Evil Dog Name Generator

Villainous names for dogs with a bad reputation

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Generate evil dog names for the guard dog with a glare and the tiny tyrant of the sofa: dread words like Ruin and Grudge, villain titles like Lord Barkness and Baroness Bite, fan-made puns like Darth Barker, and fictional villains from Cujo to Maleficent.

About evil dog names

An evil dog name is a joke that everyone is in on: the bigger the villain, the funnier it sounds on a dog who is asleep upside down on the sofa. This list of 1,000 names is played for laughs, so it runs from short dread words that work as call names (Ruin, Grudge, Turmoil, Peril) to full villain titles built on dog words, such as Lord Barkness, Baroness Bite, Doctor Snarl and Count Growlula.

Fiction supplies the next layer. Fan-made puns put a bark, a growl or a chewed sock into a famous villain's name: Darth Barker, Chewella de Vil, Dogtor Doom, He Who Must Not Be Leashed. A smaller share are plain names of fictional villains and menacing fictional dogs, such as Vader, Maleficent, Cujo and Muttley, plus a few hounds of myth like Cerberus and Garm. They are references only; nothing here is official or tied to any film, book or game.

The rest is the dog's own ground: night and storm names, ironic titles for small soft dogs (Biscuit the Merciless, Tyrant of the Sofa), henchman names, mock Latin beside the real phrase Cave Canem, which means "beware of the dog", dread adjectives on ordinary names (Dreadful Doris) and pairs for two troublemakers like Smash and Grab.

How to choose evil dog names

Say it out loud the way you would across a park. One or two syllables carry best, so Ruin, Scorn, Bolt and Jinx work as call names, while He Who Must Not Be Leashed is better kept for the vet's records with a short everyday form.
Let the contrast do the work. A huge title is funniest on the smallest, softest dog: Teacup Tyrant, Doom Noodle and Cupcake the Cruel were made for lapdogs.
Keep the joke in fiction. Villains from films, books and myths age well; names of real criminals or dictators do not, and none are on this list.
Avoid a name that sounds like a command. Anything close to "sit", "stay" or "no" can muddle training, which is the one drawback of Sit Lord and Dogtor No.
Naming two dogs? Pick a pair that belongs together, such as Smash and Grab, Hook and Crook or Pain and Panic, and check that each half still works when only one dog comes running.

Frequently asked questions

What are good evil names for a small dog?

Go for irony. Small, soft dogs carry the biggest titles best: Biscuit the Merciless, Teacup Tyrant, Pocket Despot, Doom Noodle and Tyrant of the Sofa are all on the list. A short dread word such as Woe or Vex also sounds funnier on a dog that fits in a tote bag.

What is a terror dog name?

Some people who search for terror dog names mean the Terror Dogs of the film Ghostbusters, whose names are Zuul and Vinz Clortho. Both appear here once, as fictional references with no affiliation. The other names are general scary and villainous picks, from Terror and Peril to Cerberus and Black Shuck.

Are the villain puns official names?

No. Names like Darth Barker, Chewella de Vil, Captain Barkossa and Dogtor Doom are fan-made jokes on famous fictional villains. They are not official, licensed or connected to the works they nod to, and the plain villain names on the list, such as Vader, Maleficent and Cujo, are there as references only.

Do scary names suit a female dog?

Many do. Baroness Bite, Madame Gnash, Duchess of Dread, Maleficent, Bellatrix, Lilith and Dreadful Doris are all on the list, and most dread words, such as Ruin, Turmoil and Calamity, work for any dog.

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A: 29 names

Abominable Abe
Abyss
Accomplice
Admiral Bitewing
Admiral Snarl
After Dark
Agatha Bitewell
Agent Fang
Agent Mischief
Aiding and Abetting
Aku
All Bark and No Mercy
Ambrose
Ambush
Anarchy
Angel Face
Ankle Bandit
Ankle Nemesis
Anubis
Apocalypups
Apprentice of Evil
Archduke Fangmore
Archduke Underfoot
Archduke Woof
Archenemy
Assistant Villain
Auric Coldnose
Awful Agnes
Azula

B: 88 names

Bacon Bandit
Bad Cop and Worse Cop
Bad News Bruce
Bad Omen
Bailiff Bite
Bait and Switch
Baleful Beryl
Balthazar
Bandit
Bane
Bane of the Mail Carrier
Barghest
Bark and Bite
Barkageddon
Barkatrix Lestrange
Barknado
Barkon Mordo
Barkrog
Barkus Maximus
Barnabas
Barnaby Fangthorpe
Baron Bite
Baron Muzzleton
Baron Snapjaw
Baron von Growl
Baron von Slobber
Baron Zemutt
Baroness Bite
Baroness Snapdragon
Baroness von Bark
Barrage
Bartholomew Chompers
Baseboard Gnawer
Baskerville
Bath Time Fugitive
Beastly Barry
Bebop and Rocksteady
Beelzebub
Belfry
Bellatrix
Beware of Dog
Biggus Barkus
Bin Raider
Biscuit Burglar

B, continued

Biscuit the Merciless
Bite-Size Baddie
Black Cloud
Black Shuck
Blackguard
Blackout
Blackwood
Blanket Baron
Blanket Baroness
Bleak
Blitz
Blizzard
Blood Moon
Blunder
Bogey
Boggart
Bolt
Bone of Contention
Bone to Pick
Bootlegger
Boris and Natasha
Boss Level
Bouncer
Bowser
Bowwowser
Brains and Brawn
Brawl
Breaking and Entering
Brigand
Bringer of Mud
Broken Mirror
Brunhilda
Brutal Brenda
Brute
Bubbles the Dreaded
Bugaboo
Bugbear
Bullseye the Biter
Bump in the Night
Buster
Butch
Butter Dish Brigand
Butter Wouldn't Melt
Buttons the Barbaric

C: 75 names

Cad
Calamity
Canis Horribilis
Canis Lupus Terribilis
Canis Major Trouble
Canis Malus
Canis Minor Offense
Captain Barkossa
Captain Bitemark
Captain Chew Hook
Captain Chomp
Captain Growlybeard
Captain Snarlbeard
Carface
Carpe Noctem
Carpe Sockem
Cave Canem
Cease and Desist
Cerberus
Chain Chomp
Chancellor Snarl
Chaos
Chaos Gremlin
Cheese Extortionist
Chew-Face
Chewella de Vil
Chewnami
Chewpocalypse
Chief Crony
Chompus Maximus
Chopper
Cloak
Cloak and Dagger
Cobra Chewmander
Cobweb
Colonel Bark
Colonel Chomp

C, continued

Comeuppance
Commandant Chew
Commandant Yowl
Commodore Chew
Conniving Colin
Contessa of Crumbs
Cornelius Fangley
Cotton Ball of Chaos
Couch Commandant
Count Drooku
Count Drool
Count Growlula
Count Howlaf
Count Snarlsby
Count von Chomp
Countess Chomp
Countess Nipsy
Countess von Howl
Crabbe and Goyle
Creepy Keith
Crime and Punishment
Crony
Crook
Crooked Cliff
Cruel Carl
Cruel Crumpet
Cruella
Crumb Racketeer
Cuddle Bandit
Cujo
Culprit
Cunning Clive
Cupcake the Cruel
Curled Lip
Cursed Kirsty
Cursei
Cyclone
Czar of the Car Seat

D: 89 names

Daisy the Devourer
Dame Chompsalot
Dame Disdain
Dame Growler
Damien
Dark Lord Droolsworth
Dark Lord Fetch
Dark Lord of the Sit
Dark Lord Wigglebutt
Dark Moon
Darkest Hour
Darth Barker
Darth Drool
Darth Sit
Darth Sniffious
Dastard
Dastardly and Muttley
Dastardly Dot
Dastardly Dudley
Dead of Night
Death Stare
Debacle
Deputy Doom
Desperado
Despot
Destroyer of Slippers
Destructo
Devious Desmond
Diablo
Diabolical Dave
Diabolical Dolly
Dies Irae
Dig and Deny
Digger of Holes
Dire Dennis
Discord
Dismal
Distant Thunder
Divide and Conquer
Do Not Pet
Doctor Chomp
Doctor Dreadful
Doctor Fangs
Doctor Mischief

D, continued

Doctor Snarl
Doctor von Bark
Dogbert
Doggus Diabolicus
Dogmentor
Dogpocalypse
Dogtastrophe
Dogtor Doom
Dogtor Evil
Dogtor No
Dogtor Octopaws
Dolores Chewbridge
Doom
Doom Floof
Doom Muffin
Doom Noodle
Doomed Douglas
Doorbell Despot
Doormat Dictator
Dormammutt
Double Agent
Double Trouble
Dowager Drool
Dowager Snapworth
Downfall
Dr. Barkken
Dr. Fetchilier
Dr. Wagman
Dr. Woofenshmirtz
Drakken
Dread
Dreadful Doris
Drooco Malfoy
Droolnado
Drusilla
Duchess Growlina
Duchess of Dread
Duchess Snapper
Duke Gnawbone
Duke of Dread
Duke of Howls
Duke Snapper
Dumpling the Dire
Dungeon
Duvet Hog Supreme

E: 29 names

Eater of Couches
Ebenezer Snapjaw
Eclipse
Eerie Edith
Ego the Living Mutt
Elegy
Eleventh Hour
Emperor Bitealot
Emperor Growl
Emperor Snout
Emperor Yelpatine
Empress Bark
Empress Chewlia
Empress of the Yard
Enforcer
Enter at Own Risk
Ermintrude
Ernst Stavro Bonefeld
Escape Artist
Esmeralda Nightbark
Et Tu Fido
Evil Dumpling
Evil Eye
Evil Genius
Evil Intern
Evil Marshmallow
Evil Twin
Exhibit A
Eye of the Storm

F: 43 names

Fair Warning
Fall Guy
Fearsome Frank
Felon
Fence Jumper
Fence Line Fury
Fenrir
Feral Cheryl
Ferocious Fiona
Ferox
Feud
Fiasco
Fib and Fetch
Fiend
Fiendish Fifi
Fiendish Phil
Filch and Flee
Final Boss
Final Warning
Fingers
Fire and Brimstone
Flight Risk
Floof of Darkness
Flotsam and Jetsam
Flowerbed Fiend
Fluffball of Fury
Fluffy
Fluffy the Terrible
Flunky
Foreboding
Fracas
Friday the Thirteenth
Fright
Frightful Freda
Frollo
Fugitive
Fun-Size Fiend
Furiosus
Furious Fergus
Furricane
Fursula
Fury
Fuzzy Warlord

G: 49 names

Gale
Ganondog
Garbage Goblin
Garden Wrecker
Gargamutt
Gargoyle
Garm
Gaston
Gate Crasher
General Chewbone
General Mischief
General Snapjaw
Geri and Freki
Getaway
Ghastly Gary
Glare Admiral
Gloom
Gloom and Grumble
Gloomy Gus
Glower
Gmork
Gnawston
Gnawus Furniturus
Goblin
Gog and Magog
Goldfinger
Goon
Grand Vizier Snout
Graveyard Shift
Green Gobbler
Grendel
Grim and Grimmer
Grim Jim
Grimace
Grimsby
Grindelwald
Gripe
Griselda Gnawbone
Grisly
Growlius Maximus
Growllum
Grrru
Grudge
Gruff Tannen
Grunt
Guilty and Guiltier
Guilty as Charged
Gus the Goon
Gytrash

H: 54 names

Hackles
Hades
Half Pint Hellion
Half-Pint Havoc
Hallway Highwayman
Ham Bandit
Hammer and Tongs
Hans Growler
Harbinger
Hard Stare
Harley
Harry and Marv
Haunt
Haunted Hattie
Havisham
Hazard
He Who Must Not Be Leashed
Hearthrug Emperor
Heartless Harold
Heartless Hazel
Hecate
Heel Nipper
Heist
Hela Good Girl
Henchdog Number One
Henchhound
Henchman
Henchpup
Her Dreadfulness Dot
Her Malevolence Mabel
Her Wickedness Daisy
Hex
Hildegard
His Dreadfulness Duke
His Lowness Rover
His Malevolence Rex
His Wickedness Fido
Hogger of Blankets
Honey the Horrible
Hoodlum
Hook and Crook
Hooligan
Horace and Jasper
Horrible Horace
Horrid Henry
Horror
Hortensia Growler
Hound of Dismay
Houndoom
Houndour
Hue and Cry
Huff and Puff
Hurricane
Hyena

I: 9 names

Ichabod
Ignatius Snarlsworth
Igor
Ill Omen
Ill Wind
Infamous Amos
Infamy
Inspector Snarl
Invader Zoomies

J: 13 names

Jabba
Jackal
Jafar
Jailbird
Jango Fetch
Jawfar
Jekyll and Hyde
Jinx
Joffrey Barkatheon
Joker
Jowls
Judge Dread
Judge Snarly

K: 15 names

Kaiser Chomp
Kaiser Woof
Kang and Kodos
Keep Out
Keyser Snooze
Kibble Kingpin
King Gnaw
King K. Drool
King of the Junkyard
King Snarl
Knave
Knuckles
Krampus
Krang
Kronk

L: 49 names

Lackey
Lady Gnawsworth
Lady Macbark
Lady of the Lost Slippers
Lady Snarlington
Lady Tremutt
Lapdog of Doom
Larceny
Last Straw
Latrator
Laundry Looter
Lavinia
Lawless Lawrence
Lawn Vandal
Lazarus
Leash Breaker
LeFou
Leftover Looter
Leftovers Larcenist
Lefty
Lenore
Lightning
Lil Doomsday
Lil Menace
Lil Tyrant
Lil Vandal
Lil Villain
Lilith
Loan Shark
Loki
Lokibble
Long Night
Looks Can Deceive
Lord Barkness
Lord Barkquaad
Lord Chewsbury
Lord Fangsworth
Lord Gnashworth
Lord Slobbermore
Lord Snarlington
Lord Stinkbreath
Lord Underbite
Lord Zedd of the Bed
Lotso Bitey
Lucifer
Lucius Malfur
Lucretia Barkmore
Lupus
Lurk

M: 78 names

Macabre Mabel
Madam Side-Eye
Madame de Growl
Madame Defarge
Madame Fang
Madame Gnash
Madame Snaggletooth
Madame Snarl
Maelstrom
Magistrate Mutt
Mailbox Malefactor
Major Bite
Maleficent
Maleficus
Malevolent Mop
Malevolus
Malice
Malicious Mildred
Malignus
Malus Maximus
Manfred
Marauder
Marquis de Bark
Marquis de Chomp
Marquise de Sniff
Mastermind
Maximilian Growlsby
Maximus
Mayhem
Mayor Bitewell
Megabark
Megamutt
Memento Mori
Menacing Mavis
Mephisto
Merciless Mervin
Merciless Minnie
Midnight
Mini Boss

M, continued

Minion
Minister of Mayhem
Mischief and Mayhem
Mischief Goblin
Miscreant
Misfortune
Mishap
Misrule
Miss Trunchbark
Mister Glare
Mistress Mischief
Mistress Yap
Mojo Bowwow
Mojo Jojo
Monstrous Maurice
Montgomery Burrs
Montresor
Moonshadow
Morbid Morris
Mordog
Moriarty
Morrigan
Morsus
Mortimer Gnash
Most Wanted
Mother Growlthel
Mr. Fleas
Mud Monarch
Muddy and Unrepentant
Muffin the Malevolent
Mugshot
Mugsy
Mumm-Ruff
Murk
Muscle
Mutiny
Mutt of Misfortune
Muttleficent
Muttley

N: 24 names

Nab and Dash
Nasty Norman
Naughtius Maximus
Naughty and Naughtier
Nazgrowl
Nefarious Nigel
Nefarious Nugget
Nefarius
Nemesis
Nevermore
Nick Nack
Night Terror
Night Watch
Nighthawk
No Remorse
No Trespassing
No-Good Nellie
Nocturnus
Noodle the Unforgiving
Notorious Nora
Null and Void
Number Two
Nurse Scratched
Nyx

O: 18 names

Obscurus
Octavia Snarlby
Oddjaw
Odium
Off the Leash
Ogre
Old Stinkeye
Ominous Otis
On the Lam
Onslaught
Ophelia
Optimus Crime
Orthrus
Outlaw
Overlord Barkley
Overlord Snuffles
Overlord Wag
Ozai

P: 55 names

Padfoot
Pain and Panic
Palpatine
Panic
Pant Leg Terror
Pantry Marauder
Parole
Partner in Grime
Partners in Crime
Pawron
Peaches the Pitiless
Pebbles the Usurper
Percival Dreadmuzzle
Peril
Pessimus
Phobos and Deimos
Pickles the Ruthless
Pickpocket
Pillager
Pillow Pillager
Pinky and the Brain
Pint-Size Peril
Pitch Black
Pitiless Pete
Plot and Scheme
Plotting Polly
Plunderer of Picnics
Pocket Apocalypse
Pocket Despot
Pocket Tyrant
Poe
Pom-Pom of Doom
Poppy the Punisher
Porch Warden
Portent
Pounce and Pilfer
Prime Suspect
Prince Growlsworth
Prince Nipsalot
Prince Yawn
Princess Bitesy
Princess Peril
Princess Snarlene
Professor Bitey
Professor Gnaw
Professor Mayhem
Professor Muttiarty
Professor Snarl
Professor von Drool
Prospero
Prowl
Prudence Snapworth
Public Enemy
Pudding the Pillager
Pupzilla

Q: 5 names

Qualm
Queen Bitey
Queen of Barks
Queen of the Kennel
Queen Snarl

R: 35 names

Ra's al Growl
Rack and Ruin
Racketeer
Raider
Rampage
Rap Sheet
Rapscallion
Rascal
Ratigan
Ravenscroft
Raze
Reckless Rex
Reckoning
Regent Ruff
Reginald Bitterbark
Remorseless Rita
Renegade
Repeat Offender
Reprobate
Rex Malus
Right-Hand Hound
Ringleader
Rip and Shred
Rocco
Roderick
Rogue
Roscoe
Roscoe and DeSoto
Rotten Ronald
Ruckus
Ruffian
Ruin
Ruiner of Cushions
Rumble
Ruthless Ruby

S: 113 names

Sabotage
Saboteur
Safecracker
Sandwich Snatcher
Sarumutt
Sauron
Sauruff
Sausage Thief
Savage
Savage Sandra
Scallywag
Scandal
Scandalous Sal
Scapegoat
Scar
Scary Larry
Schemer in Chief
Scheming Simon
Scofflaw
Scorn
Scoundrel
Scoundrel of the Stairs
Scourge
Scowl
Scud
Scuffle
Scylla and Charybdis
Second Banana
Sergeant Growl
Sergeant Snarl
Severus Snarl
Shade
Shadow
Shadowy Sheila
Shady Sadie
Shego
Shenzi and Banzai
Shere Kibble
Sheriff of Gnawtingham
Sheriff Snarl
Shifty Shane
Shiver
Shock and Awe
Shoelace Saboteur
Shoeus Destructus
Shredder of Pillows
Shreddog
Shroud
Shudder
Side-Eye
Sidekick
Sidekick Gone Wrong
Sideshow Bone
Siege
Silas Blackmuzzle
Sinister Sprout

S, continued

Sinister Susan
Sir Chomps the Unkind
Sir Snarls Barkley
Sit Lord
Skoll and Hati
Skulduggery
Skulk
Sleepy Hollow
Slink
Slobberus Rex
Sluggo
Sly Sylvia
Small but Sinister
Smash
Smash and Grab
Smee
Smirk
Smithers
Smuggler
Snarletor
Snatch and Scram
Sneer
Snide
Snidely
Sniffiroth
Snuggle Fiend
Snuggles the Unholy
Sockus Thievius
Sofa Sovereign
Sound and Fury
Soundwoof
Spike
Spite
Spiteful Stanley
Spooky Luke
Sprinkler Nemesis
Sprinkles the Conqueror
Squall
Squirrel Nemesis
Stampede
Starless
Starsqueak
Stealer of Sandwiches
Steele
Stinkeye Steve
Stooge
Storm Warning
Stormbringer
Stormcloud
Stormpooper
Stormy Norman
Strife
Sultan of Snacks
Supreme Barker
Supreme Leader Snout
Swindle
Syndrool

T: 62 names

Teacup Tempest
Teacup Tyrant
Teddy the Tormentor
Tempest
Terrible Ted
Terror
Thaddeus Grimsnout
Thanos
The Accused
The Beast
The Bite King
The Doorman
The Fetch-King
The Glarer
The Grim
The Jowker
The Lurker on the Stairs
The Piddler
The Sock Eater
The Thing on the Porch
The Underminer of Lawns
The Watcher
Thief of Toast
Thing Under the Bed
Thirteen
Thornfield
Thrash
Thunder
Thunderclap
Thunderous Thelma
Toe Tyrant

T, continued

Toil and Trouble
Tooth and Nail
Tornado
Toxicus Rex
Trainee Tyrant
Traitor
Trample
Trash Bandit
Trash Can Tycoon
Travel-Size Terror
Treacherous Trevor
Treasurer of Stolen Socks
Treat Tyrant
Tremor
Trespass
Troll
Trouble
Tsar Bark
Tsar Growlov
Tug and Tear
Tumult
Turmoil
Turncoat
Twinkle the Tyrant
Twister
Two-Bit
Typhoon
Tyrannosaurus Wrecks
Tyrant
Tyrant of the Sofa
Tywin Gnawnister

U: 11 names

Ultimatum
Underling
Unholy Hugo
Unleashed
Up-to-No-Good Gus
Uproar
Ursula
Uruk-Hound
Usual Suspect
Usurper
Usurper of the Bed

V: 22 names

Vacuum Nemesis
Vader
Vandal
Velvet Villain
Vendetta
Vengeful Vince
Veni Vidi Chewi
Venom
Vex
Vicious Vivian
Victor von Chew
Vile Kyle
Vile Violet
Villain
Villainous Vera
Vinz Clortho
Viscount Nipper
Viscount Snarl
Vizier of Biscuits
Voldemort
Voldesnout
Vorax

W: 26 names

Waffles the Wicked
Wagnarok
Waluigi
Warden of the Couch
Wario
Warlord Ruff
Warlord Woofer
Warlord Yap
Whammy
Wicked Biscuit
Wicked Stepdog
Wicked Wendell
Wicked Wiggles
Windowsill Sentry
Winifred Howlett
Witching Hour
Woe
Wolf
Woof in Sheep's Clothing
Woofus Wickedus
Wormtail
Worse Than His Bite
Wrath
Wrathful Ralph
Wreck
Wretch

X: 1 name

Xolotl

Y: 1 name

Yzmutt

Z: 7 names

Zero Hour
Zod
Zoltan
Zoomageddon
Zoomie Overlord
Zurg
Zuul