The Ultimate List of Harry Potter Dog Names

Author:
Mickey Nguyen
Updated date:
Apr 13, 2022

I've grown up with dogs my whole life, but they have all belonged to family and friends. My dream is to one day have a pup of my own.

Popular Harry Potter Pet Names

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. A suitable name for a dog who likes to sneak out of 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 of 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-nemesis.
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 of Dumbledore's Army. She 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, presumably.
Quibbler: Magical publication run by Luna's Father, Xenophilius Lovegood.
Quidditch: That most popular 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.