Funny Dog Names

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."

Nanny, like Fanny, is an old-fashioned nickname not due for a comeback any time soon.

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

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

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

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!

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

You're really asking for it with this one.

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

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."

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

A bold new word name that conjures up images of peg-legs and eyepatches. It was brought to national attention by pop musician Billie Eilish, whose full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell.

Peanut is a name you might call a baby in the womb, but at least one set of parents put it on the birth certificate too. General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher and his fiance Ehiku named their son Peanut Kai.