Dog Names That Start With R

Unique, soft, and flowing.

Chosen by one musician, Todd Rundgren, for his son, but unlikely to be emulated by others.

Rough and sporty, but too specific.

Rauno originated in Finland as a variation of Norse names beginning with Ragn-, most notably Ragnar. The name is also heard in neighboring Estonia.

Cool and casual, a la humorist Ring (born Ringgold. ) Lardner.

Inventive way to honor a redheaded ancestor, though most people would mispronounce it reeding, making it sound to some kids like a school assignment: Redding is a preferable spelling.

An appealing Spanish surname that also works as an elaboration of cool nature name River.

Relief was a name used by the Puritans in reference to the relief of Christ. Leafy was the common nickname.

Upper-crusty surname name.

Remarkable Pettibone was a self-important housekeeper in James Fenimore Cooper's The Pioneers. Such names were not uncommon in early America, with such choices as Remember and Experience showing up in the records along with Puritan virtue names such as Chastity and Patience.

Rongo is a masculine Maori name stemming from both the name of a god and also the Maori word for peace, "rangimarie", which itself is occasionally used as a feminine name. Rongo was the name of the Maori god of cultivated food and of peace. In Maori culture the two ideas are closely linked - food can only be cultivated and plentiful when communities are at peace and working together. If Ringo, Rango and Rocco can get a look in, why not Rongo?