Hunters and gun enthusiasts who work with dogs in the field or who simply enjoy them as companions often like dog names that are related to guns in some way.
The list below, which only touches on a wide range of possibilities, was tabulated from actual and suggested gun-related dog names in a public forum.
From the traditional (Bullet, Trigger) to the popular (Max, Daisy) through to the unlikely (Makarov, Beowulf), the list produces some wonderful dog names.
Sources of Gun-Related Dog Names
The source of the names includes
- Gun manufacturers (Remington, Colt, Mauser),
- Specific products (Blackhawk, Hawkeye, Ryder),
- Gun users (Annie, Jelly)
- Ammunition (Buckshot, Bullet, Bee-Bee),
- Gun parts (Trigger, Frizzen),
- Products related to guns (Target, Gauge)
Even gun cleaning products (Gunslick, Blue Wonder, Dewey, Otis ) can be a source of great dog names
Suggested Dog Names From Guns
Space doesn't permit explaining the meaning or origin of each name. Gun enthusiasts will recognize them, and others can find the answers quickly with a search engine.
- Ammo, Annie (Oakley)
- Barrett, Bee-Bee (small dog), Berdan, Bren, Buttstock (good name for a stupid dog)
- Carbine (smaller dog)
- Bee, Beowulf, Bess (Brown Bess, British musket), Birdshot (small dog), Blackhawk, Blue Dot, BreakFree, Browning, Buckshot, Bullet
- Chauchat- for a French Poodle, Chester (short for Winchester), Clay, Colt
- Daisy, Daniel, Deuce, Dillon, Druganov
- Eliaph (Eli)
- Fineshot (small dog), Flash, FMJ (Jay for short)
- Galil, Garand, Gatling (“Gat”), Gauge, Gewehr, Glock, Gunner, Gunther (a black lab named after the powder)
- Hakim, Hale, Hangfire (for a dysfunctional doggie), Hammer, Hawkeye, Heckler, Heckler & Koch (for a pair of dogs), Hoppes, Hornady, Hornet
- Jelly (Jelly Bryce, gun fighter)
- Kahr, Kimber, Krag
- Lady Smith, Lapua, Lewis, Lightning (the old Colt), Luger
- Madsen, Magnum, Maggie (female version of Magnum), Makarov, Mannlicher (especially fitting on a mutt that won't stop licking you), Marlin , Mauser, Maxim (“Max”, the most popular name for a male dog), Mosin, Mossberg (Mossy for short)
- Nitro, Nylon
- Parker , Pistol, Powell's Rapid Reload, Red Dot (for an Irish Setter), Remington (“Remmy”), Ricochet (“Ricky”), Rimfire, Roscoe, Rossi, Ruger, Ryder (Red Ryder, the old Daisy BB gun )
- Sam (Samuel Colt), Savage, Shooter, Shotgun, Sig, Smith & Wesson (for a pair of dogs), Spandau, Speer, Spitzer, Springfield (sounds good for a spaniel), Squib (for a lazy dog), Stoner ("unless your neighbors are gun enthusiasts they may give you weird looks"), Sturm & Ruger (for a pair of dogs), Sturmgewher
- Talon (black talon), Thompson , Tikka, Tokerev, Tokerev & Makarov (for a pair of dogs), Tracer, Trigger, Tripod (actual name of a three-legged dog)
- Uzi
- Walker, Walther (sounds good for a basset hound), Weatherby, Winchester (Chester for short)
Although the list started as real or suggested names for hunting and guard dogs, there are some great names for companion animals as well.
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- Best Dog Names – Most Popular Names for Female Dogs in 2009
- Best Dog Names – Favorite Names for Male Dogs in 2009
Thomas Alan Gray - Tom has been writing for over 30 years; curiosity leads him to dig into a wide variety of topics.
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