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Literary Dog Names

Dog names drawn from book characters and authors.

Pleasant The name Pleasant has its roots in French. T...
Origin:Word name
12322
Nenna

Meaning: daring

Origin:Literary name and Scandinavian
12800
Sweeney

Meaning: the little hero

Origin:Irish
14244
Bennington Bennington is usually used for baby boys and...
Origin:Place-name
14447
Nerissa

Meaning: from the sea

Origin:Greek
948
Marin The name Marin is of Latin origin and is a u...
Origin:Latin, of the sea"
1076
Waverly

Meaning: meadow of quivering aspens

Origin:English
1121
Origin:Word name
3362
Ayn

Meaning: grace

Origin:English
3385
Precious

Meaning: of great worth, expensive

Origin:Latin word name
3409
Origin:Word name
7928
Aria

Meaning: air; song or melody; lion

Origin:Italian and Hebrew
353
Zola The meaning of Zola is 'earth', 'bundle of e...
Origin:Literary surname
9498
Temple

Meaning: dweller near the temple

Origin:English
3746
Brett

Meaning: from Brittany

Origin:Celtic
4511
London London is a habitational name widely known a...
Origin:Place-name
2126
Kinsey

Meaning: king's victory

Origin:English
2458
Raleigh

Meaning: meadow of roe deer

Origin:English
3246
Zadie

Meaning: princess

Origin:English variation of Sadie
588
Baldwin

Meaning: brave friend

Origin:German
8787