Your pet is one of the few beings in life that is bound to crack you up and keep you in a good mood every time your eyes meet. This is even truer when your furry creature is given a funny name.
Regardless of how large and mighty, or short and tiny, your pet may be, your dog is a creature that deserves a fun title that brings a smile to everyone (including his) faces.
Comedy is a funny thing. With so many genres and styles that tickle individual fancies, but we’ve still tried to cover all bases with different styles and themes of funny. We’ve got names based on gender, size, and stature, different languages like Italian, different countries like Mexico, the list goes on! But don’t go anywhere until you have a read of our favorite punny and human names. We are sure you’ll find something that leaves you in stitches.
There’s nothing like seeing a tiny dust mite of a pup with a massive personality and name to go with it. If you’ve got a sweet little treat, try some of these names on for size.
T. rex
Tank
Terminator
Charger
Boss
Thor
Tortellini
King Kong
Dozer
T-Bone
Brutus
Duke
Chompers
King
Tank
Cujo
Queenie
Funny & Cute Names for Big Dogs
Usually, big dogs are not described by the word cute, by anyone other than you of course. What if you gave your big dog a cute name that made you laugh all the time? It’d be worth it for sure!
Custard
Squirt
Hobbit
Frito
Jellybean
Spaghetti
Hotdog
Mittens
Peewee
Gumdrop
Cupcake
Tinker
Smidgen
Buttons
Peanut
Stewie
Spud
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Funny Fat Dog Names
You may not know how big your puppy will be when he reaches adulthood, but certain breeds are always going to be pudgier than others. Celebrate the chunk with one of our favorite funny fat dog names below.
Roly Poly
Tank
Tubby
Fat Tony
Dumpling
Jumbo
Beefy
Wobbles
Tubbs
Shrek
Buddha
Heffalump
Butterball
Blimpie
Pumba
Biggie Smalls
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Funny Names for Black Dogs
Naming dogs for their coat color is super popular, but finding a second theme (like funny) can sometimes be hard. These are our favorite funny names for black dogs, though they will work on a dog of any color.
Porkchop
Tarmac
Beans
Ninja
Ashy
Burner
Burrito
Meatball
Cheeseburger
Guiness
Funny Pun or Punny Dog Names
Arf Vader
Winston Furchill
Bark E. Bark
Black Labbath
Snarls Barkley
Woof Blitzer
Anderson Pooper
Salvador Dogi
Jabba the Mutt
Woof Bader Ginsberg
Queen Elizabark
John Bone Jovi
Hairy Paw-ter
Benedict Cumberbark
Albus Puppledore
Funny Human Names for Dogs
Imagine being at the dog park and hearing someone call over their dog “Steven.” It’d be hard not to burst into laughter, but maybe you and your pal could be the ones generating the laughs. Take a peek at our favorite human names for dogs.
Michael
Ashley
Steve
Peter
Steven
Karen
Gary
Jeff
Hillary
Jessica
Linda
Funny Names for Dogs from Movies
The list of comedy movies is endless, as are the characters. So we haven’t even bothered diving in. Here’s our scratch of the surface for some of the top funny dog names inspired by movies.
Cher
Goldmember
Deadpool
Monty
Harry
Austin
Zoolander
Lebowski
Lloyd
Borat
Goofy
Brick
Hooch
Marley
Roxbury
Fantana
Ricky Bobby
Finding the Right Funny Name for Your Dog
Have you had a chuckle? How about a few? We hope, if nothing else, you’re smiling. There are so many things to think about when you name your pet, but the one thing you should always remember is to have fun. What better way to have fun with naming your dog than naming him a funny one!
If you are still feeling down in the dumps and need some more inspiration, take a peek at the dog names lists below. We’ve got plenty more where these came from!
Nicole is the proud mom of Rosa, a New Zealand Huntaway, and Baby, a Burmese cat. Originally from Canada, Nicole now lives on a lush forest property with her Kiwi husband in New Zealand. Nicole has a strong love for all animals and has experience caring for all types of dogs, from Yorkies to Great Danes. Nicole even worked as a dog sitter during her travels through South America and cared for stray pups — something she holds close to her heart.
With a degree in Education and a love for writing, Nicole aims to share her and others’ expert pup-knowledge with dog lovers worldwide with Doggie Designer
