Have you just adopted a puppy? Do you need original name ideas for Male dogs? You are in the right place! In this article, you will find advice for choosing a dog’s name and original and imaginative ideas for names for male dogs.

Choosing a name for your pet is always very important and may require a little time and a lot of imagination.

Finding the perfect name that is original and pleasant is the first thing every owner thinks about, so we at Wamiz thought we would help you by providing you with a wide choice of ideas, as well as some advice on how to choose names for male dogs.

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What to Name Your Dog?

Although some dogs may be similar in nature and temperament determined by the breed, each dog is unique and unrepeatable, so it will be appropriate to look for a name for him that is equally unique and original.

Just as for female dogs, the names for male dogs are truly numerous, there are a multitude of choices that the future owner can have, without considering the names to be invented, based on the dog’s character or some of its peculiarities because, yes you know, the name you choose has a psychological power!

In short, your imagination can have free rein, but if you really don’t know where to start, help yourself in your choice by following these basic rules, valid for any dog, male or female:

• Names for Short Male Dogs: the dog’s name should preferably be short, composed of a maximum of three syllables, but the ideal is two syllables; at the same time it is important that the name is not too short because it could get confused among commonly used words or not be recognized well by the dog.
• Accented Name: the accent in fact allows you to give an unmistakable intonation for Fido, who will learn it more quickly: Arthur is the perfect example, and in addition to being a very beautiful name, Fido will love it.
• To stay on topic, the choice of the sound of the name is also important: in fact, the presence of an equal number of consonants and vowels, or even better of more consonants than vowels, will help make the sound easily perceptible by the dog; names with a greater number of vowels than consonants should be avoided because they risk confusing Fido.
• It is important to be careful not to give names that could be confused with commands that we want to teach him later, such as “sit”, “come” and the like.
• Avoid choosing a name similar to that of other family members, or another pet in the house, so that the dog does not get confused.
• Absolutely avoid changing the dog’s name, and also changing its pronunciation: this could confuse him and lead him to not recognize his name well. You can certainly give the dog an affectionate nickname, but it is best to take care to do so after his name is well consolidated in his memory.
• If it is a litter bred with ENCI Pedigree, the puppies must have a name that begins with the same letter, but generally once adopted, it may happen that the owner gives them a new name, the important thing is that this happens between 4 and 6 months, the time in which the dog is more predisposed to learn its name. 
• If you have adopted an adult dog who already has a name, changing it will not be easy, in fact, it will probably be impossible.

Ideas for Choosing Male Names for Dogs

Once we have established the parameters to follow to give the dog a name that is easily recognizable and simple to learn, we move on to the selection criteria to give the dog a suitable and original name.

Features for Choosing Original Dog Names

The dog’s name can be based on its physical, behavioral, and breed characteristics, certainly, if it is a playful little one, a funny and cute-sounding name will be ideal.

You can opt for a harder and more guttural sound in the case of a name for a dog with a proud temperament and large size.

Names for Famous Dogs

Even choosing famous Dog Names, for example, those of cartoon dogs, can be fine, especially if your Fido is of the same breed.

Below, in alphabetical order, some ideas of names of famous male dogs in the world of cinema and animation:

• Balto;
• Beethoven;
• Hachiko;
• Idefix;
• Fog;
• Odie;
• Foo;
• Pluto;
• Pongo;
• Rex;
• Scooby-Doo;
• Snoopy;
• Toby.

Names Inspired by Our Passions

You can choose the dog’s name from characters from cinema, entertainment, music, and literature, but also from mythology, or which are linked to some of the owner’s passions, such as the world of comics, anime, the characters of your book favorite, characters from nerd culture or perhaps from world-famous TV series, such as Money Heist.

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The Most Beautiful Names for Male Dogs in Alphabetical Order

Below you can find a list of names for male dogs from A to Z to choose the one you like best.

Male Dog Names Starting With A

• Aaron
• Abram
• Achilles
• Adelchi
• Alec
• Ahmik
• Akamu
• Alton
• Amos
• Aragon
• Aramis
• Argon
• Arthur
• Star
• Atreus
• Attila
• Axel
• Blue

Names for Male Puppies Starting With B

• Mustache
• Bold
• Baloo
• Barolo
• Barrett
• Barù
• Basque
• Biagio
• Cookie
• Blasters
• Boogie
• Brenno
• Brutus
• Buck
• Bunters
• Byron

Male Dog Names That Start With C

• Caleb
• Carlos
• Casper
• Cassius 
• Catullus
• Celtic
• Caesar
• Chanson
• Cherif
• Chester
• Chivas
• Chube
• Chucky
• Take
• Cheers
• Cleto
• Clint
• Cody
• Colt
• Conan
• Connor

Male Dog Names That Start With D

• Nut
• From there
• Damon
• Dante
• Dedo
• Derbi
• Devil
• Dexter
• Dickens
• Diego
• Diuk
• Doc
• Dollar
• Duncan
• Dusky
• Dyami
• Dylan

Names for Male Dogs That Start With E

• Easy
• Ebony
• Hector
• Eden
• Egon
• Elf
• Elliott
• Elvis
• Aeneas
• Eragon
• Hermes
• Eros
• Etabeta
• Hector
• Euron

Male Dog Names Starting With F

• Falcon
• Phantom
• Loyal
• Feo
• Iron
• FIG
• Fidel
• Fido
• Figaro
• Philander
• Florian
• Floyd
• Folk
• Freedom
• Frizzi
• Frodo
• Source

Names for Male Puppies That Start With G

• Gad
• Galax
• Gandalf
• Gascon
• Gaucho
• Geronimo
• Giant
• Giotto
• Jupiter
• Juba
• Gomez
• Gordon
• Gringos
• Guitar
• Gus
• Gustav 

Names to Give a Male Dog That Starts With H

• Hachiko
• Hakan
• Happy
• Harley
• Harlock
• Hector
• Helki
• Honey
• Hugo
• Hulk

Male Names for Puppy Dogs That Start With I

• Iago
• Ian
• Icarus
• Idefix
• Hydro
• Indian
• Irvin

Male Names to Give a Dog That Starts With J

• Jack
• Jafar
• Iago
• Jamal
• Jason
• Jazz
• Jeff
• Jesters
• Julian

Male Dog Names Starting With K

• Kaleo
• Kam
• Kangee
• Kansas
• Kele
• Kelvin
• Kent
• Kilian
• Kobe
• Kojak

Peculiar Male Dog Names Starting With L

• Laius
• Lightning
• Lancelot
• Lapo
• Lennox
• Leon
• Leopold
• Lester
• The former
• Like
• Lillo
• Clean
• Linus
• Lobe
• Lord
• Lotus
• Lucky
• Lukas
• Luke
• Lupine 

Original Male Dog Names Starting With M

• Macho
• Malik
• Manfred 
• Manolo
• Marlon
• Marvin
• Merlin
• Milo
• Milton
• Moki
• Morris
• Fly
• Moses

Names Starting With N

• Nathan
• Napoleon
• Nawat
• Nelson
• Nemo
• Nile
• Noshi
• Numa

Dog Names That Start With O

• Oliver
• Homer
• Oregon
• Orpheus
• Orion
• Oscar
• Othello
• Owen
• Ozzy

Dog Names That Start With P

• Paddy
• Papel
• Pascal
• Patwin
• Pedro
• Pepper
• Pilar
• Foo
• Poison
• Poncho
• I play

Male Names Starting With Q

• Quency
• Quin
• Quarks
• Quiddy

Male Names With R

• Rambo
• Ramón
• Raul
• Rayo
• Red
• Reginald
• River
• Rollo
• Rufus

Names for Boys That Start With S

• Samir
• Sasha
• Sax
• Scott
• Shield
• Sherman
• Shak
• Sparky
• Spank
• Spot
• Spud

T Names for Male Dogs

• Tango
• Thor
• Tito
• Tobit
• Toby
• Trigo
• Tuni
• Tycho
• Tyson

Names With a U for Male Dogs

• Ubert
• Ugo
• Ulysses
• Ulric
• Hurricane
• Uranium
• User

Names That Start With V

• Vanni 
• Victor
• Comma
• Fox

Male Names With W

• Wagner
• Walker
• Wapi
• Watson
• Will
• Willy
• Wolf
• Woody
• Woodstock
• Wright

Dog Names That Start With X

• Xavier
• Xenon
• Xero
• Xoros
• Xondro

Names Starting With Y

• Yago
• Yale
• York
• Yukon
• Yummy

Dog Names With a Z

• Zak
• Zander
• Zeph
• Zero
• Ziven
• Zoom
• Zorro
• Zorland
• Zubin