Unique Dog Names We Love
Your other baby needs a name, too. Here's our guide to dog monikers beyond Fido and Sadie.
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.
People Dog Names
- 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
Famous Painter Dog Names
- 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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Literary Dog Names
Fashionable Dog Names
Celebrity Dog Names
- 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)
Floral Dog Names
Musical Dog Names
- 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
European Dog Names
- 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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Classic Dog Names
Big Dog Names
Scrappy Dog Names
Preppy Dog Names
Leading Lassies Dog Names
Colorful Dog Names
Names of Famous Dogs
- Astro
- Benji
- Brian
- Clifford
- Copper
- Goofy
- Huckleberry
- Lady
- Lassie
- Marmaduke
- Pluto
- Ren
- Scooby
- Scrappy
- Snoopy
- Snowball
- Tramp
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Destination Dog Names
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