Here you will find sporty name ideas for nimble four-legged friends. From cool names for sporting dogs to funny dog names for lively dogs, there’s a little bit of everything here.
Particularly eager dogs with a lot of will to please can be found in many shepherds and herding dogs and working dogs and their mixes. But other dogs can also be equipped with a lot of peps.
Greyhounds are known for their rapid pace and terriers for their explosive temperament. And among the hunting dogs and other working dogs, there are of course many particularly sporty four-legged friends.
Names for fast dogs
Find wild dog names for energetic dogs here. For example for your lively companion in agility or a particularly enthusiastic linker:
- Nimble
- Wiki – Rush ( Hawaiian )
- Swish
- Sonic
- Fleet
- Jet
- Turbo
- Orvar – Arrow ( Old Norse )
- Darts
- Evin – lively, nimble ( Irish )
- Nopea – fast ( Finnish )
- Sweep
- Tuuli – Wind ( Finnish )
- Roo
- Snabba – fast ( Swedish )
- Rush
- Kite
- Beam
- Zip – Elan, swing ( English )
- Swift
- Dorcas – gazelle ( Greek )
- Cheetah
- Ray
- Acco – fast ( Gaulian )
- Nuoli – Arrow ( Finnish )
- Arrow
- Quick
- Bora – storm, a gust of wind ( Turkish )
- Hermes
- Zing
- Breeze
- Flow
- Hova – Wind ( Armenian )
- Tornado
- Anila – air, wind ( Sanskrit )
- Drift
- Siipi – wing ( Finnish )
- Racers
- Go
- Tempo
- Vayu – Hindu god of wind
- Bolt
- Oya – goddess of the wind ( African mythology )
- Nearly
- Flash
- Munja – Lightning ( Bosnian )
- Pace
- Speed, Speedy
- Aëlla – whirlwind, the bride of the wind, Amazon of Greek mythology
- Flurry – gust of wind, haste ( English )
- Tirya, Tiri – the swift ( Persian mythology )
Athletic Dog Names
As a real adrenaline junkie, is your dog on fire when there is something to do? Does everything always have to go very quickly? Then one of these beautiful names for explosive and eager dogs might suit him:
- Flip
- Spice
- Pepper
- Viva, Vivi
- Jaro – wild, energetic ( Slavic )
- Zoom
- Hurja – wild ( Finnish )
- Pion
- Fly
- Play
- Frisbee
- Actions
- Fizz – sparkling water, shower ( English )
- Beating
- Jump
- Eno – wild, shy, untamed ( Hawaiian )
- Bouncy ball
- Taki – Waterfall ( Japanese )
- Boom
- kick
- Good
- Crazy
- Flame
- Bounce – jump, hop ( English )
- Swirl _ _ _
- Chaos
- Jive
- Limit
- Bala – power, strength, youth ( Indian )
- Life
- Fiain – wild, untamed ( Irish )
- Jump
- Style
- Giddy – boisterous, frivolous ( English )
- Party
- Tobu – to fly ( Japanese )
- Gamble
- Skip
- Villi – wild ( Finnish )
- Energy
- Dizzy
- Volt
- Tarvo – life force, vitality ( Estonian )
- Yoyo
- Rayo – flash, ray ( Spanish )
- Swoosh
- Devlin – fierce, brave ( Irish )
- Sky
- Tarmo – Energy ( Finnish )
Names for eager dogs
Your dog loves training and is the nerd in the dog club? Always willing to learn something new? Of course, there are also suitable ideas for particularly hard-working and imaginative four-legged friends
- Hachi – Bee ( Japanese )
- Smarty
- Nya – determination ( African )
- Fire
- Ida – work, effort ( Germanic )
- Buzz
- Valpas – watchful, alert ( Finnish )
- Peli – Game ( Finnish )
- Vaja – energy, strength m ( Indian )
- Bee
- Debby – Bee (from Hebrew ‘ Devorah)
- Savvy – brains, cleverness ( English )
- Glow
- Glee – Happiness ( English )
- Sparky
- Myra – ant ( Swedish )
- Sly
- Spunky – bold, fiery ( English )
- Tesla
- Reese – zeal, enthusiasm, haste ( Welsh )
- Zeal – zeal, zeal for work ( English )
- Focus
- Sassy – cheeky, cheeky ( English )
- Emoji
- Ready
- Gambit
- Gjarn – greedy, eager ( Old Norse )
- Baraz – enthusiastic ( Persian )
- Tory, Vic, Vicky – victory, triumph (from Latin ‘victorious’)
- Verve
- Valmis – ready ( Finnish )
- Keep
- Drive
- Push
- Into – zeal ( Finnish )
- Chanda – wild, hot-blooded ( Indian )
- Nolan – known, loud (Irish)
- Flair
Names for sporting dogs
Is your dog energetic to the tips of his hair? Are you looking for a name that suits the temperamental nature of your four-legged friend? Then you will find more robust dog names here:
- Ferox – wild, impetuous ( Latin )
- Tackle
- Moxie – courage, energy ( English )
- Rookie
- Punch
- Voitto – Victory ( Finnish )
- Nike
- Vito – life ( Latin )
- Peaks
- Want
- Torah – Tiger ( Japanese )
- Piranhas
- Dice
- Rooney – Hero, Champion ( Irish )
- Rugby
- Ziza – wild beast ( Hebrew )
- Boss
- Wilbur – wild boar ( Old English )
- Angus – power, strength ( Scottish )
- Hype
- Champion
- Epic
- Vim – cutting edge, verve ( English )
- Raiders
- Semtex
- Ken – healthy, strong ( Japanese )
- Aziz – powerful, popular ( Turkish )
- Win
- Cosmos
- Ninja
- Wish
- Koa – warlike, brave, fearless ( Hawaiian )
- Chance
- Strike
- Aslan – lion ( Turkish )
- Edgy
- Nuke
- Tough
- Jaya – Victor ( Sanskrit )
- Ace
- Bullet
- Zen
- Charge – charge, attack ( English )
- Lola – teen ( Spanish )
- Pitch
- Joker
- Trudi – Strength (from Germanic ‘Thrud’)
- Nitro
- Shark
- Nike – Greek goddess of victory
- Viper – venomous snake ( English )
- Spirit
- Snappy
- Raptors