Funny Dog Names

Naming your dog something hilarious is bound to stick in people's minds. For those who don't like to take life too seriously, here are some funny dog names for you to choose from.

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Angus
Meaning: Scottishexceptional
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
Attila
Meaning: Brutal ruler.
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)
Baloo
Meaning: Bear from the jungle book
Barkley
Meaning: Birch tree meadow
Barney
Meaning: Short for barnacle.
Bean
Meaning: The seed of one of several genera of the flowering plant family Fabaceae.
Bear
Meaning: Bear-like
Betty
Meaning: Lazy girl.
Biscuit
Meaning: Any of various small flat sweet cakes or cookies. Literally means "twice cooked".
Bitsy
Meaning: Small and cute.
Bond
Meaning: Husbandman, Farmer
Booger
Meaning: Nose mucus discharge.
Brian
Meaning: High, Noble
Bruiser
Meaning: Brawny and tough.
Brunhilda
Meaning: Warrior woman
Brutus
Meaning: Bad.
Bubba
Meaning: Nickname for a boy in the south of the US; a slow moving individual.
Bug
Meaning: An error or flaw in a computer program.
Button
Meaning: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
Byte
Meaning: A unit of digital information that usually consists of eight bits.
Chalupa
Meaning: Specialty dish of south-central mexico
Chew
Meaning: Biting or gnawing, especially of food.
Chewie
Meaning: Chewbacca's nickname in the star wars franchise.
Chunk
Meaning: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Cletus
Meaning: Country bumpkin/farmer.
Clifford
Meaning: From the ford by the cliff
Clive
Meaning: Cliff Dweller
Cookie
Meaning: Small files that hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website.
Cupcake
Meaning: small cake baked in a muffin tin
Custard
Meaning: sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
Diva
Meaning: A moody princess
Dogzilla
Meaning: Giant monster dog.
Doris
Meaning: Sea
Dozer
Meaning: Snoozing.
Duke
Meaning: Leader, commander, governor of a province
Einstein
Meaning: German physicist and scientist
Ernie
Meaning: Earnest, serious
Fang
Meaning: Beautiful
Fergus
Meaning: Superior
Fifi
Meaning: Diminutive Form Of Josephine
Flo
Meaning: Short Form Of Florence
Foxy
Meaning: marked by skill in deception
Freud
Meaning: Psychologist and one smart dude.
Frito
Meaning: Chips
Giggles
Meaning: laugh nervously
Gladiator
Meaning: a professional boxer
Godzilla
Meaning: Giant monster lizard.
Gordo
Meaning: Fat or chubby person.
Groucho
Meaning: United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977)
Hercules
Meaning: The son of zeus and the king of the gods in greek mythology.
Homer
Meaning: Inspired by homer simpson.
Hot Dog
Meaning: perform intricate maneuvers while skiing
Houdini
Meaning: United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926)
Hulk
Meaning: A fictional characterr.
Jabba
Meaning: Jabba the hutt in star wars.
Jellybean
Meaning: Small, sweet candy.
Jethro
Meaning: Abundance
Jumbo
Meaning: of great mass; huge and bulky
Killer
Meaning: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
King
Meaning: Ruler
Kramer
Meaning: Traveling Merchant
Lady Rover
Meaning: Explorer of adventure.
Ladybug
Meaning: small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
Larry
Meaning: Man from Laurentum
Lucy Lu
Meaning: Funny, loving, lively.
Mai Tai
Meaning: A cocktail that's made with rum, Curaçao liqueur, orgeat syrup and lime juice.
Marshmellow
Meaning: Fluffy sweet treat.
Meatball
Meaning: ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth
Miss Havisham
Meaning: Rejected, jilted lover.
Mittens
Meaning: Different color on feet
Moose
Meaning: Largest Species In Deer Family
Mouse
Meaning: A hand-held pointing device for computers.
Mr Muggles
Meaning: Cute pet dog name.
Munchkin
Meaning: Small, cute people.
Nacho
Meaning: a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
Napoleon
Meaning: Person From Naples, Italy
Nessie
Meaning: a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
Ninja
Meaning: a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
Olga
Meaning: Holy
Oreo
Meaning: Black and white
Peanut
Meaning: Ground Nut Legume
Pee Wee
Meaning: Small child nickname.
Pickle
Meaning: informal terms for a difficult situation
Pie
Meaning: A baked dish of fruit, meat or vegetables.
Pip
Meaning: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
Pixel
Meaning: Small Area Of Illumination On A Display Screen.
Porkchop
Meaning: chop cut from a hog
Posh
Meaning: Elegant
Princess
Meaning: A daughter of a monarch.
Puck
Meaning: a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
Puddin
Meaning: Sweet dessert treat.
Pugsley
Meaning: Cute, mischievous pup.
Queenie
Meaning: Fun and sassy.
Rabbit
Meaning: Burrowing mammal with long ears.
Rambo
Meaning: A sylvester stallone character.
Rex
Meaning: King
Rocky
Meaning: Inspired by Rocky Balboa.
Rufus
Meaning: Red
Scooter
Meaning: Small light mode of transportation.
Sheba
Meaning: Queen of sheba.
Sheldon
Meaning: Famous shelter dog with a grumpy face who found a home.
Sir Loin
Meaning: Beef steak cut.
Skittle
Meaning: a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
Spud
Meaning: Potato
Squirt
Meaning: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
Sumo
Meaning: a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
Taco
Meaning: Classic Mexican tortilla-based food
Tank
Meaning: Big.
Tankerbell
Meaning: Fairytale princess tank.
Tater
Meaning: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Thor
Meaning: God of lightning and thunder in norse mythology.
Tiny
Meaning: very small
Tootsie
Meaning: Tootsie roll
Twinkie
Meaning: a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling
Wags
Meaning: move from side to side
Waldo
Meaning: Ruler
Walter
Meaning: Army Ruler
Yeti
Meaning: a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
Yoda
Meaning: A jedi master in the star wars universe.
Zeus
Meaning: The king of all gods and men in greek mythology.

One of the most fun aspects of naming a dog is picking out something unique and peculiar. These quirky dog names will help you and your new puppy to stand out.

Naming a dog is an opportunity to have fun, and these cheeky dog names are a great way to do it. They're guaranteed to get a smile from everyone your pup meets.