From Great Danes to St. Bernards, big dogs each have a big personality that requires the perfect name to match.
Your pooch’s imposing size no doubt turns heads wherever he goes, so why not give him a name that highlights his stature?
From mythological giants to “big” in other languages, there are endless ways to express your dog’s height—pick the one that best suits your colossal canine!
- Ape
- Astro
- Bear
- Beethoven
- Bigfoot
- Buffalo
- Bull
- Chief
- Colossus
- Comet
- Cosmo
- Diesel
- Dino
- Empire
- Everest
- Frankenstein
- Giant
- King
- Giga
- Giraffe
- Grizzly
- Halley
- Hefty
- Hippo
- Horton
- Hulk
- Iron
- Jupiter
- Leviathan
- Lion
- Lumberjack
- Mammoth
- Monster
- Moose
- Olympia
- Pacific
- Panda
- Piggy
- Rex
- Rocky
- Santa
- Sasquatch
- Saturn
- Seqouia
- Steel
- Tex
- Titan
- Titanic
- Tycoon
- Whale
- Whopper
“Big” in Other Languages
Depending on your interest in linguistics, you may consider naming your XL pooch a word that means “big” in a different language! Here are a few of our favorites.
- Didelis (Lithuanian)
- Duży (Polish)
- Grande (Spanish)
- Groot (Dutch)
- Iso (Finnish)
- Liels (Latvian)
- Mawr (Welsh)
- Mór (Irish)
- Obor (giant, Slovak)
- Riese (giant, German)
- Velika (Slovenian)
Big People and Characters
- Andre the Giant: Named for his imposing stature, he was a famous wrestler known for his rivalry with Hulk Hogan.
- Cyclops: The famed one-eyed giant from Greek mythology.
- George Washington: America’s first president, who lead the nation to independence during the American Revolution—he stood more than six feet tall.
- Goliath: From the Biblical story of David and Goliath, the latter was a giant defeated and outwitted by the smaller but cunning David.
- Hercules: The son of Zeus, he was a mythological hero who was famed for his strength.
- Abraham Lincoln: America’s tallest president and perhaps most beloved, known for helping the Union survive the Civil War.
- Orion: One of the night sky’s biggest constellations—it is named for a giant mythological character.
- Paul Bunyan: A legendary American lumberjack, known for being a giant in size and for owning Babe the Blue Ox.
- Thor: A famous character from Norse mythology, known for his size and the strength of his hammer.
- Zeus: The most powerful God in Greek mythology.
Any other great dog names for large and extra-large pooches we missed? Share your favorite large dog name ideas in the comments!
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