Choosing the perfect name for your german dog or puppy
Looking for German dog names?
Try our list for lots of great puppy name choices!
Many german dog breeds are known all over the world.
The most populars breeds are the Dachshund, the German Pinscher, Schnauzer, Poodle,
Weimeraner and of course the German Shepherd Dog.
You can find more than four hundred unique German dog names on this page.
419 German dog and puppy names:
Abbo
Ferdi
Milka (Chocolate Candy
Bar)
Aberhard
Fidelio
Mina
Achim
Fischer ( fisherman)
Minna
Adalheid, Adelheid
Fix
Mischa
Adi
Flach
Monika
Adicus (A strong name for a
large breed)
Flegel
Moppel
Adler
Flocke, Flocki
Moritz
Adler
Flocki
Motte
Adrian
Floh
Mozart
Afram
Florian
Mundle (Almond)
Agatha, Agathe
Flöhchen
Nena
Aico,
Aiko
Fokus
Nietzsche
Aiko
Foxi
Nina
Aken (Name of a town)
Fraeulein (Miss)
Nixe
Aladin
Francis
Norbert
Albrecht
Frankenstein
Nord
Alois
Frankfurter
Obelix
Altar
Franz
Odin
Amadeus
Franzel
Odo
Ambros
Freda
Ogre (great ruler and friend)
Amlyn
Freida
Olga
Andrea (A bright dog)
Freja
Omni (The best dual fighter)
Anette
Freud
Orkan
Angela
Freund
Oskar
Angelika
Frida
Ossi
Anka
Frieda
Ostara (Germanic Goddess Springtime)
Anke
Friederike
Otfried
Annelies
Fritz
Ottmar
Annette
Fritzchen
Otto
Antje
Gabi
Ottokar
Arndt
Gauner
Pala
Arno
Genie
Paulchen
Arnold
Gertrud(e)
Pfoetchen (Baby Paws)
Arusha
Giddle
Poldi
Asterix
Goethe
Polizei ( police)
Attila
Golo
Porschea
Audi
Götz
Prinz
Autobahn ( freeway)
Grau ( grey)
Purtzel (Tumble)
Avila-Avalon
Greif
Purzel
Axel
Greta
Quax
Bach
Gretchen
Queck
Baldo
Gretel
Rainer
Baldur
Gretta
Rauchig ( Smokey)
Balko
Grizelda (Maiden of Iron)
Regine
Ballard (German for
warrior)
Gunther
Reiko
Bär,
Bärchen
Günther
Rex
Bärbel
Hagen
Rita
Bärchen
Haiko
Rolf
Bärli
Halka
Romy
Barnabas
Halla
Rudi
Bavaria (Southern part of
Germany)
Halma
Rudiger
Baxter
Handke
Rudolf
Beata
Hannes
Rumpus
Beate
Hanno
Ruprecht
Beethoven (Composer)
Hans
Rüdi
Begonia (flowername)
Hänsel
Rüdiger
Bello
Haro
Sabine
Bengel
Harro
Schatz (Little Treasure)
Benno
Hasso
Schatzi
Beraht
Heidi
Schatzie (Little Sweetheart)
Bernd
Heiko
Schauspieler
Bernhard
Hein(o)
Schnaps (liquor)
Berta
Heinrich
Schnell
Bertolt
Heintje
Schnitzel (wiener "Schnitzel")
Bettina
Heinz
Schnoodle
Bianka
Hektor
Schnuffi
Biene
Helga
Schufti
Bismarck (German
cancellor)
Helge
Schultz
Blaubart
Helmut
Schupo
Bleak
Hera
Schwarz ( black)
Blessi
Hertha
Schwimmer
Blitz (flash)
Herz
Sebastian
Blur
Herzelfritz
Sebastian
Blümchen
Hexe (witch)
Semmel
BMW
Hexi
Shutz
Bocephus
Heyda
Shysa
Bodo
Hilde Gaurd
Siegfried
Boris
Hilger
Siggi
Bosch (A little German spark
plug.)
Hiske
Sigmund
Boston (rock group)
Holger
Sigrid
Böhnchen
Horand
Sigrun
Brahms
Horaz
Sissi
Brandenburg
Idefix
Sophie (sweet)
Brandy
Ignaz
Steffi
Bratwurst ( sausage)
Igor
Sternchen
Brecht
Ilka
Streuzel
Brita (strength)
Ilsa
Struppi
Britta
Iltza
Suesse (Sweetie)
Brummer
Ingo
Susi
Bruno
Ixi
Tanja
Brutus
Jagermeister
Tannas
Carlchen
Jan
Traude
Carlchen
Janka
Traugott
Cäsar
Janko
Traute
Charlotte
Jauck
Trinka
Cissy (Sissi)
Johann
Tristan
Claudia
Johann(es)
Trudi
Dagmar
Joshka
Tyr (Prononced TEER)
Dierk
Julika
Udo
Dieter
Kaiser (King)
Ufa
Dina
Karl
Uli
Dino
Karl
Ulla
Dirk
Kaspar
Ulli
Drinda
Kaufman
Ulrich
Dux
Klaus
Ulrik (Wolf Power)
Duxi
Kohl
Ulrike
Edel
Lager (Beer)
Una
Edelweiss ( snow-white)
Landjunker
Ursula
Egon
Laster
Uschi
Eiger
Lausbub
Uta
Eika
Leiden
Uwe
Eike
Lena
Vagabund (vagabond)
Einstein
Leni
Vatch
Eisbär
Lex
Verona
Eitel
Liebe (Love)
Viktor
Elfriede, Elfie
Liebling
Viktoria
Elke
Lola
Volker
Elmar
Lotti
Waldi
Elsie
Lotty
Waldtraut
Elska
Luger (old German gun.)
Walther
Emil
Lukas
Weiß ( white)
Engel
Lulu
Wera
Engelchen
Luther
Whisky
Erhard
Lutz
Wilhelm
Eugen
Lübke
Willi
Fabian
Lümmel
Wolf
Fabio
Maja
Wolfgang
Fabius
Manfred
Wolfgang
Falco
Margit
Wotan
Falk (Wolf)
Margret
Wunder (wonder)
Falka
Marlene
Wunderkind
Falko
Martin
Wurzel
Fanta
Mathias
Yera
Fantom
Max
Zack
Fatima
Maya
Zigmoot
Faust,
Fausto
Megi
Zosch
Fee
Meiko
Zucker ( sugar)
Felicitas, Felizitas
Meister
Zuckerpuppe
Felidae
Miesmies
Zuckert
Felix
Mieze
Consider the following important naming tips:
- Make a short-list of preferred names.
- Keep it simple, as possible.
- A couple of syllable names are best.
- Try to choose a name that is easily recognized.
- Is the name easy to call out?
- Base the name on how your pet acts!
- Names shouldn't sound like standard instructionsÿ (eg. Sit, stay ..etc.)
- Try it out. When you find a name you like, give it a test run for a few day.
- If it feels natural, keep it! Otherwise, try the next name on your list.
- If your darling is adopted, try and keep the name your pet already owns.