Dog Names That Start With D

Sweet old-fashioned nickname name that could make a comeback in the wake of Sadie, Edie et al. Famous bearers include author Dodie Smith, who wrote The Hundred and One Dalmatians and I Capture the Castle.
Downside: The dodo bird.

Dodie

Dodo is one of the few names of the cute repeating-sounds genre that is not alas so cute, being a slang word for someone brainless as well as the name of the infamous extinct bird. Dot, Dottie, Dory, or Thea are all preferable.

Dodo

Dolce is the Italian word for "sweet," derived from the Latin word dulcis of the same meaning. It's a rare feminine first name in Italy, more often seen as a surname, as in that of Domenico Dolce, co-founder of fashion house Dolce & Gabbana. The luxury fashion brand has inspired a number of baby girls to be given the name since D&G's launch in 1985.
 
Historically, Dolce was a common girl name among the Italian Jewish community.

Dolce

An old-fashioned Dorothy short form — today we prefer Dolly, Dot, or Dottie.

Doll

Once exclusively male name, Daryl Hannah made the Darrell spelling just as appropriate for girls -- and maybe even more feminine than masculine these days.

Darrell

This name of a character in Faulkner's As I Lay Dying is short, sweet and Southern-sounding.

Darl

If you're a movie fan or a sports fan, you might be attracted to this name, via the film "Donnie Darko" or the Serbian-born basketball star Darko Milicic.  It is kind of dark, though.

Darko

Swaggering, cutting-edge choice equally appropriate for both genders.  It's also very rare, given in the US in 2015 to only seven baby girls....and no recorded baby boys.  Do you want to be the first?

Domino

This genial Irish surname feels much more current than Donald. 

Donahue

Ancient Irish king of the underworld, so much more powerful than Don. 

Donn

This Irish saint's name makes an attractive alternative for Dylan or Donald. 

Donnan

Donnelly is among the more appealing Irish surname names, less well used than Donovan. Related options include the place name Donegal and the mythological god name Donegan.


Donnelly

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

Donough

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.

Doogie

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

Dooley

Photographer Diane Arbus named her daughter Doon, inspired by the sand dunes she walked among when pregnant. Used this way, Doon might be considered a nature name, a refashioning of the word dune. 

But Doon might also stem from the familiar Scottish surname Dunn or Dunne, which means brown or dark, originally used for a dark-haired person.

Doon

A gilded name that calls to mind the legendary lost city of El Dorado, the promise of which drew conquistadors into the rainforests and mountains of South America. But the mythical city has never been found.

 Dorado is also the Spanish name for the mahi-mahi or dolphinfish, and for a constellation in the southern sky.

Dorado

Some parents are turning to rivers and other bodies of water in the search for undiscovered place-names, and this has the feel of a Viennese waltz. 

Danube

Cinderella stepsister type Victorian-valentine name. 

Dorinda

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

Danton

Female dog names that start with D currently in the Top 100 dog names include 

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