Dog Names That Start With H

Homer

From Greek homeros, "hostage, pledge"

Homey

Homie

English slang, a close friend or someone from one's hometown

Homke

Hondi

Hondo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Shona

Hondra

Honeybear

Honeybun

Honeymaren

A given name recorded in popular culture, used for a feminine character

Honi

A Hawaiian term meaning 'to kiss'

Honko

A Finnish surname, a variant of Honkonen

Honny

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare Dutch masculine given name

Honoka

A Japanese name that can mean 'flower' or 'harmony'

Honor

Variant of Honour, using the American spelling; from Honoria and Honora.

Honsy

Hooch

Slang for illicit alcohol

Hoody

Hooper

From the archaic English hooper, the man who fitted hoops on barrels made by a cooper

Hoops

Hootie

A nickname, chiefly for men

Hop

A jump or leap; also recorded as a rare English given name

Hopalong

Hopi

A Native American tribe known for their agricultural practices and pottery

Hoppel

Hopper

An English surname meaning "dancer" or "leaper"

Hoppy

Hora

Time or hour in Spanish and Portuguese

Horace

The name Horace is of Latin origin and means 'timekeeper'.

Horka

A term used for a small creature or something cute

Horton

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Horus

The ancient Egyptian god of the sky

Hoshi

From Japanese 星 (hoshi), meaning "star", or other kanji with the same pronunciation

Hoshiko

From Japanese 星 (hoshi) "star" and 子 (ko) "child"

Hossy

Hotah

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Hotaka

Recorded as a masculine given name in Japanese

Hotaru

From Japanese 蛍 (hotaru), meaning "firefly"

Hotie

Hotsy

Houdini

A stage name of the American escapologist Erik Weisz

Houndini

Houndour

A combination of 'hound' and 'sour', referencing a dark and mysterious dog.

Houston

Derived from the Old English term meaning 'Hugh's town'

Howard

From Old Norse Hávarðr, "high" + "guardian"; also from other surname sources

Howdy

An informal English salutation, short for "how do ye?"

Howie

Diminutive of howard, or of a middle english diminutive of hugh

Howler

A dog known for its loud and distinctive bark.

Howly

Howy

A given name

Hubert

From the Old German elements hugu "mind, thought, spirit" and beraht "bright"

Huckleberry

From the name of the Vaccinium shrubs or their berries

Huckleberry Hound

The name of the fictional cartoon character Huckleberry "Huck" Hound

Hucky

Hudson

From an English surname meaning "son of Hudde".

Hug

Catalan form of hugh

Hugger

A surname

Huggie

Huggins

An English surname

Huggles

Huggo

Huggy

Hugh

From the Germanic element hugu, meaning "mind, thought, spirit"

Hughie

Diminutive of Hugh

Huginn

From Old Norse Huginn, meaning "thought", from hugr.

Hugo

Old German form of Hugh

Hula

A Hawaiian dance characterized by hip movements and gestures

Hulda

From Old Norse hulda, "hiding, secrecy"; also from archaic Swedish huld, "gracious, sweet, lovable"

Hulk

English word for an excessively muscled person; recorded as a masculine given name

Humphrey

From the Old German elements hun "bear cub" and fridu "peace"

Humphry

A variant of the name Humphrey, meaning 'peaceful warrior' or 'protector of peace'

Hunk

Hunko

A variant spelling of the Ukrainian surname Gunko (Гунько)

Hunnie

Hunt

An English given name, recorded as masculine

Hunter

From the Old English hunta, one who hunts

Huntley

Derived from Old English meaning 'from the hollow' or 'meadow with a river'

Huppy

Hupsy

Hura

Recorded as a feminine given name in Karachay-Balkar

Huracan

A Kʼicheʼ Maya god's name, understood as 'One-Leg'

Hurby

A given name recorded in Haitian Creole

Hurley

From Old English hyrne, 'corner', and lēah, 'woodland clearing'

Hush Puppy

Husk

Hutchy

Hutty

A surname

Hux

Recorded as a masculine given name in English

Hwan

A name of Korean origin meaning 'to shine' or 'brightness'

Hyago

Recorded as a masculine given name in Brazilian Portuguese

Hyas

Ancient greek name meaning 'rain', from hyô, hyetos

Hydro

English prefix hydro-, from Ancient Greek hýdōr, "water"

Hylas

Ancient Greek name of a youth in classical mythology, from Ὕλας (Húlas).

Hyperion

Derived from Greek ὑπέρ (hyper), "over"; the name of a Titan in Greek myth

Hyra

HäGar

A reference to a character known for his strength and courage