Ideas for Naming Your Dog or Puppy

What Should You Name Your Dog? Dog names are fun, since they aren't usually limited to what one usually thinks of as "people names", like Jack or Mary. You can name your dog for what he looks like (Spot or Snowflake for example), after your favorite movie (say, Hidalgo), for your mother, or for your first car! Be creative, have fun. But there are a few things you should keep in mind. Practical Tips for Naming Since dogs don't know what a word means until you teach him, calling your male chihuahua "Tinkerbell" probably won't insult him, in fact he may even enjoy the laughs it gets. And calling him "Killer" won't fool anyone. However, calling your Rottweiller "Killer" is another matter. If she ever acts aggressively, or if someone afraid of or unfamiliar with dogs even perceives her behaivor as aggressive, the fact that you call her by a dangerous sounding name could get you in trouble. Also consider how the name sounds to the dog. For obedience purposes, it is best to use a one or two syllable name. Shorter names may be hard to differentiate from commands, which are usually one syllable words. If you choose a short name, make sure it doesn't sound like a command you are likely to use, or at least be sure to choose a different word for the command. Longer ones may be difficult to say quickly and authoritatively. Try saying it a few times, and see how it sounds. Also think about running through the neighborhood calling "Tinkerbell, Tinkerbell!" and see how comfortable you'd be with that! With these caveats in mind, here is a list of names to get you started.
People Names:		Names of Places (often named for people)
Male dogs: Axel Casey Dexter Franklin Gibson Izzy Jack Jake Lincoln Monroe Newman Otis Samson Spencer Trevor Winston New Dog? Check out these articles: Adopting a New Puppy Getting Your New Puppy Basic Pet Supplies Choosing Dog ID	Female dogs: Annie Ashley Betty Darcy Dharma Dottie Gertie Hannah Katie Lucy Margie Mollie Oprah Penny Suzie Tipper Dog Supplies	Male dogs : Austin Brentwood Chico Dallas Dublin Fargo Fremont Fulton Harvard Hilton Jasper Kansas Kenya Kobe London Logan Milton Nanking Princeton Rio Tahoe Westwood	Female dogs Aso Avon Banda Bashi Berkley Cheyenne Cairo Carson China Devon Gaia Haifa Jaffa Java Kelso Kenya Leiden Memphis Mersey Paris Sydney Tara
Famous Dog Names		Descriptive Names	Literary & Cinematic Names
Male dogs: Angus Asta Astro Balto Barkley Benji Bingo Buddy Checkers Chips Clifford Eddie Farfel Farley Fluffy Fly Hooch Odie Nipper Petey Snoopy Toto Tramp	Female dogs: Belle Cee Cee Cider Cleo Cupcake Daisy Fala Gems Ginger Heidi Jane Lassie Maggie Millie Nana Queenie Suzette	Blackie Brownie Smoky Tawny Boots Socks Patches Spot Star Goldie Whitey Tiny Moose Fluffy Curly Silky Red Velvet All-Natural Dog Care Supplies	Alice Bilbo BJ Brutus Ceasar Chaucer Dante Darcy Dorrit Dickens Elwood Ernest Frodo Gandolf Gatsby Harvey Hawkeye Heathcliff Holden Klinger Lara Molly Portnoy Rabbit Radar Rhett Poe Scarlett Shakespeare Sherlock Tara Thorin Toto Trapper Watson Webster Zuzu
Names from Nature
Autumn Bear Bunny Daisy Dawn Feather Flower Iris Midnight Moon Pansy Rainbow Raven River	Sandy Snow Snowflake Summer Sunshine Starshine Stormy Tansy Thunder Tulip Winter Whiskers Wolf
		Common Words
		Angel Duke King Lucky Prince Princess Queenie Tiny
"Delicious" Names
Apple Ancho Brandy Brownie Candy Cherry Chili Coco(a) Coffee Cookie Grapenut Gouda Frito	Latte Mango Merlot Mocha Pepper Peanut Pumpkin Salty Sugar Taco Whiskey
Gods &		Goddesses
Ajax Ares Atlas Castor Chronus Cupid Eros Hermes Mars	Neptune Pan Pluto Plutus Pollux Saturn Zeus	Chaos Clio Daphne Eos Flora Gaea Hera	Iris Juno Leda Maia Nike Venus Vesta