Exotic Dog Names
"A collection of exotic names for your special dog."
If you're looking for dog names and are not prepared to settle for the mundane, you've come to the right place.
This collection brings together some of the rarest, most exotic and downright interesting dog names available anywhere.
You won't find Buddy or Daisy here, but you will find Bjork, Jamiroquai, Zaqar.
We also have:
COLUMBINE: Latin female name meaning 'dove'
NINOTCHKA: Movie starring Greta Garbo
SPANDAU: A borough of Berlin
Or how about this one?:
VIRDELL: Brussel Griffon from the movie As Good as it Gets
Pick your favorite.
Top Tip: Read our Top Tips for Naming Dogs before deciding on an unusual name for your dog.
| ABRAXIS |
An angel in medieval Jewish
angelologies |
| ALGONQUIN |
Native American tribe |
| ALMONDINE |
Sweet dog from The Story of Edgar
Sawtelle |
| ANDROMEDA |
German Shepherd The Parent Trap (1961
version) |
| AZALEA |
Flower of the zodiac sign Sagittarius |
| BARYSHNIKOV |
Russian ballet dancer Mikhail
Baryshnikov |
| BELLADONNA |
An extremely poisionous plant |
| BJORK |
Icelandic pop singer / songwriter |
| BRAYDEN |
Celtic / Gaelic name meaning "brave" |
| CALICO |
Calico Jack Rackham, an 18th century
pirate |
| CALIX |
Greek male name meaning "very handsome" |
| CHIZU |
Japanese, meaning: "a thousand storks"
(imples longevity) |
| COLUMBINE |
Latin female name meaning 'dove' |
| CYRANO |
Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist |
| DALI |
Salvador Dalí, Spanish surrealist
artist |
| DELPHINA |
Greek female name meaning "little
flower" |
| DHANI |
Dhani Harrison, guitarist son of
George Harrison |
| DJANGO |
Django Reinhardt, jazz guitar great |
| DWEEZIL |
Dweezil Zappa, musician son of Frank
Zappa |
| EDELWEISS |
European mountain flower |
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| GIVENCHY |
Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion
designer |
| HYACINTH |
Lead character from the sitcom
'Keeping Up Appearances' |
| IAGO |
Character from Shakespeare's Othello |
| ICARUS |
Greek mythology character who tried to
fly |
| IO |
A moon of Jupiter |
| IONE |
Ione Skye, American actress |
| ISIS |
Egyptian goddess of nature and magic |
| ISLA |
A Scottish island (Pronounced "ILA") |
| JAMIROQUAI |
English Funk / Soul / Pop band |
| JEZEBEL |
Alternative rock band Gene Loves
Jezebel |
| JOAQUIN |
Joaquin Phoenix, actor |
| JUVENTAS |
Roman goddess of youth |
| KALYSTA |
Latin name meaning 'most beautiful' |
| KAZUMI |
Kazumi Wattanabe, Jazz / Fusion
guitarist |
| KEIKO |
Japanese female name meaning "blessing" |
| KENZO |
Japanese imperial ruler |
| KISMET |
Persian word meaning "destiny" |
| KOBI |
Japanese word meaning "joy" |
| KOKOMO |
Place name common to Indiana,
Mississipi and Hawaii |
| KULLA |
Babylonian god who restores temples |
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| LAETITIA |
French actress, Laetitia Casta |
| LAFAYETTE |
Basset Hound from The Aristocats |
| LAIKA |
The first dog in space |
| LAKOTA |
Native American word meaning "friend" |
| LAPHROIG |
Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Pronounced:
"LA-FROY-G") |
| LAZAROO |
Australian author, Simone Lazaroo |
| LEILANI |
Hawaiian female name, meaning
'heavenly flowers' |
| MEI-LIEN |
Chinese female name meaning 'beautiful
lotus' |
| MERCKX |
Eddy Merckx, Tour de France winner |
| MIKADO |
Title once use for the emperor of Japan |
| MINGUS |
Charlie Mingus, jazz bassist |
| MONTSERRAT |
Spanish soprano, Montserrat Caballe |
| MORDRED |
Villain of Arthurian legend |
| MORPHEUS |
Greek god of dreams |
| MOSCHINO |
Italian fashion house |
| NABAKOV |
Russian-American author Vladimir
Nabokov |
| NIJINSKY |
Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky |
| NIKKEI |
Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| NINOTCHKA |
Movie starring Greta Garbo |
| OBERON |
Legendary King of the Fairies |
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| OCTAVIAN |
Considered the greatest Roman emperor |
| ORPHEUS |
Greek god of poetry and music |
| OSIRIS |
Egyptian god of the underworld |
| PANDORA |
In Greek mythology, the first woman on
earth |
| PERSEUS |
Son of Zues and slayer of Medusa |
| POMPEII |
Roman city destroyed by a volcano
(Pronounced: "POM-PAY") |
| PORTHOS |
One of the Three Musketeers |
| PRIMUS |
Latin name meaning 'first' |
| QASHQAI |
A model of Nissan RV |
| QUIDDITCH |
Fictional sport played in Harry Potter |
| QUIXOTE |
Don Quixote, hero of the book by
Miguel de Cervantes |
| QWERTY |
Most common computer keyboard layout |
| RAMESSES |
Ramesses II, Egypt's greatest pharoah |
| RASMUS |
Alternative rock band, The Rasmus |
| ROMANOV |
Family name of the former Russian
monarchy |
| ROMULUS |
Legendary founder of Rome |
| SAATCHI |
Well known advertising firm Saatchi
& Saatchi |
| SIOUXSIE |
Singer of the band Siouxsie and the
Banshees |
| SIRONA |
Gaulish goddess of astronomy |
| SIRIUS |
Sirius Black from the Harry Potter
novels |
| SPANDAU |
A borough of Berlin |
| TALISKER |
Scottish single malt whisky |
| TARIQ |
Arabic name meaning 'messenger' |
| TEHYA |
Native American female name meaning
"precious" |
| THELONIUS |
Thelonius Monk, jazz pianist |
| THISBE |
Roman mythological love story (Pyramus
& Thisbe) |
| TIBERIUS |
Emperor of Rome |
| TRIFFID |
Alien species which invades Earth in
"Day of the Triffids" |
| TROIKA |
Husky (stunt double to Noble) from
Eight Below |
| USCHI |
German nickname for Ursula |
| UZURI |
Swahili word meaning "beauty" |
| VALKYRIE |
Female figures who decide you dies in
battle (Norse
mythology) |
| VIRDELL |
Brussel Griffon from the movie As Good
as it Gets |
| WEEJIE |
Norwegian Elkhound of President
Herbert Hoover |
| XERXES |
King of Persia (Pronounced:
"ZERK-SEES") |
| YNGWIE |
Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmstein |
| YOSSARIAN |
Character from Joseph Heller's Catch-22 |
| ZAQAR |
Sumerian god of dreams |
| ZDENKA |
Zdenka Silhava, Czech athlete |
| ZHIVAGO |
Dr. Zhivago, classic Hollywood movie |
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