500 Old Fashioned Dog Names
Naming your dog can be a fun, but it’s also a decision many of us struggle with. We want a dog name that sounds good, fits their personality, and one that the whole family can agree one. Finding the right name that meets all of those criteria? Well that can be a challenge.
My trick? I check out baby name lists. I’ve used one every time I’ve had to name a new pet, and they always give me inspiration. And one of my favorite themes is using old fashioned (and historical) names. (my dog Laika is named after the first mammal to orbit Earth)
Are you a fan of classic dog names? Looking for an old fashioned name for your dog? If so you’ve come to the right place; this list is full of classic & vintage inspired dog names to choose from. Here’s 500 old fashioned dog names.
Tip: If you’re looking for even more dog names be sure to check out our list of 500 popular dog names & 500 geography inspired dog names.
500 Old Fashioned Dog Names
| Female Dog Names | Male Dog Names |
|---|---|
| Abigail | Abe |
| Ada | Albert |
| Addy | Alexander |
| Adelaide | Alford |
| Adeline | Alistar |
| Agatha | Alvin |
| Agnes | Archie |
| Alice | Arthur |
| Amelia | Ashby |
| Anastasia | Augustus |
| Annabell | Barton |
| Annamae | Basil |
| Anne | Benji |
| Anna | Bennett |
| Arabella | Benny |
| Arlene | Benson |
| Ashlyn | Bernard |
| Astrid | Bertrand |
| Audra | Bradford |
| Ava | Bradley |
| Averill | Braxton |
| Bea | Brigham |
| Beatrice | Brock |
| Bella | Broderick |
| Bernadette | Brogan |
| Bertha | Bronson |
| Bernice | Buddy |
| Bessie | Byron |
| Beth | Cadence |
| Betty | Carlton |
| Beverly | Carter |
| Billie | Cecil |
| Blanche | Cedric |
| Bonnie | Charlie |
| Camille | Chester |
| Carlotta | Clark |
| Cassandra | Clement |
| Catherine | Clifford |
| Cecelia | Clyde |
| Celeste | Coleman |
| Celia | Colin |
| Charlotte | Conrad |
| Chloe | Cornelius |
| Claire | Crawford |
| Clara | Daniel |
| Clarabelle | Darius |
| Clarissa | Davis |
| Clementine | Davy |
| Cleo | Dexter |
| Coco | Dixon |
| Constance | Domingo |
| Cora | Donnie |
| Coral | Earl |
| Daisy | Easton |
| Darlene | Edger |
| Delilah | Edison |
| Dolores | Edmund |
| Doris | Edward |
| Dorothea | Edwin |
| Dorothy | Eldon |
| Dot | Eli |
| Dottie | Eliot |
| Edith | Elmer |
| Edna | Emerson |
| Effie | Emmett |
| Elaine | Emory |
| Eleanor | Ernest |
| Eleanora | Eugene |
| Eloise | Evander |
| Eliza | Everett |
| Elizabeth | Ezra |
| Ella | Felix |
| Ellamae | Felton |
| Elsa | Fenton |
| Elsie | Fido |
| Emily | Finley |
| Emma | Finn |
| Enid | Fletcher |
| Esme | Forrest |
| Esmerelda | Foster |
| Estelle | Francis |
| Estella | Frank |
| Esther | Franklin |
| Ethel | Frederick |
| Etta | Freeman |
| Eudora | George |
| Eva | Gerald |
| Evelyn | Gilbert |
| Fannie | Grady |
| Felicity | Graham |
| Fern | Griffin |
| Florence | Hamilton |
| Frances | Harold |
| Frida | Harrison |
| Gail | Harry |
| Garnet | Hart |
| Gemma | Harvey |
| Geneva | Hayes |
| Genevieve | Heath |
| Georgetta | Hector |
| Georgia | Henry |
| Geraldine | Herbert |
| Gertrude | Hilton |
| Gidget | Hoover |
| Ginger | Hudson |
| Gladys | Hugh |
| Gloria | Hunter |
| Glynn | Hyatt |
| Grace | Ike |
| Gracelyn | Ira |
| Greta | Irving |
| Gretchen | Ives |
| Gwendolyn | Jack |
| Harper | Jacob |
| Harriet | James |
| Hattie | Jameson |
| Hazel | Jasper |
| Hedy | Jefferson |
| Helen | John |
| Holly | Jonas |
| Ida | Joseph |
| Irene | Kendrick |
| Iris | Kent |
| Isabella | Lambert |
| Isadora | Lance |
| Ivy | Lane |
| Jacqueline | Langston |
| Jane | Lawrence |
| Joan | Lemuel |
| Jocelyn | Leo |
| Josephine | Leonard |
| Joy | Leroy |
| Joyce | Lewis |
| Judith | Liam |
| Julia | Lincoln |
| Juliana | Llewellyn |
| June | Luther |
| Katherine | Mack |
| Kay | Maguire |
| Kitty | Malcolm |
| Lady | Martin |
| Lassie | Mason |
| Layne | Maverick |
| Leona | Max |
| Lila | Maximilian |
| Lilibeth | Maxwell |
| Lillian | McKinley |
| Lily | Mercer |
| Lizette | Meyer |
| Lois | Michael |
| Lola | Milburn |
| Loretta | Miles |
| Lorraine | Miller |
| Louisa | Milo |
| Louise | Milton |
| Lucia | Monroe |
| Lucille | Morton |
| Lucinda | Murphy |
| Lucy | Murray |
| Luella | Napoleon |
| Lula | Nelson |
| Mabel | Newton |
| Madeline | Niles |
| Mae | Norman |
| Maisie | Norris |
| Mamie | Oakley |
| Mara | Oliver |
| Margaret | Orson |
| Marge | Oscar |
| Marianne | Otis |
| Marilyn | Otto |
| Marjorie | Overton |
| Maryella | Owen |
| Matilda | Park |
| Maude | Parker |
| Maura | Parley |
| May | Percival |
| Mazie | Percy |
| Melanie | Phillip |
| Melissa | Pierce |
| Melody | Porter |
| Meredith | Quincy |
| Minnie | Quinton |
| Miranda | Ralph |
| Missy | Randall |
| Molly | Raymond |
| Myra | Reed |
| Myrtle | Reuben |
| Nanette | Rex |
| Nellie | Richard |
| Nettie | Robert |
| Nora | Rudolph |
| Norma | Rufus |
| Olive | Rupert |
| Olivia | Russell |
| Opal | Samson |
| Patsy | Saul |
| Pearl | Scout |
| Peggy | Sebastian |
| Penelope | Sedrick |
| Phoebe | Sheldon |
| Polly | Shelton |
| Posey | Sherman |
| Phyllis | Sherwood |
| Priscilla | Sigmund |
| Prudence | Silas |
| Queenie | Spot |
| Quinn | Stanley |
| Quinnie | Sterling |
| Rachel | Stetson |
| Rebecca | Stuart |
| Regina | Summer |
| Rhea | Sylvan |
| Rosalie | Taylor |
| Rose | Teddy |
| Rosemary | Thaddeus |
| Roxy | Theodore |
| Ruby | Thornton |
| Ruth | Thurston |
| Sadie | Tillman |
| Samantha | Tobias |
| Selma | Toby |
| Shirley | Todd |
| Sophia | Tristan |
| Sophronia | Truman |
| Stella | Tucker |
| Susannah | Tyler |
| Sue | Ulysses |
| Susie | Vaughn |
| Sylvia | Vernon |
| Tabitha | Victor |
| Theresa | Vincent |
| Tillie | Virgil |
| Ursula | Wade |
| Velma | Wallace |
| Vera | Walter |
| Victoria | Walton |
| Viola | Warren |
| Violet | Watson |
| Virgie | Weldon |
| Virginia | Wesley |
| Wanda | Weston |
| Waverly | Wheeler |
| Willa | Wilbur |
| Willie Mae | William |
| Wilma | Willis |
| Winifred | Wilson |
| Yvonne | Winston |
| Zelda | Wyatt |
| Zora | Wylie |
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Resources
Have you ever tried coming up with 500 names that fit a specific theme? It’s not quite as easy as it sounds. Although I came up with a lot of classic dog names for this list I couldn’t quite reach 500, so I turned to other name lists for help. That credit belongs to the following sites and their great classic name lists:
What Are Your Favorite Old Fashioned Dog Names?
Do you have any favorite old fashioned dog names? How did you name your last dog? Are you a fan of using human names for your pets? Have you ever named your dog after a historical figure? My previous dog was named Carter, so that’s a given for me. Let me know in the comments below.
Beth says
September 14, 2017 at 10:07 pmAll three of my current dogs are on that list! When we adopted Theo, he already responded well to his name, so we just kept it. I generally give my dogs names that are typically considered human names, but I love meeting dogs with unusual names.
TINA MORRIS says
August 29, 2018 at 3:20 amShiloh should be a male puppy name on the list…
Eva says
December 14, 2018 at 10:58 amIm wondering if is there any dogs named like my pups.
I got 2 Westies, boy and girl, their name are Weeler & Weenona 😅
Leilani Kerce says
December 24, 2018 at 2:36 pmI have 5 white labradors( we breed them). Our males are Django and Wyatt. The females are Dixie, Jewel and Lacey. We have 1 litter a year. Wyatt is our newest and youngest at 4 months. We are located in Tn.
aimee says
March 22, 2019 at 1:56 amOscar, Walter, Bertram anything old
Cox says
April 8, 2019 at 11:07 amFlossie
Alison says
May 8, 2019 at 8:19 pmWe had two Scottie
Litter sisters called Thelma and Louise .
shirley says
May 15, 2019 at 6:56 pmMy tiny chihuahua was called Phaedra 7:55 May 15 2019
Di says
June 6, 2019 at 7:48 pmLove old fashioned dog names!
We named our big fluffy Great Pyre/Cattle Dog mix “Winston.”
They were calling him “Prince” at the rescue at the time, but we’ll never know what his original name was.
Our other favorite was “Walter.” 🐶
Kay L Bailey says
June 16, 2019 at 6:49 pmBiff was a great male yellow lab followed by a female yellow pup that ate my flowers…thus Blossom…Bently is a favorite,but that was our cat…now have Hudson havanese and Dempsey named after Patrick Dempsey