Boy Dog Names That Start With S

Old-fashioned, conjuring up an ardent suitor in a bow tie and straw boater.

After your first little Primo, you could always call the next Segundo -- though that's like naming them number one and number two.

Appealingly peaceful and placid.

This Japanese name is more often seen on girls in Japan, yet you may be familiar with it as a male name thanks to the anime series Naruto.

Worldly and evocative.

Modern faux-occupational name that prizes education. The Dutch surname Schuyler (or Skyler) has the same meaning.

Subaru is a Japanese astronomical name used for the Pleiades star cluster. The constellation was named as such for Subaru's meaning, "to bunch together," since the stars are crowded together. Subaru is used as a given name for boys in Japan.

This lively, springy, rarely used surname name has an interesting history. For the English, German, Dutch and Ashkenazic Jews it was a nickname for a lively person or traveling entertainer, deriving from the words springen/springhen/shpringen, and in English it's also a topographical name for someone living near the source of a stream. An unusual option if you're seeking an out-of-the-ordinary 'er'-ending name. Though for some it might bring to mind Jerry Springer, or a Spaniel.

Feisty floral name that would work better as a middle name than as a first, so called because of the flower's resemblance to a dragon's open mouth.

Conjures up a tweedy English country gentleman with a large paunch.

Creative choice relating to the Lithuanian-born expressionist painter known for his bold, vibrantly colored canvases.

More usually found as a surname, this is occasionally found as a first name in the north of Scotland.

Plausible literary name to honor upbeat Armenian-American playwright and prose writer William Saroyan.

Frequently found in all three forms: Sadik, Sadiki, and Sadiq.

This variation of the popular Indian name Sanjay was borne by a popular-against-all-odds American Idol contestant.