Everyone loves the beach and oceans. If you have dogs, you should give them ocean or beach-inspired names. What are great names for your saltwater dog? Here are more than 130 great ideas for you:
Recommended Saltwater Dog Names
Here are my top picks for you:
- Beach: It is a pretty name for your pretty female saltwater dog. Don’t you think?
- Coral: They are marine invertebrates that are colorful and help accommodate other marine species. Such a nice name for female dogs.
- Ray: Rays are fishes that are closely related to sharks. Rays are flat and are a wonderful sight to behold. Great name for male dogs.
- Shark: Sharks are the hunters of the ocean. Great name for strong waterdogs.
- Captain: He is the leader of the crew in a boat or ship. Awesome name for male saltwater dogs.
- Poseidon: According to Greek mythology, he is the god of the sea
- Aqua: “Aqua” refers to the color of water or water itself.
Female Waterdog Names
Is your dog female? Here are pretty names for her:
- Marina: A Latin word meaning “from the sea”
- Ariel: From the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid
- Moana: This name means “the ocean”. Moana also doubles as a Disney princess
- Summer: Summer is the perfect season to go to the beach.
- Sandy: The beach and ocean floor is sandy.
- Blue: The color of clean oceans and seas.
- Pebbles: Small smooth and colorful stones in the beach.
Male Waterdog Names
Here are great names for your male saltwater dog:
- Malibu: A term used to describe long surfoards.
- Maui: It is the second-largest island in Hawaii
- Maverick: The spot of a large wave off the coast of California
- Sailor: Someone who loves to travel through the sea with a crew.
- Rocky: Denotes the rocky shores surrounding an island.
- Storm: Awesome name for male saltwater dogs, right?
- Cruise: Who does not want to go on a cruise? Great name.
Beach-Inspired Dog Names
You should name your dog after a beach. Here are a few examples:
- Bathsheba: A quiet beach in Barbados.
- Grace: Beach and Bay in Turks and Caicos.
- Dover: A beach in Barbados.
- Kamalame: A Bahamas Cay in Andros.
- Hopkins: Beach in Belize.
- Maho: Beach in St. Johns Island.
- Lindquist: Snow white beach in St. Thomas.
- Mullins: A cliff surrounded beach found in Barbados.
- Miami: Florida beach.
- Rincon: Playa Rincon is a beach in Dominican Republic.
- Playa: Spanish word for beach.
- San Jose: Capital city of Costa Rica.
- Rockefeller: A Beach on St. Barth.
- Treasure: A bay on Bahamas Island, Abaco.
- Smuggler: Smuggler’s Bay is a bay located in the British Virgin Islands.
Nautical and Seafaring Dog Names
Are you a seafarer? Why not give your dog a nautical name?
- Bertram: Pretty iconic boat manufacturer.
- Blade: A type of fire coral.
- Dinghy: Lifeboat or Rubber raft.
- Gale: Strong wind.
- Chaparral: A boat manufacturer.
- Cutter: A type of sailboat.
- Gennaker: Type of sail.
- Keel: The Lateral fin of a boat.
- Morton: A popular of table salt.
- Pontoon: Type of boat.
- Knot: Measure speed.
- Lace: A Type of coral.
- Riggs: Sail rigging.
- Sea Ray: A boat manufacturer.
- Spinnaker: Type of sail.
- Staghorn: Type of coral.
- Schooner: Masted ship.
- Sloop: Type of sailing ship.
- Tsunami: Massive tidal wave.
- Typhoon: Hurricane in the pacific
- Starfish: A marine invertebrate with the shape of a star.
- Trawler: Fishing boat.
More Saltwater Dog Names
Need more names? Here you go:
- Teal
- Rio (Spanish for river)
- Reef
- Midge
- Talise (A word meaning “lovely water”)
- River
- Spring (A well of water)
- Nixie (A sea nymph)
- Maya (A Hebrew word meaning “brook”)
- Surf
- Agua (Spanish word that means water)
- Rain (Some droplets of water falling from the sky)
- Laguna (Spanish word that means “lagoon”)
- Willow
- Marlin (A saltwater fish)
- Goose
- Delta
- Moss
- Maris (Meaning of the sea)
- Misty (Fine droplets of water in the air)
- Skeeter
- Cordelia (Daughter of the Sea)
- Duck
- Kawai (Meaning water)
- Mariner (An expert of the sea)
- Dylan (A word meaning “of the sea”)
- Splash
- Altanta (Resembling the Atlantic Ocean)
- Morgan (Meaning a sea circle)
- Marsh
- Cloud
- Brooks (Small flowing channels of water)
- Dune
- Ren (Meaning “water lily”)
- Sedge
- Calder (Meaning stream)
- Finn
- Rush
- Zale (Meaning strength of the sea)
- Jordan (Meaning flowing down)
- Neptune (The Roman God of the Sea)
- Widgeon
- Aquarius (A Zodiac sign that is associated with water)
- Ocean (A large body of salt water)
- Pacifica (Resembling the Pacific Ocean)
- Dover (Another word for water)
- Caspian (After the Caspian Sea)
- Loon
- Hydra (Latin word for water)
- Brook (A small artery of water)
- Drake
- Wade (A move through shallow water)
- Storm
- Neredia (A sea nymph)
- Splash
- Ocean (A large body of salt water)
- Orca (Type of whale)
- Dover (Another word for water)
- Gator
- Lana (To be calm as still waters)
- Catalina (A type of boat)
- Laguna (Spanish for lagoon)
- Dory (A small shallow boat)
- Duck
- Brizo
- Marina
- Azure
- Hurricane (Severe storm)
- Bass (A type of fish)
- Spring (A natural well of water)
- Nixie (A sea nymph)
- Calder (Meaning stream)
- Storm
- Breezy (Mild wind)
- Talise (Meaning lovey water)
- Cutter (A small boat)
- Ren (Meaning water lily)
- Maris (Meaning of the sea)
- Pearl
- Marlin (A large saltwater fish)