Boy Dog Names That Start With R

Raider is one of the new genre of badass word names, which also includes Rogue, Rebel, Danger, Wilder, and so on. Choose it at your own peril.

Cowboyish occupational name sure to attract notice.

In 2020, Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden named their daughter Raddix Chloe Wildflower. They invented the name themselves, but radix is a Latin word meaning "root," giving it a nature and linguistics connection.

The surname Rudd, made most famous by Antman actor Paul, derives from the words ruddy or red and may have originally been given to someone with a reddish complexion.

This classic Robert nickname is starting to sound sweet again, along with ultra-retro Bobby.

Attractive if phonetically confusing; also pronounced exactly the same as the Renault car.

Scottish Gaelic form of Richard, also found as Risteard.

Rauno originated in Finland as a variation of Norse names beginning with Ragn-, most notably Ragnar. The name is also heard in neighboring Estonia.

An Italian surname — a variant of Rossi — meaning "red", hence a red-headed person. Russo is punchy and full of gusto, and very rare as a first name. It debuted on the US charts for boys in 2019.

Both warmer and cooler than Russell.

Any name that combines two big trends -- in this case, occupational and western names -- has potential.

Urdu form of the Arabic name Ridha.

KAzakh and Bengali form of Roshan, also coinciding with the Kazakh word for "rose".