Shakespeare Dog Names

"Names for your cultured canine."

A dog, a dog, my kingdom for a dog. Okay, so Shakespeare didn't exactly write that, but if you've ever been a puppy parent I'm sure you'll understand. You'd do anything for the little gal or fella, wouldn't you?

Start right here by choosing a name your dog will love. This page features all of the Bards most memorable characters. Wenches and warriors, kings and knaves.

You'll find names like:

BERRY:The Duke of Berry, a French leader in Henry V

DENNY:Sir Anthony Denny, a minor character in Henry VIII

IAGO:The villain of Othello

There's also:

OLIVIA:A countess in Twelfth Night

What's in a name? A dog by any other name would smell as sweet. Well, maybe not..

Have fun!

NAME DESCRIPTION

ACHILLES Former hero, in Troilus and Cressida

ADAM A kindly old servant in As You Like It

ADRIANA Wife of Antipholus in The Comedy of Errors

AJAX A follower of Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra

ALEXAS A follower of Cleopatra, in Antony and Cleopatra

ALONSO King of Naples, in The Tempest

ANGUS A thane in Macbeth

ARIEL A spirit in The Tempest

BALTHASAR Romeo's servant in Romeo and Juliet

BANQUO A captain in Macbeth

BEATRICE Aa central character in Much Ado About Nothing

BERRY The Duke of Berry, a French leader in Henry V

BIANCA Younger sister of Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew

BRANDON Character in Henry VIII

BRUTUS A central character of Julius Caesar

CADE Jack Cade, rebel leader in Henry VI, Part 2

CASSANDRA A prophetess in Troilus and Cressida

CASSIUS A central character in Julius Caesar

CATO A soldier of Brutus' and Cassius' , in Julius Caesar

CELIA Rosalind's companion and cousin, in As You Like It

COBWEB A fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream

CORDELIA Youngest daughter in King Lear

CRAB Launce's dog, in The Two Gentlemen of Verona

CRESSIDA One of the titular characters in Troilus and Cressida

CROMWELL Secretary to Wolsey, in Henry VIII

CURTIS Servant of Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew

DAVY Justice Shallow's servant in Henry IV, Part 2

DENNIS Servant to Oliver in As You Like It

DENNY Sir Anthony Denny, a minor character in Henry VIII

DION A courtier to Leontes in The Winter's Tale

DOGBERRY An officer of the watch in Much Ado About Nothing

DUNCAN King of Scotland, murdered in Macbeth

EDGAR Son of Gloucester in King Lear

FABIAN A servant to Olivia in Twelfth Night

FALSTAFF A central character of Henry IV Pt 1 and Pt 2 / The Merry Wives of Windsor

FANG A constable in Henry IV, part 2

FERDINAND Prince of Naples in The Tempest

FRANCISCO A follower of Alonso, in The Tempest

GONZALO A courtier to Alonzo in The Tempest

HAL Later King Henry V, a central character in Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 / Henry V

HAMLET The central character of Hamlet

HECTOR The Trojans' champion in Troilus and Cressida

HERMIONE Wife of Leontes in The Winter's Tale

HERO Character in Much Ado About Nothing

HORATIO Friend and confidante of the Hamlet

HUBERT A henchman of the king in King John

IAGO The villain of Othello

IMOGEN Daughter of the king in Cymbelin

IRIS Character in The Tempest

JAMY Scottish captain in Henry V

JULIET Title character in Romeo and Juliet

JUNO Character in The Tempest

LENNOX A thane in Macbeth

LEONARDO Bassanio's servant in The Merchant of Venice

LORENZO Elopes with Shylock's daughter in The Merchant of Venice

MACBETH Central character in Macbeth

MACDUFF The Thane of Fife in Macbeth

MIRANDA Daughter of Prospero in The Tempest

MONTAGUE Romeo's father in Romeo and Juliet

NED Ned Poins, a highwayman, in Henry IV, Pt 1 and Pt 2

NELL Mistress Nell Quickly (Henry IV, Pt 1 & Pt 2 / Henry V, The Merry Wives of Windsor)

OBERON King of the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream

OLIVER Character in As You Like It

OLIVIA A countess in Twelfth Night.

OPHELIA Former lover of Hamlet, who goes mad following her father's death at Hamlet's hands

ORLANDO Male romantic lead in As You Like It

OSWALD A servant of Goneril in King Lear

OTHELLO The title character of Othello

OWEN A warrior and rebel leader in Henry IV, Part 1

PARIS A suitor to Juliet in Romeo and Juliet

PERCY Henry Percy, (Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 Part 2)

PORTIA Central female character in The Merchant of Venice

REGAN Second daughter in King Lear

ROMEO Title character in Romeo and Juliet

SHADOW Character in Henry IV, Part 2

SILIVIA Lover of Valentine in The Two Gentlemen of Verona

TITUS A servant in Timon of Athens

TOBY Sir Toby Belch is a drunken knigh in Twelfth Night

ULYSSES One of the Greek leaders in Troilus and Cressida

URSULA A maid in Much Ado About Nothing

VALENTINE One of The Two Gentlemen of Verona

WALTER Sir Walter Blunt, a soldier in Henry IV, Part 1