Yellow/Golden Dog Names

So you’ve finally decided to get yourself a golden-hair pooch. Awesome! But before you get your little guy or gal ready for dog training 101, you need to pick for your new cutie first. What choices have you got for yellow/golden dog names? Thought you’d never ask!

No-brainer yellow/golden names for the common would be to call your pup Golden or Blondie. But why go for the usual when you can come up with something more unique, say, Helio or Ilios (Greek for “Sun”). Apricot, Buttercup, and Nana (short for banana) are pretty cute, too.

Let’s get down to this overwhelming name-giving business by starting with our looooong list of yellow/golden dog names. You may just stumble upon the perfect name for your brand new pup.

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘A’

  • Acacia
  • Agave
  • Alchemist
  • Alchemist (Ally/Al)
  • Amarilla (Rilla – Spanish female)
  • Amarillo (Rillo – Spanish male)
  • Apollo
  • Apricot
  • Ari (Albanian)
  • Aristotle
  • Auro (Samoan)

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘B’

  • Banana
  • Barney
  • Bart
  • Beatles
  • Beavis
  • Beer
  • Beer
  • Begonia
  • Birdie (Big Bird)
  • Biscotti
  • Biscuit
  • Blaze
  • Blondie
  • Brass
  • Brewer
  • Brick
  • Bullion
  • Bumble
  • Bumblebee
  • Butter
  • Butterball
  • Buttercup
  • Butterscotch

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘C’

  • C3P0 (See See?)
  • Cabby
  • Cactus
  • Canary
  • Caterpillar / Cat (the company)
  • Champagne
  • Chanterelle / Chanty
  • Cheddar
  • Cheesy
  • China
  • Corny
  • Corona
  • Corydalis (flower)
  • Curry
  • Custard

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘D’

  • Daffodil (Daffy)
  • Dahlia
  • Dandelion / Dandy
  • Dazzles
  • Digger (gold)
  • Dijon
  • Dorothy
  • Duckling
  • Durian

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘E’

  • Ego
  • Egger
  • Eggs
  • Elsa
  • Ellie

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘F’

  • Fever
  • Fire
  • Flame
  • Flanders
  • Flavo (Latin)
  • Fries

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘G’

  • Galliano
  • Gem
  • Gemma
  • Gialla (Italian – female)
  • Giallo (Italian – male)
  • Giraffe
  • Goldie (eeks)
  • Goldilocks
  • Granola
  • Gula (Hawaiian, also “sugar” in Indonesian)
  • Gumble

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘H’

  • Halcyon
  • Happy
  • Hay
  • Hazel
  • Helio
  • Homer
  • Honey
  • Honeycomb
  • Honeydew
  • Hope
Image from Instagram:@marty.and.murphy

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘I’

  • Idu
  • Ilios (Greek for “Sun”)
  • Ira (Sinhala)
  • Iris
  • Irwin

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘J’

  • Jackfruit (Jack)
  • Jello
  • Jewel
  • Jin (Chinese)
  • Joy

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘K’

  • Kansas
  • Karat
  • Ki (Japanese)
  • Knox
  • Koura (Maori)
  • Kuning (Indonesian)

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘L’

  • Lager
  • Lakers (for the basketball fans)
  • Latte
  • Lemon
  • Leo
  • Lion
  • Lisa

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘M’

  • Macaroni
  • Madu (Indonesian for honey)
  • Maize / Maizey
  • Malt
  • Mango
  • Manjano (Swahili)
  • Margarita
  • Marge
  • Marigold (Mary)
  • Marzi (Marzipan)
  • Mavo (Malagasy)
  • Mayo
  • Medal
  • Mellow
  • Melon
  • Melyn (Welsh for yellow)
  • Midas
  • Miner
  • Minion
  • Moccasin
  • Monarch (butterfly)
  • Mozzarella (Mozzy)
  • Mustard

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘N’

  • Nacho
  • Nicha
  • NIla
  • Noodle
  • Nugget

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘O’

  • Oatmeal
  • Ollie 
  • Olympics (Ollie)
  • Oregano
  • Oz (yellow brick road)

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘P’

  • Pagoda
  • Paige (page – yellow pages?)
  • Palomino
  • Papyrus
  • Pendant
  • Petrol
  • Pikachu
  • Pila (Punjabi)
  • Pilo (Gujarati)
  • Pilsner
  • Pineapple
  • Pluto
  • Pooh
  • Popcorn
  • Potato
  • Precious
  • Primrose (Prim)
  • Puffin
  • Pumpkin

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘Q’

  • Qin
  • Quack
  • Quacker
  • Quackles
  • Quartz
Image from Instagram:@simbapumba_thedoodle

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘R’

  • Rainbow (gold at the end?)
  • Raja (Suraja – Punjabi for sun. Raja also means “king” in Indonesian)
  • Ravi (Hindi)
  • Ringo
  • Royal
  • Rusher / Rush (gold rush)

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘S’

  • Saffron / Saffy
  • Sahara
  • Sandy
  • Sari (Turkish)
  • Sariq (Uzbek)
  • Sary (Turkmen)
  • Saturn
  • Savannah
  • Scotch
  • Simba
  • Simpson
  • Smaug
  • Smiley (face)
  • Solis (Latin)
  • Sona (Punjabi)
  • Sonara / Nara (Bangla)
  • Sparkle
  • Spongebob
  • Sprinter
  • Squash
  • Straw
  • Striker (Gold strike)
  • Submarine (haha yellow submarine)
  • Summer
  • Suna (Nepali)
  • Sunflower
  • Sunny
  • Sunshine

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘T’

  • Taiyo (Japanese)
  • Tangerine
  • Tanner
  • Taxi
  • Tequila
  • Tiara
  • Tilla (Uzbek for “Gold”)
  • Tillo (Tajik)
  • Treasure
  • Turmeric (Meric)
  • Tweety

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘U’

  • Ultra
  • Umbres
  • Umma
  • Uni
  • Unik

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘V’

  • Vaccine (hah!)
  • Vagabond (Vaga)
  • Valence
  • Vandal
  • Veggies

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘W’

  • Wendy
  • Wilbur
  • Winner
  • Wizard
  • Woodstock (Woody)

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘X’

  • Xandie
  • Xantho 
  • Xeno
  • Xesty
  • Xippy

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘Y’

  • Yeller
  • Yellow
  • Yero (Shona)
  • Yoko
  • Yolk

Yellow/Golden Dog Names That Start With ‘Z’

  • Zandy
  • Zelena
  • Zepper
  • Zoe (Midas’ daughter)
  • Zuto (Serbian)
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