Cute Dog Names

4,669 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all temperament categories.

Aaliya

Recorded as a feminine given name in Pakistani use

Aana

Recorded as a feminine given name in Finnish

Abagail

A variant spelling of Abigail, a Hebrew name (אֲבִיגַיִל)

Abalina

Recorded as a feminine given name in the Obscure category

Abayomi

A name of Nigerian origin meaning 'bringer of joy' or 'he who brings joy'.

Abbe

Abbot in French, a term for the head of a monastery.

Abbey Rose

Abbie

A diminutive of Abigail

Abbu

Abby

A diminutive of Abigail

Abbygail

A rare nonstandard spelling of Abigail

Abela

A surname; also a form of the name Abel, from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל

Abelia

The genus Abelia, a group of flowering shrubs in the honeysuckle family

Abeline

Abeni

Means "we prayed and we received" in Yoruba

Abey

From Abe + -y; Abe is a short form of Abraham, of Hebrew origin

Abiba

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Abie

A diminutive of Abraham, meaning 'father of many'.

Abigail

From the Hebrew name ʾAviḡayil, meaning "my father is joy"

Abra

Recorded as a given name in Ewe and in ecclesiastical history, both feminine

Abu

Means 'father' in Arabic and is often used as a term of endearment.

Aby

A term often used as a shortened version of Abigale, meaning 'father's joy' in Hebrew.

Accie

Acey

Recorded as a rare given name in american english

Achan

A term used in some cultures meaning 'blessing' or 'gift'

Acki

Acorn

The nut of the oak tree and its close relatives.

Ada

Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal, "noble"; also Turkish "island" and a Hebrew form of Adah

Adalia

Meaning unknown, possibly of Persian origin

Adaline

Variant of Adelina

Adaliz

Adalyn

Variant of Adeline, a feminine given name meaning 'noble', of German origin

Adan

A form of Adam, from Biblical Hebrew ʾāḏām, 'earth, man, soil'

Adara

Means "noble" in Hebrew

Adda

Recorded as a given name in Welsh, Medieval French and archaic East Frisian

Addie

Diminutive of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison and other names

Addo

A name of African origin.

Addy

A diminutive of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison, or of Adam

Adel

Persian form of Adil, and an alternate transcription of the Arabic name

Adelin

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

Adelina

From a Germanic element adal, "noble"

Adeline

French and English form of Adelina, from a diminutive of Adela or Adèle.

Adeliza

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Adelle

Variant of Adele

Adelyn

Variant of Adeline, from Old High German adal, "noble"

Adena

Alternate transcription of Hebrew עֲדִינָה (Adina)

Adi

Hebrew "jewel, ornament"; Indonesian "first"; Javanese "beautiful, good, valuable"; a short form of Adolf or Adrian

Adia

A name of African origin meaning 'gift' or 'present'

Adiana

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Adila

Feminine form of Adil, an Arabic name

Adina

From Hebrew ʿaḏin, "delicate"

Adine

Recorded as a feminine given name in Norwegian

Adlin

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Admiral Snugglepaws

Adonia

From Ancient Greek Ἀδώνια (Adṓnia), the Adonia festival

Adonka

Adriana

Latin, the feminine of Adrian — 'from Hadria', a town in northern Italy.

Adya

A given name for boys and girls in India; in Russian, a diminutive of Avdey and Avdiky

Aela

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aello

Ancient greek name of multiple figures in greek mythology

Aemy

Aenny

Aerabella

Affra

Recorded as a feminine given name in medieval German

Afina

Russian and ukrainian form of Athena

Afra

Aggi

A diminutive form of names like Agatha, meaning 'good' or 'kind'.

Aggie

Diminutive of Agnes or Agatha

Aggy

A form of the name Agnes, which means pure or holy.

Agnes

Latinized form of the greek name Hagne, from hagnos, meaning "chaste"

Agnia

Alternate transcription of the Russian name Агния (Agniya)

Aicha

Recorded as a feminine given name in Maghrebi Arabic

Aido

Aidy

An English given name

Aife

Old Irish name of a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

Aika

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aike

Diminutive of names beginning with Old German ekka, "edge, blade", or adal, "noble"

Aiko

From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 子 (ko) "child"

Aila

Finnish form of ile

Ailbe

Old irish form of ailbhe

Ailene

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ailin

Kazakh form of aylin

Ailina

No documented meaning; recorded as a Hawaiian feminine given name

Ailis

Scottish gaelic form of alice

Ailish

A variant of the name Alice, meaning 'noble' or 'exalted'

Ailsa

A Scottish name that means 'island of the cliffs'.

Ailyn

A variation of the name Aileen, meaning 'bright, shining light'

Aimee

Variant of Amy, influenced by French Aimée

Aimeé

AiméE

French feminine given name, from aimée, "beloved"

Aina

Variant of Aino; also a Balearic form of Anna and a Japanese name from ai "love" and na "greens"

Aine

An Irish female given name; also the name of an Irish goddess

Aiola

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Albanian

Aira

A name of Latin origin meaning 'air' or 'light'.

Airi

Japanese: 愛 (ai) "love" with 莉 (ri) "white jasmine" or 梨 (ri) "pear"; Finnish: from airut "messenger, herald"

Airin

Recorded as a given name in Japanese, Norwegian, Bengali and Korean

Airis

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

Airy

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

Aisling

Irish for "dream" or "vision"

Aja

A name of African origin meaning 'a spirit' or 'the one who is wise'.