Literary Dog Names from Children’s Books
Alice, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Literary Dog Names from Comics
Marvel Flash Thor Magneto Blaze Phoenix Sage Storm Rogue Mystique Raven Shadow
Names of Authors/Poets
Brontë (Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë)
Unique Literary Dog Names from Books
Arrietty, The Borrowers by Mary Norton Bovary, Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Cujo, Cujo by Stephen King Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Havisham, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Jekyll, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Katniss, The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins Kaz, Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo Perdita, The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith Pongo, The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith Quixote, Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Tris, Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth
Dog Names from Mythology
Achilles
Literary Dog Names from Classics
Atticus, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Athos, The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas Bennet, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Brett, The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Darcy, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Jude, Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy Oliver, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Fitzwilliam, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Rhett, Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Santiago, The Old Man the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Sawyer, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Names from Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin)
Ghost Nymeria Lady Summer Grey Wind Shaggydog Ned Cersei Daenerys/Dany Tyrion Lannister Khal Bran Theon Arya Sansa Davos Stannis Genry Ramsay Bolton Greyjoy Stark Renly
General Literary Dog Names
Daisy, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Dorothy, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Emma, Emma by Jane Austen Finn, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Hamlet, Hamlet by William Shakespeare Holden, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Gatsby, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Kurtz, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Lassie, Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight Lila, Shades of Magic trilogy by V.E. Schwab Maisie, What Maisie Knew by Henry James Marley, Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog by John Grogan Marlowe, The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler Milo, Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Moby, Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Moriarty, On the Road by Jack Kerouac Pip, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Ripley, The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith Romeo, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Sherlock, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle You can find even more bookish pet names, names for your dog and names for exotic pets. Also, here’s a nudge to adopt your new pets, rather than to shop for them. You can find the perfect adoptable pets on Adopt a Pet. It’s also worth noting that adopting senior pets can be a tremendous gift for both you and the pet you bring into your life. See if you can find a local shelter that specializes in pets 7 and older and consider giving one of those furry friends their forever home.
