Funny Dog Names

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Olympic athlete Usain Bolt introduced this unusual and electric nature name to the lexicon when he chose it for his daughter's middle name: Olympia Lightning Bolt. Now there's a name with layers of meaning!

Gruff is a name that gets used on a handful of boys each year, in both the US and the UK.

The charming Hitch played by Will Smith in the eponymous movie put this into the lexicon. Also known as the nickname of director Alfred Hitchcock and writer Christopher Hitchens, who titled his autobiography "Hitch."

The name of one of the greatest Western philosophers is often used as a first name in its land of origin, Greece, and would make a really interesting, thought-provoking choice here. It is remembered here as the nickname of the memorable character played by Sal Mineo in the classic film "Rebel Without a Cause."

The name of the protagonist in Richard Wright's 1940 novel Native Son.

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

Don't put "girth" in a baby name.

You're really asking for it with this one.

Name invented for a spirit fox character on the Disney Channel TV show Sofia the First.

A rising choice in the US, where money-related names are becoming more fashionable.

Short for Waverly or a fresh twist on Navy, Wavy is a quirky and interesting new word name option.

Everyone has heard of Genghis Khan, 12th century warrior and founder of the Mongol empire. The name was brought into the modern world by soccer star Hope Solo and football player Jerramy Stevens, who chose it as the middle name for their son Vittorio, whose twin sister is named Lozen after a female Apache warrior.