124 funny dog names that will make you smile

A funny dog name does its job every time you say it. It makes the vet receptionist grin, gets a laugh at the dog park and turns even a muddy-pawed disaster into a good story. The best ones are short enough to shout and silly enough to remember.

This list sorts the jokes by style: puns on famous people and books from history, fake-fancy titles, zany old-fashioned words, food puns, names for dogs with weird habits and plain human names that are funnier on a dog. The notes explain the joke where it needs explaining.

Before you commit, say it out loud in public. You will be calling it in parks, at the vet and across fields, so pick one you will enjoy saying on a Tuesday morning. If the full joke is long, choose a short nickname for daily use.