Cute Dog Names
4,758 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all temperament categories.
Racki
A surname, also spelled Rački
Radella
Raelyn
A variant of the name Raelan, often associated with the meaning 'wise guardian'.
Raffi
A diminutive of Raphael, which means 'God has healed'
Raffy
Shortened form of Raphael, which means 'God has healed'
Rahni
Rainey
Derived from 'rain', symbolizing freshness and vitality
Raisa
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Herais; also from Yiddish roiz, "rose"
Raisha
A given name recorded in Jewish (feminine) use
Raissa
Portuguese form of Herais; also a transcription of Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian Raisa
Rakita
Ralphie
Diminutive of Ralph
Ramona
Spanish and Old German, the feminine of Ramon and Raymond — 'wise protector'.
Randa
Means "scented tree" in arabic
Rani
From Sanskrit rāṇī, meaning "queen"; also from Hebrew ran, "to sing".
Ranie
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Ranira
Ranka
Feminine form of Ranko
Rayla
A name of the character Rayla in The Dragon Prince
Raylee
A given name recorded in English, in modern American use
Rayna
A Bulgarian form of Regina, or a feminine form of Rayno.
Reba
Short form of Rebecca
Rebekka
Form of Rebecca, from Hebrew רִבְקָה, meaning "to tie firmly" or "captivating beauty"
Reeces
Reena
Alternate transcription of the Hindi and Marathi name रीना (Rina)
Reenie
Either a variant of Renée or a diminutive of names ending in -reen
Reesey
Reesie
Reeta
Finnish short form of Margaret, used independently.
Reggie
A diminutive of Reginald or Regina
Reilly
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Raghailligh, from the given name Raghailleach
Reilo
Reina
Spanish for "queen"; also a Yiddish name from "clean, pure" and a Japanese name from 怜 "wise" + 奈.
Reka
A Faroese name from Old Norse vreka
Remi
Oarsman; a name with French origins meaning 'oar' or 'rower'.
Remie
Variant of Remy, meaning 'oarsman' or 'to remedy'
Remmy
A given name recorded in modern English, used for both boys and girls
Rena
Latinate feminine form of Ren
Renda
Italian surname from a derivative of Latin Laurentius, or from a feminine form of Rando.
Rene
French form of the Latin Renatus, meaning reborn or born again
Renee
English form of Renée
Renita
Feminine form of Renatus.
Rennie
A form of the name 'Ronald' with a meaning of 'ruler' or 'decision maker'
Renny
Variant of Rennie, used as a given name and a surname
RenéE
French feminine form of René, from Latin Renatus, meaning reborn
Revana
Rexie
A clipping of anorexic with the -ie suffix
Reya
A diminutive of the Russian female first name Avreya
Reyna
Variant of Reina, a name meaning 'queen'
Rhoda
A name of Greek origin meaning 'rose' or 'a rose garden'
Rhynda
Ria
Short form of Maria
Ribbon
Rica
Ricca
Italian for rich or wealthy
Rice
The word for the cereal grain that is a staple food in many countries
Ricky
English diminutive of Richard
Rico
Short form of Ricardo, Enrico and other names ending in rico
Ricy
Rieke
Rika
A common name in Japanese, often associated with a 'child of truth' or 'jasmine'
Riko
A variation of the name 'Rika', which means 'child of the ruler' in Japanese.
Riley
From an Irish surname, or an English place name meaning "rye clearing"
Rilka
Rimma
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian feminine name of uncertain meaning
Rin
From Japanese 凛 (rin), meaning "dignified, severe, cold", or other kanji pronounced the same way.
Rina
Short form of names ending in -rina; also Hebrew "joy, singing" and Sanskrit "melted"
Rinda
A given name recorded in Popular Culture, Korean and Japanese use; also a Karelian word from Proto-Finnic *rinta
Rini
A diminutive of Marinus, Marina or Catharina
Rinka
A name derived from Japanese that can mean 'dance flower' or 'bell flower'
Rinty
A nickname for the German Shepherd film star Rin Tin Tin
Riri
Riro
Recorded as a masculine given name in Rapa Nui
Risa
Laughter in Spanish and a name that evokes joy.
Rixi
Robbi
Derived from Robert, meaning 'bright fame'
Robbie
Diminutive of Robert or Roberta
Robbin
Variant of Robin, which comes from Robert
Roberta
Feminine form of Robert, from Germanic *hrod "famous" and *berht "bright"
Robin
Medieval english diminutive of Robert, now usually an independent name
Rochi
Recorded as a feminine given name in Hebrew
RoisíN
Roja
Rolfie
Rolfy
Rolli
Rollie
A diminutive of Roland
Rolly
English given name and nickname, often for Roland or Rolland
Rolo
Variant of Rollo, from the roots hróðr and ulfr
Romi
Means "my height, my exaltation" in Hebrew
Romika
Romilly
English surname from Norman town names, from the given name Romilius
Romy
A diminutive of Rosemarie, Rosemary, and names beginning with Rom
Rondi
Ronni
A feminine given name recorded in english
Roo
A name recorded in English, and the name of a young kangaroo in A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh
Roona
Rosa
From Latin rosa, meaning "rose"
Rosalia
Late Latin name from rosa, "rose"; also a doublet of Rosalie.
Rosalie
French, German and Dutch form of the Latin saints' name Rosalia, from Latin rosa, "rose"