German Shepherd Names, Names For German Shepherd Puppies

The German Shepherd, or abbreviated as GSD, is a breed of medium to large-sized working dog that originated in Germany. German Shepherds are working dogs developed originally for herding and guarding sheep. Because of their strength, intelligence and abilities in obedience training they are often employed in police and military roles around the world. Check out our collection of German Shepherd dog names for male or female puppies.

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Abby	Father in rejoicing	Female	Hebrew
Abe	Father of a multitude or many nations	Male	Hebrew
Able	Breath	Unisex	Hebrew
Ace	One	Male	Latin
Adela	Noble	Female	Germanic
Adolfina	Noble wolf	Female	English
Adolph	Noble wolf	Male	English
Adonis	Lord	Male	Phoenician
Adrian	From Hadria	Male	Latin
Aiko	Love child	Female	Japanese
Ajax	Mourner	Male	Greek
Alaric	Noble ruler	Male	Germanic
Aldo	Old	Male	Germanic
Alex	Defending men	Unisex	Greek
Alexia	Defender	Female	Greek
Angel	Messenger	Unisex	Greek
Anja	Favor, grace	Female	Russian
Annie	Grace	Female	Hebrew
Anubis	[God of the dead]	Unisex	Ancient Egyptian
Apache		Unisex	Hebrew
Arthus	Bear Hero, A Rock	Male	Welsh
Atlas	Not enduring	Unisex	Greek
Audra	Storm	Female	Lithuanian
August	Venerated	Male	Latin
Augustus	Venerated	Male	Latin
Axel	Father of peace	Male	Hebrew
Axle		Unisex	Hebrew
Ayla	Oak tree	Female	Hebrew
Bacardi		Unisex	Hebrew
Bella	My God is a vow	Female	Hebrew