If you’ve got a silly streak, you’ll want to think beyond the basic dog names like Spot, Buddy, or Bella. We sampled some of the best comedic, political, sports, and pop culture inspirations to create this list of punny, funny dog names for both girl and boy dogs. Survey the list and see if you can find a match for your dog’s personality, keeping in mind that the longer, more elaborate a dog’s name is, the less likely your dog will have a clue it’s his. When creating a completely over-the-top name, you’ll want to shorten it to a single syllable (or two) for daily use. A sweet and sassy Lucille Ball might be called Lucy, for instance. Whether you find inspiration in irony and wordplay or a character that cracks you up, let this list inspire you to find a name that will make you smile. Funny Names for Male Dogs Freddie Mercury Mister Miyagi Butter Face Carl Spackler Eddie Haskell Screech Uncle Buck Ricky Bobby Mrs. Doubtfire Kramer Funny Names for Female Dogs Kitty Mouse Grandma Spanx Lady Rover Moneypenny Miss Havisham Sally O’Malley Suffragette Slingback Funny, Punny Dog Names Groucho Barks Bark Twain Kanye Westie Mary Puppins Jimmy Chew Snoop Dog Dogzilla Pup Tart Chew-barka Little Bow Wow black puppy with ball Credit: TJ_Kloster / Getty Funny Names for Black Dogs Black Hole Black Friday Black Ops Black Sabbath Black Swan Black Tie Blackjack Black and Tan Black and Decker Black Betty Funny Names for White Dogs White Fang White Noise White Board White Bread White Claw White Castle White Elephant White Gravy White House White Knight Funny Dog Names Based on TV Characters Pikachu Fonzie Homer Cartman Urkel Phineas Liz Lemon Tootie Sookie St. James Kimmy Schmidt red mini dachshund sitting in living room Credit: Getty Funny Dog Names Inspired by Presidential Pets Sweet Lips and Drunkard (Washington) Satan (Adams) Grizzle (Jefferson) Le Beau (Tyler) Punch (Buchanan) Fido (Lincoln) Juno and Shep (Hayes) Veto (Garfield) Hector (Cleveland) Dash (Harrison) Sailor Boy (Roosevelt) Laddie Boy (Harding) Boston Beans (Coolidge) Weegie (Hoover) Murray the Outlaw of Falahill or Fala (FDR) Feller (Truman) Clipper (JFK) Him and Her (Johnson) Liberty (Ford) Grits (Carter) Millie (George H.W. Bush) Miss Beazley (George W. Bush) Funny Dog Names Inspired by Book Characters Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games) Sherlock Holmes Bilbo Baggins Peter Rabbit Moby Dick Hester Prynne (The Scarlet Letter) Jane Eyre Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) Zuri (Pride) Walter Lee (A Raisin in the Sun) Funny Names for Little Dogs Mac Daddy Chuck Norris Marshmallow Pee Wee Chunk Chickpea Porkchop Cocoa Puff Tic Tac Zipper Funny Names Based on Dog Characters in Movies Toto (The Wizard of Oz) Slinky Dog (Toy Story) Bruiser (Legally Blonde) Butkus (Rocky) Winky (Best in Show) Nutmeg (Isle of Dogs) Rowlf the Dog (Muppets) The Tramp (Lady and the Tramp) Frankenweenie (Frankenweenie) Gidget (Secret Life of Pets) Puffy (Something About Mary) Spitz (Fantastic Mr. Fox) Verdell (As Good As It Gets) Harvey (E.T. The Extra Terrestrial) Sh*thead (The Jerk) Hooch (Turner & Hooch) Chance (Homeward Bound) Scrappy Doo (Scooby Doo) Jerry Lee (K-9) Snots (National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation) white maltese puppy running through fall leaves Credit: White_bcgrd / Getty Funny Dog Names Inspired by Your Favorite Toys G.I. Joe LEGO Barbie Hot Wheels Betty Spaghetty Paddington Jenga Candy Land Polly Pocket Betsy Wetsy Micro Machine Lite Brite Funny Dog Names Inspired by Professional Athletes (Yes, these are real people!) World B. Free (NBA) Razor Shines (MLB) God Shammgod (NBA) Boof Bonser (MLB) Ron Tugnutt (NHL) Bake McBride (MLB) Guy Whimper (NFL) Wonderful Terrific Monds Jr. (NFL) Dick Butkus (NFL) Dick Trickle (NASCAR) Larry Playfair (NHL) Milton Bradley (MLB) I.M. Hipp (NFL) Stubby Clapp (MLB) Tommy Gunn (NCAA Basketball) Austen Powers (NCAA Basketball)
If you’ve got a silly streak, you’ll want to think beyond the basic dog names like Spot, Buddy, or Bella. We sampled some of the best comedic, political, sports, and pop culture inspirations to create this list of punny, funny dog names for both girl and boy dogs.
Survey the list and see if you can find a match for your dog’s personality, keeping in mind that the longer, more elaborate a dog’s name is, the less likely your dog will have a clue it’s his. When creating a completely over-the-top name, you’ll want to shorten it to a single syllable (or two) for daily use. A sweet and sassy Lucille Ball might be called Lucy, for instance.
Whether you find inspiration in irony and wordplay or a character that cracks you up, let this list inspire you to find a name that will make you smile.
Funny Names for Male Dogs
Freddie Mercury Mister Miyagi Butter Face Carl Spackler Eddie Haskell Screech Uncle Buck Ricky Bobby Mrs. Doubtfire Kramer
Funny Names for Female Dogs
Kitty Mouse Grandma Spanx Lady Rover Moneypenny Miss Havisham Sally O’Malley Suffragette Slingback
Funny, Punny Dog Names
Groucho Barks Bark Twain Kanye Westie Mary Puppins Jimmy Chew Snoop Dog Dogzilla Pup Tart Chew-barka Little Bow Wow
black puppy with ball Credit: TJ_Kloster / Getty
Funny Names for Black Dogs
Black Hole Black Friday Black Ops Black Sabbath Black Swan Black Tie Blackjack Black and Tan Black and Decker Black Betty
Funny Names for White Dogs
White Fang White Noise White Board White Bread White Claw White Castle White Elephant White Gravy White House White Knight
Funny Dog Names Based on TV Characters
Pikachu Fonzie Homer Cartman Urkel Phineas Liz Lemon Tootie Sookie St. James Kimmy Schmidt
red mini dachshund sitting in living room Credit: Getty
Funny Dog Names Inspired by Presidential Pets
Sweet Lips and Drunkard (Washington) Satan (Adams) Grizzle (Jefferson) Le Beau (Tyler) Punch (Buchanan) Fido (Lincoln) Juno and Shep (Hayes) Veto (Garfield) Hector (Cleveland) Dash (Harrison) Sailor Boy (Roosevelt) Laddie Boy (Harding) Boston Beans (Coolidge) Weegie (Hoover) Murray the Outlaw of Falahill or Fala (FDR) Feller (Truman) Clipper (JFK) Him and Her (Johnson) Liberty (Ford) Grits (Carter) Millie (George H.W. Bush) Miss Beazley (George W. Bush)
Funny Dog Names Inspired by Book Characters
Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games) Sherlock Holmes Bilbo Baggins Peter Rabbit Moby Dick Hester Prynne (The Scarlet Letter) Jane Eyre Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) Zuri (Pride) Walter Lee (A Raisin in the Sun)
Funny Names for Little Dogs
Mac Daddy Chuck Norris Marshmallow Pee Wee Chunk Chickpea Porkchop Cocoa Puff Tic Tac Zipper
Funny Names Based on Dog Characters in Movies
Toto (The Wizard of Oz) Slinky Dog (Toy Story) Bruiser (Legally Blonde) Butkus (Rocky) Winky (Best in Show) Nutmeg (Isle of Dogs) Rowlf the Dog (Muppets) The Tramp (Lady and the Tramp) Frankenweenie (Frankenweenie) Gidget (Secret Life of Pets) Puffy (Something About Mary) Spitz (Fantastic Mr. Fox) Verdell (As Good As It Gets) Harvey (E.T. The Extra Terrestrial) Sh*thead (The Jerk) Hooch (Turner & Hooch) Chance (Homeward Bound) Scrappy Doo (Scooby Doo) Jerry Lee (K-9) Snots (National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation)
white maltese puppy running through fall leaves Credit: White_bcgrd / Getty
Funny Dog Names Inspired by Your Favorite Toys
G.I. Joe LEGO Barbie Hot Wheels Betty Spaghetty Paddington Jenga Candy Land Polly Pocket Betsy Wetsy Micro Machine Lite Brite
Funny Dog Names Inspired by Professional Athletes
(Yes, these are real people!)
World B. Free (NBA) Razor Shines (MLB) God Shammgod (NBA) Boof Bonser (MLB) Ron Tugnutt (NHL) Bake McBride (MLB) Guy Whimper (NFL) Wonderful Terrific Monds Jr. (NFL) Dick Butkus (NFL) Dick Trickle (NASCAR) Larry Playfair (NHL) Milton Bradley (MLB) I.M. Hipp (NFL) Stubby Clapp (MLB) Tommy Gunn (NCAA Basketball) Austen Powers (NCAA Basketball)
black puppy with ball Credit: TJ_Kloster / Getty
black puppy with ball
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red mini dachshund sitting in living room Credit: Getty
red mini dachshund sitting in living room
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white maltese puppy running through fall leaves Credit: White_bcgrd / Getty
white maltese puppy running through fall leaves
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