Traditional Dog Names

If you want to give your dog a time-honored, classic name, look no further. Here's a list of the best traditional dog names.

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Bailey
Meaning: Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official.
Bandit
Meaning: A thief.
Bella
Meaning: Beautiful; short for Isabella.
Blackie
Meaning: Dark-furred pet cat.
Brownie
Meaning: A legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night. Also a small square of rich chocolate cake.
Buddy
Meaning: Companion, partner; perhaps a version of the word "brother".
Buster
Meaning: Tough guy; a man of great strength.
Champ
Meaning: Short for "champion".
Charlie
Meaning: Free man
Chloe
Meaning: Daphnis and chloe, is an ancient greek novel
Cinnamon
Meaning: The Spice
Cocoa
Meaning: Powdered Chocolate
Cody
Meaning: Helpful
Coffee
Meaning: a medium brown to dark-brown color
Cuddles
Meaning: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
Daisy
Meaning: Day's eye. The petals of a daisy open during the day, revealing its yellow centers, and then close at night.
Duke
Meaning: Leader, commander, governor of a province
Fido
Meaning: Loyal
Fluffy
Meaning: like down or as soft as down
Freckles
Meaning: a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
Ginger
Meaning: Reddish Orange Color
Goldie
Meaning: Made Of Gold
Jack
Meaning: God Is Gracious
Jade
Meaning: The first name of agatha christie's miss marple character
Joker
Meaning: A master criminal in dc comics' batman.
Joy
Meaning: Joy
King
Meaning: Ruler
Lady
Meaning: a woman of refinement
Lola
Meaning: Sorrows
Lucky
Meaning: Fortunate
Lucy
Meaning: Light
Maggie
Meaning: Pearl
Max
Meaning: Greatest
Molly
Meaning: Of The Sea Or Bitter
Nibbles
Meaning: eat intermittently; take small bites of
Patch
Meaning: Noble
Pepper
Meaning: The pepper pad a handheld game console.
Prince
Meaning: Royal Son
Princess
Meaning: A daughter of a monarch.
Queenie
Meaning: Fun and sassy.
Red
Meaning: Red Haired
Rex
Meaning: King
Rocky
Meaning: Inspired by Rocky Balboa.
Rover
Meaning: an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
Rusty
Meaning: Always slow-moving.
Sadie
Meaning: Princess
Sally
Meaning: Diminutive Form Of Sarah
Scamp
Meaning: one who is playfully mischievous
Scooter
Meaning: Small light mode of transportation.
Scout
Meaning: First Explorer
Scruffy
Meaning: shabby and untidy
Shadow
Meaning: Shade From Sun
Socks
Meaning: hit hard
Sophie
Meaning: Wisdom
Sparky
Meaning: An electrician
Speedy
Meaning: characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
Spot
Meaning: a job in an organization
Teddy
Meaning: Gift of god
Tiny
Meaning: very small
Toby
Meaning: God Is Good
Wag
Meaning: move from side to side