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Dog Names That Mean Bear

By Marvin Tang · iDogNames editorial · curated meaning theme

Names meaning bear or bear-strong.

Bear-meaning names suit large, fluffy, or stocky breeds. Old English Beorn (bear), Germanic Bernard ("strong as a bear"), Norse Bjorn ("bear"), Arthur (Celtic "bear"), Greek Arctos. The English direct word "Bear" has been a top-50 dog name for the last decade — its rise from obscurity to top-tier is one of the more notable naming trends of the 2010s. The list below pulls every name meaning bear, bear-strong, or bear-like.

82 dog names with meaning related to "bear"

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1 Antigone The opposite of her forbears Unisex Greek
2 Aquarius Water-bearer Unisex Latin
3 Armelle Bear prince Female Breton
4 Art Possibly bear or stone Male Gaelic
5 Artan Possibly bear or stone Male Gaelic
6 Arther Bear, Stone Unisex English
7 Arthur Name of uncertain origin, possibly Celtic bear-man or related to Roman Artorius Male Celtic or Roman, uncertain
8 Arthus Bear Hero, A Rock Male Welsh
9 Arti Bear, Stone Female English
10 Artie Possibly bear or stone Male Gaelic
11 Arturo Possibly bear or stone Male Gaelic
12 Arty Bear, Stone Male English
13 Avonaco Bear that leans Female Native American
14 Barber Beard Male Latin
15 Barend Bear brave Male German
16 Barnard Bear-brave Male German
17 Barny Brave As A Bear Male German
18 Barrett Bear-brave Male German
19 Barrington Settlement associated with Beorn Male English
20 Beardsley Bearded One Male English
21 Berenger Strong As A Bear Male French
22 Bern Bear Unisex English
23 Bernadette Bear brave Female Germanic
24 Bernadine Bear brave Female German
25 Bernard Bear brave Male Germanic
26 Bernardo Bear brave Male Germanic
27 Berne Bear brave Unisex Germanic
28 Bernie Bear brave Male German
29 Berny Brave As A Bear Male German
30 Bjorn Bear Male Norse
31 Bully An overbearing person, a ruffian Unisex English
32 Burle Cup bearer or butler Male English
33 Chris Bearer of Christ Unisex Greek
34 Christoffer Bearer of Christ Male Greek
35 Christopher Bearer of Christ Male Greek
36 Cristobal Spanish Form Of Christopher Christ Bearer Male English
37 Cristopher Bearer of Christ Male Greek
38 Gillian Down-bearded youth Female Latin
39 Giulia Down-bearded youth Female Latin
40 Giulio Down-bearded youth Male Latin
41 Gyula Down-bearded youth Male Latin
42 Huslu Shaggy bear Male Native American
43 Jewels Down-bearded youth Unisex Latin
44 Jill Down-bearded youth Female Latin
45 Jillian Down-bearded youth Female Latin
46 Jilly Down-bearded youth Unisex Latin
47 Jules Down-bearded youth Unisex Latin
48 Julia Down-bearded youth Female Latin
49 Julian Down-bearded youth Male Latin
50 Juliana Down-bearded youth Female Latin

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