Dog Names That Start With M

  1. Maxie
    • Michi
      • Origin:

        Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "path, road"
      • Description:

        Unisex Japanese name with broad appeal.
    • Mayhem
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "chaos, disorder"
      • Description:

        You're really asking for it with this one.
    • Makana
      • Origin:

        Hawaiian
      • Meaning:

        "gift"
      • Description:

        A unisex name in Hawaii, with great potential for cool nickname Ma(c)k.
    • Mana
      • Merrit
        • Origin:

          English surname
        • Meaning:

          "boundary gate"
        • Description:

          Merrit is a spelling variation of the more usual Merritt.
      • Mirko
        • Origin:

          Slavic
        • Meaning:

          "peace, world"
        • Description:

          Mirko is a diminutive version of Miroslav but is now given as a full name.
      • Mirabei
        • Origin:

          From the Latin Mirabilis
        • Meaning:

          "wonderful"
      • Mirica
        • Origin:

          Slavic
        • Meaning:

          "peace, world"
        • Description:

          This Croatian name is the diminutive of Mira and Mirela.
      • Mopsie
        • Origin:

          English
        • Description:

          Popular dog name in the 17th century. It would still be cute today—on a dog, that is.
      • Mayu
        • Origin:

          Japanese
        • Meaning:

          "genuine excellence; cocoon"
        • Description:

          Common Japanese name with a pleasant meaning, no matter how you write it.
      • Mariangela
        • Origin:

          Combination of Maria + Angela
        • Meaning:

          "Angel Mary"
        • Description:

          A traditional smoosh name with a peaceful, religious feel.
      • Manning
        • Origin:

          Irish surname
        • Meaning:

          "monk"
        • Description:

          For football fans who have decided Peyton has become too feminine. Or they could look to brother Eli for inspiration.
      • Mima
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Jemima, Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "dove"
        • Description:

          Mima was once a common nickname for the biblical Jemima.
      • Meta
        • Origin:

          German, Slovene, and Scandinavian diminutive of Margaret, Greek
        • Meaning:

          "pearl"
        • Description:

          A unique international short form of Margaret.
      • Mandara
        • Origin:

          Hindi
        • Meaning:

          "calm"
        • Description:

          Mandara is one of those names that sounds like its meaning -- and calm is certainly a quality worth courting in a child.
      • Mcafee
        • Origin:

          Irish and Scottish surname
        • Meaning:

          "son of Duibhshíth"
        • Description:

          Although highly associated with the internet security company, McAfee joined the reams of possible baby names when it was used for the female character McAfee Westbrook in the Netflix series The Politician.
      • Maiya
        • Mariner
          • Origin:

            Occupational name from Latin
          • Meaning:

            "sea-farer"
        • Mateja
          • Origin:

            Feminine variation of Matej, Slovak, Slovene, and Croatian
          • Meaning:

            "gift of God"
          • Description:

            Slovak cognate of Mattea.