The Name Game

We see so many dogs with hilarious, brilliant, adorable and sometimes crazy names, we just had to put a list together. Here is a look at some of our favorites, organized by theme, just for funsies.




Athletics:

Peyton (as in Manning)
Payton (i.e. Walter)
Tebow
Hoosier (Go IU!)
Boiler & Pete (Boiler Up!)

Hawkeye
Keady (Coach Gene)
Breesy (Purdue’s Drew)
Irish
Buckeye (O-H-I-O!)

Reggie
Kobe
Wrigley (go Cubbies!)
Titan
Nittany

TV, Movies & Books:

Elaine, Newman, George
Cosmo (14 total)
Kramer
Chewy & Solo
Luke
Rocky
Miss Piggy (she’s sassy!)
Rambo
Frankenstein
Yoda

Nala & Simba
Buffy & Willow
Bilbo Baggins
Strider
Tinkerbell
Pixie
Romeo
Pinky (Happy Days)
Chachi (ditto)
Benji

Odie

Optimus (as in Prime)
Winnie
Dreko
Gatsby
Xena (Warrior Princess!)
Chuck Norris (someone has an awesome sense of humor)

Food & Beverage:

Cocoa
Colby Jack
Guinness
Bailey
Jameson
Jack Daniels
Sugar
Ginger
Cinnamon
Sweetpea & Peanut
T-Bone & Porkchop

Biscuit
Hot Sauce
Knish (adorable!)
Pumpkin
Cookie
Buttercup
Reesie
Peach
Apple
Angus
Tater (love it!)

Fry
Taco (yup, a chihuahua)
Snickers
Latte
Cheesecake
Butterscotch
Martini
Honey
Hershey
Cheeto
Olive

Gods & Goddesses:

Apollo
Zeus
Hercules (a 5-pound Maltese who lives up to his name)

Thor
Odin
Sparticus
Hera
Aphrodite

Juno
Phoebe
Artemis (the goddess? or a reference to It’s Always Sunny in Philly? either way, we love it!)

I’ll take Geography for $200, Alex:

Paris
Sydney
Charlotte
Rocky & Dakota
Indy
Vegas

Cairo
Fuji
Nevada
Jersey
Cali
Georgia

Dallas
Manhattan
Kenya
Nashville
Pluto
Trinidad

Music:

Ozzy
Iggy
Ringo
Penny Lane
Crosby
Milli Vanilli (nice work!)

Hagar
Zeppelin
Banjo
Bigsby (our sweetpea)
Cello
Layla (we have 25 total!)

Floyd & Jagger
Zappa
Jewel
Coda
Caroline (and yes, she’s super sweet)

History:

Jefferson
Jackson
Washington
Franklin (aka FDR)

Kennedy
Reagan
George W.
Condaleeza (aka Condi)

Brutus
Caesar
Genghis Khan (a 6-pound toy poodle, if you’re wondering

Military:

Sargeant
Sailor (our biggest doodle…120 pounds!)

Whiskey & Echo
Soldier (he’s as stoic as they come)

Admiral
Calibur (a very handsome collie)




Just a few pics from our list … Click on the photos to reveal their names!


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