United States Dog Names

Kentucky

Welcome to our "stately" dog names list

The Bluegrass State. On this page you'll find a collection of great names all of them in some way associated with the Southern state of Kentucky. You'll find names of celebrities, fictional names, towns, cities, athletes.

Here are a few examples to get you started:

BILLY RAY: Billy Ray Cyrus, country singer from Flatwoods

HANCOCK: Hancock County

REBECCA: Rebecca Gayheart, actress from Hazard

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ALI Muhammad Ali, boxing great

BARKLEY Lake Barkley State Resort Park, Trigg County

BERRY Berry Mansion Historic Site, Frankfort

BLLY RAY Billy Ray Cyrus, country singer (Flatwoods)

BUCKLEY Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary, Frankfort

CLARK Georg Rogers Clark, founder of Louisville

CLOONEY George Clooney, actor (Lexington)

DERBY Kentucky Derby, Louisville (annual horse race)

DIANE Diane Swayer, first female reporter on 60 minutes (Glasgow)

DON Don Everly, The Everly Brothers (near Central City)

HAMPTON Lionel Hampton, jazz pioneer

HANCOCK Hancock County

HOBSON Hobson Grove Park, bowling green

HOPKINS William Hopkins, actor (Lexington)

JENNY Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, Prestonburg

JOHNNY Johnny Depp, actor (Owensboro)

KASSIE Kassie DePaiva, soap opera actress (Morganfield)

KIT Kit Carson, scout and Indian agent (Madison County)

KNOX Fort Knox, south of Louisville

LEXINGTON Second largest city in Kentucky

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LINCOLN	Abraham Lincoln, 16th US president
LORETTA	Loretta Lynn, country singer (Butcher Holler)
MAYO	Mayo Mansion Historic Site, Paintville
MOLLY	Molly Simms, actress & model (Murray)
NAOMI	Naomi Judd, country singer (Ashland)
NED	Ned Beatty, actor (Louisville)
NELSON	Fort Nelson Park, Louisville
NOLIN	Nolin River Lake, Edmonson, Grayson & Hart Counties
PATTY	Patty Loveless, country singer (Pikeville)
PEE WEE	Harold 'Pee Wee' Reese, baseball player (Ekron)
PERKINS	Carl Perkins Bridge, Greenup County
PIKE	Pike County, largest county in Kentcuky
RADCLIFF	City in Hardin County
REBECCA	Rebecca Gayheart, actress (Hazard)
ROSEMARY	Rosemary Clooney Museum, Augusta
SANDY	Big Sandy River
STAGGS	Sterling Staggs Park, Independence
TRIGG	Trigg County
WEBB	Fort Webb Historic Site, bowling green
WYNONNA	Wynonna Judd, country singer (Ashland)