Dog Names That Start With Q

Quinn

Irish

"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"

Quinn is an engaging Celtic surname, zippy, concise and strong. While it may now lean feminine in the US, given to girls about 80% of the time, it is still given to a substantial number of boys: 615…

Quincy

French

"estate of the fifth son"

Quirky in the way that all Q names are quirky, Quincy was once a buttoned-up, patrician New England name, an image countered in recent years by the talented and ultracool musician Quincy Jones…

Quentin

Latin

"fifth"

Quentin, an offbeat name with lots of character, relates to the Latin for the number five and is by far the subtlest and most usable of the Latin birth-order names, masculine as well as stylish and…

Quinton

English or Latin

"queen's manor; fith"

Quinton is among several attractive Q-beginning, n-ending two-syllable names for boys , that also includes Quentin (the most popular iteration) and Quenton. They only suffer from their similarity and…

Quintille

Quintille is a rare masculine name with Latin origins, derived from 'quintus' meaning 'fifth.' In ancient Rome, it was traditionally given to the fifth child or to boys born in the fifth month of the…

Quito

Spanish, Place-name

Quito is a place-name (it's the capital of Ecuador) with lots of lively energy--as long as it's pronounced correctly.

Quennel

French, Nahuatl

"dweller at the little oak tree; what is to be done, what remedy"

A multicultural option, visually similar to Quinn or Quentin and similar in sound to Kenneth, Cal, and Kelvin. As a French name, it relates to someone who lives near oak trees, while as a Nahuatl…

Quique

Spanish nickname for Henrique, Spanish form of Henry

Cute, or maybe qute, nickname for the upstanding Enrique.

Quest

Latin

"seek; mission"

Cool new Q-starting possibility which suggests a sense of curiosity and purpose.

Quain

French

"clever, quick"

Truly offbeat, but just on the brink of outré.

Quint

English from Quintus; diminutive of Quinton

Clint with a glint; used for flinty characters in old TV westerns and soap operas.

Quartz

Mineral name

This may be a bit quirky to make it as a name, especially in first place. If you love it, you might try it in the middle.

Quintas

Spanish

"small estate"

Sounds a bit like an Australian airline.

Quarry

Nature name

Has the offbeat quality and macho feel -- like Stone and Flint -- that appeals to increasing numbers of modern parents.

Quirt

Spanish

"cuarta"

Add an s and you've got squirt.

Quicksilver

English word name

Another name for the element Mercury. Quicksilver is also the alter-ego of X-Men and Avengers character Pietro Maximoff.

Quico

Spanish, diminutive of Enrique

Kinetic nickname name, might just be more suited to a Chihuahua.