The Ultimate List of Harry Potter Dog Names
Popular Pet Names From the Harry Potter World
- Fluffy: Hagrid's three-headed dog
- Padfoot: Sirius' marauder name
- Sirius: Harry's godfather who can turn into a dog
- Norbert: Hagrid's pet dragon
- Fang: Hagrid's bloodhound
- Dobby: Heroically loyal house elf
- Fawkes: Dumbledore's highly-intelligent phoenix
- Lupin: Remus Lupin is Harry's former teacher, Harry's dad's friend, and a werewolf
- Ravenclaw: A House of Hogwarts that values cleverness
- Pixie: A tiny magical troublemaker
Funny Harry Potter Dog Names
These hilarious names are puns inspired by characters and themes from the book.
- Gryffindog
- Hufflepug
- Roverclaw
- Sloberin
- Dogwarts
- Hairy Pupper
- Hufflepup
- Ruffnydor
- Pansy Barkison
- Barktemius
- Ravenpaw
Comprehensive List
- Aberforth: Albus Dumbledore's brother and member of the original Order of the Phoenix. His patronus is a goat. Perfect for a goat-like dog, like the Bedlington Terrier.
- Alastor: Also known as Mad Eye or Professor Moody, Alastor taught defense against the dark arts at Hogwarts and was a pivotal member of the original Order of the Phoenix.
- Albus: Also known as Professor Dumbledore. Perfect for a wise and tranquil puppy.
- Alecto: A Death Eater and professor of Muggle Studies.
- Alohomora: A spell that unlocks and opens doors and windows that are not protected by magic. Suitable name for a dog who likes to sneak out the house.
- Amelia Bones: Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, she cleared Harry Potter of all charges.
- Amos: A wizard who worked for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. His son was killed by Lord Voldemort.
- Angelina: Angelina Johnson was the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team in her seventh year. She is also married to George Weasley.
- Animagus: This is the term for a witch or wizard who can morph him or herself into an animal.
- Antonin: Antonin Dolohov was one Voldemort's original death eaters.
- Arabella: She was a Squib, a dealer of cross-bred cats and kneazles. She used to babysit Harry Potter.
- Aragog: He was Hagrid's Acromantula, a species of flesh-eating spiders.
- Dumbledore: Inspired by Professor Albus Dumbledore.
- Arithmancy: A discipline that studies numerology for the purpose of predicting the future.
- Azkaban: A fortress on an island in the middle of the North Sea. Is the site of the Prison of Azkaban.
- Augusta: Neville Longbottom's grandmother.
- Auror: An elite group of witches and wizards who are part of the Ministry of Magic and fight against the Dark Arts.
- Bartemius/Barty: A Ministry of Magic official who was known to be ruthless. Also the antagonist in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
- Bagshot: Professor Bathilda Bagshot was a magical historian who wrote A History of Magic, which was taught at Hogwarts.
- Beedle: A collection of children's fairytales written by wizards and witches.
- Bellatrix: A witch and death eater loyal to Lord Voldemort.
- Black/Blackie: For Sirius Black.
- Bloody Baron: A ghost of Slytherin House who continues to haunt Hogwarts.
- Boggart: A shape-shifter who takes on the form of the viewer's worst fear.
- Bones: For Amelia Bones who was Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
- Buckbeak: Hagrid's hippogriff.
- Crookshanks: Hermione Granger's pet cat.
- Death Eater: A follower of Lord Voldemort.
- Diagon: For Diagon Alley
- Diggle: A member of the Order of the Phoenix who fought against Lord Voldemort.
- Diggory: Cedric Diggory was a Hufflepuff student who was killed by Voldemort.
- Dobby: A house elf who served the Malfoy family but was later freed by Harry Potter.
- Draco: For Draco Malfoy, Harry's arch-nemisis.
- Dudley: Harry's obese cousin. A great name for a portly dog.
- Fang: Hagrid's boarhound who accompanied him in the Second Wizarding War.
- Fawkes: Dumbledore's highly intelligent phoenix.
- Figg: Inspired by Arabella Fig, a dealer of cross-bred cats and kneazles and a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
- Filch: A Squib and the caretaker of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He wandered the halls of Hogwarts with his cat Mrs. Norris.
- Fleur: A French witch who was a champion in the Triwizard Tournament.
- Flitwick: Filius Flitwick was part-goblin and part-wizard. He was the Charms Master at Hogwarts and Head of Ravenclaw House.
- Fluffy: A giant three-headed dog that guarded the philosopher's stone.
- Gellert: A very dangerous wizard.
- Gideon: A member of the original Order of the Phoenix.
- Gilderoy: Chief villain in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
- Ginny: Ron's sister, an important member in Dumbledore's Army. She's becomes a professional Quidditch player.
- Godric: Founder of Hogwarts.
- Gornuk: Goblic, formerly of Gringotts
- Grawp: Hagrid's enourmous half-brother.
- Grey Lady: Ravenclaw's resident ghost
- Gribbly-Plank: Substitute professor at Hogwarts
- Grimmauld: For Grimmauld Place
- Gringotts: Wizarding bank
- Griphook: Goblin, formerly of Gringotts
- Gryffindor: A Hogwarts house, named for founder Godric
- Hagrid: Gamekeeper at Hogwarts, and a loyal friend
- Hallow: For the Deathly Hallows
- Harry: Titular character, and likely an appropriate homonym
- Hedwig: Harry's loyal pet owl
- Hermione: The brighter of Harry's two best friends, and the series' main heroine
- Hoggy: Affectionate nickname for Hogwarts
- Hogsmeade: The only 100% magical town in Britain
- Hogwarts: Premier source of magical education in the world, and the setting for many adventures
- Horcrux: Object containing a piece of the maker's soul
- Hufflepuff: Hogwarts house, named for founder Helga
- Longbottom: Surname of loyal Neville, one of Harry's oldest, truest, and bravest friends
- Lovegood: Surname of loyal Luna, one of Harry's most peculiar friends whose father published the magazine The Quibbler
- Lucius: Father of Harry's teenaged arch-nemesis Draco Malfoy, and a known rich person and Death Eater
- Luna: First name of one of Harry's most peculiar friends
- Lupin: Surname of Remus, werewolf, professor, and original Marauder
- Mad-Eye Moody: One of the most successful aurors in history who at one point led the Order
- Malfoy: Surname of Harry's teenaged arch-nemesis, later a known Death Eater
- Minerva: First name of Professor McGonagall, portrayed in the films by Dame Maggie Smith
- Muggle: Term, occasionally affectionate, for those with no magical ability and little to no involvement with the magical world
- Mundungus Fletcher: Scumbag member of the Order who unwittingly played important roles in several of the Order's achievements
- Mungo: For the wizarding hospital in London
- Newt: For Newt Scamader
- Nimbus: Manufacturer of Harry's first broomstick
- Padfoot: Affectionate term for Sirius Black
- Peverell: Inspired by the Tale of the Three Brothers who bore the family name, Peverell. They were the original masters of the Deathly Hallows.
- Pixie: A magical creature
- Potter: An ancient wizarding family
- Prongs: Affectionate term for James Potter
- Puddlemere: For the professional Quidditch team, presumeably
- Quibbler: Magical publication run by Luna's Father, Xenophilius Lovegood.
- Quidditch: That most poopular magical sport, played on broomsticks. Currently available at the collegiate level.
- Ravenclaw: Hogwarts House, named for founder Rowena
- Remus: An original Marauder and Hogwarts professor
- Riddle: Before he was known as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, they called him Tom Riddle
- Rufus Scimgeour: Minister of Magic, sometimes described as lion-like.
- Salazar: Founder of the Slytherin House of Hogwarts
- Scabbers: Affectionate nickname given to the Weasley family rat
- Scorpius: Draco's son
- Seamus: One of Harry's Gryffindor colleagues. Probably Harry's most Irish friend.
- Severus: First name of Harry's mother's former suitor and longtime Potions professor at Hogwarts
- Sirius: Harry's godfather, able to transform into a large black dog
- Slughorn: Previous Potions master at Hogwarts, convinced by Harry to come out of retirement
- Slytherin: Hogwarts House, named for founder Salazar
- Snape: Surname of Harry's first Potions professor, and a protagonist of later works
- Tiberius: Uncle of one of Hermione's well-connected romantic interests
- Tonks: Andromeda Tonks was a Hufflepuff witch and ally of the Order of the Phoenix.
- Viktor Krum: An acclaimed international Quidditch player and Hermione's most interesting romance
- Weasley: Surname of Harry's favorite wizard family
- Yaxley: A common Death Eater