Boy Puppy Names Beginning with W

By Janice A. Jones  | Last Edited 08-26-2021

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Boy Puppy Names Beginning with W

Boy Puppy Names Beginning with W

• Wabbit – From Looney Tunes’ Bugs Bunny
• Waco – Also a City in Texas, U.S.
• Wade – Boy’s Native American Name meaning Dancing Girl
• Waffles – Tasty Breakfast Food
• Wagner – Germantic Meaning Maker of Wagons
• Wag – Fitting for a Dog  whose tail never stops
• Wagley – Form of Wag
• Wags – Another Form of Wag
• Wakanda – From the Black Panther.  Any fan would like this one.
• Walden – Anglo-Saxon Surname
• Waldo – As in Where’s Waldo (children’s game):  Some dogs just naturally like to hide.
• Wales – Country in the UK
• Walker – Choose this one if your dog loves to take walks
• Wallace – Scottish boy’s name meaning stranger
• Wall-e – From the movie with the same name,  Good name for a junkyard dog?
• Walrus – Good for a Pudgy Little Puppy
• Walt – The perfect name for a Disney lover
• Walter – as in  Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Walter Scott 
• Wang – Very common surname in China, meaning “king”
• Wardel – from Anglo Saxon origins meaning “watch hill”
• Warhol – as in Andy Warhol, and American artist
• Warlock – from Old English meaning wizard or sorcerer, a great name for a clever dog
• Warren – from the Old French meaning keeper of the game preserve
• Warrior – A great name for a dog who wants to be alpha
• Wasabi – For that pup that likes things Hot.
• Waterboy – Maybe a pup who loves to drink?
• Watson – Elementary, my dear Watson
• Watts – A highly charged puppy?
• Wayne – as in John Wayne; English origin meaning craftman
• Weasel – name of an animal and puppy with a similar personality
• Weaver – Me thinks this would be good for a dog who hasn’t mastered walking nicely on a leash.
• Webb – an Old English surname meaning “weaver”
• Webber – an Old English surname meaning “weaver” or “maker of cloth.”
• Webster – For the dog destined to learn the names of all his toys.
• Wee-one – A very small dog would wear this name just fine.
• Weldon – From the Old English meaning a place name in Northamptonshire, England 
• Wendall – a German baby name meaning “traveler or wanderer”  A great choice for a puppy that tends to wander too far.
• Wes – British origin meaning “western meadow”
• Wesley – from the Anglo-Norman mostly used as a surname
• Wesson –  of English origin meaning west enclosure;  think Smith and Wesson Guns
• Weston – from Old English meaning “western town”

Boy Puppy Names Beginning with W

• Wheaties – Breakfast of Champions.  Think your dog should be Grand Champion?
• Whiskey – great choice for owners who love the drink
• Whisper – a quiet dog with a soft bark
• Wifi – For the dog who has already taken a liking to technology.
• Wilder – Popular boys name usually seen as a surname, from English descent
• Wilford – from the English meaning desires peace
• Wilhelm – from old High German meaning “resolute protector.”  A good name for an excellent watchdog.
• Wiggles Perfect for the puppy that won’t sit still.
• Widget – A great name for someone who loves technology
• Wiener – Dachshund, OK, I had to say it.
• Wilbur – German boy’s name meaning brillant.  What dog wouldn’t want a name like that.
• Wild-Thing – From the children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are? a name for a crazy dog?
• Wiley – from Old English meaning “crafty”  Do you have an extremely clever, crafty puppy?
• Will – from Old English and Old German meaning, “”desiring peace”
• Willie – similar to Will and William
• William – as above
• Winn Dixie – Name your dog after a famous dog of the cinema.
• Winnie the Pooh – Winnie could be a girl or a boy name.
• Winston – Old English in origin and means “joyful stone”
• Wired – for a techie sort of dog
• Wishbone -cartoon character
• Wiz – The over-achieving pup
• Wizard – For the dog that always outsmarts you

More Boy Puppy Names Beginning with W

• Wolf – For a Small dog with a big attitude
• Wolfgang – from Old German meaning traveling wolf
• Wolverine – a great boy puppy name beginning with w for someone who wants a superhero of a dog
• Wombat – a short-legged marsupial from Australia.  Good name for a dog with a very cobby body?
• Won-Ton – A Chinese Dog would like this name
• Wonk – literally means “studious or hard working person but I’ll bet there are some dogs with a great work ethic too.
• Woody – An interesting name for a brown dog
• Woodrow – English boy name that literally means, “a row of houses by the wood.”  A stately name for dignified dog
• Woofer – A dog who barks a lot
• Woofman – Ditto
• Wonka (Willie) He can have the name, just not the Chocolate
• Worf – Vulcan on Star Trek Movie and Television Show
• Wrinkles – Wonder how many Shar Pei dogs are named this?
• Wyatt – As in Wyatt Earp

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