Happy Dog Names

Haddie

Recorded as a given name in modern American usage (feminine)

Hadley

From an English surname derived from a place name meaning "heather field" in Old English

Haile

From Ge'ez ኀይል (hayl), meaning "power, force, strength".

Hale

From an Old English place name meaning "nook, retreat"

Hampy

Hap

From Middle English hap, meaning chance, luck or fortune

Happie

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare English given name

Harro

A name derived from the Old Germanic elements meaning 'warrior' or 'army'

Hayo

Hearty

Not documented as a given name; a surname and a ship name

Heaven

The English vocabulary word meaning "paradise", from Old English heofon "sky"

Hennie

A diminutive form of Henrietta, meaning 'ruler of the estate'

Henrey

A surname; no documented meaning in the sources checked

Heureux

French word meaning happy or fortunate, from heur (luck) + -eux

Hinata

Japanese name from 日向 "sunny place", 陽向 "toward the sun", or a reading of 向日葵 "sunflower"

Hiwa

A Hawaiian word meaning 'to glow' or 'to shine'

Homey

Hondi

Howdy

An informal English salutation, short for "how do ye?"

Howie

Diminutive of howard, or of a middle english diminutive of hugh

Hug

Catalan form of hugh

Hughie

Diminutive of Hugh

Hugo

Old German form of Hugh

Hunnie

Huppy

Iloy

Injoy

Issac

A variant spelling of Isaac

Jack

A medieval diminutive of John, later an independent name

Jacky

Diminutive of Jacques; from Jack + -y

Jake

Medieval variant of Jack, also a short form of Jacob and James

James

English form of the Late Latin Iacomus, from the Hebrew name Yaʿaqov (Jacob)

Jamila

Feminine form of the Arabic name Jamil, from jamāl, meaning beautiful

Jason

From the Greek name Ἰάσων (Iason), meaning "healer"

Jim

A medieval diminutive of James

Jimbo

A given name, often short for James; also a Japanese surname and a Swahili word meaning state or province.

Jimmy

Diminutive of James, formed from Jim with the suffix -y

Jobe

A surname and a given name

Joby

The meaning of 'Joby'.

Joe

Short form of joseph

Jogi

Johnny

Diminutive of John; an English personal name used since the 16th century.

Jolly

English word meaning cheerful or happy; recorded as a rare given name in American English

Jovi

Recorded as a given name in American English, for either gender

Jubilee

English word for a celebration, commemoration, or anniversary

Justy

Diminutive of Justin or Justine

Kaimana

From Hawaiian kai "ocean, sea" and mana "power"; also Hawaiian for "diamond"

Kaiwi

A name inspired by the Hawaiian language, representing the beauty and diversity of nature.

Kalu

A name of African origin meaning 'to be strong' or 'to be powerful'.

Kehlani

A variant spelling of the Hawaiian names Kailani or Kalani

Kenny

Diminutive of Kenneth; in Ireland an anglicisation of Ó Cionnaith

Keyzie

Kimba

From Barngarla dyimba, 'ashes'

Kipp

Recorded as a given name in American English, masculine

Kota

Recorded as a given name in Japanese, Indian and English use

Krish

Short form of Krishna, a deity in Hinduism

Laddie

A diminutive of lad, formed with the suffix -ie; in Scottish English, a boy

Lalu

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sasak

Lark

The English word for a type of songbird

Larry

Derived from the Latin name Laurentius, meaning 'from Laurentum' or 'laurel' (a symbol of victory)

Lenny

Diminutive of Leonard

Liam

Irish short form of William

Lian

The Chinese word for 'graceful' or 'beautiful'

Lonnie

Short form of Alonzo and other names with the same sound

Lovejoy

An English (Puritan) given name, recorded for both men and women

Lucas

Latin form of the greek name Λουκᾶς, related to Luke

Luck

English word for chance or fortune, recorded as a Kashubian masculine given name

Luckey

A surname

Lucky

From a nickname given to a lucky person; sometimes a diminutive of Luke

Luis

Spanish form of Louis

Maka

A name derived from the Hawaiian word meaning 'to gain' or 'to acquire'.

Makani

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Manny

A diminutive form of Emmanuel or a term for a male caregiver.

Manu

A name of Polynesian origin meaning 'man' or 'human'.

Maputi

Marley

From an English surname taken from a place name meaning "pleasant wood", "boundary wood" or "marten wood"

Marty

Diminutive of Martin

Marva

Feminine form of Marvin; also a Dutch abbreviation of Marine Vrouwen Afdeling

Matti

Finnish form of Matthew.

Max

Short form of Maximilian, Maxim, Maxwell, or maximum

Maxi

Spanish short form of Maximiliano, or German short form of Maximiliane or Maximilian

Mendo

Spanish and portuguese given name and surname

Merily

No documented meaning; recorded as an Estonian given name

Merrily

English adverb, in a cheerful or merry way

Merry

From the English word merry, ultimately from Old English myrige

Miguel

Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Michael

Mike

A diminutive form of the name Michael, meaning 'who is like God?'

Mikel

Basque form of Michael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God'

Mikey

Diminutive of Michael or Mitchell

Milada

A name of Slavic origin meaning 'gracious' or 'dear'.

Miles

From the Germanic name Milo; associated with Latin miles, "soldier"

Milo

A name derived from multiple origins, including 'merciful' in Latin and 'soldier' in German.

Mooka

Mundy

Recorded as a masculine given name in Irish

Murray

From a Scottish or Irish surname; the Scottish one is from the place name Moray

MäRry

Naledi

Means "star" in Tswana and Sotho

Nate

A common short form of Nathaniel, meaning 'gift of God'.

Nelio

A diminutive form of 'Cornelio', which means 'horn' in Latin.

Nicholas

From Greek Nikolaos, "victory of the people"