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