Our dogs are part of the family. Their lives are precious and they become woven into the fabric of our being, just as people can be. For this reason, many dog guardians want to give a human name to their dog. At the same time, dogs aren't humans and there is a tradition of giving them more inventive or funny names which might be inappropriate to give a baby. For this reason, human names for dogs can also be quite funny, cool or simply appropriate for the personality of our dog. At AnimalWised, we bring you our list of 200+ people names for dogs to give you some ideas.
Male human names for dogs
When choosing the name for your dog, you shouldn't jump the gun. Take a little time to get to know their personality and see what name suits them. You can take inspiration from their looks, behavior or even events which happen during their first few days in your home. If you decide that a human name for your dog is appropriate, here we show you some ideas of male people names for dogs:
- Aaron
- Abdul
- Abel
- Abelard
- Abraham
- Adam
- Adolfo
- Adrian
- Adrian
- Agustin
- Aladdin
- Alan
- Alberto
- Alessandro
- Alexander
- Alexis
- Alfonso
- Alonso
- Alvaro
- Alvaro
- Andrew
- Angel
- Antonio
- Ariel
- Armando
- Armin
- Arthur
- Arthur
- August
- Aurelio
- Baltazar
- Bartholomew
- Belisarius
- Benjamin
- Billy
- Boris
- Braulio
- Brett
- Brian
- Bruno
- Cain
- Camilo
- Casimir
- Cesar
- Charlie
- Charlie
- Christian
- Christopher
- Claudio
- Constantine
- Constantius
- Cristobal
- Daniel
- Daniel
- Darius
- David
- Diego
- Domingo
- Edgar
- Edward
- Elijah
- Emilio
- Enrique
- Ernesto
- Esteban
- Eugene
- Ezekiel
- Fabian
- Felix
- Ferdinand
- Fidel
- Francisco
- Frederick
- Gabriel
- George
- Gerard
- Gilbert
- Giovanni
- Gonzalo
- Gregory
- Gustav
- Hadrian
- Hector
- Hugo
- Humbert
- Ignacio
- Isaac
- Ishmael
- Ivan
- Jacob
- James
- Javier
- Jeff
- Jesus
- Jim
- Joaquin
- Joseph
- Juan
- Julian
- Karl
- Kevin
- Kurt
- Leandro
- Leonardo
- Leopold
- Lewis
- Luke
- Lyle
- Manuel
- Mario
- Mark
- Martin
- Matias
- Matt
- Matthew
- Max
- Maximilian
- Michael
- Miguel
- Mitch
- Mo
- Nelson
- Nestor
- Nicholas
- Nicholas
- Octavio
- Omar
- Orlando
- Oscar
- Ovid
- Pablo
- Patrick
- Pedro
- Peter
- Philip
- Philipe
- Ramiro
- Ramon
- Raphael
- Raul
- Richard
- Robert
- Romesh
- Ruben
- Sam
- Samuel
- Sergio
- Simon
- Terry
- Theodore
- Thomas
- Titus
- Tobias
- Ulises
- Val
- Victor
- Vincent
- Wilfred
- William
- Zechariah
If you have a certain breed of dog, you might want to look for some which are ideal for them. These include our lists of name ideas for Dobermans and Schnauzer dog names.
Female human dog names
The same approach applies with a female dog. There are many ways to choose a name for a dog. While their personality is most important, you can also look to your own interests. Many people choose something from art or popular culture they love. Some may even choose names from people they know and love, whether in the public eye or even from their own relationships. Here are some examples:
- Aaliyah
- Adalyn
- Addison
- Adelaide
- Adeline
- Alaia
- Alexandra
- Alice
- Allison
- Amalia
- Amara
- Amaya
- Anastasia
- Andrea
- Anna
- Ariana
- Ariella
- Arya
- Ashley
- Athena
- Aubree
- Aubrey
- Audrey
- Autumn
- Ayla
- Bella
- Beth
- Brianna
- Brie
- Brielle
- Brooklyn
- Callie
- Camila
- Caroline
- Cecilia
- Charlie
- Charlotte
- Chloe
- Claire
- Clara
- Clarice
- Claudia
- Cora
- Daisy
- Daniela
- Delilah
- Eden
- Eleanor
- Elena
- Eliana
- Eliza
- Elizabeth
- Eloise
- Emersyn
- Emery
- Emma
- Esther
- Eva
- Evelyn
- Faith
- Gabriella
- Genesis
- Hadley
- Hailey
- Irene
- Iris
- Isabel
- Isabella
- Isabelle
- Issie
- Ivy
- Jade
- Jasmine
- Jean
- Jennifer
- Jenny
- Jimena
- Josephine
- Josie
- Julia
- Katey
- Katherine
- Kaylee
- Kennedy
- Khloe
- Kinsley
- Kylie
- Laura
- Lauren
- Leilani
- Liliana
- Lillian
- Linda
- Londyn
- Lucia
- Lucy
- Lydia
- Lyla
- Mackenzie
- Maddie
- Madeline
- Madelyn
- Margaret
- Maria
- Martina
- Mary
- Maya
- Melanie
- Melody
- Naomi
- Natalia
- Natalie
- Nevaeh
- Ninny
- Norah
- Olivia
- Paisley
- Parker
- Paula
- Peyton
- Piper
- Quinn
- Raelynn
- Reagan
- Reese
- Regina
- Remi
- Renata
- Romina
- Rose
- Ruby
- Rylee
- Ryleigh
- Sadie
- Sam
- Samantha
- Sara
- Savannah
- Scarlett
- Serenity
- Skylar
- Sofia
- Sophie
- Summer
- Sunrise
- Sweet
- Sybil
- Tamara
- Taylor
- Tina
- Valentina
- Valeria
- Valerie
- Vera
- Veronica
- Violet
- Vivian
- Willow
- Ximena
- Zadie
- Zoe
If you do want to look to pop culture for your dog name ideas, maybe our articles on Disney names for dogs or Harry Potter names for dogs might inspire you.
Names of people for unisex dogs
If you have a dog and don't want to give them a gendered name, then here we provide a list of unisex human names for dogs:
- Aike
- Aimar
- Akira
- Alex
- Alexis
- Andrea
- Andy
- Aran
- Ariel
- Cameron
- Camille
- Cary
- Charlie
- Chris
- Cris
- Denis
- Eider
- Eliot
- Emery
- Gill
- Jordan
- Kalani
- Loreto
- Maayan
- Madison
- Nicky
- Sam
It has become quite popular to name children after certain places in the world. Perhaps you can find similar inspiration with out list of city names for dogs.
Funny human names for dogs
As we stated in the introduction, sometimes you might choose a human name for dogs because it sounds cool, but often it can be quite amusing to give certain people names to dogs. Here we provide some funny human names to call your dog to know what we mean:
- Agnes
- Algernon
- Artemis
- Bertram
- Bijou
- Billy-Joe
- Bob
- Candida
- Caspian
- Cordelia
- Cosima
- Cosmo
- Eithne
- Ethel
- Eugenie
- Fabian
- Fabio
- Feminina
- Frank
- Henrietta
- Herbert
- Humphrey
- Indigo
- Ivo
- Jezza
- Jim-Bob
- Jiminy
- Lavender
- Leopold
- Lysander
- Magnus
- Marmaduke
- Mabel
- Octavia
- Persephone
- Peter
- Primrose
- Rafe
- Rupert
- St. John
- Steve
- Tabitha
- Tammy
- Titania
- Torquil
- Tristan
- Venetia
- Verity
- Wilbur
- Willoughby
- Windy
- Xanthe
Hopefully these human names for dogs have given you some idea when naming your newly adopting canine. If you have any of your own suggestions, or even already have a human name for your dog, please leave us a comment below.
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