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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