Cute Dog Names

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

Perkin

A derivative of Peter, meaning 'rock'

Perky

Perla

Italian and Spanish cognate of Pearl

Perle

French and Yiddish cognate of Pearl; Yiddish form of Margalit

Pero

Diminutive of Petar, recorded as a given name in many languages

Perrito

Spanish diminutive of perro, dog: little dog

Pesto

Italian paste of basil, olive oil, cheese, pine nuts and garlic

Petal

From the English word for the flower part, from Greek petalon, "leaf"

Peter

From Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meaning "stone"

Petey

English name formed from Pete with the suffix -y

Petie

A diminutive of Peter, recorded as a rare English given name

Petit

French word for small or little

Petry

An English surname, first attested in Medieval Latin as Petrus, meaning Peter

Petula

English feminine given name of unknown meaning, created in the 20th century

Petya

A diminutive form of the name Peter, meaning 'rock' or 'stone'

Petzi

A diminutive term for a small pet or cute animal.

Phideaux

A stage name of the American musician and television director Phideaux Xavier

Phil

Short form of Philip and other names beginning with Phil

Phila

Feminine form of Philo, from Greek philos, loving or dear

Philbert

A name of Germanic origin meaning 'very bright' or 'brilliant.'

Philou

A diminutive form of the name Philippe, which means 'lover of horses'

Phinnia

Phoebe

Latinized form of the greek name Φοίβη, meaning "bright, pure"

Pia

Feminine form of Pius, also spelled Pía

Picco

Italian word and surname meaning "summit" or "peak".

Piccola

Italian for small or little

Piccolo

Italian for "small, little", a nickname from the word piccolo

Pickle

Pickles

An English surname

Pico

Recorded as a masculine given name in Spanish

Picolino

Pie

A baked dish of pastry dough casing with a sweet or savoury filling

Piera

Italian feminine form of Peter.

Piet

Dutch short form of Pieter and Petrus

Piggy

A term of endearment often used for a small pig or a pet

Pika

Hawaiian form of Peter; also Slovene for "dot", the Slovene name for Pippi Longstocking

Pikka

Pikko

Piko

Recorded as a given name in Japanese and Shipibo-Conibo

Pikoo

The name of a child in the 1980 Indian Bengali-language short film Pikoo

Pillo

Pilo

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Pimo

Pinga

A playful term often used for a small, energetic animal

Pingo

Pink

Pink is the English word for a pale tint of red or rose

Pinki

Recorded as a feminine given name in Indian (user-submitted)

Pinku

Japanese feminine given name; also the Japanese transliteration of English 'pink'.

Pino

Short form of names ending in -pino

Pio

A common Italian name meaning 'pious' or 'devout'

Pip

Diminutive of Philip or Philippa

Pip Or Pippin

Piper

An English surname for a person who played on a pipe, a flute

Pippa

Diminutive of Philippa

Pippi

A name created for the character Pippi Longstocking

Pippin

Old German form of Pepin

Pippo

Italian diminutive of Filippo or Giuseppe

Pippy

Recorded as a given name in English, used as a feminine name

Pipsi

Pipsqueak

Pipsy

Pira

Recorded as a masculine given name in Thai

Piri

Hungarian diminutive of Piroska; also a Finnish vernacular form of Old Norse Birgir.

Pitchu

Pitty

A stage name of the Brazilian rock singer Priscilla Novaes Leone

Pixi

Recorded as a given name in English (Australian), feminine

Pixie

A mythical creature of British folklore

Pixiebelle

Pixy

A variant spelling of pixie, a mythical creature of British folklore

Pluisje

Plum

The fruit of some species in Prunus subg. Prunus.

Pnut

Pochi

Pocky

A popular Japanese snack consisting of biscuit sticks coated with chocolate or other flavors

Poco

Italian for 'a little' or 'little', from Latin paucus.

Poh

Recorded as a given name in Hokkien Chinese; also the tenth month of the Punjabi calendar

Poky

Pola

Polish and Spanish short form of Apolonia

Poldo

Cebuano clipping of Leopoldo

Poli

Short form of Polina or, in Faroese, of Napoleon

Polly

A variant of Molly, itself a diminutive of Mary

Polpetta

Pom

Recorded as a feminine given name in Korean

Pom Pom

Pomme

French for "apple"

Pomona

Roman goddess of fruit and orchards.

Pon

Pona

Ponni

Ponni is a name of Tamil origin.

Poofy

Pooka

A creature of Celtic, English and Channel Islands folklore; from Irish for spirit or ghost.