Large Dog Names

Macgruff

Macho

Spanish and Portuguese macho, from Latin mascŭlus, "male"

Maco

A name derived from the Latin word for 'mighty' or 'brave'

Mad Max

Madara

From the Latvian name for a flowering plant, cleavers or bedstraw

Magni

From Old Norse magn, meaning "might, strength".

Magnum

Latin word meaning "great"

Magnus

Latin cognomen meaning "great"

Maheegan

Mahican

A Native American tribe known for their resistance to European colonization

Malakai

Manzo

Italian for beef or meat

Markus

German, Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Marcus

Marley

From an English surname taken from a place name meaning "pleasant wood", "boundary wood" or "marten wood"

Marlok

Marmaduke

Possibly from Old Irish Máel Máedóc, "devotee of Maedóc"

Maros

Marshal

A title of high military rank or a person responsible for the management of a certain activity

Marv

Masculine given name in English; also the Persian place name Marv

Marwyn

Mason

From an English surname or word meaning "stoneworker"

Massino

A diminutive form of Massimo, meaning 'greatest' in Italian.

Matcho

Recorded as a masculine given name in archaic Romani

Mauno

A Finnish name meaning 'bear' or 'brave warrior'

Maverik

A modern American given name, a variant spelling of Maverick

Maximillian

Variant of Maximilian, a male name of Latin origin

Maximus

Roman cognomen meaning "greatest"; the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest"

Maxwell

From the Scottish surname Maxwell, meaning "Mack's stream"

Maynard

From an English surname derived from the Old German given name Meginhard

Mcgyver

Mckinley

From a Scottish surname, an anglicized form of Mac Fhionnlaigh, from the given name Fionnlagh

Mike

A diminutive form of the name Michael, meaning 'who is like God?'

Milton

From an English surname, from place names meaning "middle town" or "mill town"

Minke

Diminutive and feminine form of Meine

Moby

Recorded as a given name in literature, masculine

Monro

A Scottish surname

Montaro

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Monte

Either a diminutive of Montgomery and other names beginning with Mont, or the Spanish or Italian word for "mountain"

Montu

An Egyptian god associated with war and the sun

Monzon

Moris

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in Georgian

Moro

Spanish moro, "Moor"; an Italian surname, and a Filipino given name

Morro

Spanish and Portuguese for "hill"

Mortimer

From an English surname meaning "dead water, still water" in Old French

Mose

German form of Moses

Mudi

A breed of dog originating from Hungary, known for its herding abilities

Mufasa

Name of a character in Disney's The Lion King franchise

Murdock

Scottish surname, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Muireadhach, Murchadh or Muircheartach

Murphey

A variation of Murphy, which means 'sea warrior' or 'sea battler'.

Muttzilla

Mythic

Nahoa

Namor

A Marvel Comics character, also known as the Sub-Mariner

Nandor

A name of Hungarian origin meaning 'brave warrior'.

Nanook

Variant of Nanuq, the Inuktitut word for "polar bear"

Nanuk

The polar bear in Inuit mythology

Nanuq

The polar bear in Inuit language

Naron

A rare masculine given name in American usage (user-submitted entry)

Narron

Narvi

A given name recorded in Norse mythology, masculine

Neros

Newton

From a surname derived from an Old English place name meaning "new town"

Nilo

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Neilos, and of the Nile River

Nimitz

Niner

Recorded as a given name in English (rare), feminine; also the pronunciation of the number nine in the NATO phonetic alphabet

Njord

God of the sea and the winds in Norse mythology

Norris

English surname, from Middle English norreis "northerner" or norice "nurse"

Nucky

A nickname for Enoch

Oak

English oak, the hardwood tree of the genus Quercus

Oakley

English surname from place names meaning "oak clearing" in Old English

Obelix

A character from the comic series Asterix, known for his immense size and strength.

Ober

Odessa

From the Ukrainian city of Odesa, itself named after the ancient Greek city of Odessos

Odyn

Polish learned borrowing of Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz

Oharo

Olfo

Omir

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

Onix

A mineral often used in jewelry, known for its layered colors.

Onki

Ookami

Ookii

Optimus

Latin for 'best' or 'greatest'

Orco

Italian orco, a masculine noun from Latin Orcus

Orka

Orlando

Italian form of Roland

Orsen

Orso

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

Orvin

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

Orvis

A character from literature and a brand known for outdoor gear

Oso

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

Osvald

Scandinavian form of oswald

Oswald

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

Ottar

Norwegian form of Óttarr, an Old Norse name

Pacha

An alternative spelling of Pasha, a Turkish military and government rank

Padfoot

A nickname for the character Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, known for his ability to transform into a large black dog.

Palomino

A breed of horse known for its golden color.

Pamir

A mountain range in Central Asia, known for its breathtaking landscapes.

Pancho

Spanish diminutive of Francisco

Pandro

A name derived from the Greek name 'Pandrosos', meaning 'all-giving'.

Paniolo

Hawaiian cowboy or rancher