Le

Pronunciation: [Le]

Gender: Unisex

Meaning: Pear; Tears; Shyness

Origin: English

Famous Dogs Named Le

Yankee Poodle: A Poodle from the comic strip Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, a.k.a. Rova Barkitt of Follywood.

Wiley: A wolf-dog, was videotaped making sob-like noises at his owner's grandmother's grave.

Tickle Em Jock: The first Scottish Terrier to win Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

The Beagle Boys: A dog from the Scrooge McDuck universe in the animation DuckTales.

Talero: A German shepherd who loyally stayed next to his owner, Bernardo Leonidas Quiros, for 23 days, after Quiros died in a snow storm in Argentina.

Sure Grip's Rattler: An American Bulldog, played the role of Chance in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.

Santa's Little Helper: The pet greyhound of the Simpson family in the animation The Simpsons.

Rubbles: A dog from the animation PAW Patrol.

Roselle: A Golden Retriever guide dog who led her blind owner Michael Hingson to safety from the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attack.

Riley: This loyal military dog accompanies the Protagonist on a series of missions spanning the globe in the game Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Rifleman Khan: A German Shepherd that won the Dickin Medal for bravery.

Reveille: Mascot of Texas A&M University.

Raffles: Border Collie dog featured in the animated Rover Dangerfield movie in 1993.

Puddles: Dog in the comic strip Luann by Greg Evans.

Presley: The boxer who won the title of the Greatest American Dog in the CBS television show of the same name in 2008.

Pickles: Discovered the Jules Rimet trophy after it had been stolen in England in 1966.

Old Yeller: The family's Black Mouth Cur dog in the film Old Yeller who is bitten by a rabid wolf with a virus, before Travis forced himself to kill the dog.

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.

Muttley: A mix of bloodhound, pointer, Airedale, and hunting dog from the animation Wacky Races, best known for his distinctive laugh.

Mr. Winkle: A very small dog of uncertain breed, belongs to Lara Jo Regan, who has published many photos of Mr. Winkle in various costumes and poses.

Missile: A Pomeranian with thick fur of brown and white in the game Ghost Trick. He is very excitable from loud noises and strangers by barking at them.

Miss Beazley: One of the U.S. previous President George W. Bush's Scottish Terriers.

Mick the Miller: A racing Greyhound, was the first greyhound to win the English Derby in successive years and the first greyhound to run a 525-yard (480 m) course in under 30 seconds.

Marley: A yellow Labrador Retriever owned by journalist John Grogan. Marley was a neurotic dog, but proved himself to be a great and memorable pet, as stated in Grogan's book 'Marley & Me'.

Lorelei: A dog from the book Lorelei's Secret who was the only witness to his owner's suicide.

Little Dog: From the comic strip Little Dog Lost, this character has been entertaining readers since 2007.

Little Ann: Redbone Coonhound dog from the book Where the Red Fern Grows.

Lex: The first actively working Military Working Dog to be adopted by family members of its handler, prior to being retired.

Leo: Portrayed Jack in Tales of the Gold Monkey.

Lenny: A dog from the film Lenny the Wonder Dog.

Kyle: Gru's ferocious, black, grey-eyed pet dog in the animation Despicable Me, which has the personality of a bulldog and the fang-like teeth of a piranha.

Jerry Lee: A trained German Shepherd police dog in the film K-9, who works in his own way.

Huckleberry Hound: A blue dog that speaks with a Southern drawl and has a relaxed, sweet, and well-intentioned personality in the animation Huckleberry Hound.

Hubble: The innocent faced Border Terrier dog in the 2003 movie Good Boy!

Hercules: English Mastiff dog from the film The Sandlot.

Google: A Poodle whose master was actor, writer, director and producer Ben Hecht.

Gelert: A legendary dog associated with the village of Beddgelert, Wales.

Fleegle: Beagle dog from The Banana Splits, leader of The Banana Splits, an all-animal band. He played the guitar.

Fearless: Pet dog of Dr. Jim Hansen in Providence, a warm-hearted veterinarian who runs a clinic in his basement.

Farley: English Sheepdog, the first dog in Lynn Johnston’s comic strip Better or Worse.

Electra: Popular for the comic strip Cathy by Cathy Guisewite.

Dudley: The very heart and soul of T.U.F.F. even though he's an airheaded and hyperactive, white and black, mixed-breed, dog who usually wears nothing more than a shirt.

Dribble: A large anthropomorphic bulldog with red hair in the game WarioWare, who stands on his hind legs. He wears a blue jumpsuit with a picture of a teddy bear on the back, and a green hat which bears his logo. He seems to be large, burly and gruff, but he is quite calm and friendly, though perhaps not as intelligent.

Disreputable Dog: A dog from the book Lirael and Abhorsen.

Colleen: A rough collie from the United Kingdom in the animation Road Rovers, and she is skilled in martial arts and is a trained medic.

Cleo: Basset Hound dog from The People's Choice.

Charley: A poodle owned by John Steinbeck, was made famous by the book Travels With Charley.

Butler Blue: A succession of English Bulldog mascots of Butler University from 2000 on.

Famous People Named Le

Zoran Jolevski is the current Minister of Defense for the Republic of Macedonia and a former diplomat.

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

Wyclef Jean is a Grammy Award-winning, American-Haitian singer-songwriter and rapper.

Woody Allen was an American screenwriter, director, actor & musician, Woody Allen’s career spans across five decades.

Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, poet and play writer.

William Ellery was one of the Founding Fathers of America and signed the famous Declaration of Independence.

William Cullen Bryant is best remembered as the romantic poet and editor of New York Evening Post.

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

Walter Raleigh was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, politician and explorer.

Waleed Abulkhair is a prominent Saudi Arabian lawyer and human rights activist.

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

Vladimir Lenin was a communist revolutionary who led the famous October revolution in Russia.

Violeta Chamorro was the former President of Nicaragua and is credited for ending the raging Civil War and establishing peace in the country.

Valeriya Novodvorskaya is a Russian politician famous for trying to establish democracy in the country.

Valerie Adams is a prominent shot putter from New Zealand who is a two-time Olympic champion.

Valentino Rossi is a world famous motorcycle racer who has won the MotoGP World Championship several times.

Uri Geller is popularly known for his spoon-bending antics.

Tom Lehrer is a singer-songwriter, satirist, pianist and mathematician from America, known for his dark humour.

Timothy Findley was a notable Canadian writer and playwright.

Timothy Bradley is an American professional boxer – a former WBO welterweight champion and a former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion.

Thomas Keller is an American chef, restaurateur and a cook book author.

Thomas Carlyle was a famous philosopher of the Victorian era.

Thales was the greatest Greek philosopher and one of the Seven Sages of Greece.

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah is a prominent Malaysian politician dubbed the 'Father of Malaysia's Economy'.

Suleyman Rustam was a 20th century poet, playwright and public figure of Soviet Azerbaijan.

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

Steven Tyler is the lead singer of the rock band Aerosmith and also plays multiple instruments for the band.

Steve Earle is a Grammy award winning singer-songwriter, whose albums have a mix of folk, country and rock music.

Stephen Lewis is a Canadian politician, broadcaster, diplomat and professor.

Stephen Leacock was a Canadian political scientist, teacher and writer.

Stan Lee is a former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, a comic book writer, television host, actor, voice actor, editor, publisher and media producer.

Squire Whipple was an American civil engineer, famously known as the ‘Father of Iron Bridge building in America’.

Sophocles was an ancient Greek poet and tragedian, who was famous for his tragedies.

Smedley Butler was a highly decorated Major General in the US Marine Corps and a vocal critic of war profiteering.

Sir Arthur Lewis was a Saint Lucian economist well known for his contributions in the field of economic development.

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

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was a British science fiction writer, inventor and futurist who had also served in the Royal Air Force during the World War II.

Shirley Chisholm was an American political leader who became the first African-American woman to join the Congress and to run for the presidency.

Shirley Bassey is a world-famous Welsh singer who has recorded numerous hits and is best known for her three James Bond theme songs.

Sherman Alexie is a writer and film maker known for his work in Native American literature.

Samuel Coleridge was an English lyrical poet, critic and philosopher.

Salvador Allende was a former president of Chile.

Rukmini Devi Arundale was an Indian classical dancer and theosophist.

Romeo Miller is an American rapper, model, actor, basketball player, and entrepreneur.

Robert Benchley was a writer and actor famous for his humor which influenced generations of humorists to come.

Robert A. Heinlein was a popular American science fiction writer. He raised the standards of literary quality of science fiction writing.

Richard Lewis is an American comedian.

Ric Charlesworth is an Australian sports consultant, former hockey player and the greatest sporting coach of Australia.

Raymond Chandler was a renowned American crime and pulp fiction novelist and screenwriter.