Choosing a name for your new dog can feel like such a monumental moment in the beginning of you and your canine companion's journey together. This is why it can be so difficult to pick for some people. Many will turn to a variety of factors to help them decide - from the way it sounds to the nicknames that will arise to your dog's personality to one's likes or passions and beyond. This is often why a dog's name is where creativity meets connection. For those who love winter and the season's festivities, are adopting a puppy or dog in winter or adopting dogs made for cold-weather, here are over 400 winter pet names - including festive dog names for Christmas and Hanukkah, winter food dog names and dog names from other languages.
Categories For Winter-Inspired Dog Names
Since more than 400 names are a lot, we've decided to break them down into more digestible lists. These are the categories we chose:
- Winter-themed
- Snow-themed
- Locations and destinations
- Other languages
- Winter foods
- Christmas-themed
- Hanukkah-themed
- Famous festive and seasonal characters
Winter Dog Names
- Alabaster
- Alba
- Alpine
- Antler
- Aurora
- Beanie
- Bear
- Bell/Bella/Belle
- Blanche
- Bob(sled)
- Boots
- Bora
- Celsius
- Chilly
- Colden
- Cozy
- Crystal
- Cuddles
- December
- Douglas (Fir)
- Dove
- Dusty
- Echo
- Elm
- Ember
- Enya
- Eve
- Fahrenheit
- Festivus
- Fleece
- Frankincense
- Freeze
- Gale
- Ghost
- Glitter
- Grizzly
- Ivory
- Ivy
- January
- Long John
- Mittens
- Moose
- Muffs
- Mush
- Nimbus
- Nor’easter
- Parka
- Pearl
- Penguin
- Pinecone
- Polar
- Polar Bear
- Scarf
- Shimmer
- Shiver
- Silver
- Sleet
- Slippers
- Sniffles
- Snuggles
- Socks
- Solstice
- Sparkles
- Spruce
- Stormy
- Toboggan
- Tundra
- Twinkle
- Winter
- Yeti
- Yukon
Inspired-By-Snow Dog Names
- Avalanche
- Blanket
- Blizzard
- Flake
- Fluffy
- Flurry
- Frost/Frostine
- Glacier
- Ice/Icy/Icicle/Iceburg
- Igloo
- Melty
- Mittens
- Rocky
- Sleet
- Slush/Slushy
- Snow/Snowy/Snowball/Snowflake/Snowfall
- Toboggan
- White
Location-Inspired Dog Names
- Alaska
- Alberta
- Amundsen (The science station closest to the geographic South Pole in Antarctica)
- Anchorage
- Antarctica
- Arctic
- Aspen
- Boulder
- Breckenridge
- Calgary
- Canada
- Cho Oyu
- Dakota
- Daxue (mountains in China)
- Denali
- Duluth
- Durango
- Edmonton
- Everest
- Fairbanks
- Fin/Finland
- Geneva
- Helsinki
- Jackson
- Jiro
- Juneau
- Kenai
- Kodiak
- Lillehammer
- Lucerne
- Manitoba
- Montreal
- North
- Norway
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Oslo
- Ottawa
- Quebec
- Regina
- Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon
- Siberia
- Sitka
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- Swiss
- Tahoe
- Telluride
- Toronto
- Vail
- Vancouver
- Whistler
- Winnipeg
- Yukon
- Zürich
Winter-Inspired Dog Names In Different Languages
- Aubin (white or bright in French)
- Baltas (white in Lithuanian)
- Bela (white in Slovenian)
- Berfin (German for snowdrop flower)
- Biały (white in Polish)
- Bianco/Bianca (white in Italian)
- Biely (white in Slovak)
- Blanc (white in French)
- Blanca/Blanco (white in Spanish)
- Borra (snow in Maltese)
- Branco (white in Portuguese)
- Eirwen or Eira (Welsh for white as snow or snow)
- Frostline (snow in French)
- Fuyu (winter in Japanese)
- Gwyn (white in Welsh)
- Hiver (winter in French)
- Invierno (winter in Spanish)
- Kaneq (Inuit for frost)
- Lavan (white in Hebrew)
- Lumi (snow in Finnish)
- Neve (Portuguese and Irish for snow)
- Olwen (Welsh for white footprint)
- Sheleg (snow in Hebrew)
- Tindra (Swedish origin meaning "to twinkle or sparkle")
- Vetur (winter in Icelandic)
- Vit (white in Swedish)
- Weiss (white in German)
- Whittaker (English for white acre or field)
- Wit (white in Dutch)
- Yuki (snow in Japanese)
- Zima (winter in Czech)
Winter Food Names
- Berry
- Biscotti
- Candy Cane
- Champagne
- Chestnut
- Chili
- Cider
- Cinnamon
- Citrus
- Clove
- Cocoa
- Cookie
- Cranberry
- Dulce
- Eggnog
- Figgy
- Frosting
- Ginger
- Gravy
- Gumdrop
- Klondike
- Krispie
- Marshmallow
- Mint
- Mocha
- Nutmeg
- Pecan
- Peppermint
- Plum
- Pudding
- Pumpkin
- Rosemary
- Snickerdoodle
- Spice
- Sugar Plum
- Toffee
- Turkey
Christmas Dog Names
- Abisko (popular home of reindeer in Sweden)
- Advent
- Amaryllis
- Angel
- Angelica
- Aster
- Astra
- Balsam
- Bauble
- Bell
- Berry
- Bow
- Carol
- Celeste
- Charity
- Cheer
- Coal
- Crimson
- Drummer
- Elfie
- Estelle/Stella
- Eve
- Faith
- Feliz
- Gabriel/Gabrielle
- Garland
- Gaspar/Jasper
- Glitter
- Glory/Gloria
- Grace
- Heaven/Heavenly
- Holly
- Hope
- Imani (Swahili for faith)
- Ivy
- Jingle/Jingles
- Jolly
- Joseph
- Joy
- Juniper
- Kachina (Hopi for spirit)
- King
- Krampus
- Kringle
- Kris
- Lucia
- Manger
- Mantel
- Mary/Maria/Merry
- Mistletoe
- Myrrh
- Natale/Natalie (Italian word for Christmas)
- Navidad
- Nicholas/Nick (Saint Nicholas)
- Noel/Noelle
- Nutcracker
- Partridge
- Pax (Latin for peace)
- Poinsettia
- Red
- Ribbon
- Saint
- Shep (for Shepherd)
- Spirit
- Spruce
- Star
- Stocking
- Tinsel
- Twinkle
- Wreath
- Yule/Yuletide
Hanukkah Dog Names
- Blue
- Brisket
- Candle
- Challah
- David
- Doughnut
- Dreidel
- Eleazar
- Festival
- Gadol
- Gelt
- Gimel
- Hanukkiyah
- Hayam
- Hei
- Hope
- Jelly
- Judah/Judas
- Kip/Kippah
- Kislev (Jewish month corresponding to when Hanukkah occurs)
- Kugel
- Laila
- Latke
- Leor/Lior/Leora/Liora (Hebrew for light)
- Levivah (another word for Latke)
- Light
- Maccabee/Maccabeeus
- Maoz Tzur (means “mighty stronghold”; traditional song sung after the lighting of the menorah)
- Matisyahu/Matityahu/Mattathias (father of the Maccabees)
- Menorah
- Miracle
- Nes
- Nun
- Olive
- Radish
- Sevivon
- Sham
- Shamash
- Shemen (shemen zayit zach means "pure, pressed olive oil")
- Shin
- Silver
- Simon
- Sufganiyot
- Tikvah (Hebrew for hope)
- Yehuda/Yehudit
- Zayit (shemen zayit zach means "pure, pressed olive oil")
- Zach (shemen zayit zach means "pure, pressed olive oil")
Famous Festive Dog Names
- Anna (from Frozen).
- Armadillo (The Haukkah Armadillo in F.R.I.E.N.D.S.)
- Balto
- Beethoven
- Bernard
- Bing (Bing Crosby)
- Blitzen
- Bob Cratchit (Christmas Carol character)
- Buddy (the Elf)
- Carver (Mordechai Jefferson Carver from The Hebrew Hammer)
- Charles (Charles Dickens)
- Charlie Brown
- Cindy Lou (Who)
- Clara (The Nutcracker)
- Clarice (Rudolph's girlfriend)
- Clark (Clark Griswold)
- Claus
- Cole (Nat King Cole)
- Comet
- Cornelius (Yukon) (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer character)
- Crosby (Bing Crosby)
- Cupid
- Dancer
- Dasher
- Davey Stone (Eight Crazy Nights)
- Demetria (Greek goddess responsible for winter)
- Dickens (Charles Dickens)
- Donner
- Ebenezer
- Eddie (Cousin Eddie)
- Elsa (from Frozen)
- Fezziwig
- Frosty
- George Bailey (protagonist in It’s a Wonderful Life)
- Grinch
- Griswold (Clark Griswold)
- Hachi (from Hachi: A Dog's Tale)
- Hammer (The Hebrew Hammer)
- Hans (from Frozen)
- Harry (Hanukkah Harry or Harry Potter)
- Hedwig (from Harry Potter)
- Hermey
- Jack (Frost/Skellington)
- Jacob (Marley) (Christmas Carol character)
- Jefferson (Mordechai Jefferson Carver from The Hebrew Hammer)
- Jovie
- Kevin (from Home Alone)
- Kristoff (from Frozen)
- Mariah Carey
- Marley (Jacob) (Christmas Carol character)
- Max (Grinch’s dog)
- McCallister (last name of main family from Home Alone)
- Mitzi
- Mordechai (Mordechai Jefferson Carver from The Hebrew Hammer)
- Narnia
- Nat (Nat King Cole)
- Olaf (from Frozen)
- Prancer
- Ralphie (from A Christmas Story)
- Rudolph/Rudy
- Rusty
- Sally
- Sam (the Snowman)
- Santa Paws
- Santa/Santa’s Helper (the Simpson’s dog)
- Scrooge
- Sven (from Frozen)
- Tiny Tim
- Togo
- Vixen
- Yukon (Cornelius)
- Zuzu (from It’s a Wonderful Life)