Movie Dog Name Generator

Dog names from films, each with its movie

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Generate dog names from movies, every one labeled with its film: screen dogs like Toto (The Wizard of Oz) and Hooch (Turner & Hooch), heroes like Ripley (Alien), comedy picks like Lebowski (The Big Lebowski), and pairs like Thelma & Louise for two dogs.

About movie dog names

A movie name gives a dog a story from day one, and it gives you an answer when someone at the park asks where the name came from. Every entry here is written as Name (Film), so you can see that Dug is the talking golden retriever from Up and that Asta is the wire fox terrier from The Thin Man. Screen dogs lead the list: Toto, Lassie, Benji, Hooch, Beethoven, Marley, Pongo, Bolt and less obvious ones such as Verdell, Brinkley and Flike.

The rest are film characters whose names sit well on a dog. There are animated favorites (Baloo, Stitch, Totoro), action and science fiction names (Maverick, Furiosa, Ripley, Neo), fantasy names (Falkor, Gandalf, Fezzik), comedy picks (Lebowski, Farquaad, Spicoli), classic Hollywood (Rhett, Scarlett, Atticus, Ilsa) and villains of the well-loved kind (Vader, Ursula, Loki). Entries joined by an ampersand, such as Timon & Pumbaa or Jake & Elwood, are meant for two dogs.

A short section of puns is marked as such, for example Jurassic Bark (pun on Jurassic Park). The film in the label is a film the character appears in, usually the first or best known one. The list runs from silent film to recent releases and across many genres, and it does not try to be a complete record of every dog on screen.

How to choose movie dog names

  • Say the name without the film. Hooch, Dug, Indy and Ripley work on their own in the park; the label is only there to tell you where a name comes from.
  • Match the character to the dog. A giant slobbery dog suits Hooch, Beethoven or Fezzik, a small bossy one suits Toto, Bruiser or Yoda, and a dog that never stops moving suits Dash, Maverick or Sonic.
  • Prefer one or two syllables for recall training. Long names like Truly Scrumptious are fun on paper, so decide on the short form (Truly) before you commit.
  • Getting two dogs? Look for the entries with an ampersand, such as Thelma & Louise, Nick & Nora or Statler & Waldorf, and check that the two names sound different enough to call apart.
  • Watch the film again before you decide. A name feels different once you remember what happens to the character.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most famous dog names from movies?

The best known screen dogs include Toto (The Wizard of Oz), Lassie (Lassie Come Home), Benji, Old Yeller, Hooch (Turner & Hooch), Beethoven, Marley (Marley & Me) and Buddy (Air Bud). Animated films add Pongo, Lady, Tramp, Bolt, Dug and Gromit.

What are some funny dog names from movies?

Comedy characters make good funny names: Lebowski (The Big Lebowski), Farquaad (Shrek), Spicoli (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), Barf (Spaceballs) and McLovin (Superbad) are all in the list. There is also a small set of labeled puns, such as The Dogfather, Bark to the Future and Furris Bueller.

What are cool dog names from movies?

Action and science fiction films are the usual source. Try Maverick (Top Gun), Furiosa (Mad Max: Fury Road), Ripley (Alien), Neo (The Matrix), Indy (Raiders of the Lost Ark) or Rocky. For a quieter kind of cool, classic names like Atticus, Rhett and Ilsa age well.

Why does every name have a film in parentheses?

The label tells you which character the name refers to, since a name like Max, Buddy or Lady only becomes a movie name through its film. Each character has one entry, under one film it appears in; the labeled puns are extra. The label is not part of the name you would call your dog.

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A: 52 names

  • Abu (Aladdin)
  • Ace (DC League of Super-Pets)
  • Ace Ventura (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective)
  • Achilles (Troy)
  • Agent Smith (The Matrix)
  • Agnes (Despicable Me)
  • Ahab (Moby Dick)
  • Akela (The Jungle Book)
  • Aladdin (Aladdin)
  • Alan Grant (Jurassic Park)
  • Aleu (Balto II: Wolf Quest)
  • Alex (Madagascar)
  • Alfalfa (The Little Rascals)

A, continued

  • Alfie (Alfie)
  • Alfred (Batman)
  • Alita (Alita: Battle Angel)
  • Alpha (Up)
  • Alvin (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
  • Ambrosius (Labyrinth)
  • Amélie (Amélie)
  • Andy Dufresne (The Shawshank Redemption)
  • Angel (Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure)
  • Angus (Brave)
  • Animal (The Muppet Movie)
  • Anna (Frozen)
  • Annabelle (All Dogs Go to Heaven)

A, continued

  • Annie (Annie)
  • Antie (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids)
  • Apollo (Rocky)
  • Aragorn (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
  • Archimedes (The Sword in the Stone)
  • Argyle (Die Hard)
  • Ariadne (Inception)
  • Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
  • Arlo (The Good Dinosaur)
  • Artax (The NeverEnding Story)
  • Arthur (The Sword in the Stone)
  • Artoo & Threepio (Star Wars)
  • Arwen (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)

A, continued

  • Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)
  • Asta (The Thin Man)
  • Asterix (Asterix the Gaul)
  • Astrid (How to Train Your Dragon)
  • Astro (Jetsons: The Movie)
  • Atari (Isle of Dogs)
  • Atreyu (The NeverEnding Story)
  • Atticus (To Kill a Mockingbird)
  • Atticus Fetch (pun on Atticus Finch)
  • Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors)
  • Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)
  • Ava (Ex Machina)
  • Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)

B: 99 names

  • Babe (Babe)
  • Baby (Baby Driver)
  • Bagheera (The Jungle Book)
  • Bailey (A Dog's Purpose)
  • Baloo (The Jungle Book)
  • Balto (Balto)
  • Bambi (Bambi)
  • Bandit & Snowman (Smokey and the Bandit)
  • Bane (The Dark Knight Rises)
  • Barbarella (Barbarella)
  • Barbie (Barbie)
  • Barbossa (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)
  • Barf (Spaceballs)
  • Bark to the Future (pun on Back to the Future)

B, continued

  • Barney (Gremlins)
  • Bartok (Anastasia)
  • Basil (The Great Mouse Detective)
  • Bastian (The NeverEnding Story)
  • Batman (Batman)
  • Baxter (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
  • Baymax (Big Hero 6)
  • Beaglejuice (pun on Beetlejuice)
  • Beans (Rango)
  • Beatrice (Best in Show)
  • Beatrix (Kill Bill: Volume 2)
  • Beethoven (Beethoven)
  • Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)
  • Bella (A Dog's Way Home)

B, continued

  • Belle (Belle and Sebastian)
  • Ben Gates (National Treasure)
  • Ben-Hur (Ben-Hur)
  • Bender (The Breakfast Club)
  • Benji (Benji)
  • Benny the Jet (The Sandlot)
  • Benoit Blanc (Knives Out)
  • Berlioz (The Aristocats)
  • Bernard (The Rescuers)
  • Bert (Mary Poppins)
  • Beta (Up)
  • Biff (Back to the Future)
  • Big Red (Big Red)
  • Bilbo (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey)

B, continued

  • Bill & Ted (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)
  • Billy Elliot (Billy Elliot)
  • Bing Bong (Inside Out)
  • Bingo (Bingo)
  • Binx (Hocus Pocus)
  • Birdie (All About Eve)
  • Bishop (Aliens)
  • Bitzer (Shaun the Sheep Movie)
  • Black Beauty (Black Beauty)
  • Black Pawnther (pun on Black Panther)
  • Blade (Blade)
  • Blofeld (You Only Live Twice)
  • Blondie (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)
  • Blu (Rio)

B, continued

  • Blue (Jurassic World)
  • Bluto (National Lampoon's Animal House)
  • Bob (Minions)
  • Bobby (Greyfriars Bobby)
  • Bodger (The Incredible Journey)
  • Bodi (Rock Dog)
  • Bolt (Bolt)
  • Bond (Dr. No)
  • Bone Alone (pun on Home Alone)
  • Bonnie Blue (Gone with the Wind)
  • Boo (Monsters, Inc.)
  • Boo-Boo (Yogi Bear)
  • Boomer (Independence Day)
  • Boris (Balto)

B, continued

  • Boss (Isle of Dogs)
  • Bourne (The Bourne Identity)
  • Bowser (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
  • Brain (Inspector Gadget)
  • Branch (Trolls)
  • Brandy (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
  • Brick (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
  • Bridget Jones (Bridget Jones's Diary)
  • Brinkley (You've Got Mail)
  • Bruiser (Legally Blonde)
  • Bruno (Cinderella)
  • Bubba (Forrest Gump)
  • Bubo (Clash of the Titans)
  • Buck (The Call of the Wild)

B, continued

  • Buckbeak (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
  • Buckley (The Royal Tenenbaums)
  • Budderball (Air Buddies)
  • Buddy (Air Bud)
  • Buddy the Elf (Elf)
  • Bugs (Space Jam)
  • Bullseye (Oliver!)
  • Bumblebee (Transformers)
  • Bunsen & Beaker (The Great Muppet Caper)
  • Buster (Toy Story 2)
  • Buster Moon (Sing)
  • Butch (Cats & Dogs)
  • Butkus (Rocky)
  • Buttercup (The Princess Bride)
  • Buzz (Toy Story)

C: 53 names

  • Cady (Mean Girls)
  • Caesar (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
  • Calcifer (Howl's Moving Castle)
  • Cameron (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
  • Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
  • Captain Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea)
  • Carface (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
  • Carl & Ellie (Up)
  • Carmen (Spy Kids)
  • Casper (Casper)
  • Cat Ballou (Cat Ballou)
  • Catwoman (Batman Returns)
  • Cerberus (Hercules)

C, continued

  • Chance (Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey)
  • Chani (Dune)
  • Chappie (Chappie)
  • Charlie (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
  • Charlotte (Charlotte's Web)
  • Chase (PAW Patrol: The Movie)
  • Cheeta (Tarzan the Ape Man)
  • Cher Horowitz (Clueless)
  • Chestnut (Chestnut: Hero of Central Park)
  • Chewie (Star Wars)
  • Chief (The Fox and the Hound)
  • Chihiro (Spirited Away)
  • Chip & Dale (Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers)

C, continued

  • Chip (Beauty and the Beast)
  • Chloe (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)
  • Chopper (Stand by Me)
  • Chubbs (Happy Gilmore)
  • Chunk (The Goonies)
  • Cinderella (Cinderella)
  • Citizen Canine (pun on Citizen Kane)
  • Clarence (It's a Wonderful Life)
  • Clifford (Clifford the Big Red Dog)
  • Clyde (Every Which Way but Loose)
  • Cogsworth (Beauty and the Beast)
  • Collie Golightly (pun on Holly Golightly)
  • Colonel (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)

C, continued

  • Conan (Conan the Barbarian)
  • Cool Hand Luke (Cool Hand Luke)
  • Cooper (Interstellar)
  • Copernicus (Back to the Future Part III)
  • Copper (The Fox and the Hound)
  • Coraline (Coraline)
  • Cornelius (Planet of the Apes)
  • Cosette (Les Misérables)
  • Cosmo (Guardians of the Galaxy)
  • Cosmo Brown (Singin' in the Rain)
  • Cousin Itt (The Addams Family)
  • Crash Davis (Bull Durham)
  • Creed (Creed)
  • Crush (Finding Nemo)

D: 53 names

  • Daffy (Space Jam)
  • Daisy (Blondie)
  • Dale & Brennan (Step Brothers)
  • Danny (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
  • Danny Ocean (Ocean's Eleven)
  • Danny Zuko (Grease)
  • Dante (Coco)
  • Daphne & Josephine (Some Like It Hot)
  • Daphne (Look Who's Talking Now)
  • Dash (The Incredibles)
  • Data (Star Trek: Generations)
  • Deadpool (Deadpool)
  • Deckard (Blade Runner)

D, continued

  • Delgado (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)
  • Delilah (Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco)
  • Demon (Snow Dogs)
  • DeSoto (Oliver & Company)
  • Dewey Finn (School of Rock)
  • Diego (Ice Age)
  • Digby (Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World)
  • Dill (To Kill a Mockingbird)
  • Dimitri (Anastasia)
  • Dino (The Flintstones)
  • Dipstick (102 Dalmatians)
  • Django (Django Unchained)
  • Dobby (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)

D, continued

  • Doc Brown (Back to the Future)
  • Dodger (Oliver & Company)
  • Dogmatix (Asterix and Cleopatra)
  • Dolly Levi (Hello, Dolly!)
  • Dom (The Fast and the Furious)
  • Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  • Donkey (Shrek)
  • Donkey Kong (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
  • Donny (The Big Lebowski)
  • Dopey (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
  • Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz)
  • Dory (Finding Nemo)
  • Dottie (A League of Their Own)

D, continued

  • Dr. Evil (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
  • Dr. Robotnik (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Dr. Zaius (Planet of the Apes)
  • Draco (Dragonheart)
  • Drago (Rocky IV)
  • Driftwood (A Night at the Opera)
  • Duckie (Pretty in Pink)
  • Ducky (The Land Before Time)
  • Dug (Up)
  • Duke (The Secret Life of Pets)
  • Dumbo (Dumbo)
  • Dunston (Dunston Checks In)
  • Dutch (Predator)
  • Dynomutt (Scoob!)

E: 20 names

  • E.T. (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrier (pun on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
  • Edison (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
  • Edna (The Incredibles)
  • Edward Scissorpaws (pun on Edward Scissorhands)
  • Eeyore (The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
  • Egon (Ghostbusters)
  • Ein (Cowboy Bebop: The Movie)
  • Einstein (Back to the Future)
  • Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady)

E, continued

  • Elizabeth Bennet (Pride & Prejudice)
  • Elle Woods (Legally Blonde)
  • Elliott (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
  • Elphaba (Wicked)
  • Elsa (Frozen)
  • Emmet (The Lego Movie)
  • Enzo (The Art of Racing in the Rain)
  • Eowyn (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
  • Esqueleto (Nacho Libre)
  • EVE (WALL-E)

F: 46 names

  • Falkor (The NeverEnding Story)
  • Fang (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
  • Farquaad (Shrek)
  • Fat Louie (The Princess Diaries)
  • Felix & Oscar (The Odd Couple)
  • Ferdinand (Ferdinand)
  • Ferris (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
  • Fetch Me If You Can (pun on Catch Me If You Can)
  • Fezzik (The Princess Bride)
  • Fidgit (Time Bandits)
  • Fievel (An American Tail)

F, continued

  • Figaro (Pinocchio)
  • Fiona (Shrek)
  • Firefly (Duck Soup)
  • Fizzgig (The Dark Crystal)
  • Flash Gordon (Flash Gordon)
  • Fletch (Fletch)
  • Flicka (My Friend Flicka)
  • Flik (A Bug's Life)
  • Flike (Umberto D.)
  • Flipper (Flipper)
  • Flo (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
  • Flotsam & Jetsam (The Little Mermaid)

F, continued

  • Flounder (The Little Mermaid)
  • Flower (Bambi)
  • Fluffy (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
  • Fluke (Fluke)
  • Fly (Babe)
  • Flynn (Tangled)
  • Forky (Toy Story 4)
  • Forrest (Forrest Gump)
  • Foxy Brown (Foxy Brown)
  • Fozzie (The Muppet Movie)
  • Francis (Oliver & Company)

F, continued

  • Frank (Men in Black)
  • Fred & Wilma (The Flintstones)
  • Fred (Smokey and the Bandit)
  • Fredo (The Godfather)
  • Frenchy (Grease)
  • Friar Tuck (The Adventures of Robin Hood)
  • Friday (Hotel for Dogs)
  • Frodo (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
  • Frozone (The Incredibles)
  • Furiosa (Mad Max: Fury Road)
  • Furrest Gump (pun on Forrest Gump)
  • Furris Bueller (pun on Ferris Bueller)

G: 39 names

  • Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy)
  • Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
  • Garfield (Garfield: The Movie)
  • Garth (Wayne's World)
  • Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
  • Genie (Aladdin)
  • George & Lennie (Of Mice and Men)
  • George (Bringing Up Baby)
  • George Bailey (It's a Wonderful Life)
  • Georgette (Oliver & Company)
  • Georgia (Hotel for Dogs)
  • Gidget (The Secret Life of Pets)
  • Gigi (Gigi)

G, continued

  • Gilbert Grape (What's Eating Gilbert Grape)
  • Gilda (Gilda)
  • Gill (Finding Nemo)
  • Gimli (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
  • Ginger (Chicken Run)
  • Gingy (Shrek)
  • Giselle (Enchanted)
  • Gizmo (Gremlins)
  • Glinda (The Wizard of Oz)
  • Godfrey (My Man Godfrey)
  • Godzilla (Godzilla)
  • Goldfinger (Goldfinger)
  • Gollum (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)

G, continued

  • Gomez (The Addams Family)
  • Gondo (Isle of Dogs)
  • Gonzo (The Muppet Movie)
  • Good Will Hounding (pun on Good Will Hunting)
  • Goofy (A Goofy Movie)
  • Goose (Top Gun)
  • Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
  • Gromit (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit)
  • Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy)
  • Gru (Despicable Me)
  • Grumpy (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
  • Gus (Cinderella)
  • Gwen (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)

H: 38 names

  • Hachi (Hachi: A Dog's Tale)
  • Hades (Hercules)
  • Hagen (White God)
  • Hagrid (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
  • Haku (Spirited Away)
  • HAL (2001: A Space Odyssey)
  • Hallie & Annie (The Parent Trap)
  • Hank (Finding Dory)
  • Hansel (Zoolander)
  • Happy Gilmore (Happy Gilmore)
  • Harley Quinn (Suicide Squad)
  • Harry & Marv (Home Alone)

H, continued

  • Harry & Sally (When Harry Met Sally...)
  • Harvey (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
  • Hawkeye (The Last of the Mohicans)
  • Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)
  • Hedwig (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
  • Heen (Howl's Moving Castle)
  • Heidi (Heidi)
  • Hellboy (Hellboy)
  • Herbie (The Love Bug)
  • Hercules (Hercules)
  • Hiccup (How to Train Your Dragon)
  • Hicks (Aliens)
  • Hidalgo (Hidalgo)

H, continued

  • Hildy (His Girl Friday)
  • Hogarth (The Iron Giant)
  • Hoggle (Labyrinth)
  • Holly Golightly (Breakfast at Tiffany's)
  • Hondo (Hondo)
  • Honeythorn Gump (Legend)
  • Hooch (Turner & Hooch)
  • Hopper (A Bug's Life)
  • Howl (Howl's Moving Castle)
  • Howlverine (pun on Wolverine)
  • Hubble (Good Boy!)
  • Hubert (Best in Show)
  • Hud (Hud)

I: 11 names

  • Iago (Aladdin)
  • Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park)
  • Iceman (Top Gun)
  • Igor (Young Frankenstein)
  • Ilsa (Casablanca)
  • Indy (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
  • Inigo (The Princess Bride)
  • Inspector Clouseau (The Pink Panther)
  • Ishmael (Moby Dick)
  • Itchy & Scratchy (The Simpsons Movie)
  • Itchy (All Dogs Go to Heaven)

J: 39 names

  • Jack Burton (Big Trouble in Little China)
  • Jack Reacher (Jack Reacher)
  • Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
  • Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
  • Jack-Jack (The Incredibles)
  • Jafar (Aladdin)
  • Jake & Elwood (The Blues Brothers)
  • Jareth (Labyrinth)
  • Jasmine (Aladdin)
  • Jaws (The Spy Who Loved Me)
  • Jay (Clerks)
  • Jean Valjean (Les Misérables)
  • Jekyll & Hyde (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)

J, continued

  • Jem (To Kill a Mockingbird)
  • Jenna (Balto)
  • Jerry Lee (K-9)
  • Jerry Maguire (Jerry Maguire)
  • Jesse & Celine (Before Sunrise)
  • Jessie (Toy Story 2)
  • Jiji (Kiki's Delivery Service)
  • Jiminy (Pinocchio)
  • Jip (Doctor Dolittle)
  • Jo March (Little Women)
  • Jock (Lady and the Tramp)
  • Joel & Clementine (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
  • Joey (War Horse)

J, continued

  • John & Jane (Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
  • John McClane (Die Hard)
  • John Wick (John Wick)
  • Johnny 5 (Short Circuit)
  • Jonesy (Alien)
  • Josey Wales (The Outlaw Josey Wales)
  • Jovie (Elf)
  • Joy (Inside Out)
  • Judy Hopps (Zootopia)
  • Juni (Spy Kids)
  • Juno (Juno)
  • Jupiter (Isle of Dogs)
  • Jurassic Bark (pun on Jurassic Park)

K: 28 names

  • Kaa (The Jungle Book)
  • Kat Stratford (10 Things I Hate About You)
  • Katniss (The Hunger Games)
  • Ken (Barbie)
  • Kermit (The Muppet Movie)
  • Kevin (Up)
  • Kevin McCallister (Home Alone)
  • Khan (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
  • Kiki (Kiki's Delivery Service)
  • Killer (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
  • King (Isle of Dogs)
  • King Julien (Madagascar)
  • King Kong (King Kong)
  • King Louie (The Jungle Book)

K, continued

  • Kip (Napoleon Dynamite)
  • Kira (The Dark Crystal)
  • Kirk (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
  • Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
  • Knuckles (Sonic the Hedgehog 2)
  • Kodo & Podo (The Beastmaster)
  • Kovu & Kiara (The Lion King II: Simba's Pride)
  • Kris Kringle (Miracle on 34th Street)
  • Kristoff (Frozen)
  • Kronk (The Emperor's New Groove)
  • Krypto (DC League of Super-Pets)
  • Kubo (Kubo and the Two Strings)
  • Kung Fu Pawnda (pun on Kung Fu Panda)
  • Kuzco (The Emperor's New Groove)

L: 39 names

  • Laddie (Son of Lassie)
  • Lady (Lady and the Tramp)
  • Lady Bird (Lady Bird)
  • Lafayette (The Aristocats)
  • Lando (The Empire Strikes Back)
  • Lara (Doctor Zhivago)
  • Lara Croft (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider)
  • Lassie (Lassie Come Home)
  • Laura (Laura)
  • Lebowski (The Big Lebowski)
  • Leeloo (The Fifth Element)
  • LeFou (Beauty and the Beast)
  • Legolas (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)

L, continued

  • Leia (Star Wars)
  • Lenny (Hotel for Dogs)
  • Léon (Léon: The Professional)
  • Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  • Lex Luthor (Superman)
  • Lilo (Lilo & Stitch)
  • Little Brother (Mulan)
  • Little John (The Adventures of Robin Hood)
  • Littlefoot (The Land Before Time)
  • Lloyd (Dumb and Dumber)
  • Loki (Thor)
  • Lone Ranger (The Lone Ranger)
  • Lone Starr (Spaceballs)

L, continued

  • Long John Silver (Treasure Island)
  • Lotso (Toy Story 3)
  • Lou (Cats & Dogs)
  • Luath (The Incredible Journey)
  • Luca (Luca)
  • Lucky (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
  • Ludo (Labyrinth)
  • Luigi (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
  • Lulu (Dog)
  • Lumbergh (Office Space)
  • Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast)
  • Lurch (The Addams Family)
  • Lyra (The Golden Compass)

M: 89 names

  • Machete (Machete)
  • Mad Max (Mad Max)
  • Madison (Splash)
  • Magneto (X-Men)
  • Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
  • Mame (Auntie Mame)
  • Mandrake (Dr. Strangelove)
  • Manny (Ice Age)
  • Margo Channing (All About Eve)
  • Margot (The Royal Tenenbaums)
  • Marie (The Aristocats)
  • Mario (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
  • Marion (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
  • Marley (Marley & Me)

M, continued

  • Marlin (Finding Nemo)
  • Marmaduke (Marmaduke)
  • Marnie (Marnie)
  • Marshall (PAW Patrol: The Movie)
  • Marty (Madagascar)
  • Marty McFly (Back to the Future)
  • Marvin (Paterson)
  • Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins)
  • Mater (Cars)
  • Matilda (Matilda)
  • Matisse (Down and Out in Beverly Hills)
  • Maude (Harold and Maude)
  • Maui (Moana)
  • Maverick (Top Gun)
  • Mavis (Hotel Transylvania)

M, continued

  • Max (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
  • Maximilian (Hugo)
  • Maximus (Tangled)
  • Maya (Eight Below)
  • McLovin (Superbad)
  • Meeko (Pocahontas)
  • Megamind (Megamind)
  • Megara (Hercules)
  • Mei (Turning Red)
  • Mel (The Secret Life of Pets)
  • Melanie (Gone with the Wind)
  • Melman (Madagascar)
  • Merida (Brave)
  • Merlin (Excalibur)
  • Merry & Pippin (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)

M, continued

  • Mia Thermopolis (The Princess Diaries)
  • Mia Wallace (Pulp Fiction)
  • Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  • Miguel (Coco)
  • Mike & Marcus (Bad Boys)
  • Mike Wazowski (Monsters, Inc.)
  • Mikey (The Goonies)
  • Miles (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
  • Milo (The Mask)
  • Milton (Office Space)
  • Mirabel (Encanto)
  • Miranda Priestly (The Devil Wears Prada)
  • Miss Bianca (The Rescuers)
  • Miss Piggy (The Muppet Movie)
  • Mission: Impawsible (pun on Mission: Impossible)

M, continued

  • Missy (Beethoven's 2nd)
  • Mittens (Bolt)
  • Moana (Moana)
  • Molly (A Dog's Journey)
  • Monchi (The Mitchells vs. the Machines)
  • Moneypenny (Dr. No)
  • Mongo (Blazing Saddles)
  • Morpheus (The Matrix)
  • Morticia (The Addams Family)
  • Mortimer & Randolph (Trading Places)
  • Mothra (Mothra)
  • Mowgli (The Jungle Book)
  • Mr. Chips (Goodbye, Mr. Chips)
  • Mr. Darcy (Pride & Prejudice)
  • Mr. Fox (Fantastic Mr. Fox)

M, continued

  • Mr. Miyagi (The Karate Kid)
  • Mr. Peabody (Mr. Peabody & Sherman)
  • Mr. Smith (The Awful Truth)
  • Mrs. Doubtfire (Mrs. Doubtfire)
  • Mrs. Robinson (The Graduate)
  • Mudbud (Air Buddies)
  • Mufasa (The Lion King)
  • Mugatu (Zoolander)
  • Mulan (Mulan)
  • Mulder & Scully (The X-Files)
  • Mumble (Happy Feet)
  • Murph (Interstellar)
  • Mushu (Mulan)
  • Muttley (Scoob!)
  • Mystique (X-Men)

N: 23 names

  • Nacho (Nacho Libre)
  • Nala (The Lion King)
  • Nana (Peter Pan)
  • Nancy (Oliver!)
  • Nanook (The Lost Boys)
  • Napoleon (The Aristocats)
  • Napoleon Dynamite (Napoleon Dynamite)
  • Napoleon Dynamutt (pun on Napoleon Dynamite)
  • Napoleon Solo (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)
  • Nemo (Finding Nemo)
  • Neo (The Matrix)

N, continued

  • Newt (Aliens)
  • Neytiri (Avatar)
  • Nick & Nora (The Thin Man)
  • Nick Wilde (Zootopia)
  • Nikita (La Femme Nikita)
  • Nikki (Nikki, Wild Dog of the North)
  • Ninotchka (Ninotchka)
  • No-Face (Spirited Away)
  • Noah & Allie (The Notebook)
  • Norma Desmond (Sunset Boulevard)
  • Nova (Planet of the Apes)
  • Nutmeg (Isle of Dogs)

O: 16 names

  • Obelix (Asterix the Gaul)
  • Oddball (Oddball)
  • Oddjob (Goldfinger)
  • Odie (Garfield: The Movie)
  • Olaf (Frozen)
  • Old Yeller (Old Yeller)
  • Olive (Little Miss Sunshine)
  • Oliver (Oliver & Company)

O, continued

  • Oogie Boogie (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
  • Oogway (Kung Fu Panda)
  • Optimus Prime (Transformers)
  • Oracle (Isle of Dogs)
  • Osgood (Some Like It Hot)
  • Otis (The Adventures of Milo and Otis)
  • Otter (National Lampoon's Animal House)
  • Otto (Airplane!)

P: 55 names

  • Paddington (Paddington)
  • Pain & Panic (Hercules)
  • Papi (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)
  • Pard (High Sierra)
  • Pascal (Tangled)
  • Passepartout (Around the World in 80 Days)
  • Patch (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
  • Patches O'Houlihan (DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story)
  • Patou (Rock-a-Doodle)
  • Pawdington (pun on Paddington)
  • Pawptimus Prime (pun on Optimus Prime)
  • Paws (pun on Jaws)
  • Pedro (Napoleon Dynamite)

P, continued

  • Pee-wee (Pee-wee's Big Adventure)
  • Peg (Lady and the Tramp)
  • Pegasus (Hercules)
  • Penguin (Batman Returns)
  • Percy (Pocahontas)
  • Perdita (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
  • Perseus (Clash of the Titans)
  • Peter Pan (Peter Pan)
  • Peter Parker (Spider-Man)
  • Petey (The Little Rascals)
  • Phil (Hercules)
  • Philippe (Beauty and the Beast)
  • Pi (Life of Pi)
  • Picard (Star Trek: First Contact)

P, continued

  • Pickering (My Fair Lady)
  • Piglet (The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
  • Pikachu (Pokémon Detective Pikachu)
  • Pilgrim (The Horse Whisperer)
  • Pinocchio (Pinocchio)
  • Pip (Enchanted)
  • Pippi (Pippi Longstocking)
  • Plato (Rebel Without a Cause)
  • Pluto (Lend a Paw)
  • Po (Kung Fu Panda)
  • Pollyanna (Pollyanna)
  • Pongo (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
  • Ponyboy (The Outsiders)
  • Ponyo (Ponyo)

P, continued

  • Pooka (Anastasia)
  • Popeye (Popeye)
  • Poppy (Trolls)
  • Pops (The Secret Life of Pets)
  • Porco (Porco Rosso)
  • Prince Terrien (Bridge to Terabithia)
  • Princess Peach (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
  • Private Ryan (Saving Private Ryan)
  • Pua (Moana)
  • Puffy (There's Something About Mary)
  • Pugsley (The Addams Family)
  • Pup Fiction (pun on Pulp Fiction)
  • Pup in Boots (pun on Puss in Boots)
  • Puss in Boots (Shrek 2)

Q: 5 names

  • Q (Goldfinger)
  • Quark (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids)
  • Quill (Quill)
  • Quint (Jaws)
  • Quorra (Tron: Legacy)

R: 66 names

  • Radar (M*A*S*H)
  • Rafiki (The Lion King)
  • Raiders of the Lost Bark (pun on Raiders of the Lost Ark)
  • Rain Man (Rain Man)
  • Rajah (Aladdin)
  • Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)
  • Rambo (First Blood)
  • Rambone (pun on Rambo)
  • Ramius (The Hunt for Red October)
  • Randall (Monsters, Inc.)
  • Rango (Rango)
  • Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  • Rapunzel (Tangled)

R, continued

  • Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective)
  • Ratso (Midnight Cowboy)
  • Raya (Raya and the Last Dragon)
  • Red (The Shawshank Redemption)
  • Red Dog (Red Dog)
  • Reepicheep (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)
  • Reggie (Charade)
  • Regina George (Mean Girls)
  • Remy (Ratatouille)
  • Reno (Top Dog)
  • Rex (Toy Story)
  • Rhett (Gone with the Wind)
  • Rhino (Bolt)

R, continued

  • Richard Parker (Life of Pi)
  • Rick Blaine (Casablanca)
  • Rick O'Connell (The Mummy)
  • Riddick (Pitch Black)
  • Riggs (Lethal Weapon)
  • Riley (Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco)
  • Ringo Kid (Stagecoach)
  • Ripley (Alien)
  • Rita (Oliver & Company)
  • Rizzo (Grease)
  • Robby (Forbidden Planet)
  • Robin (Batman Forever)
  • Robin Hood (The Adventures of Robin Hood)

R, continued

  • RoboCop (RoboCop)
  • Rockbiter (The NeverEnding Story)
  • Rocket (Guardians of the Galaxy)
  • Rocks (Look Who's Talking Now)
  • Rocky & Bullwinkle (The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle)
  • Rocky (Rocky)
  • Rodan (Rodan)
  • Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
  • Rolly (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
  • Romeo & Juliet (Romeo and Juliet)
  • Romy & Michele (Romy and Michele's High School Reunion)
  • Ron Burgundy (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
  • Ron Furgundy (pun on Ron Burgundy)

R, continued

  • Rooster (The Secret Life of Pets 2)
  • Rooster Cogburn (True Grit)
  • Roscoe (Oliver & Company)
  • Rose (Titanic)
  • Rosebud (Air Buddies)
  • Rowlf (The Muppet Movie)
  • Roxanne (A Goofy Movie)
  • Roxie Hart (Chicago)
  • Rubble (PAW Patrol: The Movie)
  • Ruby (Rescued by Ruby)
  • Rue (The Hunger Games)
  • Rufio (Hook)
  • Rufus (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)
  • Russell (Up)

S: 95 names

  • Sabrina (Sabrina)
  • Sallah (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
  • Sally (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
  • Sam (I Am Legend)
  • Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon)
  • Samson (Sleeping Beauty)
  • Samwise (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
  • San (Princess Mononoke)
  • Sandy (Annie)
  • Sanka (Cool Runnings)
  • Santa Paws (The Search for Santa Paws)
  • Saphira (Eragon)
  • Sasha (All Dogs Go to Heaven 2)

S, continued

  • Savage Sam (Savage Sam)
  • Scamp (Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure)
  • Scar (The Lion King)
  • Scarecrow (The Wizard of Oz)
  • Scarlett (Gone with the Wind)
  • Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo)
  • Scott & Stiles (Teen Wolf)
  • Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World)
  • Scotty (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
  • Scout (To Kill a Mockingbird)
  • Scrappy-Doo (Scooby-Doo)
  • Scraps (A Dog's Life)
  • Scrat (Ice Age)
  • Scrooge (Scrooge)

S, continued

  • Sebastian (The Little Mermaid)
  • Shadow (Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey)
  • Shadowfax (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
  • Shaft (Shaft)
  • Shaggy (Scooby-Doo)
  • Shane (Shane)
  • Shaun & Ed (Shaun of the Dead)
  • Shaun (Shaun the Sheep Movie)
  • Shep (George of the Jungle)
  • Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
  • Sherlock & Watson (Sherlock Holmes)
  • Shifu (Kung Fu Panda)
  • Shiloh (Shiloh)

S, continued

  • Shooter McGavin (Happy Gilmore)
  • Short Round (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)
  • Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  • Shrek (Shrek)
  • Sid (Ice Age)
  • Silent Bob (Clerks)
  • Silver (The Lone Ranger)
  • Simba (The Lion King)
  • Sisu (Raya and the Last Dragon)
  • Skip (My Dog Skip)
  • Skipper (Madagascar)
  • Skye (PAW Patrol: The Movie)
  • Slimer (Ghostbusters)
  • Slinky Dog (Toy Story)

S, continued

  • Sloth (The Goonies)
  • Smaug (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)
  • Smee (Peter Pan)
  • Snake Plissken (Escape from New York)
  • Snoopy (The Peanuts Movie)
  • Snots (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation)
  • Snowball (The Secret Life of Pets)
  • Snowbell (Stuart Little)
  • Snowy (The Adventures of Tintin)
  • Sodapop (The Outsiders)
  • Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Sonny (The Godfather)
  • Sophie (Howl's Moving Castle)

S, continued

  • Sounder (Sounder)
  • Spanky (The Little Rascals)
  • Sparky (Frankenweenie)
  • Speck (Pee-wee's Big Adventure)
  • Spicoli (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
  • Spike (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective)
  • Spirit (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron)
  • Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  • Spock (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
  • Spots (Isle of Dogs)
  • Squints (The Sandlot)
  • Starman (Starman)
  • Starsky & Hutch (Starsky & Hutch)
  • Statler & Waldorf (The Muppet Movie)

S, continued

  • Stay Puft (Ghostbusters)
  • Steele (Balto)
  • Stella (A Streetcar Named Desire)
  • Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)
  • Storm (X-Men)
  • Stripe (Gremlins)
  • Stuart Little (Stuart Little)
  • Stubby (Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero)
  • Sugar Kane (Some Like It Hot)
  • Sulley (Monsters, Inc.)
  • Sultan (Beauty and the Beast)
  • Superman (Superman)
  • Sven (Frozen)
  • Syndrome (The Incredibles)

T: 68 names

  • T'Challa (Black Panther)
  • T-800 (The Terminator)
  • Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda)
  • Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog 2)
  • Tango & Cash (Tango & Cash)
  • Tank (The Matrix)
  • TARS (Interstellar)
  • Tarzan (Tarzan)
  • Taz (Space Jam)
  • Tchaikovsky (Beethoven's 2nd)
  • Templeton (Charlotte's Web)
  • Teto (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
  • Tevye (Fiddler on the Roof)

T, continued

  • Thanos (Avengers: Infinity War)
  • The Barkfast Club (pun on The Breakfast Club)
  • The Big Lebarkski (pun on The Big Lebowski)
  • The Dogfather (pun on The Godfather)
  • The Fast and the Furriest (pun on The Fast and the Furious)
  • The Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
  • The Hound of Music (pun on The Sound of Music)
  • The Pawshank Redemption (pun on The Shawshank Redemption)
  • The Wizard of Paws (pun on The Wizard of Oz)
  • Thelma & Louise (Thelma & Louise)
  • Thing (The Addams Family)
  • Thor (Thor)
  • Thorgi (pun on Thor)
  • Thumbelina (Thumbelina)

T, continued

  • Thumper (Bambi)
  • Tia & Tony (Escape to Witch Mountain)
  • Tiana (The Princess and the Frog)
  • Tigger (The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
  • Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)
  • Tik-Tok (Return to Oz)
  • Timon & Pumbaa (The Lion King)
  • Timothy (Dumbo)
  • Tina (Napoleon Dynamite)
  • Tinker Bell (Peter Pan)
  • Tintin (The Adventures of Tintin)
  • Tito (Oliver & Company)
  • Toad (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)

T, continued

  • Toby (The Great Mouse Detective)
  • Tod (The Fox and the Hound)
  • Togo (Togo)
  • Tom & Jerry (Tom and Jerry: The Movie)
  • Tony Stark (Iron Man)
  • Toothless (How to Train Your Dragon)
  • Tootie (Meet Me in St. Louis)
  • Tootles (Hook)
  • Topper (Topper)
  • Tornado (The Mask of Zorro)
  • Toto (The Wizard of Oz)
  • Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro)
  • Towser (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
  • Tracy Turnblad (Hairspray)

T, continued

  • Tramp (Lady and the Tramp)
  • Trillian (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
  • Trinity (The Matrix)
  • Tristan (Stardust)
  • Tron (Tron)
  • Truly Scrumptious (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
  • Truman (The Truman Show)
  • Trusty (Lady and the Tramp)
  • Tuco (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)
  • Turk (Swiss Family Robinson)
  • Tweedledee & Tweedledum (Alice in Wonderland)
  • Tweety (Space Jam)
  • Two Socks (Dances with Wolves)
  • Tyler Durden (Fight Club)

U: 6 names

  • Uhura (Star Trek)
  • Uncle Buck (Uncle Buck)
  • Uncle Rico (Napoleon Dynamite)
  • Underdog (Underdog)
  • Unikitty (The Lego Movie)
  • Ursula (The Little Mermaid)

V: 14 names

  • Vada (My Girl)
  • Vader (Star Wars)
  • Vanellope (Wreck-It Ralph)
  • Vasquez (Aliens)
  • Vector (Despicable Me)
  • Velvet (National Velvet)
  • Venkman (Ghostbusters)
  • Verdell (As Good as It Gets)
  • Vesper (Casino Royale)
  • Victor & Hugo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
  • Violet (The Incredibles)
  • Vito (The Godfather)
  • Vito Corgleone (pun on Vito Corleone)
  • Vultan (Flash Gordon)

W: 30 names

  • Waggy Wonka (pun on Willy Wonka)
  • WALL-E (WALL-E)
  • Wallace (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit)
  • Walter (The Big Lebowski)
  • Walter Mitty (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty)
  • Waymond (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
  • Wayne (Wayne's World)
  • Wednesday (The Addams Family)
  • Wendy (Peter Pan)
  • Westley (The Princess Bride)
  • White Fang (White Fang)
  • Wicket (Return of the Jedi)
  • Wilbur (Charlotte's Web)
  • Wild Thing (Major League)
  • Will Hunting (Good Will Hunting)

W, continued

  • Willow (Willow)
  • Willy (Free Willy)
  • Wilson (Cast Away)
  • Winifred (Hocus Pocus)
  • Winky (Best in Show)
  • Winn-Dixie (Because of Winn-Dixie)
  • Winnie the Pooh (The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
  • Winston (Feast)
  • Winthorpe & Valentine (Trading Places)
  • Wolf (The Journey of Natty Gann)
  • Wolverine (X-Men)
  • Wonder Woman (Wonder Woman)
  • Wonka (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
  • Woody (Toy Story)
  • Wyldstyle (The Lego Movie)

Y: 4 names

  • Yoda (The Empire Strikes Back)
  • Yogi (Yogi Bear)
  • Yogurt (Spaceballs)
  • Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove)

Z: 12 names

  • Zaphod (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
  • Zazu (The Lion King)
  • Zero (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
  • Zeus (Zeus and Roxanne)
  • Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
  • Zod (Superman II)
  • Zoolander (Zoolander)
  • Zorba (Zorba the Greek)
  • Zorro (The Mask of Zorro)
  • Zurg (Toy Story 2)
  • Zuul (Ghostbusters)
  • Zuzu (It's a Wonderful Life)