Dog name lists / By Language & Origin
Korean Dog Names
Korean dog naming loves food nicknames — Mandu (dumpling), Dubu (tofu), Bam (chestnut, famously Jungkook's doberman). All of the names below appear on real American license rolls, jindos and non-jindos alike.
| Name | Gender | Trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mochi Shared with Japan — chewy rice cake either way. | Either | ||
| 2 | Mango The fruit-stand favorite, K-pet approved. | Either | ||
| 3 | Suki Crossover favorite. | Girl | ||
| 4 | Choco The K-pet spelling of chocolate. | Boy | ||
| 5 | Bam Chestnut — the name Jungkook of BTS gave his doberman. | Boy | ||
| 6 | Mina A beloved given name across Korea and Japan. | Girl | ||
| 7 | Boba Honorary entry from the tea shop. | Either | ||
| 8 | Kimchi Fermented, fiery, essential. | Either | ||
| 9 | Haru Day in Korean, spring in Japanese — either way, lovely. | Either | — | |
| 10 | Bori Barley — a classic Korean pet name. | Either | ||
| 11 | Kong Bean. | Boy | ||
| 12 | Bomi Spring-born. | Either | ||
| 13 | Jin Precious — and a BTS member. | Boy | — | |
| 14 | Soju Korea's national spirit. | Either | — | |
| 15 | Nabi Butterfly — traditionally for cats, liberated for dogs. | Girl | — | |
| 16 | Mandu Dumpling — round, warm, perfect. | Boy | — | |
| 17 | Dubu Tofu — soft and pale. | Boy | — | |
| 18 | Hodu Walnut. | Either | — | |
| 19 | Gamja Potato — the shape of many good dogs. | Either | — | |
| 20 | Tokki Rabbit — for dogs that hop. | Girl | — |