There are so many male dog names out there. You know that naming your dog is a major event for you and your dog. Your dog’s name will create curiosity, humor, or intrigue every time you send him out for a retrieve or call him in a park.
The name you choose will reflect on you as much as it doeson your pup. Your dog’s name should have both obvious and hidden meanings foryou and those that know you. My dog, Lady, is named after the popular Disneymovie (obvious) and one of my grandfather’s dogs (only obvious to those that walkthe fields with me and listen to my stories).
What is the best of the male dog names? Well, that depends on you and your pooch, but I promise that you will find a name below that you love or at least the spark needed to come up with your own. I have included 530 unique and clever male dog names for 2019 inspired from a variety of areas. There is sure to be one or two that catch your interest.
You can check out the whole list if you want, or, just jump straight to the section that interests you the most. Take your time. Remember, you are going to be saying this name A LOT over the next 10 years.
Some important guidelines before you get started.
1. Pick a name that you like and that is easy to say. One or two syllables are usually the best. Longer names can be a pain when you are saying them over and over.
2. Try the name out for a few days. Say it out loud. Shoutit a couple times even if people around think you are mad. See if it starts toroll off the tongue after a while or if the name continues to get caught inyour throat.
3. Try to avoid names that might sound like common commandsyou will be giving your dog like NO, SIT, COME, or BACK.
4. If you decide on a long name, consider the possibleshortened versions that you will likely end up using with time.
5. Be a little adventurous. You are not naming your child here. You do not have to worry about other dogs teasing or mocking your pup at the AKC hunts and field trials.
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Male Dog Names from Ancient Mythology and Their Meanings
- Zeus (Greek King of Gods, heaven
and lightning) - Poseidon (Greek Lord of the Sea, earthquakes
and horses) - Dionysus (Greek God of wine, celebrations
and ecstasy) - Apollo (Greek God of light, the sun, poetry
and archery) - Ares (Greek God of violence, war
and blood) - Atlas (Greek Titan that led
battle against Zeus) - Achilles (Greek hero of the Trojan war)
- Ajax (a prominent figure in the Trojan war known as Ajax the Great)
- Narcissus (a Greek hunter who was obsessed with his own image)
Aloades (giants that challenged the Greek gods)- Argos (
Odyssues ’ faithful dog that still recognized him after a 20-year trip) - Hercules (strong and powerful Greek demi-god)
- Chiron (a civilized centaur from Greek stories)
- Ra (Egyptian sun god)
- Amun (King of the Egyptian gods)
- Set or Seth(Egyptian god of war)
- Ptah (Egyptian god of craftsman and architects)
- Osiris (Egyptian ruler of the dead)
Thot (Egyptian god of themoon , magic, and writing)- Tut (Egyptian Pharaoh—short for
Tutankamun ) - Seti (Egyptian Pharaoh)
- Sobek (Egyptian Nile crocodile)
- Mars (Roman god of war)
- Neptune (Roman god of the seas)
- Pluto (Roman god of hell and wealth)
- Saturn (Roman god of time)
- Vulcan (Roman god of fire and metals)
- Asgard (
place where the Nordic gods lived) - Hela (Nordic guard of the dead)
- Odin (most noble and important Nordic god)
- Thor (Nordic god of thunder)
- Bragi (Nordic god of wisdom)
- Vali (Nordic god of archers)
Ull (Nordic god of close combat)- Loki (unpredictable Nordic god that creates chaos)
- Vanir (Nordic god of sea, nature, and forest)
- Surt (Nordic giant that leads the forces of destruction)
- Fenrir (giant wolf in Nordic mythology)
Male Dog Names Inspired by Music
- Zep (Led Zepplin)
- B.B. (B.B. King)
- Bowie (David Bowie)
- Axl (Axl Rose)
- Crosby (Bing Crosby)
- Denver (John Denver)
- Clef (musical symbol)
- Sting
- Jovi (John Bon Jovi)
- ZZ (ZZ Top)
- Jimi (Jimi Hendrix)
- Ozzy or Oz (Ozzy Osbourne)
- Sandman (Enter Sandman by Metallica)
- Judas (Judas Priest)
- Brick (Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd)
- Chump (Chump by Green Day)
- Bojangles (Mr. Bojangles by Bob Dylan)
- Puff (Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul, & Mary)
- Snoop (Snoop Dogg)
- Pac (2Pac)
- Fiddy (50 Cent)
- Wayne (‘Lil Wayne)
- Dre (Dr. Dre)
- Diddy (Diddy)
- Nuff (NF)
- Trace (Trace Atkins)
- Bentley (Dierks Bentley)
- Garth (Garth Brooks)
Male Dog Names from the Movies
- Bolt (Bolt, 2008)
- Benji (Benji Series)
- Hachi (Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, 2009)
- Max (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 2000)
- Reno (Top Dog, 1995)
- Toto (The Wizard of Oz, 1939)
- Fluke (Fluke, 1995)
- Pongo (101 Dalmatians, 1996)
Brusier (Legally Blonde, 2001)- Digby (Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World, 1973)
- Boomer (Independence Day, 1996)
- Pippin (Jaws, 1975)
- Odie (Garfield, 2004)
- Copernicus (Back to the Future III, 1990)
- Hank (The Truth About Cats and Dogs, 1996)
- Petey (The Little Rascals, 1994)
- Nanook (The Lost Boys, 1987)
- Fang (Harry Potter Series)
- Beau (Iron Will, 1994)
- Buckley (The Royal Tenenbaums, 2001)
- Milo (The Mask, 1994)
- Frank (Men in Black, 1997)
- Buck (Call of the Wild, 1935)
- Hooch (Turner and Hooch, 1989)
- Hosehead (Strangebrew, 1983)
- Yeller (Old Yeller, 1957)
- Dog (Big Jake, 1972)
- Einstein (Back to the Future, 1985)
- Beast (Sandlot, 1993)
- Toby (A Dog’s Purpose, 2017)
- Otis (The Adventures of Milo and Otis, 2007)
- Charlie (All Dogs Go to Heaven, 2009)
- Chance (Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, 2011)
- Copper (The Fox and the Hound, 1981)
- Buddy (Air Bud, 1997)
- Jock (Lady and the Tramp, 1955)
- Trust (Lady and the Tramp, 1955)
Male Dog Names from Literature
- Old Dan (Where the Red Fern Grows)
- Mr. Darcy, (Pride and Prejudice)
- Zuckerman, (My Life as a Man)
- Dantes, (The Count of Monte Cristo)
- Golightly, (Breakfast at Tiffany’s)
- Jekyll,or Hyde (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)
- Holden, (The Catcher in the Rye)
- Rhett, (Gone with the Wind)
- Atticus (Following Atticus)
- White Fang (White Fang)
- Sherlock, (A Study in Scarlet)
- Enzo (The Art of Racing in the Rain)
- Joe (Beautiful Joe)
- Chet (Dog On It)
- Zhivago,(Dr. Zhivago)
- Stark,(All the King’s Men)
- Van Helsing,(Dracula)
- Jo,(Little Women)
- Joad,(The Grapes of Wrath)
- Gandalf,(The Hobbit)
- Scout,(To Kill A Mockingbird)
- Bone (A Dog’s Life)
- Rex (Sergeant Rex)
- Gobi (Finding Gobi)
- Bunker (Dog Medicine)
- Huck (Huck: The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family—and a Whole Town—About Hope and Happy Endings)
- Oogy (Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love)
- Flint (Born to Bark)
- Bijou (What a Difference a Dog Makes)
Clever Male Names Inspired by Historical Figures
- Benjamin or Franklin or Benji or Frank (Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father of the U.S.)
- Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer)
- Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, French-Polish composer)
- Dickens (Charles Dickens, English author)
- Freud (Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist)
- Genghis (Genghis Khan, Mongolian emperor)
- Churchill (Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister)
- Washington (George Washington, 1st President of the U.S.)
- Socrates (Greek philosopher)
- Voltaire or Volt (French writer and philosopher)
- Patton (George Patton, a U.S. General)
- Crockett (Davey Crockett, American frontiersman)
- Wolfgang or Mozart or Mo (Wolfgang Mozart, an Austrian composer)
- Donatello (Italian Renaissance artist)
- DaVinci (Leonardo DaVinci)
- Hoover (J. Edgar Hoover)
- Eisenhower (Dwight Eisenhower, President of the U.S.)
- Benson (Secretary of Agriculture of the U.S.)
- Napolean (French General)
- Jefferson (Founding Father of the U.S.)
- Alex (Alexander the Great)
- Marx (Karl Marx)
- Al (Albert Einstein)
- Teddy (Theodore Roosevelt)
- Newt (Isaac Newton)
- Edison (Thomas Edison)
Unique Male Dog Names from Foreign Languages
- Diablo (Spanish for “devil”)
- Nacho
- Maui (Hawaiian god that created the Hawaiian islands by tricking his brothers)
- Zorro (Spanish for “fox”)
- Tango (French dance)
- Primo (Italian for “first”)
- Mako (Hawaiian meaning unknown)
- Chong (Chinese for “clever and smart”)
- Manchu (Chinese for “purity”)
- Tonka (Dakota for “bull”)
- Baldwin (German for “brave friend”)
- Alpin (Scottish for “white”)
- Franz (German for “French”—hey look you get two languages in one name)
- Yori (Japanese for “trust”)
- Hans (German for “God is gracious”)
- Duff (Scottish for “dark”)
- Cruz (Spanish for “cross”)
- Dieter (Swiss for “people’s army”)
- Micco (Seminole for “chief”)
- Yuma (Navajo for “son of the chief”)
- Noa (Hawaiian for “freedom”)
- Katsu (Japanese for “victory”)
- Bendito (Spanish for “blessed”)
- Murdo (Scottish for “sea warrior”)
- Koko (Blackfoot for “night”)
- Taiki (Japanese for “firm”)
- Guapo (Spanish for “handsome”)
- Elvin (Swiss for “elf”)
- Lobo (Spanish for “wolf”)
- Mato (Sioux for “bear”)
- Heckie (Scottish for “holding fast”)
- Kyo (Japanese for “cooperation”)
- Gerard (Swiss for “strong spear”)
- Haru (Japanese for “spring”)
- Takahiro or Taka (Japanese for “great value or noble”)
- Katashi (Japanese for “firm”)
- Hiro (Japanese for “generous”)
- Ichiro (Japanese for “
first son”) - Sho (Japanese for “to fly”)
- Yuki (Japanese for “snow”)
- Geronimo (a famous Apache Indian fighter)
- Blanco (Spanish for “white”)
- Nokosi (Seminole Indian for “bear”)
- Yansa (Cherokee for “buffalo”)
- Waya (Cherokee for “wolf”)
Nikan (Algonquian for “my friend”)- Skah (Sioux for “white”)
- Sesi (Inuit for “snow”)
- Koko (Blackfoot for “night”)
- Dorado (Spanish for “golden”)
- Alto (Spanish for “high”)
- Niño (Spanish for “boy child”)
- Sol (Spanish for “sun”)
Clever Male Dog Names Inspired by the Universe
We are going to break these up a little in smaller groups soyou can pick a constellation, planet, star, moon, or other celestial name.
Constellations that make great male dog names
- Algol
- Alpha
- Antares
- Archer
- Aries
- Bootes
- Cepheus (Ceph)
- Cetus
- Corvus
- Crater
- Draco
- Polaris
- Sirius
- Zodiac
Unique male dog names from the celestial moons
- Carme
- Cupid
- Narvi
- Pan
- Titan
- Puck
- Phobos
- Prometheus (Theus)
One-of-kind male dog names inspired by Astronomy
- Blueshift (Blue)
- Cosmos (Cosmo)
- Drake
- Drone
- Eclipse
- Ellipse
- Gamma
- Gravity
- Orbit
- Quantum
- Solar
- Astroid
- Galaxy
- Mars
- Saturn
- Astro
- Jupiter
- Star
- Triton
- Pluto
- Meteor
- Zenith
- Borealis
Unique Male Dog Names Inspired by Weather
- Lightning
- Breeze
- Cirrus
- Fog
- Ice
- Rain
- Sky
- Snow
- Storm
- Thunder
- Radar
- Blizzard
- Gust
- Hurricane (Cane)
- Blast
- Dusk
- Frosty
- Quake
- Jet Stream (Jet)
- Tsunami
Unique Boy Dog Names Inspired by Cars
- Herbie
- Aston
- Bugatti
- Veyron
- Mack
- Lexus
- Ranger
- Royce
- Romeo
- Chevy
- Monte
- Martin
- Axle
- Daytona
- Hemi
- Falcon
- Tang
- Charger
Awesome Male Dog Names Inspired by Nature
- Elm
- Willow
- Cricket
- Cedar
- River
- North
- Colt
- Moose
- Bear
- Forrest
- Scout
- Alder
- Everest
- Rocky (Rocky Mountains are located in the Western United States)
- Teton (the Tetons are peaks in the Rocky Mountains)
- Logan (Mount Logan is in Yukon, Canada and also in Washington state)
- Kidd (Mount Kidd is in Canada)
- Drus or Dru (Les Drus is a mountain range in France)
- Andes (South American mountain range)
- Tagh (short for Muztagh Ata mountain in China)
- Elbrus (extinct volcano in Russia)
- K2 (second highest mountain in world and considered the ultimate in climbing)
- Weston (mountin in Denver)
- Alborz (mountain range in Iran)
Male Dog Names Inspired by Places
- Montana
- Idaho
- Wyoming
- Utah
- California (Cal)
- Nevada
- York
- Jersey
- Russia
- Cisco (as in San Fran)
- Phoenix
- Cinci
- Omaha
- Toronto
- Cancun
- Antigua
- Lima
- Quito
- Dublin
- Oslo
- Bern
- Mumbai
- Osaka
- Cairo
- Tripoli
- Perth
Boy Dog Names Inspired by Alcohol
If you are interested in this list, then you probably don’tneed the explanatory connections!
- Whiskey
- Porter
- Jameson
- Miller
- Bud
- Jager
- Shiner
- Foster
- Brewster
- Scotch
- Hennessy
- Skyy
- Hops
- Boozer
- Mojito
- Jack
- Daniels
- Bordeaux
- Tonic
- Schnapps
- Mai Tai
- Martini
- Stout
- Brew
- Moonshine
- Lager
- Sambuca
- Malbec
- Spritz
- Johnnie Walker
Classic Boy Dog Names Inspired by Sports
Everyone loves sports. If you are one of those fanatics,then maybe your dog’s name should say something about your passion. Below aresome of the possibilities. Don’t stop here though. Maybe you can think up someon your own. If you think of some that should have made the list, please leaveme a comment below and help me add to the list.
Names from baseball
- Mickey (Mr. Mantle)
- Dodger
- Sox (Chicago or Boston)
- Cy
- Astro
- Rookie or Rook
- Yogi
- Jeter
- Homer
- Yankee (only if you are desperate)
- Strike
- Closer
- Fenway
Names from football
- Soldier (the field in Chicago)
- Jet
- Rice
- Chief
- Patriot or just Pat
- Butkus
- Elway
- Catch
- TD
- Ref
- PI (pass interference)
- Raider
- Hike
- QB
- Buc (Tampa Bay)
- Manning (either of the brothers or their dad)
- Post
Male names from other sports
- Gretzky (hockey)
- Grinder (hockey)
- Chippy (hockey)
- Jagr (hockey)
- Cujo (hockey)
- Geno (hockey)
- Zamboni (hockey)
- Mario (hockey)
- Donovan (soccer)
- Mitre (soccer)
- Cleat (soccer)
- Goal (soccer)
- Dynamo (soccer)
- Tab (soccer)
- Adu (soccer)
- Freddy (soccer)
- Pablo (soccer)
- Shaq (basketball)
- Hoops (basketball)
- LeBron (basketball)
- Kobe (basketball)
- Spur (basketball)
- Kareem (basketball)
- Barkley (basketball)
- Dunk (basketball)
- Cameron (basketball)
- Knick (basketball)
- Rocket (basketball)
Cool Male Dog Names Inspired by Science
- Barnard
- Hershel
- Neutron
- Kelvin
- Kepler (German astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer)
- Sagan (American astronomer)
- Darwin (English naturalist known for his formation of theTheory of Evolution)
- Arc
- Atom
- Beta
- Carbon
- Cobalt
- Cyber
- Gram
- Halo
- Kilo
- Mass
- Micron
- Neon
- Nitro
- Pi
- Sine
- Vector
- Zinc
- Boole (English Mathematician involved in differential equations and Boolean algebra)
- Euclid (Greek Mathematician known as the “Father of Geometry”)
- Gauss (German mathematician known as the “Prince of Mathematicians”)
- Mendel (German scientist that is considered to be the founder of modern genetics)
- Cousteau(Conservationist, filmmaker, photographer, and student of the sea)
- Hubble (American astronomer who helped establish extragalactic astronomy)
Great Male Dog Names if You are a Foodie
- Lentil
- Artichoke (Art)
- Nutmeg
- Flapjack
- Curry
- Saki
- Gouda
- Pesto
- Mango
- Mousse
- Tofu
- Burger
- Brat
- Cheesehead
- Swiss
- Corn
- Barley
- Tater
- Chili
- Kohlrabi (Kohl)
- Raddish
- Garlic
- Kale
- Hummus
- Lemon
Most Popular Male Dog Names (That have not already been used)
- Cooper
- Jack
- Swizzle
- Rocky
- Duke
- Bear
- Oliver (or Ollie)
- Tucker
- Leo
- Teddy
- Jax
- Winston
- Murphy
- Louie
- Jake
- Bruno
- Oscar
- Diesel
- Bandit
- Ace
- Koda
- Gunner
- Bo
- Gizmo
- Maverick
- Simba
- Tank
- Rocco
- Boomer
- Ziggy
- Rusty
- Cash
- Hunter
- Oreo
- Tye
- Coco
- King
- Zeke
- Brutus
- Mac
There you have it. Over 530 male dog name ideas to help you in this first big decision you will make after you select your puppy or adopt your rescue dog. Choose wisely. If you don’t, you will live with the regret (and the mocking from your friends) for the rest of your days!
Don’t forget to leave me any other ideas that you have about male dog names in these categories in the comments below.