Cute Dog Names
4,758 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all temperament categories.
Meera
Alternate transcription of the Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada name Mira
Megan
Welsh diminutive of Margaret, from Greek margarítēs, "pearl"
Meggi
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Meggy
Medieval diminutive of Margaret.
Megi
Albanian and Georgian form of Maggie
Megumi
Japanese, from megumi, written 恵 "favour, benefit" or 愛 "love, affection"
Mei
From Chinese 美 "beautiful" or 梅 "Chinese plum", or from Japanese 芽 "bud" with 依, 生 or 衣
Meika
Recorded as a rare feminine given name in German
Meike
A German name derived from 'Margarete,' meaning 'pearl'.
Meiko
Japanese given name, borrowed into English from Japanese めいこ (Meiko).
Meina
A comune in the Province of Novara, in the Italian region of Piedmont
Meira
Feminine form of the Hebrew name Meir
Meischa
Meisha
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Mekki
Mel
Short form of Melvin, Melanie, Melissa and other names beginning with Mel
Mela
A feminine given name recorded in English, Galician and Polish; also a Sanskrit word for a fair or gathering.
Melani
An Italian name recorded in Spanish, Albanian and ecclesiastical use
Melany
Variant of Melanie, from the Greek melania, "blackness"
Melba
From the surname of the Australian opera singer Nellie Melba, a stage name taken from the city of Melbourne
Meli
Not documented as a word with a meaning in the sources checked
Melia
Means "ash tree" in Greek, from μέλι (meli) meaning "honey".
Melin
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Melina
Elaboration of Mel, from Greek μέλι (meli) meaning "honey"
Melissa
From greek μέλισσα (mélissa), "bee", from μέλι (meli), "honey"
Melita
Latinized form of the Greek name Melite; also the Latin name of Malta
Mell
Plautdietsch for "dust", from Middle Low German mül; also a rare American given name
Mella
Meaning 'a honey bee' in Italian
Melli
Italian for honey or sweet
Mellie
Variant of Melly, recorded as a given name in English
Mello
User-submitted: recorded as a masculine given name in Estonian (archaic) and Italian
Melly
Recorded as an English feminine given name; no meaning documented
Melo
A Portuguese surname, and a nickname; also a place name and other uses
Melon
A plant of the gourd family with sweet, fleshy fruit; from Greek mēlopepōn
Melora
Melvina
Recorded as a given name in English (feminine)
Mendi
Recorded as a feminine given name in Hungarian
Mendy
A given name and surname; also a place, a comic and a restaurant chain
Menni
Meray
Recorded as a masculine given name in Turkish
Merci
French for "thank you"; Hungarian diminutive of Mercedes-Benz or Mercédesz
Mercie
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Meri
Means "sea" in Finnish; also a Georgian, Armenian and Greek form of Mary
Merilee
Recorded as a feminine given name in popular culture
Merla
Blackbird in Italian
Merlyna
Merri
Recorded as a feminine given name in Indigenous Australian use
Mette
Danish diminutive of Margaret
Mezy
Mia
Diminutive of Maria; also the Italian word mia, meaning "mine"
Miah
Anglicised form of Bengali মিঞা, from Persian میان; also a modern variant of Mia.
Mica
Short form of Michaela, from Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh)
Micco
Michell
English variant of Mitchell
Michi
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "path"; also a German diminutive of Michael or Michaela.
Michika
Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese
Mickey
A diminutive form of the name Michael, meaning 'who is like God?'
Micki
A given name recorded in various languages, feminine
Micko
A variation of the name Michael, meaning 'who is like God'.
Mico
Recorded as a rare masculine given name in Medieval Italian
Middy
A rare English given name, recorded as feminine; also a word for several unrelated things.
Midori
From japanese 緑 (midori), meaning "green"
Mieke
Diminutive form of the name Maria, often used in Dutch
Mieko
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 恵 (e) "favour, benefit" and 子 (ko) "child".
Mielle
English given name (modern, rare), feminine, on a user-submitted record
Miette
French for 'crumb', often referring to small and adorable things.
Miffy
A fictional rabbit in Dick Bruna's picture books, called nijntje in Dutch
Miga
Recorded as a masculine given name in Afrikaans
Mignon
French for 'cute' or 'delicate'
Mignonne
French word meaning cute or adorable
Migo
A playful term for a friend or buddy
Mijo
Diminutive of Milan or Mihovil
Mik
Recorded as a given name in Medieval Polish and Danish
Mika
A common name meaning 'beautiful teal' or 'new moon'
Mikaela
Swedish and Finnish feminine form of Mikael, meaning "who is like God?"
Mikali
Mikasi
Miki
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 紀 (ki) "chronicle"; other kanji possible
Mikie
Diminutive of Michael, recorded as a given name in English and Japanese
Mikis
A diminutive form of the name Michael, meaning 'who is like God?'
Miko
Variant of Mikko; Japanese 巫女, a shrine maiden
Mikumi
Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese
Miky
Mila
From the Slavic element milŭ, meaning "gracious, dear"
Milana
Feminine form of Milan, used in Bulgarian, Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Slovak and Slovene
Milani
Italian and Iranian surname, from the city of Milan or a variant of Melanie
Milanka
Feminine form of the Slavic male name Milan, from the element mil, kind or loving
Milaya
No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in African American usage
Milda
Meaning unknown; a Lithuanian goddess of love, per Teodor Narbutt
Milena
Feminine form of Milan, from Proto-Slavic *milъ, "dear, kind"
Miley
Miley is often associated with the word 'smiley', suggesting a cheerful personality.
Mili
Galician shortening of milicia
Milian
Swedish and Norwegian short form of Maximilian; also a Spanish and Polish surname from Aemilianus.
Milkshake
English, a sweet cold beverage of milk, ice cream and flavourings
Milky
Millala
Millaray
Means "golden flower" in Mapuche, from milla "gold" and rayen "flower"
Mille
Italian for thousand
Miller
From the English occupational surname for one who worked a mill
Milli
Recorded as a given name in English, Estonian, Nahuatl and Icelandic