200+ Names for Medium-Sized Dogs

When you think about something that is in the middle of two extremes, it seems to be a rather unremarkable thing – neither big or small and you might dismiss it as being of little interest. But when it comes to dogs, that would be a huge mistake.

Some of the very best breeds of dog are medium-sized and in fact this term covers everything from the Bulldog and the Corgi to the Husky and the Golden Retriever.

Accordingly, there are so many fantastic medium-sized dog names that would be perfectly suited to one of these breeds. So forget about common or normal, come join us on a journey through all the names that sit in the middle. We just know you will find an incredible medium-sized dog name on our list.

♀️ Female Medium-Sized Dog Names for Your Lady Love

Almost everyone in the world has a middle name – some of us even have multiple names between our first name and surname. Here are some of the most popular middle names for girls. We adore the name “Mae” for a Cocker Spaniel lady – a pretty name for a pretty girl

Anne	popular middle name
Elizabeth	popular middle name
Grace	popular middle name
Jane	popular middle name
June	June is the month in the middle of the year
Louise	popular middle name
Lynn	popular middle name
Mae	popular middle name
Marie	popular middle name
Rose	popular middle name
Sue	popular middle name

♂️ Male Medium-Sized Dog Names for Your Regal Boy

There are some truly classic boy middle names on this list and it’s a hard choice just picking one. We love the name “Norm” for a Boxer because they have those goofy eyes. And if you are looking for something a little fancier, how about “Alexander”?

Alexander	popular middle name
David	popular middle name
Henry	popular middle name
James	popular middle name
Matthew	popular middle name
Michael	popular middle name
Noah	popular middle name
Norm	short for normal (a synonym for average which also means the median)
Paul	popular middle name
Reg	short for regular (a synonym of average which also means the median)
Richard	popular middle name
Thomas	popular middle name

😁 Funny Medium-Sized Dog Names for Your Crazy Pup

Now if you don’t finish this list in a fit of giggles, well then we don’t know! We love the name “Floof” for a Samoyed – the fluffiest cuddle bugs ever! And you can’t beat “Mohawk” for a Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Booger	boogers come out your nose and your nose is in the middle of your head
Chuckles	halfway between a laugh and being serious
Cyclops	for an eye in the middle of the forehead
Equi	Short for equidistant which is the medium point of something
Floof	for chest fluff
Giggles	halfway between a laugh and being serious
Mohawk	a style of hair where there is a stripe of hair down the middle of your head and the rest of your head is shaved
Snout	because the snout is in the middle of your face
So-So	means something is OK – midway between awful and amazing
Zap	for the zap sign (made with the middle finger)

🦁 Medium-Sized Dog Names Inspired By Awesome Animals

The Animal Kingdom is full of medium-sized inspiration when it comes to naming your furry friend. We think “Skunk” is a great name for a Border Collie.

Armadillo	medium-sized mammal with a hard shell
Baboon	a medium-sized mammal – “Babs” or “Babbi” for short
Badger	medium-sized omnivore
Bilby	desert dwelling marsupial omnivore
Bobcat	medium-sized wild cat – “Bob” or “Bobby” for short
Carcajou	another name for the wolverine – “Jou-Jou” for short
Coyote	medium-sized species of canine – close relative of the wolf
Fisher	a medium-sized predator that belongs to the weasel family
Fox	medium-sized omnivorous dog-like mammal – “Foxxy” is a good nickname
Honey Badger	“Honey” for short – short-legged omnivores of a mid-size
Kangaroo	medium-sized Australian marsupial – “Kanga” or “Roo” for short
Koala	medium-sized Australian marsupial
Lion	a medium-sized predator
Lynx	Medium-sized wild cat
Mink	Medium-sized semi-aquatic carnivorous mammal – “Minky” for short
Opossum	a medium-sized Australian marsupial – “Opie” or “Possy” for short
Otter	water-loving carnivorous mammal of a medium size
Panda	The red Panda is medium sized – “Pandy” for short
Porcupine	while the porcupine is a large rodent, it is a middle sized animal when compared to other creatures – “Porky” is a great nickname for a dog
Raccoon	medium-sized mammal native to North America
Skunk	medium-sized mammal known for its unpleasant smell
Tasmanian Devil	medium-sized Australian marsupial – So many nickname options – “Taz”, “Tazzy”, “Devil”, “Tazzy-D”
Wallaby	medium-sized Australian marsupial – “Wally” for short
Wolverine	a medium-sized solitary mammal thats rather vicious
Wombat	medium-sized Australian marsupial

🌋 Name Your Medium-Sized Dog After Geographical Phenomena

Did you know? One of the ways to classify mountains is by their elevation and so its easy to pick out all the ones that are medium-sized. We adore the name “Little Bear” for a Golden Retriever – it’s just the perfect fit for this breed.

Bomber	Bomber Mountain – class 2 elevation (between class 1 small and class 3 big)
Equator	imaginary horizontal line through the middle of the earth
Gaia	another name for earth, a medium-sized planet
Hunter	Mt. Hunter – class 2 elevation (between class 1 small and class 3 big)
Iron	the earth's core is made of iron
Little Bear	Little Bear Peak – class 2 elevation (between class 1 small and class 3 big)
Mars	medium-sized planet
Meridian	Greenwich Meridian – imaginary vertical line through the middle of the earth – “Meri” for short
Nebo	Mount Nebo – class 2 elevation (between class 1 small and class 3 big)
Shani	Mt. Shani – class 2 elevation (between class 1 small and class 3 big)
Shasta	Mt. Shasta – class 2 elevation (between class 1 small and class 3 big)
Sneffels	Mt. Sneffels – class 2 elevation (between class 1 small and class 3 big)
Tellus	another name for earth, a medium-sized planet
Terra	another name for earth, a medium-sized planet
Venus	medium-sized planet

🫅 Dog Names Based on Medium-Sized Historical Figures and Famous People

The average height for males is 5 ft 9 and for females it's 5 ft 4 – so here is the list celebrating some well-known celebrities who are of an average height. There are so many incredible celebrities to choose from, but we quite like the idea of calling your female Siberian Husky “Madonna” – they are both known to be quite highly strung and its common knowledge how much Huskies love to “sing”.

50 cent	50 cent the rapper because 50c is halfway to 1 dollar
Betty	Betty White was 5 ft 4 – actress
Bieber	Justin Bieber is 5 ft 9 – singer
Bon Jovi	Jon Bon Jovi is 5 ft 9 – singer
Brando	Marlon Brando was 5 ft 9 – actor
Britney	Britney Spears is 5 ft 4 – singer
Caleb	Caleb Followill – the middle brother in Kings of Leon – band
Chan	Jackie Chan is 5 ft 9 – actor
Cruz	Penelope Cruz is 5 ft 4 – actress
Eddie	Eddie Murphy is 5 ft 9 – actor
Hardy	Tom Hardy is 5 ft 9 – actor
Hopkins	Anthony Hopkins is 5 ft 9 – actor
Jackson	Michael Jackson was 5 ft 9 – singer
Joe	The middle Jonas Brother – singer
Knight	Gladys Knight is 5 ft 4 – singer
Kurt	Kurt Cobain was 5 ft 9 – singer
Legend	John Legend is 5 ft 9 – singer
Leonardo	Leonardo da Vinci was 5 ft 9 – painter
Liza	Liza Minnelli is 5 ft 4 – actress
Lizzy	Lizzy Caplan is 5 ft 4 – actress
Madonna	she is 5 ft 4 – singer
Megan	Megan Fox is 5 ft 4 – actress
Mila	Mila Kunis is 5 ft 4 – actress
Renner	Jeremy Renner is 5 ft 9 – actor
Steve	Steve Carell is 5 ft 9 – actor
Tolkien	J.R.R. Tolkien is 5 ft 9 – author
Whoopi	Whoopi Goldberg is 5 ft 4 – actress

🍪 Fun Dog Names Inspired by Medium-Sized Food and Drinks

Finding medium-sized food and drink inspiration is not as easy as you might think, but we think we have a great list of average sized foods to name your pup after. We adore the name “Lamb Chop” and who wouldn’t love a puppy named “Fuzzy Navel”?

Bagel

Biscuit (only the middle sized ones)

Brie (for the cheese – its a medium sized cheese)

Cookie (the medium sized ones, naturally)

Cosmo (for the cosmopolitan cocktail)

Crumpet

Cupcake

Donut

Fizz (for fizzy soda in a can)

Fuzzy Navel (a cocktail of peach schnapps and orange juice)

Gimlet (lime syrup and gin cocktail)

Java Joe (for a medium sized cup of coffee)

Lamb Chop

Mango

Mojito (for the cocktail)

Muffin

Pancake

Papaya

Peach

Pie

Pork Chop

Portobello (for the mushrooms)

Schnitzel

Scone

Spud (for potatoes)

Squash

Tart

👌 Super Cool Medium-Sized Dog Names for Your Super Cool Puppy

Staffies are such cool dogs – they exude calm and look like little bodybuilders. There are some great names here for all the cool dog breeds out there. We love the names “Jogger” and “Chevvy”.

Chevvy	Chevrolet Malibu is a mid sized car
Em	“M” is the middle letter of the alphabet
Jogger	Dacia Jogger is a mid sized car
Kia	Kia Optima is a mid sized car
Mod	short for moderate
Ridge	for the line of fur that runs down a Rhodesian Ridgeback (a medium sized dog)
Ruff	a profuse growth of hair on the front of a dogs neck – this is usually in the middle
Six	halfway between 0 and 10 (half is 5.5 which gets rounded up to 6)
Sonata	Hyundai Sonata is a mid sized car
Tee	T-shirt – a medium sized item of clothing

😍 Cute Dog Names For All Medium-Sized Pups

All dogs are cute, but you can’t beat the name “Floppy” for a Basset Hound – it just doesn’t get more fitting than that!

Bob	A bob refers to a haircut that is best suited to medium length hair
Floppy	A Basset Hound is a medium sized dog with floppy ears
Golden	For the golden mean – the desirable middle between 2 extremes
Medi	short for medium
Middling	another word for the medium point
Midi	the medium point in the middle
Plume	a feathered tail that curls over the dogs back – tails are in the middle of the dogs rear end
Pretty	the halfway point between ugly and beautiful
Toby	Toby Tall refers to the middle finger in the popular children's rhyme
Topknot	a tuft of hair on the top of a dogs head in the middle

🌿 Medium-Sized Dog Names Inspired by Beautiful Nature 

The great outdoors is always a great place to look for inspiration when naming your dog. We think “Maple” is the best name for an Irish Red Setter.

Buckeye	Red Buckeye is a medium sized tree
Bushy	Bushes are bigger than flowers and smaller than trees
Crab	Crabapple trees are medium sized
Dwarf	Dwarf Alberta Spruce is a medium sized tree
Hawthorn	Cockspur Hawthorn is a medium sized tree
Magnolia	“Mags” for short – the Saucer Magnolia is a medium sized tree
Maple	Japanese Maple is a medium sized tree
Myrtle	Crepe Myrtle is a medium sized tree
Pawpaw	The Pawpaw tree is medium sized
Redbud	Eastern Redbud is a medium sized plant

🎥 Medium-Sized Dog Names Inspired by Cool Characters in Movies, TV Shows and Books

Are you a middle child? The middle kid often gets a bad rap as being the most difficult or the hardest work because they're neither the oldest or the youngest. Whether or not you believe in birth order influencing your personality, you have to agree that the middle children on this list have awesome names! We have to say, we love the idea of a puppy called “John Darling”. 

Avery	Avery Jennings was the middle child in Dog with a Blog	Female
Bennet	Mary Bennet – the middle sister in Pride and Prejudice	Female
Darwin	Darwin Watterson – the middle sibling in the Amazing World of Gumball	Male
John Darling	The middle child in Peter Pan	Male
Juan	Juan Wagner – middle sibling in Instant family	Male
Kim	Kim Kardashian, the middle Kardashian sister from Keeping up with the Kardashians	Female
Lisa	Lisa Simpson – middle child in the Simpsons	Female
Luisa	Luisa Madrigal – the middle sister in Encanto	Female
Malcolm	Malcolm in the middle	Male
Marianne	Marianne Dashwood – the middle sister in Sense and Sensibility	Female
Mary	Mary Sanderson was the middle sister in Hocus Pocus	Female
Mitzy	Mitzy Stillman is the middle sister in Charmed	Female
Tanner	Stephanie Tanner was the middle child in Full House	Female

🧳 Dog Names Inspired by the Foreign Words for Medium-Sized

We love the trend of naming your dog something that highlights the origins of their breed. We think naming your Shiba Inu “Heikin” is simply awesome. “Meio” is also a great name for a Portuguese Water Dog.

Chuukan	the word medium in Japanese
Heikin	the word average in Japanese
Kati	the word medium in Swahili
Mediana	the feminine form of the word median in Spanish and Italian
Medio	the word medium in Spanish and Italian and Portuguese
Meio	the word middle in Portuguese
Mezzo	the word middle in Italian
Midden	the word middle in Dutch
Milieu	the word middle in French
Mitte	the word middle in German
Mittel	the word medium in German
Seredina	the word middle in Russian
Wasat	the word middle in Arabic
Wastani	the word average in Swahili

🐲 Mythological Inspiration for Naming your Medium-Sized Dog

Mythology is always a popular choice for dog names. Our top pick here is “Phoenix”

Cerberus	a 3 headed dog that guards the entrance to hades
Hippocampus	half horse half fish
Hippogriff	half eagle half horse
Nemean	Nemean Lion – lion with an inpenetrable hide – from Greek mythology
Pegasus	flying horse
Phoenix	a fire bird that regenerates when it dies
Thestral	phantom like skeletal horse with bat like wings and white eyes
Unicorn	a horse with a horn – usually have magical powers

🎮 Medium-Sized Dog Names Based on Video Games Characters

There are a whole bunch of medium-sized video game characters you can look to for dog names. We love “Daisy Mae” for a girl dog and “Knuckles” for a boy. Who is your favorite character?

Bandicoot	Crash Bandicoot – medium-sized character
Blathers	Animal Crossing – medium-sized owl
Crash	Crash Bandicoot – medium-sized character
Cream	Sonic the Hedgehog – he's medium-sized!
Creeper	Minecraft – medium-sized mob
Daisy Mae	Animal Crossing – she is a medium-sized boar
Flip	Animal Crossing – he's a medium-sized monkey
Isabel	Animal Crossing – she is a medium-sized dog
Knuckles	Sonic the Hedgehog – he's an echidna which is medium-sized
Mabel	Animal Crossing – she's a blue hedgehog of medium size
Pashma	Animal Crossing – she's a medium-sized goat
Sonic	Sonic the Hedgehog – he's medium-sized!
Tails	Sonic the Hedgehog – a medium-sized fox
Tom Nook	Animal Crossing – he's a medium-sized raccoon

🏈 Sporty Names for Your Center Field Puppy

The Springer Spaniel is one of the very athletic medium-sized dog breeds and these types of dogs should have a sporty name to match their energetic spirit. Have a look through our top picks of sports stars in the center position on their team. We love the names “Otto”, “Ringo” and “Rio”.

Ash	Ash Brazill – plays center on the Australian netball team
Bongiwe	Bongiwe Msomi – plays center on the South African netball team
Brian	Brian O'Driscoll – famous Irish rugby center
Danie	Danie Gerber – famous South African rugby center
Gunner	Frank “Gunner” Gatski played center in the NFL
Nesta	Alessandro Nesta – center back position in soccer
Otto	Jim Otto played center in American football
Par	average amount of shots in golf
Rieko	Rieko Ioane – one of the All Blacks centers
Ringo	Jim Ringo played center in the NFL
Rio	Rio Ferdinand – center back position in soccer
Shaquille	Shaquille ‘O Neal played center position in the middle of the court

Last Thoughts

We hope we have convinced you that being in the middle is anything but boring and that you have come away with some great ideas for naming your medium-sized dog. Let us know your favorite name in the comments.