The domestic dogs are the geniuses other than humans when it comes to intelligence, they are fluent in body language and they can be easily trained.
Border collie is the smartest dog breed for their extraordinary intelligence and high energy. They have an intense connection with humans, making them ideal work and home companions.
Almost everyone thinks that his puppy is a genius, smart pups deserve smart dog names because names do deliver a first impression, so why not giving him a smart dog name?
Some names just sound smart. We have lots of naming suggestions that are used when describing someone who is smart, as well as some rather interesting names after people who have a high I.Q.
Names after Smart Thinkers and Artists
Naming your puppy after one of the top thinkers is a cool idea; it may be just the nudge in the right direction to open his true potential.
Alert Einstein is undoubtedly smartest people in history; he is the embodiment of intelligence.
Marie Curie may be first on the list of great prize-winning women of our time.
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are all famous Greek philosophers.
Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement.
Charles Darwin was the man behind the theory of natural selection and how it applied to evolution.
George Lucas was the creator of much-loved films such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, and so much more during the Italian Renaissance.
Martin Luther King was a highly-regarded civil rights activist in the U.S. whose legend inspires and lives on to this day.
Milo Aukerman is not only a singer and songwriter but also a research biochemist.
Nikola Tesla was an amazing inventor, engineer and physicist who are best known for his contributions to the modern alternating current electrical system.
Samuel Clemens is one of America's best-loved authors.
Thomas Edison, also known as The Wizard of Menlo Park, invented many things that we take for granted, such as the light bulb.
More famous artists and thinkers include:
Alcott: Author of Little Women and 270 other books
Alex: Alexander Bell invented telephone
Amelia: Amelia Earhart, 1st woman to fly across Atlantic Ocean
Asimov: Isaac Asimov, smart science fiction author
Bernanke: Ben Bernanke head of the Fed, liberal printer of money
Biggs: John Biggs, science writer
Bobby: Bobby Fischer, chess genius who was rather a recluse
Bradbury: Ray Bradbury, famous author. He'd like this smart pup choice
Dawkins: Richard Dawkins, sociobiologist
Dell: Michael Dell, inventor of Dell Computers
Faraday: Michael Faraday, physicist and all around nice guy
Fischer: Bobby Fischer, the smartest chess player of all time
Fleming: Alexander Fleming, invented penicillin
Franklin: Ben Franklin politician, and quite the ladies man
Freud: Sigmund Freud, psychologist and one smart dude
Galileo: After the bearded Italian physicist and astronomer
Gates: Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, richest man in the world
Hannibal: Hannibal Lechter, evil genius didn't like being restrained
Hawk: Short for Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist
Hillary: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
Kasparov: Garry Kasparov, a successful chess player
Kepler: Johannes Kepler, discovered the motion of planets
Kofi: Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General, peacemaker
Thatcher: Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister aka Iron Lady
Salk: Jonas Salk, scientist. Inventor of the Polio vaccine
Quentin: Quentin Tarantino, movie director with IQ of 160
Roslin: President Laura Roslin, Battlestar Galactica
Jobs: Steve Jobs was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.
Names after Famous Universities
Oxford: the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Cornell: an American private Ivy League research university.
Stanford: a private research university in Stanford.
Duke: a private research university located in Durham
Penn: an American private Ivy League research university
Princeton: a private Ivy League research university in Princeton
Berkeley: a public research university located in Berkeley
Names from Smart Characters in the Movies
Brain: Penny's faithful pet dog in the animated television series Inspector Gadget
Hal: Hal 9000 the super computer from 2001 A Space Odyssey
Holmes: Sherlock Holmes, detective. He loves spying on the cat
Lisa: Lisa Simpson, the smart Simpson
Mr. Peabody: Genius canine from Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon
Neutron: Jimmy Neutron, boy genius
Schroder: Piano smarty from the Peanut cartoons
Screech: Screech Powers, Saved by the Bell
Urkel: Steve Urkel, brainy character from Family Matters
Watson: Sherlock Holmes smart sidekick
Names Mean Smart or Intelligent
Mensa: The name of the society for those with a high IQ
Professor: For the pup so smart it could teach at a university
Savant: The dog with detailed knowledge in a specialized field
Sage: Means has wisdom, for dog that won't fight with Pit Bulls
Savvy: Means being smart and shrewd
Scholar: If your pal attended school, it would get straight A's
Genius: A smart dog name for the highly intelligent pup
IQ: Abbreviation for intelligence quotient
Wisdom: Means having the common sense to avoid bigger dogs
Witty: Having an intelligent sense of humor
Whiz: A name for a bright person and a great smart dog name
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