Stray Dogs: Name Ideas for Stray or Rescued Dogs
Are you looking for that perfect dog name that just fits your pooch?
Naming a dog can be difficult. One way many pet owners do it is to look for a name that goes with their dog’s personality, physical characteristics, or how they found them. For example, was your dog a stray?
Many strays are named for the street or location where they were found. For example, I know a dog named “Bethel” because he was found on “Bethel Road” and another dog named “Franklin” because he was found wandering in “Franklin County.” Another common trend is naming your dog by the day of the week when they were found - I know a pup named “Friday” that was found on a Friday.
I hope this list gives you some ideas or helps you find the perfect name for your dog!
If you haven’t found that special someone yet, and you’re interested in adopting, you can browse our vast network of shelters and rescues to find and adopt your perfect pet today!
Here are some great dog names for strays:
Strayed or Rescue Dog Names
- Angel
- Bones (thin/skinny when found)
- Buddy
- Bum
- Chance (because he got a second chance at life)
- Dara (which means “gift” in Bulgarian)
- Destiny (it was destiny to find this pooch)
- Grace
- Glory
- Gulliver
- Heaven (you found a little piece of Heaven)
- Hobo
- Hope
- Impulse
- Journey (dog was on a journey that led to you)
- Kaffey
- Kayle (means faithful dog in Hebrew)
- Keeper
- Kisa (an acronym for Knight in Shining Armour)
- Kismit (which means fate)
- Loner
- Lucky
- Main Street (found on Main Street)
- Malachi (meaning a special messenger from God)
- Mutta
- Nuisance
- Paycheck (started costing us our paycheck)
- Percy (short for perseverance)
- Pest
- Podunk (found out in the middle of nowhere)
- Pooka (means good luck charm)
- Retread (found in an old tire along the road)
- Ruckus (he created a ruckus when he got home)
- Scary (scared little dog)
- Scruffy
- Snafu
- Sparkle (because she gave my husband a sparkle in his eye)
- Sweetie
- Tramp
- Treasure
- Tuesday (found on that day of the week)
- Vader (short for invader)