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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.

Blue The meaning of Blue is the colour, which is ...
Origin:Color name
927
Brogan

Meaning: small shoe

Origin:Irish
2766
Bailey

Meaning: law enforcer, bailiff

Origin:English occupational name
1262
Oakley

Meaning: oak clearing

Origin:English
1375
Leia

Meaning: the law; lion

Origin:Spelling variation of Leya, Spanish; Hindi
810
Severine

Meaning: stern

Origin:French, feminine variation of Severus; Latin
1192
Ninetta

Meaning: little girl

Origin:Italian and Spanish diminutive of Nina
8217
Sweeney

Meaning: the little hero

Origin:Irish
6439
Everest The name Everest is of English origin and th...
Origin:Place-name, world's tallest mountain
3770
Dagny

Meaning: new day

Origin:Scandinavian
3007
Fifer

Meaning: piper

Origin:Scottish occupational name
4242
Fiorella

Meaning: little flower

Origin:Italian
1216
Ryder

Meaning: cavalryman, messenger

Origin:British surname
569
Huckleberry The name Huckleberry is of American origin a...
Origin:Word name and literary name
847
Blaze

Meaning: fire

Origin:English word name
1065
Rocco

Meaning: rest

Origin:Italian from German
530
Chester

Meaning: fortress, walled town,

Origin:Latin
198
Wilbur

Meaning: resolute, brilliant

Origin:German
209
Madigan

Meaning: little dog

Origin:Irish
3954
Rowen

Meaning: little redhead

Origin:Spelling variation of Rowan
4760