By Janice Jones |Last Updated November 22, 2020
Have a pup that never wants to come inside? Or, maybe it is you that is that loves the great outdoors. Either way, we’ve put together a long list of ideas for anyone who has a trail blazing, tree hugging, fresh air enthusiast canine who’d rather be outside than anywhere else.
Inspiration for the following list of names came from simple flora and fauna, the earth and sky and all things remotely connected to the great outdoors. Have some more dog names from nature to suggest? We’re always looking for more ideas to share with our readers, so please contact us and will upload your ideas onto this page.
Flora Dog Names From Nature: Trees, Plants and Flowers
- Acorn
- Ash
- Aspen
- Aster
- Barley
- Berry
- Black eyed Susan (Susie for short)
- Bluebell
- Castor Bean (either Castor or Bean
- Cedar
- Cherry
- Chestnut
- Chives
- Clover
- Cosmos
- Cypress
- Dahlia
- Daisy
- Elm
- Fern
- Ginger
- Hazel
- Holly
- Hosta
- Iris
- Ivy
- Jack in the Pulpit (Jack for short)
- Jasmine
- Laurel
- Lily
- Lotus
- Maple
- Morning Glory (or just glory or Gloria)
- Nutmeg
- Olive
- Pansy
- Peaches
- Poppy
- Primrose or rose (rosie for short)
- Pumpkin
- Rose
- Sage
- Sea Holly (Holly for short)
- Shooting star or star for short
- Spruce
- Sunflower or sunny for short
- Thistle
- Tulip
- Violet
- Willow
Dog Names from Nature Based on Rocks, Minerals and Precious Metals
- Amber
- Cameo
- Clay
- Coal
- Copper
- Crystal
- Flint
- Garnet
- Gold
- Granite
- Gypsum
- Jade
- Jasper (a type of quartz)
- Jewel
- Mango
- Marble
- Mica
- Nickel
- Onyx
- Opal
- Pearl
- Ruby
- Sapphire
- Silver
- Slate
- Topaz
- Zircon
Seasons, Weather and Climate Inspired Dog Names
- Autumn
- Blaze
- Blizzard
- Breeze (Breezie)
- Cirrus
- Dawn
- Echo
- Eddy
- Flash Flood, Flash for short
- Frost
- Gale
- Gust
- Kelvin
- Mist (Misty)
- Nina (El Nina)
- Nino (El Nino)
- Polar
- Quake
- Radar
- Sky (Skylar)
- Storm (Stormy)
- Summer
- Sunny
- Thunder
- Twister
- Typhoon or Ty for short
- Vane (Weather vane)
- Vortex
- Winder
- Winter
Dog Name Ideas (stolen from Insects, Fish, Sea Life, and Amphibians)
- Angelfish or Angel for short
- Bass
- Bee (Bebe)
- Beetle
- Butterfly
- Cod
- Cricket
- Flounder
- Herring
- Ladybug
- Perch
- Shark
- Shrimp
- Skate
- Snapper
- Tadpole
- Trigger (Trigger Fish)
- Trout
- Tuna
Birds: Dog Names from Nature
- Bluebird
- Blue Jay
- Chickadee
- Duck (Ducky)
- Eagle
- Falcon
- Finch
- Hawk
- Ibis
- Lark
- Macaw
- Magpie
- Martin
- Merlin
- Parrot
- Phoebe
- Puffin
- Raven
- Rhea
- Robin
- Sandpiper (Piper)
- Toucan
- Wren
Dog Names Pilfered from Other Animals
- Badger
- Colt
- Emu
- Gecko
- Foxy
- Kaola
- Lemur
- Lupo (wolf in Italian)
- Mara
- Numbat
- Orca
- Otter
- Paca
- Panda
- Puma
- Perro (Spanish for Dog)
- Racer (Racer snake)
- Topi
- Whale
Dog Names Inspired by Land, Sea and Air
- Bay
- Clay
- Cliff
- Forrest
- Geyser
- Lagoon
- Luna
- Meadow
- River
- Rocky
- Shadow
- Terra
- Volt
Out of this World: Celestial Inspired Dog Names
- Aries (a constellation in the zodiac)
- Aurora (A glow in a planet’s ionosphere caused by the interaction between the planet’s magnetic field and charged particles from the Sun.)
- Axis (an imaginary line through the center of rotation of an object.)
- Comet (A gigantic ball of ice and rock that orbit the Sun}
- Corona (This is the outer layer of the Sun’s atmosphere)
- Cosmic Ray (Atomic nuclei (mostly protons) that are observed to strike the Earth’s atmosphere), Either Cosmic or Ray would make a good dog name.
- Doppler (change in wavelength of sound or light emitted by an object about an observer’s position)
- Dwarf (as in Dwarf Planet)
- Jet (A narrow stream of gas or particles ejected from an accretion disk surrounding a star or black hole)
- Kelvin (a temperature scale)
- Luna (Pertaining to the Moon)
- Lunar (Referring to the Moon)
- Major (As in Major Planet) A name used to describe any planet that is considerably larger and more massive than the Earth)
- Mars (Planet)
- Mira (name of a star)
- Norma (a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere)
- Nova (A star that flares up to several times its original brightness)
- Orion (a constellation)
- Photon (A particle of light composed of a minute quantity of electromagnetic energy)
- Pluto (Planet, also a famous Disney Dog)
- Pulsar (A spinning neutron star that emits energy along its gravitational axis)
- Quasar (a celestial object emitting large amounts of energy)
- Rigel (the brightest star in the constellation Orion)
- Saturn (Planet)
- Sirius (Also known as the dog star)
- Sol (sun)
- Star or Starr
- Venus (A planet between earth and Mercury)
- Zeta (a star in the Orion Constellation)
- Zodiac (An imaginary belt across the sky in which the Sun, moon, and all of the planets can always be found.)
Still more Ideas
Just didn’t find the perfect name for your dog? Are you a hunter? Perhaps a hunting dog name might be the best idea for your new puppy. This might be just right if you expect her to accompany you on that next big trip.
Even More Small Dog Names for that New Puppy or Dog
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