Intelligent Dog Names

Got an intelligent breed or just an all-out smarty pants for a dog? Name them something smart to reflect their dazzling intelligence.

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Akilli
Meaning: Smart in Turkish.
Albert
Meaning: Refers to the famous scientist, albert einstein
Alcott
Meaning: Author of Little Women.
Alex
Meaning: Alexander bell invented telephone.
Amelia
Meaning: Woman to fly across atlantic ocean.
Anahita
Meaning: Persian goddess of water.
Asimov
Meaning: Smart science fiction author.
Athena
Meaning: The goddess of war, strategy and wisdom in roman mythology
Berit
Meaning: Glorious, intelligent in German and Danish.
Bernanke
Meaning: Head of the Fed.
Bertha
Meaning: Bright ing intelligent.
Biggs
Meaning: Science writer.
Bobby
Meaning: Chess genius.
Bradbury
Meaning: Dweller near the wood fort
Brain
Meaning: Character from inspector gadget.
Brainy
Meaning: Looks and brains.
Cassidy
Meaning: Clever.
Cato
Meaning: Wise, all-knowing
Coeus
Meaning: The freek titan of intelligence.
Conrad
Meaning: Wise counsel in german.
Curie
Meaning: Woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Da Vinci
Meaning: Mathematician, inventor and genius.
Dara
Meaning: Nugget of wisdom.
Darwin
Meaning: Dear Friend
Dawkins
Meaning: Richard Dawkins, sociobiologist.
Dell
Meaning: Small valley or glen
Dexter
Meaning: Right-handed, skilled
Dolph
Meaning: Character from Rocky movies.
Doogie
Meaning: Dr. Doogie Howser.
Dr No
Meaning: A well known evil genius.
Durga
Meaning: Hindu goddess of power and intelligence.
Eelin
Meaning: Warrior of intelligence.
Egghead
Meaning: What bright kids were nicknamed.
Einstein
Meaning: German physicist and scientist
Fahima
Meaning: Woman of great understanding.
Faraday
Meaning: Physicist and all-around nice guy.
Farzana
Meaning: Intelligent, wise, knowledgeable
Fischer
Meaning: Smartest chess player of all time.
Fisku
Meaning: Smart.
Fleming
Meaning: Alexander Fleming, invented penicillin.
Franklin
Meaning: Politician.
Freud
Meaning: Psychologist and one smart dude.
Frode
Meaning: Wise and learned.
Gage
Meaning: Oath, pledge
Galena
Meaning: Small intelligent one in Spanish.
Galileo
Meaning: Italian physicist and astronomer.
Gates
Meaning: Barriers
Genius
Meaning: A protective spirit
HAL
Meaning: Super computer.
Hannibal
Meaning: Evil genius.
Hawk
Meaning: Short for Stephen Hawking.
Haziq
Meaning: Skillful and intelligent in Muslim.
Higgins
Meaning: Intelligent in Ireland.
Hillary
Meaning: Cheerful, merry
Holmes
Meaning: Sherlock Holmes, detective.
Howser
Meaning: Howser's a smart title for bowser.
Hue
Meaning: Lilly and intelligence in Vietnamese.
Hugo
Meaning: Wise man
IQ
Meaning: Abbreviation for intelligence quotient.
Jobs
Meaning: A great choice for your iDog from Steve Jobs.
Kasparov
Meaning: Garry Kasparov, a successful chess player.
Kepler
Meaning: Discovered the motion of planets.
Kofi
Meaning: Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General, peacemaker.
Kyna
Meaning: Intelligent.
Labeeba
Meaning: Wise and intelligent.
Leonardo
Meaning: After Leonardo daVinci.
Lisa
Meaning: Lisa Simpson, the smart Simpson.
Ludwig
Meaning: After Ludwig van Beethoven.
Matalino
Meaning: Clever in Filipino.
Mensa
Meaning: A society for geniuses.
Minda
Meaning: Knowledge and wisdom.
Minerva
Meaning: Goddess of wisdom in roman mythology
Mr Peabody
Meaning: Character from Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon
Neutron
Meaning: Jimmy neutron, boy genius.
Newton
Meaning: Fig newton
Novella
Meaning: Steven Novella, smart neurologist.
Ochoa
Meaning: US astronaut.
Olander
Meaning: Intelligent on Swedish.
Pandai
Meaning: Clever
Pascal
Meaning: A procedural programming language.
Porah
Meaning: Actress and talk show host.
Pragya
Meaning: Insight, wisdom, and intelligence.
Princeton
Meaning: Prestigious school.
Prodigy
Meaning: A master at a young age.
Professor
Meaning: Professor x in marvel's x-men.
Quentin
Meaning: As in Quentin Tarantino.
Raymond
Meaning: Wise protector.
Roslin
Meaning: President Laura Roslin, Battlestar Galactica.
Rubik
Meaning: Of Rubik's cube fame.
Saga
Meaning: Fairy tale
Salk
Meaning: Inventor of the Polio vaccine.
Sana
Meaning: Brilliance and intelligence.
Sarge
Meaning: As in sargent.
Savant
Meaning: Knowledged in a specialized field.
Savvy
Meaning: Smart and shrewd.
Scholar
Meaning: Specialist in a branch of study.
Schroder
Meaning: Piano smartie from the Peanut cartoons.
Screech
Meaning: Screech Powers, Saved by the Bell.
Shannon
Meaning: Wise in Irish.
Smartie
Meaning: Small, round chocolate candy; colloquial for an intelligent person.
Sophia
Meaning: Wisdom.
Tark
Meaning: A man of Gondor
Tenjin
Meaning: Spirit in Japanese.
Tesla
Meaning: Refers to the curious scientist
Thatcher
Meaning: British Prime Minister.
Tomo
Meaning: Denotes intelligence on Japanese.
Tomoko
Meaning: Wise friend.
Urkel
Meaning: Steven urkel a character on the sitcom family matters.
Vivek
Meaning: Wisdom, distinction, and discrimination.
Watson
Meaning: Sherlock holmes smart sidekick.
Whiz
Meaning: Genius or to move with a rush and a sound.
Wisdom
Meaning: Has common sense.
Witty
Meaning: Having an intelligent sense of humor.
Wright
Meaning: After Wright Brothers.
Zakia
Meaning: Pure and intelligent.
Zeki
Meaning: Intelligent in Turkish.

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

Dogs always find a way to get what they want, even through the most industrious methods. Give your pup one of these crafty dog names as a tribute to their clever ways.

Dogs are pretty damn smart. It’s one thing to learn a wide variety of tasks and commands, and understand human communication. But dogs excel over other species in the way they’re able to understand and interpret human emotions, and even assist people with disabilities.

Studies have shown that dogs have cognitive abilities similar to those of a 2-year-old child, and some breeds are considered to be more intelligent than others. One of the most magical things about having a dog is just marveling at their intelligence. And if you have a Golden Retriever, Border Collie or another smartass breed, one of these intelligent dog names might be just too good to resist.

For boys, Albert is a great place to start. Human names are fashionable for dogs at the moment, and this one blends traditional charm with scientific significance. It, of course, refers to the great Albert Einstein, the famous German scientist who was believed to have an IQ of around 160! Another old-fashioned name that works so well for boys dogs is Watson. It’s a cute homage to Sherlock Holmes’ intelligent sidekick, and works for dogs of all shapes and sizes.

If you want something a bit more unusual, we really like Rubik. It refers to one of the smartest toys out there – the Rubik’s cube.

For female dogs, we think Curie is an adorable name for a pup, and is inspired by the first woman ever to win a Nobel Prize, Marie Curie.

If mythology appeals to you, why not name your girl after the Roman goddess of wisdom, Minerva? It might sound like a mouthful at first, but you get the opportunity to give your pup a nickname – Minnie! And finally, if you’d prefer something a bit more exotic, Sana is a beautiful female name that means “brilliance and intelligence”.