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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.

Gordon

Meaning: great hill

Origin:Scottish
714
Ringo The name Ringo is traditionally a boy's name...
Origin:English nickname
2225
Newt

Meaning: a small salamander

Origin:English
1639
Conan

Meaning: little wolf

Origin:Irish
693
Humphrey

Meaning: peaceful warrior

Origin:German
600
Boris

Meaning: to fight

Origin:Slavic
2836
Simba

Meaning: lion; strength

Origin:Swahili or Shona
1743
Digby

Meaning: town by the ditch

Origin:Norse
935
Baxter

Meaning: baker

Origin:English occupational name
1614
Zebulon

Meaning: exaltation or little dwelling

Origin:Hebrew
894
Alpha Originating from Greece, the meaning of Alph...
Origin:Greek, first letter of the alphabet
2710
Xena

Meaning: guest

Origin:Greek
2072
Boheme The name Boheme comes from a French word. Th...
Origin:French word name
3093
Pamina

Meaning: little honey

Origin:Italian
3344
Marlon Though the origin of Marlon is unknown, the ...
Origin:English, meaning unknown
783
Clancy

Meaning: red-haired warrior

Origin:Irish
1229
Maddox

Meaning: son of Madoc

Origin:Welsh
568
Brando

Meaning: firebrand, sword

Origin:Italian variation of Brand
3325
Indi

Meaning: independent

Origin:Variation of Indie, English
1554
Famke

Meaning: little girl

Origin:Dutch
5235