+150 Harry Potter magical dog names ideas
Dogs are magical creatures that unfortunately do not receive letters from Hogwarts. However, nothing prevents you from giving your dog a name inspired by the Harry Potter universe!
Spells, characters from the saga, puns, objects, plants; discover more than 150 Harry Potter dog names in this article!
Dogs in the Harry Potter universe
| Crup | A type of dog that looks a lot like a Jack Russell Terrier |
| Fang | Rubeus Hagrid's huge dog |
| Fluffy | The huge three-headed dog in the first book |
| Grim | A black and spectral dog that was an omen of death |
| Padfoot | One of Sirius Black's nicknames (especially when he's a black dog) |
| Ripper | Marjorie Dursley's bulldog |
| Snuffles | One of Sirius Black's nicknames (especially when he's a black dog) |
Male dog names inspired by Harry Potter
| Aberforth | Aberforth Dumbledore was Albus' brother |
| Albus | As Albus Dumbledore |
| Argus | As Argus Filch, Hogwarts' caretaker |
| Barty | Bartemius Crouch Jr, one of Voldemort's death eaters |
| Cormac | As Cormac McLaggen, a student that loved Hermione |
| Crouch | Inspired by the Crouch family |
| Diggory | As Cedric Diggory |
| Dobby | Malfoy's family elf and Harry Potter's friend |
| Draco | Harry Potter's enemy |
| Dudley | Harry Potter's cousin |
| Dumbledore | As the Dumbledore family |
| Fenrir | Fenrir Greyback was a werewolf known for his savagery |
| Fred | Ron's brother |
| Fudge | As Cornelius Fudge, one of the Ministers of Magic |
| George | Ron's brother |
| Gilderoy | Famous wizard and first Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts of the saga |
| Grindelwald | One of the most powerful and darkest wizards in history |
| Hagrid | Half-giant wizard and Harry Potter's friend |
| Harry | The Boy who Lived, The Chosen One, Underisable No. 1. You know him! |
| Horace | As Horace Slughorn, potions master and head of Slytherin |
| James | As James Potter, Harry Potter's father |
| Kingsley | As Kingsley Shacklebolt, a powerful wizard that belonged to the Order of the Phoenix |
| Kreacher | Black family's grumpy elf |
| Krum | Bulgarian wizard player of the Bulgarian national Quidditch team and Hermione's first love story |
| Longbottom | As the Longbottom family |
| Lucius | The name of Draco Malfoy's father |
| Moody | Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody's surname |
| Mad-Eye | Nickname of Harry Potter's professor in the fourth film with a slightly crazy eye |
| Neville | Harry Potter's clumsy friend |
| Ollivander | As Mr.Ollivander, from the wand shop in Diagon Alley |
| Pettigrew | Surname of Peter, former friend of James Potter and follower of Voldemort |
| Potter | Who doesn't know this last name? |
| Prongs | James Potter's nickname |
| Remus | Name of Lupin, James Potter's friend and Harry's teacher in the third film |
| Riddle | Voldemort's last name (his full name is Tom Riddle) |
| Ron | Harry Potter's best friend |
| Rufus | As Rufus Scrimgeour, one of the Ministers of Magic |
| Salazar | As Salazar Slytherin, one of Hogwart's founders |
| Seamus | Seamus Finnigan is one of Harry Potter's friends |
| Severus | Snape's name, the potions professor and Harry's enemy |
| Sirius | James Potter's friend and Harry's godfather, also known as “prisoner of Azkaban” |
| Slughorn | Horace Slughorn's last name |
| Snape | Severus Snape's last name |
| Trevor | Neville's toad |
| Voldemort | You-Know-Who it is… |
| Yaxley | Corban Yaxley was one of Voldermort's Death Eater |
Dog names inspired by females from the Harry Potter saga
| Arabella | As Arabella Figg, the squib living in front of Harry Potter's house |
| Ariana | Ariana Dumbledore is Albus' sister |
| Bellatrix | As Bellatrix Lestrange, one of the most dangerous of Voldemort's followers |
| Cho | As Cho Chang, a witch from Ravenclaw and Harry Potter's first lover |
| Dolores | As Dolores Umbridge, the cruel professor from the fifth book |
| Fleur | As Fleur Delacour, a French witch that competes in the Triwizard Tournament |
| Ginny | As Ginny Weasley, Ron's sister |
| Helga | As Helga Hufflepuff, one of Hogwart's founders |
| Hermione | One of the best witches of her generation and Harry Potter's best friend |
| Leta | Leta Lestrange is a witch from the Lestrange family. She appears in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movies. |
| Luna | As Luna Lovegood, a witch from Ravenclaw and Harry Potter's friend |
| Minerva McGonagall | A Hogwart's Teacher and member of the Order of the Phoenix |
| Molly | As Molly Weasley, the mother of the family |
| Nagini | You-Know-Who's snake |
| Narcissa | As Narcissa Malfoy, Draco's mother |
| Nymphadora | As Nymphadora Tonks, a Metamorphmagus witch |
| Petunia | Harry Potter's aunt |
| Rita Skeeter | The mean journalist |
| Sybil | As Sybil Trelawney, Hogwart's professor of Divination |
The best Harry Potter puns for a dog name
| Dogmentor |
| Dogwarts |
| Gryffindog |
| Hairy Pawter |
| Hufflepug |
| Hufflepup |
| Ravenpaw |
| Ruffyndor |
Spell names … Confundog!
| Accio | Used to bring objects towards you |
| Aguamenti | Produces water from your wand |
| Alohomora | Used to unlock doors and objects |
| Ascendio | Lifts you high into the air |
| Avada | First word of the deadliest spell in the Harry Potter's universe |
| Confundo | Used to confuse the victim |
| Deprimo | Creates a hole in the ground |
| Depulso | Sends the target away from you |
| Diffindo | Cuts objects |
| Expecto Patronum | Summons your patronus, a white animal that helps defends you from Dementors |
| Expelliarmus | Disarms the target |
| Immobulus | Freezes and immobilises the target |
| Imperio | Allows the caster to control the victim. It's one of the “Unforgivable Curses”. |
| Incendio | Sets fire |
| Kedavra | Second word of the deadliest spell in the Harry Potter's universe |
| Lumos | Lights your wand |
| Nox | Counter-spell of Lumos |
| Orbis | The target is sucked into the ground |
| Protego | Creates and invisible shield |
| Sectumsempra | Hurts the target as if a sword slashes them |
| Stupefy | Stuns the target |
Dog names inspired by magical creatures and other Harry Potter living beings
| Animagus | Wizard or witch who can transform into an animal |
| Basilisk | The giant serpent |
| Boggart | The non-existent creature that becomes your worst fear |
| Buckbeak | A male hippogriff saved by Harry Potter and his friends |
| Centaur | Magical creature with a human intelligence living in Hogwart's woods |
| Crookshanks | Hermione's cat |
| Dementor | Azkaban's guardians |
| Doxy | Small magical creatures that look like little fairies |
| Elf | Magical beings with pointy ears that must obey their master |
| Errol | An owl that belonged to the Weasley family |
| Fawkes | Albus Dumbledore's phoenix |
| Goblin | Very smart magical creatures that controlled the Gringotts Wizarding Bank |
| Grindylow | Water creature living in lakes |
| Hedwige | Harry Potter's best friend! |
| Hippogriff | Magical beast with legs and wings |
| Muggle | They aren't really creatures, but they aren't really wizards. They're just normal humans, like us. |
| Norbert | Rubeus Hagrid's small dragon. She was a female. |
| Owl | Birds used in postal services and as pets |
| Patronus | Energy force used to protect the caster against Dementors |
| Phoenix | Large red and gold magical bird |
| Ronan | A centaur that lives in the Forbidden Forest |
| Squib | They aren't creatures, but they are people born without any magic in a wizarding family |
| Witherwings | Another name for Buckbeak |
Name your dog like a Hogwarts House!
| Gryffindor | Hogwarts House for courageous, brave, and daring people |
| Hufflepuff | Hogwarts House for hard-working, patient and fair people |
| Ravenclaw | Hogwarts House for wise, smart and creative people |
| Slytherin | Hogwarts House for proud, ambitious, and resourceful people |
Plant names from this magical universe
| Devil's Snare | A plant that strangles anything that surrounds it |
| Dittany | Magical plant used to heal and make potions |
| Gillyweed | A plant used by Harry Potter during the Triwizard Tournament to breathe underwater |
| Mandrakes | Plants that cry very loud |
| Whomping Willow | The huge tree in Hogwarts |
Names of places from the Harry Potter universe
| Beauxbatons | A wizarding school located in France |
| Dartmoor | Place in southern England where the Quidditch World Cup was held |
| Diagon Alley | Alley in London where all the wizarding shopping is made |
| Godric | As “Godric's Hollow”, the village where Dumbledore's and Harry Potter's families lived |
| Hogsmeade | The wizarding town close to Hogwarts |
| Hogwarts | The very famous wizarding school |
| Nurmengard | As Nurmengard Castle, a prison built by Grindelwald |
Objects from the Harry Potter universe
| Bludger | A black ball used in Quidditch games |
| Horcrux | An object where a fragment of soul is hidden |
| Marauder | As the Marauder's map and the Marauders, the name of James Potter, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black and Petter Pettigrew's group |
| Nimbus | As the famous broomsticks |
| Philosopher | As the philosopher's stone, a legendary object that makes you immortal |
| Portkey | A magical object that brings anyone to a location when touched |
| Quaffle | One of the balls used in Quidditch games |
| Snitch | The Golden Snitch, as small ball that ends a Quidditch game when caught |
| Time-Turner | Magical device used for time travel |
| Wand | An object used to cast spells |
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