German Shepherd Names: Dog Names For Your Male Or Female Puppy

German Shepherd Names

Welcome! Looking for German Shepherd Names? If so, you've come to the right place.

When coming up with the suggestions for the German Shepard dog names listed below, we tried to provide names that might better fit this specific breed than the more general names shown on the rest of this dog names site. Needless to say, finding breed specific German Shepherd names was no easy task.

So what we tried our doggone best to do when coming up with the list below, was to take into account some of the many attributes of this breed. Things like…They're from Germany, hard working, poised, and a disciplined, hardy breed. So what you'll find on our German Shepherd names list below, are those names we feel might be better suited for this specific breed.

Also, be sure to visit our German Shepherd page, where you'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about this breed.

Here's Our German Shepherd Names...

A

Abbey	Abe
Abel	Abigail
Acara	Ace
Achim	Action
Adalhard	Adler
Admiral	Adonis
Adrian	Affinity
Agassi	Agatha
Ajax	Aladin
Amadeus	Anke
Anna	Annette
Annie	Apollo
Argus	Arni
Arnold	Asterix
Astrid	Astro
Atlas	Attila
Axel

B

Bach	Baldur
Bandit	Barron
Barry	Bavaria
Beau	Beethoven
Bella	Bernhard
Berta	Bettina
Birke	Bismarck
Blaster	Blitz
Bomber	Boris
Brahms	Brando
Brandy	Bratwurst
Britta	Britte
Bronson	Bruno

C

Captain	Cara
Carl	Carson
Cassandra	Cassie
Catja	Ceasar
Chance	Chase
Cissy	Claudia
Claus	Colonel
Colt	Condor
Conni

D

Dagmar	Dallas
Damien	Darby
Darla	Darva
Derrick	Dharma
Dieter	Dina
Dirk	Diva
Dolf	Drake
Duke	Dusty
Dylan

E

Eagle	Earle
Ebony	Edelweiss
Echo	Einstein
Elise	Elke
Elmar	Elsa
Elsie	Emil
Emma	Erik
Eros	Errol
Esther	Eva

F

Fabian	Falco
Falcon	Falcone
Falk	Fanta
Fantom	Farrah
Fatima	Felix
Flynn	Fraeulein
Frank	Franz
Franzel	Frazier
Freda	Frieda
Friedrich	Freud
Fritz

G

Gabi	Garner
Garret	Gaylord
Garrick	Gerhard
Gertrude	Gilda
Gina	Grace
Greta	Gretchen
Gretel	Gunda
Gunnar	Gunther
Gus

H

Hagen	Hamlet
Hank	Hannah
Hannibal	Hans
Hansel	Harris
Hawk	Hector
Heidi	Heika
Heinekin	Heinrich
Helga	Helmut
Hero	Hilda
Hilger	Hugo
Hunter

I

Ida	Igor
India	Indigo
Ingrid	Isis
Ivan	Ivory
Izzy

J

Jack	Jazz
Jay	Jedd
Jenna	Jennie
Jett	Judd
Justice

K

Kaffee	Kafka
Kaiser	Kane
Kara	Karl
Karla	Kaspar
Katrina	Kayla
Kenya	Kilroy
Kimba	King
Klaus	Kohl
Kurt	Kyle
Kylie	K-9

L

Lacey	Laika
Lakritz	Lana
Lance	Lancelot
Lara	Lassiter
Lasso	Leif
Lena	Link
Logan	Lola
Luger	Lukas
Luke	Luna
Luther	Lutz

M

Mack	Maggie
Major	Manfred
Marcus	Marcy
Margo	Marko
Marlene	Mattie
Max	Meg
Meister	Mercedes
Merlin	Mikki
Milau	Milka
Milo	Minda
Mindy	Mischa
Mitch	Mozart

N

Nadja	Narro
Navarone	Nena
Nick	Nico
Nietzsche	Nina
Nova

O

Obelix	Odin
Olaf	Olga
Omar	Omni
Ona	Ophelia
Oscar	Oskar
Ottmar	Otto
Ozzie

P

Pala	Panzer
Parker	Pascha
Paula	Pauline
Petra	Phantom
Pierce	Plato
Powder	Price
Primo	Prince
Prinz	Pronto

Q

Quando	Quandry
Queen	Questa
Questar	Quorum
Quinn	Quint

R

Rain	Rainer
Rambo	Rayner
Reiko	Reinhard
Reno	Rex
Rico	Rita
Rocky	Rolf
Romeo	Roxie
Roz	Rudi
Rudolf

S

Sabina	Sabine
Sage	Sam
Samson	Saxon
Schatz	Schatzi
Schlitz	Schnaps
Schnitzel	Scotty
Sebastian	Sheba
Sherlock	Shultz
Siegfried	Sierra
Siggi	Sigmund
Silber	Simba
Sky	Sly
Sophie	Spence
Spencer	Steffi
Stallone	Star
Stone	Streuzel

T

Tanja	Tanner
Tannis	Thor
Tiarra	Tiege
Tina	Titon
Titus	Tonga
Trina	Trinka
Tristan	Triton
Tucker	Tyra
Tyson

U

Ulysses	Ulrich
Uma	Ursa
Ursula	Utah

V

Vagabund	Val
Valli	Vance
Vanna	Vashti
Vendetta	Vendula
Vern	Vick
Vidal	Vienna
Viktor	Viktoria
Vilma	Volker
Von

W

Walther	Wanda
Wanderer	Warden
Warsaw	Wendy
Whisky	Wilhelm
Willow	Willy
Wilma	Winnie
Wodka	Wolf
Wolfgang	Wunder
Wurzel	Wynne

Y

Yale	Yani
York	Yuri
Yvette	Yvonne

Z

Zack	Zane
Zeke	Zelda
Zena	Ziggy
Zoe	Zola
Zeus	Zuckerpuppe

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KAISER
She's only 4 months old but she rules the house already, so KAISER was an excellent choice for her.

Dante, and Dax
Dante and Dax are the sweetest dogs I have ever had. I think Dante and Dax are very good German Shepherd names because it makes them sound royal and majestic....

Prince, Dante, Sable, Ace, King, Thor, and Duke
Price, Dante, Sable, Ace, King, Thor, and Duke are all very good German Shepherd names. I like to give them very majestic names because they are so loyal....

Ripley
I didn't choose to name my female German Shepherd "Ripley" due to "Ripley's Believe It Or Not," although it would suit her personality- Instead I named ...

Thorn, Striker, Sarge
I always loved the name Thorn for a dog ever since I saw the movie "The Lost Boys" as a kid. I believe the dog in that film was a Husky/German Sheperd ...

Blaz, Zahra, and Katja
Blaz is a male German name I found browsing through a baby name book.

Zahra is a female Swahili name that means "White" also located in the same baby ...

Bear Not rated yet
Bear is a very strong name and german shepherds need a strong name. I have a dog name Bear right now and he is the sweetest dog on earth. When we first ...

Ranger Not rated yet
I had a dog named Ranger for 13 years, since he was a puppy. He was one of the best dogs you could ever ask for. But he got old and we had to put him down ...

Morgan Not rated yet
Morgan is German for MORNING

Maya, Nova, Sierra, Zara Not rated yet
Maya, Nova, Sierra, Zara

Felony Not rated yet
Our old neighbor had a GS named Felony and we thought that was an awesome. The name didn't fit him (huge wuss) but the name was great.

Nikko, Keeta, Daisy Not rated yet
My friend has two German Shepherds, a female named Keeta and a male named Nikko. Those names, in my oppinion, fit the two dogs perfectly. Keeta just ...

Duncan Not rated yet
We have named some of our dogs after movie characters. "Duncan" our German Shepherd named after Duncan MacLeod of Highlander. We also have a Pug named ...

Noble Not rated yet
We had a German Sheperd and she was the best dog on the planet....we got her from the Humane Society and named her "Noble". She is the only dog we've ...

Miley Not rated yet
I think Miley would be a good name for a female German Shepherd.

Achilles, Erich, Ruthie, Val Not rated yet
Always liked Ruthie. Val is short for Valkyrie or Valhalla, which are mouthfuls.

Rajah, Teaka Not rated yet
Rajah and Teaka were the names of my GSDs when I was a little kid.

Zuko Not rated yet
I got this name by watching Avatar the last air bender. Zuko was a banished prince who was always looking for the Avatar to regain his honor.

Isar Not rated yet
Pronounced "e-sar". It's a river in Germany. Our 1st GSD was from an "I" litter and it can be tough to come up with a good name that starts with "I"!...

Largo, Maverick Not rated yet
Largo, Maverick

Sasha Not rated yet
Sasha - Names with the "S" sound embedded in them, seem to get a dogs attention quicker.

Ruger Not rated yet
Ruger (a type of gun)- makes a good, strong german shepherd name.

Bear Not rated yet
Might sound funny at first, but this name really grows on you! It's easy to say, too, as it's only one syllable.

Xena Not rated yet
Xena the warrior princess says it all. I think it is a strong name for female German Shepherd.

Sadie Not rated yet
We had a German Shepherd named Sadie. We rescued her from the local Animal Shelter for our daughter.

Remington, Raider Not rated yet
These dogs are amazing and they deserve amazing names to match their personalities.

Reese Not rated yet
Reese just sounds like a different name...but one befitting a German Shepherd, don't you think?

Justice Not rated yet
The name says it all

Faxon Not rated yet
Teutonic for 'long hair'

Yulka or Julka Not rated yet
Yulka or Julka (if this is not Germanic then, I believe, it's a close Eastern European variation)

Paris Not rated yet
My sable shepherd Paris was named after the city. I also like the names Chicago and London.

Gator Not rated yet
The name Gator suits a German Shepherd because of their large, sharp teeth and strength. Also, the fact that we were in Florida when he was born contributed ...

See Below Not rated yet
For Males:

Bosco
Harley
T-Bone
Chester
Gator (my guys name)

For Females:

Shelby

Genevieve, Gertrude, Gueneviere, Harley Not rated yet
These names just make me think of a Shepherd, and they are strong. They also need something that fits them. Then you can call them Gene, Gerti, or Gwen ...

King, Thor, Mystic, Kane, and Duke Not rated yet
Prince, Dante, Sable, and Ace are all very good German Shepherd names. I like to give them very majestic names because they are so loyal. German Shepherds ...

Katinka, Natasha, Biko, Bogart, Not rated yet
And,of course, Bacall if you have a Bogie already.

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