Dachshund Names – 225+ Awesome Wiener Dog Names
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Dachsunds are currently the 13th most popular dog breed in the United States. Spunky and spirited, the breed is short on legs but long on personality. Dog owners love the Dachshund’s friendly, curious demeanor and unique, elongated appearance that has earned them the nickname of “wiener dog.”
As you may already know, the Dachshund hails from Germany. It was used to hunt badgers, and in fact, the name Dachshund literally translates to badger dog.
At My Dog’s Name, we’ve rounded up many wunderbar names for this little German bundle of joy. Check them out and see if any fit your new furball!
Dachshund Names Inspired By Size
Weighing in at only 16-32 lbs and standing a mere 8-9 inches tall, the Dachshund is quite a small dog. And with their squat legs and long torsos, at times it looks like their bellies are almost scraping the ground!
Their small size and unique appearance provide plenty of inspiration for Dachshund names. Ideas include:
- Baby
- Bean
- Bitty
- Button
- Elf
- Half Pint
- Jellybean
- Junior
- Little
- Low Rider
- Mini
- Minnie
- Mite
- Morsel
- Munchkin
- Nugget
- Peanut
- Pebbles
- Peewee
- Puny
- Runt
- Scrappy
- Shorty
- Shrimpy
- Smalley
- Squat
- Squirt
- Teensy
- Tiny
Unisex German Dachshund Names
As we noted earlier, the Dachshund originates in Germany and still has a strong association with the country.
If you want to recognize your wiener dog’s heritage, a fabulous way to do this is by giving them a German name. These fun ideas work for both male and female pups:
- Frankie – a play on “frank,” another word for hot dog, or as in Frankfurt, the German metropolis
- Schnitzel – a popular German dish made of thin meat that is fried
- Pumpernickel – a heavy, slightly sweet rye bread popular in the country
- Streusel – a delicious German dessert
- Klein – German for “little”
- Bärchen – “little bear” in German
- Schnucki – a cute sounding German nickname
- Liebling – translates to “darling”
- Schatzi – translates to “little treasure”
- Berlin – Germany’s capital and largest city
- Munich – a populous and iconic city in the region of Bavaria
- Hamburg – the second largest city and a state of Germany
- Düsseldorf – the German city that serves as an international business and financial center
- Leipzig – the most populous city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany
- Dresden – a large city located near the border of the Czech Republic
- Bavaria – a federal state of Germany situated near Austria
- Deutsch – the German word for German
German Male Dachshund Names
Continuing on the German theme (or should we say Deutch?), here are dozens of traditional and popular male German names that also make unique dog monikers:
- Adler
- Adolph
- Albern
- Albrecht
- Alger
- Aldo
- Alphonse
- Arlo
- August
- Baldwin
- Bach
- Bernard
- Bruno
- Claus/Klaus
- Dedrick
- Dieter
- Dirk
- Emmet
- Ernie
- Ernest/Ernst
- Felix
- Franz
- Frederik
- Fritz
- Gunther
- Hans
- Heinrich
- Heinz
- Jager
- Kaiser
- Klaus
- Leonard
- Max
- Otto
- Raymond
- Roland
- Rolf
- Rudolph
- Rudy
- Schwartz
- Siegfried
- Sigmund
- Stein
- Ulf
- Waldo
- Walter
- Wolfgang
Find even more German dog names here.
German Female Dachshund Names
If you have a girl Dachshund, you should definitely consider these female German names. What better way to pay tribute to their strong German heritage?
- Ada
- Amelia
- Anka
- Ava
- Beatrix
- Bernadette
- Britta
- Brunhilde
- Claudia
- Ella
- Elsa
- Frederika
- Frieda
- Fritzi
- Gretchen
- Greta
- Heidi
- Hilda
- Ida
- Leona
- Liesel
- Lola
- Marta
- Millie
- Mischa
- Sofie
- Trudy
- Ursula
- Wanda
- Wilma
- Zelda
Cute Male Dachshund Names
You’d have to be crazy not to consider the Dachshund one of the cutest creatures out there. Those little legs. The big, soulful eyes. And the friendly, can-do attitude.
Sure, all dogs are cute, but there’s something about the Dachshund that calls for a cute name fitting for their appearance. Ideas for cute male names include:
- Alfie
- Archie
- Arlo
- Arthur
- Augie
- Barkley
- Baxter
- Bernie
- Biscuit
- Brownie
- Buddy
- Charlie
- Cooper
- Dino
- Earnest
- Finn
- Frankie
- Gizmo
- Gulliver
- Harry
- Henry
- Jack
- Jasper
- Kirby
- Lucky
- Max
- Milo
- Murray
- Oliver
- Opie
- Oscar
- Otis
- Petey
- Rascal
- Rocky
- Rover
- Scully
- Teddy
- Toby
- Wyatt
- Ziggy
Get more ideas for cute puppy names for both males and females in our full article.
Cute Female Dachshund Names
Another thing to point out about the adorableness of this dog is their walk. With their build, the Dachshund’s run looks almost like they’re hopping. I mean, watching a Dachshund run while wagging its tail out of happiness is the definition of cuteness.
If you’re welcoming a female Dachshund into your family, take a peek at this sweet and cute names:
- Amelia
- Angel
- Ariel
- Bella
- Belle
- Brownie
- Buddy
- Clara
- Daisy
- Lola
- Clara
- Coco
- Cookie
- Cora
- Cupcake
- Daisy
- Daphne
- Dottie
- Gigi
- Ginger
- Gracie
- Harper
- Honey
- Izzy
- Lady
- Lily
- Lola
- Lucy
- Mabel
- Maisie
- Millie
- Molly
- Olive
- Pearl
- Penelope
- Penny
- Piper
- Pixie
- Roxy
- Sadie
- Sophie
- Sugar
- Twinkie
- Zoey
Funny Dachshund Names
Here are some funny names for a dachshund. Some relate to their size, and looks (including some sausage dog names), and other silly ideas.
- Andouille
- Banger
- Beast
- Bratwurst
- Chorizo
- Dash
- Frankie
- Hulk
- Jaws
- Jimmy Dean
- Link
- Oscar
- Peanut
- Roly
- Sausage
- Schnitzel
- Slinky
- Smokey
- Stretch
- Vienna
- Waddle
- Weenie
More Ideas For Dachshund Names
Ideas for Dachshunds names don’t stop here. You can find plenty of other options using our online name generator. Sort by your favorite styles and themes and find the perfect name for your pup!
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My dachshund name is Samson .
My dachshunds name is Oscar, he likes pizza and beef jerky and enjoys doing doggO things
My dachshunds name is Yogi. He’s an albino and a rescue. Ramona
Mine are Gilbert, Truly & Bud
Sir Bentley and Red Little Lady Lexis are mine.
Mine are Heidi, Kona, Mocha
My baby is Vienna.
Our first Doxie was Tucker. He lived to be 16 1/2. We now have Maggie, but she is also called Peanut.
We had a a doxie who just went to doggy heaven, named Bosco
My loves of my life are Coney (Coney Island Hotdog which I’ve never had), Cricket & Baby. I’ve looked to see if anyone else had a dog named Coney and so far no one has a dog named Coney. He’s for sure one of a kind.
We have:
Katze
Liesl
Bruderlein
Helmutt
Has-mini
We Sid and Waffles
Our babies are Schroeder, Lucy & Oliver
My Dacshunds name is Charlie and hes a very handsome gentleman who fancies bow ties
My mini dashhound name MoeJoe because he thinks he is a Doberman with short legs.
Puud…short for pudding…she answered to it from day 1.
Our first Dachshund was named Vienna Hot Dawg. We’re from Chicago, so it’s a nod to the hot dog maker there.
My current Dachshunds are Etta James, Gertrude (Trudy) Joan.
My dachshund was Napoleon. He was a big guy in a tiny body! I want to name a girl Lena ‘da Weena and name a boy Herman the German. Some day!
Our first little fur baby doxie was Mr Jeepers. Now we have a Mr Quigley. Doxies rock!
I’ve had dogs named Hershey Bar, Snickers, and Beanie Weenie.
My doxie was named Klaus Von Sark.His father was named Cutty Sark.Klaus is in heaven. Miss him dearly.❤❤❤
My long-haired doxie is named LadyBug. She’s so much fun… She was a rescue dog, but the truth is, she really rescued me.❤
We have had Gretel, Strudel, Leezel, Tinkerbelle and Zinfandel (Zinny).
My doxies names were Pretzel, Sparkie,Fritz and last but not least—Gretel
My Dobie’s name is schnicklefritz. We call her Schnicky or nicky most of the time.
My babies name is outlaw
Ours are Sampson and Delilah.
My long haired doxies were Callie, Nickie, Sabrina, and Anna. They are all in heaven and I sure do miss them. Now have a precious long haired cream doxie named Marley.
My boys are Buster and Chances, the breeder name him that because he has no tail. My female who went across the bridge, was Roxie. She bossed the boys around.
Our Daschund is named “BEAN”
My weenies are Doc ( Dachshund ) , and FrankE
Abigail Margaret and Jennifer Velvet. That way when you are telling at them to come, your neighbors think you are somewhat eccentric.
My Doxie’s nAme was Sunshine! It fit her so well because she was the Sunshine of my life! We had to put her to sleep 3 weeks ago. My life won’t be the same until I have another Doxie to love!
I’m so sorry for your loss!!! I am suffering the loss of my dear Milo. It’s been 6 weeks he left to the rainbow bridge due to a terrible accident and I still very missing him. He for sure changed my life when he came to my life and when he left.
My Dozier’s name was delilah
Deep in the heart of Texas. We have two dapple doxies. Cowboy and Chula.
My doxie’s (dapple female) name is Tinkley because when she was young she would get so excited to see you she would tinkle a little , now that she’s older (10), she doesn’t anymore. Kinda miss it 🐾
I have a pack of 5 mini longhaired double dappled dachshunds. My rescued misfits.
Oscar, our self appointed leader.
Mia, our true leader and matriarch.
Baby, grandma’s sweet girl.
Hush, whose name comes from the lullaby, our white, deaf and mostly blind adventure seeker.
Layla, our newest addition at only six weeks old.
Please be aware that breeding a dapple dachshund with another dapple dachshund can lead to serious abnormalities and quality of life issues. If your dachshund has even a patch of white they carry the defective gene. Breed responsibly.
My baby who passed away a few months ago was named Earl. Miss him so much.
My baby girl’s name is Tallulah.
I had one named Ross who passed away recently. I also lost two pugs over the years. Scotty and Suzi. Now it’s Frank the Doxi and Beans the pug.
My baby is called Gaston
Hey a really cute name would be Snag if u r Aussie cuz the Sausage part
My bumbalumps name is penny
My first doxie girl was “Pretty” and my new doxie is Frankie….both girls. Loves of my life!!
Ours is SLINKY!
We have Boogie, Boomer. Maggie Hope & Sailor Bob
My dachsi’s name is INDYLUDWIG
Our girls are: Pucci Magnolia Starburst, and Maisey Daze.
Our son’s name is: Mykie
I have a long haired dapple named Napoleon but should have been dennis the menace
My doxie was 16 in heaven now in.past week
CINDY we called her Pieps
We still have Megs short for Meagan.i will call my new puppy soon Alice and for short Allie
I had 3 dachshund’s and there names were Nathan, Oscar, and Frankie (was a girl) I lost them all within 6 months. It’s been 2 months since i lost my last one and my life has never been the same. Miss them so much! I need to get another one. I thought about getting another breed but nothing like a dachshund.
My buddies name is Neuman! His favorite things are laser pointers (or anything that makes light spots to chase, like sunlight) he’ll outlast new batteries in one session if you let him.
We were fostering dogs and I went and fell in love with my fur baby… His name is budgamen buttons.. He has my heart and I just love him so much
I have had Dachshunds my entire life since I got my first one on my first birthday and I am now 54! Their names were: Heidi, Schnapps, Gretel, Max, Danke (we got her name from Disney’s “The Ugly Dachshund”), Schultz, Gretchen and Cocoa. They will always hold a special place in my heart!!
Our very first Dachshund is named Turtle. Family went round and round for a name, but you would hear all this noise of nails on the wood floor, expect to see a flash go by and see this little wiener running in place. Moved like a turtle. It stuck and 12 years later still fun to see her run on wood floor.
Our precious is named “Porky”.
mine is named sir comestin he is my precious little baby my 16th dachshund i lost all the other while at the park
how do you lose them may i ask
Our Doxies- Bantam, Pixie, Chester, Tucker, Reese – a choc/tan, Archie, Harley, Limo, Dwayne, Marty – has a wandering blue cyborg eye, Murphy
Our mini was Max (we adopted him from his former owner with that name so it stuck) and our standard was a puppy whom I named Manfred (Mannie) von Richthofen because we got him on the day that Manfred (the Red Baron) von Richthofen while returning from a combat mission. Both have crossed the rainbow bridge in 2019.
My sweet girl is Lulu..also answers to BooJoo, Moo Moo, Boobie and Roo.. I love her soooooo!
My Dachshund is called Havana
My dachshunds name is Bob & it suits him just fine
I have 3 Dachshunds all male: Seaweed, Nathan & Noodle. 😊hotdogs rule!!!
Rocky dog because I am from rocky ford class of 76 go Meloneers
My dachsund’s name is Haus. (Hoss)
We had Daisy. Now we have Princess Magnolia Christmas Rose Sabine (Maggie) and Princess Holly. Soon my daughter will have Rosemary Clooney.
My first doxie’s name was Dandelion Von Heinz, aka Dandy
Vato. Best ever! “Hey Vato! QUE PASO?”
I had a standard pair from UK, named Merlin and Morgan; one of their daughters named Flakee; two rescue minis called Dapper and Schroeder.
My 13 year old mini dapple name is Brandie
My Fur Family are Called: RUBY ~ ROSE, ANGEL ~ ROSE, TINKABELL, PRINCE, STORM, SKYE, GIZMO (GIZIMODO) and CHARLIE BEAR and trying to find name for a new comer thinking LILY, APRIL or maybe Gracie trying to find name that is name of a gem / crystal or a name of a flower