Cute Dog Names
4,758 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all temperament categories.
Paccos
Packie
A variant of the name Patrick, meaning noble.
Packy
A given name recorded in Irish, masculine.
Paddi
Variant of 'Paddy', often associated with Irish heritage
Paddington
Old English name from the personal name Padda + -ing + tūn, "Padda's settlement"
Padi
Pado
Padoodles
Paige
From an English surname meaning "servant, page" in Middle English
Paisley
A Scots surname from the town near Glasgow, and a fabric pattern named after that town
Paka
Finnish, from Spanish paca, from Old Tupi paka
Pally
Pam
Short form of Pamela
Pamina
A character in the opera 'The Magic Flute' by Mozart, representing love and innocence
Pammy
English diminutive of Pam, formed with the suffix -y
Pamuk
Turkish for "cotton"
Pana
Recorded as a masculine given name in Inuit mythology
Pancake
English, a thin flat cake of batter cooked on a griddle or frying pan
Pandi
A playful and cute variant of the word 'panda'.
Pandu
Sanskrit for "pale, whitish, yellowish"
Panki
Panna
A type of sweet dessert in Italian cuisine
Paola
Italian feminine form of Paul
Papaya
The fruit of Carica papaya, a tropical plant species
Papi
A term of endearment in Spanish, from papa, meaning 'daddy'.
Papik
Papillon
Papillon is French for butterfly
Papina
Papito
Pappy
English informal word for father
Paprika
Hungarian paprika, a spice made from dried and ground red peppers
Papu
Paquita
Diminutive of Francisca
Paquito
Diminutive of Francisco, from Paco plus the Spanish suffix -ito
Paralee
Recorded as a feminine given name in the American South
Pari
Persian, 'pari' — a fairy.
Parisa
A Persian name meaning 'like a fairy' or 'a beautiful woman'.
Parri
A surname and a given name
Pasca
A user-submitted entry records it as a feminine given name in Medieval Italian
Pashka
Recorded as a given name in Albanian (feminine) and Russian (masculine)
Patches
Recorded as a given name in English, used for both girls and boys
Patricia
Feminine form of the Latin Patricius, from patrician, 'noble'
Patrisha
Feminine given name recorded in American English, where it is rare (user-submitted)
Patsy
Diminutive of Patricia or Patrick, from the Latin patricius, noble
Patti
Short form of Patricia, usually spelled Patty
Pattie
Variant of Patty; its masculine form is Patrick
Pattu
Pattu is the Tamil and Telugu word for silk
Pauli
Finnish form of Paul; also a surname borrowed from German Pauli
Pavita
Paw
English word for the soft foot of a mammal, generally a quadruped
Pawffle
Paws
Pawtrick
Paxi
The plural Greek name (Paxi, Paxoi) for the Ionian island group of Paxos and Antipaxos
Pazel
Recorded as a masculine given name in Hebrew
Peach
The English word for the peach fruit; also a modern English given name for girls
Peaches
The peach, the edible fruit of the tree Prunus persica
Peachie
Peachy
Recorded as a rare, archaic given name in the American South
Peanut
The English word for the legume Arachis hypogaea
Peanut Wigglebutt
Pearl
From the English word pearl, a concretion formed in the shells of some mollusks
Pebble
Pebbles
A feminine given name, from the English plural of pebble, a small stone.
Pecan
English word for the edible nut of the hickory Carya illinoinensis
Pecko
Peddi
Not recorded as a personal name; a 2026 Telugu-language film title
Pedina
Italian for pawn (in chess)
Peeta
A character from the Hunger Games series known for his kindness and bravery
Peewee
Recorded as a rare English given name for boys and girls
Peggi
A variant of the English name Peggy.
Peggy
Medieval variant of Meggy, a diminutive of Margaret
Peiko
Peira
Pekko
Meaning unknown; the name of the Finnish god of fields and crops
Peko
Name of an ancient Estonian and Finnish god of crops, especially barley and brewing
Pela
Pelia
A name associated with a legendary Greek figure
Pella
Derived from a term meaning 'a small cup' or 'to hold'.
Pelusa
Spanish, formed from pelo ("hair") with the suffix -uza
Pemma
Recorded as a given name in English (modern, rare) and in Tibetan
Penda
Recorded as a given name in African American, Anglo-Saxon, Ovambo and Fula use
Penelope
From greek πηνέλοψ (penelops), a duck; or from πήνη (pene) "threads" and ὄψ (ops) "face"
Penny
Peony
A type of flowering plant known for its large and fragrant blooms
Pep
Energy or high spirits; also recorded as a Catalan masculine given name
Pepa
Recorded as a given name in Croatian and Spanish; no meaning documented
Pepi
Given name in Spanish and Greek (feminine) and Ancient Egyptian (masculine)
Pepita
Spanish feminine diminutive of Joseph
Pepito
Spanish diminutive of Joseph
Peppa
Probably from the English words pepper or pep, meaning "energy"
Peppi
Diminutive of Giuseppe; Finnish form of Pippi
Peppino
Italian diminutive of Giuseppe
PequeñO
Spanish word for small
Percy
English surname from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy; short form of Percival
Perdi
Perdita
Derived from the Latin perditus, meaning "lost"
Perdy
Recorded as a rare English given name, feminine
Peri
A type of fairy or spirit in Persian mythology
Peridot
English peridot, a yellow-green gemstone, a variety of olivine, also called chrysolite