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50 Inappropriate Dog Names You Should NEVER Use

Written by: Elise Remp

April 7, 2022

You can scroll through hundreds of websites that advertise the best names for your new pup, but what some of us need is a list of what not to name our dog. If you came here looking for awesome name suggestions, these might not be ideal for your new pooch, but we had a lot of fun compiling this ridiculous list of inappropriate dog names.

50 Inappropriate Dog Names You Just Shouldn’t Use

1. Al Coholic

2. Al Ca-bone

3. Anita Bath

4. Bae

5. Booger

6. Buck Nekkid

7. Caillou

8. Chairman Mao

9. Christian Gray (“Mr. Gray likes leashes and biting.”)

10. Cole Ostamie

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11. Cruella de Vil (Possibly acceptable if you own a Dalmatian.)

12. Dick (It’s short for Richard, you guys, totally legit!)

13. Dolores Umbridge

14. Enema

15. Fire

16. Fleek

17. Gotham (You might think it’s hilarious to tell your friends “Gotham needs me” every time your dog whines, but no. Don’t do it!)

18. Grandpa Joe (We all know he could walk that entire time before they left for the chocolate factory.)

19. Harry Johnson

20. Ivana Tinkle

21. Jack the Ripper Russell Terrier

22. Justin Bieber

23. Killer

24. L Ron Hubbard

25. Martha Stewart

26. Mary Jane

27. Master Bates

28. MayDay

29. Maya Buttreeks

30. Max E. Pad

31. Miss Trunchbull

32. Pepé Le Pew

33. Pierre Pants

34. Pitler (So your pittie has a mustache that mildly resembles one of the most heinous dictators of all time? Nope, don’t even think about it.)

35. Regina George

36. Richard III

37. Santorum (And we’re not talking about the former U.S. senator, either.)

38. Saruman

39. Scrote

40. Seymour Butts

41. Stawwwwlin

42. Thanos

43. Tonya Harding

44. Twerk (Acceptable name for corgis, though.)

45. Uranus

46. Viagra

47. Voldemort

48. War

49. YOLO

50. Your Mom

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Written by: Elise Remp

April 7, 2022

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