320 Literary Dog Names For Your Book Worm Furry Friend

Over here at Dogs Planet we love books! There is nothing better than curling up on a cold day under a blanket with a dog (or dogs) beside you, a warm cuppa ‘something’ and a great book in hand to wile away a weekend. 

We especially love books about dogs – no surprises there!

So it was a no-brainer to compile this extensive list of literary inspired dog names for your reading pleasure. We have covered authors and characters and all the best reading genres for all the dog owners out there who love to read as much as we do.

So if you want a great literary name for your dog, look no further – Happy Reading!    

👩 Literary Dog Names Inspired By Female Authors For Your Pet Dog

These literary names inspired by authors are the perfect fit for any girl dog. These women will forever be remembered through history as the creators of some of the greatest literary works the world has ever seen. We love the literary inspired name “Louisa May” – so sweet for a lady.

Angelou	Maya Angelou published a number of written works from autobiographies to poetry and even essays
Cassandra	Cassandra Clare is the creator of the Shadowhunters universe
Celeste	Celeste Ng is an American novelist
Charlotte	Charlotte Bronte is a famous author – she wrote Jane Eyre
Christie	Agatha Christie is one of the world's most famous authors
Clare	Cassandra Clare is the creator of the Shadowhunters universe
Danielle	Danielle Steele has written a lot of books
Daphne	Daphne du Maurier is an award winning novelist
Donna	Donna Tartt is an American novelist
Gill	Gill Sims is a new author who writes utterly hilarious laugh out loud fiction
Gillian	Gillian Flynn writes thrillers and mystery novels
Harper	Harper Lee wrote the book To Kill A Mockingbird
Helen	Helen Fielding wrote the books about Bridget Jones
Hilary	Hilary Mantel was a British writer
Jane	Jane Austen was a novelist who wrote many famous works
Joanne	J.K. Rowling is the famous creator of Harry Potter
Lauren	Lauren Groff is an American novelist
Lee	Harper Lee wrote the book To Kill A Mockingbird
Louisa May	Louisa May Alcott is the author of the wildly popular book Little Women
Maeve	Maeve Binchy is an Irish writer
Marian	Marian Keyes is an Irish author of hilarious books
Maya	Maya Angelou published a number of written works from autobiographies to poetry and even essays
Octavia	Octavia E. Butler was a science fiction author
Patricia	Patricia Highsmith created the character Tom Ripley and wrote many other books too
Rey	Margret Rey and H.A. Rey wrote the Curious George books
Sally	Sally Rooney is an Irish novelist
Shelley	Mary Shelley is best known as the writer of Frankenstein
Suzanne	Suzanne Collins is the author of the Hunger Games book series
Toni	Toni Morrison was an American novelist
Woolf	Virginia Woolf was an English writer
Zadie	Zadie Smith is a novelist and writes essays

👨 Literary Dog Names Inspired By Male Authors For Your New Dog

If you are looking for literary names inspired by authors for your sweet boy dog, then look no further. These male authors are some of the best writers the world has ever seen and you would be a proud mom or dad at the dog park if your dog had one of these great names. We love the literary names “Ransom” and “Shakespeare”.

Antoine	Antoine De Saint Exupery was the French writer of the book The Little Prince
Barrie	James Matthew Barrie wrote Peter Pan
Charles	Charles Dickens is a world renowned author
Conan	Arthur Conan Doyle is the author of the Sherlock Holmes books
Dan	Dan Brown is the author of the Da Vinci Code
Douglas	Douglas Adams wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Ernest	Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist
Franz	Franz Kafka was one of the major literary figures of the 20th century
Golding	William Golding was the British novelist who wrote Lord of the Flies
Grisham	John Grisham has written many psychological/legal thrillers
Hemingway	Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist
Herman	Herman Melville is the author of the book Moby Dick
J.D.	J.D. Salinger wrote the book Catcher in the Rye
James	James Dashner is best known for his Maze Runner series
Kazuo	Kazuo Ishiguro is a Japanese born British novelist
King	Stephen King is a well-known author
Lawrence	D.H. Lawrence was a novelist, poet and essay writer
Leo	Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the world's best novelists
Lewis	C.S. Lewis is the author of the popular children's book series The Chronicles of Narnia
Mark	Mark Twain is the famous author of the popular children's book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Markus	Markus Zusak is an Australian writer
Martin	George R. R. Martin wrote the Game of Thrones books
Matt	Matt Haig is a writer
Neil	Neil Gaiman is an English writer
Orwell	George Orwell wrote novels and essays
Paulo	Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian novelist
Ralph	Ralph Ellison is the author of the book entitled Invisible Man
Ransom	Ransom Riggs is best known as the writer of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ray	Ray Bradbury was an American author
Rick	Rick Riordan is the author of the very popular Percy Jackson series
Roald	Roald Dahl is a prominent children's writer
Scott	F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote novels and essays
Shakespeare	William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet
Terry	Terry Pratchett wrote many books
Walt	Walt Whitman wrote poems and Essays
William	William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet
Yann	Yann Martel is a Canadian writer

🐶 Inspiration For Book Lovers From Famous Dogs in Literature For Naming Your Canine Companion

These famous literary dog names are inspired by all the best doggy characters to ever grace the pages of a book. Dog owners should recognize most of these names and the only problem facing them is choosing just one. We love the literary dog names “Apollo” and “Bandit”.

Apollo	The Great Dane in the book The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Argos	Odysseus' dog in The Odyssey by Homer
Bandit	the second dog in the book Little House on the Prairie
Bella	she is in the book A Dog's Way Home by Bruce Cameron
Buck	he is one of the dogs in the book Call of the Wild
Bulls Eye	Bill Sikes' dog in Oliver Twist
Bumpy	Bumpy is Noddy's dog in the Enid Blyton books
Carl	a Rottweiler in the Good Dog, Carl series of picture books
Chase	There are so many paw patrol books out based on this TV Show – he's a German Shepherd
Cleo	Cleo is the purple Poodle in the book series Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford	Clifford the Big Red Dog is a book series by Norman Bridwell
Cujo	the dog from the Stephen King novel of the same name
Dolly	she is one of the dogs in the book Call of the Wild
Einstein	the labrador in the book The Watchers by Dean Koontz
Enzo	this dog narrates the book The Art of Racing in the Rain
Everest	There are so many paw patrol books out based on this TV Show – she's a Husky
Fang	Fang is Hagrid's dog in Harry Potter
Gaspode	he is the dog in Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Hairy Maclary	the name of the dog in the Hairy Maclary book series
Hot Dog	Jughead's dog in the Archie comic books
Jack	the dog who runs by the wagons in the Little House on the Prairie books – when the family settle he becomes their family dog on the farm
Kep	the dog in the Peter Rabbit series by Beatrix Potter
Lassie	The star of the book Lassie Come Home
Liberty	the newest member of the Paw Patrol in the Mighty Pups book – based on the movies – she's a Dachshund
Little Ann	the female dog in the book Where the Red Fern Grows
Lucky	the pup in Bethany Clift's book The Last One at the Party
Mac	Mac is a blue Whippet from the book series Clifford the Big Red Dog
Marley	the pup in the book by John Grogan entitled Marley and Me – this is a great literary name
Marshall	there are so many paw patrol books out based on this TV Show – he's a Dalmatian
Nana	The Newfoundland nanny in J.M Barrie's Peter Pan
Odie	from the Garfield comic books
Old Dan	the male dog in the book Where the Red Fern Grows
Old Yeller	Old Yeller was the dog at the center of the story written by Fred Gipson which was also titled Old Yeller
Rex	one of the dogs in the book Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Ripper	Marjorie Dursley's dog in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Rocky	There are so many paw patrol books out based on this TV Show – he's a mixed breed
Rubble	there are so many paw patrol books out based on this TV Show – he's a Bulldog
Rusty	the dog in the Apple Tree Farm series by Stephen Cartwright
Six-Thirty	the smart rescue dog in the book Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Skye	there are so many paw patrol books out based on this TV Show – shes a Cockapoo
Snoopy	from the Peanuts comic books
Snowy	the dog in the TinTin books
Spitz	he is one of the dogs in the book Call of the Wild
T Bone	T Bone is a character in the book series Clifford the Big Red Dog
Tock	the dog in the book The Phantom Tollbooth
Toto	The dog from the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Tracker	he is the new pup in the book Meet Tracker based on the Paw Patrol TV Show – he's a Chihuahua
White Fang	White Fang is a book about a wild wolfdog
Winn Dixie	the dog in the book Because of Winn Dixie
Zuma	There are so many paw patrol books out based on this TV Show – he's a Chocolate Labrador

👶 Famous Literary Dog Names From Children’s Literature For Your Pet Dog

These literary dog names are some of the most well-known from children’s literature. Many of these characters have been immortalized on TV through the on-screen adaptations of these classic stories. We love all these characters too much to even try to pick a favorite.

Alice	Alice is the main character in the book by Lewis Carroll titled Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Aslan	Aslan is the lion in the book The Chronicles of Narnia
Aunt Polly	She is a character in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Baloo	Baloo is in the Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Bessie	one of the children in The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Bill	a sled driver in the White Fang book
Billy	Billy Colman is the protagonist in the book Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Carrie	a character from the Little House on the Prairie books
Charlie	the main character in Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dorothy	The main character in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Dumbledore	a pivotal character in the Harry Potter series
Eeyore	the melancholy donkey who is Winnie the Pooh's friend in the books by A. A. Milne
Emily	Clifford the Big Red Dog is her pet in the books
Fern	Fern Arable is the human protagonist in the book Charlotte's Web
Flopsy	a character in The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
George	Curious George is a mischievous monkey in the Curious George book series
Ginny	Ginny is the youngest Weasley in Harry Potter
Gruffalo	this is the best children's book ever – by Julia Donaldson
Hagrid	the Hogwarts gamekeeper in Harry Potter
Heidi	this book is by Johanna Spyri
Henry	a sled driver in the White Fang book
Hermione	Hermione Granger is one of Harry's best friends in the Harry Potter series
Huck	Huckleberry Finn is the main character in the book by Mark Twain entitled The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
India	she is the little girl who saves the dog in the book Because of Winn Dixie
Joe	Joe is one of the Hardy Boys in the books of the same name
Kiche	she is the mother of White Fang in the book and is half wolf, half dog
Luna	Luna Lovegood is an eccentric ally of Harry Potter
Matilda	the main character in the Roald Dahl book of the same name
Molly	Molly Weasley is in the Harry Potter series
Mopsy	a character in The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Mowgli	Mowgli is in the Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Mr. Bumble	a character from the book Oliver Twist
Oliver	Oliver Twist is the main character in the novel by Charles Dickens also titled Oliver Twist
One Eye	he is the father of White Fang in the book and is full wolf
Otis	one of the character names in the book Because of Winn Dixie – Otis id a great dog name for a new pup
Paddington Bear	he first appeared in a book entitled A bear called Paddington by Michael Bond
Padfoot	the name of Sirius Black when in animagus form in Harry Potter
Pippi	Pippi Longstocking is the main character in the books by Astrid Lindgren of the same name
Poppins	Mary Poppins is a book series by P. L. Travers
Poppy	she is the daughter of Mrs. Boot in the Apple Tree Farm series by Stephen Cartwright
Potter	Harry Potter is the main character in the book series of the same name
Ron	Ron Weasley is Harry's best friend in the Harry Potter series
Sammy Whiskers	a character in The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Sawyer	Tom Sawyer is a character in the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Scarecrow	a character from the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Silky	a fairy that lives in the faraway tree in the book The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Snuffles	the code word between Harry, Ron and Hermione for speaking about Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – makes for a great dog name
Sweetie Pie	Sweetie Pie Thomas is a little girl in the book Because of Winn Dixie
Tinkerbell	she is the friend of Peter Pan in the book by James Matthew Barrie
Travis	Travis Coates is the protagonist in the book Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
Wilbur	Wilbur is the little pig in the book Charlotte's Web
Willy Wonka	he owns the chocolate factory in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Winnie the Pooh	The ever popular children's books called Winnie the Pooh were written by A.A. Milne

👽 Inspiration For Bookish Names For Your New Dog From The Fantasy and Sci-Fi Genre

We love a story that transports us to another universe where we can lose ourselves in imagination. These famous literary dog names are inspired by the best fantasy and sci-fi books ever written. Naming your dog any of these names is sure to get the conversation flowing at the dog park.

Arwen	she is a character in the Lord of the Rings books
Arya	Arya Stark is one of the main female characters in Game of Thrones
Big Brother	a character in George Orwell's novel 1984
Buffy	a number of Buffy the vampire Slayer novels have been published
Chani	a character in the book Dune by Frank Herbert
Choss	a character from Mageborn by Stephan Aryan
Count Dracula	the main character in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula
Dorian	the main character in the moral fantasy novel written by Oscar Wilde called The Picture of Dorian Gray
Duke	Duke Leto Atreides is a character in the Dune books by Frank Herbert
Eloise	a character from Mageborn by Stephan Aryan
Eowyn	she is a character in J.R.R Tolkien's universe
Frodo	Frodo Baggins is a character in the Lord of the Rings books
Gaius	a character in the book Dune by Frank Herbert
Gandalf	he is a character in the Lord of the Rings books
Hubble	Mildred Hubble from the Worst Witch books by Jill Murphy
Inigo	Inigo Montoya is a character in William Goldman's novel The Princess Bride
Jon Snow	one of the main characters in Game of Thrones
Katniss	Katniss Everdeen is the main character in the Hunger Games books
Lord Asriel	a character in the trilogy by Philip Pullman entitled His Dark Materials
Lyra	the heroine in Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials
Meg	Meg Murry is the heroine in the novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Mildred	Mildred Hubble from the Worst Witch books by Jill Murphy
Mindy	Mindy Park is a character in The Martian by Andy Weir
Munroe	a character from Mageborn by Stephan Aryan
Ned	Ned Stark is one of the characters in Game of Thrones
Rue	she is one of the tributes in the Hunger Games books
Samwise	he is a character in J.R.R Tolkien's universe
Teddy	Teddy Sanders is a character in The Martian by Andy Weir
Una	the long lost daughter in the book Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Winston	a character in George Orwell's novel 1984

🧾 Literary Dog Name Ideas From Historical Fiction

If you’re anything like us you are fascinated by eras from the past. We love to immerse ourselves in a well-written historical story and try to imagine ourselves living in a bygone era. We love the historical literary dog names “Benjamin” and “Gatsby” for a boy and we adore “Phoebe” for a girl.

Benjamin	he is a character in the book Trust by Hernan Diaz
Clara	Pippo and Clara are brother and sister in a novel by the same name written by Diana Rosie
Daisy	the love interest of Jay Gatsby in the novel The Great Gatsby
Diana	the main female character in A Discovery of Witches
Don	Don Quixote is a heroic knight in the book of the same name
Elizabeth	Elizabeth Bennet is the main female character in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Elsa	Elsa Martinelli is the main character in the book The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Emma	Emma is a book by Jane Austen
Fyodor	Fyodor Pavlovich is the bad guy in the book The Brothers Karamazov
Gatsby	The Great Gatsby is a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gulliver	Gulliver's Travels is a book about colonialism and racism
Hanne	the main character in the book Devotion by Hannah Kent
Harry	Harry Morgan is the main character in the book To Have and Not Have by Ernest Hemingway
Judith	one of the characters in the book A Jewish Girl in Paris by Melanie Levensohn
Knox	Peter Knox is a villain in the trilogy A Discovery of Witches
Lady Christina	she is the main character in the book The Maiden by Kate Foster
Maria	Maria Temple is a character in Jane Eyre
Matthew	the main male character in A Discovery of Witches
Moby	Moby Dick is the name of the whale in the book Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Mr. Brocklehurst	he is a character in Jane Eyre
Mr. Darcy	Mr. Darcy is the main male character in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Nell	she is the main character in the book Once a Monster by Robert Dinsdale
Phoebe	Phoebe Caulfield is a character in the book Catcher in the Rye
Pierre	Pierre Bezukhov is the central character in the book War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Pip	the main character in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Pippo	Pippo and Clara are brother and sister in a novel by the same name written by Diana Rosie
Puck	Puck is a fairy in the comedy by Shakespeare entitled A Midsummer NIght's Dream
Rafael	Rafael Pinto is the center of the novel The World and All that it Holds by Aleksander Hemon
Red	The book The Square of Sevens is about a girl named Red
Rhett	Rhett Butler was the main male character in the book Gone with the Wind
Scarlett	Scarlett O Hara was the main female character in the book Gone with the Wind
Scout	Scout Finch is one of the main characters in the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Sparrow	the main character in the book by the same name written by James Hynes
Squealer	a character in the book Animal Farm by George Orwell
Thea	Thea is the subject of the story by Jessie Burton entitled The House of Fortune

🕵️ Literary Dog Name Ideas Detective Novels

Detective novels are full of intense intrigue and mystery and often have more than one unexpected plot twist. Which story book detective is your favorite? We like the literary dog names “Nero” and “Marlowe”.

Chen	Chief Inspector Chen Cao is the lead investigator in the book Death of a Red Heroine
Columbo	there are a number of Columbo books that have been published
Dave	Dave Klein heads the investigation in the book White Jazz by James Ellroy
Drew	Nancy Drew is a well-known amateur sleuth in a long-running book series
Father Brown	Father Brown is a priest and an amateur detective created by G.K. Chesterton
Fletcher	Jessica Fletcher solved many crimes in the Murder she Wrote series – a number of books were published that were inspired by the TV Show
Franklin	Franklin Blake is an amateur sleuth in the novel The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins – Both Franklin and Blake are good dog names
Gabriella	Gabriella Versado is the detective in the book Broken Monsters by Lauren Beuke
Hercule	Hercule Poirot is a detective in Agatha Christie books
Jacques	Inspector Jacques Clouseau is a detective from the Pink Panther series
Jazz	for the detective novel White Jazz – it's a good dog name for a new pup
Jim	Jim Gilpin and Rhonda Boney are partners investigating a disappearance case in the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Lionel	Lionel Essrog is a private investigator in the novel titled Motherless Brooklyn
Lisbeth	Lisbeth Salander is a hacker and investigator in the book The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Lord Wimsey	Lord Peter Wimsey is the detective in Dorothy L. Sayers novels
Marlowe	Philip Marlowe is a fictional detective in Raymond Chandler books
Miss Marple	one of Agatha Christie's most popular detective characters
Nancy	Nancy Drew is a well-known amateur sleuth ina long-running book series
Nero	Nero Wolfe was a detective character created by author Rex Stout
Precious	Precious Ramotswe starts a detective agency in the book The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Rhonda	Jim Gilpin and Rhonda Boney are partners investigating a disappearance case in the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Sam	Sam Spade is a popular detective in Dashiell Hammett novels
Sergeant Cuff	is the detective from Scotland Yard in the novel The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Sherlock	Sherlock Holmes is the main character in the Sherlock Holmes books written by Arthur Conan Doyle
Watson	Watson is a character in the Sherlock Holmes stories – he is the friend and associate of Sherlock

🐲 Literary Dog Names Inspired By Mythological Characters

There is no greater indication of a phenomenal imagination than being able to create believable mythological characters and creatures to populate your novel. J.K Rowling and J.R.R Tolkien are two examples of incredible authors who do this effortlessly. Our favorite mythical character is the warlock Magnus Bane from the Shadowhunters universe – handsome, sassy, and full of glitter – what more could you want?

Bane	he is a centaur in Harry Potter
Bilbo	Bilbo Baggins is a Hobbit in J.R.R. Tolkien's universe
Boggles	dwarf like creatures that served the White Witch in the Narnia series
Buckbeak	He is a hippogriff in the Harry Potter series
Camille	she is a vampire in the Shadohunters books
Church	an immortal cat in the Shadowhunters series
Clay	one of the dragonets of destiny in the Wings of Fire series – he's a dragon
Dobby	Dobby is a house elf who is totally devoted to Harry Potter
Edward	Edward Cullen is a vampire in the Twilight Saga
Esme	Esme Cullen is a vampire in the Twilight Saga
Falkor	he is a luck dragon in the book The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Fawkes	Fawkes is Dumbledore's phoenix in the Harry Potter series
Firenze	he is a centaur in Harry Potter
Glory	one of the dragonets of destiny in the Wings of Fire series – she's a dragon
Gremlin	Gremlins is a book by Roald Dahl
Hobbit	hobbits are a creation of J.R.R Tolkien – they are dwarf-like humanoids
Jacob	Jacob Black is a werewolf in the Twilight Saga
Jasper	Jasper Hale is a vampire in the Twilight Saga
Kreacher	a house elf in Harry Potter
Magnus	Magnus Bane is the high warlock of Brooklyn in the Shadowhunters series
Maia	she is a werewolf in the Shadowhunters books
Marsh Wiggle	a human-like creature with webbed hands like a frog that lives in the marshes of Narnia
Meliorn	he is one of the fae in the Shadowhunters books
Nagini	she is Voldemort's magical cursed snake who is also a horcrux
Niffler	They sniff out treasure and love anything shiny. They are part of the Harry Potter universe
Norbert	Hagrid's pet dragon in Harry Potter
Oompa Loompa	the oompa loompa's work in the chocolate factory in the Roald Dahl story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Peeves	he is the mischief causing poltergeist that lives in Hogwarts castle
Pygmy Puff	a miniature puffskein bred by Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter Book series
Ronan	he is a centaur in Harry Potter
Rosalie	Rosalie Hale is a vampire in the Twilight Saga
Starflight	one of the dragonets of destiny in the Wings of Fire series – he's a dragon
Sunny	one of the dragonets of destiny in the Wings of Fire series – she's a dragon
Tsunami	one of the dragonets of destiny in the Wings of Fire series – she's a dragon
Tumnus	he is a fawn in the Narnia books
Winky	She is a house elf at Hogwarts after being set free by the Crouch family in the Harry Potter series

📚 Famous Literary Dog Names Inspired By Poetry

While this may not be the most mainstream form of literature, there is something about a great poem that simply hits you in the feels – and all of these examples are much better than the 4th grade poems we all tried to write anyways (LOL). Our top picks for literary dog names from this list are “Tyger” and “Captain” for boy dogs and “Jabberwocky” for a chatty female Husky.

Anne	Anne Bradstreet was a poet in the 1600's
Barrett	Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet
Bishop	Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet
Blake	William Blake was an English poet
Byron	George Gordon Byron was a romantic poet
Captain	O Captain! My Captain is a poem by Walt Whitman
Eliot	T.S. Eliot is considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century
Ezra	Ezra Pound was an American poet
Frost	Robert Frost was an American poet – “Frosty” is the perfect moniker for a white dog
Haiku	is a type of Japanese poetry
Hayden	Robert Hayden was an American poet
Jabberwocky	a poem by Lewis Carroll
John	John Keats was an English poet
Lucille	Lucille Clifton was an American poet
Mary	Mary Oliver was an American poet
Oscar	Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright and poet
Poe	Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer and poet
Raven	The Raven is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe
Shel	Shel Silverstein was an American poet and writer
Sylvia	Sylvia Plath was an American poet and novelist
Tennyson	Alfred Tennyson was an English poet
Theodore	Theodore Roethke was an American poet – “Theo” is a great name for a dog
Tyger	The Tyger is a poem by William Blake

Last Thoughts

We had so much fun compiling this list of literary dog names for you and we hope you’ve enjoyed reading it and that we included your favorite characters and books. Let us know if you picked one of these literary dog names for your new pooch in the comments below.