On

Pronunciation: [On]

Gender: Male

Meaning: Power

Origin: Hebrew



Famous Dogs Named On

Zeltim Odie Peterson: A pug that said "I Love You" on various talk shows.

Zeke the Wonder Dog: A Labrador Retriever, serves as a mascot for Michigan State University.

Yukon King: Alaskan Husky dog from Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.

Yakee A Dangerous Liaison: A Pekingese that was Best in Show at Crufts in 2003.

Wonder Dog: Yellow Labrador Retriever starred in Superfreinds a TV series

Wonder Dog: A dog who must rescue his home planet from invading forces in the game Wonder Dog.

Won Ton Ton: German Shepherd hero of the 1976 movie Won Ton Ton-The Dog Who Saved Hollywood.

Wishbone: Jack Russell Terrier dog from Wishbone, the main character.

Winston: A Boston Terrier who loves to eat in the animation Feast.

Wellington: Mrs Shears's Poodle dog in the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, found dead at the beginning of the story.

Trixie Koontz: The Golden Retriever companion of Dean Koontz, was a retired guide dog and the purported author of Life Is Good.

Strongheart: Also known as Etzel von Oeringen, was the first German Shepherd Dog with name-above-the-title billing in a film.

Station Jim: A popular and successful collector for the Widows' and Orphans' fund of the Great Western Railway.

Sensation: The English Pointer featured on the logo of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Ponta Koizumi: A dog from the comic strip Guru Guru Pon-chan.

Pongo: Roger's pet dog in the animation 101 Dalmatians, father to 15 puppies and adoptive father to 84 other dalmatian puppies.

Poncho: Part of the comic strip Pooch Cafe created in 2000 by Paul Gilligan.

Ponch: A dog from the book So You Want to Be a Wizard.

Pearl the Wonder Dog: Pointer dog from the book Spenser.

Paddington: A Golden Retriever "professional stand-in, and stunt double" portrays the real Duke Bush at promotional events and in commercials for Bush's Best Baked Beans.

Napoleon: Bloodhound, part of the film The Aristocats by from the Walt Disney Studios.

Napoleon: The cute little Golden Retriver dog in the film Napoleon.

Napoleon: A dog from the comic strip Napoleon and Uncle Elby.

Ms. Lion: A Lhasa Apso owned by the superheroine Firestar in the animation Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends.

Mr. Bones: Stray dog in the book Timbuktu and narrator of the story. Later renamed Sparky/Sparkatus.

Moonie: A Chihuahua, played the role of Elle Woods' tiny dog Bruiser in Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2.

Montmorency: The narrator's Fox Terrier dog in the book Three Men in a Boat, and he accompanies his owner and his two friends on a boating holiday over the river Thames.

Mignon: Yorkshire Terrier acted in the TV Series Green Acres starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor.

Marc Antony: A burly bulldog from the animation Feed the Kitty that is usually brown with a tan belly and black ears, though his coloration varies in few shorts.

Madison: A Labrador Retriever, best known for playing the role of Vincent on the television series Lost.

London: Portrayed Hobo in The Littlest Hobo series. The character originated in an earlier film.

Koni: Russian President Vladimir Putin's Labrador Retriever

Know-Nothing Bo the Non-Wonder Dog: A dog belonging to advertiser Will Smithers in the book So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.

Jonathan: A Husky, is the University of Connecticut's mascot, and is named after the state of Connecticut's first governor.

Horand von Grafrath: The first registered German Shepherd Dog, and the foundation sire of the breed.

Hong Kong Phooey: A dog from the animation Hong Kong Phooey, also known as the janitor Henry.

Honey Tree Evil Eye: A female Bull Terrier, was known as Spuds MacKenzie in her role as the Budweiser spokes-dog.

Gibson: A Harlequin Great Dane who was the world's tallest dog until his death in August 2009. Gibson was certified by Guinness World Records as the tallest living dog at 107 centimetres (42.1 in). Standing on his hind legs, the 77 kilograms (170 lb) dog was over 2.13 metres (7 ft) tall.

Fronobulax: A large poodle appears on the Frank Zappa and the Mothers album Roxy and Elsewhere.

Edison: English Sheepdog Famous for the Ian Fleming book Chity Chity Bang Bang which was later adopted into a stage musical.

Donnie: A Doberman Pinscher featured on the National Geographic Channel show Dog Genius for his penchant for arranging his toys in geometric forms.

Don: A short statured dog who is the best buddy of Waffles the Cat in the animation Van Beuren Studios.

Diamond: Sir Isaac Newton's favorite dog.

Demon: Siberian Husky dog in the 2002 film Snow Dogs.

Constantine: A family died in a car crash during the summer of 1995, leaving the dog as the only survivor. The German Shepherd Dog named Constantine by the locals, kept coming to the same spot for the next 7 years braving freezing winters and hot summers.

Commissioner: A Dachshund whose mistress was actress Carole Lombard. Commissioner ignored Clark Gable completely. After Lombard's death in 1942, the dog would not leave Gable's side.

Cinnamon: Yorkshire Terrier dog from The Big Bang Theory, owned by Rajesh Koothrappali.

Chiffon: Old English Sheepdog from the film The Shaggy Dog.

Charlie the Wonder Dog: Star of the sketch of the same name in a parody of other fictitious animal shows such as Lassie.

Carface V. Malone: Huge American Pitt Bull dog in the animated movie All Dogs Go To Heaven.

Famous People Named On

Zora Neale Hurston was a well-known American folklorist, anthropologist and author.

Zac Efron is an American actor and singer whose tryst with the showbiz started as a teenager.

Xenophon was a famous Greek historian and philosopher of 4th century B.

Woody Harrelson is an Academy award nominated American actor and activist.

Winston Churchill was a British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

William Theodore Walton III is a retired American basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers before becoming a television sportscaster.

William Henry Harrison was a brave Army man who went on to become the President of the United States.

William Gibson is an American-Canadian novelist who pioneered the genre of science/speculative fiction.

William Ewart Gladstone was a famous British politician who served as the Prime Minister of United Kingdom four times.

William E. Simon was a successful businessman and philanthropist.

Whitney Houston was a famous American singer and actress who is known for her songs like ‘Saving All My Love for You’ and ‘Greatest Love of All’.

Wayne Rooney is an English footballer widely regarded as one of the best. He plays for Manchester United and the England national team.

Waylon Jennings was an American country singer and songwriter.

Wassily Leontief was the Nobel Prize winning economist, and he acclaimed for his input–output analysis, is a name to reckon with.

Washington Irving was America's first genuine internationally best-selling author.

Warren Zevon was an American musician and rock singer-songwriter.

W. Clement Stone was a successful businessman, philanthropist and self-help book author.

Vanessa Carlton is a singer-songwriter who rose to fame with her debut single ‘A Thousand Miles’.

V. K. Krishna Menon was an Indian nationalist, diplomat and statesman, described as the second most powerful man in India by Time magazine and others.

Upton Sinclair was a Pulitzer Prize winning author and a social reformer.

Tove Jansson is a famous painter, writer-illustrator and cartoonist known for creating the Moomin series of children books and cartoon characters.

Tony Tan is the current and seventh president of Singapore.

Tony Robbins is an American life coach, self-help guru and motivational speaker, known for his books ‘Unlimited Power’ and ‘Awaken the Giant Within’.

Tony Hawk is a former American skateboarder and actor.

Tony Dungy is the first African-American head coach to record a victory at the Super Bowl.

Tony Blair is a Former Prime Minister of Britain and is one of the youngest leaders to have served as the Prime Minister of a Country.

Tony Benn was a famous British Labor Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 47 years.

Toni Morrison is a multiple award winning author whose best known works include the novels ‘Beloved’ and ‘The Bluest Eye’.

Toni Braxton is an American Grammy Award winning R&B singer, songwriter, pianist, musician, record producer, and philanthropist.

Tom Jones was a famous Welsh singer.

Thomas S. Monson is a famous American religious leader and spiritual author. He was ordained an apostle at the young age of thirty-six.

Thomas Merton was an Anglo-American author of French origin who is famous as a poet, a catholic priest, social activist and a great scholar of comparative religion.

Thomas Jefferson was a political philosopher and the third President of the United States.

Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist.

Thomas Edison was a multitalented personality.

Tessa Sanderson was a famous sports personality, Tessa Sanderson, the first black women to win an Olympic gold and has founded a charitable sports training center.

Susan Sontag is an American critical essayist, cultural analyst, novelist, political activist, filmmaker and playwright of international repute.

Sun Myung Moon was a Korean religious leader who founded the Unification Church.

Sugar Ray Robinson is regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time.

Sugar Ray Leonard is a legendary boxer, who won world titles in five different weight classes.

Sophie Gengembre Anderson was an artist who painted pictorial images of Victorian children.

Sonia Delaunay was a Jewish-French artist who, with her husband Robert Delaunay and others, cofounded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes.

Son Sann was the former Prime Minister of Cambodia known for the progressive policies he implemented during his reign.

Solon was an Athenian lawmaker, poet and politician.

Solomon was the third king of the United Monarchy and the son of David, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, and an ancestor of Jesus.

Sir Richard Stone deserves a special place amongst contemporary economists.

Sir Donald Bradman was an Australian cricketer hailed as the greatest ever Test batsman of all time.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish author, poet & physician.

Simone Weil was a French philosopher, Christian spiritualist and an activist who was a part of the French Resistance during World War II.

Simon Wiesenthal was an Austrian writer and a famous Nazi hunter.

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