German Shepherds are often the preferred breed for many types of work around the world, because of their strength, intelligence, trainability, and obedience. They have been served as disability assistance, search-and-rescue, police and military roles, and even acting. When coming up to German Shepherd dog names, you have to choose a name that fit the personalities and characteristics of your GSD puppy. Here comes our selection of best German Shepherd dog names for your boy or girl dogs.
German Dog Names
The German Shepherd is originated in Germany, in Germany its name is Deutscher Schaferhund. German dogs deserve German names. Here comes our selection of German Shepherd names of German origin, these names have great meanings in German and they are suitable for your GSDs.
Adelina
Adler
Alaric
Alder
Alvin
Amara
Anna
Arabelle
Arnold
Ava
Baldwin
Berg
Bert
Berta
Bruno
Burke
Carl
Carla
Carol
Carolyn
Charles
Christa
Conrad
Derick
Ebba
Edwin
Edwina
Eldwin
Erika
Ernest
Ernestine
Faiga
Ferdinand
Frederica
Frederick
Fritz
Galiana
Gary
Gerard
Gerda
Giselle
Harvey
Heidi
Helmut
Herbert
Herman
Imelda
Jaegar
Jerry
Keene
Kurt
Leona
Leopold
Leyna
Loring
Louis
Louise
Luann
Malorie
Mathilda
Mayer
Minna
Nixie
Norbert
Nordica
Olinda
Penrod
Pepin
Raina
Raymond
Richard
Richelle
Ritter
Roderick
Roger
Selma
Serilda
Stein
Terrell
Ula
Ulrika
Ulva
Varick
Verner
Walter
Winola
Zelda
Zelinda
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Herding Dog Names
As part of the Herding Group, German Shepherds are working dogs developed originally for herding sheep. Today they are still used for herding and tending sheep grazing in meadows next to gardens and crop fields. These herding dog names are perfect for your German Shepherd puppies. Your dog named Blitz, Flash, Nike, or Speedy will be fast and quickly enough for herding sheep.
Arrow
Batman
Blitz
Bullet
Cobra
Dante
Dash
Flash
Gunner
Harley
Hurricane
Lightening
Lightning Bolt
Napoleon
Nike
Reebok
Sniper
Speedo
Speedy
Tucker
Winston
Zippy
Zorro
Yeller
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Large Dog Names
German Shepherds are medium to large-sized dogs. These large dog names will emphasize this characteriscs of your dog. Some of these names are inspired by those Titans in Greek mythology, for instance Atlas and Hercules. Some of them have the meaning of giant, huge, large, and big, for instance Goliath, Tank, Titania, Tower, and Wookie.
Albion
Aloeus
Anakim
Angus
Argus
Athos
Atlas
Axel
Azam
Balor
Bestla
Biggie
Brady
Cacus
Caw
Celso
Corb
Cyclops
Enzo
Fomors
Garm
Geirrod
Gerd
Godzilla
Goliath
Grant
Hallmar
Hanska
Hercules
Humberto
Hyndla
Jumbo
Jupiter
Kapre
Kentaro
Kyo
Langston
Loki
Magnum
Magnus
Maverick
Maxi
Maximus
Monster
Montaro
Morven
Naira
Olvadi
Olwyn
Oni
Reis
Rion
Skadi
Skathi
Tai
Tank
Tarvos
Tethra
Thiazi
Thunder
Tiamat
Titania
Tito
Titus
Tower
Vipal
Virat
Vishal
Votan
Whoppa
Windigo
Wookie
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Strong Dog Names
Obviously, German Shepherds are strong and powerful, and they deserve strong dog names. All of our strong dog names have the meaning or annotations of strong, and they are strong enough to be suitable for your puppies. For instance Apollo, Kaiser, Khan, Knight, Mighty, and Paladin.
Anax
Apollo
Balboa
Baron
Champ
Dauphin
Deltoid
Denali
Duke
Dukes
Earl
Gentry
Kaiser
Khan
Knight
Koa
Laird
Magnus
Malik
Maximus
Mighty
Mitis
Morza
Napoleon
Noble
Paladin
Patrizio
Perandor
Popeye
Raja
Rajah
Ramesses
Regis
Rex
Rian
Rock
Rocky
Ruari
Samson
Shah
Sharif
Sheikh
Spartan
Spartans
Sultan
Truck
Tyson
Vader
Worthy
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Tough Dog Names
German Shepherds are often used as guarding dogs, police dogs, military dogs, so they need tough enough names. We have pulled together a list of tough dog names for your boy or girl puppies, and these names are bold, tough, and mighty. For example, Ammo, Caesar, Darth, Patton, Rambo, Shark, and Titan are all very good tough dog names.
Ajax
Ammo
Ares
Armour
Atlas
Bacchus
Badger
Bandit
Bane
Biff
Bligh
Bolt
Bomb
Bond
Bonnie
Borden
Bouncer
Bruiser
Brutus
Buck
Butch
Caesar
Cain
Capone
Champ
Chucky
Clint
Cobra
Conan
Crusher
Darth
Dewitt
Diesel
Dozer
Duke
Fury
Granite
Grizzly
Hades
HAL
Hera
Hero
Hitman
Hulk
Hunter
Indie
Jaws
Jesse
Joker
Junkyard
Kayto
Kevlar
Kojak
Krueger
Lecter
Loki
Maia
Neptune
Ninja
Nitro
Orca
Outlaw
Panther
Patton
Picard
Rambo
Rampage
Ratched
Razor
Reaper
Rhino
Robin
Rocky
Samson
Scandal
Shaitan
Shark
Sisko
Sniper
Solo
Spike
Steel
Talon
Tank
Tarzan
Thor
Thunder
Tilla
Titan
Tonka
Turbo
Tyson
Vader
Villa
Viper
Vlad
Wesker
Zeus
Zod
Zorro
Zulu
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Smart Dog Names
German Shepherds are extremely intelligent, and they are one of the smartest breeds of the world. Because of their intelligence, a German Shepherd needs a purpose or job in life to be truly happy. This intelligence, coupled with their courageous nature make German Shepherds excellent police and search dogs. Smart dog names are suitable for German Shepherds, so we prepared this list of smart dog names for your GSDs.
Agent 86
Albert
Alcott
Alex
Amelia
Aristotle
Asimov
Bernanke
Biggs
Bobby
Bookie
Boxer
Bradbury
Brain
Brainie
Brainy
Chopin
Curie
Da Vinci
Dante
Darwin
Dawkins
Dell
Dexter
Dog Genius
Dolph
Doogie
Dr. No
Egghead
Einstein
Faraday
Fischer
Fleming
Franklin
Freud
Galileo
Gates
Genius
Gunner
Hal
Hannibal
Hawk
Hillary
Holmes
Howser
IQ
Jobs
Kasparov
Kepler
Kofi
Leonardo
Lisa
Ludwig
Mensa
Monet
Mr.Peabody
Napoleon
Neutron
Newton
Novella
Ochoa
Oprah
Pascal
Princeton
Prodigy
Professor
Quentin
Roslin
Rubik
Sage
Salk
Savant
Savvy
Scholar
Schroder
Screech
Socrates
Tesla
Thatcher
Tucker
Urkel
Watson
Whiz
Winston
Wisdom
Witty
Wright
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Famous German Shepherd Dog Names
Since German Shepherds have been served as working dogs in the past several years, there are lots of heroic German Shepherds and famous German Shepherds in the history. We pulled together a list of the most famous GSD names for you, and we think this is the best way as a mark of honour to German Shepherds. Of course you could choose one of these names for your girl or boy German Shepherd puppies.
Baggins
Brit
Bruno
Buddy
Bullet
Chips
Daisy
Delgado
Dick
Hobo
Hustler
Jerry Lee
Kanaka
Lance
Maude
Nellie
Orient
Pascha
Rex
Rin Tin Tin
Rusty
Sam
Samantha
Strongheart
Thunder
Timmy
Tracker
Trakr
Tulip
Wolfey
Won Ton Ton
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