BIG Dog Names

"A MASSIVE List of BIG Dog Names."

On this page we feature names to suit the giants of the canine world, like Danes, Wolfhounds, Mastiffs and Rotties.

It's a big list in more ways than one, featuring emperors, leaders, giants from mythology and movies, massive mammals and some of the world's biggest geographical features.

Pick a name the big guy will love.

On this list we have:

ALASKA: Biggest state in the USA

BUFFALO: Large species of wild bovine

COMMISSIONER: Senior Police rank

HULK: Giant green superhero

p.s. Want to see just the names, without the detail? Check out our Large Dog Names Quicklist.

ABADDON From Hebrew scripture, meaning "place of destruction"

ACHILLES Mythical Greek warrior hero

ADMIRAL Commander of the fleet

AGRIPPA Roman general and statesman

ALASKA Biggest state in the USA

ALI Mohammed Ali, boxing legend

AMAZON The world's largest river

APOLLO Greek God of the Sun

ARIZONA Home of the Grand Canyon

ARMAGEDDON Epic battle between good and evil

ATLAS Mythical giant who held up the world on his shoulders

AZTEC Dominant Mexican civilization 14th - 16th century

AZUMAH Boxing champion, Azumah Nelson

BALBOA Boxer portrayed by Sylvester Stallone in 'Rocky'

BARACK You can't get any bigger than the prez

BEAR Large, powerful species

BENGAL Large sup-species of tiger

BIG BOY The name says it all

BIG MAC For the super-size dog

BISMARCK Massive WW II German battleshi

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BISON Large species of wild bovine

BLUTO Popeye's rival for Olive's affections

BOLIVAR Simon Bolivar, liberator of South America

BOOM BOOM The sound he makes when he walks

BRIGADIER Senior military rank

BRONX New York borough

BRUNO Frank Bruno, heavyweight boxing champion

BRUTUS Roman senator and conspirator against Julius Ceasar

BUBBA Nickname derived from brother

BUFFALO Large species of wild bovine

BUFFORD Bufford "Biff" Tannen in Back to the Future

BUICK Automobile brand owned by GM

BUTCH Butch Cassidy, western outlaw

BUTKIS Rocky Balboa's dog

CAPTAIN Army rank or leader of a sports team

CAESAR Emperor of Rome

CASSIUS Cassius Clay, former name of Mohammed Ali

CHIEF Leader of a tribe or clan

CHINOOK Heavy lift military helicopter

COMMANDER Senior Naval rank

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COMMISSIONER Senior Police rank

CONAN Barbarian warrior played by Arnold Schwarzenegger

CONGO Large central African country

CORTEZ Hernando Cortez, Spanish conquistor

CROMWELL Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England

CRONOS Titan and father of Zeus

CUJO Rabid St. Bernard from the Stephen King novel (and movie)

CUSTER General George Armstrong Custer, cavalry officer

CYCLOPS One-eyed, man-eating giant

CZAR Emperor of Russia

DANE Perfect name for your Great Dane

DANZIG German name of Gdansk in Poland

DARTH Darth Vader, villan of the Star Wars movies

DUKE Senior royal rank, and John Wayne's nickname

DUMPTRUCK When he starts rolling, get out of the way!

DUPLEX For the dog two storeys high!

EIFFEL Famous tower in Paris

EMPEROR Ruler of an empire

EVEREST The world's highest mountain

FJORD Glacial valley in Scandanavia

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GAIUS Powerful Roman family which included Gaius Julius Ceasar

GENERAL Leader of an army

GENERAL LEE Civil War General, Robert E. Lee

GHENGIS Founder and leader of the Mongol Empire

GIANT Mythical being of enormous strength and size

GODZILLA Giant Lizard who terrorised Tokyo in several movies

GOLIATH Phillistine Giant killed by David in the Bible

GOTHAM Hometown of Batman

HANNIBAL Carthaginian general - crossed the Alps to defeat the Romans

HERCULES Roman demigod known for his strength

HIPPO Large and aggressive semi aquatic mammal

HOSS Hoss Cartwright, a character on the TV show Bonanza

HOWARD HUGE Cartoon St. Bernard from the comic strip of the same name

HUGO BOSS German fashion label

HULK Giant green superhero

HUMVEE Military personel carrier

ISUZU Make of Japanese pickup truck

JABBA Jabba the Hutt, crime lord in the Star Wars movies

JAWS Mechanical Shark or steel toothed assasin in James Bond

JUMBO Nickname for an elephant

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KAISER Emperor of Germany

KING Ruler of a Kingdom

KING KONG Giant Ape who terrorised New York in various movies

KLITSCHKO World heavyweight boxing champion brothers

KOEVOET Afrikaans word meaning Crowbar

KONG Japanese word meaning "heavens", as in "reaching to‚Ä¶"

KRONOS Marvel comics superhero

KRYPTON Superman's home planet

KUDU Large species of African antelope

MAGNUM Character played by Tom Selleck in the TV series

MAGNUS Latin word meaning "great"

MAJOR Army rank, also means "significant"

MAMMOTH Pre-historic species of elephant

MASSIMO Ancient Roman noble family

MAXIMILLIAN Name of several German monarchs

MAXIMUS Character portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie Gladiator

MEATLOAF Larger than life rock singer

MONGO Strong but dim-witted character in the movie 'Blazing Saddles'

MOOSE Large species of the deer family

MR. BIG Villain in the James Bond movie 'Live and Let Die'

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MR. MAJESTYK Title character of the Charles Bronson movie

MR. T Actor best known for his role as B.A.Baracus in 'The A Team'

MUSTAFA Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkish soldier and statesman

NANOOK Native American word meaning, "bear"

NERO Emperor of Rome

OBELIX Super-strong sidekick of Asterix

OCTAVIAN Considered Rome's greatest emperor

OSHKOSH Maker of huge military and industrial trucks

OX Male cattle used for pulling heavy loads

OZARK Mountainous region of central US

PATTON American WW II general

PHAROAH Ruler of ancient Egypt

PORTHOS One of the three musketeers

PRESIDENT Political Leader of a country

QASHQAI Nissan RV with a big sounding name

QUAKE The earth moves when he walks

QUARTERBACK For the dog who loves to play ball

RAJAH King of ancient India

RAMASES Egypt's greatest pharoah

REX Latin for 'King'

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SAHARA The world's biggest desert

SAMURAI Noble warrior of ancient Japan

SASQUATCH Mythical creature also known as 'Bigfoot'

SAVALAS Telly Savalas, actor who played Kojak

SAXON Germanic tribes who invaded Britain

SENATOR Member of the upper house of Congress

SHAKA Warrior and leader of the Zulu nation

SHERMAN WW II Tank, named after a Civil War general

SHOGUN Senior military rank in ancient Japan

SIR You can call him Sir!

SPARTAN Warrior nation of ancient Greece

SPARTACUS Legendary Roman gladiator

STALLONE Sylvester Stallone, of 'Rocky' and 'Rambo'

STREETCAR Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire

SULTAN Arabic King or Prince

SUMO Giant Japanese wrestlers

TANK Tracked armoured fighting vehicle

TARTOK Character from Marvel comics Beast Quest

TAURUS Zodiac sign, Latin for 'Bull'

TEXAS Because everything's bigger in Texas

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THOR Norse god of thunder

TIBERIUS Emperor of Rome

TITAN A race of powerful gods in Greek mythology

TITANO Giant Ape in the Superman comics

TITUS Roman Emperor

T-REX Large carnivorous dinosaur

UBER German word meaning super or greater

UBU Mascot of Gary David Goldberg's TV production company

ULYSSES Mythical greek king and hero

VADER Darth Vader, villan of the Star Wars movies

VAN HELSING Vampire hunter and Dracula's nemesis

VIKING Tribe of Norse warriors

VULCAN Roman god of fire

WELLINGTON British general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo

WINNEBAGO Brand of recreational vehicles

XERXES Xerxes the Great, king of ancient Persia

YUKON Canadian wilderness

ZEPPELIN Massive airship used for trans-atlantic flight

ZEUS Greek king of the gods

ZHUKOV WWII Russian Field Marshall

ZOLTAN Grand Prince of the Magyars