Shakespeare Dog Names

Shakespeare Dog Names

"Names for your cultured canine."

A dog, a dog, my kingdom for a dog. Okay, so Shakespeare didn't exactly write that, but if you've ever been a puppy parent I'm sure you'll understand. You'd do anything for the little gal or fella, wouldn't you?

Start right here by choosing a name your dog will love. This page features all of the Bards most memorable characters. Wenches and warriors, kings and knaves.

You'll find names like:

BERRY:The Duke of Berry, a French leader in Henry V

DENNY:Sir Anthony Denny, a minor character in Henry VIII

IAGO:The villain of Othello

There's also:

OLIVIA:A countess in Twelfth Night

What's in a name? A dog by any other name would smell as sweet. Well, maybe not..

Have fun!

NAME DESCRIPTION
ACHILLES Former hero, in Troilus and Cressida
ADAM A kindly old servant in As You Like It
ADRIANA Wife of Antipholus in The Comedy of Errors
AJAX A follower of Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra
ALEXAS A follower of Cleopatra, in Antony and Cleopatra
ALONSO King of Naples, in The Tempest
ANGUS A thane in Macbeth
ARIEL A spirit in The Tempest
BALTHASAR Romeo's servant in Romeo and Juliet
BANQUO A captain in Macbeth
BEATRICE Aa central character in Much Ado About Nothing
BERRY The Duke of Berry, a French leader in Henry V
BIANCA Younger sister of Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew
BRANDON Character in Henry VIII
BRUTUS A central character of Julius Caesar
CADE Jack Cade, rebel leader in Henry VI, Part 2
CASSANDRA A prophetess in Troilus and Cressida
CASSIUS A central character in Julius Caesar
CATO A soldier of Brutus' and Cassius' , in Julius Caesar
CELIA Rosalind's companion and cousin, in As You Like It

COBWEB A fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream
CORDELIA Youngest daughter in King Lear
CRAB Launce's dog, in The Two Gentlemen of Verona
CRESSIDA One of the titular characters in Troilus and Cressida
CROMWELL Secretary to Wolsey, in Henry VIII
CURTIS Servant of Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew
DAVY Justice Shallow's servant in Henry IV, Part 2
DENNIS Servant to Oliver in As You Like It
DENNY Sir Anthony Denny, a minor character in Henry VIII
DION A courtier to Leontes in The Winter's Tale
DOGBERRY An officer of the watch in Much Ado About Nothing
DUNCAN King of Scotland, murdered in Macbeth
EDGAR Son of Gloucester in King Lear
FABIAN A servant to Olivia in Twelfth Night
FALSTAFF A central character of Henry IV Pt 1 and Pt 2 / The Merry Wives of Windsor
FANG A constable in Henry IV, part 2
FERDINAND Prince of Naples in The Tempest
FRANCISCO A follower of Alonso, in The Tempest
GONZALO A courtier to Alonzo in The Tempest
HAL Later King Henry V, a central character in Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 / Henry V

HAMLET The central character of Hamlet
HECTOR The Trojans' champion in Troilus and Cressida
HERMIONE Wife of Leontes in The Winter's Tale
HERO Character in Much Ado About Nothing
HORATIO Friend and confidante of the Hamlet
HUBERT A henchman of the king in King John
IAGO The villain of Othello
IMOGEN Daughter of the king in Cymbelin
IRIS Character in The Tempest
JAMY Scottish captain in Henry V
JULIET Title character in Romeo and Juliet
JUNO Character in The Tempest
LENNOX A thane in Macbeth
LEONARDO Bassanio's servant in The Merchant of Venice
LORENZO Elopes with Shylock's daughter in The Merchant of Venice
MACBETH Central character in Macbeth
MACDUFF The Thane of Fife in Macbeth
MIRANDA Daughter of Prospero in The Tempest
MONTAGUE Romeo's father in Romeo and Juliet
NED Ned Poins, a highwayman, in Henry IV, Pt 1 and Pt 2

NELL Mistress Nell Quickly (Henry IV, Pt 1 & Pt 2 / Henry V, The Merry Wives of Windsor)
OBERON King of the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream
OLIVER Character in As You Like It
OLIVIA A countess in Twelfth Night.
OPHELIA Former lover of Hamlet, who goes mad following her father's death at Hamlet's hands
ORLANDO Male romantic lead in As You Like It
OSWALD A servant of Goneril in King Lear
OTHELLO The title character of Othello
OWEN A warrior and rebel leader in Henry IV, Part 1
PARIS A suitor to Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
PERCY Henry Percy, (Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 Part 2)
PORTIA Central female character in The Merchant of Venice
REGAN Second daughter in King Lear
ROMEO Title character in Romeo and Juliet
SHADOW Character in Henry IV, Part 2
SILIVIA Lover of Valentine in The Two Gentlemen of Verona
TITUS A servant in Timon of Athens
TOBY Sir Toby Belch is a drunken knigh in Twelfth Night
ULYSSES One of the Greek leaders in Troilus and Cressida
URSULA A maid in Much Ado About Nothing
VALENTINE One of The Two Gentlemen of Verona
WALTER Sir Walter Blunt, a soldier in Henry IV, Part 1





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