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Literary Dog Names

Dog names drawn from book characters and authors.

Japhy

Meaning: he expands

Origin:Diminutive of Japheth
5670
Darl Darl is a pretty common name all over the wo...
Origin:Literary name
6148
Praxis

Meaning: practical

Origin:Greek
6230
Macon The meaning of Macon is ‘mason, to make’ and...
Origin:French place-name
6758
Twain

Meaning: divided in two

Origin:English
5017
Hemingway Hemingway is a name that originated in old E...
Origin:English place name
3875
Sonnet

Meaning: little song

Origin:English from Italian
1630
Carver

Meaning: wood carver

Origin:English
2209
Titania

Meaning: giant, great one

Origin:Greek
2036
Bellow

Meaning: bellows maker

Origin:English occupational name
6862
Lardner

Meaning: servant in charge of a larder

Origin:Occupational name
11901
Velvet

Meaning: a fabric characterized by a short soft dense warp pile

Origin:English word name
1817
Sula Sula originates from the Hebrew roots. The m...
Origin:Literary name
2877
Fig The meaning of Fig is ‘a fruit name’. It has...
Origin:Fruit name
1792
Clelia

Meaning: famous

Origin:Latin
2564
Niobe The name Niobe originated from the famous Gr...
Origin:Greek mythology name
2792
Thisbe The meaning of Thisbe is ‘lover, where the d...
Origin:Greek mythological name, meaning unknown
1240
Fitzgerald

Meaning: son of Gerald

Origin:Irish and Scottish
1300
Behan

Meaning: bee

Origin:Irish
4477
Jarrell The meaning of Jarrell is 'spear-brave'. Thi...
Origin:German variation of Gerald
14612