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Boy Dog Names That Start With D

  1. Dixon

    • Origin:

      Scottish

    • Meaning:

      "son of Dick"

    • Description:

      A relatively common surname, Dixon would be an inventive way to honor an ancestral Richard or Dick, the X form a lot livelier than the Dickson spelling, just as Dix is a more modern short form than Dick; it would be right at home alongside Dax and Jax.
  2. Decebal

    • Origin:

      Romanian

    • Meaning:

      "powerful, brave"

    • Description:

      Decebal was the name of an ancient ruler of Dacia who resisted but was eventually conquered by the Roman military leader Traianus. Both Decebal and Traian are names used in modern Romania.
  3. Dunham

    • Origin:

      Scottish

    • Meaning:

      "brown hill homestead"

    • Description:

      Attractive placename/surname with a somewhat aristocratic feel.
  4. Dumuzid

    • Origin:

      Sumerian

    • Meaning:

      "loyal son"

    • Description:

      In ancient Mesopotamia, Dumuzid was the god of shepherds and fertility and husband of the goddess Inanna. Tammuz, the Semitic transcription of the name, is more likely to be used today.
  5. Dooley

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "dark hero"

    • Description:

      A common Irish surname that's seldom heard as a first name, but has an appealing meaning.
  6. Doctor

    • Origin:

      Word name

    • Description:

      Doctor is an honorific used as a name, somewhat like names such as Bishop, King, and Princess. Banned in New Zealand, Doctor can lead to the kind of confusion you may feel would be only positive for your child -- a bona fide Doctor before he even gets to kindergarten. At its zenith in 1884, Doctor was used for 12 boys, but last year it didn't even clear the five-baby minimum to make it onto the Social Security extended list.
  7. Dover

    • Origin:

      British place-name

    • Description:

      Two-syllable place-names are stylish, and this one is attached to a British city noted for its white chalk cliffs, but there are a couple of minuses: associated with the fish, Dover sole, and also rhymes with the doggy Rover.
  8. Denki

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "electricity"

    • Description:

      Electrifying Japanese name.
  9. Dorsey

    • Origin:

      English from French

    • Meaning:

      "from Orsay"

    • Description:

      Associated all through the swing years with bandleader brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey.
  10. Donough

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "brown chieftain"

    • Description:

      Barely-used Irish surname that's more streamlined than popular Donovan.
  11. Danton

    • Origin:

      French variation of Dante

    • Description:

      Has the two-syllable sound so popular for boys, though adding an apostrophe -- and turning it into D'Anton -- changes the name entirely.
  12. Dewitt

    • Origin:

      Flemish

    • Meaning:

      "blond"

    • Description:

      Vintage surname that's fallen out of use, but perhaps deserves a revival.
  13. Domingo

    • Origin:

      Spanish

    • Meaning:

      "born on a Sunday"

    • Description:

      Commonly heard in Hispanic cultures, a rhythmic possibility here.
  14. Dillard

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "proud and hard"

    • Description:

      Best known these days as the name of an American department store chain, Dillard was once a baby name that ranked on the US Top 1000, at least until the middle of the last century.
  15. Dingo

    • Origin:

      Australian animal name

    • Description:

      These wild dogs eat babies, they do not inspire baby names.
  16. Diversity

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Description:

      Baby name as political statement.
  17. Denali

    • Origin:

      Place-name and Native American

    • Meaning:

      "the great one"

    • Description:

      Alaska's Denali National Park is the home of the highest mountain in the US, officially renamed Denali in 2014, endowing the name with a lofty feel. There were 20 boys and 55 girls given the name in 2014.
  18. Dinesh

    • Origin:

      Sanskrit

    • Meaning:

      "day lord"

    • Description:

      Dinesh is a popular Indian name -- it stands for the sun in Hindu texts -- made familiar in the US by the HBO show Silicon Valley via the character played by Kumail Nanjiani. With the emphasis on the second syllable, Dinesh is a name that translates easily.
  19. Durand

    • Origin:

      French surname

    • Meaning:

      "enduring"
  20. Doogie

    • Description:

      Doogie is a diminutive masculine name that gained recognition primarily through the 1989-1993 television series 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' featuring a teenage medical prodigy. Originally a Scottish nickname for Douglas (derived from the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning 'dark water'), Doogie has a distinctly informal, boyish quality. The name evokes a sense of youthfulness, intelligence, and precocious ability due to its TV association. While rarely used as a formal given name, it sometimes appears as a nickname or pet name. The name has a friendly, approachable sound that contrasts with its relative rarity in official use. For those familiar with the television reference, Doogie suggests exceptional intelligence and accomplishment at a young age.

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