Animal Dog Names

There's something incredibly lovable about the irony of naming your dog after a different animal. These cute animal dog names are guaranteed to get laughs and smiles.

Animal Dog Names

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Animal Dog Names For Boys

  • domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
  • the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
  • A golden ram in greek mythology
  • burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
  • annoy persistently
  • Bear-like
  • a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)
  • a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
  • any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
  • Bear
  • Boa
    A species of snake; also a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
  • Deer, Cowboy
  • Male bovine animal
  • Little Rabbit
  • long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
  • intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
  • a quarrelsome grouch
  • Loud Insect Of The Night
  • Reptile shoe brand.
  • large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
  • domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
  • Bird Of Peace
  • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  • shoot two strokes under par
  • Fox
    Television detective from the x files
  • marked by skill in deception
  • Alligator.
  • any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless
  • Water bird with a long neck; slang for a foolish person.
  • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
  • Short for Stephen Hawking.
  • an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
  • Dog in German.
  • Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
  • Little battler
  • Lav
    Lovely and vibrant.
  • large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
  • large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
  • "Lucky, Bright, Joyful"
  • Italian for 'wolf
  • short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
  • "Gift of God"
  • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
  • one who is playfully mischievous
  • Spanish word for monkey
  • Largest Species In Deer Family
  • Oso
    Bear in Spanish.
  • freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
  • large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae
  • large American feline resembling a lion
  • a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
  • Pas
    (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
  • A long-lived bird in greek mythology.
  • Cuddly, lovable bear.
  • large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
  • Small Australian marsupial.
  • Burrowing mammal with long ears.
  • Mischievous person or animal.
  • Dark-colored.
  • utter words loudly and forcefully
  • Cool.
  • any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
  • Lion
  • The most famous slow-moving animal.
  • Nickname of Spider-Man.
  • The Bull
  • Taz
    Tasmanian Devil Cartoon
  • Powerful Cat, Tiger
  • Tiger; giant cat.
  • overturn accidentally
  • remove the tusks of animals
  • Tough and stinging.
  • a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
  • Wolf
  • burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
  • the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

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How popular are Animal Dog Names?

Animal Dog Names currently rank in 95th place out of all PupNames.com categories.

As of April 2024, animal dog names are trending down with new puppy owners. Our stats suggest that they are less fashionable than they were at this time last year.

We've seen quite a lot of variation for this category, which suggests its popularity could be seasonal or based on cultural events.

Which are the cutest and most unique Animal Dog Names?

These animal dog names range from cute to badass, and from traditional to unique. Click each circle to see the name.

Bunny is among the cutest of these. If you prefer tougher, edgier dog names, the one considered the most badass is Raven.

Hula scored high for its uniqueness, which would help your dog to stand out. But if you prefer more common, old-fashioned names, the more traditional option here is Tiger.

How does interest compare across the United States for Animal Dog Names?

The map below compares each state by the number of people browsing Animal Dog Names.

The states that love animal dog names the most are Oklahoma, Delaware and Rhode Island.

The least amount of interest in this category was registered in Missouri, District of Columbia and North Dakota.

Which countries have the most love for Animal Dog Names?

Here's a world map showing the popularity in each country of animal dog names.

Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE animal dog names are Iraq, Armenia and Montenegro.

On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in Singapore, Nicaragua and Austria.

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