Unusual Male Dog Names
"A collection of interesting and unusual male names."
If you're looking for names for your male dog and are not prepared to settle for the mundane, you've come to the right place.
On this page we've pulled together some interesting, unusual and witty naming options for your boy dog.
Here's a few to get you started:
DASHIELL: Author Dashiell Hammett
LANDRU: Great Dane from the movie The Burbs
RUDD: Dutch soccer player and manager Ruud Gullit
SIRIUS: Sirius Black from the Harry Potter stories
So search the list and shortlist some favourites. You may even be inspired to come up with a few unusual dog names of your own.
Top Tip: Read our Top Tips for Naming Dogs before deciding on an unusual name for your dog.
| ABADDON |
From Hebrew scripture, meaning "place
of destruction" |
| AGRIPPA |
Roman general and statesman |
| ALOYSIUS |
Latin version of the name Louis |
| ANANKIN |
Anankin Skywalker a.k.a. Darth Vader |
| ARTEMIS |
Artemis Fowl, anti-hero of the books
by Eion Colfer |
| ASAFA |
Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter |
| ATTICUS |
Atticus Finch from the novel To Kill A
Mockingbird |
| AZUMAH |
Boxing champion Azumah Nelson |
| BALTAZAR |
Romeo's manservant in Romeo &
Juliet |
| BANQUO |
A character from Shakespeare's MacBeth |
| BANZAI |
Japanese expression meaning 'ten
thousand years' |
| BAZOOKA |
WWII Anti-tank weapon |
| BOOYAN |
Magical island in Russian folklore |
| BOLIVAR |
Simon Bolivar, liberator of South
America |
| BOONDOCKS |
Action movie The Boondock Saints |
| CALZAGHE |
Boxing champion Joe Calzaghe |
| CHINOOK |
Heavy lift military helicopter |
| CYCLOPS |
One-eyed, man-eating giant of Greek
mythology |
| CYRANO |
Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist |
| DASHIELL |
Author Dashiell Hammett |
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| DHANI |
Dhani Harrison, guitarist son of
George Harrison |
| DJANGO |
Django Reinhardt, jazz guitar great |
| DRAX |
Villain of the James Bond movie
Moonraker |
| DWEEZIL |
Dweezil Zappa, musician son of Frank
Zappa |
| EXCALIBUR |
Mythical sword of King Arthur |
| FENYANG |
Name from Botswana meaning 'conquerer' |
| FITZSIMMONS |
Bob Fitzsimmons, world champion boxer |
| GAIUS |
Name of prominent Roman family that
includes Julius Ceasar |
| GARFUNKEL |
Art Garfunkel of the duo Simon and
Garfunkel |
| GASPODE |
Unusually clever dog in Terry
Pratchett's Discworld novels |
| GAUCHO |
Argentinian cowboy |
| GLENGARRY |
Movie starring Al Pacino (Glengarry
Glenross) |
| GOTHAM |
Batman's home town |
| HEX |
Jonah Hex from the western comic book
series |
| HUMVEE |
Military personel carrier |
| 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 |
| IROQUOIS |
Native American tribe |
| IVANHOE |
Novel by Sir Walter Scott |
| JAMIROQUAI |
English Funk / Soul / Pop band |
| JEBIDIAH |
Founder of Springfield in The Simpsons |
| 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" |
| KENZO |
Japanese imperial ruler |
| KEROUAC |
Author Jack Kerouac |
| KEVLAR |
Bullet proofing material |
| KIOWA |
Native American tribe |
| KLITSCHKO |
World heavyweight boxing champion
brothers |
| KOEVOET |
Afrikaans word meaning "crowbar" |
| KRAKEN |
Mythical sea monster |
| LAFAYETTE |
Basset Hound from The Aristocats |
| LAKOTA |
Native American word meaning 'friend' |
| LANDRU |
Great Dane from the movie The Burbs |
| LAPHROIG |
Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Pronounced:
LA-FROY-G) |
| LEBOWSKI |
From the Coen Brothers movie The Big
Lebowski |
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| LESTAT |
Vampire from the novels by Anne Rice |
| MANCHU |
Spaniel of former US President
Theodore Roosevelt |
| MANDRAKE |
Mandrake the Magician, comic strip
superhero |
| MCADOO |
Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves center |
| MERCKX |
Eddy Merckx, Tour de France winner |
| MINGUS |
Charlie Mingus, jazz bassist |
| MOLOTOV |
Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian WWII
foreign minister |
| MORDRED |
Villain of Arthurian legend |
| MORPHEUS |
Greek god of dreams |
| MOWGLI |
Main character from The Jungle Book |
| MR. MAJESTYK |
Title character of a Charles Bronson
movie |
| NABAKOV |
Russian-American author Vladimir
Nabokov |
| NANOOK |
Native American word meaning "bear" |
| NASDAQ |
American electronic stock exchange |
| OBERON |
Legendary King of the Fairies |
| 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 |
| OY |
Dog-line creature from Stephen King's
The Dark Tower |
| OZARK |
Mountainous region of central USA |
| PAVLOV |
Russian sciencist famous for his work
with dogs |
| PERSEUS |
Son of Zues and slayer of Medusa |
| PORTHOS |
One of the Three Musketeers |
| PRIMUS |
Latin name meaning 'first' |
| QASHQAI |
A model of Nissan RV |
| QUIXOTE |
Don Quixote, hero of the book by
Miguel de Cervantes |
| RAMESSES |
Ramesses II, Egypt's greatest pharoah |
| REBUS |
Fictional Scottish detective created
by Ian Rankin |
| ROMANOV |
Family name of the former Russian
monarchy |
| ROMULUS |
Legendary founder of Rome |
| RUUD |
Dutch soccer player and manager Ruud
Gullit |
| SASQUATCH |
North American version of the
Abominable Snowman |
| SARAZEN |
Champion racehorse |
| SHALAKO |
Hero of the western novel by Louis
L'Amour |
| SHARIK |
Stray dog in Heart of a Dog by Mikhail
Bulgakov |
| SIRIUS |
Sirius Black from the Harry Potter
stories |
| SPANDAU |
A borough of Berlin |
| STEPPENWOLF |
Sixties rock band |
| TARIQ |
Arabic name meaning 'messenger' |
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| TARTOK |
Character from Marvel comics Beast
Quest |
| THADDEUS |
Thaddeus Lowe, Civil War scientist and
inventor |
| THELONIUS |
Thelonius Monk, jazz pianist |
| TIBERIUS |
Emperor of Rome |
| TIBURON |
Spanish word meaning "shark" |
| TOKALA |
Native American word meaning "fox" |
| TOLKIEN |
J.R.R. Tolkien, author of Lord of the
Rings |
| TROTSKY |
Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary |
| UBU |
Mascot of Gary David Goldberg's TV
production company |
| VAN HELSING |
Vampire hunter and Dracula's nemesis |
| VAQUERO |
Mexican cowboy |
| VIRDELL |
Brussel Griffon from the movie As Good
as it Gets |
| VLADIMIR |
First name of Soviet leader Lenin |
| VOLTAN |
Mayan god of the earth |
| WASABI |
Potent Japanese green mustard |
| XERXES |
King of Persia (Pronounced: ZERK-SEES) |
| YNGWIE |
Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmstein |
| YOAKAM |
Country singer and actor Dwight Yoakam |
| ZAQAR |
Sumerian god of dreams |
| ZEBULON |
Zebulon Baird Vance, Civil War hero |
| ZHIVAGO |
Dr. Zhivago, classic Hollywood movie |
| ZHUKOV |
WWII Russian field marshall |
| ZINZAN |
Former New Zealand rugby player Zinzan
Brooke |
| ZLATAN |
Swedish soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| ZLATKO |
Zlatko Periga, guitarist with
Tangerine Dream |
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