My dog
Country

Schedules, units and retailers all change with this.

Puppy names / Themes

Ocean and beach dog names

Tides, shells, sea creatures and coastlines, for a dog that heads straight for the water.

174 names. Filter, shuffle and save them in the name finder.

Swipe these namesKeep or pass each of the 174, then send your shortlist to your partner and see the names you both liked.

Girl names (32)

Abalone
A sea snail with a shimmering shell lining · Rumsen
Adriatic
The blue sea between Italy and the Balkans · Latin
Angelfish
A bright reef fish with flowing fins
Arafura
The warm shallow sea between Australia and New Guinea
Coral
The hard pink structure built by tiny sea polyps
Coralie
French name drawn from coral · French
Cowrie
A glossy sea shell once traded as money · small dogs
Kailani
Hawaiian name joining the sea and the sky · Hawaiian
Kailua
A Hawaiian bay town meaning two seas · Hawaiian
Lagoon
A shallow water enclosed by reef or sand
Laguna
Spanish for a shallow coastal lagoon · Spanish
Marea
Spanish and Italian for tide · Spanish
Marina
A sheltered mooring for boats
Marisol
Spanish name joining the sea and the sun · Spanish
Mermaid
A sea maiden with a fish's tail from folklore
Merrow
An Irish mermaid of folklore · Irish
Nami
The Japanese word for wave · Japanese
Nerissa
Greek roots, of the sea · Greek
Onda
Italian and Portuguese for wave · Italian
Pacific
The largest ocean on earth · big dogs
Paua
The New Zealand abalone with a shell of shimmering blue and green · Maori
Sandy
The pale golden colour of sand, also short for Alexander
Sardine
A tiny silver fish, for a dog who likes to squeeze in · small dogs
Scotia
A stormy sea near Antarctica, Latin for Scotland · Latin
Seaglass
Smooth frosted glass worn by the waves
Seashell
The shell of a sea creature found on the beach · small dogs
Selkie
A seal who becomes a woman on land, from Scottish folklore · Scots
Shelly
From shell, also a pet form of Michelle or Shelley · small dogs
Tahiti
A Pacific island of coral and lagoon
Umi
Japanese for the sea · Japanese · small dogs
Waikiki
A famous Hawaiian surf beach · Hawaiian
Wrasse
A colourful reef fish

Boy names (48)

Admiral
The senior officer of a fleet · big dogs
Anchor
The heavy hook that holds a ship in place · big dogs
Andaman
A tropical sea off Thailand and Myanmar
Barramundi
The prized silver fish of northern Australia · Aboriginal Australian
Beacon
The light that guides ships home
Bering
The cold sea and strait between Alaska and Russia · Danish
Bonito
A small tuna, Spanish for pretty · Spanish
Breaker
A wave that crashes into white water · big dogs
Captain
The commander of a ship · big dogs
Caspian
The largest inland sea on earth
Clipper
The fastest of the old cargo sailing ships
Coho
A silver salmon of the Pacific coast
Corsair
A fast sailing raider of the old seas
Cortez
The old name for the Gulf of California · Spanish
Galleon
A great sailing ship of the old oceans · big dogs
Grouper
A big heavy reef fish · Portuguese · big dogs
Halibut
A huge flat fish of cold northern seas · big dogs
Hammerhead
A shark with a head shaped like a hammer
Hapuku
A big groper fish of New Zealand waters · Maori · big dogs
Humpback
The singing whale that leaps from the sea · big dogs
Labrador
The Labrador Sea between Canada and Greenland, also a famous breed
Lobster
A big clawed shellfish of rocky coasts
Makai
Hawaiian for toward the sea · Hawaiian
Mako
The fastest shark in the sea · Maori
Mariner
A sailor
Marlin
A big billfish of warm seas · big dogs
Muir
Gaelic for the sea · Gaelic
Narwhal
An Arctic whale with a long spiral tusk · big dogs
Nautilus
A shelled deep water relative of the octopus
Orca
The killer whale, a dolphin despite the name · big dogs
Pilot Whale
A big, dark dolphin that travels in pods · big dogs
Riptide
A strong current pulling out from the shore
Schooner
A swift two masted sailing ship · big dogs
Sealion
An eared seal with a loud bark · big dogs
Skiff
A small light boat · small dogs
Skipper
The one who steers and runs the boat
Snapper
A pink reef fish loved by anglers in Australia and New Zealand
Surge
A powerful rush of rising water
Swordfish
A fast ocean fish with a long sword shaped bill
Tarpon
A big silver game fish of warm coasts · big dogs
Tasman
The sea between Australia and New Zealand, named after the explorer Abel Tasman · Dutch
Trevally
A strong fast fish of Australian seas
Trident
The three pronged spear of the sea god
Wahoo
A fast slender fish of tropical oceans
Walrus
A huge tusked seal of northern ice · big dogs
Weddell
A cold Antarctic sea named after the sealer James Weddell
Whale
The biggest animals on Earth, for a big gentle dog · big dogs
Whale Shark
The largest fish in the sea, grey with white spots · big dogs

Names for either (94)

Anchovy
A small salty fish, for a little dog with lots of flavour · small dogs
Aqua
Latin for water · Latin
Atoll
A ring shaped coral island
Azure
The deep clear blue of open sea
Baltic
A cold shallow sea of northern Europe
Barnacle
A small shellfish that clings to rocks and hulls · small dogs
Beach
The sandy edge of the sea, for a dog who loves a swim
Beluga
A pale white whale of Arctic seas · big dogs
Bermuda
An Atlantic island group ringed by reef
Biscay
The stormy bay off France and Spain
Brine
Salt water of the sea
Celtic
The Celtic Sea off Ireland, Wales and Cornwall
Clam
A shellfish with two shells, for a quiet dog · small dogs
Clownfish
A bright orange and white reef fish that lives in anemones · small dogs
Cockle
A small heart shaped shellfish · small dogs
Conch
A large spiral shell you can blow like a horn
Crab
A sideways walking dweller of the shore
Cuttlefish
A clever sea creature that changes colour in a flash
Dinghy
A small rowing or sailing boat · small dogs
Dolphin
A clever sea mammal, from the Greek delphis
Dugong
A gentle sea cow of the warm coasts of Australia · Malay
Eel
A long wriggly fish, for a dog who slips out of every collar
Fathom
A unit of depth at sea, six feet
Flotsam
Floating wreckage on the sea, a fun pair with Jetsam
Foam
The white froth left by a breaking wave
Fulmar
A grey and white seabird of northern cliffs · Old Norse
Goby
A tiny fish of rock pools and reefs · small dogs
Gull
A seabird of every coast
Guppy
A tiny bright fish of warm shallow water · small dogs
Harbour
A sheltered place where ships lie at anchor
Hauraki
The Hauraki Gulf, a sheltered sea off Auckland · Maori
Hoki
A silver fish of New Zealand waters · Maori
Inlet
A narrow arm of sea reaching into the land
Ionian
The sea between Greece and Italy · Greek
Jetsam
Cargo thrown overboard that washes ashore, a fun pair with Flotsam
Kelp
The seaweed that forms undersea forests
Kina
The New Zealand sea urchin · Maori · small dogs
Krill
The tiny shrimp that feed the whales · small dogs
Leopard Seal
An Antarctic seal with a spotted grey coat · big dogs
Lighthouse
A tower with a light that guides ships, for a loyal guiding dog · big dogs
Ligurian
The sea off the Italian Riviera · Latin
Limpet
A cone shelled sea snail that clings tight to rocks, for a clingy dog · small dogs
Lionfish
A striped reef fish with long spiny fins
Mackerel
A striped silver fish of cold seas
Mahi
A bright fish of warm Pacific water · Hawaiian
Manatee
A slow gentle sea cow of warm coasts · Carib · big dogs
Manta
The great ray that glides like a wing · big dogs
Minke
A small sleek baleen whale · Norwegian
Minnow
A very small fish, also the little one · small dogs
Moki
A striped fish of New Zealand reefs · Maori
Moray
A big reef eel with a toothy grin
Morgan
Welsh name meaning sea born · Welsh
Mussel
A shellfish with a blue black shell · small dogs
Octopus
A clever sea creature with eight arms
Otter
A playful swimmer of rivers and coasts
Oyster
A rough shellfish that can hold a pearl
Pipi
A small smooth shellfish of Australian and New Zealand beaches · Maori · small dogs
Porpoise
A small toothed whale, a cousin of the dolphin
Prawn
A small sea creature, also Aussie slang for a skinny bloke · small dogs
Puffer
A fish that puffs up into a spiky ball · small dogs
Reef
A ridge of rock or coral near the sea surface
Ripple
A small wave running across the surface of water · small dogs
Sailor
One who works aboard a ship
Salish
The Salish Sea of the Pacific Northwest, named for the Coast Salish peoples
Salty
Tasting of salt, also slang for a seasoned sailor
Sandbank
A ridge of sand under shallow water
Sargasso
A calm weed covered sea in the Atlantic
Scallop
A fan shaped shell that swims by clapping
Seahorse
A tiny fish that swims upright and looks like a horse · small dogs
Seal
A sleek sea mammal with whiskers and big dark eyes
Shearwater
A seabird that skims low over the waves
Shore
The land running along the edge of the water
Shrimp
A tiny sea creature, also the small one · small dogs
Skate
A flat diamond shaped fish, related to the ray
Skua
A bold seabird that chases gulls for their catch · Faroese
Solent
The strait between the Isle of Wight and mainland England
Splash
The sound and spray of something hitting water
Spray
Fine water thrown up by breaking waves
Squid
A fast many armed swimmer of open water
Starboard
The right hand side of a ship
Starfish
A five armed animal of rock pools · small dogs
Stingray
A flat fish with wings like a bird and a barbed tail
Surf
The white foam of waves breaking on the shore
Swell
The long rolling motion of open water
Tide
The daily rise and fall of the sea
Tortuga
A Caribbean island, Spanish for turtle · Spanish
Tuatua
A small surf clam of New Zealand beaches · Maori · small dogs
Tuna
A fast powerful fish of the open ocean
Tyrrhenian
The sea between Italy, Corsica and Sicily · Greek
Urchin
A spiny ball that lives on the sea floor · small dogs
Wave
A ridge of water moving across the sea
Winkle
A small sea snail found in rock pools · small dogs
Wobbegong
A carpet shark of Australian reefs with a shaggy beard · Aboriginal Australian
Yabby
An Australian freshwater crayfish · Wemba Wemba · small dogs

Breeds that suit these names

Nature

By coat colour

By size and sex

Every name list · Suggest a name we are missing

Next