Mean Dog Names
Perfect For Mean Dogs Or Wannabes
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This mean dog names page offers naming ideas for two types of pups.
Dogs that are flat out ornery: Let’s face it, not all pups have a warm and fluffy personality. Some are raised to be guard dogs whose owner wants to make them more intimidating by giving them a mean name that will have others thinking twice before proceeding further. Or maybe the owner just can’t seem to find a title that best suit’s the pooch with a dark side.
Pups that are wannabes: Some owners want a humorous naming twist for their meek or small pal. Take for instance the Chihuahua, where you have a big dog in a small dogs body. We think most Chi’s would love a mean dog name like Bugsy after Bugsy Siegal notorious gangster who seemed nice but had a definite nasty streak. Or even Danger because they have no fear of it.
So as you scroll down our names for mean dogs below, you’ll find not only mean terms that are used when describing something ornery, but also mean dog name ideas after people throughout history that had a nasty side to them.
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Names For Mean Dogs
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Ares: After the Greek god of war
Arsenic: A steel-gray toxic chemical element
Atilla: Aka, the Hun
Badger: A relentless animal that knows no fear
Barbarian: Uncivilized, showing the neighbors cat no mercy
Beast: General all purpose name for a monster
Biff: Biff Tannen, bully in the Back to the Future movie
Black: The color of evil
Black Beard: A feared pirate, good for a black dog…obviously
Blade: Cutting tool used in battle when a gun's not handy
Blaze: To burn fervently, for fast aggressive dog
Bluto: The bully in Popeye
Bowie: A large one sided sheath knife
Bruiser: He’s the canine bull in a china shop
Brutal: To be cruel, rough and takes no prisoners
Brute: Any animal or creature that is not human
Brutus: Caesars friend and assassin, good for bipolar dogs
Bully: One who bullies, uses aggressive behavior on others
Capone: Al Capone, mean gangster ruled Chicago during the 30's
Cruella: Creulla, the man woman from 101 Dalmatians
Crusher: Good name for a large and strong dog
Cujo: The evil dog in Stephen King's novel
Dagger: A combat knife, also something that wounds
Damian: Name of the devil boy in a movie
Danger: Bad situation, harmful or something that causes harm
Diablo: Devil in Spanish
Dillinger: John Dillinger, notoriously criminal from the 30’s
Evil: Morally wrong or corrupt
Fang: Tooth or teeth used for biting; snake or vampire
Fiend: A dog that is wicked, cruel, and dislikes mailmen
Fury: Extreme, violent anger
Genghis: Genghis Khan Mongolian warlord, had quite the libido
Gnarly: Disfigured, twisted out of shape and dangerous
Godfather: The Godfather movie played by Marlon Brando
Godzilla: Big mean monster that wouldn’t leave Japan alone
Grizzly: A potentially aggressive bear
Grover: Grover Dill, bully in A Christmas Story
Hera: Wife of Zeus and Greek queen of the gods
Hercules: A muscular Roman hero on steroids
Howitzer: An artillery gun, call him Howie and you’ll get blasted
Hulk: Green monster of TV, his temper was as big as his size
Hurricane: Destructive storm with violent winds
Igor: The mean sidekick to Count Dracula
Jaws: Famous shark from the movie, had swimmers for lunch
Killer: Taker of life and the ultimate mean dog name
Khan: Capt. Kirks enemy, “Revenge is a dish best served cold”
Kong: Huge ape that made a huge mess of New York
Klingon: A rough character from Star Trek
Knievel: The last name of Evil Knievel, motorcycle bad boy
Kodiak: A breed variation of the feared grizzly
Machete: A heavy knife used to cut down vegetation
Mafia: This dog will take you for a long walk off a short pier
Magnum: Powerful and destructive as in .357 Magnum
Malice: Means wishing to do harm to someone
Mars: God of war and maker of a darn good candy bar
Menace: A threat or danger, and a menace
Merciless: To have no mercy
Monster: Ugly, mean, misunderstood
Muntz: Nelson Muntz, bully in The Simpsons
Napoleon: Napoleon Bonaparte, mean and merciless in battle
Nasty: Cruel, offensive, spiteful and all around mean
Naughty: Not nice, to be unkind or mean
Nefarious: Wicked or villain-like
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Males: Gender specific ideas for the guys
Females: Gender specific ideas for the gals
Clever Ideas: Ideas that match it's personality
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