German Shepherd Name Ideas!

When thinking of a German Shepherd name some people try and go with one that’s sentimental, or just feels “right” when looking at your new member of the family. Others go with a name with only one syllable, so it’s easy to yell out and get their attention (Sam, Max, etc.) Some like to go with the classics (Spot, Bowser), either way you choose to name him or her; we can help you out here with some suggestions.

 

We could of easily made a list of over 500 names here, but who wants to look through that many? So we have sorted through them for you, trying to pick out the ones that most fit the GSD profile, and broke the list down to around 50, enjoy!

 

Ada – Female – Meaning noble kind; of the noble sort.

Adelle – Female - Noble

Alfonzo – Male –“Ready for battle”

Arnold – Male – Old French and German origin meaning “Eagle ruler”

Apollo – Male – in Greek and Roman mythology Apollo was the god of medicine, sun, dancing, music and poetry

Bear – Unisex – Strong, powerful, brave

Bernardo – Male – Brave as a bear

Berlin – Male – Doesn’t have the greatest meaning of “marsh” or “swamp”, but what greater German name for a GS.

Boris – Male – Small or battle glory

Buddy – Male – One of the classics, can’t go wrong here.

Bruno – Male – Brown haired

Captain – Unisex – Head officer on a ship. Great for a pup who loves the water.

Deutschmark – Male –  Currency of Germany

Diesel – Male – German origin - Named after Rudolph Diesel, German Scientist who created the Diesel Engine

Dolph – Male – Wolf Shield

Edie – Female – Rich gift

Elmo – Male - Protector

Fritz –Male - Peace

Gandalf – Male – Great for fans of Lord of the Rings. “Meaning of Wand Elf”

Hercules – Male – Son of Zeus who possessed extraordinary strength.

Heidi – Female – Noble and Kind

Ida – Female – Hardworking, great match for GS`s

Klein – Unisex – Short or petite stature

Major – Male – Could be seen in different lights

Max – Unisex – Meaning “the greatest”

Norris – Unisex – Northerner or Nurse. Also made famous by Chuck Norris and his round house kicking abilities

Red Baron – Famous German WWI fighter pilot. Was known as being the “Ace of the Ace`s”

Rocky – Male – It will have the “eye” of the tiger and ready to work hard for you

Sergeant – Unisex – Great connection with this breed and its great work with the police force.

Von Braun – Unisex – Famous German rocket scientist and one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology. This is great for an intelligent pup

Wolf – Unisex – If your dog just has that “look” to him, could be a great choice

Wolfgang – Male – Of old german origin meaning “travelling wolf”

Zeus – Unisex – Living – Chief of the Olympian gods

 

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