Happy Dog Names

Abe

Short form of Abraham, or a Frisian short form of Adalbert

Abilou

Adita

Aiden

Variant of Aidan

Akis

A Bislama word from English "axe"; also a given name and other things

Alegra

The feminine singular form of the Catalan adjective alegre, meaning joyful

Alegro

Portuguese form of the Italian musical term allegro

Aliyah

Alternate transcription of Arabic ʿāliya and Hebrew ʿaliyya, 'ascent'

Aloha

A Hawaiian word that means love, peace, and compassion

Amarillo

Amayo

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese

Amias

From the Latin 'amare', to love — 'beloved'.

Amigo

Spanish for 'friend'

Anand

Modern form of Ananda

Aodhan

Anglicised as Aidan; from the Irish male given name Aodhán

Aolani

No documented meaning in the sources checked

April

From the month April, probably from Latin aperio, "to open, to uncover"

Athina

Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare

Babbie

Recorded as a Scots feminine given name; no meaning is documented in the sources checked.

Badi

Recorded as a masculine given name in Arabic

Bailey

From an English surname meaning "bailiff"

Barry

Anglicised form of the Irish name Barra, from Fionnbharr, "white head"

Bazza

A diminutive form of Barry, meaning 'fair-headed' or 'spear'.

Beach

English word for the shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly

Benn

A surname and given name derived from the given name Benedict

Benny

Diminutive of benjamin or benedict

Beny

Recorded as a given name in American English, masculine

Bernie

Diminutive form of Bernard, meaning 'brave as a bear'.

Bidu

Big Boy

Bingo

Bless

The English word for conferring good fortune or divine favour

Blessing

From the English word blessing, of Old English origin

Blesso

Blissful

Blithe

An English given name, recorded as rare and used for both girls and boys

Blythe

From an Old English surname meaning "cheerful"

Bo

From Old Norse búa, "to live"; also a Chinese name from 波 (bō), "wave"; a variant of Beau

Bob

Short form of Robert, from a medieval rhyming nickname

Bobby

Diminutive of Bob, from Bob + -y

Brenna

An American coinage, possibly from Brennan or Brendan

Briann

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Brite

Not documented as a name with a meaning in the sources checked

Bryn

From Welsh bryn, meaning hill or mound

Bubbly

English word meaning "full of bubbles", recorded as a given name in English

Buddie

A term of endearment for a friend or companion

Buddy

From the English word meaning "friend"; probably a nursery form of "brother"

Budi

A name of Indonesian origin meaning 'wise' or 'intelligent'.

BäRchen

German diminutive of Bär, 'bear'; equivalent to Old Norse Bjarki.

Charli

Variant of Charlie, typically feminine

Cheer

The word cheer originally meant face or countenance; later, a shout of encouragement

Cheery

Chipper

Recorded as a rare english given name for boys

Chris

Short form of Christopher, Christian, Christine and other names beginning with Chris

Chucho

A term often used in Latin America to refer to a dog or can also be a nickname for a person, meaning 'cute' or 'little one'.

Chuchu

Recorded as a given name in African languages, used for both men and women

Ciara

Feminine form of the Irish name Ciar, another name for Saint Ciar

Cobber

An Australian and New Zealand word for "mate" or "friend".

Cody

From an Irish surname, anglicised from Gaelic names meaning "descendant of the helpful one" or "son of Óda"

Colby

From an English surname, from Old Norse Koli, "coal, dark", and b r, "farm, settlement"

Collin

A variant spelling of Colin, a medieval diminutive of Nicholas

Dale

From an English surname for someone who lived near a dale or valley

Dally

A surname and given name; also a slang term for a Croatian New Zealander

Daniel

From the Hebrew Daniyyel, "God is my judge"

Danilo

Form of Daniel in various languages

Dann

A shortened form of the name Daniel, meaning 'God is my judge'.

Darren

Masculine given name of uncertain origin; possibly from Irish Darragh or Dáire, 'oak tree'

Daska

Dave

Short form of David

Davie

Diminutive of David

Davy

Diminutive of David

Denny

A diminutive form of the name Dennis which means 'follower of Dionysius'.

Diena

Latvian for 'day'; also recorded as a rare Dutch feminine given name

Djola

Dohia

Donny

A diminutive form of Donald, meaning 'world ruler'.

Eddie

Diminutive of Edward, Edmund and other names beginning with Ed

Emil

From the Roman family name Aemilius, from Latin aemulus, "rival"

Eureka

Eureka is a Greek exclamation meaning "I have found it"

Evergreen

English word for a plant whose foliage stays green all year

Felicity

From the English word felicity, "happiness", ultimately from Latin felicitas, "good luck"

Felix

From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin

Feliz

Spanish for "happy"; recorded as a rare masculine given name in Spanish.

Flurry

English word for a brief snow shower; recorded as a feminine given name

Fortuna

Means "luck" in Latin

Friday

Named after the day of the week associated with the Norse goddess Frigg.

Gabe

A diminutive form of Gabriel, meaning 'God is my strength'.

Gary

From a surname derived from a Norman short form of Old German names with ger, "spear"

Gassi

Geordy

A given name recorded in English, where it is rare

Gerry

A diminutive form of Gerald, meaning 'spear ruler'.

Giddy

Not documented as a word with a meaning; recorded as an English given name

Giorno

Italian for "day"

Glee

The English word for joy and merriment; also a type of English choral part-song

Glori

A Cornish name, from Latin glōria, meaning glory.

Gloria

Means "glory", from the Latin gloria

Glorie

Recorded as a feminine given name in medieval Flemish

Golden

English word meaning made of, or relating to gold

Gony

Gusto

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sami