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Great Dane Names
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The world's tallest dog breed deserves a big name to match. While Great Danes may be large, they are known for being amazing family pets — often unaware of their large stature.
The most popular names for Great Danes are Luna and Duke. Other names disproportionately popular for Great Danes compared to other breeds include badass names like Moose, Gunnar, Brutus, and Maverick for male dogs, and Harley, Raven, Nova, and Khaleesi for female dogs.
Unique badass names fitting for a Great Dane include Astro, Hendrix, Draco, and Zenith. Badass girl dog names include Hero, Drucilla, Tempest, and Vesper.
Mythological names are also extra popular for Great Danes. Some of the most popular include Athena, Juno, and Iris for female dogs, and Zeus, Apollo, Achilles, and Thor for male dogs. Some unique mythological names include Calypso, Artemis, Lilith, and Pandora, or Adonis, Neptune, Odyssey, and Ajax.
If your Great Dane is more of a big baby than a tough guy, you might like a name more in line with Mouse, Tiny, or Minnie.
Explore our full collection of names for Great Danes here.
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Henry
German
"estate ruler"
Henry is well and truly back in style. The classic returned to the Top 10 in the US in 2021 for the first time in over a century, and as of 2024, sits at Number 6. Like James and Theodore, Henry is a…
Penelope
Greek
"weaver"
As elegant and refined as it is sweet and energized., Penelope has been well and truly revived in the 21st-century. Off the Top 1000 for 25 years, Penelope jumped back on in 2001 and has been heading…
Luna
Latin
"moon"
The name of the Roman goddess of the moon, Luna is derived straight from the Latin word for moon, luna. Luna may be the name most likely to surprise someone from an older generation by its Top 10…
Willow
English nature name
"willow tree"
An ancient tree that figures in literature from Shakespeare to Harry Potter and is believed to possess magical powers, Willow is a lovely name, as graceful as its inspiration. Willow's use as a given…
Nova
Latin
"new"
Nova has the feel of both newness, from its meaning, and great energy as an astronomical term for a star that increases suddenly in brightness before fading. Nova had some reasonable degree of…
Maverick
American
"independent, nonconformist"
It's ironic that the name Maverick is not such a maverick anymore. Heard first in a 1950s James Garner western TV series, and then as the Tom Cruise character in Top Gun , Maverick symbolizes an…
Stella
Latin
"star"
Stella is a name with star quality and sparkle, that manages to sound both ethereal and earthy. Celestial but not otherworldly, it lands somewhere between the popular Ella and bold Seraphina. The…
Waylon
English
"cunning, craft"
With its rugged, country charm and confident sounds, Waylon is among the wave of Old Western names that parents are choosing. A relatively new entry to the US Top 100, this once uncommon choice has…
Iris
Flower name; Greek
"rainbow"
Iris has so much going for it. It's a fashionable flower name. It's a mythological name, from the Greek goddess of the rainbow. And it's a classic name, always ranking in the girls' Top 1000 but now…
Lincoln
English
"town by the pool"
Lincoln cracked the Top 50 for boys' names for the first time in 2016, more than 150 years after the death of its most famous bearer. This is especially remarkable because, as crazy as it seems now,…