400+ Japanese Dog Names

  1. Kazu
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "number, amount"
    • Description:

      Like many Japanese names, Kazu can be used for both girls and boys and has several meanings, depending on how the kanji are drawn and interpreted. It can also be short for names such as Kazuko or Kazuya.
  2. Chie
    • Kouji
      • Origin:

        Variation of Koji, Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "double happiness; peaceful boss"
    • Maiya
      • Yasu
        • Origin:

          Japanese
        • Meaning:

          "peaceful; flat"
      • Minto
        • Origin:

          Japanese
        • Meaning:

          "mint"
        • Description:

          This unisex Japanese name can be formed by many combinations of kanji, but the most oft-cited meaning is intuitive for English speakers — "mint."
      • Kichi
        • Tarin
          • Akeno
            • Origin:

              Japanese
            • Meaning:

              "bright"
            • Description:

              Dazzling Japanese name featured in the 2021 reboot of Gossip Girl as the given name of Aki Menzies.
          • Genkei
            • Origin:

              Japanese
            • Meaning:

              "to be honored"
          • Nobu
            • Origin:

              Japanese
            • Meaning:

              "prolong; stretch"
          • Mea
            • Tama
              • Sumomo
                • Origin:

                  Japanese
                • Meaning:

                  "plum"
                • Description:

                  Refers to a particular variety of Japanese plum, the Prunus salicina, although in a literal translation it would mean "sour peach."
              • Sakae
                • Origin:

                  Japanese
                • Meaning:

                  "prosperity"
                • Description:

                  Unisex Japanese name used by the singer Thalia as her daughter Sabrina's middle.
              • Kiba
                • Koshoo
                  • Chouko
                    • Origin:

                      Variation of Choko, Japanese
                    • Meaning:

                      "butterfly child"
                    • Description:

                      A more unusual romaji spelling of Choko.
                  • Momiji
                    • Origin:

                      Japanese
                    • Meaning:

                      "autumn colors"
                    • Description:

                      Cute and wearable.
                  • Nozomi
                    • Origin:

                      Japanese
                    • Meaning:

                      "wish, hope"
                    • Description:

                      In Japanese, Nozomi is typically written with the kanji for "wish" or "hope."