Big dogs deserve big names, and here comes our selection of
great dog names for your big, large, to giant breeds of dogs. These names come from gods, titans, large hero or anti-hero characters, giant animals from mythologies, comic strips, books, films, etc. Feel free to choose your favorite name for your large dogs.
Alaska: The largest and most sparsely populated U.S. state.
Amazon: A tall, powerful, aggressive woman.
Anaconda: A South American boa, often grows to a length of more than 25 feet.
Artemis: An ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Atlas: A Titan condemned to support the sky on his shoulders.
Baloo: Large Sloth Bear from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
Blimp: A fat person.
Buffalo: Any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae.
Clifford: The male red dog whose appearance, disposition, and behavior are based on a giant all-around dog. Clifford is shy, gentle, friendly, loyal, lovable, clumsy, well-meaning and helpful.
Cochise: One of the most noted Apache leaders to resist intrusions by European Americans during the 19th century. He was described as a large man, with a muscular frame, classical features, and long black hair, which he wore in traditional Apache style. He was about six feet tall and weighed about 175 pounds.
Denali: Highest peak in North America.
Diablo: Spanish for Devil.
Diana: An ancient Roman deity, virgin goddess of the moon and of hunting, and protector of women.
Dumbo: The elephant who has huge ears and is able to use them to fly, carrying what he thinks of as a magic feather.
Eiffel: The tallest structure in Paris, a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world.
Emu: The second-largest living bird by height.
Everest: The highest mountain in the world.
Falkor: The lucky dragon with an elongated body, and he is optimistic, friendly, dignified, helpful and wise.
Fenrir: In Norse mythology, Fenrir is a monstrous wolf.
Freya: In Norse mythology, Freyja is a goddess associated with love, sex, beauty, fertility, gold, seier, war, and death.
Godzilla: A fictional giant monster originating from a series of tokusatsu films of the same name from Japan.
Goliath: A giant Philistine warrior defeated by the young David, the future king of Israel. The story is told in the Bible's Books of Samuel.
Gorilla: The largest of the anthropoid apes.
Grendel: One of three antagonists in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (AD 700–1000). Grendel is usually depicted as a monster or a giant.
Groot: A fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. An extraterrestrial, sentient tree-like creature, guardians of the Galaxy.
Hagrid: A half-giant and half-human who is the gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Hera: The ancient Greek queen of heaven, and the wife of Zeus.
Harley: Harley-Davidson, or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer, and the company traditionally marketed heavyweight, air-cooled cruiser motorcycles.
Hercules: The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, and he is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
Hippo: Short for Hippopotamus, the large mammal.
Hulk: Large green-skinned, hulking and muscular humanoid possessing a vast degree of physical strength in Marvel Comics.
Jabba: Jabba the Hutt, a large, slug-like alien appearing in George Lucas's space opera film saga Star Wars.
Jumbo: Jumbo, also known as Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was the largest circus animal. The name Jumbo means "large in size."
Juno: The Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods.
Jupiter: Jupiter, also Jove, is the god of sky and thunder and king of the gods in Ancient Roman religion and mythology.
Kanga: A female kangaroo in the children's book Winnie the Pooh, and she is kind-hearted, calm, patient and docile.
Koa: A large tree which is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Its name in the Hawaiian language, koa, also means brave, bold, fearless, or warrior.
Kodiak: The Kodiak bear, also known as the Kodiak brown bear, is the largest recognized subspecies of brown bear.
Kong: King Kong, a giant movie monster, resembling a colossal ape, that has appeared in various media since 1933.
Leonidas: A warrior king of the Greek city-state of Sparta.
Lycan: Large werewolves.
Mako: A powerful mackerel shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Mechs: Also known as Mecha, a large robot in Japanese anime.
Mig: Large Russian aircraft.
Moby: Moby Dick, the White Whale in the novel.
Moose: The largest member of the deer family.
Mufasa : Simba’s father from Lion King. The name Mufasa means "King" in the Manazoto language.
Nemesis: In the ancient Greek religion, Nemesis was the goddess who enacted retribution against those who succumb to hubris.
Neptune: The god of freshwater and the sea in Roman religion.
Orca: A toothed killer whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member.
Pegasus: One of the best known creatures in Greek mythology, a winged divine stallion also known as a horse usually depicted as pure white in color.
Phoenix: A mythical large firebird from Greek and Roman legends, tales and stories.
Fiona: Princess Fiona, rather Large wife of Shrek.
Quasar: Large bright star at center of young galaxies.
Rama: The seventh avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu, the central figure of the Hindu epic Ramayana.
Sahara: One of the world's large deserts, located in Northern Africa.
Sequoia: Either of two large coniferous trees of California, Sequoiadendron giganteum or Sequoia sempervirens, both having reddish bark and reaching heights of more than 300 feet.
Sasquatch: Another name for Bigfoot, an ape-like creature of North American folklore.
Shrek: A large, green, physically intimidating ogre with a Scottish accent, the protagonist of the book of the same name.
Tank: An armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat, with heavy firepower, strong armour, and tracks providing good battlefield manoeuvrability.
Thor: In Norse mythology, Thor is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing and fertility.
Titan: In Greek mythology, the Titans and Titanesses were members of the second generation of divine beings, and they were giant deities of incredible strength.
Vader: Darth Vader, also known as Anakin Skywalker, is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe.
Whopper: The signature hamburger by Burger King, consisting of a flame grilled quarter-pound beef patty, sesame seed bun, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup, and sliced onion.
Ymir: The earliest being and the progenitor of the giants in Scandinavian Mythology.
Zeus: The sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who ruled as king of the gods of Mount Olympus.
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