Cute Dog Names

4,758 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all temperament categories.

Mani

Sanskrit for "jewel"; Persian for "eternity", "thinker" or "thoughtful"

Manja

Diminutive of Marija, used independently

Manju

From Sanskrit मञ्जु (manju), meaning "lovely, beautiful"

Manni

Finnish given name, from medieval forms of Hermanni, Immanuel or Maunu

Manou

Dutch feminine given name, recorded in a user-submitted entry

Mantu

Recorded as a feminine given name in Finnish

Marcella

Feminine form of the Latin name Marcellus

Marcie

A diminutive of Marcia, the feminine of the Roman name Marcus.

Marei

Recorded as a feminine given name in Upper German

Maren

Danish diminutive of Marina or Maria

Marga

Diminutive of Margarete or Margaretha

Margie

A diminutive form of Margaret, meaning 'pearl'.

Margo

Form of Margaret, via the French Margot

Margolette

Diminutive form of Margaret, meaning pearl

Margot

French short form of Marguerite

Mari

A form of Maria in Estonian, Finnish, Welsh, Breton, Scandinavian, Georgian and Armenian

Mariana

Roman feminine form of Marianus

Marianna

Combination of Maria and Anna

Maribel

Short form of María Isabel, or an English compound of Mary and Belle

Maribelle

Recorded as a feminine given name in English

Marie

French and Czech form of Maria.

Mariel

Diminutive of Maria, from Mary plus the suffix -el

Mariella

Italian diminutive of Maria

Marigold

From the flower name, a combination of Mary and the English word gold

Marika

A diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari

Marilla

Possibly a diminutive of Mary or a variant of Amaryllis

Marilou

Combination of Maria and Louise

Marinka

Croatian and Slovene diminutive of Marina

Mariposa

The Spanish word for butterfly

Marisa

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of Maria and Luisa.

Marisol

Spanish short form of María de la Soledad

Marita

Diminutive of Maria, or a Scandinavian variant of Margaret

Maritza

Derived from the name of a river in Eastern Europe.

Mariya

A variation of Maria, often associated with the sea, as it means 'bitterness' in Hebrew.

Markie

A diminutive of Mark, formed with the -ie suffix

Marla

American back-formation from Marlene, first used in the 1930s.

Marlee

English variant of Marley

Marleigh

Variant of Marley, an English surname from Old English

Marlene

Blend of Maria and Magdalene, referring to Mary Magdalene

Marli

Possibly a diminutive of Marlene

Marlie

Recorded as a given name in English and Dutch, feminine in both

Marly

Variant of Marley

Marmalade

English, a sweet fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits

Marnie

Feminine given name, sometimes derived from Marina

Maron

A given name recorded in Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical) and Japanese

Marousha

Marra

Italian surname from marra, "hoe", an occupational name for a farmer

Marriebelle

Marscha

Marsha

Variant of Marcia

Marshmello

A stage name of the American DJ and record producer Christopher Comstock

Marshmellow

Marta

Form of Martha used in various languages

Maru

Japanese 丸 (maru), circle; in Spanish a short form of María Eugenia

Maruschka

A given name recorded in Dutch, feminine

Marutaro

Mary

English form of Maria, from Hebrew Miryam; the meaning is uncertain, possibly from Egyptian mry, "beloved".

Marygold

English given name, a variant spelling of Marigold, from the word for the flower.

Marylin

Recorded as a feminine given name in American usage

Marylou

Combination of the names Mary and Lou

Mascha

A feminine given name recorded in German

Masha

Russian diminutive of Mariya

Mashka

Masumi

A unisex Japanese given name

Masya

A Yiddish feminine given name

Matilda

From the Germanic Mahthilt, "strength in battle", from maht "might" and hilt "battle"

Matok

Mattie

A diminutive form of Matilda, meaning 'battle-mighty'.

Matty

A diminutive form of the name Matthew, meaning 'gift of God'

Maud

Medieval English and French form of Matilda

Maudie

Diminutive of Maud

Maura

Feminine form of Maurus; anglicized form of Máire

Mausi

German diminutive of Maus ("mouse"), formed with the suffix -i

Mavis

From mavis, a poetic name for the song thrush, from Old French mauvis

Maxie

Diminutive of Maximilian, Maxwell, Maxine and other names beginning with Max

Maxy

A diminutive of Max, formed with the suffix -y

Maya

Sanskrit for "illusion, magic"; also a variant of Maia and a Hebrew-derived name from mayim, "water"

Mayana

No meaning is documented in the sources checked

Maybel

A nonstandard spelling of Mabel, a female given name from Latin

Maybell

Variant of Mabel

Maybelle

Variant of Mabel.

Maybellene

A variant of the name Mabel, meaning lovable

Maycee

No documented meaning; recorded as a modern American given name

Mayke

Recorded as a feminine given name in Limburgish

Mayky

Maylee

A given name recorded in modern American English

Maylin

No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in English and Spanish

Mayra

Hispanic variant of Myra

Mayu

Japanese name from ma, "real, genuine" or "full", with yu, "excellence" or "evening"

Mayzel

A Jewish surname

Mazie

Variant of Maisie, a Scottish pet form of Mary or Margaret

Mazy

Recorded as a feminine given name in archaic Romani

Meara

An English surname, a shortened form of O'Meara

Mecki

A name of the fictional hedgehog Mecki, mascot of the magazine Hörzu

Meckie

Mecky

Medora

Created by Lord Byron for a character in his poem The Corsair (1814)

Meech

Derived from a diminutive form of the name ‘Michael’ in some cultures

Meeko

A playful and mischievous character from Disney's animated film 'Pocahontas'.

Meena

Alternate transcription of Hindi and Marathi Mina and Tamil Mina

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