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.