Cuddly Dog Names

Looking forward to lots of love and affection from your pup? If you've adopted a living, breathing pillow for a dog, try this list of fuzzy, cuddly dog names.

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• Angel

  Meaning: Messenger of god
• Aphrodite

  Meaning: The goddess of love, goddess of love and beauty and daughter of zeus in ancient mythology; identified with roman venus, beauty, and fertility in greek mythology
• Archie

  Meaning: Genuine, bold or brave
• Asta

  Meaning: Beautiful goddess
• Bambi

  Meaning: Child
• Bambino

  Meaning: a young child
• Beano

  Meaning: a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
• Beauty

  Meaning: Beauty
• Beetlejuice

  Meaning: Ghostly hijinks ensue.
• Bitsy

  Meaning: Small and cute.
• Bogo

  Meaning: God's protection offered.
• Bombon

  Meaning: Sweet chocolate treat.
• Boo

  Meaning: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
• Brandy

  Meaning: Alcohol
• Bubbles

  Meaning: Bubbly, effervescent, lively and enthusiastic."
• Bud

  Meaning: Beer staple
• Buddy

  Meaning: Companion, partner; perhaps a version of the word "brother".
• Buttercup

  Meaning: any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
• Buttermilk

  Meaning: residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
• Capulet

  Meaning: Romeo's family name.
• Caramel

  Meaning: having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown
• Casanova

  Meaning: an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)
• Cashmere

  Meaning: Wool From The Kashmir Goat
• Chili

  Meaning: very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
• Chipster

  Meaning: Fun, friendly chipmunk.
• Chooch

  Meaning: Cute little one.
• Christmas

  Meaning: Christ-feast
• Cinnamon

  Meaning: The Spice
• Cookie

  Meaning: Small files that hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website.
• Coquette

  Meaning: flirt
• Cream

  Meaning: toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
• Creampuff

  Meaning: Delicious pastry treat.
• Cuddlebug

  Meaning: Snuggly, loving creature.
• Cuddlemuffin

  Meaning: Affectionate cuddly love.
• Cuddles

  Meaning: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
• Cupcake

  Meaning: small cake baked in a muffin tin
• Cupid

  Meaning: Ancient roman god of love.
• Cutie

  Meaning: Cute and adorable.
• Darling

  Meaning: an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
• Dimples

  Meaning: a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
• Dolce

  Meaning: gently and sweetly
• Dolly

  Meaning: Cute Child
• Dulce

  Meaning: Sweet
• Eggnog

  Meaning: a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor
• Eros

  Meaning: The god of sexual attraction in Greek mythology.
• Fabio

  Meaning: Bean
• Fleur

  Meaning: flower
• Fluffernut

  Meaning: Cute, fluffy nut.
• Fluffy

  Meaning: like down or as soft as down
• Frappuccino

  Meaning: Coffee blended drink.
• Fudge

  Meaning: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• Gable

  Meaning: God Is Bright
• Gumdrop

  Meaning: a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals
• Gump

  Meaning: Foolish, naive, simple.
• Honeybun

  Meaning: Sweet, delicious treat.
• Honeycomb

  Meaning: a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
• Hugz

  Meaning: Showing affection/love.
• Hunny

  Meaning: Sweet, endearing love.
• Jelly

  Meaning: make into jelly
• Jellybean

  Meaning: Small, sweet candy.
• Jester

  Meaning: a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
• Lo

  Meaning: Lovely and optimistic.
• Loki

  Meaning: The sneaky and trickster god in Norse mythology.
• Lola

  Meaning: Sorrows
• Lollipup

  Meaning: Cute candy dog.
• Lollypop

  Meaning: Candy on a stick.
• Lolo

  Meaning: Funny, loving, person.
• Lothario

  Meaning: loud warrior
• Lovebug

  Meaning: Affectionate nickname for loved one.
• Lovie

  Meaning: Loved One
• Lucky Charm

  Meaning: Good luck charm.
• Lucy Lou

  Meaning: Cute, loving, girl.
• Lulabell

  Meaning: Beautiful flower girl.
• Lulu

  Meaning: Famous Warrior
• Lunesta

  Meaning: Sleep aid medication.
• Luvbug

  Meaning: Lovely bug creature.
• Macaroon

  Meaning: small biscuit/cookie
• Macintosh

  Meaning: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
• Maestro

  Meaning: an artist of consummate skill
• Magnus

  Meaning: A 16-year-old demigod in Greek mythology.
• Maiden

  Meaning: serving to set in motion
• Marmalade

  Meaning: a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
• Marshmallow

  Meaning: Lazy and fluffy.
• Mayo

  Meaning: Family Of Matthew
• Mayonnaise

  Meaning: egg yolks and oil and vinegar
• Milkshake

  Meaning: frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
• Mimi

  Meaning: Faithful guard
• Minnie

  Meaning: Of The Sea Or Bitter
• Miss Piggy

  Meaning: Funny, sassy pig.
• Moosey

  Meaning: Cuddly, playful, fun.
• Muffin

  Meaning: a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
• Nilla

  Meaning: wafers
• Nutmeg

  Meaning: East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
• Opie

  Meaning: Loving, endearing nickname.
• Oso

  Meaning: Bear in Spanish.
• Pal

  Meaning: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Pancake

  Meaning: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
• Pastry

  Meaning: a dough of flour and water and shortening
• Patsy

  Meaning: Noble
• Peachy

  Meaning: of something resembling a peach in color
• Pebbles

  Meaning: Small Rocks
• Perky

  Meaning: characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
• Pom Pom

  Meaning: Cheerful and playful.
• Pomegranate

  Meaning: shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
• Pookie

  Meaning: Cute nickname for child.
• Poptart

  Meaning: Filled pastry snack.
• Precious

  Meaning: Precious One
• Pudding

  Meaning: (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally)
• Raspberry

  Meaning: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
• Romcom

  Meaning: Romantic comedy film.
• Romeo

  Meaning: From Rome, Italy
• Ruger

  Meaning: Renowned-spear
• Samoa

  Meaning: a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
• Sassenach

  Meaning: the Scots' term for an English person
• Schmoopy

  Meaning: Cute and cuddly.
• Schnookie

  Meaning: Cute little cookie.
• Scooby

  Meaning: A famous cartoon canine sleuth
• Scotchmallow

  Meaning: Marshmallow with Scotch.
• Scrappy

  Meaning: full of fighting spirit
• Shortcake

  Meaning: very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream
• Sinatra

  Meaning: United States singer and film actor (1915-1998)
• Smoke

  Meaning: Slang for moving out rapidly. ''He smoked the competition.''
• Smooch

  Meaning: an enthusiastic kiss
• Smoothie

  Meaning: someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
• Snickerdoodle

  Meaning: Cinnamon sugar cookie.
• Snuggles

  Meaning: position comfortably
• Sprinkles

  Meaning: bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream
• Strawberry

  Meaning: a soft red birthmark
• Strudel

  Meaning: thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked
• Sugar

  Meaning: Sweet Crystal Spice
• Sundance

  Meaning: Festival of creativity.
• Sweet Pea

  Meaning: Fragrant flower petals.
• Sweetheart

  Meaning: a very attractive or seductive looking woman
• Sweetie

  Meaning: a person loved by another person
• Teacup

  Meaning: as much as a teacup will hold
• Tickles

  Meaning: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
• Toffee

  Meaning: caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
• Tulip

  Meaning: any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
• Twizzler

  Meaning: Twisted licorice candy.
• Valentina

  Meaning: Strength, Health
• Valentine

  Meaning: Vigorous, Strong
• Valentino

  Meaning: Healthy andstrong
• Vanilla

  Meaning: a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
• Whippersnapper

  Meaning: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
• Yammy

  Meaning: Cute and bubbly.
• Yolo

  Meaning: You lonely live once

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

Your new dog guarantees years of hugs and cuddles for the both of you. Pay homage to their loving nature from day one with these beautiful affectionate dog names.