If you like music-themed dog names, Broadway musicals would make a great source of inspiration for puppy names. These names would be perfect for your dog names, especially if you are one of the musical-loving owners.
Adelaide: Miss Adelaide of the musical Guys and Dolls.
Amos: The name of Roxie Hart’s husband in Chicago.
Annie: Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie.
Belle: The lovely beauty of Beauty & the Beast.
Benny: Alternative to the name Benjamin in the rock musical Rent.
Birdie: Conrad Birdie was the dream boat that had all the girls swooning in Bye Bye Birdie.
Clara: A character from Porgy and Bess.
Cosette: The daughter of Fantine, an unwed mother in the musical Les Miserables.
Dorothy: Dorothy Gale of Kansas is in the musical Wicked.
Eliza: Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, act by Audrey Hepburn.
Emile: Emile De Becque is the French plantation owner who falls in love with Nellie in South Pacific.
Finch: One of the characters in the Broadway musical Newsies.
Flynn: Billy Flynn is the lawyer in Chicago.
Frankie: As in Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons in the musical Jersey Boys.
Gretel: One of the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music.
Jet: The name Jet comes from Westside Story as it is the name of one of the gangs: The Jets.
June: The name of Gypsy Rose Lee’s sister.
Larkin: The dreamy Link Larkin of Hairspray.
Levi: The last name of Dolly Levi of Hello Dolly.
Louisa: One of the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music.
Lucy: Lucy Barker is wife of Benjamin Barker in Sweeney Todd, and the name is bright and cheery.
Millie: The namesake of the musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie and a sweet and unexpected name.
Molly: One of the orphans in the musical Annie.
Nala: Simba’s lioness best buddy and future love in The Lion King.
Nellie: One of the main characters in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific.
Nessa: Nessarose “Nessa” Thropp is the Wicked Witch of the East in Wicked.
Oliver: The namesake of the musical Oliver.
Penny: The quirky best friend to Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray.
Pepper: One of the orphans in the musical Annie.
Rosie: One of the songs from the musical Bye Bye Birdie.
Roxie: Roxie Hart is one of the main characters in Chicago.
Rydell: Inspired by Rydell High School from the musical Grease.
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