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100+ Dog Names Inspired by Food

dog names inspired by food

Sometimes, the best way to name your dog is on its appearance. This is usually a good idea for those pet owners whose dogs have not yet revealed their personalities or characteristic traits. Naturally, you must keep it in mind that your dog will change in appearance as it grows older and very soon a name such as Furball may not be applicable to your large or giant breed. Having said so, dog names inspired by food generally suit most dogs. In fact; many millennial pet names have been inspired by Japanese and even Mexican food dishes! Here is a list of popular ‘food pet names’ for furry guys and gals.

Mexican food dog names

Burrito

Burrito is a popular Mexican food so it is an ideal name for a Mexican dog breed. Chihuahua, Xoloitzcuintli and other mixes like Cheewie can be called Burrito, we think.

Dulce

Dulce means ‘sweet’- a Mexican dessert served after the meal. This is an ideal name for a sweet little dog like a terrier, Chihu or even Shih Tzu. After all; sweets in Mexico can be enjoyed any time of the day!  Lot of pet owners look for desert dog names and this is a popular one.

Salsa

The word salsa is a mixed salad of sorts with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos and cilantro etc. So Salsa is an ideal name for a dog with mixed personality traits.

Fajita

Mexican dish with cooked meat rolled inside tortilla.

Taco

Short and sweet, we love this name. It is fun, easy to pronounce and a great name for a small or medium male dog.

Gordita

Gordita is a small cake made with corn flour and stuffed with meat or veggie stuffing. In Spanish, Gordita means ‘little fat one’; an ideal name for a lazy, fat female dog.

Ceviche

 Pronounced as ‘say-vee-chay’, this is a raw sea food item marinated with lemon juice. Ideal name for a sea food loving dog!

Pipian

A funny Mexican food dog name; Pipian is a sauce made using pumpkin seeds usually served with burritos.

Japanese food names for dogs

Sushi

Sushi is a highly popular Japanese dish; it is healthy, colorful and the word is easy to pronounce. Perhaps you could name your female Dachshund sushi owing to its cylindrical shape.

Maki

Maki-sushi is a popular Jap dish with rice, sea food etc. Cute name, we think!

Nori

Nori is Japanese seaweed. How is it for a dog name?

Miso

Miso soup is as important to the Japanese people as coffee is to the rest of the world. This fermented beverage is very healthy owing to probotics. Miso is a good Japanese food dog name for female and male dogs.

Yakitori

How about calling your sweet girl this? Yakitori is that category of Japanese grilled food such as poultry, sea food or meat grilled on bamboo skewers.

Tempura

A crispy dish that is batter coated and deep fried- shrimp, vegetables etc. Tempura is stylish, fun and unique name for male or female dogs.

Mochi

Cute name for male dogs, mochi means sticky, pounded Japanese rice.

Oden

Oden is the word for Japanese street food. Pet parents looking for fun, short and unique male dog names can try this one out.

Sake

Pronounced ‘saa-kay’, sake is Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice.

Soba

Noodle lovers will love this one! Soba is the name for slurpy, soupy Japanese noodles.

Yuba

Another unique dog name, Yuba stands for the skin of tofu which tastes pretty much like mozzarella cheese.

Coffee related dog names

Cappuccino

Looking for coffee related dog names? How is Cappuccino? Perhaps a bit too long, we think.

Piccolo

Also known as Macchiato, this is coffee with foamed milk served in small sizes. So it is an ideal dog name for a small dog.

Mocha

An Arabian, rich, strong coffee often made by mixing chocolate. Good name for a brown dog.

Popular dessert dog names

  • Cheesecake
  • Custard
  • Cookie
  • Éclair
  • Fudge
  • Gingerbread
  • Crumpet-This is a traditional English cake which is more or less like a chewy muffin.
  • Crème This is a great name for a west Highland terrier.
  • Donut
  • Macaroon
  • Pudding
  • Waffle/waffles
  • Tiramisu
  • Truffle

50 More food inspired dog names

  1. Apple
  2. Apricot
  3. Bagel
  4. Biscuit
  5. Candy
  6. Chow-mein-Chinese noodles. This is a great dog name inspired by food for a Chinese dog breed like SharPei.
  7. Cocoa/coco
  8. Citron
  9. Crouton- A toasted herbed dried bread served with soups
  10. Cranberry
  11. Crackers
  12. Couscous
  13. Cookie
  14. Crumbs
  15. Donut
  16. Falafel- ground chickpea balls deep fried and usually served with sesame/tahini sauce inside pita pockets or standalone.
  17. Fondue-French dish with melted cheese over spirit lamp served with bread
  18. Flapjack
  19. Figgy-Christmassy pudding made with figs
  20. Ginger
  21. Honey
  22. Mango
  23. Maple
  24. Marshmallow
  25. Mint
  26. Muffin
  27. Nougat
  28. Orange
  29. Pecan
  30. Pepero- Cookie stick dipped in chocolate
  31. Potato
  32. Poolaki- A toffee like Iranian dessert which resembles a thin disc made using water, vinegar, sugar, flavoring, saffron, lemon or cocoa etc.
  33. Pretzel
  34. Pringle-famous brand of chips.
  35. Quiche- Nice unique dog name
  36. Raisin (never feed raisins to dogs!)
  37. Raspberry
  38. Relish
  39. Sauce
  40. Sausage
  41. Sage
  42. Sesame
  43. Schnitzel- German food
  44. Shrimp- for a small dog
  45. Soupy
  46. Sprinkles
  47. Sugar – good name for a cute female dog.
  48. Sundae-Sinfully delicious dessert; ice cream
  49. Taffy-Bite sized candy made with boiled sugar, molasses or fruit flavoring.
  50. Vodka-Good name for a pale/colorless or whitish dog.

Which of these dog names inspired by food do you love?

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