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Hunting Dog Names
Favorite Names for your Favorite Dog

The hunting dog names list includes some of my favorite names for your gun dog, pointer, flusher, retriever and more. The list also includes many of my favorite one syllable dog names.

Some of the names are tied to gun manufacturers, old movie actors or hunting commands. Some are here just because I like how they sound.

I'm sorry, but names like Fifi or Fido just don't get it for me. When I added every name to the list, I envisioned myself calling a hunting dog by that name.

If the name didn't sound right to me, it didn't make the list. Nothing personal to those of you hunting with Fluffy, Powder Puff or Precious (sorry, Lord of the Rings fans!).

Three of my favorite names are Dutch, Kody and Scout. In my case, Kody actually stands for Kodiak, which was the name of my second German Shepherd (the first Shepherd was named Baron).

Hunting Dog Names I also have a thing for one syllable dog names. Some people warn against using one syllable names because they could be confusing to the dog. For example, Neal sounds like "heal" and Beau sounds like "No."

This advice is warranted, but should not rule out one syllable hunting dog names. One of the best hunters I know uses one syllable names exclusively. Two of my favorites were Ratt and Tuff.

Below is a list of more than 70 of my favorite hunting dog names, many with explanations of why I chose them. Browse or study the list and have fun.

If you don't find a name you like, visit our Dog Names by Breed page or one syllable dog names list to see more options. For even more names, search our list of more than 4,000 puppy names.

Name	Meaning
Ammo
Apollo	If you need two dog names, you could name them Apollo and Zeus.
Arrow
Artemis	Goddess of the wilderness.
Bailey	This is my chocolate Labrador Retriever's name. Visit our Labrador dog names list if you have a Lab of your own.
Banshee
Bear
Beast
Benelli	Gun manufacturer.
Bramble
Brutus
Buck	My sister's Black Labrador Retriever is named Buck. This is also a favorite among one syllable dog names.
Buckshot
Bud
Buddy
Buffy	As in, Buffy the vampire slayer.
Bullet
Cabela	Hunting accessory store.
Capone
Chase
Conan	For Arnold Schwarzenegger fans, as in Conan the Barbarian.
Cujo	Remember the Stephen King movie?
Dakota
Dixie
Drake	Male mallard.
Duke	My favorite cowboy - John Wayne.
Dutch	I like the sound of this name. Reminds me of an old wrestler named Dutch Savage.
Finch
Gauge
General
Granite
Griswold
Gunner
Hawk
Hogan
Hunter	Maybe the reason for this name is a little too obvious?
Jag	A good choice among one syllable dog names.
Jager
Killer
King
Klondike
Kody	This was the name of our second German Shepherd. Actually, it was Kodiak. Visit our German Shepherd dog names list for more suggestions.
Kona	If you love Hawaii or coffee, this is a great name. But it's also very popular among hunting dog names.
Lady
Lead
Loki
Magnum
Orion	Greek mythology
Outlaw
Pepper
Pistol
Popeye
Predator	An appropriate name as a hunter, but three syllables may be to many for some tastes.
Rambo
Ratt	Name of my friend's Black Lab hunting dog. Also see Tuff.
Raven
Reload
Remington	Gun manufacturer.
Rip	No special meaning behind this one. I just like the sound of it and I like one syllable dog names.
Rosco
Rugar	Gun manufacturer.
Samson
Savage
Scout	One of my favorite hunting dog names. Also good for those who like one syllable dog names.
Shiloh
Snuff
Sparkey
Todd	Remember the movie, Fox and the Hound? This is a great hunting dog name.
Trigger	Name of Roy Rogers's horse. Also part of a gun (yes, you already knew that).
Trapper
Tuff	Name of my friend's Black Lab hunting dog. Also see Ratt.
Van Hellsing	Vampire hunter.
Walker
Winchester	One of the most famous gun manufacturers.
Wolf
Wyatt	As in Wyatt Earp
Zeke
Zeus

Can't find the name you like on the Hunting Dog names list? Don't give up. Visit our Dog Names by Breed list or one syllable dog names list to do some more hunting (pun intended). If you have a great name, tell us about it!

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