Uncommon Dog Names

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.

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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


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