Dog Names That Start With S

Solar

Solara

Soldier

Soleil

French word for "sun"

Solene

Soley

Solfrid

From Old Norse elements meaning "sun" and "beautiful, beloved"

Soli

An Italian word borrowed into English; recorded as a Judeo-Spanish feminine given name

Solly

Diminutive of Solomon, with Sol as a variant form

Solo

Recorded as a given name in Norwegian (rare), feminine

Solomon

From the Hebrew shelomo, derived from shalom, meaning "peace"

Solveig

From Old Norse elements sól "sun" and veig "strength"

SolèNe

French given name, borrowed from the Breton name Solena.

Sona

Means "gold" in Hindi, from Sanskrit suvarṇa, literally "good colour"

Sondra

Variant of Sandra; a Greek name meaning "protector of man"

Sonia

Variant of Sonya, a diminutive of Sofiya, from Greek Sophia, "wisdom"

Sonic

From the English word sonic, meaning "related to sound", from Latin sonus, "sound"

Sonja

Form of Sonya, a name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom"

Sonne

German and Danish word for the sun

Sonni

Sonnie

A variant of Sonny

Sonny

English nickname from "son"; also a short form of Salvatore, Santo or Santino

Sonoma

From a Suisun word variously said to mean "valley of the moon" or "many moons"

Sonora

From Spanish, possibly from Opata xunuta; the name of a Mexican state

Sonya

Russian diminutive of Sophia, from Greek sophía, wisdom

Sookie

Diminutive of Susanna or Susan; from Hebrew Shoshána, "rose" or "lily"

Soot

Sootie

Sophia

Means "wisdom" in Greek

Sophie

French form of Sophia, from the Greek word for wisdom

Sora

From Japanese 空 or 昊, both meaning "sky"

Sorah

Soraya

Persian form of the Arabic name Thurayya, from a word meaning 'brilliant gem' or 'Pleiades'

Sorelly

A diminutive form of the Italian name 'Sorella', meaning 'sister'.

Soren

English form of Søren, from Latin severus ("severe, strict")

Sorin

Romanian masculine name, from or related to soare, "sun"

Sorka

Norwegian Bokmål name of unknown origin; a rare Bulgarian given name

Sorley

Derived from an Irish surname meaning 'the place or island of the sea.'

Sorrel

From the name of the sour-tasting plant, from Old French sur, "sour"

Sorriso

Galician word for "smile", from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin subrīsus

Sorro

Sorsha

A name of Gaelic origin meaning 'free' or 'liberated'

Sosa

Spanish and Portuguese surname, from Sosa, which comes from Sousa

Soto

From Japanese 曹洞 (Sōtō), a Zen school

Souffle

The past participle of the French verb souffler, meaning to blow, breathe, inflate or puff

Soula

A feminine given name recorded in Greek

Spade

Spangle

Spanky

Spark

A small glowing particle or ember, or a form of electrical discharge.

Sparkie

Sparkle

English word for a little spark or a scintillation

Sparkles

English (American) given name, recorded as a rare feminine name

Sparkly

Sparks

Recorded as a rare English given name for boys

Sparky

A common nickname for people and animals

Sparta

Spartaco

Italian masculine given name, the italian form of spartacus

Spartacus

The name of a Thracian gladiator who led a major slave revolt against the Roman Republic.

Spartan

Derived from the ancient Greek city-state known for its military prowess

Spatz

From Middle High German spaz, a diminutive of spare, from Old High German sparo, meaning sparrow.

Speck

Speckle

Speckles

Speedie

Speedy

From the English word meaning fast or quick

Spence

Masculine given name or nickname, often a short form of Spencer

Spencer

From an English surname meaning "dispenser of provisions"

Speranza

Italian word for hope; Italian cognate of Esperanza

Spica

Spice

English word for a plant substance used to flavour or colour food

Spicoli

Spicy

English adjective for the burning sensation of pungent food

Spidey

Spiffy

Spinelli

A family name of Italian origin, often meaning 'little spine'

Spirit

From the English word spirit, from Latin spiritus "breath, energy", from spiro "to blow, to breathe".

Spitfire

A type of fast aircraft designed for interception

Splash

Spock

The name of a half-Vulcan, half-human Starfleet officer in Star Trek

Spook

Spooky

Sporty

An adjective meaning athletic or sportsmanlike; also a stage name and a radio program title

Spot

Spotnik

Spotty

Springer

A German surname; Polonised as Szprynger and Szpringer, Slavonised as Špringer

Sprinkles

Sprout

An English surname

Spruff

Spud

A common nickname for the potato

Spuds

Spudz

English spud, a common nickname for the potato

Spunky

Sputnik

Russian, satellite in an astronomical context; also spouse or travelling companion

Spy

Squeaky

A nickname for Lynette Fromme

Squishy

English word for a soft toy made of polyurethane foam

Stacey

Variant of Stacy, with an Ancient Greek origin

Stache

Recorded as a masculine given name in Walloon