Explore movies and TV–inspired pet names based on characters, celebrities, and iconic pop-culture moments. Filter by best fit (dog or cat), gender, and breed size (small, medium, or large) to narrow your favorites. Each name includes a short description explaining the movie or TV reference behind it.
| Alpha | Name | Best Fit | Gender | Breed Size | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Aang | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
| A | Abu | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Small | Disney: Abu (Aladdin) |
| A | Ace | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Django |
| A | Aladdin | Dog | Male | Small | Disney: Aladdin (Aladdin) |
| A | Albus | Dog | Male | Medium | Harry Potter: Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter films) |
| A | Alfalfa | Dog | Male | Small | The Little Rascals |
| A | Alfred | Dog | Male | Large | DC: Alfred Pennyworth (DC) |
| A | Amadeus | Dog | Male | Large | Amadeus |
| A | Anakin | Dog | Male | Large | Star Wars: Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars) |
| A | Annabel Lee | Dog | Female | Small | Anna (Frozen) |
| A | Aragorn | Dog | Male | Large | Aragorn (The Lord of the Rings) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) |
| A | Archer | Dog | Male | Medium | Star Trek |
| A | Ariel | Dog | Female | Small | Disney: Ariel (The Little Mermaid) | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Ariel (The Tempest) |
| A | Arya | Cat/Dog | Female | Medium | TV: Arya Stark (Game of Thrones) |
| A | Astrid | Dog | Female | Medium | How to Train Your Dragon |
| A | Azula | Dog | Female | Medium | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
| B | Bambi | Dog | Female | Small | Disney/Pixar: Bambi (Bambi) |
| B | Banshee | Dog | Unisex | Large | X-Men |
| B | Barry | Dog | Male | Medium | DC: Barry Allen / The Flash (DC) |
| B | Batman | Dog | Male | Medium | DC: Batman (DC) |
| B | Beaker | Dog | Male | Medium | The Muppets |
| B | Beast | Dog | Male | Large | X-Men |
| B | Bellatrix | Dog | Female | Small | Harry Potter: Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry Potter films) |
| B | Bilbo | Dog | Male | Medium | Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) |
| B | Bishop | Dog | Male | Medium | NCIS |
| B | Bo | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Large | Pixar: Bo Peep (Toy Story) |
| B | Bones | Dog | Male | Large | Star Trek |
| B | Boo | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Small | Disney/Pixar: Boo (Monsters, Inc.) |
| B | Boq | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Large | Wicked |
| B | Boss | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Dukes of Hazard |
| B | Brida | Dog | Female | Large | The Last Kingdom: Brida |
| B | Broomhilda | Dog | Female | Small | Django |
| B | Bruno | Dog | Male | Large | Disney/Pixar: Bruno (Encanto) |
| B | Bubba | Dog | Male | Large | Forrest Gump |
| B | Buckwheat | Dog | Male | Small | The Little Rascals |
| B | Bucky | Dog | Male | Small | Marvel: Bucky Barnes (Winter Soldier) | Marvel: Bucky Barnes (Marvel) |
| B | Butch | Dog | Male | Large | Django |
| B | Buzz | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Pixar: Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story) |
| C | Calvin | Dog | Male | Medium | Django |
| C | Candie | Dog | Female | Small | Django |
| C | Captain | Dog | Male | Medium | Star Trek |
| C | Carter | Dog | Male | Medium | Yellowstone |
| C | Casey/Kasie | Dog | Female | Small | Yellowstone/NCIS |
| C | Chekov | Dog | Male | Large | Star Trek |
| C | Cherry | Dog | Female | Small | The Outsiders |
| C | Chewbacca | Dog | Male | Large | Star Wars |
| C | Chip | Cat/Dog | Male | Small | Disney: Chip (Beauty and the Beast) |
| C | Cipher/Cypher | Dog | Male | Medium | Movies: The Matrix |
| C | Clark | Dog | Male | Medium | DC: Clark Kent (Superman) | DC: Clark Kent (DC) |
| C | Claudius | Dog | Male | Large | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Claudius (Hamlet) |
| C | Cletus | Dog | Male | Large | Dukes of Hazard |
| C | Coco | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Small | Pixar: Coco (Coco) | Disney/Pixar: Coco (Pixar: Coco) |
| C | Cooter | Dog | Male | Small | Dukes of Hazard |
| C | Cowboy | Dog | Male | Large | Yellowstone |
| C | Crash | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Django |
| C | Crusher | Dog | Male | Large | Star Trek |
| C | Cyclops | Dog | Male | Large | X-Men |
| D | Daisy | Dog | Female | Small | Disney/Pixar: Daisy Duck |
| D | Dallas | Dog | Unisex | Medium | The Outsiders |
| D | Darla | Dog | Female | Small | The Little Rascals |
| D | Data | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Medium | Star Trek |
| D | Dee | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Small | Lonesome Dove |
| D | Desdemona | Cat/Dog | Female | Medium | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Desdemona (Othello) |
| D | DiNozzo | Dog | Male | Medium | NCIS |
| D | Diya | Cat/Dog | Female | Medium | Kung Fu Panda |
| D | Django | Dog | Male | Large | Django |
| D | Dobby | Dog | Male | Small | Harry Potter: Dobby (Harry Potter films) |
| D | Dom | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Movies: Fast & Furious: Dominic “Dom” Toretto |
| D | Dominic | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Movies: Fast & Furious: Dominic “Dom” Toretto |
| D | Dory | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | Pixar: Dory (Finding Nemo) |
| D | Draco | Dog | Male | Large | Harry Potter: Draco Malfoy (Harry Potter films) |
| D | Drax | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Marvel: Drax (Marvel) |
| D | Duke | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Dukes of Hazard |
| D | Dumbo | Dog | Male | Medium | Disney/Pixar: Dumbo (Dumbo) |
| D | Duncan | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Dune |
| D | Dutton | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Yellowstone |
| E | Elphaba | Dog | Female | Medium | Wicked |
| E | Elsa | Cat/Dog | Female | Medium | Elsa (Frozen) | Disney: Elsa (Frozen) |
| E | Eve | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | Disney/Pixar: EVE (WALL·E) |
| F | Finn | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Small | Star Wars: Finn (Star Wars sequel trilogy) |
| F | Fiona | Dog | Female | Medium | Shrek |
| F | Flash | Dog | Male | Medium | DC: The Flash (DC) |
| F | Flounder | Dog | Male | Small | Disney: Flounder (The Little Mermaid) |
| F | Forrest | Dog | Male | Medium | Forrest Gump |
| F | Fozzie | Dog | Male | Medium | The Muppets |
| F | Frankenfurter | Dog | Male | Medium | Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| F | Frodo | Dog | Male | Medium | Frodo Baggins (The Lord of the Rings) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) |
| G | Gabanna | Dog | Female | Small | Anna (Frozen) |
| G | Gaius | Dog | Male | Large | Dune |
| G | Gambit | Dog | Unisex | Small | X-Men |
| G | Gamora | Cat/Dog | Female | Large | Marvel: Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy) | Marvel: Gamora (Marvel) |
| G | Gandalf | Dog | Male | Large | Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) |
| G | Gaston | Dog | Male | Small | Disney: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) |
| G | Genie | Dog | Female | Small | Disney: Genie (Aladdin) |
| G | Geordie | Dog | Male | Medium | Star Trek |
| G | Gertrude | Dog | Female | Medium | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Gertrude (Hamlet) |
| G | Gibbs | Dog | Male | Medium | NCIS |
| G | Gimli | Dog | Male | Medium | Gimli (The Lord of the Rings) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) |
| G | Glinda | Dog | Female | Medium | Wicked |
| G | Gollum | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Gollum (The Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) | LOTR/Tolkien: Gollum (The Lord of the Rings) |
| G | Gonzo | Dog | Male | Medium | The Muppets |
| G | Goofy | Dog | Male | Medium | Disney/Pixar: Goofy |
| G | Griet | Dog | Female | Large | Girl with a Pearl Earing |
| G | Groot | Dog | Male | Medium | Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy) | Marvel: Groot (Marvel) |
| H | Hagrid | Dog | Male | Large | Harry Potter: Rubeus Hagrid (Harry Potter films) |
| H | Half-Sack | Dog | Male | Large | Sons of Anarchy |
| H | Hamlet | Dog | Male | Small | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Hamlet (Hamlet) |
| H | Hans | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Disney: Hans (Frozen) |
| H | Harley | Dog | Unisex | Large | DC: Harley Quinn | DC: Harley Quinn (DC) |
| H | Harry/Hairy | Dog | Male | Medium | Harry Potter: Harry Potter (Harry Potter films) |
| H | Hera | Cat/Dog | Female | Medium | Star Wars: Hera Syndulla (Star Wars Rebels) |
| H | Hermione | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Medium | Harry Potter: Hermione Granger (Harry Potter films) |
| H | Hiccup | Dog | Unisex | Medium | How to Train Your Dragon |
| H | Hobbs | Dog | Male | Medium | Movies: Fast & Furious: Luke Hobbs |
| H | Horatio | Dog | Male | Large | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Horatio (Hamlet) |
| H | Horshack | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Welcome Back, Kotter |
| I | Iceman | Dog | Male | Large | X-Men |
| J | Jabba | Dog | Male | Large | Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt (Star Wars) |
| J | Jafar | Dog | Unisex | Large | Disney: Jafar (Aladdin) |
| J | Jake | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Yellowstone/Lonesome Dove |
| J | Jasmine | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | Disney: Jasmine (Aladdin) |
| J | Jax | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Sons of Anarchy |
| J | Jean Luc | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Star Trek |
| J | Jenny | Dog | Female | Medium | Forrest Gump |
| J | Joker | Dog | Male | Large | DC: Joker | DC: Joker (DC) |
| J | Juice/Juicy | Dog | Female | Medium | Sons of Anarchy |
| J | Juliet | Dog | Female | Medium | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Juliet (Romeo and Juliet) |
| K | Katara | Cat/Dog | Female | Large | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
| K | Katniss | Dog | Female | Medium | The Hunger Games |
| K | Kermit | Cat/Dog | Male | Small | The Muppets |
| K | Kiri | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Medium | Avatar |
| K | Kirk | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Star Trek |
| K | Kylo | Cat/Dog | Male | Small | Star Wars: Kylo Ren (Star Wars) |
| L | Lando | Dog | Male | Large | Star Wars: Lando Calrissian (Star Wars) |
| L | Laramie | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Yellowstone |
| L | Legolas | Dog | Male | Medium | Legolas (The Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit films) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) | LOTR/Tolkien: Legolas (The Lord of the Rings) |
| L | Leia | Cat/Dog | Female | Medium | Princess Leia (Star Wars) |
| L | Leto | Cat/Dog | Male | Small | Dune |
| L | Lex | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | DC: Lex Luthor (DC) |
| L | Lieutenant | Dog | Male | Large | Forrest Gump |
| L | Lilo | Cat/Dog | Male | Small | Disney: Lilo (Lilo & Stitch) |
| L | Logan | Dog | Male | Medium | Marvel: Logan (Wolverine) | Marvel: Logan / Wolverine (Marvel) |
| L | Loki | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Myth/Movies: Loki (Norse myth; Marvel) | Marvel: Loki (Marvel) |
| L | Luke | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) |
| L | Lulu | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | Dukes of Hazard |
| L | Luna | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | Harry Potter: Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter films) |
| M | Macbeth | Dog | Male | Medium | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Macbeth (Macbeth) |
| M | Madam Morrible | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | Wicked |
| M | Magenta | Dog | Female | Small | Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| M | Magma | Dog | Female | Large | X-Men |
| M | Mando | Dog | Male | Medium | Star Wars: The Mandalorian (“Mando”) |
| M | Mario | Dog | Male | Medium | Mario (Super Mario) |
| M | Marlin | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Pixar: Marlin (Finding Nemo) |
| M | Maximus | Dog | Male | Large | Disney/Pixar: Maximus (Tangled) |
| M | McGee | Dog | Male | Medium | NCIS |
| M | Meatloaf | Dog | Male | Large | Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| M | Mickey | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Medium | Disney/Pixar: Mickey Mouse |
| M | Miguel | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Disney/Pixar: Miguel (Coco) |
| M | Miles | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Avatar |
| M | Minnie | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | Disney/Pixar: Minnie Mouse |
| M | Miss Piggy | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | The Muppets |
| M | Momo | Cat/Dog | Male | Small | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
| M | Morpheus | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Movies: The Matrix |
| M | Mr. Peabody | Cat/Dog | Male | Small | Mr. Peabody & Sherman |
| M | Mufasa | Dog | Male | Large | Disney: Mufasa (The Lion King) |
| M | Mushu | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Disney: Mushu (Mulan) |
| N | Nala | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | Nala (The Lion King) | Disney: Nala (The Lion King) |
| N | Natasha | Dog | Female | Large | Marvel: Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) | Marvel: Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Marvel) |
| N | Nebula | Dog | Female | Medium | Marvel: Nebula (Marvel) |
| N | Nemo | Cat/Dog | Male | Small | Pixar: Nemo (Finding Nemo) |
| N | Neo | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Movies: Neo (The Matrix) |
| N | Nero | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Movies: The Matrix |
| N | Neteyam | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Avatar |
| N | Neytiri | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Avatar |
| N | Number Two | Dog | Unisex | Small | Star Trek |
| O | Obi | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Large | Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars) |
| O | Obi Wan | Dog | Male | Large | Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars) |
| O | Olaf | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Small | Disney: Olaf (Frozen) |
| O | Ophelia | Dog | Female | Medium | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Ophelia (Hamlet) |
| O | Othello | Dog | Male | Medium | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Othello (Othello) |
| O | Oz | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Large | Wicked |
| P | Parker | Dog | Male | Medium | Marvel: Peter Parker (Spider-Man) | Marvel: Peter Parker (Marvel) |
| P | Pascal | Dog | Male | Large | Disney/Pixar: Pascal (Tangled) |
| P | Peeta | Dog | Female | Small | The Hunger Games |
| P | Pepe | Cat/Dog | Male | Small | The Muppets |
| P | Pepper | Dog | Male | Small | Marvel: Pepper Potts (Iron Man) | Marvel: Pepper Potts (Marvel) |
| P | Pippin | Dog | Unisex | Small | Pippin (Peregrin Took) (The Lord of the Rings) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) |
| P | Pluto | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Disney/Pixar: Pluto (Disney) |
| P | Pocahontas | Dog | Female | Medium | Disney: Pocahontas (Pocahontas) |
| P | Ponyboy | Dog | Male | Medium | The Outsiders |
| P | Pooch | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Django |
| P | Porkie | Dog | Male | Medium | The Little Rascals |
| P | Puck | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Small | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Puck (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) |
| P | Pumbaa | Dog | Male | Medium | Disney: Pumbaa (The Lion King) |
| Q | Q | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Large | Star Trek |
| R | Ragnar | Dog | Male | Large | The Last Kingdom: Ragnar |
| R | Remy | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | Disney/Pixar: Remy (Ratatouille) |
| R | Rex | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Pixar: Rex (Toy Story) | Star Wars: Captain Rex (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) |
| R | Rhianna | Dog | Female | Medium | Anna (Frozen) |
| R | Riff Raff | Dog | Male | Large | Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| R | Rip | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Yellowstone |
| R | Rizzo | Dog | Male | Medium | The Muppets |
| R | Robin | Dog | Unisex | Medium | DC: Robin (DC) |
| R | Roman | Dog | Male | Medium | Movies: Fast & Furious: Roman Pearce |
| R | Romeo | Dog | Male | Medium | Stage/Film: Shakespeare: Romeo (Romeo and Juliet) |
| R | Roscoe | Dog | Male | Large | Dukes of Hazard/Lonesome Dove |
| R | Rowdy | Dog | Male | Large | Yellowstone |
| R | Rowlf | Dog | Male | Large | The Muppets |
| S | Sam | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Large | Samwise Gamgee (The Lord of the Rings) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) | LOTR/Tolkien: Samwise “Sam” Gamgee (The Lord of the Rings) |
| S | Samwise | Dog | Male | Medium | Samwise Gamgee (The Lord of the Rings) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) |
| S | Savannah | Dog | Female | Medium | Anna (Frozen) |
| S | Scar | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Disney: Scar (The Lion King) |
| S | Scooter | Dog | Male | Medium | The Muppets |
| S | Scotty | Dog | Male | Medium | Star Trek |
| S | Sebastian | Dog | Male | Medium | Disney: Sebastian (The Little Mermaid) |
| S | Seven of Nine | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Star Trek |
| S | Severus | Dog | Male | Large | Harry Potter: Severus Snape (Harry Potter films) |
| S | Shadowfax | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Shadowfax (The Lord of the Rings) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) |
| S | Shaw | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Medium | Movies: Fast & Furious: Deckard Shaw |
| S | Sherman | Dog | Male | Medium | Mr. Peabody & Sherman |
| S | Sihtric | Dog | Male | Medium | The Last Kingdom: Sihtric |
| S | Simba | Dog | Male | Large | Simba (The Lion King) | Disney: Simba (The Lion King) |
| S | Sirius | Dog | Male | Large | Harry Potter: Sirius Black (Harry Potter films) |
| S | Sisko | Dog | Male | Large | Star Trek |
| S | Skade | Dog | Female | Medium | The Last Kingdom: Skade |
| S | Slinky | Dog | Unisex | Small | Pixar: Slinky Dog (Toy Story) |
| S | Smeagol | Dog | Male | Medium | Sméagol / Gollum (The Lord of the Rings) (LOTR/Hobbit adaptations) | LOTR/Tolkien: Sméagol (The Lord of the Rings) |
| S | Smitty | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Large | Django |
| S | Snape | Dog | Male | Large | Harry Potter: Severus Snape (Harry Potter films) |
| S | Snow | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Medium | Disney: Snow White (Snow White) |
| S | Sodapop | Dog | Male | Medium | The Outsiders |
| S | Spanky | Dog | Male | Medium | The Little Rascals |
| S | Spencer | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | TV: 1923 |
| S | Spock | Dog | Male | Medium | Star Trek |
| S | Stitch | Dog | Unisex | Small | Movies: Stitch (Lilo & Stitch) | Disney: Stitch (Lilo & Stitch) |
| S | Storm | Dog | Unisex | Large | X-Men |
| S | Strider | Dog | Male | Medium | LOTR/Tolkien: Strider (Aragorn) (The Lord of the Rings) |
| S | Stymie | Cat/Dog | Male | Small | The Little Rascals |
| S | Suki | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
| S | Sulley | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Avatar |
| S | Sulu | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Medium | Star Trek |
| S | Summer | Dog | Female | Medium | Yellowstone |
| S | Sven | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Disney: Sven (Frozen) |
| T | Tank | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Movies: The Matrix |
| T | Tate | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Medium | Yellowstone |
| T | Teeter | Dog | Unisex | Small | Yellowstone |
| T | Thor | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Myth/Movies: Thor (Norse myth; Marvel) | Marvel: Thor (Marvel) |
| T | Tig | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Medium | Sons of Anarchy |
| T | Tinker Bell | Cat/Dog | Female | Small | Disney: Peter Pan |
| T | Toretto | Dog | Male | Large | Movies: Fast & Furious: Toretto (Fast & Furious) |
| T | Torres | Dog | Unisex | Medium | NCIS |
| T | Trinity | Dog | Female | Large | Movies: The Matrix |
| T | Troi/Troy | Dog | Male | Medium | Star Trek |
| U | Uhara | Dog | Female | Medium | Star Trek |
| U | Uhtred | Dog | Male | Large | The Last Kingdom: Uhtred of Bebbanburg |
| U | Ursula | Dog | Female | Small | Disney: Ursula (The Little Mermaid) |
| V | Verang | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Avatar |
| V | Vinny/Vinnie | Dog | Male | Large | Welcome Back, Kotter |
| W | Waldo | Dog | Male | Small | The Little Rascals |
| W | Walker | Dog | Male | Medium | Yellowstone |
| W | Wayne | Dog | Male | Large | DC: Bruce Wayne (Batman) | DC: Bruce Wayne (DC) |
| W | Wendy | Dog | Female | Small | Disney: Wendy (Peter Pan) |
| W | Wolland | Cat/Dog | Unisex | Medium | The Last Kingdom: Wolland |
| W | Woody | Dog | Male | Medium | Pixar: Woody (Toy Story) |
| W | Worf | Cat/Dog | Male | Large | Star Trek |
| Y | Yoda | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Yoda (Star Wars) |
| Z | Zatanna | Dog | Unisex | Medium | Anna (Frozen) |
| Z | Zelda | Dog | Female | Large | Games/TV: Zelda (The Legend of Zelda) |
| Z | Ziva | Cat/Dog | Female | Medium | NCIS |
| Z | Zuko | Cat/Dog | Male | Medium | Avatar: The Last Airbender AND Grease: Danny Zuko |