25 Pics of Cute Canines and Their Even Cuter Nicknames

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Dec 23, 2025 3:00 PM EST

It is no great secret that us pupper pawrents go a little crazy with the nicknames that we like to bestow upon our puppers. Perhaps it has something to do with the somewhat casual way in which we choose our canine child's name, or perhaps it has to do with our perception of their lack of understanding of the hooman language. But however it happens, we tend to end up with a myriad of nicknames for our cute canines.

Most of them utterly unintelligible, some of them made up on the spot and forgotten almost as quickly as we made them, and some that will stand the test of time and might even be transferred to the canine children that will come once our current canines cross that rainbow bridge. And so to encourage the giving of these outlandish and creative nicknames we made this list of the pawdorable names pupper pawrents have come up with for their pups.

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  • 01
    Name:Akira Nicknames: Aki, Potato, Kiwi, Hoppelmoppel (basically german for fat little hopper. He used to only hop like a bunny), Fuzzy, Cuddlebug, Bitey, Digger, Spit-it-out, Stopthat, Uh-uh!... and a lot of gentle cooing noises.
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  • Well, at a certain point this has to get confusing for the pupper. Not that we are clued up as to how many hooman words a dog is able to recognize, but this already feels as though it might be pushing the limits. That being said Hoppelmoppel is a brilliant nickname. 

  • 02
    This is Raven. Most commonly Ray or Ray Ray.
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    Bonnie Bon bon, BB, Buzz, Busy Buss, But but, Bonicles, Fluffy Puppy, Fluffy paws **, Paw paw, Puppy B, Puppy doggo, Just that puppy, love from Bonnie the staffy and her huuummmaaan mamma and dadda
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    Biff 'Stinkbug' McGriff aka Stinkarelli, Stinkonovich, Dum Dum
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  • Ok, this is a little too close to the line for us. At a certain point you have to understand that your words while not totally intelligible to your pupper do have a certain sentiment attached to them. And with that much negativity, you could quite easily end up offending your poor pupper, no?

  • 05
    Cassidee Sassy-dee welc
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    Jetta, aka: Jetty Bae, Jetty Boo, JJ Baby J, Jetty Beans, Betty Jean, Jetty Etty Dots, M. der Dog (she's a pro at wrapping my legs up and getting tangled with her sisters' leashes on walks. Pretty sure that's how it'll end for me)
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    This is George Harrison Aka Cheeseburger, Pork Chop, el Doggo, Mr Squishy, Goober, Booger Bear, Brown Eyes, Hungry Eyes.
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  • 08
    This is Rosie, she goes by Rosie but also... Rose, Miss Rosie, Ro-Ro, Girl, Fat Girl, Fatty Was known by these in her younger days: Drop it, Leave it, Don't eat that, What did you eat that? Heel, come, please stop.
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  • 09
    Her given name is Dahlia. But she's been variously referred to as Baby doll, Dolly Boots, Baby boots, Dolly Doors, Dahlia von [ tenp per, Queen of F tlandia.
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    Name: Fez Nicknames: Potato, Fizz
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    This is Chungus. Nicknames: chungus amongus, It's my girl, mungus
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  • 12
    Her name is Teddy (she looked like a teddy bear as a pup...she is my daughter's dog). Nicknames are Teds, Teddles, Tedteds, fuzzy face, fuzzy bunny and many, many more. She is 6 1/2 lbs of might, attitude, brains and is very loving.
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    This is El Secreto (L) he's a former street dog we found while on a vacation in Mexico and brought home. Nicknames: Secreto, Secret, P py, P pyhead, Dr El Secreto, little stinker and his bestie Sassafras (R) Nicknames Sassy, Snagglefras, little kaka, muffin head
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  • 14
    Actual name ace nickname potato since he is from Idaho :D
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  • 15
    Name:Biscuit nicknames:fuzz bucket,chunky monkey,chunks, baby, stinker and the list goes on
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    Violet- Vi Vi, Scooby, Goofy
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    Name: Toast Nicknames: Toasty Woasty, the brave little toaster, sweetie pie, bat boy, gremlin
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  • 18
    Pepperoni Peppy Roni Pupperone Rone
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  • 19
    Mia. Rat,homeless girl, dumpster diver,bubba,baby, Mia Catalina, brat, Ma'am, Miss ma'am, sweetheart
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  • 20
    Kaia, or Lil Sweet, Bear, Princess, Flufferton
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  • 21
    Hudson Huds Pudsy Pudsy wudsy Puds Spud Spudson Potato boy Bad boy
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  • 22
    Bro, Broski, Broderoni
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  • 23
    Sandy. Aka Sandy Sanderson, Sanderson Farms Chickens, Sandersonian, G 1 Da it Sandy
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  • 24
    Real name Meat-Loaf Aka Monkey Girl, Momma's Baby
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  • 25
    Sanchito, AKA (takes a deep breath) Sancho, Chito, Moist Boi, Toy Boi, Bow-tie Boi, Handsome Dude, Little Wuss Boi, and a few more I'm forgetting at the moment.
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