I think we can all agree that dogs are spiritual beings. The connection we have with our dogs are magical to say the least.
In many ancient cultures there is a greater meaning of a name. A name announces you and identifies your soul energy.
Get to know your new dog for a few days before choosing his/her name.
We have researched and compiled this full list of spiritual dog names and their meanings so can find the best spiritual dog name based on faith, culture, and religious beliefs.
Let’s find a spiritual, meaningful name for your puppy or rescue dog.
Bliss – Supreme heavenly happiness; utter joy or contentment
Brahma – the Hindu creator god
Buddha – enlightened
Chakra – any of several points of physical or spiritual energy in the human body according to yoga philosophy
Chaos – First of the primordial deities
Charism – Spiritual gift
Charity – Generosity and helpfulness
Christian – Follower of Christ
Clement – Merciful
Confucius – Chinese philosopher
Cosmo – Cosmology, the study of the physical universe considered as a totality of phenomena in time and space
Deity – A god or goddess
Dharma – the basic principles of cosmic or individual existence (Hinduism and Buddhism)
Esther – the Jewish heroine of the Old Testament book of Esther
Faith – Belief, confidence
Grace – Gracious, lovely
Harmony – Concord, unity
Hope – Trust and faith
Horus – falcon-headed Egyptian god of light and the son of Osiris and Isis
Japa – Meditative repetition of a mantra or a divine name
Joy – To take great pleasure and rejoice
Juno – Queen of the ancient Greek gods
Justice – quality of being just; fairness
Kaleb – Hebrew for “a dog; faithful”
Karma – force generated by a person’s actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person’s next existence
Mecca – holiest city for Muslims
Miracle – event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin or an act of God
Miracle – divinely natural phenomenon experienced humanly as the fulfillment of spiritual law
Mojo – Magical charm or spell
Moksha – transcendent state attained as a result of being released from the cycle of rebirth
Muraqaba – Sufi word for meditation Literally it is an Arabic term which means “to watch over”, “to take care of”, or “to keep an eye”
Namste – Hindi salutation or greeting
Nimbus – Halo surrounding a supernatural being
Nirvana – transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and samsara
Nirvana – Place of great bliss
Pax – kiss of peace in the Mass
Qigong – Chinese system of physical exercises and breathing control related to tai chi
Rene – Born again or reborn in French
Sadhana – One of a number of spiritual practices or disciplines which lead to perfection, these being contemplation, asceticism, worship of a god, and correct living
Saint – person acknowledged as holy or virtuous
Satguru – great teacher; a supremely wise guide
Serenity – Peaceful
Shaina – Beautiful
Shakila – beautiful, well-shaped
Simran – realization of that which is of the highest aspect and purpose in one’s life’, thus introducing spirituality
Spirit – supernatural being or essence
Theism – Belief in the existence of a god or gods
Theosis – In Christian theology it is the transforming effect of divine grace
Tiki – wood or stone image of a Polynesian supernatural power
Tobiah – Hebrew for “God is good”
Torah – body of wisdom and law contained in Jewish Scripture and other sacred literature and oral tradition
Trinity – unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Vida – Life
Warlock – One who uses magic
Yana – spiritual practice in Buddhism
Yin yang – Two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin), and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang), whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things
Yoga – Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline
Yogi – One who performs yoga
Biblical Christian dog names
Aaron – teacher or mentor in Hebrew
Abaddon – Destruction in Hebrew
Abednego – Servant of Nebo in Akkadian
Abel – Breath in the Old Testament
Abiel – God is my father in Hebrew
Abigail – Joy in the Old Testament
Abihu – he is my father, son of Aaron
Abijah – king in the Bible
Abishai – present of my father in Hebrew
Adah – second woman named in the Bible
Adam – first man God created
Adriel – follower of God
Angel – God’s messenger
Anna – The first-ever woman Christian missionary
Apollos – The destroyer in Greek
Ariel – Altar in Hebrew
Asa – A physician in Hebrew
Asher – Happiness in Hebrew
Atara – A crown
Barabbas – A criminal in all four gospels of the Bible
Barak – Thunder in Hebrew
Bartholomew – Son that suspends the waters in Aramaic
Beata – blessed
Bekah – Half a shekel in Hebrew
Bernice – One that brings victory in Greek
Bethany – town where Mary Magdalene grew up
Bethel – house of Godin Hebrew
Beulah – land of Israel
Boaz – man who helped Ruth and Naomi
Caesar – emperor in Greek
Calah – Opportunity in Hebrew
Caleb – dog in Hebrew
Candace – Ethiopian queen mentioned in the Book of Luke
Charity – Dear in Latin
Chloe – A proselyte of Paul
Cilicia – Which overturns in Latin
Clement – Merciful in Greek
Cleophas – Whole glory in Latin
Cyrus – A Persian prince in Hebrew
Damaris – A little woman in Greek
Daniela – God my judge in Hebrew
David – defeated Goliath the giant
Deborah – in Hebrew
Delilah – Philistine who was bribed to entrap Samson
Dharma – The religious and moral law in Hinduism
Dinah – Daughter of Leah and Jacob
Drusilla – Herod’s granddaughter
Easter – Resurrection Sunday
Ebeneze – monument made of stone that was built by Samuel
Eden – Paradise in the Book of Genesis
Eli – Ascending in Hebrew
Elijah – Israelite prophet
Elizabet – My God is an oath in Hebrew
Esther – Persian King Ahasuerus’ Persian wife
Ethan – Strong in Hebrew
Eve – The first woman God created
Ezekiel – Strength of God in Hebrew
Ezra– A prophet in the Old Testament
Faith – to trust in Latin
Felix – Blessed in Latin
Gabriel – An angel of God
Gideon – warrior in the Book of Judges
Goliath – well-known giant in the Bible
Grace – The unmerited favor of God
Hannah – The wife of Elkanah in the Bible
Hezekiah – The son of Ahaz in the Bible
Isaac – Son of Sarah and Abraham
Israel – May God reign in Hebrew
Jacob – The father of Israel’s twelve tribes
Jael – The heroine who killed Sisera to deliver Israel in the Hebrew Bible
Jared – The forefather of Noah in the Book of Genesis
Jethro – The father of Zipporah
Jezebel – King Ahab’s wife
Jonah – The prophet in the Book of Jonah
Josiah – King Amon’s son
Kezia – Job’s second daughter
Leah – The wife of Jacob
Levi – Jacob’s third son
Luke – The author of the New Testament’s third gospel
Lydia – The woman who was baptized in Acts 16
Mara – The name Naomi gave to herself after returning from Moab
Martha – Female master in Hebrew
Mary – The mother of Jesus Christ
Matthew – One of the twelve apostles in the Bible
Micah – One of the twelve prophets of Tanakh
Miriam – sister or Aaron and Moses
Moses – Lead the Israelites out of Egypt in the Bible
Naomi – Elimelech’s wife
Noah – builder of the ark
Orpah – Naomi’s daughter-in-law
Phoebe – servant of the church of Cenchreae
Rachel – female sheep in Hebrew
Rebecca – wife of Isaac
Rueben – The eldest son of Leah and Jacob
Rufus – A Cyrenian who helped carry the cross of Jesus Christ in the Book of Mark
Salem – Means peace
Samson – A legendary Israelite warrior
Sarah – The wife of Abraham
Scarlet – The great harlot
Seth – Son of Adam and Eve
Shiloh – Tranquil in Hebrew
Simon – Simon the Leper in the Gospel of Luke
Solomon – King David’s son
Susanna – A woman that was healed by Jesus
Talitha – Little girl in Arabic
Thaddeus – Judas the Apostle in the Bible
Zebedee – The gift of God
Sanskrit dog names
The definition of Sanskrit: “An ancient Indo-European language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian languages are derived.”
Sanskrit is said to be the world’s oldest language, The Sanskrit language has been spoken since 5,000 years before Christ. Sanskrit is still the official language of India.
Abha – splendor, light
Abhay – fearless
Abhijit – victorious
Abhinav – young, fresh
Aditi – boundless, entire or freedom, security
Agni – fire
Ajit – unconquered, invincible
Akash – open space, sky
Akhil – whole, complete
Amala – clean, pure
Amandeep – peace, light
Amitabh – immeasurable splendor
Anand – happiness, bliss
Ananta – infinite, endless
Anuj – born later, younger
Anupam – incomparable, matchless
Aparajita – unconquered
Apurva – unpreceded, new
Arijit – conquering enemies
Arjuna – white, clear
Arthit – sun
Aruna – reddish brown, dawn
Asha – wish, desire, hope
Ashish – prayer, blessing
Ashoka – without sorrow
Asim – boundless, limitless
Avani – earth
Avinash – indestructible
Baladeva – god of strength
Balwinder – strength, might
Bhaskara – shining, light
Bhavana – producing, manifesting
Bhumi – earth, soil
Brahma – growth, expansion, creation
Budi – reason, mind, character, intellect
Chanda – fierce, hot, passionate
Chandan – sandalwood
Chandra – moon
Chetan – visible, conscious, soul
Danish – knowledge, learning
Darma – good deed or duty
Darshan – seeing, observing, understanding
Devaraja – king of gods
Devi – goddess, devi is the hindu mother goddess who manifests herself as all other goddesses.
Debi McKee is a mom of three kids, two dogs and the creator of Rescue Dogs 101... where she guides you in your journey of adopting and raising a rescue dog every step of the way. She also volunteers for a local dog rescue and Humane Society.