Uncommon Dog Names

"Uncommon names for your unique dog."

If you are looking for something a bit different you're likely to find them those names here.

On this page we include some of the most off-the-wall, out-of-the-box, and downright interesting dog names available anywhere.

Names like:

ARAPAHO: Native American tribe

CRONOS: Youngest of the twelve Titans

GAUCHO: Argentinian cowboy

JABBERWOCKY: A 'nonsense' poem by Lewis Carroll

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ABADDON From Hebrew scripture, meaning "place of destruction"

ABRAXIS An angel in medieval Jewish angelologies

AGRIPPA Roman general and statesman

ALGONQUIN Native American tribe

ALMONDINE Sweet dog from The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

ARAPAHO Native American tribe

ARKWRIGHT Character from the sitcom Open All Hours

ATTICUS Atticus Finch from the novel To Kill A Mockingbird

AZALEA Flower of the zodiac sign Sagittarius

AZUMAH Boxing champion Azumah Nelson

BABBIT Character from the cartoon "Babbit and Catstello"

BABUSHKA Russian word meaning "grandmother"

BACARU Bacaru Beagle of The Beagle Boys

BALLYHOO A word which means 'uproar'

BALTAZAR Romeo's manservant in Romeo & Juliet

BANQUO A character from Shakespeare's "MacBeth"

BANSHEE "Wailing woman" of Scottish legend

BARKHIMER Bob "Barky" Barkhimer, Nascar pioneer

BARYSHNIKOV Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov

BAZOOKA WWII Anti-tank weapon

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BELLADONNA An extremely poisionous plant

BJORK Icelandic pop singer / songwriter

BLOFELD Arch nemisis of James Bond

BOATSWAIN Lord Byron's beloved Newfoundland

BOJANGLES Subject of the song "Mr. Bojangles"

BOLIVAR Donald Duck's pet St. Bernard

BOO RADLEY Character from the novel To Kill A Mockingbird

BOONDOCKS Action movie, The Boondock Saints

BRAYDEN Celtic / Gaelic name meaning "brave"

CALICO Calico Jack Rackham, an 18th century pirate

CALIX Greek male name meaning "very handsome"

CALZAGHE Boxing champion Joe Calzaghe

CERBERUS Greyhound from the comedy "Man About Dog"

CHAUCER Geoffrey Chaucer, author of The Cantebury Tales

CHEKHOV Anton Chekhov, Russian author

CHINELO Nigerian name meaning 'talented'

CHINOOK Heavy lift military helicopter

CHIZU Japanese, meaning: "a thousand storks" (imples longevity)

CLOOTIE Scottish name for the devil

COLUMBINE Latin female name meaning 'dove'

COUSCOUS	Popular north African dish made from semolina wheat
CRONOS	Youngest of the twelve Titans
CYCLOPS	One-eyed, man-eating giant of Greek mythology
CYRANO	Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist
DASHIELL	Author Dashiell Hammett
DELPHINA	Greek female name meaning "little flower"
DJANGO	Django Reinhardt, jazz guitar great
DOBRO	A type of guitar, often usen in country music
DOJO	Arts of self-defence, such as judo
DWEEZIL	Dweezil Zappa, musician son of Frank Zappa
EDELWEISS	European mountain flower
ENDAL	Golden Lab who has received several medals for bravery
ENDER	Hero of "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card
ERGO	A Latin word meaning "therefore"
EWOK	Teddy bear-like alien species in "Star Wars"
EXCALIBUR	Mythical sword of King Arthur
FENYANG	Name from Botswana meaning 'conquerer'
FJORD	Glacial valley in Scandanavia
FLEALICK	Jack Russell from the movie "Babe 2: Pig in the City"
GAIUS	Name of prominent Roman family including Julius Ceasar

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GARFUNKEL	Art Garfunkel of the duo Simon and Garfunkel
GASPODE	Unusally clever dog in Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" novels
GAUCHO	Argentinian cowboy
GIVENCHY	Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion designer
GLENGARRY	Movie starring Al Pacino (Glengarry Glenross)
HANG SENG	Hong Kong Stock Exchange
HEX	Jonah Hex from the western comic book series
HIS NIBS	Term from cribbage (also a mock form of address)
HOSHI	Japanese male or female name meaning "star"
HYACINTH	Lead character from the sitcom 'Keeping Up Appearances'
I-BEAM	Steel beams used to support high-rise buildings
IAGO	Character from Shakespeare's Othello
ICARUS	Greek mythology character who tried to fly
ICHABOD	Hero of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Irving Washington
IDITAROD	Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race held in Alaska
IGBY	Title Character from the movie "Igby Goes Down"
IMOLA	Famous motor racing circuit in Italy
INAMOTO	Japanese soccer player Kenichi Inamoto
INU	Japanese word for "dog"
INZAGI	Italian soccer player Fillipo Inzagi

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INZAMAM Pakistan cricketer Inzaman Ul Haq

IO A moon of Jupiter

IONE Ione Skye, American actress

IPKISS Stanley Ipkiss, Jim Carey's character in The Mask

IROQUOIS Native American tribe

ISIS Egyptian goddess of nature and magic

ISLA A Scottish island (Pronounced "ILA")

ITCHYCOO From the song Itchycoo Park by The Small Faces

IVANHOE Novel by Sir Walter Scott

JABBERWOCKY A 'nonsense' poem by Lewis Carroll

JAMIROQUAI English Funk / Soul / Pop band

JITTERBUG Kind of swing dancing

JOAQUIN Joaquin Phoenix, actor

KAFKA Franz Kafka, author

KAROO Semi-desert region of South Africa

KASABIAN Rock / metal band

KAZAK Hound of Space from Kurt Vonnegut's "The Sirens of Titan"

KEIKO Japanese female name meaning "blessing"

KEROUAC Author Jack Kerouac

KISMET Persian word meaning "destiny"

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KISSINGER	Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
KLITSCHKO	World heavyweight boxing champion brothers
KOBI	Japanese word meaning "joy"
KOEVOET	Afrikaans word meaning "crowbar"
KOKOMO	Place name common to Indiana, Mississipi and Hawaii
KRAKEN	Mythical sea monster
LAFAYETTE	Basset Hound from The Aristocats
LAIKA	The first dog in space
LAKOTA	Native American word meaning "friend"
LANDRU	Great Dane from the movie "The Burbs"
LAPHROIG	Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Pronounced: "LA-FROY-G")
LAZAROO	Australian author, Simone Lazaroo
LEBOWSKI	Title character in the Coen Brothers movie, "The Big Lebowski"
LESTAT	Vampire from the novels by Anne Rice
LILIBET	Nickname of Queen Elizabeth II
MACARIO	Spanish male name meaning "happy"
MA DEUCE	Slang for Browning M2 machine gun
MANCHU	Spaniel of former US President Theodore Roosevelt
MCADOO	Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves center
MERCKX	Eddy Merckx, Tour de France winner

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MIKADO Title once use for the emperor of Japan

MIKMAQ Native American tribe

MINGUS Charlie Mingus, jazz bassist

MOLOTOV Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian WWII foreign minister

MONEYPENNY MI6 secretary in the James Bond movies

MORPHEUS Greek god of dreams

MOWGLI Main character from The Jungle Book

NABAKOV Russian-American author Vladimir Nabokov

NANOOK Native American word meaning "bear"

NASDAQ American electronic stock exchange

NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky

NIKKEI Tokyo Stock Exchange

NINOTCHKA Movie starring Greta Garbo

OCTAVIAN Considered the greatest Roman emperor

ORPHEUS Greek god of poetry and music

OSHKOSH Maker of massive military and industrial vehicles

OSIRIS Egyptian god of the underworld

PALLATON Native American male name meaning "fighter"

PAVLOV Russian sciencist famous for his work with dogs

PERSEUS Son of Zues and slayer of Medusa

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PHROG Nickname for CH-46 Sea Knight

POMPEII Roman city destroyed by a volcano (Pronounced: "POM-PAY")

POPPADOM Crisp cracker served with Indian meals

PORTHOS Captain Archer's dog in "Star Trek"

PUSHINKA Welsh Terrier of former US President John F. Kennedy

QASHQAI A model of Nissan RV

QUARTERFLASH Eighties rock band

QUEENSRYCHE Canadian rock / metal band

QUIDDITCH Fictional sport played in Harry Potter

QWERTY Most common computer keyboard layout

RAMESSES Ramesses II, Egypt's greatest pharoah

RATATOUIE Disney movie about the adventures of Remy the rat

REBUS Fictional Scottish detective created by Ian Rankin

ROMANOV Family name of the former Russian monarchy

SAATCHI Well known advertising firm Saatchi & Saatchi

SASQUATCH North American version of the Abominable Snowman

SCARPA Cockney slang meaning 'to go'

SHALAKO Hero of the western novel by Louis L'Amour

SHARIK Stray dog in "Heart of a Dog" by Mikhail Bulgakov

SIOUXSIE Singer of the band Siouxsie and the Banshees

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STEPPENWOLF Sixties rock band

TALLULAH Character from the movie Bugsy Mallone

TALISKER Scottish single malt whisky

TARTOK Character from Marvel comics Beast Quest

TEHYA Native American female name meaning "precious"

THADDEUS Thaddeus Lowe, Civil War scientist and inventor

THELONIUS Thelonius Monk, jazz pianist

THISBE Roman mythological love story (Pyramus & Thisbe)

TIBERIUS Emperor of Rome

TIBURON Spanish word meaning "shark"

TRIFFID Alien species which invades Earth in "Day of the Triffids"

TROTSKY Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary

TUPPENCE Character from Agatha christie's Tommy & Tuppence

TYPHOO Type of tea

UBU Mascot of Gary David Goldberg's TV production company

UKELELE Small, four-stringed guitar

USCHI German nickname for Ursula

UZURI Swahili word meaning "beauty"

VALKYRIE Female figures who decide you dies in battle (Norse mythology)

VAQUERO Mexican cowboy

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VIRDELL Brussel Griffon from the movie As Good as it Gets

VLADIMIR First name of Soviet leader Lenin

VOLTAN
Mayan god of the earth

WANG CHUNG Chinese philosopher during the Hang Dynasty

WARBOYS Mrs. Warboys from English comedy "One Foot in the Grave"

WASABI Potent Japanese green mustard

WINN-DIXIE American supermarket chain

XERXES King of Persia (Pronounced: "ZERK-SEES")

XIONG-XIONG Hero dog who saved his owner from electrocution

YNGWIE Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmstein

YOAKAM Country singer and actor Dwight Yoakam

ZAQAR Sumerian god of dreams

ZDENKA Zdenka Silhava, Czech athlete

ZHIVAGO Dr. Zhivago, classic Hollywood movie

ZHUKOV WWII Russian field marshall

ZIEGFELD Ziegfeld Follies, eloborate broadway theatre productions

ZINZAN Former New Zealand rugby player Zinzan Brooke

ZLATAN Swedish soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic

ZWICKY Fritz Zwicky, Swiss astronomer

ZWINGLI Swiss religious reformer, Huldrych Zwingli