120+ Short Dog Names for Male Dogs

They say that one syllable dog names are often better for hunting breeds. But there is no taboo to name your dog of any breed and any size. So just choose what you like the most.

• Art (can be short for Arthur)
• Chase
• Steve
• Bruce
• Dane
• Colt
• Spike
• Jack
• Bolt
• Ken (from Japanese for “healthy, strong”)
• Russ
• Spark
• Newt
• Mars
• Gray
• Chap
• Chad
• Sid
• Fitz
• Ward (derived from the Old English word for “guard”)
• Hobbes
• Biff
• Tim
• Dax
• Prince
• Dan
• Pace (from the Middle English word for “peace”)
• Ross

• Zach
• Tug
• Rock
• West
• Rex
• Buck
• Blade
• Red
• Tad
• Jay
• Duff (from the Gaelic word for “dark”)
• Finn
• Shep
• King
• Lex
• Fred
• Ted
• Cole
• Cliff
• Troy
• Earl
• Tex
• Todd
• Thor
• Mick
• Nash
• Ace
• Nate
• Drake
• Tom
• Wes

• Bert
• Kane
• Miles
• Jude
• Mitch (derived from a Middle English word for “big, large”)
• Lev (from the Russian for “lion”)
• Bach
• Tank
• Boone
• Stud
• Mac or Mack (from the Gaelic word for “son”)
• Baz (can be short for Basil)
• Brant
• Bay
• Clay
• Max
• Trace
• Duke
• Dave
• Mao (from the Chinese word for “hair”)
• James
• Gabe
• Axe
• Jake
• Fletch
• Chip
• Roy
• Ralph
• Ben
• Ned
• Wolf

• Tag
• Dex
• Hank
• Chief
• Bill
• Guy
• Flynn
• Jet
• Jed
• Frank
• Chance
• Cash
• Beck
• Claude
• Bear
• Blaze
• Bob
• Zeus
• Chaz
• Swift
• Floyd (derived from the Welsh word for “grey”)
• Buzz
• Gus
• Stag
• Gaz (short for Gareth)
• Ray
• Bart
• Hulk
• Dirk

• Bond
• Steel
• Flint
• Pete
• Kai
• Brock
• Gil
• Sam
• Mark
• Vuk (means “wolf” in Serbian)

If you are looking for more ideas, make sure to check our short dog names!