Good Puppy Names

This list of Good Puppy Names features names from the world of sports. For more general lists, featuring some of the most popular names on the site, check out Good Girl Puppy Names, and Good Boy Puppy Names.

Dogs are one of the few animals who participate in sports for the sheer joy of running, chasing and jumping over things (if you don't believe me try getting your cat to catch a Frisbee).

Here are a few excellent names for the canine sports star in your life:

BEST: Irish soccer legend George Best

DAZZY: Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher

GIANT: New York Giants, football

JUDO: Form of martial arts

We've put together this list featuring some of the greatest sportsmen and women in history.

AGASSI Tennis Champion Andre Agassi

AJAX Holland's most successful soccer club

AKRAM Pakistani cricketer (bowler)

ALI Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali

ANGEL Los Angeles Angels, baseball

ANNIKA Golfer Annika Sorenstam

ARMSTRONG Lance Armstrong, 7 times Tour de France winning cyclist

ASAFA Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter

ASTRO Houston Astros baseball team

AZUMAH Azumah Nelson, boxer

BABE Babe Ruth, NY Yankees

BARCA Nickname of Spanish soccer team Barcelona

BARKHIMER Bob "Barky" Barkhimer, Nascar pioneer

BARKY Nickname of Bob Barkhimer, Nascar pioneer

BECKER German Tennis Champion Boris Becker

BECKHAM England International soccer player

BENGAL Cincinnati Bengals, football

BEST Irish soccer legend George Best

BILLIE-JEAN Billie Jean King, tennis player

BJORN Bjorn Borg Swedish tennis champion

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BLACKHAWK Chicago Blackhawks, hockey

BLANCO Serge Blanco, French rugby player

BOLT Usain Bolt Olympic sprint champion

BOOM BOOM Nickname of boxer Ray Mancini

BOOMER Boomer Esiason, Quarterback

BOTHAM Ian Botham, England cricketer

BRADMAN Donald Bradman, Australian cricket legend

BRETT Brett Favre, Quarterback

BRODIE John Brodie, Quarterback

BRONCO Denver Broncos, football

BRUNO Frank Bruno, heavyweight boxing champion

BUSBY Legendary Manchester United manager

CALE Cale Yarborough, Nascar champion

CANONBALL Erwin "Cannonball" Baker, first commissioner of Nascar

CANTONA Eric Cantona, French soccer player

CARL Carl Lewis, Olympic sprint champion

CASSIUS Cassius Clay, former name of Mohammed Ali

CHARLTON Bobby Charlton, Manchester United soccer great

CHELSEA English Premier League soccer team

CHI CHI Golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez

CHIEF	Kansas City Chiefs, football
CLYDE	Clyde Walcott, West Indies cricketer
COWBOY	Dallas Cowboys, football
CY	Cy Young, Boston Red Sox Pitcher
DAHLIA	Champion race horse
DAZZY	Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher
DEIGO	Deigo Maradona, Argentine soccer legend
DEMPSEY	Jack Dempsey boxing champion
DEON	Deon Hemmings, Jamaican hurdler
DERBY	The Kentucky Derby
DEVIL	New Jersey Devils, hockey
DIMAGGIO	Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees
DIRK	Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks forward
DIXIE	Dixie Dean, Everton soccer legend
DIZZY	Dizzy Dean, St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher
DODGER	LA Dogers, baseball
DOOLEY	Dooley Adams, jockey
DURAN	Roberto Duran, boxing champion
DWIGHT	Dwight Stones, US high jumper
EARL	Earl Campbell, American football running back

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EDWIN Edwin Moses, US hurdler

ELMER Elmer Flick, Cleveland Indians right fielder

EMILIO Emilio Butragueno, Spanish soccer star

EMMITT Emmitt Smith, football running back

EVANDER Evander Holyfield, heavyweight boxing champion

EVERTON English Premier League soccer team

FALDO Nick Faldo, golfer

FERGIE Nickname of Alex Ferguson, Man United manager

FERGUS Fergus Slattery, Irish rugby player

FITZSIMMONS Bob Fitzsimmons, boxer

FIZ Martin Fiz, marathon runner

FLOYD Floyd Mayweather Jr, boxing champion

FOGERTY Carl Fogerty, motorcycle racing champion

FOREST Nottingham Forest, English soccer club

GABBY Gabby Hartnett, Chicago Cubs catcher

GALAXY LA Galaxy soccer team

GATLIN Justin Gatlin, US sprinter

GAZZA Nickname of England soccer star Paul Gascoigne

GIANT New York Giants, football

GOODFELLOW Ebbie Goodfellow, Detroit Redwings

GOOSE	Goose Goslin, Washington Senators, left fielder
GRAZIANO	Rocky Graziano, world boxing champ
GRETZKY	Wayne Gretzy, hockey, 7 times MVP
GUNNER	Nickname of English soccer team Arsenal
HAKEEM	Hakeem Olajuween, Houston Rockets
HANK	Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Braves
HAT-TRICK	In soccer, a player scoring 3 goals in a game
HEIKE	Heike Henkel, German high jumper
HIGGINS	Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, pro snooker player
HOGAN	Ben Hogan, golfing legend
HOLLIS	Hollis Conway, US high jumper
HONUS	Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh Pirates short stop
HOTSPUR	Tottenham Hotspur, English soccer club
HOWIE	Howie Morenz, Montral Canadiens center
HUGHIE	Hughie Gallacher, Newcastle soccer striker
HURRICANE	Nickname of boxer Ruben Carter
IMRAN	Imran Kahn, Pakistan cricket all-rounder
INZAGI	Italian soccer player Fillipo Inzagi
INZAMAM	Pakistan cricketer Inzaman Ul Haq
IRAN BARKLEY	Middleweight boxing champion

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ISMAEL Ismael Valenzuela, champion jockey

JACK Jack Niclaus, golfing legend

JAYSON Jayson Shibata, Hawaiian pro surfer

JAZZ Utah Jazz, basketball

JESSE Jesse Owens, US Olympic athlete

JOCK Jock Stein, legendary manager of Scottish soccer team Celtic

JOCKO Jocko Conlan, baseball umpire

JOEL Joel Stransky, South African rugby player

JORDAN Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

JUDO Form of martial arts

KAISER Nickname of German soccer star Franz Beckenbauer

KAREEM Kareem Abdul Jabar, LA Lakers

KASPAROV Garry Kasparov, Chess Grandmaster

KEEGAN Soccer player and manager Kevin Keegan

KEEPER Soccer defence postion (goalkeeper)

KELSO Champion race horse

KIKI Kiki Cuyler, Chicago Cubs right fielder

KIMI Kimi Raikinen, Finnish F1 driver

KIRBY Kirby Puckett, Minnesota Twins outfielder

KIRK Kirk Gibson, LA Dodgers outfielder

KOBE	Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers
KOUFAX	Sandy Koufax, LA Dodgers pitcher
LA MOTTA	Jake La Motta, world middleweight champion boxer
LAKER	LA Lakers, basketball
LARISSA	Larissa Latynina, Soviet gymnast
LEBRON	LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
LEMOND	Greg Lemond, Tour de France winner
LENDL	Ivan Lendl tennis player
LENNOX	Lennox Lewis heavyweight champion boxer
LIGHTNING	Tampa Bay Lightning
LOMBARDI	Vince Lombardi, legendary Green Bay coach
LOMU	Jonah Lomu, New Zealand Rugby player
LOTHAR	Lothar Mattheus, German soccer captain
LOTTIE	Lottie Dod, English tennis player
LOU	Lou Gehring, New York Yankees first baseman
LUCA	Nickname of Italian soccer star Gianluca Vialli
MADISON	Sporting venue, Madison Square Garden
MAGIC	Magic Johnson, LA Lakers
MAKITA	Stan Makita, Chicago Blackhawks
MARADONA	Argentine soccer legend

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MARCO Marco van Basten, Dutch soccer star

MARINO Dan Marino, Quarterback

MARTINA Martina Navratilova, tennis champion

MAVERICK Dallas Mavericks, basketball

MCADOO Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves center

MERCKX Eddy Merckx, Tour de France winner

MIA Mia Hamm, US woman's soccer player

MICKEY Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees

MIKA Miki Hakkinen, Finnish F1 driver

MONTANA Joe Montana, Quarterback

MONZA Famous motor racing circuit

MORGAN Cliff Morgan, Welsh rugby plaver

NADIA Nadia Comaneci, Romanian gymnast

NAMATH Joe Namath, Quarterback

NASCAR National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing

NAT Nat Lofthouse, England soccer great

NIKI Niki Lauder, Austrian F1 driver

NUGGET Denver Nuggets, boxing

OSCAR Oscar de la Hoya, boxing champion

OSGOOD Chelsea soccer great, Peter Osgood

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OZZIE	Ozzie Smith, St. Louis Cardinals short stop
PAISLEY	Bob Paisley, Liverpool FC management great
PEE WEE	Pee Wee Reese, Brooklyn Dodgers short stop
PELE	Brazilian soccer legend
PETE	Pete Rose, Cincinatti Reds
PEYTON	Peyton Manning, Quarterback
PINTO	Antonio Pinto, marathon runner
POLLOCK	Graham Pollock, South African cricketer
PRADO	Edgar Prado, champion jockey
QUARTERBACK	Key position in football
QUINCY	Quincy Watts, US athlete (400 metres)
RAIDER	Oakland Raiders, football
RAM	St. Louis Rams, football
RANGER	New York Rangers, hockey
RAZOR	Razor Riddick, heavyweight boxer
RED SOX	Boston Red Sox, baseball
RENO	Reno Abellira, surfing champion
REXFORD	Bill Rexford, Nascar champion
ROBSON	Bobby Robson, England soccer player & manager
ROCKY	Rocky Maciano, heavyweight boxing champion

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RODMAN Basketball player Dennis Rodman

ROLLIE Rollie Fingers, Oakland Athletics pitcher

RONALDO Brazil or Portugal international soccer star

ROWDY Rowdy Gaines, US Olympic swimmer

RUUD Ruud Gullit, Dutch soccer player and manager

SABATINI Gabriela Sabatini, Argentine tennis player

SACHIN Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar

SAMPRAS Pete Sampras, tennis great

SANTOS Brazilian soccer club where Pele played most of his career

SARAZEN Gene Sarazen, golfer

SASHA Sasha Cohen, US figure skater

SEBASTIAN Sebastian Coe, British Olympic athlete

SENNA Brazilian F1 champion Ayrton Senna

SERENA Tennis star Serena Williams

SERGE Serge Savard, Montreal Canadiens

SERGEY Sergey Bubka, Ukranian pole vaulter

SEVE Spanish golfer, Seve Ballesteros

SHANE Australian cricket great Shane Warne

SHANKLY Bill Shankly, legendary soccer manager of Liverpool FC

SHAQ Nickname of Shaquille O'Neal

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SHORT STOP	Baseball position
SLUGGER	Baseball bat Louisville Slugger
SOCCER	The world's most popular sport
SOCRATES	Brazilian Soccer player
STANLEY	Stanley Matthews, England soccer great
STARR	Bart Starr, Quarterback
STEFFI	German Tennis champion Steffi Graff
STIG	Stig Blomqvist, World Rally Champion
STRIKER	Forward soccer position
SUGAR RAY	Nickname of Boxing Champs Robinson and Leonard
TERRELL	Terrell Davis, football running back
TIGER	Tiger Woods, golfer
TITAN	Tennessee Titans, football
TOMBA	Alberto Tomba, Italian Alphine skier
TOMMI	Tommi Makinen, World Rally Champion
TORRES	Fernando Torres, Spanish soccer player
TREVINO	Lee Travino, golfer
TROY	Troy Aikman, Quarterback
TY	Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers center fielder
TYSON	Mike Tyson heavyweight boxing champion

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UDO Udo Beyer, German athlete (shot put)

ULLRICH Jan Ullrich, Tour de France winner

VALENTINA Valentina Vezzali, Olympic fencer

VALENTINO Valentino Rossi, motorcycle racing champion

VENUS Venus Williams, tennis star

VIKING Minnesota Vikings football team

VIV Viv Richards, West Indies cricketer

WEDNESDAY Sheffield Wednesday, English soccer club

WINGER Wide soccer position

WRIGLEY Wrigley Field baseball stadium

XAVI Spanish soccer star

YAGO Yago Lamela, Spanish high jumper

YANKEE New York Yankees, baseball

YANNICK Yannick Noah, French tennis player

YASHIN Lev Yashin, Russian goalkeeper

YEAGER Steve Yeager, LA Dodgers catcher

YOGI Yogi Berra, New York Yankees catcher

ZACK Zack Wheat, Brooklyn Dodgers left fielder

ZDENKA Zdenka Silhava, Czech athlete (discus)

ZEIGLER Kate Zeigler, US swimmer

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ZENGA	Walter Zenga, Italian goalkeeper
ZEV	Champion race horse
ZICO	Brazilian soccer star
ZIDANE	Zinadine Zidane, French soccer great
ZINZAN	New Zealand rugby player Zinzan Brooke
ZOLA	Gianfranco Zola, Italian soccer player/manager
ZOLTAN	Zoltan Halmay, Hungarian swimmer
ZULU	Nickname of South African cricketer Lance Klusner