
If you are looking for an amusing name for your pet dog, then this page will give you a long list of names that you can refer to.
Funny names for canines are becoming a rage. These names are not only interesting, but also tend to be quite amusing. One does not want to poke fun at the animal with funny names, but instead wants to make the bond even stronger. You can think of any attribute of your dog that is funny and come up with a funny name. You can even narrow down your choices by choosing a name that appeared in your favorite movie.
Choosing a funny name for your dog is not very difficult. It allows you to call your dog something that not only amuses you but also brings a smile to your face every time you call out to him/her. It isn’t necessary that one has to have different dog names for male puppies and female puppies. They can be common for both genders as well. A table of the names is given below.
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Names Inspired by Movies and Television
If none of these names catch your fancy, then you could choose to be inspired by the names of the most famous dogs in the entertainment industry.
Funny Names for Dogs | Movie / T.V. Show |
Alfie | Serpico |
Amber | The Pink Panther |
Apollo | Magnum, P.I. |
Asta | Thin Man |
Astro | The Jetsons, Hanna-Barbera |
Attila | Phenomenon |
Barfolomew | Space Balls |
Barfy | Family Circus |
Barnaby | Serpico |
Barney | Gremlins |
Bear | Crimson Tide |
Beethoven | Beethoven |
Benji | The Benji movies |
Bingo | Bingo! |
Blood | A Boy and his Dog |
Blue | Cool Hand Luke |
Boomer | Independence Day |
Brinkley | You’ve Got Mail |
Buck | Eight Below |
Buckley | The Royal Tenenbaums |
Buddy | Air Bud |
Bullseye | Oliver Twist |
Chance | Homeward Bound |
Charlotte | The Deep |
Chauncer | Foul Play |
Chiffon | The Shaggy Dog |
Chopper | Stand By Me |
Cloe | The Ugly Dachshund |
Copernicus | Back to the Future |
Cujo | Cujo |
Daisy | Blondie |
Demon | Snow Dogs |
Dewey | Eight Below |
Diesel | Snow Dogs |
Dollar | Richie Rich |
Duchess | Snow Dogs |
Edgar | For Better or Worse |
Edison | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
Einstein | Back to the Future |
Farley | For Better or Worse |
Frank | Men in Black |
Fred | Smokey and the Bandit |
George | Bringing Up Baby |
Gnasher | Dennis the Menace |
Goofy | Walt Disney |
Gort | There’s Something About Mary |
Grimmy | Mother Goose and Grimm |
Grunt | Flashdance |
Harvey | E.T. |
Hercules | The Sandlot |
Hooch | Turner and Hooch |
Hoser | Strange Brew |
Hubble | Good Boy! |
Huckleberry Hound | Hanna Barbera |
Jerry Lee | K-9 |
Kerouac | Down & Out in Beverly Hills |
Lady | Lady and the Tramp |
Lassie | Lassie Come Home |
Lou | Cats and Dogs |
Matisse | Down and Out in Beverly Hills |
Max | Eight Below |
Maya | Eight Below |
McGruff | Crime fighter |
Michelangelo | The Prince and the Pauper |
Milo | The Mask |
Missy | Beethovens |
Moses | Dogville |
Nana | Snow Dogs |
Nanook | The Lost Boys |
Nikki | Nikki, Wild Dog of the North |
Odie | Garfield |
Old Jack | Eight Below |
Old Yellar | Old Yeller |
Otis | The Adventures of Milo and Otis Otto |
Pac-Man | Blade: Trinity |
Peety | The Little Rascals |
Perdita | 101 Dalmatians |
Pluto | Mickey Mouse |
Pongo | 101 Dalmatians |
Precious | Silence of the Lambs |
Rin Tin Tin | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin |
Ruff | Dennis the Menace |
Ruff | Hi and Lois |
Scamp | Lady and the Tramp |
Scooby Doo | Hanna Barbera |
Scooper | Snow Dogs |
Shadow | Eight Below |
Shamsky | Everyone Loves Raymond |
Shiloh | Saving Shiloh |
Shorty | Eight Below |
Sirius | Harry Potter Series |
Sniff | Snow Dogs |
Snoopy | Peanuts |
Snowy | Tintin |
Sparky | Michael |
Spike | Tom and Jerry |
Stinky | Dharma & Greg |
Tiger | The Brady Bunch |
Toto | The Wizard of Oz |
Tramp | Lady and the Tramp |
Truman | Eight Below |
Verdell | As Good as It Gets |
Yodel | Snow Dogs |
Zeus | Zeus and Roxanne |
These were a few examples of names that you can use for your dog. Dogs are the most faithful pets you can ever have, so make sure you choose the most memorable and well suited name for your pets.