Cute Dog Names
4,758 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all temperament categories.
Herzchen
Hessa
A name of Arabic origin meaning 'to be enthusiastic or joyful.'
Hettie
Diminutive of Henrietta or Hester
Hetty
English feminine given name, often a diminutive of Henrietta
Heyda
Heydi
Recorded as a given name in Latin American Spanish
Heyko
Hezel
Higgi
Hilda
Short form of Germanic names containing the element hild, "battle"
Hildie
Recorded as a given name in English, rare and archaic
Hilla
Short form of names beginning with Hil; also Finnish for cloudberry.
Hilli
A name of uncertain origin, possibly related to the Old Norse word for 'hill'
Hilly
A place with hills or hill country
Hilma
A feminine name, probably a variant of Wilhelmina or of Helma, or a feminine form of Hilmar
Himari
A Japanese name that means 'sunny place' or 'prosperous village'
Hina
Japanese: from 陽 (hi) "light, sun" or 日 (hi) "sun, day" with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens"; also polynesian "grey, white, silver" and arabic "henna"
Hinako
Japanese feminine given name, written 日菜子
Hinka
Hinto
Hira
From Sanskrit hīra, "diamond"; also from Arabic Ḥirāʾ, a cave name
Hirra
Hobbit
A fictional race of people in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels
Hobie
A masculine given name and nickname used in modern American English, where it is rare.
Hoby
Recorded as a given name in English and Malagasy
Hoggy
Hokky
Hollie
Variant spelling of Holly
Hollija
Holly
From the English word for the holly tree, ultimately from Old English holen
Hollyna
Honeybear
Honeybun
Honeymaren
A given name recorded in popular culture, used for a feminine character
Honi
A Hawaiian term meaning 'to kiss'
Honny
No documented meaning; recorded as a rare Dutch masculine given name
Honoka
A Japanese name that can mean 'flower' or 'harmony'
Honsy
Hootie
A nickname, chiefly for men
Hop
A jump or leap; also recorded as a rare English given name
Hoppy
Hora
Czech and Slovak surname from hora, "mountain"
Hoshiko
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) "star" and 子 (ko) "child"
Hossy
Hotie
Howard
From Old Norse Hávarðr, "high" + "guardian"; also from other surname sources
Howy
A given name
Hucky
Hugger
A surname
Huggie
Huggles
Huggy
Hulda
From Old Norse hulda, "hiding, secrecy"; also from archaic Swedish huld, "gracious, sweet, lovable"
Hupp
A surname
Hupsy
Hurby
A given name recorded in Haitian Creole
Hush Puppy
Hussi
Finnish, from Swedish husse, "master"
Hutchy
Hutty
A surname
Hyra
Iako
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Iana
Romanian feminine name; a shortened form of Diana.
Iarla
Irish for prince or leader
Ibbi
Ibby
A given name recorded in English, used for girls.
Ichigo
The Japanese word for strawberry
Icie
No documented meaning; recorded as an English (American, archaic) given name
Ida
From the Germanic element id, possibly meaning "work, labour"
Idana
Recorded as a rare modern Hebrew feminine given name
Idgie
A name of Irish origin.
Idina
The name Idina is often associated with the Hebrew word meaning 'a highly regarded person'.
Iella
Italian word of Romanesco origin
Ika
Yoruba word; recorded as a feminine given name in Slovene, Swedish, Indonesian and English.
Iki
A Japanese aesthetical concept; also a Japanese island, city and former province
Ikka
Recorded as a given name in Low German and, rarely, in Japanese
Iko
Cebuano, from Francisco; also a cebuanized form of Ike, a diminutive of Isaac
Ikosa
Ikota
Ila
Means "earth" or "speech" in Sanskrit
Ilari
Finnish form of Hilarius, from a Latin word meaning "cheerful, jovial"
Ilaria
Italian feminine form of Hilarius
Ilena
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Ilene
Variant of Eileen, probably inspired by the spelling of Irene
Ilia
A variant of Elijah, meaning 'My God is Yahweh'
Ilina
Feminine form of Iliya
Ilissa
Iljo
An Estonian given name, recorded for both men and women
Ilka
Hungarian diminutive of Ilona
Illa
Means 'moon' in various contexts
Illia
Derived from Hebrew meaning 'God is my God'
Illie
Illy
Recorded as a rare given name in English, used for both girls and boys
Ilma
Means "air" in Finnish
Iloya
Ilsa
Variant of Ilse
Ilvy
No documented meaning; recorded as a German given name
Imana
The creator deity in traditional Banyarwanda and Barundi religion
Imari
A name of Japanese origin.
Imee
A nickname for Imelda, recorded as a Filipino feminine given name