Fall Dog Names

Fall, or autumn, is the most beautiful season of all for many. These delightful fall dog names are fit for all kinds of dogs, but especially the redheads and brunettes out there!

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• Amber

  Meaning: Fossilized Tree Resin Or Color Orange/Red
• Apple

  Meaning: Crisp and sassy like the fruit.
• Ash

  Meaning: Success
• Autumn

  Meaning: Fall Season
• Berry

  Meaning: Small Fruit
• Birch

  Meaning: Birch Tree
• Boots

  Meaning: A covering for the foot and lower leg
• Chestnut

  Meaning: any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
• Cider

  Meaning: a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
• Cinnamon

  Meaning: The Spice
• Cocoa

  Meaning: Powdered Chocolate
• Columbus

  Meaning: the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
• Cypress

  Meaning: any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
• Ember

  Meaning: Spark, Burning Low
• Ginger

  Meaning: Reddish Orange Color
• Goldie

  Meaning: Made Of Gold
• Gourdy

  Meaning: Cute, round pumpkin.
• Hazel

  Meaning: The Hazel Tree
• Hickory

  Meaning: American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
• Hunter

  Meaning: One who hunts
• Indi

  Meaning: Short for India.
• Jack

  Meaning: God Is Gracious
• Leaf

  Meaning: look through a book or other written material
• Libra

  Meaning: The Scales, Equality
• Maizie

  Meaning: Cute, cheerful, joyful.
• Maple

  Meaning: Species Of Tree In The Acer Genus
• Moon

  Meaning: From The Moon
• Nova

  Meaning: New; a star that suddenly releases a huge burst of energy, temporarily becoming extraordinarily bright.
• Oak

  Meaning: Near the oak trees; meadow of oak trees.
• Oakley

  Meaning: From The Oak Tree Field
• Opal

  Meaning: Precious Gem
• Otoño

  Meaning: Autumn season in Spanish.
• Pumpkin

  Meaning: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
• Rain

  Meaning: Abundant Blessings From Above
• Red

  Meaning: Red Haired
• Ruby

  Meaning: An open-source general-purpose programming language.
• Rusty

  Meaning: Always slow-moving.
• Sapphire

  Meaning: Hebrew for beautiful gem
• Scorpio

  Meaning: a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
• Shiba

  Meaning: Brushwood
• Smokey

  Meaning: Smoky, hazy, foggy, misty.
• Spice

  Meaning: A name that denotes a bit of spicy and sassy outlook.
• Teak

  Meaning: hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
• Timber

  Meaning: Wood, Strong
• Topaz

  Meaning: Golden Gem
• Virgo

  Meaning: The Virgin
• Woody

  Meaning: From The Lane In The Woods

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

The end of summertime is always bittersweet. Our days become shorter, and those late-night gatherings outdoors are sadly behind us. But with fall, a new type of beauty rolls in. Red leaves, wet grass and misty mornings bring their own autumnal charm – and many adorable dog names have been borne out of this beautiful transition of the seasons.

Fall dog names tend to focus on red, orange and brown colours, woody textures, and smokey smells. They suit darker-coloured or ginger dogs particularly well, but can work for any dog owner with an appreciation of nature’s beauty. It was extremely difficult to pick a few stand-out names from the above list, because they’re all just so good, but here are our autumnal tips.

For male dogs, our first recommendation is one of this year’s top names – Oakley. A strong, earthy name, Oakley somehow manages to sound traditional and modern at the same time. It works for both male and female dogs, but we've noticed it's a little more popular with boys.

To dig deep into the woody, earthy themes that come with fall, we also love Timber for boys. It lends itself to Tim as a nickname, and carries a strong, masculine sound. As an alternative, we think Smokey is a good name for boys. It’s a perfect name for black Labs, and also fits beautifully for shepherds.

For female dogs, let’s start with one of this year’s leading names. Hazel is a beautiful example of an earthy, natural-sounding dog name that also has a traditional, old-fashioned appeal. Hazel trees provide us with hazelnuts, which tend to reach ripeness at the beginning of fall.

As an alternative, there are two names that aptly represent the red foliage that becomes prevalent throughout the months of September and October. Amber is a fiery, deep name for a girl dog, and Ruby has a similar charm, with the added appeal of being a unique and popular gemstone.