Babara Bush
Since ancient times, dogs have been faithful helpers of people in various endeavors. The tetrapods worked with hunters and farmers, herders, and guards. The dog was also an assistant in war – a scout, sentry, pathfinder. It is known that the first “war dogs” appeared among the Ephesians already in the 7th century BC. “Labor activity” determined and defines the character of the dog. Therefore, service, hunting animals are given appropriate nicknames – formidable, manly, sonorous. Both Russian-language and foreign variants, historical, mythological, and original names are good here.
Manly Names For Boy & Girl Dogs
- Buzz
- Sid Vicious
- Sarge
- Vlad
- Vulcan
- Nails
- Murph
- Major
- Beast
- Diablo
- Bronson (like the actor and 70s tough guy)
- Chevy
- Luke (as in Luke Cage, the Marvel superhero)
- Titan
- Hulk
- Bandit
- Wendell
- Xander
- Hades
- Red
- Ryder
- Rex
- Conan
- Fang
- Rock, Rocky, or Roxy
- Nitro
- Kodiak
- Mick
- Bo (like the athlete and Nike spokesman)
- Captain
- Zeus
- Bear
- Kojak
- Hooch (the dog from the 1989 Tom Hanks vehicle of the same name)
- Warden
- Vader
- Buster
- Pistol
- Butch (like the boxer portrayed by Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction)
- Marble
- Thor
- Spike
- Raven
- Champion or Champ
- Sheba
- Beefy
- Ajax
- Bruiser
- Tiger
- Admiral
- Bronx
- Cage
- Deke
- Durden (as in Tyler Durden, Brad Pitt’s character in Fight Club)
- Ulysses
- Jax
- Groot (as in the character from Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy franchise)
- Tarzan
- Valkyrie
- Bullseye
- Scar
- Compton
- Yosemite
- Sergeant
- Jimbo
- Elektra
- Hercules or Herc
- Quint (the hardscrabble fisherman from Jaws)
- Floyd
- Danger
- Jaws
- Kong
- Phantom
- Goliath
- Gunner
- Bones
- General
- Storm
- Boss
- Tex
- Hagler or Hags (like the boxer)
- Drax
- Blaze
- Diesel
- Bruno
- Clubber (Rocky’s foil in Rocky III, played by Mr. T)
- Brock
- Mace
- Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character from Predator)
- Roman
- Chopper (like the junkyard dog from 1986’s Stand By Me)
- Vlad
- Godzilla
- Rubbles
- Boomer
- Spinks
- Bugsy
- Tank
- Duke
- Rooster
- Axel
- Crumbles
- Doyle
- Vince
- Turbo
- Ranger
- Callahan (as in Dirty Harry, the hardboiled cop played by Clint Eastwood)
- Justice
- Mack
- Jupiter
- Bane
- Courage
- Max
- Zane
- Yukon
- Crash
- Knuckles
- Sentinel
- Bamm-Bamm
- Griffin
- Porkchop
- Aragorn (like the character from Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy)
- Riggs (Mel Gibson’s character from the Lethal Weapon films)
- Hawk
- Holt
- John Rambo
- Khaleesi
- Meatball
- Shadow
- Dozer
- Fender
- Trooper
- Blue
- Gorilla
- Venom
- Zod
- Atlas
- Tyson (as in the boxer, Mike)
- Stone
- Kane
- Brutus
- Onyx
- Harley
Russian Manly Dog Names
Further – a selection of manly nicknames of dogs, popular in Russia:
- Monster
- Greyhound
- Tornado
- Beliar
- Wild
- Lord
- Will
- Peregrine falcon
- Ardor
- Rage
- Butz
- Lucifer
- Anger
- Leader
- Demon
- Volcano
- Horror
- Nightmare
- Storm
- Hurricane
- Taiga
- Frisky
- Exuberant
- Devil
- Fierce
- Energy
- Deimos
- Typhoon
- Vigilant
- Right
- Demon
- Bully
- Beast
- Buran
- Cannibal
- Storm
- Grozny
- Shaitan
- Draco
- Lyuta
- Fang
Manly Dog Names Inspired By Sports And Athletes
- Field
- Mayweather
- Kaepernick
- Ronaldo
- Jordan
- Crossfit
- Beckham
- Novak
- Court
- LeBron
- Serena
- Hagler or Hags (like the boxer)
- Bolt
- Venus
- Phelps
- Touchdown
- Nadal
- Cena (as in John Cena)
- Lift
- Track
Manly Dog Names Inspired By Pop Culture
- Chopper (like the junkyard dog from 1986’s Stand By Me)
- Katniss
- Red ( Morgan Freeman’s character from the film The Shawshank Redemption)
- Riggs (Mel Gibson’s character from the Lethal Weapon films)
- Snake (as in Snake Plissken of the Escape From New York movies)
- Clubber (Rocky’s foil in Rocky III, played by Mr. T)
- Luke (as in Luke Cage, the Marvel superhero)
- Snarls Barkley
- Indiana Bones
- Quint (the hardscrabble fisherman from Jaws)
- Brando
- Bark Ruffalo
- Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character from Predator)
- Notorious D.I.G. (or Biggie Smalls)
- Corleone
- Hooch (the dog from the 1989 Tom Hanks vehicle of the same name)
- Joplin
- Alien
- Andy Warhol
- Washington (no one is stronger than Denzel)
- Rambo
- Thor
- Jaws
- Groot (as in the character from Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy franchise)
- Drax
- Lolita
- L.L. Drool J
- Strummer (as in Joe, co-founder of the band, The Clash)
- Butch (like the boxer portrayed by Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction)
- Callahan (as in Dirty Harry, the hardboiled cop played by Clint Eastwood)
- Rocky
- Durden (as in Tyler Durden, Brad Pitt’s character in Fight Club)
- Hulk