Pet Names · Dog Names
400+ Japanese Dog Names
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Shana
Diminutive of Shoshana or Shannon, variation of Shaina
Part of a group of similar midcentury names rarely given to babies today.
Shin
Japanese
"true, extend, heart, humility"
Common name among Japanese men that can be written with a variety of kanji, giving it different meanings.
Shingo
Japanese
"genuine; careful"
Common Japanese name most notably connected to Shigeo Shingō, Japanese industrial engineer and expert on the Toyota Production System.
Shino
Japanese
"bamboo"
This Japanese name is more often seen on girls in Japan, yet you may be familiar with it as a male name thanks to the anime series Naruto .
Shione
Japanese
"sound of the tide"
Young Japanese stars Shione Sawada and Shione Kaminaga have brought some attention to this uncommon Japanese name.
Shota
Japanese
"soaring"
Soma
Hungarian tree name, Hindi, Sanskrit, Japanese
"Dogwood tree; elixir, to extract; sound of the wind + genuine"
Popular in Hungary, but rare elsewhere, Soma is a botanical boy name, relating to the dogwood tree, notable for its white blooms and red twigs. Pronounced as SHO-maw, it ranked at #36 in its native…
Sona
Hindi
"gold"
Derived from suvarna , a Sanskrit word meaning "good color".
Sora
Japanese or Korean
"sky; conch shell"
A simple and pretty multicultural name: as a Japanese name, it's unisex and means "sky"; as a Korean name, it's feminine and means "conch shell".
Sora
Japanese
"sky"
A smart and simple unisex Japanese name meaning "sky". It actually has a second nature meaning in Finnish, albeit a slightly less appealing one: "gravel".
Souko
Japanese
"frost child"
One of many Japanese options for a winter baby.
Subaru
Japanese
"to bunch together, to unite"
Subaru is a Japanese astronomical name used for the Pleiades star cluster. The constellation was named as such for Subaru's meaning, "to bunch together," since the stars are crowded together. Subaru…
Suki
Japanese or English
"loved one; lily"
As a Japanese name, Suki has the sweet meaning "loved one". It's also an English diminutive of Susanna, making it a creative and modern way to honor a Susan in your life.
Sumi
Japanese
"elegant, refined"
Simple and, yes, elegant -- until you think of the wrestlers.
Sumomo
Japanese
"plum"
Refers to a particular variety of Japanese plum, the Prunus salicina , although in a literal translation it would mean "sour peach."
Suna
Turkish, Japanese, Hausa, Danish, Swedish
"shellduck, drake; sandy shore; reputation, name; daughter"
A sweet, short, and sunny name, with international flair, Suna had its roots in a number of different languages. As a Turkish name, Suna means "duck, drake", or more specifically, it is used to refer…
Suri
Yiddish, Hebrew, Persian, Sanskrit
Suri, a once obscure name, hit the headlines when it was chosen by Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise for their daughter in 2006. A truly multi-cultural choice, Suri is a unique name with a variety of…
Tadao
Japanese
"satisfied"
Borne by the esteemed Japanese architect Tadao Ando.
Taiga
English word name; Japanese
Taiga has two origins. As a word name derived from Turkic languages via Russian, it refers to the snow forest of the Arctic regions, making it an evocative nature name. It is also a unisex Japanese…
Taiga
English word name; Japanese
Taiga has two origins. As a word name derived from Turkic languages via Russian, it refers to the snow forest of the Arctic regions, making it an evocative nature name. It is also a unisex Japanese…