Dog Names That Start With O

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

Orli

Hebrew feminine given name meaning "my light"; also a Polish adjective from orzeł.

Orlie

Recorded as a feminine given name in Hebrew

Orlik

Little eagle or young eagle in Slavic languages

Orlin

An abbreviation for various meanings.

Orlo

A diminutive form of the name Orlando, meaning 'famous land'

Orly

Alternate transcription of Hebrew אוֹרְלִי (Orli); also a French place name from Latin Aureliacum

Ornela

Recorded as a feminine given name in Albanian

Oro

Spanish for "gold"; also used as a given name, nickname or surname

Orpie

Orres

Orrie

Derived from the Gaelic name 'Orry', meaning 'the calm one'.

Orro

Orry

Recorded as a masculine given name in Manx

Orsen

Orsha

A variant of the name Orshana, meaning 'from the city of Orsha' which is a city in Belarus.

Orsi

Italian variant of 'bear'

Orsina

Feminine form of Orsino

Orsino

Derived from Italian, often interpreted as 'bear cub'

Orso

Italian form of Ursus, from Latin ursus, meaning "bear".

Ortega

A Spanish surname, from a place name derived from Latin urtica, 'nettle'.

Ortessa

Orva

Derived from Old Norse, meaning 'to inherit, to become.'

Orville

Invented by Fanny Burney, perhaps intended to mean "golden city" in French

Orvin

User-submitted: recorded as a rare masculine given name in Swedish

Orvis

A character from literature and a brand known for outdoor gear

Orwen

Recorded as a feminine given name in the Arthurian Cycle

Orya

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Hebrew

Oryssa

Orzo

Italian for 'barley'; a short-cut pasta shaped like a large grain of rice

Osak

Osamu

From japanese 修 (osamu), meaning "discipline, study", and other kanji with the same pronunciation

Osan

A name of various origins, often meaning 'ocean' or 'river'

Oscar

Possibly from Old Irish oss "deer" and carae "friend", or from Old English Osgar

Oschi

Oschie

Osco

Italian, from Latin Oscus, Osci

Osea

Recorded as a masculine given name in Biblical Italian

Oshea

Irish, from Ó Sé — 'descendant of Sé', from the Gaelic for hawk.

Oshie

Oshun

Orisha of water, fertility, and love in Yoruba mythology

Osie

Recorded as a given name in American English (rare, archaic)

Osires

Osita

Short form of Ositadimma

Oska

Oska is not recorded as a given name in the sources checked

Oskar

Form of Oscar in several languages

Osko

A name of Finnish origin meaning 'divine' or 'God's gift'.

Osmar

A given name, perhaps a blend of Osvaldo, Omar, Ademar and Oscar

Osmond

From the Old English elements os "god" and mund "protection"

Oso

Spanish for "bear"; in Albanian, from Osman plus the suffix -o

Osric

Derived from Old English os "god" and ric "ruler, king"

Ossi

Diminutive of Osmo, Oskari and other names beginning with Os

Ossie

Diminutive of Oscar, Oswald and other names beginning with Os

Osso

Ossy

Ostara

Reconstructed Old High German name for a Germanic goddess, cognate with Old English Ēostre

Ostra

A type of shellfish; also means 'oyster' in Italian.

Osvald

Scandinavian form of oswald

Oswald

From Old English elements ōs "god" and weald "power"

Otama

Otilie

Czech form of Odilia, from a Germanic element meaning "wealth, riches".

Otis

From an English surname derived from the medieval given name Ode, a cognate of Otto

Otta

From Old Norse ótta, "to frighten", or ótti, "fear"

Ottaline

Ottar

Norwegian form of Óttarr, an Old Norse name

Otte

Danish word for the number eight, from Old Norse átta.

Otti

A nickname derived from the name Otto, which means wealth or fortune.

Ottie

A diminutive of Otto, from Germanic elements meaning "riches" or "prosperous"

Ottila

Ottina

Ottis

A variation of the name Otto, which means prosperous or wealthy.

Otto

Later German form of Audo, a short form of names beginning with Old High German ot, "wealth, fortune"

Otty

Recorded as a masculine given name in Popular Culture

Ouki

A variant of 'uki', which refers to a small, lively dog.

Oura

Ouray

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ouzie

Ovi

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

Owen

Anglicized form of the Welsh Owain or the Irish Eoghan

Owly

Title of an American children's graphic novel series by Andy Runton

Owney

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

Oxa

A name of uncertain origin, sometimes thought to relate to strength or boldness.

Oxana

Alternate transcription of the Ukrainian and Russian name Оксана (Oksana)

Oz

Short form of Oswald and Osborn; Hebrew for "strength"

Ozark

Ozell

A given name and surname; recorded as an African American given name

Ozella

Recorded as a given name in African American (Archaic) usage; no meaning is documented.