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Dog names starting with W

Every name in our list that starts with W, for girls, boys and either, with the meaning of each. A name that starts with a hard sound carries further across a park than a soft one.

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Girl names (41)

Wadjet
Cobra goddess who guarded the kings of Egypt · Egyptian
Wafa
Means loyalty or faithfulness in Arabic · Arabic
Wagashi
Traditional Japanese sweets served with tea · Japanese
Waha
Means oasis in Arabic, refreshing and peaceful · Arabic
Waikiki
A famous Hawaiian surf beach · Hawaiian
Wainani
Means beautiful water in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Waita
A star of Matariki connected with the sea · Maori
Waiti
A star of Matariki connected with fresh water · Maori
Wanaka
A lakeside mountain town in New Zealand's South Island · Maori
Wanda
German name meaning wanderer · German
Warabi
Short for warabimochi, a jelly like sweet rolled in roasted soy flour · Japanese
Waratah
Red floral emblem of New South Wales
Warda
Means rose in Arabic · Arabic
Wattle
Australia golden national flower
Wednesday
The fourth day of the week, named after the god Woden
Wendy
Popularised by Peter Pan, from a child's word for friend
Wharton
Edith Wharton, the author of The Age of Innocence, and a lifelong dog lover
Whisper
A soft voice, for a quiet dog
White Lady
A gin, orange liqueur and lemon cocktail
Whitney
English place name, white island
Wiese
German for meadow · German
Wiggles
Small, quick side to side movements · small dogs
Wilda
Germanic for wild, or a short form of Wilhelmina
Wildflower
A flower that grows freely without being planted
Wilhelmina
Stately Dutch and German name of the 1900s · German
Willa
Old English, resolute
Willow
Graceful tree of the riverbank
Wilma
Short form of Wilhelmina used a century ago · German
Windermere
The largest natural lake in England, in the Lake District
Wine
A deep red purple
Winifred
Welsh name common a century ago · Welsh
Winnie
Short for Winifred
Winona
Dakota for firstborn daughter · Dakota
Wintergreen
A minty leaf herb
Wisteria
A climbing vine of hanging purple flowers
Wol
Means moon in Korean, short and sleek · Korean
Woodbine
An old English name for wild honeysuckle
Woolf
Virginia Woolf, who wrote a whole book about a spaniel called Flush
Wrasse
A colourful reef fish
Wren
A tiny loud garden bird
Wyandotte
A pretty laced feather chicken breed from America

Boy names (129)

Wade
English surname for one who lived by a ford
Waffle
A soft, sweet breakfast cake, often used for a golden coated dog
Waffles
Sweet breakfast cakes cooked in a ridged iron · small dogs
Wagga
Short for Wagga Wagga, a big country city in the Riverina
Waghya
The loyal dog of the Maratha king Shivaji, remembered with a statue at Raigad Fort · Marathi
Wagter
Means guard or keeper in Afrikaans · Afrikaans · big dogs
Wahoo
A fast slender fish of tropical oceans
Wai Hoi
Means mighty ocean in Cantonese · Cantonese
Waikato
New Zealand's longest river and the farming region it runs through · Maori
Wainwright
English surname for a wagon maker · English · big dogs
Wald
German for forest · German
Waldo
Germanic for to rule, a short form of Oswald
Walker
English surname for a cloth fuller, who trod cloth to thicken it · English
Wallaby
Small cousin of the kangaroo
Wallace
Scottish surname meaning foreigner · Scottish
Walleye
A North American freshwater fish with big glassy eyes
Wally
Old fashioned pet form of Walter, long used on dogs
Walnut
A hardwood tree with rich brown timber
Walrus
A huge tusked seal of northern ice · big dogs
Walt
Short form of Walter, Germanic for ruler of the army
Walter
Germanic, ruler of the army
Wangcai
The best known Chinese dog name, meaning one who brings wealth · Chinese
Wannes
Flemish short form of Johannes · Flemish
Wapiti
A big North American elk, Shawnee for white rump · Shawnee · big dogs
Ward
Old English weard, guard or watchman
Warden
A guardian or keeper of a place
Warlock
A classic role playing class
Warre
Flemish short form of Edward · Flemish
Warrigal
An Aboriginal word for the dingo
Warthog
An African wild pig with tusks and a tough look
Warwick
An English town with a famous medieval castle
Wasabi
Japanese, the fiery green horseradish paste
Wasatch
The mountain range above Salt Lake City, Utah · Ute
Washington
George Washington, first US president and a keen breeder of foxhounds
Waterford
Ireland's oldest city, famous for crystal
Waterton
A lakes and mountains national park in southern Alberta
Watson
The doctor who tells Sherlock stories
Watt
The unit of power, named after James Watt
Watteau
Antoine Watteau, the French painter of elegant outdoor parties · French
Waylon
American given name of the outlaw country era
Wayne
English occupational surname for a wagon maker
Webster
English surname for a weaver · English
Weddell
A cold Antarctic sea named after the sealer James Weddell
Wedgetail
Australia's biggest eagle, with a wedge shaped tail · big dogs
Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood, the potter and maker of fine china
Weisshorn
A shining white Swiss peak, German for white peak · German
Weldon
English place name, hill with a spring
Weller
Sam Weller, the quick witted servant of Mr Pickwick
Wellington
For the duke, and the boot named after him
Wemmick
John Wemmick, the clerk with a tiny castle home in Great Expectations
Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslas of the carol, a real 10th century duke of Bohemia
Wendell
Germanic, a Wend, one of the Slavic Wends
Wentworth
Naval captain in Jane Austen's Persuasion · English
Wepwawet
Opener of the ways, the Egyptian wolf god who led armies · Egyptian
Werewolf
A person who turns into a wolf at the full moon, from Old English wer, man · Old English · big dogs
Werner
German name meaning defending warrior · German
Wes
Short form of Wesley, western meadow
Wesley
English surname, western meadow
Wessex
Thomas Hardy's terrier, buried in the garden at Max Gate
Westley
Variant of Wesley, western meadow
Weston
English place name, west town
Wexford
A sunny county in southeast Ireland
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
Wheeler
A maker of wheels for carts
Whernside
The highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks
Whiskey
A grain spirit, from the Gaelic uisce beatha, water of life
Whistler
A snowy peak in British Columbia
Whitehorse
The capital of Yukon, named after rapids that looked like white horses' manes
Whitetail
The white tailed deer of North America
Whitman
Walt Whitman, the American poet of Leaves of Grass
Wickham
Charming rogue in Austen's Pride and Prejudice · English
Wiener
A Vienna sausage, a long time nickname for Dachshunds · German · small dogs
Wilbert
Germanic will and bright
Wilbur
Old English surname turned given name
Wild Bill
After Wild Bill Hickok, the Old West lawman and showman
Wilde
Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright and wit · Irish
Wildebeest
The gnu of the African plains, Afrikaans for wild beast · Afrikaans
Wilder
Untamed and belonging to the wild
Wiley
Crafty and sly, also an English surname
Wilf
Short form of Wilfred, Old English for desire for peace
Wilfred
Old English name meaning wishes for peace · English
Wilfrid
Old English will and peace, a saint of Northumbria
Wilhelm
German form of William · German
Wilk
Polish for wolf · Polish
Willard
English surname, will and hardy
Willem
Dutch form of William · Dutch
Willi
German pet form of Wilhelm · German
William
Germanic Willahelm, will and helmet
William Shakespaw
A pun on William Shakespeare
Willie
Pet form of William, Germanic for will and helmet
Willis
English surname, son of Will
Willoughby
Dashing suitor in Sense and Sensibility · English
Wilmer
Germanic will and famous
Wilson
English surname meaning son of Will
Winchester
English city name, from Latin Venta, market town
Winfield
English place name, Wina's field
Winnipeg
The capital of Manitoba; a black bear from there inspired Winnie the Pooh · Cree
Winslow
English place name, Wine's burial mound
Winston
An old English name and a long standing British favourite
Winston Furchill
Pun on Winston Churchill, for a jowly bulldog
Winton
An outback Queensland town where Waltzing Matilda was first performed
Wizard
A man of magic, a word built on wise
Wojtek
Polish pet form of Wojciech, and the name of the soldier bear of World War Two · Polish · big dogs
Wolf
German word for wolf · German · big dogs
Wolfgang
German, the wolf path · German
Wolfie
Little wolf, for a husky or shepherd puppy
Wolfville
A Nova Scotia college town in wine country
Wolverine
The clawed mutant of the X Men
Wombat
Stocky burrowing marsupial
Wonton
Chinese filled dumpling · Chinese · small dogs
Woodchuck
The groundhog of North America · Cree
Woodcock
Well camouflaged bird of the woodland floor
Woodrow
English surname, row of houses by a wood
Woodruff
A sweet scented woodland herb
Woodsman
Someone who lives and works in the woods
Woody
Pet form of Woodrow or Elwood, or simply of the woods
Woofgang
Pun on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wordsworth
Lake District poet William Wordsworth · English
Workneh
Amharic for you are gold · Amharic
Wout
Dutch short form of Wouter, meaning army ruler · Dutch
Wrangler
The cowboy who handles the horses
Wrecker
A tow truck, or a dog who wrecks every toy
Wrekin
A lone hill in Shropshire, a local landmark for miles around
Wright
From Old English wyrhta, a craftsman or builder · English
Wurst
German for sausage, perfect for a long little dog · German
Wyatt
Old English, brave in war
Wylie
Scottish surname, a form of William, also means crafty · Scottish
Wyn
Welsh word for white or fair · Welsh

Names for either (83)

Waddles
Walks with short steps, rocking side to side · small dogs
Wadi
A desert valley that runs with water only after rain · Arabic
Waggy
For a tail that never stops · small dogs
Wags
Classic name for a dog with a permanently busy tail
Wagtail
A small bird that bobs its tail as it walks · small dogs
Wai
Means fresh water in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Waimea
Reddish water, a Hawaiian place name · Hawaiian
Waka
A Maori canoe · Maori
Wakatipu
A long lightning bolt shaped lake by Queenstown, New Zealand · Maori
Wallaroo
A stocky Australian kangaroo of rocky hills · Dharug
Waltz
A sweeping ballroom dance in three time · German
Wanderer
Someone who roams with no fixed route
Wanderlust
A strong longing to travel and explore · German
Wangwang
Means prosperous prosperous in Mandarin, and also sounds like woof woof · Chinese
Warbler
A small bird with a rippling song · small dogs
Warren
Network of rabbit burrows
Warsaw
Capital city of Poland · Polish
Wassail
An old toast meaning be in good health, and the hot spiced drink shared at Yuletide
Watercress
A peppery leaf grown in clear streams
Watermelon
A big striped melon with sweet red flesh · big dogs
Waterspout
A spinning column of water over the sea
Wattlebird
A big Australian honeyeater with dangling wattles
Wattleseed
A roasted Australian acacia seed tasting of coffee
Wave
A ridge of water moving across the sea
Wawa
An Ontario town with a giant goose statue; the name means wild goose · Ojibwe
Waxwing
A silky crested bird with wax red wing tips
Waypoint
A marked point on a route or map
Weasel
A small, long bodied hunting mammal · small dogs
Weaver
One who weaves cloth, an English occupational surname
Weiss
German word for white · German
Weka
A curious flightless New Zealand bird · Maori
Wellies
Rubber Wellington boots, for a dog who loves a muddy walk
Welly
A rubber boot, short for Wellington
Welsh Cake
A griddled spiced cake from Wales · Welsh · small dogs
Wensleydale
A crumbly white cheese from Yorkshire
Weta
A giant cricket of New Zealand · Maori
Weuweu
Means grassy or bushy in Hawaiian, for a fluffy dog · Hawaiian
Wheat
The grain behind bread, golden in late summer
Wheatear
A small bird of open country with a white rump · small dogs
Wheaten
The pale gold of ripe wheat, and a terrier coat colour
Wheelbarrow
A one wheeled cart for hauling on the farm
Whio
The blue duck of New Zealand's fast rivers, named after their whistle · Maori
Whipbird
An Australian bird whose call cracks like a whip
Whippersnapper
A cheeky young upstart, for a bold puppy · small dogs
Whirlwind
A small spinning storm of air
Whiskers
The long stiff hairs on an animal's muzzle
Whitby
North Yorkshire harbour town under the abbey
Whiteout
A blizzard so thick nothing can be seen
Whitsunday
A group of islands off Queensland with white silica sand
Whooper
The whooper swan, a big white swan with a trumpeting call · big dogs
Whoopie
A whoopie pie, two soft cakes sandwiching cream
Wicket
The three stumps in cricket · small dogs
Wicklow
The garden of Ireland, a county of mountains and lakes
Widgeon
A wild duck with a whistling call
Widget
A small gadget whose proper name is not known · small dogs
Wigglebeast
A wild and wiggly creature
Wiki
Means fast or quick in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Wikiwiki
Means very quick in Hawaiian, for a speedy dog · Hawaiian
Wildwood
An old natural forest left to grow wild
Williwaw
A sudden violent gust that tumbles down from coastal mountains
Wimbledon
London suburb known for its tennis
Windsor
Berkshire town with the castle
Winger
A fast player out on the wing in football or rugby
Winkle
A small sea snail found in rock pools · small dogs
Winter
The coldest and quietest season of the year
Wipneus
Dutch for a little turned up nose · Dutch
Wobbegong
A carpet shark of Australian reefs with a shaggy beard · Aboriginal Australian
Wolfsbane
Poisonous plant that legend says keeps werewolves away
Wollie
Means woolly in Afrikaans, for a fluffy dog · Afrikaans
Wompoo
A colourful fruit dove named after their call
Wonga
The wonga pigeon of eastern Australia · Dharug
Woodland
Land covered with trees
Woodlark
A small lark with a sweet fluting song · small dogs
Woodpecker
A bird that drums on trees, for a dog who never stops tapping
Woodsy
Of the woods, for a dog who loves the forest
Wooju
Korean for the universe · Korean
Woolly
Thick coated like a sheep
Wotcha
An old London greeting, like what cheer
Wowza
An exclamation of amazement
Wraith
A ghostly figure, a word first recorded in Scots
Wrinkles
For a pup with more skin than dog
Wye
A winding river on the border of England and Wales
Wyoming
The least populated US state, home of Yellowstone and wide open range

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