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Friendly Dog Names

Friendly dogs need friendly names, and these names that mean friend or friendly along with love, fellowship, and kindness say friendly in more ways than one.

If you got a dog or puppy with the hopes that it would be your best friend, these friendly dog names could help cement that bond.

You'll notice that there are many different styles of dog names that mean friend or friendly. Also included here are friendly names for female dogs and male dogs.

The most popular names meaning friend for female dogs are Ruth, Winnie, and Bellamy. For male dogs, the most popular names with friendly meanings are Khalil, Edwin, and Alvin. Cute!

Time to name your new best friend!

Friendly Dog Names

Yoshi

Meaning: good, respectful

Origin:Japanese
1631
Alvy

Meaning: noble friend; friend of the elves

Origin:Diminutive of Alvin, English
4297
Connolly

Meaning: fierce as a hound

Origin:Irish
5791
Connelly

Meaning: love, friendship

Origin:Irish
6499
Livingston

Meaning: dear friend's place

Origin:English
5848
Nita

Meaning: friendly, to plant, and bear

Origin:Hindi, Hebrew, and Choctaw
1584
Lakota

Meaning: friend to us

Origin:Native American, Sioux
3400
Rei

Meaning: my companion

Origin:Hebrew
2224
Dillon

Meaning: loyal

Origin:Irish
2865
Lilo

Meaning: generous one

Origin:German, diminutive of Liselotte; Hawaiian
1181
Amica

Meaning: female friend

Origin:Latin
2950
Ruthie

Meaning: compassionate friend

Origin:Diminutive of Ruth, Hebrew
2631
Ludivine

Meaning: friend of the people

Origin:French
3561
Damica

Meaning: open-spirited, friendly

Origin:French
4234
Philophrosyne

Meaning: friendly-minded

Origin:Greek
7458
Glenda

Meaning: fair and good

Origin:Welsh
4524
Theophilus

Meaning: friend of God

Origin:Greek
1097
Tammuz

Meaning: loyal child

Origin:Semitic variation of Dumuzid, Sumerian
8061
Alwin

Meaning: noble friend, friend of the elves

Origin:German
5138
Levin

Meaning: dear friend

Origin:German
1534