Whether Rocky, Buddy, Lucky or Bella – it’s always the same dog names that take the top spots in terms of popularity among owners in Germany. But of course it would be boring if the majority of dogs only had a handful of different names. That’s why we have a list of 100 extraordinary dog names for you, along with their origins
and meaning put together.
and meaning put together.
Unusual dog names for males
- Alrik: Swedish “all-powerful or ruler over everything”
- Anchjo: Esperanto “invaluable”
- Anraí: from the Gaelic «lord of the house»
- Asmus: Dutch “friendly”
- Atta: from the Gothic «father»
- Bandi: Hungarian pet name «warrior or fighter»
- Bane: Hawaiian «long-awaited child»
- Bran: Irish “raven”
- Brennus: Celtic “strong”
- Colan: Cornish «pigeon»
- Colm: from Irish «pigeon»
- Cuán: from the Gaelic “little dog”
- Donar: Old German “donner”
- Donn: Gaelic “brown”
- Erasmos: Greek «beloved, or beloved»
- Esaias: Greek «God is salvation»
- Faolán: Gaelic «little wolf»
- Ikaika: Hawaiian «strong»
- Ionas: Greek «dove»
- Isamu: Japanese «courage»
- Kiko: Chamoru “free”
- Creon: from the Greek «ruler»
- Luchjo: Esperanto “famous warrior”
- Lupus: from the Latin «wolf»
- Mukki: from the Indian «great courage»
- Niall: Gaelic «master or champion»
- Ovídio: Portuguese “shepherd”
- Pan: Greek «shepherd»
- Piran: Celtic “black”
- Pól: Irish «small»
- Roban: Irish Pet Name «Shining Glory»
- Robi: Hungarian Pet Name «Shining Glory»
- Rudolf: German “famous wolf”
- Sami: Hungarian Pet Name «Heard of God»
- Shiriki: Native American “Koyote”
- Solon: Greek «wisdom»
- Sucki: from the Indian «black»
- Taranis: from the Celtic «thunder»
- Thanos: Greek «immortal»
- Thor: Scandinavian “thunder”
- Titos: from the Greek «fire or burn»
- Tocho: from the Indian «beglion»
- Tokala: Native American “fox”
- Torin: from the Gaelic «chief»
- Toru: Japanese “traveler”
- Tomio: Japanese «beloved or desired man»
- Viho: Native American “chief”
- Wayra: from the Indian «wind»
- Wodan: the father of the gods in Germanic mythology
- Zeus: the father of the gods in Greek mythology
Unusual dog names for bitches
- Amala: Indian «pure»
- Amika: Esperanto “friendly”
- Anila: Indian «wind or air»
- Aponi: Native American “butterfly”
- Argi: Basque “light”
- Arima: Basque “soul”
- Bala: Indian «young»
- Bina: from the Hebrew «intelligence or wisdom»
- Cailín: from the Gaelic “girl”
- Chiasa: Japanese “1,000 acres”
- Coreen: Irish «maiden»
- Emiko: from Japanese «beautiful or smiling child»
- Gaia: from the Greek «the earth»
- Gaja: Esperanto «cheerful or happy»
- Hefina: from the Welsh “summer”
- Hoshi: Japanese “star”
- Kanti: Indian “sing”
- Kyla: from the Hebrew «crown»
- Lifa: Old Norse “life”
- Liufa: from the Gothic «love»
- Lovedy: Cornish «love»
- Lucine: Armenian «light»
- Lule: Albanian «flower»
- Lupita: from Spanish “little wolf”
- Maiko: Japanese «dancing child»
- Malka: Hebrew “queen”
- Mana: Japanese “love or affection”
- Mala: Indian “necklace”
- Mari: from Welsh «willful or unruly»
- Mira: Hebrew «stubborn or wayward»
- Nia: Welsh “beauty”
- Niabi: Native American “fawn”
- Nila: Indian “sky blue”
- Nita: Native American “bear”
- Nova: from the Indian «chases butterflies»
- Ora: Hebrew «light»
- Pili: Hebrew «enchanting»
- Rani: Indian «queen»
- Rati: Indian «joy or pleasure»
- Rava: Esperanto “gorgeous or enchanting”
- Raya: Hebrew «girlfriend»
- Rona: from the Hebrew «joy»
- Safira: Esperanto “like a sapphire”
- Siana: Welsh pet name «the lord is gracious»
- Siran: Armenian «beautiful»
- Sora: Japanese «sky»
- Sunita: from the Indian «good manners»
- Tara: Indian “star”
- Toshiko: Japanese «smart kid»
- Zeru: Basque «sky»
Don’t forget dog health insurance
Have you found an unusual name for your dog? Then the next thing to think about is taking out dog health insurance as soon as possible to protect yourself against high costs in the event of illness or injury.
Choose one of our two low-cost tariffs, calculate your individual premium directly online and ideally send us your insurance application today.