Did you just adopt a Russian breed of dog, like a Samoyed or a black Russian Terrier? You’ll probably want your new four-legged friend to have a classic Russian name to match.
What Are Some Russian Dog Names?
If you’re looking for a Russian name for your new pup, check out this list of Russian dog names and their meanings.
Russian Male Dog Names
- Anatoly (“sunrise”)
- Artemy (“butcher”)
- Boris (“fighter”)
- Demid (“Zeus’s counsel”)
- Dmitry (“follower of Demeter”)
- Dosifey (“giving God”)
- Faddei (“heart”)
- Fima (“good spirits”)
- Foka (“seal”)
- Fyodor (“God’s gift”)
- Gleb (“God”)
- Igor (“warrior”)
- Illia (“my Lord is God”)
- Iriney (“peaceful”)
- Kazimir (“to destroy”)
- Kir (“young”)
- Kirill (“lord”)
- Konstantin (“constant”)
- Kuzma (“order”)
- Lavr (“laurel”)
- Lev (“lion”)
- Makar (“blessed”)
- Maksim (“greatest”)
- Nikita (“unconquerable”)
- Oleg (“blessed”)
- Onisim (“beneficial”)
- Prokhor (“dance leader”)
- Prokopy (‘advance”)
- Radimir (“happy world”)
- Renat (“born again”)
- Rodion (“hero’s song”)
- Rolan (“famous land”)
- Rurik (“famous ruler”)
- Savva (“old man”)
- Sergei (“shepherd”)
- Stanislav (“glory”)
- Tyoma (“butcher”)
- Viktor (“conqueror”)
- Vladimir (“famous prince”)
- Yarik (“fierce and glorious”)
- Yaroslav (“bright flame”)
- Yefim (“happy”)
- Yevgeni (“well-born”)
- Zinovy (“Zeus”)
Russian Female Dog Names
- Afya (“wild horse”)
- Alina (“beautiful”)
- Aliona (“light”)
- Anastasia (“Resurrection”)
- Anfisa (“flowering”)
- Arina (“peace”)
- Avgusta (“to increase”)
- Borislava (“glory”)
- Czarina (“female ruler”)
- Dessa (“long journey”)
- Dunya (‘pleased”)
- Ekaterina (‘pure”)
- Evgenia (“noble”)
- Faina (“light”)
- Fedosia (“God’s gift”)
- Galina (“clarity”)
- Gasha (“good”)
- Inna (“rough stream”)
- Keesa (“kitten”)
- Kesha (“innocent”)
- Ksenia (“hospitable”)
- Lida (“people’s favor”)
- Liliya (“lily”)
- Lubov (“love”)
- Marfa (“teacher”)
- Marina (“of the sea”)
- Mila (“dear”)
- Nadya (“hope”)
- Nasya (“immortal”)
- Natalia (“Christmas”)
- Nesha (“pure”)
- Nina (“grace”)
- Oksana (“praise for God”)
- Olesya (“holy”)
- Orya (“peace”)
- Pasha (“small”)
- Rada (“happy”)
- Raisa (“relaxed”)
- Serafima (“fiery one”)
- Sezja (“protector”)
- Svetlana (“light”)
- Vera (“faith”)
- Valeriya (“strong”)
- Zhenya (“well-born”)
- Zinaida (“God-like”)
Cute Russian Dog Names
- Alexei (“defender”)
- Artur (“bear-like”)
- Babushka (“grandma”)
- Bolshoi (“large”)
- Buka (“sour”)
- Burya (“storm”)
- Bystro (“fast”)
- Cosmonaut (“astronaut”)
- Dedushka (“grandpa”)
- Detka (“baby”)
- Diana (“divinity”)
- Edvard (“rich guard”)
- Gabriel (“power of God”)
- Geroy (“hero”)
- Kazak (“someone skilled in battle”)
- Kazan (“a Russian city”)
- Kletska (“dumpling”)
- Konfety (“candy”)
- Krasota (“beauty”)
- Krolik (“rabbit”)
- Kukla (“doll”)
- Lana (“little rock”)
- Lapa (“paw”)
- Laska (“weasel”)
- Lenivyy (“lazy”)
- Leto (“summer
- Matryoshka (“stacking dolls”)
- Mechta (“dream”)
- Milaya (“sweet”)
- Mir (“peace”)
- Oblako (“cloud”)
- Ponchik (“doughnut”)
- Ptitsa (“bird”)
- Radko (“joy”)
- Raketa (“rocket”)
- Rosomakha (“wolverine”)
- Ruble (“Russian currency”)
- Sakhar (“sugar”)
- Selina (“the moon”)
- Shchenok (“puppy”)
- Shokolad (“chocolate”)
- Sneg (“snow”)
- Sputnik (“satellite”)
- Syr (“cheese”)
- Veter (“wind”)
- Vivika (“someone who has a beautiful voice”)
- Vold (“wolf”)
- Yagoda (“berry”)
- Yerik (“chosen by God”)
- Yozhik (“hedgehog”)
- Zoloto (“gold”)
Classic Russian Dog Names
- Alik (short for Alexander)
- Avenir (“Abner”)
- Dimka (nickname for Dmitri)
- Ermolai (“coming from Hermes”)
- Feliks (Russian version of Felix)
- Foma (Russian spelling of Thomas)
- Georgiy (Russian form of George)
- Ivan (Russian form of John)
- Matfey (Russian spelling of Matthew)
- Mikhail (Russian spelling of Michael)
- Osip (short for Joseph)
- Polina (female form of Paul)
- Pyotr (Russian version of Peter)
- Ro (“hero”)
- Roksana (Russian variant of Roxana)
- Tanya (Short form of Tanya)
- Verusha (another version of Vera)
- Yana (Russian version of Jana)
- Yelena (Russian form of Helen)
- Yulia (Russian variant of Julia)
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