (army)

Gus

Short form of Augustus or Angus

Gust

Dutch short form of Gustaaf or Augustus

Gustav

Possibly "staff of the Geats", from Old Norse gautr "Geat" and stafr "staff"

Gustaw

Polish form of Gustav, a male given name of Old Swedish origin.

Guster

Recorded as a masculine given name in archaic Romani

Gusti

From a Balinese title meaning "leader"

Gusto

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sami

Gutsy

Guzzo

An Italian surname

Gwen

From Welsh gwen, feminine of gwyn, "white, blessed"

Gwenda

From Welsh gwen "white, fair, blessed" and da "good"

Gwendy

Gwenelda

Gwennie

A diminutive form of Gwen, recorded as a feminine given name in English

Gwenny

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Gwinny

Gwyn

Welsh, means "white, blessed"

Gylla

Recorded as an Old Norse feminine given name

Gypsy

From the English word Gypsy, for the nomadic people who originated in northern India