Fila Brasileiro Names, Brazilian Mastiff Dog Names

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The Fila Brasileiro is Brazil's great guardian mastiff -- a heavy, loose-skinned molosser built from English Mastiff, Bloodhound, and old Portuguese Rafeiro stock during the colonial period and refined into a breed in the twentieth century. The first written standard appeared in 1946, the Brasil Kennel Club accepted the breed in 1954, and the Federation Cynologique Internationale gave it definitive recognition in 1960, placing it in FCI Group 2 (Molossoid breeds) under standard number 225. The United Kennel Club recognises it as well. The Bloodhound inheritance shows in the deep flews, the long ears, and the tracking nose; the mastiff inheritance shows in the bulk, the loose skin, and the distinctive ambling gait the breed standard actually calls for.

What sets the Fila apart from every other mastiff is its temperament, summed up in one Portuguese word: ojeriza -- a calm, deep-seated, deliberate suspicion of strangers that is so fundamental to the breed that the FCI standard instructs judges to allow the dog to refuse a stranger's touch. The same dog is, within its own family, profoundly devoted, gentle, and attached -- a guardian that bonds for life. This is not a beginner's breed; it is a serious working guardian that needs an experienced, confident owner and is restricted or banned in a number of jurisdictions, so check local law before bringing one home.

The breed's Brazilian roots make Portuguese and Latin American names a natural starting point -- Rio, Salvador, Diego, Tiago, Lucas, and Gabriel for the heritage, with Luna, Bela, Estrella, and Mel for a female. The coat comes in brindle, fawn, and black, so brindle and earth-toned picks suit it well. For a guardian of this size and bearing, strong names like Titan, Maximus, Goliath, Tank, Brutus, Caesar, Hercules, Atlas, and Zeus fit comfortably, and the breed's big-game past -- Filas were used to track and hold jaguar and other large game -- comes through in a name like Jaguar.

Explore our full collection of Fila Brasileiro dog names below. Filter by gender, save your favourites, and find a name as powerful, loyal, and unmistakably Brazilian as your Fila.

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#	Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
1	Abby	English diminutive of Abigail, 'my father is joy'	Female	English from Hebrew
2	Adele	Noble	Female	Germanic
3	Adrianna	From Hadria	Female	Latin
4	Adrien	From Hadria	Male	Latin
5	Aeneas	To praise	Male	Greek
6	Aero		Unisex
7	Aimee	Dearly Loved Variant Of Amy.	Female	English
8	Alana	Rock	Female	Gaelic
9	Alba	Scotland	Female	Gaelic
10	Albert	Noble and famous	Male	French
11	Alexia	Defender	Female	Greek
12	Alfonzo	Noble and ready/prompt	Unisex	Germanic
13	Alma	Maiden	Female	Hebrew
14	Amy	Loved	Female	French
15	Ana	Grace	Female	Hebrew
16	Andre	Man, warrior	Male	Greek
17	Andy	Man, warrior	Male	Greek
18	Angel	Messenger	Unisex	Greek
19	Angelica	Of the angels	Female	Latin
20	Angus	One choice	Male	Gaelic
21	Anna	Grace	Female	Hebrew
22	Annie	Diminutive of Anne, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'favour' or 'grace'	Female	English from Hebrew
23	April	Open	Female	Latin
24	Aries	Battle strife	Unisex	Greek
25	Arley	Eagle wood	Male	English
26	Artemis	Greek goddess name of uncertain, possibly pre-Greek origin	Female	Greek mythology
27	Arthur	Name of uncertain origin, possibly Celtic bear-man or related to Roman Artorius	Male	Celtic or Roman, uncertain
28	Artie	Possibly bear or stone	Male	Gaelic
29	Ashby	Ash farm	Unisex	English
30	Atlas	Greek mythological name, possibly meaning 'enduring'	Male	Greek
31	Baby	An infant or very young child; an affectionate form of address	Unisex	English word name
32	Bacardi		Unisex
33	Bacchus	To shout	Unisex	Greek
34	Bailey	English occupational surname from Middle English baili, 'bailiff'	Unisex	English
35	Bam		Unisex
36	Bandit	Word name for an outlaw or robber	Unisex	Italian via English
37	Barney	Son of consolation	Male	Hebrew
38	Baron	Freeman	Male	Germanic
39	Bart	Son of Talmai	Male	Greek
40	Barto	Hill, Furrow	Male	Spanish
41	Bear	English animal word-name referring to the large mammal	Unisex	English
42	Beast		Unisex
43	Beatrice	Voyager through life	Female	Latin
44	Beau	French word name meaning 'handsome' or 'beautiful'	Male	French
45	Beaumont	Lovely hill	Male	French
46	Bela	Within	Female	Hungarian
47	Bella	Short form of Isabella; associated with Italian bella, “beautiful”	Female	English name with an Italian word association
48	Belle	Beautiful	Female	French
49	Ben	Son	Male	Hebrew
50	Bennie	Son of my right hand	Male	Hebrew

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Brazilian or Portuguese names suit a Fila Brasileiro?

The Fila was developed in Brazil, so Portuguese and Latin American names fit its heritage -- Rio, Salvador, Diego, Tiago, Lucas, and Gabriel for a male, plus Luna, Bela, Estrella, and Mel for a female.

What strong names suit a guardian mastiff this size?

The Fila Brasileiro is a large, powerful molosser, so commanding names work well -- Titan, Maximus, Goliath, Tank, Brutus, Caesar, Hercules, Atlas, and Zeus all suit the breed's size and guardian bearing.

Are there names that reflect the Fila's coat or working past?

The coat comes in brindle, fawn, and black. Earth-toned and brindle picks suit it, and because Filas were historically used to track and hold large game such as jaguar, a name like Jaguar nods to that working heritage.