Badass Dog Names

Move over, cutie pies. If you're here, it's because you want to give your dog a strong, powerful, badass name. Enjoy this huge selection of truly badass dog names.

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Acadia
Meaning: Idyllic Place
Ajax
Meaning: One of the greatest greek heroes who fought in the trojan war.
Akita
Meaning: Japanese dog breed.
Alaska
Meaning: Mainland
Alexis
Meaning: Defender Of The People
Ambrosia
Meaning: Immortal; the food or drink of the Olympian gods
Ames
Meaning: God of war in greek mythology.
Amethyst
Meaning: Purple Quartz Gemstone
Amir
Meaning: Rich
Ammo
Meaning: Short for ammunition.
Andromeda
Meaning: The daughter of the ethiopian king in greek mythology
Angelina
Meaning: Messenger Of God
Aragorn
Meaning: character from Tolkien's Lord of The Rings trilogy
Arma
Meaning: Weapon in Romanian.
Arya
Meaning: Melody
Astra
Meaning: From The Stars
Astrid
Meaning: Divine beauty or strength in german.
Athena
Meaning: The goddess of war, strategy and wisdom in roman mythology
Atlas
Meaning: A titan condemned to hold up the celestial heavens for eternity in Greek mythology. It means "to carry".
Attila
Meaning: Brutal ruler.
Avril
Meaning: The Month Of April
Axel
Meaning: Peaceful
Babe
Meaning: Death, destruction and run.
Baboy
Meaning: Bad boy pronounced super fasts.
Bacchus
Meaning: The divine liberator and the patron of wine
Baddie
Meaning: A bad girl.
Bamm-Bamm
Meaning: Strong and powerful baby.
Bandit
Meaning: A thief.
Banshee
Meaning: An Irish spirit.
Barda
Meaning: New God from DC comic.
Battle
Meaning: A fight.
Bear
Meaning: Bear-like
Beast
Meaning: Big and burly.
Beaux
Meaning: Handsome, attractive, lovely.
Beefy
Meaning: muscular and heavily built
Bench
Meaning: persons who administer justice
Bey
Meaning: Named after Beyonce.
Blade
Meaning: Sharp edge of a knife, saw or other weapon.
Blaze
Meaning: Bright and shiny.
Blitz
Meaning: An overwhelming all out attack.
Blizzard
Meaning: a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
Bo
Meaning: To live
Bolt
Meaning: Explosive leap forward or upright; the action of a rifle.
Bonnie
Meaning: From bonnie and clyde.
Boomer
Meaning: Large, loud or notable; also a slang term for people of the Baby Boomer generation.
Booney
Meaning: Billy the kid's last name.
Borden
Meaning: Den of the boar
Boss
Meaning: Higher in rank.
Bowser
Meaning: Fictional villain from Nintendo's Mario franchise.
Bravo
Meaning: Brave, courageous
Brendan
Meaning: Prince
Brick
Meaning: Dried clay.
Brock
Meaning: Badger
Bronson
Meaning: From Branson
Bronx
Meaning: Bronck's Land
Brooklyn
Meaning: Broken Land Or Pretty Brook
Bruiser
Meaning: Brawny and tough.
Bruno
Meaning: Brown-haired
Brutus
Meaning: Bad.
Bucks
Meaning: Slang for dollars or money.
Bugsy
Meaning: Gangster visionary leader.
Bullet
Meaning: Projectile.
Bully
Meaning: A ruffian; someone who threatens those that are weaker.
Buster
Meaning: Tough guy; a man of great strength.
Butch
Meaning: Bank and train robber.
Butcher
Meaning: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
Buzz
Meaning: Village In The Woods; echoing of bees and other insects.
Callisto
Meaning: A nymph in greek mythology
Cammi
Meaning: Swift warrior in French.
Capone
Meaning: Boss of Chicago mafia.
Carlo
Meaning: Strong in French.
Cersei
Meaning: From Game of Thrones.
Codex
Meaning: an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
Colossus
Meaning: Bigger than average.
Commish
Meaning: Police Commissioner/Chief.
Compton
Meaning: United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
Conan
Meaning: Hound, Wolf
Crash
Meaning: Always on the couch.
Cronus
Meaning: Character in Greek mythology; the titan who fathered the Greek gods
Crusher
Meaning: a device that crushes something
Cush
Meaning: Soft, comfortable cushion.
Daenerys
Meaning: From Game of Thrones.
Daga
Meaning: Dagger in Basque.
Dagger
Meaning: Swordlike weapon.
Danger
Meaning: A warning.
Deacon
Meaning: Ordained minister.
Deke
Meaning: Virtuous
Diamond
Meaning: Brilliant Gem
Diesel
Meaning: Fuel; diminutive form of Matthias.
Diva
Meaning: A moody princess
Doyle
Meaning: Dark Foreigner
Dozer
Meaning: Snoozing.
Duchess
Meaning: the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
Duke
Meaning: Leader, commander, governor of a province
Ebony
Meaning: Dark Black-wooded Tree
Echo
Meaning: A mountain nymph in Greek mythology.
Elda
Meaning: Battle
Elektra
Meaning: A Marvel character.
Elexis
Meaning: Defender of man kind.
Erma
Meaning: Female diety of war.
Exene
Meaning: In honor of the singer of the same name from LA punk icons X
Fang
Meaning: Beautiful
Fender
Meaning: an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
Fera
Meaning: Beast in Portuguese.
Fire
Meaning: Burning.
Floyd
Meaning: Gray
Frannie
Meaning: Short For Frances Or Francies
Freya
Meaning: A goddess of love in norse mythology
Frida
Meaning: Peace
Gamora
Meaning: Sheaf
Garvan
Meaning: Rough in Irish.
Gator
Meaning: Alligator.
Gauge
Meaning: Inner diameter of a gun.
Genghis
Meaning: Founder of Mongolian empire.
Ginti
Meaning: Defend in Lithuanian.
Goliath
Meaning: A giant from the bible.
Gorilla
Meaning: Largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
Griffin
Meaning: A lion-eagle in iranian mythology.
Gunner
Meaning: Strong in battle (in Swedish).
Hades
Meaning: Bunny
Harley
Meaning: Woodland, clearing.
Hecuba
Meaning: The queen of troy in greek mythology
Hera
Meaning: The queen of the gods and is the wife and sister of zeus in greek mythology
Herc
Meaning: Strong, heroic figure.
Hercules
Meaning: The son of zeus and the king of the gods in greek mythology.
Heroine
Meaning: a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
Hulk
Meaning: A fictional characterr.
Huntress
Meaning: A woman who hunts in mythology
Indiana
Meaning: Land Of The Indians
Jade
Meaning: The first name of agatha christie's miss marple character
Jedi
Meaning: Historical drama; popularized by Star Wars
Jesse
Meaning: The Lord exists
Jimbo
Meaning: Country, Province
Jinx
Meaning: Edgy.
J.K. Growling
Meaning: Pun on the author.
Jojo
Meaning: Nickname For Names Beginning With JO
Juno
Meaning: The queen of the gods in roman mythology
Justine
Meaning: As in justice.
Kaia
Meaning: Pure
Kane
Meaning: Little battler
Kara
Meaning: Beloved and dearest one.
Karma
Meaning: Destiny.
Katana
Meaning: Hero from DC comics.
Katniss
Meaning: From The Hunger Games.
King
Meaning: Ruler
Kitana
Meaning: A star in the sky
Knuckles
Meaning: (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
Koda
Meaning: Friend
Kojak
Meaning: Refers to a television detective
Kong
Meaning: Bright
Laika
Meaning: Space dog explorer.
Lakin
Meaning: From The Lake
Leia
Meaning: From star wars.
Leisel
Meaning: Oath To God
Lex
Meaning: Defender of men in greek.
Liberty
Meaning: Freedom
Loki
Meaning: The sneaky and trickster god in Norse mythology.
Lola
Meaning: Sorrows
Luana
Meaning: Graceful battle maiden in German.
Mace
Meaning: The collective dead in the afterlife
Mack
Meaning: Son Of...
Mags
Meaning: Magnum or magazine.
Maia
Meaning: The goddess who embodies growth
Maverick
Meaning: Rebellious.
Meatball
Meaning: ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth
Medusa
Meaning: The most famous of the monster figures known as gorgons in greek mythology
Mercy
Meaning: Forgiveness.
Michonne
Meaning: Iconic character from Walking Dead.
Mick
Meaning: Who Is Like God?
Midnight
Meaning: 12:00 AM
Miss Beazley
Meaning: Loyal female companion.
Murph
Meaning: Loving, loyal friend.
Mystique
Meaning: An air of mystery
Nails
Meaning: hit hard
Nelson
Meaning: Murderer and robber.
Neptune
Meaning: The god of freshwater in roman mythology
Nikita
Meaning: Unconquerable in russian.
Ninja
Meaning: a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
Nitro
Meaning: Short for nitroglycerin.
Nyx
Meaning: Goddess of the night in greek mythology
O.G.
Meaning: Original Gangster (or Original)
Olga
Meaning: Holy
Olympia
Meaning: An ancient sanctuary site dedicated to the worship zeus in greek mythology
Ozzie
Meaning: Strong in hebrew.
Pepper
Meaning: The pepper pad a handheld game console.
Phoenix
Meaning: A long-lived bird in greek mythology.
Pistol
Meaning: a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
Porter
Meaning: Delicious dark beer
Power
Meaning: energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
Punky
Meaning: minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
Pusher
Meaning: a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes
Pyro
Meaning: As in pyromaniac.
Queen
Meaning: Female ruler
Queenie
Meaning: Fun and sassy.
Quiinn
Meaning: From the Batman comics.
Radon
Meaning: Deadly gas.
Rambo
Meaning: A sylvester stallone character.
Raven
Meaning: Dark-colored.
Rebel
Meaning: Rebellious.
Ripley
Meaning: Sigourney weaver's character.
Riptide
Meaning: Disturbance in the sea.
Robin
Meaning: Fictional English outlaw.
Rocky
Meaning: Inspired by Rocky Balboa.
Rogue
Meaning: One who is mischievous; a scamp or vagabond
Roman
Meaning: From Rome, Italy
Rooster
Meaning: adult male chicken
Rousey
Meaning: Named after Mixed Martial Arts fighter Ronda Rousey.
Roxie
Meaning: Dawn.
Roxy
Meaning: Dawn
Rubbles
Meaning: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
Sable
Meaning: Cool.
Samson
Meaning: Man with super strength.
Samus
Meaning: Space bounty hunter.
Sarah
Meaning: From The Terminator.
Sarge
Meaning: As in sargent.
Sassy
Meaning: With a lot of attitude.
Shadow
Meaning: Shade From Sun
Shaitan
Meaning: Satan in Arabic.
Sheba
Meaning: Queen of sheba.
Sid Vicious
Meaning: Punk rock iconography.
Siren
Meaning: Hybrid girl.
Sissy
Meaning: Diminutive Form Of Cecilia
Slash
Meaning: Cut Or A /
Sloane
Meaning: Expedition, Invasion
Sonny
Meaning: Our Son
Spike
Meaning: Stingy or pointed.
Spinks
Meaning: "Brave little fighter"
Stalin
Meaning: Man of steel in Hindu.
Starbuck
Meaning: From the river where stakes were got
Steel
Meaning: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
Steffi
Meaning: Diminutive Form Of Stephanie
Storm
Meaning: To deliver a violent attack or assault. barrage.
T-Bone
Meaning: A bone.
Tackle
Meaning: put a harness
Tank
Meaning: Big.
Tappaa
Meaning: Kill in Finland.
Teegan
Meaning: Little Poet
Tex
Meaning: From Texas
Thor
Meaning: God of lightning and thunder in norse mythology.
Tiger
Meaning: Powerful Cat, Tiger
Tigre
Meaning: Tiger; giant cat.
Tila
Meaning: Short for Attila.
Timber
Meaning: Wood, Strong
Titan
Meaning: Greek giants.
Trapper
Meaning: A Marvel superhero.
Trinity
Meaning: Strong.
Tyson
Meaning: Firebrand; son of Denis.
Ursa
Meaning: Bear in latin.
Ursula
Meaning: From the little mermaid.
Vader
Meaning: Father
Vasara
Meaning: Hammer in Finnish.
Vicious Vicky
Meaning: Cruel and malicious.
Villa
Meaning: A famous general.
Vince
Meaning: Short Form Of Vincent
Viper
Meaning: Tough and stinging.
Vixen
Meaning: Attractive and quarrelsome.
Vlad
Meaning: Prince of Wallachia.
Widow
Meaning: Destitute, bereft
Willow
Meaning: From The Willow Grove
Winter
Meaning: The Season
Wonder Woman
Meaning: Heroic female warrior.
Wrigley
Meaning: Clearing By The River Bend
Xander
Meaning: Defender of the people
Xena
Meaning: A warrior princess in greek mythology.
Yuna
Meaning: Kindness
Zander
Meaning: Defender of men in greek.
Zao
Meaning: Evil or wicked in Croatian.
Zelda
Meaning: Battle maid
Zemsta
Meaning: Revenge in Polish.
Zeus
Meaning: The king of all gods and men in greek mythology.
Zeva
Meaning: Sword; wolf
Zilla
Meaning: Protector of mankind.
Zod
Meaning: From Superman comic books.

Staying on the badass theme, these names mean warrior or are in some way related to the word.

Staying on the badass theme, these names mean leader or are in some way related to the word.

Staying on the badass theme, these names mean bold or are in some way related to the word.

If your dog is a natural born leader, you'll want to pay tribute to that with one of these dominant dog names. Perfect for large, commanding, powerful pups.

As sastifying as it is to train a dog, you have to love their wild side. Pay tribute to your dog's challenging nature with these plucky, rebellious dog names.

If you want your dog to be the center of attention, giving them one of these badass dog names can really help them stand out from the crowd. Badass names are also a great way to reflect your personality, particularly if you’re a fan of action movies, video games, or other forms of entertainment that feature tough, iconic characters.

The beauty of this list of badass dog names is that it’s vast, and covers all kinds of different ways that you might wish to give your dog an edge. If you want your pup to sound a little intimidating, there are names for that. Or if it’s really about making your dog seem grander than the world itself, there are monikers of truly epic proportions that will help you to reflect your pup’s striking appearance or demeanour.

For male dogs, we completely support the rising popularity of Shadow. This works particularly well for large, dark-colored dogs, but also suits a wide variety of breeds. For us, it represents a dog that is fast, agile, independent and just a little bit intimidating. Similarly, for dark-colored boys, especially if they have white patches, Bandit also makes a great name. If your pup likes to snatch snacks from the kitchen counter, it’s even more appropriate!

And if you want a name that’s explicitly badass and really stands out, you can’t go wrong with Storm. This is a fantastic name for an alpha male with powerful attributes, a lot of energy, or a tendency to play the sheriff at the dog park.

We love how many strong female dog names there are in the above list. Raven is as elegant as it is powerful, and makes a great choice for girls of larger sizes. As a talking bird, the raven signifies prophecy and insight. Fabled ravens often connect the material world with the world of spirits, making this a beautiful badass dog name.

Duchess is another great choice that’s soaring in popularity with the PupNames community. This royal name is the equivalent of the male Duke, which is also well-loved for good reason. And for something a bit sleeker and more imaginative, we think Astra makes a wonderful name for girl dogs. This cosmic name simply means “from the stars”. What could be more epic than that?!