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Great Names for Big Dogs

Big dogs need big names: names that mean large or great, names too dramatic or wild to use on a baby. Naming your large dog can be a chance to use one of those guilty pleasure names, a name that was just a bit too imposing to use on a baby, or a name that gives your pooch dignity and gravitas. Or you can spin things in the opposite direction and choose a name that means small. Here, major names for large dogs.

Scout The name Scout is of different origins. It h...
Origin:Word name
388
Monroe

Meaning: mouth of the Roe river

Origin:Scottish
795
Harley

Meaning: the long field

Origin:English
970
Willa

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:Feminine variation of William
57
Juno

Meaning: queen of the heavens

Origin:Latin
324
Lulu

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Louise or Lucy, or Arabic
383
Coco Coco is a feminine name of Latin origin. The...
Origin:Spanish and French pet name
439
Ziggy The meaning of Ziggy is 'victorious protecto...
Origin:German, diminutive of Siegfried and Sigmund
456
Origin:English diminutive
1050
Zuzu

Meaning: lily

Origin:Czech diminutive of Susan
1215
Cosette

Meaning: little thing

Origin:French literary nickname
445
Roxanna

Meaning: little star

Origin:Persian
2529
Origin:Surname or word name
217
Magnus

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Scandinavian from Latin
34
Rufus

Meaning: red-head

Origin:Latin
174
Titus

Meaning: title of honour

Origin:Latin, meaning unknown, possibly "title of honour"
220
Oak

Meaning: tree from the genus Quercus

Origin:English tree name
965
Cosmo

Meaning: order, beauty, universe

Origin:Greek, Italian, English
82
Beau

Meaning: handsome

Origin:French
69
Apollo

Meaning: destroyer

Origin:Greek mythology name
97