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Help[Opinions] Dog names
Are there any names that you think (when given as a full government name) that you think of as dog names or pet names? I can think of a few. Would be interesting to see if you agree.
Masculine
Ryker
Setter
Jax
Butch
Otto
Otis
Baxter
Strider
Milo
Cash
Buster
Duke
Prince
King
Yoshi
Knox
Jett
Tucker
Ace
Dino
Cooper
Rex
Feminine
Bella
Coco
Luna
Princess
Angel
Gigi
Fifi
Lulu
Seraphina (I love this name but will always think of the cat in that Barbie movie)
Sheila
Rosie
Unisex
Scout
Blue
Onyx
Finley
Rory
Harley
Murphy (met a baby girl named Murphy so I guess this is unisex now)
Masculine
Ryker
Setter
Jax
Butch
Otto
Otis
Baxter
Strider
Milo
Cash
Buster
Duke
Prince
King
Yoshi
Knox
Jett
Tucker
Ace
Dino
Cooper
Rex
Feminine
Bella
Coco
Luna
Princess
Angel
Gigi
Fifi
Lulu
Seraphina (I love this name but will always think of the cat in that Barbie movie)
Sheila
Rosie
Unisex
Scout
Blue
Onyx
Finley
Rory
Harley
Murphy (met a baby girl named Murphy so I guess this is unisex now)
This message was edited 5/2/2025, 11:20 AM
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I’ve actually never met a dog named Zane but I think it sounds nice! It would be awkward to name a pet after a family member’s child!
One of these is my foster son's (nick)name, and I've never thought of it as a dog name, so it's kind of funny to see it up there. Anyway, from your list I'd consider Setter, Butch, Buster, Fifi and Blue dog names.
My office is in the same building as a vet practice, so I hear quite a few pet names. One I definitely associate with pets (cats and dogs) is Luna. It's popular for girls where I live, but the amount of pets I've come across named Luna is unreal.
My office is in the same building as a vet practice, so I hear quite a few pet names. One I definitely associate with pets (cats and dogs) is Luna. It's popular for girls where I live, but the amount of pets I've come across named Luna is unreal.
That’s interesting that you say one of them you’d never thought of as a dog name! You must have heard them all being so close to a vet office!
There are several ones on your list that I've never heard as a dog name, one of them just stood out more because it's my foster son's name. I don't live in an English speaking country though, so that also explains why some of these aren't often used as dog names here / I haven't heard them on a dog.
This message was edited 5/3/2025, 8:59 AM
This list is actually a great list for underrated pet names. I would love a pet named Momo or Kipling. Moxie is also a name I have heard on a pet once and thought it was adorable.
This message was edited 5/3/2025, 9:41 AM
I met a millenial aged man who was not Japanese but called himself Yoshi because he loved the video games. It kind of ruined the name for me on a person sadly.
Fido
Rufus
Buster
Beckett
Duke
Max (always wanted a dog named Max)
Teddy
Bentley
Murphy
Brodie
Gus
Buddy
Lucky
Otis
Oliver
Trixie
Roxie
Pixie
Lexi
Sadie
Daisy
Star
Aspen
Coco
Princess
Precious
Baby
Treasure
Lulu
Luna
Stella
Bella
Elsa
Lily
Maggie
Duchess
Rufus
Buster
Beckett
Duke
Max (always wanted a dog named Max)
Teddy
Bentley
Murphy
Brodie
Gus
Buddy
Lucky
Otis
Oliver
Trixie
Roxie
Pixie
Lexi
Sadie
Daisy
Star
Aspen
Coco
Princess
Precious
Baby
Treasure
Lulu
Luna
Stella
Bella
Elsa
Lily
Maggie
Duchess
The only ones I disagree with are Aspen and Beckett, probably because I knew humans with those names but now I can picture Aspen being a very cute name for an Aussie or the like!
Loki will always be a great dog name in my mind and it surprises me it’s on the rise for a human name!
lol for me Loki is totally a black cat's name, with how mischievous its namesake is :p
But yeah it's crazy how it's trending for pets and people at the same time
But yeah it's crazy how it's trending for pets and people at the same time
Surprising numbers of dogs, where I live anyway, are named Daisy. Which amuses me, because it's the nickname for my friend Desiree.
I’ve never heard Daisy as a nn for Desiree but I love the idea.
My friend went to a playschool/nursery school/kindergarten when she was about 4. There were trained teachers, and also working women who prepared meals, cleaned up, helped with toilet training ... no training required. And one of them had never heard the name Desiree, and the closest she could get was Daisy-Ray: that made sense to her, and my buddy tolerated it and it somehow stuck!