Cute Male Dog Names
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Your little dog has bags of character - not to mention attitude! He deserves a name to match.
On this page we've pulled together a great list of cute male dog names. Just browse and pick your favorite.
Here's a few to get you started:
BANJO: Five-stringed musical instrument
DIGBY: For the little dog who likes to dig
HOOTIE: From the band, Hootie and the Blowfish
MARBLES: noopy's brother in the Peanuts comic strip
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| ABNER |
From the comic strip Lil' Abner |
| ADAM ANT |
Seventies pop star |
| AMIGO |
Spanish for friend |
| ANGELITO |
Spanish name meaning "little angel" |
| ASTERIX |
Little Gaulish hero of the Asterix and
Obelix cartoons |
| ASTRO |
Pet dog of The Jetsons |
| BABE |
Sheep herding pig from the movie of
the same name |
| BABYFACE |
R & B singer, songwriter, producer |
| BAGGINS |
Frodo Baggins, hobbit hero of "The
Lord of the Rings" |
| BAM-BAM |
Barney Rubble's super strong infant
son in The Flintstones |
| BAMBINO |
Italian word meaning 'little boy' |
| BAMBO |
Cross between Bambi and Rambo, we all
know one! |
| BANJO |
Five-stringed musical instrument |
| BEANSPROUT |
Full of beans and not yet sprouted! |
| BEBOP |
BeBop Deluxe, one hit wonder band |
| BIG EARS |
Noddy's best friend from the
children's books by Enid Blyton |
| BILBO |
Bildo Baggins, uncle of Frodo |
| BINGO |
Runaway circus dog in the movie Bingo |
| BLING |
Slang term for jewellery |
| BON |
French word meaning 'good' |
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| BONSAI |
Japanese art of cultivating miniature
trees |
| BONZO |
Nickname of Led Zeppelin drummer John
Bonham |
| BOOGIE |
Type of music |
| BUDGIE |
Small colorful birds, popular as pets |
| BUGSY |
Kids gangster spoof Bugsy Malone |
| BUNNY |
A small pet rabbit |
| BUTTERS |
Cartman's little friend in South Park |
| CHEE CHEE |
Monkey in Doctor Doolittle |
| CHI CHI RODRIGUEZ |
Puerto Rican golfer |
| CHICKPEA |
Type of bean (garbanzo bean) |
| CHICO |
One of the Marx Brothers |
| CHIPMUNK |
Small squirrel-like rodent |
| CHIQUITO |
Character from the Tintin comic books |
| CHOCKY |
Slang term for chocolate |
| CLUEDO |
Mystery-solving board game |
| COCO |
Fashion icon Coco Chanel |
| COCO POP |
Chocolate flavored breakfast cereal |
| COSMO |
fashion magazine Cosmopolitan |
| COTTON |
A white and fluffy pup |
| COUSCOUS |
Type of food popular in north Africa |

| CUBBI |
Youngest of the Gummi Bears |
| CUPCAKE |
A small cake |
| DIGBY |
For the little dog who likes to dig |
| DINKY |
Golden Retriever from the movie
"National Lampoon's Vacation" |
| DISNEY |
Famous movie studio and family
entertainment empire |
| DIXIE CUP |
The Dixie Cups, sixties American girl
band |
| DOGMATIX |
Obelix's dog in the Astrerix and
Obelix comic series |
| DOOLITTLE |
Dr. Doolitle, who could talk to the
animals |
| DOOZY |
Nickname of the Dussenberg automobile |
| DOT COM |
Domain name extension |
| ECCLES |
From the Hollies song Jennifer Eccles |
| EGGNOG |
Sweetened beverage normally enjoyed at
Christmas |
| ELF |
Small mythical creatures in German
folkelore |
| ELMER FUDD |
Bugs Bunny's rival in Looney Tunes |
| FIVE-O |
Seventies TV show Hawaii 5-0 |
| FIVEL |
Heroic mouse from "An American Tail" |
| FLEA |
He may be small but he packs a bite! |
| FLEALICK |
Jack Russell from the movie "Babe 2:
Pig in the City" |
| FLY |
Slang word meaning beautiful |
| FONZ |
The Fonz from TV show Happy Days |
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| FOO |
Chinese name for a Pekingese |
| FOO FIGHTER |
For the sweet little peke who loves to
rumble |
| FRODO |
Frodo Baggins, hobbit hero of "The
Lord of the Rings" |
| GECKO |
A small lizard, sometimes kept as a pet |
| GERBIL |
Small rodents, popular as pets |
| GIDGET |
Chihuahua from the Taco Bell adverts |
| GIZMO |
Main character in the movie Gremlins II |
| GOBLIN |
Mythical creature related to gnomes
and elves |
| GOOGLE |
The world's favorite search engine |
| GOONIE |
Kid's action adventure movie, The
Goonies |
| GOPHER |
Small burrowing rodent |
| GORKY |
Famous park in Moscow |
| GREMLIN |
Mischievous little creatures in the
movie Gremlins |
| GROMITT |
Brainy dog from the animated series
Wallace & Gromitt |
| GUCCI |
Famous Italian fashion label |
| GUMBY |
Character from the animated TV series |
| GUMMI |
Disney's cartoon series, The Gummi
Bears |
| HALF-PINT |
Slang term for a short person |
| HALFPENNY |
Small change |
| HAMSTER |
Small rodents, popular as pets |
| HIGGINS |
Character from TV's Magnum P.I. |
| HOBBIT |
Diminutive race in J.R.R. Tolkien's
"The Lord of the Rings" |
| HOOTIE |
From the band, Hootie and the Blowfish |
| HUGBUG |
For the pooch who loves to cuddle |
| I-POD |
A small dog with a lot to say! |
| IGBY |
From the movie Igby Goes Down |
| IGGY |
Rock star Iggy Pop |
| IMP |
Mythical mischievous creature related
to fairies and demons |
| INCHY |
For the dog only a few inches high |
| IOTA |
Greek term meaning, "very little" |
| ITCHYCOO |
From the song Itchycoo Park by the
Small Faces |
| JACKIE CHAN |
Diminutive martial arts movie star |
| JAR JAR BINKS |
Friendly alien from Star Wars |
| JELLO |
A wobbly dessert |
| JELLY BEAN |
Type of candy |
| JIMINY |
Jiminy Cricket, friend of Pinoccio in
the Disney movie |
| JIMMY CHOO |
Malaysian fashion designer |
| JINGLES |
Intelligent mouse from the movie The
Green Mile |
| JITTERBUG |
Type of swing dancing |
| JOJO |
Character from the Beatles song Get
Back |
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| JUNEBUG |
Disney cartoon character |
| KENZIE |
Cute name for a little dog |
| KERMIT |
Amphibian emcee of The Muppet Show |
| KIBBLE |
Type of dog food |
| KIKI |
Kiki Dee, seventies pop star |
| KIKI DEE |
Diminutive pop singer of the Seventies |
| KOOBIE |
Cute name for a little dog |
| LADYBUG |
A small brightly colored insect |
| LEGO |
Children's building block game |
| LEXI |
Lexi Bunny from the catoon series
Loonatics |
| LIDCHI |
Sweet fruit from Japan |
| LINUS |
Charlie Brown's best friend in Peanuts |
| LITTLE CAESAR |
For the little dog who thinks he's an
emperor |
| LITTLE JUNIOR |
Baddy from the movie Kiss of Death |
| LITTLE RICHARD |
Piano playing rock 'n roll star |
| MAGOO |
Short-sighted cartoon character Mr.
Magoo |
| MANGO |
Sweet and messy fruit |
| MARBLES |
Snoopy's brother in the Peanuts comic
strip |
| MCFLY |
Character played by Michael J Fox in
"Back to the Future" |
| MCMUNCH |
Little guy (of gal) who never stops
eating |
| MICKEY |
Disney's famous cartoon mouse |
| MIDGE |
Short for midget? |
| MIDGET |
For a really tiny dog |
| MIGHTY MOUSE |
Cartoon superhero mouse |
| MIKMAQ |
Native American nation |
| MILK-BONE |
Brand of dog treat |
| MING |
Small, but precious (like a Ming vase) |
| MIU MIU |
Fashion brand |
| MOBY |
Singer / songwriter Moby |
| MOJO |
A monkey in The Simpsons |
| MOONBEAM |
A vehicle in the Grand Theft Auto
video game |
| MOUSE |
Small rodents, popular as pets |
| MOXIE |
Brand of soft drink |
| MR. JINGLES |
Clever mouse from the book and movie
"The Green Mile" |
| MUNCHKIN |
Friendly little characters in "The
Wizard of Oz" |
| NACHO |
Traditional Mexican snack |
| NEWBIE |
The new pup on the block |
| NEWT |
A small amphibious creature |
| NICNAC |
Little villan from the Bond movie "Man
with the Golden Gun" |
| NINTENDO |
Popular games console |
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| NIPPER |
slang term for a baby |
| NODDY |
Hero of the children's books by Enid
Blyton |
| NOGGIN |
Noggin the Nog, character on BBC
Children's TV |
| NOODLES |
Guitarist of rock band, The Offspring |
| NUNU |
A character on The Cosby Show |
| OGGI |
fashion retailer from Russia |
| OY |
Dog-like little creature from Stephen
King's "The Dark Tower" |
| PACMAN |
Classic amusement arcade game |
| PEBBLES |
The Flintstone's baby daughter |
| PEEWEE |
Pee Wee Herman (character created by
Paul Reubens) |
| PET |
Apart from the obvious, an
affectionate term |
| PEZ |
Type of candy |
| PIGLET |
Pooh's best friend in the Winnie the
Pooh stories |
| PINKY |
Mouse from the cartoon series "Pinky
and the Brain" |
| PIPKIN |
One of Richard Adams' rabbits in
Watership Down |
| PIPSQUEAK |
Slang term for a small or young person |
| PIXEL |
The smallest item of information in an
image |
| PIXIE |
Tiny mythical creatures in English
folklore |
| POM POM |
Cute name for a Pomeranian |
| PONCHO |
Diminutive form of the name Alphonse |
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| POPSTAR |
Perfect name for your pop princess |
| PUNKIN |
Cute mis-spelling of pumpkin |
| PUNKY BREWSTER |
Lead character in the sitcom of the
same name |
| Q-TIP |
A cute name for a cute little dog |
| QUICKLY |
The way that little dogs tend to move |
| QUIP |
A quick, witty remark |
| RAMBI |
Cross between Bambi and Rambo
(alternative to Bambo) |
| RICKY RICARDO |
Husband of Lucy in I Love Lucy |
| ROO |
The little kangaroo in the Winnie the
Pooh stories |
| ROOKIE |
The new guy...er pup |
| RUGRAT |
Rugrats, an animated television series |
| RUXPIN |
Hero of the Teddy Ruxpin cartoons and
toy range |
| SCOOTER |
Ride-on children's toy |
| SHORT STOP |
Position in baseball |
| SHORTCAKE |
A type of cookie |
| SHORTY |
Slang term for a short person |
| SIXPENCE |
Old English slang term meaning "five
pence" |
| SKEETER |
Slang term for a mosquito |
| SMALLVILLE |
Superman's home town and name of the
TV series |
| SMURF |
Small blue creatures from the TV
series "The Smurfs" |
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| SNICKERS |
Popular chocolate bar |
| SONIC |
Superhero hedgehog from the video game |
| SPEEDY |
Speedy Gonzalez, fastest mouse in all
Mexico |
| SPROG |
Slang name for a baby |
| SQUIDOO |
Popular community website |
| SQUIRREL |
Small bushy tailed rodent |
| STARSKY |
Character from the TV show Starsky
& Hutch |
| SUGAR |
For a pup who's too sweet for words |
| SWAYZE |
Actor Patrick Swayze |
| TABASCO |
Dynamite comes in small packages! |
| TACO |
Traditional Mexican dish |
| TACO BELL |
Fast food chain |
| TAFFY |
A type of chewy candy |
| TALLULAH |
Singer in the kid's gangster spoof
Bugsy Malone |
| TATER |
Southern slang term for potato |
| TAZ |
Tasmanian Devil in Looney Tunes |
| TEACUP |
Perfect for a Teacup Yorkie |
| TEALEAF |
Another cute name for a little dog |
| TEDDY |
Everyone's favorite cuddly toy |
| TEENIE |
Slang term meaning small |
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| TICO |
Tico Torres, drummer of Bon Jovi |
| TICO TORRES |
Drummer of Bon Jovi |
| TIDDLYWINKS |
Children's board game |
| TINY TIM |
A character from Charles Dickens "A
Christmas Carol" |
| TITCH |
Slang term for a little guy (or gal) |
| TOM THUMB |
Fairy Tale hero "no larger than his
father's thumb" |
| TOOTSIE |
Title character from the movie Tootsie |
| TOTO |
Dorothy's little dog in "The Wizard of
Oz" |
| TUPPENCE |
Character from Agatha Christie's Tommy
& Tuppence |
| WEEJIE |
Elkhound of President Herbert Hoover |
| WIDGET |
A Marvel Comics character |
| WINGNUT |
For a little dog with large ears - a
Chihuahua perhaps |
| WOMBLE |
Fictional characters from the TV show
The Wombles |
| WOODSTOCK |
Little bird who is Snoopy's best
friend in Peanuts |
| X-FILE |
For the dog of unknown origin |
| YO-YO |
Would suit a dog who's always bouncing
up and down |
| YODA |
Wise old character from Star Wars |
| ZICO |
Brazilian soccer player |
| ZIGGY |
Character from the David Bowie song
Ziggy Stardust |
| ZILCH |
Slang term meaning "nothing" |
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