If you’re looking for the most magical dog names for your supernaturally wonderful pup, you’re in the right spot!
We’ve got 50 each for male and female pups for you today!
Some of us have always had an interest in the supernatural and the magical, and we want our dog’s name to reflect that.
Magical dog names are great when you know the story behind them.
As we go through these names, try and figure out where they came from and what reference each one makes!
You may also love these classic dog names from literature!
Male Magical Dog names
We turned to movies, books, and even popular role-playing games to find the best magical male dog names! Take a look at what we came up with. You may also want to check out our full list of Harry Potter dog names (although I did include many of my favorites below).
- Abaris- From Greek mythology. He was a healer, among other things.
- Abra – We also learn this three-part “spell” as kids, with this word as the first part. It’s also the name of the mighty little girl in Doctor Sleep. Oh, and it’s also a Pokemon!
- Abracadabra – This one needs nop explanation!
- Alakazam – The last part of the three-part spell, and the final evolved form of Abra.
- Albus – You don’t need to be a Harry Potter fanatic to know who this is.
- Alchemy- Is it magic or science? You decide!
- Allanon- Fans of the Shannara know who this brooding wizard is!
- Amazo – It just sounds like it would be a magician’s name, and is quite a generic one we often hear in movies.
- Balefire – An important ritual bonfire in Pagan religions.
- Bru (Brew) – A potion.
- Cauldron
- Copperfield – Arguably the greatest magician of this half-century.
- Dobby- Perfect for a breed with big ears!
- Divayth Fyr – Or perhaps just Fyr since Divayth is a mouthful!
- Dormammu – Dr. Strange’s worst nemesis and greatest foe.
- Draco- Another cute one from Harry Potter.
- Dresden- From “The Dresden Files” by Jim Butcher
- Dumbledore- If Albus doesn’t do it for you, perhaps his last name will!
- Fang- Hagrid’s dog was a boarhound in the books and a Great Dane in the movies.
- Faegan – From “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone”
- Flamel- As in Nicholas Flamel, the alchemist best known for creating the sorcerer stone.
- Fortune
- Gandalf – Great for dogs who are grey.
- Godric- Like Godric’s Hollow, or Godric Gryffindor.
- Grimm – For the Brothers Grimm who created all these stories for our delight.
- Gryffindor – Harry’s Hogwarts house in Harry Potter. Feel free to name him after the other houses too.
- Gwydion – From Welsh mythology
- Hagrid- the perfect magical name for a giant-breed dog!
- Hallow – This one is for Halloween when all the magic and witchcraft is at a peak.
- Hedwig- Harry Potter’s loyal snowy owl.
- Hex – A bad spell, similar to a curse.
- Hocus – A part of a make-believe spell that children all know.
- Houdini – The father of all magicians.
- Jafar- He may have been the big bad in Aladdin, but you have to admit he has a cool name!
- James- if you want something a little more common, you can’t go wrong with Harry Potter’s dad’s name.
- Kadabra – The second part of the spell above, and it’s the evolved form of Abra the Pokemon.
- Mage – Basically a magician.
- Magic – Quite literal, but at least no one will ever mistake the meaning of this name!
- Magus
- Merlin – Arguably the greatest and most famous wizard of all time.
- Moody- After Mad Eye Moody from Harry Potter.
- Morin – From Robert Jordan’s “The Wheel of Time.”
- Oz- Can’t forget this Great and Powerful wizard, now can we?
- O’Roarke- Flashback to the early 80s and head to Fantasy Island for this one!
- Pallando the Blue- From Tolkien’s universe, a fab name for a blue nose
- Pocus – The other half of the spell mentioned above.
- Prospero- From Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”
- Riddle- Voldermort’s real last name!
- Ron- Harry Potter’s best pal.
- Sarumon – The powerful white wizard in Lord of the Rings, it’s a fierce name for white pups!
- Shaman – A medicine man/woman or healer often seen among tribes of indigenous people of North America and Asia.
- Shazam – Have you seen the movie? This character is all about magic.
- Sorcerer
- Spell – Quite a literal word to use, as a dog does cast a spell on your with their cute puppy dog eyes.
- Strange – For Dr. Stephen Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme.
- Trick
- Warlock – A male who practices witchcraft
- Weasley- One of the best wizarding families ever.
- Wizard – A male person who practices magic.
- Wonder – Not for Wonder Woman, but the general wonderment magic brings to people’s lives.
So many great names! Can you list all the other houses in Harry Potter? We thought our list was quite cool, to be honest, and we haven’t even gotten to the female names yet!
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Female Magical Dog Names
For our female dog names, we again took inspiration from the most magical stories, mythology, and more. Enjoy!
- Aether- Considered to be the 5th element by the magical community.
- Akasha- This cool name is the “universal etheric field in which a record of past events is imprinted.”
- Ariana- Dumbledore’s sister in Harry Potter.
- Aura- A beautiful name since our dogs brighten ours!
- Aurora- A common witch name throughout literature and movies.
- Birch- One of the best woods for making magic wands.
- Bellatrix – Lestrange. The evil follower of He Who Shall Not Be Named.
- Blair – For The Blair Witch Project
- Bonnie- The powerful witch from Vampire Diaries.
- Buffy – The vampire slayer, a slayer of evil magical creatures.
- Celeste- Short for celestial!
- Charday – After Adriane Charday from Avalon:Web of Magic
- Circe- Greek goddess of magic.
- Diana- the Roman version of the Greed goddess Artemis.
- Divine – For divination, a form of magic for seeing into the future.
- Doesil- Means “clockwise” in magical terms, but it’s a cool name!
- Dream – There was always something magical about dreams and the dream world.
- Elsa – The beautiful princess who really grew into her powers.
- Enchantra
- Enchantress – A Marvel supervillainess who has magical powers.
- Fauna – Another one of the fairies in Sleeping Beauty
- Fleur- Another perfect name for Harry Potter fans.
- Flora – A fairy in Sleeping Beauty
- Fortuna – Female form of Fortune.
- Freya- Norse mythology goddess, but also the name of a powerful witch in the show The Originals.
- Gaia- The Greek personification of Earth.
- Gem- Gemstones are very important in magic!
- Genie – For the genie in the bottle that grants wishes.
- Ginny- Definitely the toughest of the Weasley bunch!
- Glinda – The beautiful and kind good witch of Oz.
- Hermione- We can’t leave the cleverest witch of Hogwarts off our list!
- Hilda – Sabrina’s aunt.
- Incanta – A name derived from the word “incantation”.
- Jynx/Jinx – Not the weird-looking Pokemon, but a cute little spell.
- Karma
- Luna- Short for lunar, or the quirky witch from Harry Potter.
- Magia- It’s Basque for “magic.”
- Magik – With a “k”. This is actually the name of a powerful superheroine.
- Maleficent – We spoke too soon. This mistress of evil is the most powerful and dark one.
- Merryweather – We’ll toss you an extra one from Sleeping Beauty.
- Midnight/Midnite – The witching hour, when magic is practiced.
- Minerva- A famous witch name across many stories (not just Harry Potter)
- Morgan – For Morgan Le Fay.
- Myrtle- Both a magical herb and a Harry Potter name. Hopefully your pup doesn’t moan as much, though!
- Myst/Mystic
- Nico- Sorceress from Marvel’s Runaways.
- Nyx
- Piper- My favorite Charmed One!
- Raven – For some reason, when we think about witches and dark magic, a raven bird also comes to mind.
- Sabrina – The teenage witch of course!
- Scarlett – For the scarlet witch.
- Sihiri- means “magic” in Hausa.
- Sorceress – Literal, but why not?
- Tarot
- Ursula – Perhaps the evilest witch in Disney.
- Voodoo Mama Juju – The Office fanatics will know what this is about.
- Wanda – You can’t cast a spell without a wand.
- Zatanna – Another magician in the comic book world.
- Zatara – Even though this is a man in comic books, we found this name to be very pretty for a girl. He is the father of Zatanna, the powerful sorceress we mentioned above.
- Zodiac – There was always something mystical and unexplainable about zodiac signs. Do they really determine our fate?
Magical Words That Make Great Gender-Neutral Dog Names
- Amulet
- Arcane
- Astral
- Celestial
- Charisma
- Coven
- Crystal
- Dazzle
- Druid
- Elixir
- Enchant
- Enigma
- Glimmer
- Glyph
- Grimoire
- Lore
- Nebula
- Oracle
- Pegasus
- Potion
- Rune
- Seraph
- Spirit
- Starlight
- Talisman
- Vortex
- Warlock
- Wicca
What are your favorite magical dog names? Tell us below!