Dog Names · Pet Names
By Brynn McKeon · Updated October 2026
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Danish, Icelandic
"thunder wolf, twelve"
Diminutive form of Tholf, itself derived from the Old Norse Þórulfr which gives you the cool meaning "thunder wolf". It coincides with the Icelandic word for "twelve".
Danish
Diminutive form of Tholf
Greek
"silver"
An intriguing Greek name with an appealing meaning.
A more modern form of Argyros.
Old Norse
"wolf or unfriendly"
Ubbe or Ubba was a 9th-century Viking and one of the commanders of the Great Heathen Army that invaded Anglo-Saxon England in the 9th century.
Swedish, Danish, Old Norse
"wolf; unfriendly"
Ubbe or Ubba was a 9th-century Viking and one of the commanders of the Great Heathen Army that invaded Anglo-Saxon England in the 9th century. It ultimately has its roots in either the Old Norse…
Scandinavian
"wolf"
A common Scandinavian name , but hard to imagine being used elsewhere.
Latin
"silvery"
A more distinctive alternative to Angelo.
South America provides a continent of interesting, undiscovered names -- Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, and the tango-rhythmed Argentina.
Diminutive of Wolfgang, German
"traveling wolf"
A domesticated take on Wolf, if the animal name is too ferocious for your liking. Wolfie has never charted as a given name in the US, but that may soon change now that Wolf names are of interest…
A shimmery ancient Roman name that could still shine today. VARIATION: ARGENTA
Variation of Wolf, animal name
The spelling Woolf inevitably conjures writer Virginia. If you're a fan of Mrs. Dalloway and the Bloomsbury group, Woolf might be a creative way to combine a trendy animal name with an original honor…
More modern and alluring than Silver, Argenta is one of the few mineral/metal-related names.
Icelandic variation of Ylva, Scandinavian
One of the top Icelandic girl names. It's very pretty — if you know how to pronounce it.
Feminine variation of Ulf, Scandinavian
Ylva may look like it belongs with the Eva family of names, but it actually derives from Ulf, a name meaning "wolf." It's not a very intuitive name to English-speakers, and likely won't get picked up…
English
"battle stone"
Dignified first name of poet W. H. Auden, less exposed than his currently stylish surname.
Italian
"slate, slate gray"
An attractive Italian color and rock word name that doesn't sound anything like its meaning.
Flower name from Latin
"pertaining to the wolf"
Alternate spelling of Lupin
