Native American Dog Names

March 06, 2017

When searching for a name, Native American dog names can be a beautiful and powerful choice. The dogs that lived in the Americas before they were colonized were thought to be much like wolves. The Hare Indian breed was even said to be like a domesticated coyote.

These dogs were used as work dogs for many tasks including hunting, herding, retrieving, guarding, and as sled dogs. Mexica nobles even kept an ancestor breed of the Chihuahua as pets. While most original breeds that lived in the Americas have largely been bred with colonial dogs, but some of their essences still remains.

These specific breeds are thought to still contain a small amount of the Native American dog genetics:

Alaskan Malamute
Labrador Husky
Mackenzie River Husky
Xoloitzcuintli

You may choose one of these names because of your Native American heritage, because your dog has wolf-like qualities, or simply because you’re looking for a unique name.

Strong Native American Dog Names

Micco – Chief (Seminole)
Kitchi - Brave (Algonquin)
Dry - Bear (Pawnee)
Makwa – Bear (Algonquin)
Nokosi - Bear (Seminole)
Miwak – Growl of a Bear (Miwok)
Kohana – Swift (Sioux)
Kitchi - Brave (Algonquin)
Yansa - Buffalo (Cherokee)
Honi – Wolf (Arapaho)
Maikoh – Wolf (Navajo)
Yuma – Song of the Chief (Navajo)
Hanska – Tall (Sioux)

Cute Native American Dog Names

Miki – Little (Inuit)
Mansi – Plucked Flowers (Hopi)
Tiva - Dance (Hopi)
Nikan – My Friend (Potawatomi)
Takoda – Friend to Everyone (Sioux)
Sihu - Flower (Hopi)
Lift - Pea (Algonquin)
Dakota – Friend (Sioux)
Nova – Chases Butterfly (Hopi)
Onida – The One Searched For (Sioux)
Winona – Giving (Sioux)