Dog Names and their Meanings
"Foreign names and their meanings
...from around the world."
Looking for interesting, unusual and exotic names for your dog?
This mega list has hundreds of names and meanings from cultures as diverse as Bulgarian, Celtic and Swahili.
We have names like:
ALIZA: Hebrew - "Most beautiful"
DYLLIS: Welsh - "Sincere"
FIDELIO: Italian - "Faithful"
PIERRE: French - "A rock"
Just browse and pick. It really doesn't get any easier.
| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| ADI |
Hebrew |
"my jewel" |
| ADRINA |
Italian |
"happiness" |
| AFI |
African |
"born on Friday" |
| AGATA |
Italian |
"kind" |
| AGATHA |
Latin |
"good" |
| AIKO |
Japanese |
"beloved" |
| AIMI |
Japanese |
"love beauty" |
| AKIKA |
Japanese |
"brightness" |
| AKIKO |
Japanese |
"bright child" |
| ALAIN |
French |
"handsome" |
| ALAMEA |
Hawaiian |
"precious" |
| ALDO |
Italian |
"elder" |
| ALEXIO |
Greek |
"defender" |
| ALFONSO |
Italian |
"noble & wise" |
| ALIKA |
African |
"most beautiful" |
| ALIZA |
Hebrew |
"happy" |
| ALONZO |
Italian |
"noble & ready" |
| ALPHIN |
Gaelic |
"white" |
| AMANDO |
Italian |
"lovable" |
| AMEENA |
Swahili |
"trustworthy" |
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| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| AMIGO |
Spanish |
"friend" |
| AMORE |
Italian |
"love" |
| ANANA |
African |
"soft" / "gentle" |
| ANANDO |
African |
"bliss" |
| ANGELITO |
Spanish |
"little angel" |
| ANGENI |
Native American |
"spirit" |
| ARCHIBALD |
German |
"very bold" |
| ARMAND |
French |
"warrior" |
| AURELIA |
Greek |
"golden" |
| AYKO |
Japanese |
"love child" |
| BABA |
African |
"born on Thursday" |
| BABUSHKA |
Russian |
"grandmother" |
| BAI |
Chinese |
"white" |
| BAMBINO |
Italian |
"child" |
| BAYLE |
American |
"beautiful" |
| BAYO |
African |
"blessing" |
| BELITA |
Spanish |
"beautiful" |
| BELLAMY |
French |
"handsome friend" |
| BELLO |
Italian |
"beautiful" / "handsome" |
| BENTO |
Portuguese |
"blessed" |
| BERT |
German |
"bright" |
| BETTINA |
Italian |
"blessed" |
| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| BIANCA |
Italian |
"white" |
| BINTY |
Swahili |
"daughter" |
| BISA |
African |
"greatly loved" |
| BLY |
Native American |
"tall" |
| BONITA |
Spanish |
"pretty" |
| BOO |
Gaelic |
"star" |
| BOONE |
French |
"good" |
| BRAYDEN |
Celtic/Gaelic |
"brave" |
| BRYCE |
Welsh |
"alert" |
| CALE |
Hebrew |
"faithful" |
| CALIX |
Latin |
"most beautiful" |
| CALLIE |
Greek |
"beautiful" |
| CAPRICE |
Italian |
"fanciful" |
| CARINA |
German |
"friend" / "beloved" |
| CARL |
German |
"strong one" |
| CARLOS |
Spanish |
"man" |
| CASEY |
Irish |
"alert" / "brave" |
| CASSIDY |
Celtic/Gaelic |
"clever" |
| CATALINA |
Spanish |
"pure" |
| CATARINA |
Italian |
"pure" |
| CATO |
Latin |
"wise" |
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| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| CAYO |
Spanish |
"rejoice" |
| CELSO |
Italian |
"tall" |
| CESAR |
Spanish |
"hairy" |
| CHANA |
Hebrew |
"gracious" |
| CHLOE |
Greek |
"blooming" |
| CHO |
Japanese |
"butterfly" / "beautiful" |
| CINNIE |
Celtic |
"beauty" |
| CONCHITA |
Spanish |
from Latin's Concetta |
| CONNIE |
English |
pet form of Constance |
| CORO |
Latin |
"raven" |
| COSMO |
Greek |
"harmony" |
| CRISPIN |
Latin |
"curly-haired" |
| DADA |
Nigerian |
"curly" |
| DAKOTA |
Native American |
"friend" / "ally" |
| DAMIEN |
Greek |
"sweet" "harmless" |
| DASHA |
Greek |
"gift from God" |
| DAYO |
African |
"joy arrives" |
| DEA |
Latin |
"goddess" |
| DELPHINA |
Greek |
"little flower" |
| DEZI |
Italian |
"longing" |
| DODI |
Hebrew |
"my beloved" |
| DOMINGO |
Spanish |
"belongs to the Lord" |
| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| DONATELLA |
Italian |
"beautiful gift" |
| DONATELLO |
Italian |
"gift" |
| DONNA |
Italian |
"lady" |
| DOUGALL |
Celtic/Gaelic |
"the dark stranger" |
| DREW |
Celtic |
"courageous" |
| DULCE |
Spanish |
"sweet" |
| DYLLIS |
Welsh |
"sincere" |
| EDEN |
Hebrew |
"delight" |
| ELDORA |
Spanish |
"golden" |
| ENID |
Celtic |
"pure soul" |
| ENYA |
Gaelic |
"little fire" |
| ESTELLA |
Latin |
"star" |
| EVA |
Hebrew |
"life" |
| EVE |
Hewbrew |
"life" / "lively" |
| EVITA |
Spanish |
"alive" |
| EZRA |
Hebrew |
"helper" |
| FARAH |
Arabic |
"joy" |
| FELICE |
Italian |
"lucky" |
| FELIPE |
Spanish |
form of Phillip |
| FELIX |
Latin |
"happy" |
| FEMI |
African |
"love me" |
| FIDELIO |
Italian |
"faithful" |
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| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| FLORA |
Latin |
"flower" |
| FRANCO |
Italian |
"free" |
| FRANZ |
German |
"free" |
| FRITZ |
German |
"peaceful ruler" |
| GARETH |
Welsh |
"gentle" |
| GEMMA |
Italian |
"a jewel" |
| GENGHIS |
Chinese |
"true" |
| GILA |
Hebrew |
"joy" |
| GOYO |
Spanish |
"watchful" / "vigilant" |
| GUNTHER |
German |
"brave warrior" |
| GWEN |
Welsh |
"blessed" |
| HANNA |
African |
"happiness" |
| HANS |
German |
"gift from God" |
| HECTOR |
Spanish |
"defend" |
| HEINZ |
German |
"household ruler" |
| HILARIO |
Spanish |
"joyful" / "happy" |
| HOSHI |
Japanese |
"star" |
| HOWELL |
Welsh |
"alert one" |
| HUGO |
Latin |
"heart" "mind" "spirit" |
| INGA |
Swedish |
"beautiful daughter" |
| IVAN |
Hebrew |
"gift from God" |
| JENNA |
Latin |
"white & smooth" |
| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| JETT |
English |
"coal black" |
| JIA |
Chinese |
"beautiful" |
| JILLIAN |
Latin |
"youth" |
| JULIO |
Spanish |
"youth" |
| KALA |
Hawaiian |
"sun" |
| KALI |
African |
"energetic" |
| KAMEA |
Hawaiian |
"the one and only" |
| KATRINA |
German |
"pure" |
| KEANNA |
Hawaiian |
"gracious" |
| KEELEY |
Irish |
"beautiful" |
| KEELIN |
Celtic |
"slender" / " fair" |
| KEIKO |
Japanese |
"blessing" |
| KENDI |
African |
"the loved one" |
| KILEY |
Celtic/Gaelic |
"good looking" |
| KIMIKO |
Japanese |
"dear child" |
| KIN |
Japanese |
"golden" |
| KISHI |
Japanese |
"everlasting" |
| KIYOKO |
Japanese |
"clear" |
| KOBI |
Japanese |
"joy" |
| KOEVOET |
Afrikaans |
"crowbar" |
| KONA |
Hawaiian |
"lady" |
| KONG |
Chinese |
"heavens" |
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| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| KOSMO |
Greek |
"harmony" |
| KYLIE |
Aboriginal |
"boomerang" |
| LAKOTA |
Native American |
"friend" |
| LALA |
Bulgarian |
"tulip" |
| LAYLA |
African |
"born at night" |
| LAYNA |
Greek |
"light" / "truth" |
| LEAH |
Irish |
"light of the sun" |
| LEO |
Latin |
"lion" |
| LEONA |
German |
"lion" |
| LEONARDO |
Italian |
"lion-strong" |
| LILA |
African |
"good" |
| LING |
Chinese |
"delicate" |
| LIORA |
Hebrew |
"my light" |
| LOBO |
Spanish |
"wolf" |
| LOTTE |
German |
"Charlotte" |
| LOWELL |
French |
"beloved" |
| LUCIANA |
Italian |
"light" |
| LUCIANO |
Italian |
"light" |
| LUIGI |
Italian |
"warrior" |
| LYNETH |
Welsh |
"beautiful" |
| MACARIO |
Spanish |
"happy" |
| MAHA |
African |
"beautiful eyes" |
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| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| MAI |
Japanese |
"brightness" |
| MARCELLO |
Italian |
form of Latin Marcellus |
| MARGO |
French |
"pearl" |
| MARIO |
Italian |
"male" |
| MARNIE |
Hebrew |
"rejoice" |
| MASSIMO |
Italian |
"greatest" |
| MATTEO |
Italian |
"gift of God" |
| MAXIMILLIAN |
German |
"greatest" |
| MAXIMO |
Spanish |
"greatest" |
| MAYA |
Bulgarian |
"mother" |
| MELE |
Hawaiian |
"beloved" |
| MELODY |
Greek |
"song-like" |
| MIGUEL |
Spanish |
English version Michael |
| MILO |
Latin |
"grace" |
| MIMI |
Italian |
"beloved" |
| MISCHA |
Russian |
"honey" |
| MITZI |
German |
"beloved" |
| MOMO |
Japanese |
"peach" |
| MON AMI |
French |
"my friend" |
| NAVA |
Hebrew |
"beautiful" |
| NIKITA |
Russian |
"victory" |
| NINA |
Spanish |
"little girl" |
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| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| NINO |
Italian |
"God is gracious" |
| NYOKO |
Japanese |
"gem" / "treasure" |
| OLA |
Hawaiian |
"life" |
| OLINA |
Hawaiian |
"joyous" |
| ORLANDO |
Italian |
"heroic" |
| OTTO |
German |
"wealthy" |
| PABLO |
Spanish |
"small" |
| PACO |
Spanish |
"free" |
| PALLATON |
Native American |
"fighter" |
| PANCHO |
Spanish |
"free" |
| PAOLA |
Italian |
"small" |
| PAPILLON |
French |
"butterfly" |
| PASCAL |
Hebrew |
"born on Passover" |
| PAVLOS |
Greek |
"small" / Greek form of Paul |
| PAX |
Latin |
"peace" / Goddess of peace |
| PAZ |
Spanish |
"peace" |
| PEDRO |
Spanish |
"a rock" |
| PENN |
German |
"commander" |
| PEPE |
Spanish |
"he shall add" |
| PETITE |
French |
"small" |
| PHOEBE |
Latin |
"shining one" |
| PIERRE |
French |
"a rock" |
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| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| PRIMO |
Italian |
"first born" |
| RADKO |
Bulgarian |
"happy" |
| RAINIER |
French |
"strong counselor" |
| RANI |
Indian |
"queen" |
| RAUL |
Spanish |
"wise wolf" |
| REGINA |
Latin |
"queen" |
| RICARDO |
Italian |
"powerful" / "brave" |
| RINA |
Hebrew |
"joy" |
| ROBERTA |
Italian |
"famous" |
| ROSA |
Italian |
"rose" |
| ROSABEL |
Italian |
"beautiful rose" |
| ROSETTA |
Italian |
"little rose" |
| ROUGE |
French |
"red" |
| RUFINO |
Spanish |
"red-haired" |
| SACHI |
Japanese |
"joyful girl", |
| SADA |
Japanese |
"pure one" |
| SAFFI |
Danish |
"wisdom" |
| SALVADOR |
Spanish |
"savior" |
| SANCHEZ |
Spanish |
"son of Sancho" |
| SARA |
Latin |
"princess" |
| SASHA |
Russian |
"protector" / "helper" |
| SHANI |
Hebrew |
"red" |
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| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| SHERRY |
Hebrew |
"beloved" |
| SHU |
Chinese |
"fair" |
| SHUN |
Chinese |
"smooth" |
| SONJA |
Scandanavian |
"wisdom" |
| SPIRO |
Greek |
"spirit" |
| SPRAGUE |
German |
"alert" "lively" |
| STEFAN |
German |
variant of Stephenn |
| STELIOS |
Greek |
"star" |
| STELLA |
Italian |
"star" |
| TADASHI |
Japanese |
"loyal" |
| TANSY |
Native American |
"flower" |
| TEAGAN |
Celtic/Gaelic |
"attractive" |
| TEENIE |
American |
"small one" |
| TEHYA |
Native American |
"precious" |
| THEMA |
Egyptian |
"queen" |
| TIBURON |
Spanish |
"shark" |
| TING |
Chinese |
"graceful" |
| TINO |
Italian |
"small" |
| TOKALA |
Native American |
"fox" |
| TORA |
Japanese |
"tiger" |
| TRIXIE |
American |
"bringer of joy" |
| TUDOR |
Welsh |
"divine gift" |
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| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| UGO |
Italian |
"spirit" "intelligence" |
| ULRICH |
German |
"noble leader" |
| UZURI |
Swahili |
"beauty" |
| VALENTINA |
Italian |
"brave" |
| VALERIE |
Latin |
"strong" |
| VENUS |
Latin |
"love" |
| VILMA |
Russian |
"resolute protector" |
| VIVIANA |
Latin |
"lively" |
| VLADIMIR |
Russian |
"prince" |
| WENDEL |
German |
"wanderer" |
| WILMA |
German |
"protector" |
| WOLFGANG |
German |
"traveling wolf" |
| XIN |
Chinese |
"new" |
| YAHOLO |
Native American |
"one who yells" |
| YANG |
Chinese |
"masculine" "bright" |
| YASMINA |
Persian |
"a fragment flower" |
| YOKO |
Japanese |
"good" |
| YORI |
Japanese |
"reliable" |
| YOSHI |
Japanese |
"good" |
| YUMI |
Japanese |
"beauty" |
| ZACHARY |
Hebrew |
"the Lord remembers" |
| ZADA |
Armenian |
"good fortune" |
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| Name
|
Origin
|
Meaning |
| ZAKI |
Arabic |
"bright" "pure" |
| ZEAL |
American |
"passion" |
| ZILLA |
Hebrew |
"shadow" |
| ZITA |
Italian |
"little girl" |
| ZONTA |
Native American |
"honest" / "trustworthy" |
| ZORBA |
Greek |
fun-loving" |
| ZOWIE |
Greek |
"life" |
| ZURI |
African |
"good looking" |
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