The Most Fun Dog Names From the Movies You Could Ever Give Your Pup

If you love pets just as much as you love pop culture, you're in good company! Your favorite movies of all time can make the perfect naming inspiration for a dog. If your new family member will be joining your weekly movie nights on the couch, these movie names for dogs will be the next best thing since a Netflix marathon.

These pup culture-inspired names include famous dogs from cinema and some of your favorite characters. We've included names from Disney movies, the best kids' movies, blockbuster hits, sci-fi and action flicks, and some of the best movies of all time. How could you not love a dog named Gandalf or a puppy named Snoopy? So sit back, pop some pup corn, and scroll through this clever list of names.

Famous Dog Names From Movies

• Marley (Marley and Me)

• Petey (The Little Rascals)

• Toto (The Wizard of Oz)

• Buddy (Air Bud)

• Lassie (Lassie)

• Beethoven (Beethoven)

• Daisy (John Wick)

• Sandy (Annie)

• Benji (Benji)

• Bolt (Bolt)

• Snoopy (The Peanuts Movie)

• Zero (The Nightmare Before Christmas)

• Clifford (Clifford the Big Red Dog)

• Slinky (Toy Story)

• Lady (Lady and the Tramp)

• Nana (Peter Pan)

• Scooby (Scooby Doo)

• Winn-Dixie (Because of Winn-Dixie)

• Dug (Up)

• Max (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

• Gromit (Wallace and Gromit)

• Fang (Harry Potter)

• Frank (Men in Black)

• Shiloh (Saving Shiloh)

• Copper (The Fox and the Hound)

• Hachi (Hachi: A Dog’s Tale)

• Dodger (Oliver & Company)

• Perdita (101 Dalmatians)

• Pongo (101 Dalmatians)

• Dante (Coco)

• Pluto

Movie Character Names for Dogs

• Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings)

• Frodo (The Lord of the Rings)
  

• Aragorn (The Lord of the Rings)

• Legolas (The Lord of the Rings)

• Bilbo (The Hobbit)

• Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)

• Gibbs (Pirates of the Caribbean)

• Satine (Moulin Rouge)

• Iron Man (Iron Man)

• Loki (Thor)

• Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy)

• Thor (Thor)

• Furiosa (Mad Max)

• Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)

• Dread Pirate Roberts (The Princess Bride)

• Buttercup (The Princess Bride)

• Dumbledore (Harry Potter)

• Buckbeak (Harry Potter)

• Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)

• James Bond (James Bond)

• Godzilla

• Edward (Twilight)

• Bender (The Breakfast Club)

• Alfred (Batman)

• Ferris (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)

• Gatsby (The Great Gatsby)

• BB-8 (Star Wars)

• Yoda (Star Wars)

• Chewbacca (Star Wars)

• Spock (Star Trek)

• Neo (The Matrix)

• Morpheus (The Matrix)

• Katniss (The Hunger Games)

• Finnick (The Hunger Games)

• Marius (Les Miserables)

• Jean Valjean (Les Miserables)

• Marty (Back to the Future)

• Sherlock Holmes

• Eames (Inception)

• Gracie (Miss Congeniality)

• Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)

• Stanley Yelnats (Holes)

• Kissin’ Kate (Holes)

• Jack (Titanic)

• Malcolm (Jurassic Park)

• Ash Ketchum (Pokémon)

• Rocky (Rocky)

• Tyler (Fight Club)

Family Movie Names for Dogs

• Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia)

• Donkey (Shrek)

• Wednesday (The Addams Family)

• Scrat (Ice Age)

• Paddington (Paddington)

• Winnie the Pooh (Winnie the Pooh)

• Gru (Despicable Me)

• Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland)

• E.T. (E.T.)

• Toothless (How to Train Your Dragon)

• Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro)

• Haku (Spirited Away)

Disney Movie Names for Dogs

• WALL-E (WALL-E)

• Mufasa (The Lion King)

• Nala (The Lion King)

• Mowgli (The Jungle Book)

• Kuzco (Emperor’s New Groove)

• Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)

• Goofy

• Mike Wazowski (Monsters, Inc.)

• Ariel (The Little Mermaid)

• Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

• Remy (Ratatouille)

• Nemo (Finding Nemo)

• Baymax (Big Hero 6)

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