Dog name lists / By Language & Origin
Russian Dog Names
Russian naming gives dogs the affectionate diminutives the language does best — Sasha, Misha, Mishka — plus history's most famous dog of all: Laika, the street mutt who orbited Earth first. Samoyeds, borzois and huskies wear these natively.
| Name | Gender | Trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sasha The beloved short form of Alexander — nearly 1,000 licensed dogs. | Girl | ||
| 2 | Mishka Literally 'little bear.' | Girl | ||
| 3 | Laika The first living creature to orbit Earth — a street dog from Moscow. | Girl | ||
| 4 | Misha Little Mikhail — also 'teddy bear' in spirit. | Girl | ||
| 5 | Boris Fighter — with a fur hat's worth of gravitas. | Boy | ||
| 6 | Balto The Siberian husky who finished the 1925 serum run to Nome. | Boy | ||
| 7 | Nikita Unconquerable. | Girl | ||
| 8 | Natasha War and Peace's heart — and Boris's cartoon partner. | Girl | ||
| 9 | Ivan The Russian John, terrible or great. | Boy | ||
| 10 | Yuri For Gagarin — first human in space, one step behind Laika. | Boy | ||
| 11 | Anastasia Resurrection — the lost grand duchess. | Girl | ||
| 12 | Anya Grace, compact. | Girl | ||
| 13 | Kasha Buckwheat porridge — comfort food incarnate. | Girl | — | |
| 14 | Tundra The frozen north itself — husky-approved. | Either | ||
| 15 | Nadia Hope. | Girl | ||
| 16 | Katya Little Katherine. | Girl | ||
| 17 | Olga Saintly and severe, softened by paws. | Girl | ||
| 18 | Dimitri Follower of Demeter, Anastasia's charming con man. | Boy | — | |
| 19 | Pushkin Russia's greatest poet. | Boy | — | |
| 20 | Czar Emperor of the household. | Boy | ||
| 21 | Zoya Life. | Girl | — | |
| 22 | Vodka Clear, strong, best in moderation. | — | — |