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This smart dog names page is dedicated to the pup out there that if
it were human would easily be admitted to Yale or Harvard, get A’s on
all tests, and graduate with doggie honors as well!
No, this pooch might not excel in quantum psychics or even be good at calculus, but will show other signs of high intellect.
Things Like...
-It’s easily trained and picks up readily on commands
-Is happy to help your kids with their homework
-Is smart enough to disappear when you give your kids their chore list
-Doesn’t bark at the mailman as it’s figured out it does no good
-Is the go-to family member when figuring out your televisions remote
So recognizing that smart pups deserve smart dog names, what you’ll find
below are a collection of naming suggestions after common terms that
are used when describing someone who is smart, as well as some rather
interesting names after people who have a high I.Q.
Agent 86: Maxwell Smart, his last name says it all
Albert: Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist
Alcott: Author of Little Women and 270 other books
Alex: Alexander Bell invented telephone
Amelia: Amelia Earhart, 1st woman to fly across Atlantic Ocean
Asimov: Isaac Asimov, smart science fiction author
Bernanke: Ben Bernanke head of the Fed, liberal printer of money
Biggs: John Biggs, science writer
Bobby: Bobby Fischer, chess genius who was rather a recluse
Bradbury: Ray Bradbury, famous author. He'd like this smart pup choice
Brain: Title of Penny’s dog in Inspector Gadget
Brainy: This smart pup has good looks AND brains
Curie: Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
Da Vinci: Leonardo daVinci, mathematician, inventor...a genius!
Darwin: Charles Darwin, developed the theory of evolution
Dawkins: Richard Dawkins, sociobiologist
Dell: Michael Dell, inventor of Dell Computers
Dexter Smarty pants cartoon character
Dolph: Dolph Lundgren boxer in the Rocky movies, IQ of 160
Doogie: Dr. Doogie Howser, why not Doogie for your doggie?
Dr. No: Name of a well known evil genius
Egghead: What bright kids in school were nicknamed
Einstein: Albert Einstein, physicist known for Theory of Relativity
Faraday: Michael Faraday, physicist and all around nice guy
Fischer: Bobby Fischer, the smartest chess player of all time
Fleming: Alexander Fleming, invented penicillin
Franklin: Ben Franklin politician, and quite the ladies man
Freud: Sigmund Freud, psychologist and one smart dude
Galileo: After the bearded Italian physicist and astronomer
Gates: Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, richest man in the world
Genius: A smart dog name for the highly intelligent pup
Hal: Hal 9000 the super computer from 2001 A Space Odyssey
Hannibal: Hannibal Lechter, evil genius didn't like being restrained
Hawk: Short for Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist
Hillary: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
Holmes: Sherlock Holmes, detective. He loves spying on the cat
Howser: Doogie Howser, M.D. Howser’s a smart title for bowser
IQ: Abbreviation for intelligence quotient
Jobs: A great name choice for your iDog
Kasparov: Garry Kasparov, a successful chess player
Kepler: Johannes Kepler, discovered the motion of planets
Kofi: Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General, peacemaker
Leonardo: Leonardo daVinci, mathematician and inventor
Lisa: Lisa Simpson, the smart Simpson
Ludwig: Ludwig van Beethoven, amazing composer of music
Mensa: The name of the society for those with a high IQ
Mr.Peabody: Genius canine from Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon
Neutron: Jimmy Neutron, boy genius
Newton: Isaac Newton, genius in optics, math, and a good cookie
Novella: Steven Novella, smart neurologist
Ochoa: Ellen Ochoa, US astronaut with over 500 hours in space
Oprah: Oprah Winfrey, actress and talk show host
Pascal: French mathematician and philosopher
Princeton: Prestigious school, for the dog on an unlimited budget
Prodigy: One who masters potty training at a young age
Professor: For the pup so smart it could teach at a university
Quentin: Quentin Tarantino, movie director with IQ of 160
Roslin: President Laura Roslin, Battlestar Galactica
Rubik: Of Rubik's cube fame, for genius pup that's hard to figure
Sage: Means has wisdom, for dog who won’t fight with Pit Bulls
Salk: Jonas Salk, scientist. Inventor of the Polio vaccine
Savant: The dog with detailed knowledge in a specialized field
Savvy: Means being smart and shrewd
Scholar: If your pal attended school, it would get straight A’s
Schroder: Piano smartie from the Peanut cartoons
Screech: Screech Powers, Saved by the Bell
Tesla: Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest electrical engineers
Thatcher: Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister aka Iron Lady
Urkel: Steve Urkel, brainy character from Family Matters
Watson: Sherlock Holmes smart sidekick
Witty: Having an intelligent sense of humor
Whiz: A name for a bright person and a great smart dog name
Wisdom: Means having the common sense to avoid bigger dogs
Wright: After Wright Brothers, polar opposite of brother Wrong
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