If you love pets just as much as you love pop culture, you're in good company! Your favourite 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)