Hunters and gun enthusiasts who work with dogs in the field or who simply enjoy them as companions o...

1. Unique Dog Names: Dogs Named After Guns
Hunters and gun enthusiasts who work with dogs in the field or who simply enjoy them as
companions often like dog names that are related to guns in some way.
The list below, which only touches on a wide range of possibilities, was tabulated from actual and
suggested gun-related dog names in a public forum.
From the traditional (Bullet, Trigger) to the popular ( Max, Daisy) through to the unlikely (Makarov,
Beowulf), the list produces some wonderful dog names.
Sources of Gun-Related Dog Names
The source of the names includes
Gun manufacturers (Remington, Colt, Mauser),
Specific products (Blackhawk, Hawkeye, Ryder),
Gun users (Annie, Jelly)
Ammunition (Buckshot, Bullet, Bee-Bee),
Gun parts (Trigger, Frizzen),
Products related to guns (Target, Gauge)
Even gun cleaning products (Gunslick, Blue Wonder, Dewey, Otis ) can be a source of great dog
names
Suggested Dog Names From Guns

2. Space doesn't permit explaining the meaning or origin of each name. Gun enthusiasts will recognize
them, and others can find the answers quickly with a search engine.
Ammo, Annie (Oakley)
Barrett, Bee-Bee (small dog), Berdan, Bren, Buttstock (good name for a stupid dog)
Carbine (smaller dog)
Bee, Beowulf, Bess (Brown Bess, British musket), Birdshot (small dog), Blackhawk, Blue Dot,
BreakFree, Browning, Buckshot, Bullet
Chauchat- for a French Poodle, Chester (short for Winchester), Clay, Colt
Daisy, Daniel, Deuce, Dillon, Druganov
Eliaph (Eli)
Fineshot (small dog), Flash, FMJ (Jay for short)
Galil, Garand, Gatling ("Gat"), Gauge, Gewehr, Glock, Gunner, Gunther (a black lab named after the
powder)
Hakim, Hale, Hangfire (for a dysfunctional doggie), Hammer, Hawkeye, Heckler, Heckler & Koch
(for a pair of dogs), Hoppes, Hornady, Hornet
Jelly (Jelly Bryce, gun fighter)
Kahr, Kimber, Krag
Lady Smith, Lapua, Lewis, Lightning (the old Colt), Luger
Madsen, Magnum, Maggie (female version of Magnum), Makarov, Mannlicher (especially fitting on a
mutt that won't stop licking you), Marlin , Mauser, Maxim ("Max", the most popular name for a male
dog), Mosin, Mossberg (Mossy for short)
Nitro, Nylon
Parker , Pistol, Powell's Rapid Reload, Red Dot (for an Irish Setter), Remington ("Remmy"), Ricochet
("Ricky"), Rimfire, Roscoe, Rossi, Ruger, Ryder (Red Ryder, the old Daisy BB gun )
Sam (Samuel Colt), Savage, Shooter, Shotgun, Sig, Smith & Wesson (for a pair of dogs), Spandau,
Speer, Spitzer, Springfield (sounds good for a spaniel), Squib (for a lazy dog), Stoner ("unless your
neighbors are gun enthusiasts they may give you weird looks"), Sturm & Ruger (for a pair of dogs),
Sturmgewher
Talon (black talon), Thompson , Tikka, Tokerev, Tokerev & Makarov (for a pair of dogs), Tracer,
Trigger, Tripod (actual name of a three-legged dog)
Uzi

3. Walker, Walther (sounds good for a basset hound), Weatherby, Winchester (Chester for short)
Although the list started as real or suggested names for hunting and guard dogs, there are some
great names for companion animals as well.
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