Few dogs are as endearing as the golden retriever. In fact, consulting the records, we can certify that we are facing the third most popular family dog breed in the United States. It is a breed originated through crosses between retrievers and water dogs, but without a doubt the most important characteristic of the golden retriever is its kind and friendly character
If you have fallen in love with this breed and are thinking of welcoming a dog with these characteristics into your home, then we will help you with a selection of names for golden dogs retriever.
General characteristics of the golden retriever
The golden retriever is a large dog that can weigh 37 kilos and measure 61 centimeters at the withers. A characteristic feature of its physique is its long and dense fur, whose color can cover any shade between gold and cream.
This dog's physique seems to warn about its unbeatable character, since it is a friendly, kind and trusting canine breed who is kind not only to the family he lives with, but to any other person, even unknown. This same character is also the one that shows towards other animals, since any type of aggression is not admissible to recognize a golden retriever as such.
It is a calm and highly intelligent dog. In fact, he ranks fourth in the ranking of the most intelligent dogs, which includes 131 breeds.
How to choose a good name for a golden retriever dog?
We can use the most notorious characteristics of our dog (both behavioral and physical) to choose the most suitable name for him, however, it's also fun to choose a name contrary to these characteristics, such as "Black".
Apart from the above, it is important to take into account some considerations that will allow the name to fulfill its main function, to allow the dog training:
- The name should not be too short, it is important to rule out monosyllabic names.
- A name that is too long (more than three syllables) would not be recommended either.
- We should avoid any name whose pronunciation could be confused with a basic command, eg "Ben".
Names for golden retriever dogs
If you adopted an adorable golden retriever, you need a name that does her justice, whether based on her appearance, her character or because it gives you good feelings. To help you, here is a list of female golden retriever names:
- Alana
- Arisca
- Athena
- Ature
- Ayna
- Sugar
- Beira
- Blair
- White
- Blanquita
- Blondie
- Pitch
- Bria
- Pretty
- Bea
- Breeze
- Candle
- Candy
- Candle
- Ash
- Chanel
- Candy
- Dana
- Deebe
- Diana
- Diva
- Dior
- Gold
- Dori
- Sweet
- Sweet
- Edel
- Spike
- Star
- Fatty
- Fiona
- Funny
- Gaia
- Gara
- Gemita
- Gilda
- Gina
- Ginger
- Goldie
- Hanna
- Henna
- Isis
- Ithaca
- Ítala
- Jin
- Jinny
- Juno
- Kandas
- Kelsi
- Kendra
- Khundas
- Kiara
- Kira
- Kiraya
- Kula
- Kyla
- Layla
- Lea
- Lilac
- Liona
- Moon
- Light
- Mamita
- Maya
- Mimosa
- Mine
- Momo
- Nala
- Little girl
- Nineta
- Nuka
- Osita
- Pray
- Fringe
- Orlene
- Prada
- Pula
- What in
- Queen
- Laughter
- Roxana
- Roxy
- Sandy
- Selkie
- Sia
- Sindy
- Shakti
- Shiva
- Sky
- Sun
- Tare
- Tati
- Tatiana
- Tess
- Storm
- Highchair
- Ursa
- Venus
- Violet
- Xena
- Herb
- Yuka
- Yula
- Yule
- Yuri
- Wendy
- Zena
Names for male golden retriever dogs
And if it's a male that has just arrived at your home, with this complete list of names for male golden retrievers sure to you will find the one that best suits him:
- Air
- Albino
- Alf
- Alfy
- Ajax
- Love
- Walking
- Angus
- Asiro
- Astonishment
- Aurie
- Black
- Blacky
- Blond
- Chocolate
- Boris
- Rascal
- Byron
- Candy
- Choco
- Darling
- Thingy
- Coconut
- Coquito
- Creamy
- Daiman
- Golden
- Draco
- Dragon
- Dog
- Doggy
- Golden
- Dorian
- Dore
- Dug
- Sweet
- Duff
- Dylan
- Ellar
- Elliot
- Elvis
- Error
- Pharaoh
- Fergus
- Snoop
- Flippy
- Freddy
- Prince
- Gallant
- Gold
- Golden
- Sweet tooth
- Golum
- Gordon
- Grant
- Gylden
- Hanzo
- Handsome
- Thinking
- Indian
- Jack
- James
- Jaimy
- Jock
- Jon
- Jonny
- Kaito
- Kelpie
- Ken
- Kenzo
- Kilombo
- Kino
- Lion
- Lenny
- Lennox
- Lolo
- Lord
- Luca
- Lyon
- Matt
- Max
- Maxi
- Midas
- Mimosin
- Cuddly
- Mufasa
- Muni
- Nori
- Ofir
- Teddy
- Bear
- Orlando
- Paul
- Pol
- Ricky
- Riley
- Roc
- Roco
- Rocky
- Ronald
- Ruby
- Blond
- Rubito
- Simba
- Surdo
- Tato
- Toffee
- Triton
- Timmy
- Uason
- Valan
- Velvet
- W alter
- Xenon
- Yiro
- Sapphire
- Zeus
- Zlatan
More golden dog names
If despite this wide selection of golden dog names you have not found the best name for your pet, we recommend you consult the following articles with more ideas, as they will be very useful:
- Male Dog Names
- Female Dog Names
- Names for large dogs
- Original and pretty dog names
- Dog names in Basque
