Unique Dog Names We Love

As any dog parent can attest, choosing a moniker for your furry friend isn’t easy. The perfect moniker should fit your dog’s personality while reflecting your own style  – and it can’t be something you’ll regret after training the puppy.

Need some inspiration? We rounded up nearly 500 unique dog name ideas, so you can find the perfect match for man’s best friend.

• Abby
• Annie
• Amos
• Beatrice
• Betsey
• Ben and Jerry (for a pair)
• Bobby
• Charlie
• Chloe
• Ella
• Francine
• Frances
• Felix
• Fritz
• George
• Gerald
• Gulliver
• Gus
• Humphrey
• Herman
• Hugh
• Jack
• Jake
• Lily
• Lucy
• Maggie
• Marvin
• Matilda
• Mildred
• Norman
• Oliver
• Oscar
• Ollie
• Otis
• Owen
• Patrick
• Paco
• Phoebe
• Pierre
• Percy
• Penelope
• Pete
• Penny
• Petey
• Ron
• Sherman
• Simon
• Sophie
• Sydney
• Tobey
• Theo
• Willie

• Calder
• Diego
• Frida
• Gauguin
• Georgia
• Henri
• Hopper
• Klimt
• Leo
• Manet
• Matisse
• Michelangelo
• Monet
• Pablo
• Painter
• Picasso
• Pollock
• Rembrandt
• Renoir
• Salvador
• Van Gogh
• Vincent
• Warhol
• Whistler

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• Agatha
• Bronte
• Beatrix
• Beckett
• Camus
• Capote
• Chekhov
• Clancy
• Cosette
• Cyrano
• Emma
• Flannery
• Faulkner
• Gatsby
• Guinevere
• Heathcliff and Catherine (for a pair)
• Hemingway
• Herman
• Kafka
• Tom and Huck (for a pair)
• Longfellow
• Nabakov
• Poet
• Isolde
• Edmund
• Ramona
• Romeo and Juliet (for a pair)
• Sawyer
• Scout
• Tolkien
• Voltaire
• Yeats
• Tristan

• Baby
• Bella
• Bijou
• Cartier
• Coco
• Chanel
• Cristobal
• Dolce and Gabbana (for a pair)
• Duchess
• Ginger
• Gigi
• Miuccia
• Frédéric
• Gucci
• Gidget
• Guinevere
• Hermes
• Lagerfeld
• Lanvin
• Louis
• Lola
• Lulu
• Manolo
• Marilyn
• Mercedes
• Missy
• Princess
• Pixie
• Posen
• Prada
• Pucci
• Stella
• Tiffany
• Vera

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• Atticus (Jake Gyllenhaal's)
• Charlie (Mischa Barton's)
• Chloe (Lindsay Lohan's)
• Daisy (Jessica Simpson's)
• Flossie (Drew Barrymore's)
• Foxxy Cleopatra (Nicole Richie's)
• Honeychild (Nicole Richie's)
• Jinxy (Eva Longoria's)
• Lola (Hilary Duff's)
• Martha Stewart (Jennifer Garner's)
• Matzah ball (Adam Sandler's)
• Norman (Jennifer Aniston's)
• Penny Lane (Adam Brody's)
• Porgy and Bess (Sienna Miller)
• Rufus (Leonardo DiCaprio's)
• Stinky, Scratchy and Coco (Christina Aguilera’s)
• Sid and Nancy (Jessica Alba's)
• Solomon and
• Sophie (Oprah's)
• Thurmen Murmen (Rachel Bilson's)
• Tinkerbell (Paris Hilton's)
• Tucker (Charlize Theron's)
• Winston (Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's)
• Zhaki and Ludo (Will Smith's)

• Acacia
• Azalea
• Begonia
• Birch
• Buttercup
• Cedar
• Daffodil
• Dandelion
• Daisy
• Dahlia
• Fleur
• Flora
• Edelweiss
• Gardenia
• Honeysuckle
• Hyacinth
• Ivy
• Jasmine
• Laurel
• Lily
• Magnolia
• Oleander
• Peony
• Petunia
• Periwinkle
• Poppy
• Sunflower
• Tulip

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• Amadeus
• Bruce
• Elvis
• Costello
• Dylan
• Fleetwood and Mac (for a pair)
• Gershwin
• Grimaldi
• Guns and Roses (for a pair)
• Hendrix
• James Brown
• Lennon
• Ludwig
• Lyndard and Skynard (for a pair)
• Madonna
• Marley
• Marvin
• Otis
• Metallica
• Mozart
• Nirvana
• Pavarotti
• Sid and Nancy (for a pair)
• Simon and Garfunkel (for a pair)
• Sufjan
• Pink and Floyd (for a pair)
• Rolling Stone
• Zeppelin
• Wolfgang

• Alfie
• Alistair
• Andretti
• Antoinette
• Beatrix
• Beckham
• Chico
• Chauncey
• Enrique
• Fabrizio
• Finnegan
• Giacomo
• Henrik
• Hermione and Harry (for a pair)
• Jacques
• Luc
• Lucas
• Maude
• Mario
• Matteo
• Nico
• Prince William and Prince Harry (for a pair)
• Raoul
• Rocco
• Ronan
• Umberto
• Yves
• Zeke

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• Annie
• Betsey
• Barkley
• Buddy
• Casey
• Cassidy
• Cassie
• Charlie
• Clover
• Cosmo
• Cricket
• Chip
• Champ
• Checkers
• Chester
• Ginger
• Herman
• Harley
• Junior
• Lucy
• Lucky
• Max
• Milo
• Molly
• Rufus
• Rusty
• Rex
• Sadie
• Sammy
• Scout
• Sherman
• Snuggles
• Spot
• Truman

• Amadeus
• Amazon
• Aphrodite
• Babe Ruth
• Bandit
• Bear
• Beethoven
• Bentley
• Bo
• Bosco
• Buster
• Butch
• Caesar
• Captain
• Cyrus
• Dakota
• Duke
• Earl
• Goliath
• Harley and Davidson (for a pair)
• Hercules
• Hermione
• Homer
• Magellan
• Mickey
• Montana
• Rex
• Samson

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• Aero
• Ali
• Aries
• Cinnamon
• Fitzgerald
• Francesca
• Frisson
• Fritz
• Ginger
• Gretta
• Jacques
• Jingle
• Holyfield
• Nutmeg
• Pepper
• Rocco
• Skipper
• Rocky and Bullwinkle (for a pair)
• Rookie
• Scooter
• Scottie
• Scrappy
• Sneakers
• Tyson
• Vero
• Yves

• Baron
• Chadwick
• Fenwick
• Gatwick
• Gingham
• Harrington
• Hamish
• Hunter
• Kingsley
• Kennedy
• Lexie
• Lancaster
• Langdon
• Langford
• Morton
• Paddington
• Parker
• Porter
• Quinn
• Remington
• Ramsey
• Rufus
• Tucker
• Winston
• Wellington
• Winchester
• Wheatley
• Xavier

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• Casanova
• Confucius
• Castro
• Cleopatra
• Darwin
• Einstein
• Franklin
• Freud
• Fidel
• Galileo
• Garibaldi
• Gorbachev
• Hercules
• Houdini
• Hamilton
• Napoleon
• Nostradamus
• Nero
• Pavlov
• Plato
• Washington
• Zorro
• Zeus

• Azure
• Bianca
• Copper
• Crimson
• Jade
• Jasper
• Lavender
• Lilac
• Magenta
• Olive
• Periwinkle
• Rusty
• Sable
• Sapphire
• Scarlett
• Sienna
• Silver
• Violet

• Astro
• Benji
• Brian
• Clifford
• Copper
• Goofy
• Huckleberry
• Lady
• Lassie
• Marmaduke
• Pluto
• Ren
• Scooby
• Scrappy
• Snoopy
• Snowball
• Tramp

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• Alabama
• Alaska
• Albany
• Amsterdam
• Andalusia
• Andorra
• Aspen
• Austin
• Austria
• Cuba
• Dakota
• Dallas
• Egypt
• Houston
• Hudson
• India
• Indiana
• Ireland
• Israel
• Jamaica
• Jericho
• Jupiter
• Kingston
• Montana
• Raleigh
• Roma
• Santiago
• Savannah
• Sedona
• Sydney
• Venus
• Vienna
• Virginia

• Ambrosia
• Blueberry
• Biscuit
• Brie
• Brownie
• Bubblegum
• Cayenne
• Cherry
• Chocolate
• Cinnamon
• Clementine
• Clove
• Coco
• Cookie
• Crumpet
• Cupcake
• Dumpling
• Ginger
• Guinness
• Kobe
• Lambchop
• Marmalade
• Marshmallow
• Matzoh
• Meatball
• Nacho
• Oatmeal
• Peaches
• Peanut
• Pecan
• Pepperoni
• Pickles
• Pumpkin
• Saffron
• Sage
• Sashimi
• Sarsaparilla
• Snickers