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Male Pet Dog Names
Names for pet dogs. Canine- and dog-related names. Names that mean
dog, hound,
coyote, whelp, pup, clawed, hunter, huntress, etc. Also see Wolf
Names and Fox Names.
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KALEBH:
Variant spelling of Hebrew Kaleb, meaning "dog" or
"rabid."
KALEV
(Hebrew: כָּלֵב): Variant spelling of Hebrew
Kaleb,
meaning "dog" or "rabid." Compare with another
form of Kalev.
KANEONUSKATEW:
Native American Cree name meaning "one that walks on four claws."
KARGO: Variant of the vocabulary word Cargo,
meaning "burden."
KATMIR: "The
Dog of the Seven Sleepers." A famous dog from mythology, admitted to heaven
by Mahomet. Seven noble youths who fell asleep for 309 years had this dog which
accompanied them to the cavern in which they were walled up. The dog remained
standing for the whole 309 years, and neither moved from the spot, ate, drank,
nor slept.
KAYO: From the boxing term, meaning
" knockout." Variant: K-0.
KENAZ:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Qenaz, meaning "hunter." In the bible, this is the name of a
son of Eliphaz and a brother of Caleb.
KERBEROS
(Κέρβερος): Greek name meaning "demon of the pit."
In mythology, this is the name of the
three-headed dog that guards the entrance to Hades.
KIRBY:
English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of numerous places
composed of the Old Norse elements kirkja
"church" and býr "settlement," hence
"church settlement."
KLEPTO: An abbreviated form of the
vocabulary word kleptomaniac, meaning "thief," itself from kleptein,
"to act secretly; to steal."
KLONDIKE: Named after the river or the region of the Yukon,
itself from Kutchin tron-duik, meaning "hammer river."
KNUCKLES: From the vocabulary word
meaning 1) pressures; 2) hits with a fist. Good name for a tough, strong, dangerous
dog.
KOUN:
From the Celtic word for "hound."
KRYPTO: This was the name of Superman's dog.
It is an abbreviated form of the Krypton, the name of the planet on which
Superman was born. The fictional planet name was derived from krypton,
the name of a chemical element, itself from the Greek, meaning
"hidden."
LÁSZLÓ: Hungarian form of
Slavic Vladislav,
meaning "rules with glory."
LICKER: From the
vocabulary word, meaning 1) one that licks or laps; 2) one
that punishes by beating; 3) one that beats, thrashes or
defeats.
LICKETY-SPLIT:
Slang term meaning "without delay; immediately;
quickly; fast; speedily."
LIGHTNING:
From the vocabulary word. Good name for a fast dog.
LINGO:
From the vocabulary word meaning "language that is unfamiliar or
unintelligible."
LIWANU:
Native American Miwok name meaning "growl of a bear."
LOCO: From the
Spanish vocabulary word meaning "crazy; insane."
LOGO:
From the vocabulary word meaning 1) word; speech; 2) logogram.
MACARONI: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) a pasta; 2) well-traveled; 3) a fop.
MABON:
Welsh name meaning "divine son." In Celtic Arthurian legend, this is the
name of the son of Modron
("divine mother"). He was a hunter
god who was stolen by Annwn from his mother three days after his birth. He
was rescued by Culhwch, a cousin to
Arthur, but because of the time he
spent with Annwn, he remained young. He later assisted Culhwch in his search
of Olwen.
MADDEN: From the
vocabulary word meaning " to anger; to infuriate."
MAGMA: From the
vocabulary word meaning "dregs," from Latin magma "dregs
of an ointment," itself from Greek magma "an
ointment."
MAGNETO: Either
from the comic strip character or the electrical term for a generator in an
internal combustion engine.
MAKYA:
Native American Hopi name meaning "eagle hunter."
MANITOBA: Named
after a Province of south-central
Canada, itself probably from the Cree word maniotwapow,
meaning "strait of the manitou (spirit)."
MARMADUKE:
Anglicized form of Old Irish Mael-Maedóc, meaning
"devotee of Maedóc."
MAX:
English short form of both Latin Maximilian "the
greatest rival" and Scottish Maxwell "the stream of Mack."
MEATBALL: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) a spherical mass of ground meat; 2) one who is
silly, funny, clumsy.
MEATLOAF: From
the vocabulary word meaning " a baked loaf of ground meat."
MELTDOWN: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a severe
overheating of a nuclear reactor core resulting in the
melting of the core and escape of radiation."
Variant: Melt-down.
MIKKO:
Finnish form of Greek Michaēl, meaning
"who is like God?"
MONSOON: From
the vocabulary word for the southwestern wind that brings heavy rainfall
to southern Asia in the summer. The word ultimately
derives from Arabic mawsim "appropriate season (for a
pilgrimage)," from wasama, meaning "he marked."
MOONY: Invented
name meaning "of or like the moon." Variant: Moonie.
MUTTY: Invented
name meaning "like a mutt
or mongrel." Variants: Muttie, Muttley, Muttly.
NACHO:
From the vocabulary word meaning "a small, triangular piece of tortilla."
NADIR
(نضير): Arabic name meaning "rare."
NEXUS: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) a link or tie; 2) a core or center (of
communication).
NEZAHUALCOYOTL:
Nahuatl name meaning "fasting coyote." This was the name of a
Texcoco king.
NIMROD:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Nimrowd, meaning "rebel." In the bible, this is the name of a great-grandson of
Noah who was a
renowned hunter.
NIMROWD
(נִמְרוֹד):
Hebrew name meaning "rebel." In the bible, this is the name of a great-grandson of
Noah
who was a
renowned hunter.
NYYRIKKI:
Finnish name, probably composed of Nyy- from a cognate of Old Norse nýr
("young"), and rikki ("mighty,
powerful ruler"), hence "young ruler." In mythology,
this is the name of a god of the hunt, associated with biblical Nimrod
("rebel"), another famous hunter.
ORION
(Ωρίων): Greek
name, probably meaning "mountain man." But some sources say that the name may actually be of Akkadian origin; if so, it means "light of heaven."
In mythology, this is the name of one of the
Titan gods, a primordial hunter who was killed by a
scorpion. A constellation was named after him. Orion had two dogs; their
names were: Arktophonos and
Ptoophagos.
PANDAROS
(Πάνδαρος):
Variant form of Greek Pantheras, meaning "all-hunter," i.e. "panther."
In mythology, this is the name of the betrayer of the Greeks who hurled a
lance at Menelaus, breaking a
solemn oath.
PANTERA:
Latin form of Greek Pantheras, meaning "all-hunter," i.e.
"panther."
PANTHERAS
(Πάνθηρας): Ancient Greek name composed of the elements pan "all" and therao
"to hunt," hence "all-hunter," i.e. "panther."
PTOOPHAGOS
(Πτοοφαγος): Greek name meaning "glutton
of Ptoon (in Boeotia)." In
mythology, this is the name of one of Orion's dogs.
QENAZ
(קְנַז):
Hebrew name meaning "hunter." In the bible, this is the name of a
son of Eliphaz and a brother of Caleb.
SHIRIKI:
Native American Pawnee name meaning "coyote."
THERON
(Θήρων): Greek name meaning "hunter."
NIGGLES: From
the vocabulary word meaning "is preoccupied with trifles or
petty details; quibbles, carps."
NIPPER: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) one that nips; 2) a small boy.
NUTSY: From a
slang term meaning "silly; goofy; nutty; crazy."
NYYRIKKI:
Finnish name, probably composed of Nyy- from a cognate of Old Norse nýr
("young"), and rikki ("mighty,
powerful ruler"), hence "young ruler." In mythology,
this is the name of a god of the hunt, associated with biblical Nimrod
("rebel"), another famous hunter.
OBERON:
English form of French Auberon, meaning
"elf ruler." In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," this was the name of the king of the fairies.
PANCAKE: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a thin cake
made of batter and fried in hot grease." Variants:
Flapjack, Hotcake.
PESTER: From the
vocabulary word meaning "to bother; to harass."
PESTO: From the
name of an Italian sauce consisting of basil,
garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated cheese. The word
is a contracted form of pestato, the past
participle of pestare, meaning "to crush or
pound."
PICKLES: From
the vocabulary word meaning simply "pickles,"
a food that has been preserved in brine or
vinegar.
POPSICLE: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a flavored ice confection."
PUCK: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) a disk used in hockey; 2) a mischievous sprite,
goblin or hobgoblin.
PUDDLES: From
the vocabulary word meaning simply
"puddles."
QUINN:
Irish
surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó
Coinn "descendant of Conn,"
hence "chief,
freeman, head, hound, intelligence, strength."
RANGER: From the
vocabulary word meaning "wanderer; rover."
RASPBERRY: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) a prickly fruit-bearing plant;
2) a
derisive sound made by exhaling with the tongue extended.
RICKSHAW: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a two-wheeled carriage
drawn by a person." It is an abbreviated form of jinrikisha,
a word made popular by Kipling, composed of the Japanese
elements jin "man," riki
"power," and sha "carriage."
RIO:
English unisex name derived from the Spanish word for "river."
ROCKET: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) a rocket engine; projectile;
2) one that moves
swiftly; fast; speedily.
RUFF:
From the sound a dog makes.
SAMBO: From the
(now derogatory) term for "a male black
person" or "a "mullato; mixed breed." Variant:
Zambo.
SCAR: From the
vocabulary word meaning "a mark left on the skin from an injury."
SCREWBALL: From
the slang term meaning 1) a pitched ball that curves; 2) one who is
eccentric, whimsical or irrational.
SCRUFFY: From
the vocabulary word meaning "shabby; untidy; scaly; scabby,"
itself from the word scruff, meaning
"dandruff, scurf."
SEISMO: From
Greek seismos, meaning "earthquake,"
itself from seiein, meaning "to shake."
SINBAD:
Variant spelling of Persian Sindbad, possibly meaning
"lord of sages."
SINDBAD:
Original form of Persian Sinbad, legend name of a
sailor who had numerous fantastic adventures, possibly derived from Sanskrit
Siddhapati, meaning "lord of sages."
SKIPPER: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) master of a ship; 2) coach; director; leader; 3)
one that skips.
SLIPPER: From
the vocabulary word meaning " a low shoe easily slipped on or off the
foot."
SMOKEY: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) mixed or filled with smoke; 2) grey-colored. Variant:
Smoky.
SMOKEY BEAR:
1) slang for a law enforcement officer on highway patrol; 2) a bear mascot for
the United States Forest Service.
SNAPPER: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) one that snaps; 2) a snapping turtle.
SNARK: From the computer
term meaning " system failure."
SNICKERS: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a stifled laugh." Variant: Sniggers.
SNOWBALL: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a ball of snow; snowball."
SNOWY:
From the vocabulary word meaning 1) abounding in or covered with snow; 2)
snow-like, like
snow; white as snow.
SPARKLES:
From the vocabulary word meaning "gives off sparks; flashes; glitters."
SPIN-AWAY:
Invented name for a fast, mischievous dog.
STINKY:
From the vocabulary word meaning "emits a strong foul odor; smells bad."
SWAMI:
From the Hindu title of honor, meaning "master (of self)," from the
Sanskrit, meaning "owner of oneself." Many Yogis and Gurus hold this
title.
TANGO: From the
name of a Latin American dance, itself originally the name of an
African-American drum dance.
TARGET: From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) desired goal; 2) a small round shield; 3) to aim at a
target.
TANGO: From the
name of a Latin American dance, itself originally the name
of an African-American drum dance.
TICKLES:
From the vocabulary word meaning "causes laughter; fills with mirth,
pleasure and delight."
TIP-TOP:
From the vocabulary word meaning 1) the highest point; summit; 2) highest degree
of excellence; the best.
TIPPER: From the
vocabulary word meaning "one who tips."
TIPPY: Invented
name meaning "likely to tip or tilt."
TOHOPKA:
Native American Hopi name meaning "wild beast."
TONGA: Named
after a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean, meaning "south."
TONGO: From the
Polynesian word for " mangrove."
TONTO: Named
after the Lone Ranger's Indian sidekick Tonto, the son of a chief in the
Potawatomi nation. His name is said to translate to the "wild one" in
his native language.
TRAY:
From the
Spanish word for "fetch."
TUGBOAT: From
the vocabulary word meaning "a small boat designed for pulling or pushing
larger vessels."
TUGGER: From the
vocabulary word meaning "one that tugs, pulls, vies or contends."
TWISTER: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) one that twists; 2) a cyclone or tornado.
VAMOOSE: From
the slang word meaning "leave quickly; leave hurriedly; make a
speedy exit."
WANGO:
From the vocabulary word meaning "a boomerang."
WIPE-OUT:
From the slang word meaning 1) complete destruction; 2) a
fall from a surfboard.
WHISPER: From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) soft speech; 2) a soft rustling sound.
YAPPER: From the
vocabulary word meaning "one that barks sharply, shrilly; a yelper."
ZANZIBAR: Named
after the region in eastern Africa, itself probably from Persian Zangi-bar,
meaning "coast of the blacks."
ZEPPELIN:
From German Zeppelin, itself a short form of Zeppelinschiff,
"Zeppelin ship," which was named after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin,
the German general who perfected the design. A good name for extra plump dogs who
somewhat resemble a blimp.
ZIPPER:
From the vocabulary word zip, for a dog that "moves fast, speedily,
quickly."
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