Country Dog Names

Country makes us think of summer, the outdoors and good times. So even if you're not from the deep south, one of these country dog names might fit your pup like a glove!

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Abigail
Meaning: Joy Of The Father
Ada
Meaning: Noble, kind
Aldean
Meaning: Noble, strong leader.
Alton
Meaning: Old Town
Annie
Meaning: Grace
Arlen
Meaning: Meaning unknown, possibly from a surname.
Atlanta
Meaning: state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
Augusta
Meaning: Great
Austin
Meaning: Great, magnificent
Avery
Meaning: Elf King
Bacon
Meaning: English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)
Bailey
Meaning: Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official.
Bandit
Meaning: A thief.
Banjo
Meaning: Banjo
Barton
Meaning: From The Barley Town
BB
Meaning: a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
Beau
Meaning: Handsome
Belle
Meaning: Beautiful
Bennet
Meaning: avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
Benny
Meaning: Son Of My Right Hand
Billy
Meaning: Resolute protector
Billy Ray
Meaning: Country music singer.
Blake
Meaning: From a surname that was derived from Old English blæc "black" or blac "pale". A famous bearer of the surname was the poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827).
Blanche
Meaning: White
Blue
Meaning: The color; also a colloquialism meaning "sad"
Bo
Meaning: To live
Bo Duke
Meaning: "The Dukes of Hazzard"
Bob
Meaning: Bright; fame.
Bobby Jo
Meaning: Female country singer.
Bonnie
Meaning: From bonnie and clyde.
Booker
Meaning: Bleacher Or Book Binder
Boone
Meaning: From an English surname that was either derived from Old French bon meaning "good" or from the name of the town of Bohon, France.
Bourbon
Meaning: A type of American whiskey which is distilled from a mash made of corn.
Boyd
Meaning: Fair-haired, Blonde
Branson
Meaning: From an English surname that meant "son of Brandr".
Brick
Meaning: Dried clay.
Brock
Meaning: Badger
Brown
Meaning: a university in Rhode Island
Buck
Meaning: Deer, Cowboy
Bud
Meaning: Beer staple
Bullet
Meaning: Projectile.
Butter
Meaning: a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
Callie
Meaning: Tri-color or calico
Carolina
Meaning: Latinate feminine form of Carolus. This is the name of two American states: North and South Carolina. They were named for Charles I, king of England.
Carrie
Meaning: Abbreviation Of Carol And Caroline From The Masculine Charles Meaning Manly
Cash
Meaning: From an English occupational surname for a box maker, derived from Norman French casse meaning "case". A famous bearer of the surname was American musician Johnny Cash (1932-2003).
Chase
Meaning: Skilled hunter or huntsman.
Chesney
Meaning: "Cheerful, bright spirit."
Cheyenne
Meaning: Unintelligible Speakers
Clayton
Meaning: From a surname that was originally derived from various English place names, all meaning "clay settlement" in Old English.
Clinton
Meaning: From a surname that was originally from an Old English place name meaning "settlement on the River Glyme". A famous bearer of the surname is former American president Bill Clinton (1946-).
Cole
Meaning: Victory Of The People
Colonel
Meaning: a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
Colt
Meaning: Young Horse
Conway
Meaning: Head Smasher Or Yellow Hound
Copper
Meaning: a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
Corinna
Meaning: Latinized form of the Greek name Κορίννα (Korinna), which was derived from κόρη (kore) meaning "maiden". This was the name of a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC. The Roman poet Ovid used it for the main female character in his book Amores [1]. In the modern era it has been in use since the 17th century, when Robert Herrick used it in his poem Corinna's going a-Maying [2].
Cowboy
Meaning: a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging
Daisy May
Meaning: Lovely, cheerful, joyous.
Darby
Meaning: Liberty
Deacon
Meaning: Ordained minister.
Della
Meaning: Noble
Delta
Meaning: Triangular island or alluvial tract between the diverging branches of the mouth of a great river
Dixie
Meaning: From The South In The U.S.
Dolly
Meaning: Cute Child
Duke
Meaning: Leader, commander, governor of a province
Dwight
Meaning: From an English surname that was derived from the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius. In America it was sometimes given in honour of Yale president Timothy Dwight (1752-1817). A famous bearer was the American president Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969).
Earlie
Meaning: Early born child.
Eli
Meaning: Ascended, uplifted, high
Elvis
Meaning: All Wise
Faith
Meaning: Belief, confidence
Garth
Meaning: Garden
Georgia
Meaning: Farmer
Ginger
Meaning: Reddish Orange Color
Glory
Meaning: Glory
Gracie
Meaning: Good will
Grady
Meaning: Descendant of the noble or illustrious one
Grayson
Meaning: From an English surname meaning "son of the steward", derived from Middle English greyve "steward".
Gretchen
Meaning: A Pearl
Grover
Meaning: From The Grove
Gumbo
Meaning: southern dish
Gunner
Meaning: Strong in battle (in Swedish).
Hallie
Meaning: Diminutive of Harriet.
Hank
Meaning: Ruler Of The Home
Hardy
Meaning: Refers to the Hardy boys who were youthful detectives
Harley
Meaning: Woodland, clearing.
Harper
Meaning: Harp Player
Hazel
Meaning: The Hazel Tree
Houston
Meaning: From a Scottish surname meaning "Hugh's town". The original Houston is in Scotland near Glasgow, but this is also the name of a city in Texas, named after the Texas president Sam Houston (1793-1863).
Huckleberry
Meaning: Refers to the cartoon character and Bloodhound
Hunter
Meaning: One who hunts
Ida
Meaning: Hardworking
Jackson
Meaning: Son of Jack
Jasper
Meaning: Treasurer
Jed
Meaning: Short form of Jedidiah.
Jefferson
Meaning: Son Of Jeffrey
Jethro
Meaning: Abundance
Jo Dee
Meaning: God is gracious.
John Boy
Meaning: Young male child.
Knox
Meaning: From The Small Hill
Lee
Meaning: Plum
Lela
Meaning: Beautiful, graceful woman.
Loretta
Meaning: Laurel
Louisiana
Meaning: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Lucy
Meaning: Light
Lulamae
Meaning: Beloved, peaceful lily.
Maggie
Meaning: Pearl
Magnolia
Meaning: Flower Name
Maisie
Meaning: Pearl
Maribelle
Meaning: Beautiful sea nymph.
Martina
Meaning: Feminine form of Martinus (see Martin). Saint Martina was a 3rd-century martyr who is one of the patron saints of Rome.
Maverick
Meaning: Rebellious.
McGraw
Meaning: United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934)
Memphis
Meaning: From the name of an important city of ancient Egypt, or the city in Tennessee that was named after it. It is derived from a Greek form of Egyptian mn-nfr meaning "enduring beauty".
Merle
Meaning: Variant of Merrill or Muriel. The spelling has been influenced by the word merle meaning "blackbird" (via French, from Latin merula). This name is also common in Estonia, though a connection to the English-language name is uncertain.
Millie
Meaning: Diminutive Form Of Mildred Or Millicent
Miranda
Meaning: Admirable
Nashville
Meaning: capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music
Old Boy
Meaning: Former male student.
Opry
Meaning: Country music show.
Paisley
Meaning: Church
Parker
Meaning: Park Keeper
Patsy
Meaning: Noble
Peaches
Meaning: Peaches
Pepper
Meaning: The pepper pad a handheld game console.
Porkchop
Meaning: chop cut from a hog
Presley
Meaning: From The Priest's Field
Randy
Meaning: Shield rim
Reba
Meaning: Snare
Rosie
Meaning: Rose Flower
Ruby
Meaning: An open-source general-purpose programming language.
Rufus
Meaning: Red
Savannah
Meaning: Open Plain
Sawyer
Meaning: Wood Cutter
Scarlett
Meaning: Red, scarlet
Scout
Meaning: First Explorer
Shania
Meaning: In the case of singer Shania Twain (1965-), who chose it as her stage name, she has claimed it was based on an Ojibwe phrase meaning "on my way". This appears to be untrue.
Shelby
Meaning: The shelby cobra; initially manufactured in 1962 using the a/c ace shell.
Sterling
Meaning: Starling, Little Star
Sugarbaker
Meaning: Sweet baker shop.
Tallulah
Meaning: Leaping Water
Tammy
Meaning: Short form of Tamara and other names beginning with Tam.
Tanya
Meaning: Russian diminutive of Tatiana. It began to be used in the English-speaking world during the 1930s.
Tara
Meaning: Star
Taylor
Meaning: One Who Tailors Clothes
Teddy
Meaning: Gift of god
Tennessee
Meaning: a state in east central United States
Tilly
Meaning: Battle Strength
Toby
Meaning: God Is Good
Trace
Meaning: Short form of Tracy.
Trapper
Meaning: A Marvel superhero.
Trisha
Meaning: Short form of Patricia.
Trixie
Meaning: A fictional sleuth, made famous in books
Tulsa
Meaning: a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river; once known as the oil capital of the world and still heavily involved in the oil and gas industries
Twain
Meaning: two items of the same kind
Vernon
Meaning: Alder Tree
Vince
Meaning: Short Form Of Vincent
Virginia
Meaning: Virginal, Pure
Waylon
Meaning: Variant of Wayland. This name was popularized by country music singer Waylon Jennings (1937-2002), who was originally named Wayland [1].
Whiskey
Meaning: a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
Willie
Meaning: With Gilded Helmet
Willow
Meaning: From The Willow Grove
Willy
Meaning: With Gilded Helmet; diminutive of William.
Wynonna
Meaning: Variant of Winona.
Yeller
Meaning: Bright, cheerful person.

Redneck dog names have a unique charm and can be a fun and silly way to show tribute to your country roots – or those of your pooch. City slickers look away now!