Dog Names
Browse dog names by letter, gender, meaning, and origin.
6647 names
Name
Gender
Meaning
Origin
Shepherd
Male
sheep hearder
Occupational name
Sheridan
Unisex
searcher
Irish
Sheriff
Male
-
-
Sherlock
Male
fair-haired
English
Sherwood
Male
bright forest
English
Sheryl
Female
-
Variation of Cheryl
Shia
Unisex
gift of god
Hebrew
Shiloh
Unisex
tranquil
Biblical place-name, Hebrew
Shin
Male
true, extend, heart, humility
Japanese
Shingo
Male
genuine; careful
Japanese
Shino
Male
bamboo
Japanese
Shione
Female
sound of the tide
Japanese
Shirin
Female
charming, sweet
Persian
Shirley
Female
bright meadow, unique
English
Shiva
Male
benign and auspicious
Hindu
Shooter
Male
-
Word name
Shoshana
Female
lily
Hebrew
Shoshanna
Female
-
Spelling variation of Shoshana
Shota
Male
soaring
Japanese
Shula
Female
flame; peace
Arabic or diminutive of Shulamit, Hebrew
Shura
Female
defending men
Russian, diminutive of Alexandra
Shyam
Male
dark, black, blue
Sanskrit
Sia
Female
Victory
Old Norse
Sian
Female
God's gracious gift
Welsh variation of Jane
Sibylle
Female
-
-
Sid
Male
Saint-Denis
Short form of Sidney, French
Sidda
Female
-
Literary name
Sidney
Unisex
Saint Denis
French
Sidra
Female
like a star; order, sequence; lotus tree
Latin, Hebrew, Arabic
Sidro
Male
-
-
Siena
Female
-
Italian place-name
Sienna
Female
orange red
Italian color name
Siera
Female
-
-
Sierra
Unisex
saw
Spanish
Siggy
Unisex
victory; violet
Diminutive of names that start with Sig-
Sigmund
Male
victorious protection, unique
German
Signe
Female
new victory
Scandinavian
Signy
Female
new victory
Scandinavian
Sigourney
Female
daring king
French
Sigrid
Female
fair victory
Norse
Silas
Male
of the forest; or prayed for
Aramaic, Latin, Greek
Silvana
Female
of the forest
Italian
Silvano
Male
wood, forest
Italian form of Silvanus
Silver
Unisex
-
English word name
Silvio
Male
wood, forest
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Silvius
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