Boy Dog Names That Start With T

  1. Tigre
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "tiger"
    • Description:

      If Bear and Fox can make it as baby names, why not Tiger. The Spanish Tigre has a more gender-neutral feel.
  2. Texas
    • Origin:

      Place-name
    • Description:

      After Dallas, Austin, and Houston, the new cowboy on the block. Old-school Western nickname: Tex.
  3. Turtle
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      The kind of nickname name you wouldn't want your own child to get stuck with.
  4. Tigger
    • Origin:

      Literary animal name
    • Description:

      Tigger is the bouncing not-a-tiger from Winnie the Pooh, a symbol of buoyancy and resilience. As Tigger says in the books, he's "the only one", and it should probably stay that way when it comes to people names, though Tigger would certainly make a cute name for a cat.
  5. Toki
    • Origin:

      Scandinavian
    • Description:

      A strong-sounding name with ancient roots, Toki comes from an Old Norse diminutive for names starting with Þór (Thor), such as Þórketill ("Thor’s cauldron"). Tyge and Tycho, as in Danish astronomer Tyge/Tycho Brahe, are sometimes used as variant forms.
  6. Trapper
    • Origin:

      Word and occupational name
    • Description:

      In this era of Scout and Ranger and Hunter, we suppose Trapper is an inevitability. About 30 baby boys got that somewhat frightening name in the US last year.
  7. Tamari
    • Origin:

      Georgian variation of Tamar, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "date palm tree"
    • Description:

      Tamar is a feminine Hebrew name, but this variation is used on girls and boys in the US. Tamari is also the name of a Japanese condiment similar to soy sauce.
  8. Taft
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "building site"
    • Description:

      A solid, brief but not brusque single-syllable surname with a presidential pedigree.
  9. Teru
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "shine"
    • Description:

      Sparkling unisex name that skews masculine in its native Japan.
  10. Tod
    • Twilight
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "dusk"
    • Tuna
      • Origin:

        Turkish
      • Meaning:

        "Danube river"
      • Description:

        The Turkish name for the Danube River.
    • Truelove
      • Origin:

        Word Name
      • Description:

        An romantic Puritan virtue name that elaborates on the already-amorous Love.
    • Tormund
      • Origin:

        Literary name
      • Description:

        Tormund Giantsbane is an appealing Game of Thrones character with an enthusiastic fanbase: he's a Wildling from north of the Wall with a fiery red beard and a salty tongue. While "Tor-" names have never been as popular for boys as for girls, several are in regular use -- and we could imagine Tormund joining their ranks.
    • Tenya
      • Origin:

        Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "sky and heavens"
      • Description:

        Class representative in the popular anime series My Hero Academia.
    • Thabo
      • Origin:

        Tswana
      • Meaning:

        "joy"
    • Tower
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Description:

        While nature names, even those of fierce animals and mountain peaks, are used for children these days, architectural features like this somehow seem a bit cold.
    • Truss
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "bundle"
      • Description:

        An interesting choice for the child of an architect.
    • Turbo
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "spinning; incorporating a turbine"
      • Description:

        Turbo debuted on the charts in 2020, when it was given to six baby boys.
    • Thorell
      • Origin:

        Surname name
      • Description:

        This Swedish surname is a a great name for those looking for a quiet nod to arachnids. Tamerlan Thorell was a notable arachnologist who described over 1,000 species of spiders and gave his name to the genus of Orb-weaver spiders.