If you pick a horrible name for your dog, you will be judged as a person who lacks a functional brain. It’s your life and your dog, but keep that in mind.

Below is a list of 89 unique dog names that range from funny and cute to absolutely horrible.

The good, the bad & the ugly of unique names for your male dog

This is a list of dog names that I did not enjoy researching. Let me save you the same hardship and use my list to help you name your male dog.

Remember that your dog will hopefully be with you for a long time. Take some time in picking a good name. Don’t try to be unique or funny to name your dog just because you think it’s funny. Take your time and pick the right name.

Top 16 best unique dog names: Funny to cute

I found 32 funny or cute dog names that I like. Here are the first 16 unique dog names that I like the best:

1) Bark Twain: A great example of wordplay.

2) Chewbarka: Who doesn’t love Chewbacca from Star Wars? He is badass and is totally loyal to his best friend Han. Fantastic name, especially if your dog has long brown fur.

3) Doc Howliday: Dog Holliday would also work. Not the best but pretty good.

4) Dog Marley: You could sing “Get Up, Stand Up” for when he is in your way on the floor, “Lively Up Yourself” for when he is being lazy, and “One Love” for whenever you know he is the best.

5) Meatball: The perfect name for an English Bulldog.

6) Noodles: I don’t know why I like it but I do – it’s a cute name.

7) Salvadore Dogi: For the dog with an artistic side.

8) Saruman: Saruman “the wise” from the Lord of the Rings. This would be a good name for a dog who maybe isn’t so wise.

9. Seymour Butts: Another one I like but can’t explain why.

10. Sherlock Bones: This is a good name for dogs that bury bones in the yard.

11. Sir Barksalot: The name is self-explanatory.

12. Stinky Monkey: Not a flattering name but if the name fits…

13. Voldemort: A good name for people who love Harry Potter and have a “difficult” dog.

14. Wigglebutts: I think Mr. Wigglebutts is better, or Captain Wigglebutts if you own a boat.

15. Yeti Spaghetti: Dual names that rhyme always sounds good, and this name would be good for dogs with white fur or who eat spaghetti.

16) Yosemite Sam: I like this name because I’m a fan of Looney Tunes.

Bottom 16 best unique dog names: not as funny or cute

These are good but not as good as the names above:

17) Agnes Gooch: I don’t know what it means but I like it anyway.

18) Al Coholic: Don’t give your dog alcohol, ever, and consider calling him Al for short.

19) Al Poochino: Another dog name with nice wordplay.

20) Buttercup Smoochie: It sounds cute but you have to be a woman to name your dog that.

21) Casino Jack: It sounds cool but this name almost didn’t make my top 32 list.

22) Droolius Caesar: Not my favorite dog name but pretty funny, especially if you have a dog that slobbers a lot.

23) Hank the Tank: This name works great for a very large dog, or even better for a very small dog with spunk.

24) Happy Butterscotch: Another dog name that only a woman could get away with.

25) Jellybean: Who doesn’t love jellybeans?

26) Lizard: A great dog name if your dog has a huge tongue.

27) Okey Dokey: I like the rhyme plus I use this phrase myself.

28) Uranus: The father of Saturn. Make sure you pronounce this ancient Greek god name correctly – “YOUR-a-nus” not “your-ANUS”. By the way, the actual name is Ouranos. This is a good name for an “odd” dog.

29) Winnie The Poodle: Well, this would be a bad name if your dog isn’t at least part poodle.

30) Yankee Doodle Danny: A good dog name wordplay if you are from the US.

31) Tater: Another dog name that is unique and cute kind of like a tater-tot.

32) Daffy Duck: A lovable character from the Looney Tunes cartoon series.

36 dog names that range from okay to bad to “Huh?”

The first 12 names are okay but I would never suggest them to a friend with a new dog. Following those are 12 dog names that are bad and 12 that make me scratch my head.

Okay male dog names

These names are just okay but weak as well.

1) Brewster Chewybear: Too many syllables to this dog name. I’d suggest using just Brewster”, “Brew”, or “Chewy”.

2) Dunkin Butterbeans: Try “Butters” for short.

3) Killer: This would be a great name for a small shy dog.

4) One Hit Wagger: Ah, it’s okay

5) Piddler: You need to walk your dog more if he is peeing in the house a lot – or make a vet appointment.

6) Richard III: All hail the king!

7) Tango Mango: I like rhyming names and Tango is good for a single name.

8) Timber: This is another dog name that almost didn’t make the list, but it made the cut by a nose. Definitely a good name if your dog often chews on sticks or knocks over lamps.

9) Tumble Bumble: Another rhyme and would be great for a little dog with a lot of fur, kind of like a tumbleweed.

10) Ugly Butts: Now that’s not nice.

11) Voodoo Magic: I like this name because of the Jimi Hendrix song “Voodoo Child”.

12) Webster Doodledoodle: A little odd, but the rhyme got me – try just “Brewster” or lose the 2nd “doodle” and replace with “doo” for “Doodledoo”.

Bad male dog names

C’mon man, don’t use these names for your beloved dog.

13) Astro Boy: Why? Why would you use this name for your dog?

14) Bacon Bitz: Don’t name your dog after a commercial food product. The advertisers have you Neo.

15) Bobo Monster: I have nothing to say here.

16) HotRod Whoofington: Just “Woofington” would be fine, but what’s with “Hot Rod”?

17) Nacho Dog: Do you really like Nachos or did your newly adopted dog eat your nachos? So no one in your life taught you how to use your imagination?

18) Otterpop: Do you like nature shows, especially with otters? Why not choose “pup” instead of “pop”?

19) Pope: Really? Which pope is your favorite?

20) Potato Chip: Did you name your dog while eating chips? How original.

21) Rico Suave: Huh?

22) Robocop: Why not Robodog?

23) Taco Salad: Another dog name created while eating.

24) Tupaw Shakur: This is the best dog name in this set of 12 names because of the wordplay, but come on, you can do better than that.

Names that are weird, confusing or utterly lame

These dog names range from food items to total nonsense.

25) Chairman Mao: If you had a cat and changed “Mao” to “Meow” that would be a good name, but why would you name your dog that?

26) Cimba: Lame!

27) Deeznuts: What?

28) Doodles Sweet Hart: 3 words, really?

29) Fido: Oh my – the most generic dog name there is.

30) Fire: I hope the local fire marshal is watching you.

31) Fleek: I don’t know what that means.

32) Fortune Cookie: Totally lame!

33) Shoe Shine: Another what?

34) Slattern: Is that even a word?

35) Stain: I hope he left a stain on your bed pillow.

36) YOLO: this one gets the title of “Utterly lame!”

Totally stupid names

Don’t name your dog with any of the names below unless you want people to laugh at you or if you totally lack creativity and imagination. Here are 17 of the worst dog names in the universe.

1) Baby Bam Bam Bono: 4 words as a name. Are you serious? How long until you just call him “Baby”?

2) Bitch: This isn’t even a good name for a female dog, though it’s a good name for you if you name your dog that.

3) Bobolina Pinky Poo: I’m speechless on this one.

4) Cat: Wow, an absolute sign that you lack creativity.

5) Cheesebro: Don’t feed your dog cheese unless you prefer that he has diarrhea often.

6) D.O.G.: At least you know how to spell.

7) Dallas Cowdog: I’m from Philly, so I have to say this name sucks!

8) Disappointment: This is how your dog feels knowing that you are his owner – absolutely disappointed in the dog adoption process. How come they don’t screen humans better?

9) Doppler Effect: I like science too, but what are you doing?

10) Enema: You should get professional mental help.

11) Ice Bingbing: The only rhyme I don’t like. How about the name Ding Dong, for you?

12) Justin Bieber: Why would you name your dog after someone who is lame and stupid?

13) Kimye: How about No-ey”?

14) Poo: Yes, dogs do #2 sometimes. Didn’t you know that?

15) Twerk: The absolutely dumbest name for a dog evvvvvvveeeeeeeerrrr!

16) Twisters Mojo: My mind is twisting to try and understand that name.

17) Your Mom: Let me finish that thought from my point of view to you, “Your mom is disappointed in having you as her child”.

Final Thoughts

The first choice for great and unique dog names is to name your dog by his personality. But that takes time to get to know your dog. The next best is to pick a dog name for the way your dog looks, maybe the color of their fur or other physical features.

If names based on your dog’s personality or physical appearance don’t come to you then choosing a name you like is fine, as is a funny name, but avoid stupid names above all other choices.

Check out my articles on Top Male Dog Names and Top Female Dog Names. Both have meanings for all the names. And if you want to know the meanings of common dog names, check out Behind the Name.

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It’s your dog so take a little bit of time picking out a name for him or her. I have 127 of the top dog names for 2019 and the meaning for each name. Read thru the meanings and hopefully find the best name for your male dog.

At the bottom of the article is a summary of the most unique (and odd)  male dog names of 2019.

Most popular male dog names of 2019

This is a list of 127 of the top male dog names of 2019 which I reduced from about 150 names.  Go directly to the list of male dog names that start with the following letters:

C thru F
G thru I
M thru P
R and S
T thru Z

Male dog names that start with A & B

Abe: Short form of Abraham. Hebrew for “father of many, multitude, father of multitudes”.

Ace: American for “number one, the best, highest rank, noble”. Latin for “unity, first-rate”.

Alf: Swedish, Norwegian, & Danish for “elf”. Short for Alfred in English meaning “elf, counsel, wise counsel”.

Andy: English form of a Greek name meaning “manly, masculine, man, warrior”.

Apollo: The Greek god of prophecy, healing, music. poetry, beauty, and wisdom. Also, the god of the sun and light. The name means “destroyer, to destroy”.

Archie: Short for Archibald. German for “genuine, bold, brave”.

Bailey: English for “bailiff, berry clearing, city fortification”.

Bandit: No results found. I assume it is an affectionate name for a trouble maker or one who excels at mischief.

Baxter: English for “baker”.

Bear: No results found, but I assume it means “big, strong, powerful”.

Beau: French for “beautiful, handsome, sweetheart”.

Benny: Short for Benjamin or Benedict. Benjamin is Hebrew for “son, right hand, south, son of the right hand, son of the south”. Benedict is Latin for “blessed”.

Blue: Means the color blue.

Bo: Short for Beauregard which is French for “beautiful gaze”.

Boomer: No results found. How about “active, energetic, destructive”?

Brady: Short for Bradach. Irish meaning “large-chested”.

Brody: Scottish for “ditch, mire”.

Bruno: German for “armor, protection, brown”.

Brutus: Latin for “heavy, dull, stupid”.

Bubba: German for “boy”, American slang for “brother” or a nickname meaning “large”.

Buddy: A variation of Bud meaning “brother, friend”. My dog was named Buddy and he was without a doubt my best friend. For the first 3 days after I adopted him, I would say things like “Want to go for a walk, buddy?”, “How you doing buddy?”. “What’s your name, buddy?” I was already calling him buddy so I went with Buddy as his name (I miss you, Buddy!)

Bull: No results found. The bull is the symbol for the astrological sign, and the astronomical constellation, of Taurus. It corresponds to the traits of loyalty, stability, or being calm and\or stubborn. It could also mean big, strong and aggressive.

Buster: English nickname meaning “bust, burst”. Sounds like a good name for a dog that breaks a lot of stuff.

Dog names that start with C thru F

Cash: It may be a short form of the Latin name Cassius meaning “vain, empty, hollow”, and can simply mean money. From the English surname meaning “box maker” but derived from a French word for “case”.

Champ: Short for Champion. English for “warrior” but simply means “winner”.

Chance Latin origin and English for “good fortune, luck”.

Charlie: Short for Charles, German for “free man, army, warrior, strong, free”.

Chase: English & French for “huntsman, hunt, chase”.

Chester: English and Latin for “camp of soldiers, fortress”.

Chico: Variation pf Francis \ Francisco. Spanish for “boy, lad”.

Chip: Short form of Charles or Christopher. German for “free man, warrior, to bear”.

Coda: No results found. The dictionary meaning is “a concluding event, remark or section, closer, conclusion, swan song”. Could be short for the Native American word Koda, or the name Dakota, which means “friend, companion, ally”.

Cody: Irish for “helper”.

Cooper: English for “barrel maker”.

Copper: No results found. A red-brown metallic element that is malleable and is a great conductor of heat & electricity with an atomic number of 29. Also, an old-timey slang name for a police officer, or a small butterfly.

Dak: No results found. The dictionary meaning is to transport post (mail) by horse (mail delivery) or a rest house along post routes. Could also be short for Dakota, a Native American word for “friend, ally”.

Dexter: English for “one who dyes”, Latin for “right-handed, skilled, to worship, using the right hand”.

Diesel: No results found. How about “high octane, powerful, strong”?

Dom: Short for Dominic. Latin for “of the land, lord, landlord”.

Donnie: Short for Donald. Gaelic & Celtic for “ruler of the world”.

Duke: From the noble title and Latin for “leader”. Also short for Marmaduke meaning the follower of a saint named Maedoc.

Eddy: Short for Edward or Edmund. English for “wealth, fortune, protection, guard, wealthy protector”.

Elvis: No results found but maybe an homage to Elvis Presley – the “king”. Possibly derived from Alvis meaning “all-wise”.

Fin, Finn: Old Norse name for a person from Finland”. German for “white, fair”.

Frank, Frankie: Refers to a German tribe, the Franks, meaning “Frenchman”.

Male dog names that start with G thru L

George, Georgie: German and Greek origin meaning “farmer, earth-worker”.

Gunner: Variation of Gunnar. Old Norse for “war, warrior”.

Gus: Short for Augustus. Latin for “great, exalted, venerable, to increase”.

Hank: Short for Henry. German for “home-ruler, home leader, power, ruler”.

Harley: English for “hare meadow, rock meadow, woodland, clearing”.

Harry: English form of Henry (see Hank above) or short form of Harold meaning “army, power, leader, ruler”.

Henry: From the German name Heinrich meaning “home-ruler, home leader, ruler, power”.

Hercules: Latin form of Herakles and Greek for “glory of Hera” and the name for the hero son of Zeus.

Horton: As a surname, it is English for “dirt, mud, enclosure, yard town, gray settlement”.

Hunter: English for “hunter, pursuer”.

Ian: Scottish form of John. English, Latin and Hebrew origins meaning “God is gracious”.

Indy: Short for Indiana. American for “the land of the Indians”.

Jack, Jackson: English for “one who supplants” and “son of Jack”.

Jake: Variation of Jack or Jacob. Jacob is Hebrew for “supplanter”.

Jasper: Latin for “treasure, treasure keeper”.

Jax: Same as Jackson meaning “son of Jack”.

Jeb: Short for Jacob meaning “supplanter”.

Joey: Short for Joseph. Hebrew for “he will add, increase”.

Kane: Irish for “battle”.

King: English for the king or ruler of a country.

Kyle: Gaelic for “narrows, strait, channel”.

Lee: English for “meadow, pasture, clearing”.

Leo: Latin for “lion”.

Loki: From Norse mythology for the god Loki with the reputation of being mischievous and a troublemaker, meaning “knot, lock”.

Lou, Louie: German for “famous warrior”.

Lucky: English for “fortunate”.

Luke: Greek for “from Lucanus”. Maybe an homage to Luke Skywalker.

Dog names that start with M thru P

Mac: Short for Gaelic surnames starting with Mac or Mc meaning “son of, son, man”.

Marco: Italian form of Mark or Marcus and from the god name Mars the god of war.

Marley: English for “pleasant wood, boundary wood, marten wood, meadow near the lake”.

Max: Short for Maximilian which is derived from the Roman name Maximus meaning “greatest”.

Micky, Mickie: Short for Michael and Hebrew for “who is like God”.

Miko: Hebrew for “who is like God”.

Milo: German form of Miles and the meaning is unknown but could mean “gracious” or from the Latin word mille meaning “soldier”.

Moose: No results found but I’m sure it means “big, unruly, powerful”.

Murphy: From an Irish surname meaning “sea warrior”.

Newton: English for “new town”.

Nico: Short for Nicholas. Greek for “victory of the people”.

Norton: English for “north town, northern town”.

Ollie: Ollie is short for Oliver. Various origins meaning “olive tree” or German for “host of elves”.

Oscar: Gaelic origin and the meaning is uncertain. It possible means “dear friend, friend of the deer, spear of the gods”.

Otis: Derived from an English medieval name of Ode and German Otto meaning “wealth, fortune, son of Otto”.

Peanut: Like the nut meaning “small, tiny, cute”.

Perry: English or Welsh meaning “pear tree”, or Latin for “traveler, wanderer”.

Peter: Greek for “stone, rock”.

Prince: English for the royal title.

Male dog names that start with R & S

Rex: Latin for “king”.

Rico: Short for Ricardo, a Spanish form of Richard meaning “brave, power, rule, hardy” or Enrico, an Italian form of Henry meaning “home-ruler”.

Riley: variant of Reilly. Old English, Celtic and Irish for “rye cleaning, wood clearing, valiant, courageous, a little stream, rye meadow”.

Rocco: German origin for “rest”.

Rocky: A form of Rocco.

Romeo: Latin meaning “a pilgrim to Rome”.

Roscoe: English and Norse for “wood, forest, deer wood”.

Rudy: Short for Rudolph, German meaning “fame & wolf”.

Rufus: Latin for “red-haired”.

Runner: No results found but how about “one who runs, a runner, fast, energetic”.

Rusty: English nickname for someone with rusty, reddish-brown hair color.

Sam, Sammy: Short for Samuel or Samson. Hebrew for “name of God, god heard, requested of God, God’s heart, God’s name”.

Samson: Hebrew for “sun, the sun”.

Scooter: No results found. Possibly a nickname for Scott which refers to someone from Scotland.

Scout: English for “first explorer, to gather information covertly, to listen”.

Shadow: Simply means “shadow, shade”. Also corresponds to darkness, things that are hidden, or are difficult to see.

Sparky: No results found, but maybe refers to an energetic dog from the word spark, or a sparkplug which fires up an engine.

Spike: No results found. How about tough and scary or intimidating?

Sport: No results found. Maybe active, energetic?

Male dog names that start with T thru Z

Tank: No results found but possibly refers to someone who is large, powerful and difficult to move.

Teddy: Short for Theodore (or Edward). Theodore is Greek for “gift of God, God’s gift”. Edward is English for “rich guard”.

Thomas: Greek and Arabic for “twin”.

Thor: In Norse mythology, Thor is the god of thunder, lightning, strength, and war.

Toby: Medieval form of Tobias from the Greek name Tobiah which is Hebrew for “God is good”.

Tucker: From an occupational surname for “cloth fuller” and derived from an Old English word meaning “offend, torment”. A fuller was someone who cleans raw cloth by pounding it.

Tyson: From an English surname meaning” quarrelsome person, firebrand”.

Vance: Derived from an English surname meaning “fen, marsh”.

Vic: Short for Victor. Roman name for “victory, conqueror”.

Vinny: Short for Vincent. Latin origin meaning “to conquer, prevailing”.

Willow: English for “willow tree, freedom”.

Winston: Derived from an English surname meaning “joy, stone” (happy rock?)

Xander: Short for Alexander. Latin and Greek for “defending men, to defend, defender, warrior, help”.

Zack: Short for Zachary or Zacharius. Hebrew for “God remembers, to remember, the Lord recalled”.

Zane: From an English surname possibly meaning “God is gracious”.

Zeus: Name for the Greek god meaning “shine, sky”.

Top unique, unknown and “odd” male dog names

Here is a list of the unique names from above. I also have the names that I could not find a meaning for, or that I did not add to the list because the names are… ridiculous.

Unique: Ace, Alf, Apollo, Bandit, Bear, Boomer, Brutus, Bubba, Bull, Cash, Coda, Copper, Dak, Hercules, Lucky, Peanut, Runner, Spike, Tank, Thor, Zeus

Unknown meaning or odd: Baby, Benji, Bentley, Coco, Engine, Fang, Gizmo, Mater, Money, Nemo, Opie, Oreo, Roco, Simba, Usher, Yoda, Ziggy

Final thoughts

If you can, wait a few days before you name your male dog. Try to figure out their personality or strange things that they do and find a name that fits them. Or pick a name of the color of their fur or other physical feature.

If you or some you know are thinking of adopting a female dog, then take a look at my article Top Female Dog names.  And if your male dog name is not on this list, then I suggest using the site Behind the Name. Every other site I used to find name meanings were littered with ads and videos making the sites extremely slow.

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