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Literary Dog Names

Dog names drawn from book characters and authors.

Crane

Meaning: crane

Origin:English surname
2233
Austen The name Austen is a beautiful gender-neutra...
Origin:Literary surname and shortened form of Augustus
2690
Frost

Meaning: freezing

Origin:English
3740
Tennyson

Meaning: son of Dennis

Origin:English
1366
Ellison

Meaning: son of Ellis

Origin:English
3645
Morrison

Meaning: son of Morris

Origin:English
2131
Langston

Meaning: tall man's town

Origin:English
1436
Corin

Meaning: spear

Origin:Latin
1705
Gore

Meaning: wedge-shaped object

Origin:English
4504
Author Author is a Christian name of English origin...
Origin:Word and occupational name
5492
Zenobia

Meaning: force of Zeus

Origin:Greek
1087
Rumer

Meaning: fame, braggart

Origin:English
1730
Zuleika

Meaning: fair

Origin:Arabic
2132
Djuna Djuna is a beautiful name of American origin...
Origin:Invented name
2667
Honora

Meaning: woman of honor

Origin:Latin
851
Catriona

Meaning: pure

Origin:Scottish form of Katherine, Greek
1588
Narcissa

Meaning: daffodil

Origin:Greek
902
Verena

Meaning: integrity

Origin:Latin
1054
Jo The meaning of Jo is ‘he shall add’ or ‘he s...
Origin:Diminutive of Joanna, Josephine, etc
2163
Petal

Meaning: leaf

Origin:English from Greek
1668