Irish Water Spaniel Names

Whether they’re splashing after ducks or showing off in the agility ring, canines of the Irish Water Spaniel dog breed do everything with a sense of fun. Created in Ireland as a water retriever, they’re rare these days but make excellent companions for active and experienced dog owners, especially if they live near a body of water.

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Ace
One Or Expert
Apollo
Destroyer; god of music, poetry, prophecy, archery and medicine
Arnold
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arrow
A Projectile Fired From A Bow
Aston
Aston martin sports cars remain james bond's preferred mode of conveyance.
Astro
Of The Stars
Bailey
Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official.
Banzai
Japanese battle cry.
Bender
One Who Bends
Biscuit
Any of various small flat sweet cakes or cookies. Literally means "twice cooked".
Black Widow
Deadly female spider.
Blithe
Carefree, heedless, joyful and merry
Blitz
An overwhelming all out attack.
Breeze
Strong
Brio
From Italian and ancient Celtic, determination, energy, power and force.
Bronco
Wild Horse
Brownie
A legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night. Also a small square of rich chocolate cake.
Brutus
Bad.
Bubbles
Bubbly, effervescent, lively and enthusiastic."
Buster
Tough guy; a man of great strength.
Candy
Bright, Sweet
Cato
Wise, all-knowing
Chase
Skilled hunter or huntsman.
Cheese
erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
Cinnamon
The Spice
Clutch
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
Crash
Always on the couch.
Crave
To desire urgently.
Cyclone
Violent tropical storm, circular in nature.
Darren
Of Unknown Meaning
Dash
A short fast race; to move quickly.
Diesel
Fuel; diminutive form of Matthias.
Duff
Dark
Eamon
Guardian
Eloy
Red-haired youth
Fancy
Caprice, whim or illusion.
Fido
Loyal
Finn
Clear, fair or white
Fluffy
like down or as soft as down
Folly
Foolishness, madness or lunacy, the ziegfeld follies were elaborately staged productions incorporating hundreds of beautiful smiling young ladies endlessly fanning out across the stage.
Frolic
Playful behavior, merriment and fun. to gambol merrily.
Goldie
Made Of Gold
Gopher
any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
Grady
Descendant of the noble or illustrious one
Grand Slam
Major tennis tournament.
Havoc
Devastation or ruinous damage.
Homer
Inspired by homer simpson.
Jack
God Is Gracious
Jade
The first name of agatha christie's miss marple character
Jolly
Good humored, merry.
Kian
Old, Ancient
Kirby
From The Village With The Church
Lia
weary
Liam
Strong willed
Lucky
Fortunate
Meatball
ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth
Moxie
Verve, vigor or courage. the origins of the term are from an american soft drink, trademarked as ''moxie.''
Mulligan
Irish version of burgoo
Nibby
Cute, small, playful.
Orion
A giant huntsman in greek mythology.
Pounce
move down on as if in an attack
Prince
Royal Son
Racket
celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
Radar
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
Ricochet
Of French origin meaning Skipping stone on water. Ricochet means bouncing from object to object or place to place.
Riot
Violent or wild disorder, confusion. A bright display of color.
Rush
To move with great speed, often in a hurried manner.
Salami
highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried
Sammy
Diminutive Form Of Samuel Or Samantha
Shadow
Shade From Sun
Shelby
The shelby cobra; initially manufactured in 1962 using the a/c ace shell.
Shiloh
His Gift
Skip
To move in a light springy manner. to escape secretly in haste.
Skippy
Jumping kangaroo mascot.
Slider
a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
Sniper
a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place
Socks
hit hard
Sonic
Fast as the speed of sound.
Southpaw
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
Sparkle
To be brilliant, lively and vivacious or to effervesce.
Spike
Stingy or pointed.
Spot
a job in an organization
Sticky
hot or warm and humid
Surge
Sudden strong increase or to burst forward.
Tater
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Thunder
utter words loudly and forcefully
Trouble
To disturb the mental calm or to worry another.
Trounce
To defeat decisively.
Typhoon
Pacific hurricane.
Verve
Enthusiasm, vivaciousness and vigor.
Windup
a concluding action
Zeal
Fervor, ardor, enthusiasm.
Zeke
God Will Strengthen
Zipper
One who zips around at lightening speed.
Zoom
To increase or rise suddenly.

Irish Water Spaniel Names currently rank in 266th place out of all PupNames.com categories.

As of November 2024, Irish Water Spaniel Names are trending down with new puppy owners. Our stats suggest that they are less fashionable than they were at this time last year.

We've seen quite a lot of variation for this category, which suggests its popularity could be seasonal or based on cultural events.

Which are the cutest and most unique Irish Water Spaniel Names?

These Irish Water Spaniel Names range from cute to badass, and from traditional to unique. Click each circle to see the name.

Spot is among the cutest of these. If you prefer tougher, edgier dog names, the one considered the most badass is Black Widow.

Tierney scored high for its uniqueness, which would help your dog to stand out. But if you prefer more common, old-fashioned names, the more traditional option here is Jack.

How does interest compare across the United States for Irish Water Spaniel Names?

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The states that love Irish Water Spaniel Names the most are Maine, New Hampshire and Maryland.

The least amount of interest in this category was registered in Oklahoma, Florida and Texas.

Which countries have the most love for Irish Water Spaniel Names?

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Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE Irish Water Spaniel Names are Luxembourg, Vietnam and Bulgaria.

On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in China, Russia and Germany.