Spiritual Dog Names (Male & Female) With Meanings

Dogs have a patron saint: Roch, a Majorcan Catholic confessor who was fed by a dog while he had plague. I have selected a list of spiritual dog names, each with its meaning.

List Of Spiritual Male Dog Names And Their Meanings:

Tashi

Auspicious, in Tibetan. Tashi delek is a common greetings at Losar.

Odin

From óðr: frenzy, inspiration. Odin paid an eye at Mimir’s well for one drink of wisdom.

Rune

Secret, whisper.

Hubert

Hubert (“bright heart”) is patron of hunters. Monks at his abbey (in Belgian Ardennes) bred black hounds and actually sent pairs to French kings.

Malachi

My messenger.

Perun

Striker. Slavic thunder god of oak trees.

Hanuman

Monkey god of Ramayana with a broken jaw: hanu is jaw in Sanskrit.

Ishan

Lord, and a guardian of northeast direction.

Noah

rest/comfort

Enoch

“Dedicated.” Genesis 5:24 says: “And Enoch found favor in the presence of God, and disappeared; for God took him away.”

Monk

From Greek monachos, solitary.

Caleb

Dog, from Hebrew kelev, or kal and lev, whole heart. He was one of two spies who told Moses that Canaan was there for taking.

Phoenix

Dark red, crimson, and in myth it is symbolizing rebirth.

Lama

Tibetan for teacher, written bla-ma with a silent b. Save

Murugan

Tender, young, in Tamil. His mount is a peacock.

Dominic

English form of Dominicus, which is from dominus, lord. Dominicans were punned as Domini canes, dogs of Lord.

Sangha

Community.

Akash

Sky, space. In Sanskrit akasha is fifth element, ether.

Obadiah

Servant of Yahweh. He hid a hundred prophets in two caves.

Sadhu

‘Good,’ ‘holy man.’

Bodhi

Bodhi is Sanskrit and has a meaning that I love, awakening. Buddha meditated under a fig at Bodh Gaya, known now as bodhi tree.

Dervish

Poor, in Persian. Mevlevi dervishes whirl with right palm up and left palm down.

Gabriel

God is my strength. In Luke he brings news to Mary in Nazareth. Save

Helios

Sun. Bronze Colossus of Rhodes showed him.

Nandi

“Joyful.” Nandi is the bull vahana of the Hindu god Shiva.

Freyr

Lord. His boar, Gullinbursti, has bristles of gold.

Mantra

Instrument of thought, from man, to think, and tra that means tool.

Apostle

One sent out, apostolos.

Moses

From Egyptian mes, son. Hebrew tradition explains it as “pulled out,” for a baby found in Nile reeds.

Logos

Word, reason.

Bernard

Bold as a bear. Monks of Great Saint Bernard Pass had dogs that helped them to find travellers who ere lost in snow.

Dev

God, deity.

Ambrose

Immortal. Bees landed on his face as a baby, which was a sign of honeyed speech to come.

Vicar

Substitute, from vicarius.

Pastor

‘Shepherd’ in Latin.

Sol

Sun. Romans celebrated Sol Invictus on December twenty-fifth.

Oracle

From oraculum and orare, to speak or pray. Save

Arjuna

Shining, white. He’s an archer who hears Bhagavad Gita from Krishna in a chariot.

Kailash

Crystal. Pilgrims walk fifty-two kilometres around this Tibetan peak.

Bran

Raven. In Welsh myth his head was buried at White Hill in London, facing France.

Padre

Father in Spanish and Italian.

Narayan

Refuge of men or one who rests on waters.

Dalai

Ocean, in Mongolian. Altan Khan translate Sonam Gyatso’s Tibetan word for ocean, gyatso, into Mongolian.

Raphael

‘God heals’, and an archangel in Book of Tobit who walks with Tobias on a road to Media.

Francis

Frenchman. Saint Francis preached to birds and tamed a wolf at Gubbio. His feast is a day for blessing pets in churches.

Eli

Ascension, high.

Tao

“Way” or “path.”

Janus

Doorway, archway. January is his month.

Isaiah

Yahweh is salvation.

Hadi

Guide.

Kama

Desire, love. A god with a sugarcane bow and flower arrows.

Lazarus

God has helped.

Ezekiel

God strengthens.

Simeon

He has heard. Simeon met Jesus in Temple and sang Nunc dimittis.

Roch

Rest/rock. Saint Roch caught plague in Piacenza and later lived in a forest. A dog came every day with bread from his master’s table and also licked his sores. Today he is patron of dogs with his feast on August sixteenth.

Guru

Heavy, weighty. A teacher is heavy with knowledge, in Sanskrit thinking.

Chi

“Breath” or “vital air.”

Obatala

According to Behind the Name, Ọbatala combines ọba, king, and àlà meaning white cloth. Yoruba myth says he shape human bodies from clay and founded Ife.

Talisman

From telesma, a rite.

Jai

Jai is meaning victory in Hindi and Sanskrit.

Sutra

Thread.

Augustine

Venerable, from augustus.

Zeus

Sky, shine, from a root for bright day.

Prometheus

Forethought.

Amun

‘Hidden one.’ Karnak was his temple city.

Ananda

‘Bliss.’ Ananda was Buddha’s cousin and his attendant for twenty-five years.

Saint

Holy, sanctus.

Dagda

Good god. An Irish father figure with a club and a cauldron.

Spirit

From spiritus, breath.

Kane

Man, and Hawaiian god of fresh water and sunlight.

Samuel

God has heard.

Karim

Generous, noble.

Zachary

English form of Zechariah, which is Hebrew for Yahweh remembers.

Gospel

Good news, Anglo-Saxon god spel.

Koan

Public case. Zen teachers set these riddles to break habits of logic. Which one would a dog solve?

Eros

Desire.

Bhairav

Frightful. In this form Shiva keeps a dog as his mount.

Jethro

Abundance. Moses’ father-in-law, a priest of Midian.

Hakim

Wise, and a word for a healer in Urdu.

Mitra

Friend, contract.

Amen

So be it, truly.

Aengus

One strength, or one choice. Irish god of love who became a swan to be with Caer.

Yogi

One who practices yoga, from yuj, to yoke.

Abbot

Abbot is from Aramaic abba, father.

Halo

threshing floor/disk

Solomon

Peace, from shalom.

Tobias

Tobia means Yahweh is good.

Theodore

It is made of theos, god, and doron, gift.

Jonah

Jianh is Hebrew for dove. A great fish kept him three days and three nights.

Shiva

auspicious/benevolent

Sufi

Wool, for woolen robes of early ascetics.

Djinn

Djinn has roots in Arabic janna, to hide. Quran explains jinn are made of smokeless fire.

Asher

Happy, blessed.

Prophet

It combines pro, for, and phanai, to speak: one who speaks for a god.

Basil

royal/kingly

Michael

“Who is like God?”

Agni

Agni is symbolizing fire in Sanskrit.

Sirius

Scorcher. It is brightest star in our night sky (Dog Star in Canis Major).

Vayu

Wind, and father of Hanuman.

Imam

One who stands in front, a prayer leader.

Deacon

Servant, from diakonos.

Shinto

‘Way of gods’.

Amos

‘Burden’. A shepherd from Tekoa who also tended sycamore figs.

Horus

“Distant one,” a falcon god of sky and kings.

Ra

Sun.

Aether

Air, pure and upper, breathed by gods on Olympus.

Ojas

Ojas means vigor.

Om

Sacred syllable, and in Upanishads it is symbolizing Brahman. Hindus chant it at start and at the end of prayers/mantras.

Bard

Poet-singer of Celts.

Ganesh

It combines gana, host, and isha, lord: lord of hosts, a god with an elephant head.

Ankh

Ankh is symbolizing life, and it looks like a cross with a loop on top.

Buddha

“Awakened one.” It comes from budh, to wake.

Emmanuel

God with us.

Chronos

Time.

Rashid

Rightly guided.

Rumi

“From Rum,” a Persian and Arabic word for Anatolia. Poet Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273) lived in Konya.

Patrick

Nobleman, from patricius. In Irish legend he taught trinity with a shamrock.

Surya

Surya is Sun. At Konark, in Odisha, his temple is a stone chariot with twenty-four wheels and seven horses.

Rabbi

“My master.”

Dharma

law/duty

Aten

Sun disk. Akhenaten made it Egypt’s single god for a while.

Gad

Luck, fortune.

Mystic

From mystes, an initiate of secret rites.

David

‘Beloved’. He played a lyre for Saul.

Joel

Yahweh is God.

Arhat

Arhat is symbolizing ”worthy one..”

Rama

‘Pleasing’, and seventh avatar of Vishnu in Ramayana.

Kami

God or spirit in Shinto.

Ronan

Seal, a little one. Saint Ronan has a village in Brittany, Locronan.

Cantor

Singer.

Morpheus

From morphe, shape. God of dreams and morphine comes from him.

Rudra

Roarer, howler. A storm god in Rigveda.

Cosmo

Cosmo means order/world.

Uriel

“God is my light.”

Karma

Action, deed. In Sanskrit it is meaning a deed and also its fruit.

Abel

“Breath,” or “vapor.”

Friar

Brother, via French frère.

Fenrir

Fen-dweller. Honestly I’d save it for a husky with attitude.

Krishna

“Black,” or “dark.” Krishna’s a cowherd god with a flute, raised in Vrindavan.

Kahuna

Expert, priest.

Ullr

Glory.

Swami

Swami means owner, master of oneself.

Tejas

Brilliance, fire.

Raijin

Rai is thunder and jin is god. Statues depict him with drums on a hoop.

Vishnu

“All-pervading”, preserver in Hindu trinity.

Rishi

Seer. In India, seven rishis are stars of Big Dipper.

Amin

Trustworthy.

Bishop

Overseer, episkopos in Greek.

Aditya

Son of Aditi, and a name of the Sun.

Zen

“Meditation” in Japanese, from Chinese chan and Sanskrit dhyana.

Jupiter

Sky father.

Levi

Attached.

Theos

God.

Thor

Thor is symbolizing”thunder.” Thursday is his day, Thor’s day.

Hachiman

Eight banners. His messenger is a dove.

Ruh

Spirit, breath, in Arabic.

Indra

“Possessor of rain drops.” Indra’s weapon is a thunderbolt called vajra.

Mahdi

Guided one.

Ravi

Sun.

Atman

Self, breath. In Upanishads atman is one with Brahman.

Merlin

Sea fortress, through Welsh Myrddin.

Benedict

Benedict is blessed. He wrote a rule for monks at Monte Cassino.

Neel

‘Blue’.

Akua

God, spirit.

Kabir

‘Great,’ in Arabic. Kabir was a poet of Varanasi.

Female Dog Names:

Hildegard

Battle enclosure. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) wrote music and a book on herbs.

Aletheia

Truth, from a-lethe, not forgetting.

Kannon

Perceiver of cries, Japanese bodhisattva of compassion.

Idun

‘Ever young’, keeper of golden apples.

Chandra

Moon.

Lucia

Italian form of Lucius, which is from lux, light.

Sekhmet

Mighty one, a lioness goddess.

Sujata

Sujata (“well-born”) gave Shakyamuni Buddha rice milk, ending his six years of asceticism.

Seva

Selfless service.

Karuna

Compassion.

Savitri

Of sun. She argued with Yama god of death and won her husband back.

Ariel

Lion of God, and a name for Jerusalem in Isaiah.

Valkyrie

Chooser of slain.

Satori

‘Awakening’, comprehension.

Hymn

Song of praise.

Angelica

Angelic.

Calliope

Beautiful voice. Muse of epic poetry.

Niamh

It is pronounced NEEV, and is meaning bright. She brought Oisin to Tír na nÓg on a white horse.

Saga

Seeing one. Saga drinks with Odin at Sokkvabekkr.

Grace

Grace is with origins in gratia, favor.

Salma

Safe, peaceful.

Eos

Dawn. Her son Memnon died at Troy and her tears are morning dew.

Aura

‘Breeze’ in Greek.

Durga

Unreachable, invincible. Her mount is a lion.

Hathor

House of Horus. A cow goddess of love and music.

Moksha

Release, liberation.

Vimala

Vimala is symbolizing stainless.

Bliss

Joy.

Sage

Wise, and a herb, salvia, to be well.

Arianrhod

Silver wheel. Welsh goddess and Corona Borealis is Caer Arianrhod.

Lani

Sky, heaven.

Aaliyah

Exalted, high.

Barakah

Blessing.

Gayatri

A Vedic meter as well as a mantra that is chanted at dawn.

Mala

‘Garland’. A prayer mala has a hundred and eight beads.

Serenity

Sky, clear and calm, from serenus.

Kokoro

Kokoro is meaning heart and mind together in Japanese..

Hebe

Youth, cupbearer of gods.

Joy

From gaudium.

Lotus

Lotus is symbolizing purity, a flower that opens from the mud.

Rei

Spirit, or gratitude.

Perpetua

Continual.

Sophia

Wisdom. Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is holy wisdom.

Novena

From novem, nine: nine days of prayer.

Fortuna

‘Luck’.

Smriti

Remembrance.

Bhakti

Devotion.

Lakshmi

‘Sign.’ Lakshmi is a goddess of wealth on a lotus who forms the trinity of goddesses called the Tridevi.

Sati

True, virtuous, Shiva’s first wife.

Rebecca

Binding.

Gemma

Gem.

Parvati

Of mountain, daughter of Himavat and wife of Shiva.

Maya

‘Illusion’. Maya was also Buddha’s mother and wife of the king of the Shakya kingdom. It means “skillful creator” in Sanskrit.

Devi

Goddess.

Dakini

Sky dancer.

Bastet

She of ointment jar. Cats were mummified by thousands at Bubastis.

Asha

Hope in Sanskrit and truth in Avestan.

Saraswati

One with many pools. Goddess of learning with a veena in her hands.

Kiran

Ray of light.

Prakriti

Nature, matter.

Hosanna

Save, please.

Psyche

Breath, spirit, and butterfly in Greek. Eros loved her and Apuleius told their story in Golden Ass.

Inaya

Care, concern.

Veda

Knowledge. Four Vedas exist: Rig, Sama, Yajur, Atharva.

Eve

“To breathe” or “living.”

Nia

Nia means purpose in Swahili.

Mana

Spiritual power, in Hawaiian and Maori.

Selah

“Pause.” Psalms use it seventy-one times (I almost wrote seventy, but I counted again).

Zorya

Dawn star.

Aditi

Boundless, mother of Adityas.

Noor

Light in Arabic. An-Nur is a sura of Quran.

Mudita

Joy in another’s good fortune.

Faustina

Lucky. Saint Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) had a diary on Divine Mercy in Kraków.

Yashodhara

Bearer of glory, Buddha’s wife.

Blessing

From bletsian, to sprinkle with blood.

Metta

Loving goodwill, in Pali.

Iman

Faith.

Aurora

Dawn, and a Roman goddess.

Prajna

Wisdom.

Tara

Star, and a Buddhist savior goddess in green and white forms.

Leela

play/sport

Puja

Worship.

Firdaus

Paradise. It comes from Persian for a walled garden.

Haven

Harbor, refuge.

Shakti

Power, energy, female force of Shiva.

Amira

Princess, commander.

Aine

Radiance, splendor. It is pronounced AWN-ya, fairy queen of Knockainey hill in Limerick.

Epona

From epos, horse. Roman cavalry adopted this Gaulish goddess.

Radha

Success, prosperity. She is Krishna’s beloved in Vrindavan songs.

Beata

Blessed.

Heaven

Sky, abode of God.

Esther

Esther is symbolizing star, from Persian.

Cecilia

Blind. Patron saint of music.

Nyx

Night. I like it for a black dog and even Zeus feared her in Iliad.

Morrigan

Phantom queen or great queen.

Celeste

Heavenly.

Naomi

Pleasantness.

Jannah

Garden, paradise.

Elpis

Hope, last thing left in Pandora’s jar.

Iris

Rainbow, a messenger goddess.

Maat

Truth, order. Her feather was weighed against heart of dead.

Ambika

Mother.

Selene

Moon, from selas, light.

Taqwa

Mindfulness of God.

Dechen

Great bliss.

Scholastica

Scholastica (“scholar”) was twin sister of Saint Benedict.

Ruth

Friend, companion.

Indira

Beauty, and a name of Lakshmi.

Tulsi

Holy basil, planted in Hindu courtyards.

Safiya

Pure.

Aloha

love/affection

Padma

Lotus.

Pele

Lava. Volcano goddess of Kilauea.

Mazu

Mother ancestor, Chinese sea goddess.

Luna

Moon.

Patience

Endurance, from patior, to suffer.

Kripa

Grace.

Anahita

Undefiled, immaculate. Persian water goddess.

Hikari

Light.

Verity

Truth.

Frigg

Beloved. Friday comes from her.

Ai

Love, in Japanese, and with another character, indigo.

Harmony

agreement/concord

Felicity

Happiness.

Eir

Help, mercy. A healing goddess.

Flora

Flower.

Gaia

Earth.

Malak

Angel.

Divya

Divine, heavenly.

Mahina

Mahina means moon in Hawaiian.

Rati

Love, delight, and wife of Kama.

Jyoti

Light, flame.

Ursula

Little bear.

Talia

Dew of God.

Liora

My light.

Irene

Peace.

Amrita

Nectar of immortality.

Inanna

Lady of heaven, in Sumerian.

Prema

Love.

Sarah

Princess, lady.

Genesis

Birth, origin.

Seren

Star in Welsh.

Annapurna

Full of food.

Miko

Shrine maiden.

Inori

Prayer.

Jubilee

From yobel, ram’s horn.

Sakina

Tranquility, divine calm.

Shruti

What is heard.

Yamuna

Twin, sister of Yama.

Abigail

My father is joy.

Charity

From caritas, dear love.

Trinity

Triad, threefold.

Uma

“Flax” or “tranquility.”

Philomena

Friend of strength.

Nephthys

Lady of house.

Isis

Throne.

Duaa

Prayer, invocation.

Kiyomi

Pure beauty.

Elysia

From Elysium, blissful fields.

Rabia

‘Spring’ or fourth.

Nike

Nike means victory, a winged goddess.

Urania

Heavenly, Muse of astronomy.