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87 Best Australian Dog Names with Meanings

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87 Best Australian Dog Names with Meanings

Updated February 25, 2022 | Getting a Dog
By Heather Logue

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Whether you have Australian heritage, an Australian dog breed like an Australian shepherd, cattle dog or kelpie, or you’re just a fan of everything “Down Under,” an Australian dog name can be a great way to reflect your passion for this wild and beautiful place. So how do you find the perfect Australian dog name? Rover has you covered.

We selected our favorite dog names from Australia through a combination of outside research and digging through our Rover.com database of dog names nationwide. Many of these names aren’t heard very often at the dog park, while others show up on the list of top 100 dog names.

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Best Australian Dog Names

  1. Acacia (also known as wattle trees)
  2. Ace
  3. Adelaide
  4. Alice
  5. Amarina (rain)
  6. Apples
  7. Arvo (Aussie slang for ‘afternoon’)
  8. Aussie
  9. Banjo (Paterson – an Australian poet)
  10. Barbie (barbecue)
  11. Baz (as in Luhrmann)
  12. Bikkie (cookie)
  13. Bindi (Steve Irwin’s daughter’s name; means ‘butterfly’ in the Nyungar aboriginal language)
  14. Bitzer (mixed-breed dog)
  15. Blaze
  16. Bondi (beach)
  17. Bonzer (great!)
  18. Boomer
  19. Boonie (safari hat)
  20. Bradbury (Australian Olympic speed skater)
  21. Brisbane
  22. Brumby (wild horse)
  23. Byron (bay)
  24. Canberra
  25. Cassia
  26. Cate (as in Blanchett)
  27. Chiko (egg snack)
  28. Choccy (chocolate)
  29. Copper
  30. Coral
  31. Crikey (surprise)
  32. Croc
  33. Daku (means ‘sand hill’ in the Diyari language)
  34. Darwin
  35. Didgeridoo
  36. Dingo
  37. Dundee
  38. Emu
  39. Grommet (slang for young surfer)
  40. Heath
  41. Hobart
  42. Hugh (Jackman)
  43. Irwin
  44. Jaffa (popular candy)
  45. Jedda (1955 Australian film)
  46. Joey (baby kangaroo)
  47. Kakadu
  48. Kalinda (as in author Ashton)
  49. Kirra (means ‘leaf’ in the Yugambeh language)
  50. Kiwi (a term for a New Zealander)
  51. Koala
  52. Kolya (winter)
  53. Kookaburra
  54. Kylie (boomerang)
  55. Lamb
  56. Lowanna (meaning ‘girl’ in an Aboriginal language of New South Wales)
  57. Macadamia
  58. Mandu (the sun)
  59. Mate
  60. Matilda (as in Waltzing)
  61. Melbourne
  62. Miki (moon in Aboriginal language)
  63. Myrtle
  64. Nut
  65. Orchy (juice brand)
  66. Oz
  67. Ozzie
  68. Pavlova (yummy meringue cake!)
  69. Perth
  70. Ranger
  71. Roo
  72. Sheila
  73. Sydney
  74. Talia (coastal town)
  75. Tasmania
  76. Taz
  77. Tillie
  78. TimTam (Australian cookie)
  79. Toni (as in Collette)
  80. Toowoomba (large city)
  81. Trek
  82. Uluru
  83. Victoria
  84. VoVo (biscuit)
  85. Wallaby
  86. Wombat
  87. Yellowtail (wine)

Top 5 Most Popular Female Australian Dog Names

In Rover’s top 1000 dog names database

  • Sydney
  • Kiwi
  • Roo
  • Kylie
  • Bindi

Top 5 Most Popular Male Australian Dog Names

In Rover’s top 1000 dog names database

  • Ace
  • Boomer
  • Joey
  • Ranger
  • Taz

Choosing the Perfect Australian Dog Name

Still not satisfied? The best Australian dog names might come from history, art, celebrity culture, fashion, fine dining, and even your family tree. Most of all, be sure it’s a good fit for you and your pet because you’ll be saying it…a lot. Your little heeler or labradoodle pup could be named Matilda, sure, but something completely different, like Rhubarb or Raquel, might work just as well. It’s all about your taste and your dog’s personality.

Naming your dog is just the beginning of your journey together! Use your imagination, have fun, and test out your favorite choices with your new dog to see which one sticks. Sometimes it simply comes down to that: no more, no less.

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Heather Logue

Heather Logue is a retail and arts writer who goes camping whenever she can. A lifelong dog lover, she misses her epileptic dog Sammy every day.

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