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This massive list of food dog names is perfect for puppy parents who are foodies or are looking for a unique name! These names include everything from desserts to regional dishes and brand-name staples to fancy delicacies.

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You’ll find that some of these options are cute and more traditional, like Brownie or Pepper, while others are more funny names, like Pickles or Cheeto.

We’ve even found some of these ideas by reaching into our top dog names list, like Oreo, Cookie, Honey, Olive, Brownie, and Cocoa. After searching this list, you might also enjoy our list of candy dog names and dessert dog names.

Girl Food Dog Names

These female food names for dogs are perfect for foodies or those looking for unique dog name ideas.

  • Apple
  • Baguette – a French loaf of bread
  • Biscuit
  • Blondie – a light-colored brownie
  • Brie – creamy cheese
  • Brownie
  • Buttercup
  • Butterscotch
  • Candy
  • Caramel
  • Carrot – a healthy snack
  • Caviar – delicacy consisting of salt-cured roe
  • Chalupa – specialty dish of south-central Mexico
  • Cheerio – classic cereal
  • Cheesecake
  • Cherry
  • Chiquita – banana!
  • Clementine – citrus fruit
  • Coco
  • Coconut
  • Cookie
  • Crumble
  • Cucumber
  • Cupcake
  • Dumpling
  • Eclair – pastry filled with cream and topped with chocolate icing
  • Feta – a type of cheese
  • Fig
  • Focaccia – an Italian bread
  • Fudge
  • Ginger
  • Godiva – chocolate brand
  • Honey
  • Honeydew – melon
  • Jellybean
  • Kimchi – Korean dish made from salted and fermented vegetables
  • Kiwi
  • Kix – cereal
  • Macaroon – small biscuit/cookie
  • Maple
  • Marmalade
  • Marshmallow
  • Melba
  • Miso – a traditional Japanese seasoning
  • Mochi – Japanese rice cake
  • Muffin
  • Nilla – wafers
  • Olive
  • Oreo
  • Pebbles – Fruity Pebbles cereal
  • Raisin
  • Rosemary
  • Peaches
  • Pepper
  • Peppermint
  • Peppermint Patty
  • Pita – a cute pocket bread
  • Popcorn
  • Pumpkin
  • Sashimi – Japanese delicacy of raw fish
  • Sherbet
  • Skittles
  • Snacks
  • Snickers
  • Strawberry
  • Sushi – a cute Asian food-inspired name
  • Sweet Pea
  • Swiss Miss – cocoa
  • Tofu
  • Tootsie – tootsie roll
  • Truffle
  • Twinkie
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Boy Food Dog Names

Here are some male food dog names for your pup. Pick something funny like Bacon or a classic like Pepper.

  • Alfredo – The creamy pasta sauce
  • Angus – Quality beef
  • Applejack – cereal or drink
  • Asiago – cheese
  • Bacon
  • Bagel
  • Barley – classic brewing ingredient
  • Beans
  • Beignet – French deep-fried pastry
  • Berry
  • Biscuit
  • Bran
  • Brownie
  • Burrito
  • Caesar – Salad, anyone?
  • Cheddar – cheese!
  • Cheerio – cereal
  • Cheeto – chips
  • Chestnut
  • Chewie
  • Chili
  • Chip
  • Churro – fried-dough pastry
  • Cocoa
  • Crisp
  • Crunch
  • Curry – Indian dish
  • Dijon – mustard
  • Donut
  • Dorito – chips
  • Flapjack – pancakes
  • Frito – chips
  • Fry – French Fry
  • Fudge
  • Gelato – Italian ice cream
  • Grits – boiled cornmeal
  • Gumbo – southern dish
  • Hershey – Chocolate brand
  • Hoagie – sandwich
  • Java
  • Jellybean
  • Kale
  • Kix
  • Lucky – Lucky Charms cereal
  • Maple
  • Meatball
  • Muffin
  • Nacho
  • Newton – Fig Newton
  • Nugget
  • Oreo
  • Peanut
  • Pepper
  • Pickles
  • Pistachio
  • Porky
  • Pork Chop
  • Pretzel
  • Queso – cheese
  • Reuben – sandwich
  • Shrimp
  • Sprout
  • Spud – potato
  • Taco
  • Taquito – rolled taco
  • Tater Tot
  • T-Bone
  • Toffee
  • Tofu
  • Tuna – fish
  • Twinkie
  • Twix
  • Waffles
  • Wedge
  • Wonton – a Chinese cream puff
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Restaurants and Fast Food Names

Here are some ideas based on popular restaurant chains and other food-related companies. The source of some of these names is obvious, while others are more incognito, so it’ll be up to you if you want people to know where the idea comes from.

  • Arby
  • Bojangle
  • Buca
  • Caesar
  • Cane
  • Carl
  • Chang
  • Checkers
  • Chick
  • Chipotle
  • Chuck E
  • Church
  • Culver
  • Del
  • Denny
  • Dickey
  • Domino
  • Duffy
  • Dunkin
  • Fazoli
  • Friday
  • Fuzzy
  • Gio
  • Hardee
  • Horton
  • Jack
  • Jamba
  • Jersey
  • Jet
  • King
  • Louie
  • Lupe
  • Mac
  • Morton
  • Panda
  • Peet
  • Popeye
  • Portillo
  • Pret
  • Queen
  • Rio
  • Robin
  • Ruby
  • Shoney
  • Smokey
  • Sonic
  • Sonny
  • Starbuck
  • Tex
  • Torchy
  • Uno
  • Wendy

Spice Dog Names

Here’s a selection of spice-inspired name ideas for pets that are perfect for the chef or baker in you.

  • Basil
  • Caraway
  • Cardamom
  • Cayenne
  • Cilantro
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Fennel
  • Lavender
  • Licorice
  • Nilla
  • Nutmeg
  • Paprika
  • Poppy
  • Rosemary
  • Saffron
  • Sage
  • Sugar
  • Thyme
  • Wasabi

Brand Names

These brand names come from a wide variety of food products and sound great for a puppy.

  • Angelo
  • Baron
  • Bertolli
  • Campbell
  • Dash
  • Dove
  • Kellogg
  • Kraft
  • Pepsi
  • Smuckers
  • Tilla
  • Totino
  • Tyson
coffee dog names - dog in coffee cup

Coffee Names for Dogs

If you love to wake up with a cup of coffee, you’ll enjoy these unique coffee names for dogs.

  • Americano – espresso with water
  • Barista – espresso bar operator
  • Cappuccino – espresso-based coffee drink
  • Cherry – fruit of the coffee tree
  • Cortado – espresso with flat steamed milk
  • Cubano – cafe cubano, espresso w sugar
  • Espresso – Italian coffee
  • Geisha – Coffee bean variety from Panama
  • Java – Bean variety from Indonesia
  • Kona – Bean variety from Hawaii
  • Lungo – cafe lungo, espresso w brewed water
  • Macchiato – espresso with milk
  • Mocha – latte with chocolate
  • Redeye – a cup of coffee with espresso
  • Romano – espresso romano, espresso with lemon

Tea Dog Names

If tea is more your style of beverage, here are some great options for your pup.

  • Camellia – the tea plant
  • Chai – black tea flavored with spices and herbs
  • Chamomile
  • Cuppa
  • Darjeeling
  • Greenie – for green tea lovers
  • Gyokuro – Japanese tea
  • Hibiscus
  • Jasmine
  • Kukicha – Japanese tea
  • Lipton – a tea brand
  • Matcha – powdered green tea
  • Mate – South American tea
  • Oolong
  • Peony
  • Rooibos
  • Sencha
  • Tetley – a tea brand

Ideas from Alcohol

These cocktails and alcohol brands make some unique names for dogs. If you want even more options like these, check out our full article on alcohol names for dogs.

  • Bailey – Bailey’s Irish Cream
  • Brandy
  • Cosmo – vodka, triple sec, cranberry, and lime
  • Daiquiri – fruit blended with rum
  • Gimlet – gin, lime, and sweetener
  • Jameson – whiskey
  • Kahlua – coffee liqueur
  • Malibu – coconut rum
  • Manhattan – rye, vermouth, and bitters
  • Margarita – tequila cocktail
  • Martini – vodka with vermouth
  • Merlot – wine
  • Mojito – rum drink
  • Scotch
  • Sherry
  • Spritz – Aperol Spritz – Prosecco, Aperol and soda
  • Tom Collins – gin, lemon, and soda water
  • Whiskey
  • Vesper – drink with vodka, gin, and vermouth

Ideas from Beer

If you’re a beer fan, these beer names for dogs will be right up your alley. These ideas come from brewing ingredients, breweries, and specific beers. So what’s your favorite local beer? Maybe it’d make a good name!

  • Arnold – Saint Arnold Brewing TX
  • Barley – classic brewing ingredient
  • Beast – the nickname for Milwaukee’s Best
  • Bock – Dark German malty beer
  • Brett – Wild / sour beer brewed with Brettanomyces
  • Brewski
  • Brooklyn – Brooklyn Brewery
  • Bud – beer staple
  • Citra – hop varietal
  • Corona
  • Dunkel – German dark lager
  • Flanders – wild / sour beer (and Simpsons character)
  • Floyd – Three Floyds Brewing IN
  • Guinness – famous dark beer
  • Heineken
  • Kolsch – German crisp ale-lager hyrbid
  • Maibock – German pale bock
  • Marzen – German “March” spring beer & fest October beers
  • Miller
  • Mosaic – a hop varietal
  • Nugget – a hop varietal
  • Odell – Odell Brewing CO
  • Pilsner
  • Pliny – Russian River Pliny the Elder/Younger beer
  • Porter – Delicious dark beer
  • Rogue – Rogue Ales from Oregon
  • Saaz – hop varietal
  • Saison – Belgian farmhouse ale
  • Sam Adams
  • Sierra – Sierra Nevada Brewing
  • Simcoe – hop varietal
  • Stella – Stella Artois
  • Sterling – a hop varietal
  • Stone – Stone Brewing CA
  • Stout – Another dark beer
  • Surly – Surly Brewing MN
  • Warrior – a hop varietal

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