Large Dog Names

Pantera

Italian for 'panther'

Panther

A large, carnivorous feline native to the Americas, known for its powerful build and stealth.

Parko

Patro

Derived from the Greek word for 'father' or 'protector'.

Pegasus

From the Greek Πήγασος (Pegasos), perhaps "strong" or "from a water spring"

Perdy

Recorded as a rare English given name, feminine

Pharaoh

A title used for ancient Egyptian kings

Pharoah

Title for an ancient Egyptian ruler

Phelan

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin, from faol, "wolf"

Pitt

English surname; also recorded as a given name in Luxembourgish and English

Pitty

A stage name of the Brazilian rock singer Priscilla Novaes Leone

Po

A name derived from a character in the animated series 'Kung Fu Panda', known for its humor and lovable personality.

Polar

English rare given name; also an adjective relating to a geographic pole

Pompey

Modern form of the Roman family name Pompeius, probably from a Sabellic word for "five"

Pongo

Recorded as a masculine given name in popular culture

Pontus

Latinized form of greek Πόντος (Pontos), meaning "sea"

Popeye

A cartoon character known for his strength and love for spinach.

Porter

English occupational surname meaning "doorkeeper", from Old French porte "door"

Poseidon

Possibly from Greek posis, "husband, lord", and da, "earth"

Primus

Roman cognomen meaning "first" in Latin.

Protector

Pumba

From Swahili pumbaa, "to be foolish, silly, weakminded, careless, negligent"

Pumbaa

The name of a character in Disney's 'The Lion King', known for being a funny and carefree warthog.

Pyke

English and Irish surname, a spelling variant of Pike

Quanah

From Comanche kwana, meaning "fragrant, smelly"

Radimir

Slavic name, recorded as a Bulgarian masculine given name in a user-submitted entry

Radscha

Ragger

Ragnar

Modern Scandinavian form of Ragnarr, from Old Norse ragin- "counsel" and hari- "army"

Ragner

Recorded as a given name in Danish, a masculine name

Rainer

German form of rayner

Rainier

Derived from the name of a majestic mountain in the Pacific Northwest.

Ralf

Variant of Ralph

Ralph

From the Old Norse elements rað "counsel" and ulfr "wolf"

Rambo

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ramiro

Spanish and portuguese form of a visigothic name, from gothic rana "wedge" or ragin "law" with mers "famous"

Randall

From an English surname derived from the medieval given name Randel

Ranger

English word for one who patrols a territory, as a park or forest ranger

Rasko

Rasmus

Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Erasmus

Rastan

Rayden

Variant of Raiden, a Japanese name formed from the roots rai and den

Rayder

A surname, and the name of a fictional character.

Raynor

An English name meaning 'advice' or 'counsel'

Redwood

English, a common name for the trees of the subfamily Sequoioideae

Reio

Estonian variant of Reigo, itself shortened from Gregor (Gregory)

Remington

From an English surname, from Rimington in Lancashire, "settlement on the Riming stream"

Remmington

Renegade

A person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles

Rex

Latin rex, meaning "king"

Rexy

King or ruler, derived from the Latin word 'rex'.

Rhett

English form of the Dutch surname de Raedt, from raet "advice, counsel"

Rhodes

Derived from a Greek island.

Riddick

Derived from the name of a fictional character, Riddick, known for being a strong and resourceful survivor.

Rigel

A star in the constellation Orion, representing the 'foot' of the hunter.

Riggins

American English given name, recorded as modern and rare

Riker

A German name meaning 'rich', 'powerful'

Rikor

Rin Tin Tin

Name of a German Shepherd dog that became an international film star

Rintintin

A name given to a German Shepherd film star and later dogs of the same line

Roark

A variant of the Gaelic name Ruarc, meaning 'red king'

Roary

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Robb

A Scottish surname formed as a short form of Robert

Roc

A mythical bird of enormous size and strength

Roccia

Rocco

From a Germanic name, possibly from hruoh, "crow, rook"

Rockwell

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in English

Rocky Balboa

Rocky is derived from the Old English word 'rocc', meaning 'rocky' or 'restful'. Balboa is of Spanish origin, referring to 'beautiful viewpoint'.

Rodan

Recorded as a given name in Czech, where it is masculine

Rodolfo

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Rudolf, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz, "glorious wolf".

Rogan

Spelling variant of Rogen; Irish surname from Ó Ruadhagáin, 'descendant of Ruadhagán'

Rohan

A name of Sanskrit origin meaning 'ascending' or 'to rise'

Rokko

Roland

From the Old German elements hruod "fame" and lant "land"

Rolph

Variant of Rolf, formed from the Germanic roots hroþi, hruod, wulf and wolf

Romano

Italian for 'Roman', a reference to Rome or its citizens.

Romulus

Founder of Rome and a legendary figure in Roman mythology.

Ronald

Scottish form of the Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (advice) and valdr (ruler)

Ronin

Variant of Ronan; also the Japanese term 浪人, a masterless samurai

Rontu

Roscoe

Meaning of 'deer forest' in Old Norse

Rosko

A Breton surname from roz, hill, and gov, smith

Rourke

Anglicised form of the Irish surname Ó Ruairc

Rowland

Medieval variant of Roland

Rowlf

A Muppet character, the resident pianist on The Muppet Show

Royce

From an English surname derived from the medieval given name Royse, a variant of Rose

Rubble

Rudo

Means "love" in Shona

Rufio

A name derived from Latin meaning 'red-haired'

Ruger

An American surname; also a firearm made by the Ruger company

Rusko

From the Russian language; related to Rus, a historic region in Eastern Europe

Ruslan

The name Ruslan is of Turkic origin meaning 'lion'.

Ruso

Spanish for 'Russian'

Ryker

A given name and surname of Dutch origin, a cognate of Richard

Saber

Alternate transcription of Arabic صابر (Sabir), and the usual Persian transcription

Sabre

English sabre, a type of backsword with a curved blade

Sadko

A character from Slavic folklore and Russian fairy tales

Sampson

Greek form of Shimshon, and an english surname from a medieval form of Samson

Samson

From the Hebrew name Shimshon, derived from shemesh, meaning "sun"

Samurai