Inuyasha Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

Inuyasha, a Japanese manga series also done as an anime, is a popular show that launched back in November of 1996 and concluded in 2008! It begins with following Kagome Higurashi, a fifteen-year-old girl from Tokyo who falls into a well in her family’s shrine and magically gets transported five hundred years back in time to the Sengoku period. There, she meets Inuyasha, half human, half dog-demon, also known as yokai. Inuyasha joins forces with the girl and helps look for the shards of the Jewel of Four Souls. It’s particularly interesting that Inuyasha has pointy silver Akita ears on the top of his head, because of his heritage. So, basically, he is a perfect topic for today!

Inuyasha Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with an Inuyasha Inspired Name

Inu no Taisho

Inuyasha is a manga and an anime heavily focused on the theme of dogs. The main character’s name even means Dog Demon! However, his form is more humanoid, except for the pair of fluffy Akita ears he sports on the top of his head, above his luscious, white hair. But there is one character in Inuyasha whose true form is the form of a canine, and that is Inuyasha’s father, Inu no Taisho.

He is also known as Great Dog General or Great Dog Demon, and was a very powerful and wise Inu-Daiyokai. He was very well known and universally feared all across Japan. He had two sons, Inuyasha, the main character of the show, and Sesshomaru, his first born who was actually a full Inu-Daiyokai. Inu no Taisho’s story is a fascinating one. He died defending his new born child Inuyasha and his human wife Izayoi from Takemaru, a Samurai lord who fell in love with Izayoi and got so jealous that he wanted to murder her while she was giving birth to Inuyasha. Toga (Inu no Taisho’s nickname) rushed to save her and the baby and in that moment Takemaru appeared and attempted to kill him instead for taking away Izayoi, the woman he was obsessed with. He lost an arm in the battle but did not give up and wanted to take down Toga and his family once and for all. They both lost their lives when the palace they were in collapsed on them, but luckily, Izayoi and baby Inuyasha were saved.

Toga’s heroic acts were not forgotten. Even after his life, he was still so important and valued that his tomb can only be accessed through a black pearl, a precious gem that makes a path between the real and spirit world, and is placed in Inuyasha’s right eye. Through this, Inuyasha and his brother Sesshomaru can see their father’s true form – a giant dog in a suit of armor. Out of his huge fang, a powerful sword was forged and it is known as Tessaiga. The sword repels the non-humans who have malicious thoughts towards humans, and therefore Inuyasha was the one who inherited it, even though he is the younger brother.

Toga was brave indeed, but he was also quite influential as he used to be the lord of Japan’s western provinces, gained allies among the yokai, but also managed to stay humble and remain fond and loving towards humans. He even fell in love with one, much to the dismay of his demon community, but that never stopped him. That is why he was the most powerful of Inu-Daiyokai!

Inuyasha Inspired Dog Name Considerations

Inuyasha is one of those anime and manga series that features a lot of characters, all of whom are well-developed and have some sort of a back story you can find interesting and compelling. If you are a fan, you know that it can be quite hard to choose only ONE among the hundreds that inspire you, but this can also be a great way to convince your girlfriend, boyfriend, sibling, or best friend to watch your favorite anime with you and help you pick the name. It’s for a good cause after all so they cannot say no, right?

So, if you feel inspired, you've got your popcorn or ramen ready, pen and paper in hand and your lovely new pup in your lap, time to get to naming! You can start with Inuyasha, after the Dog Demon, main protagonist, and a cross between a demon and a human who holds the Black Pearl in his right eye. Another option is to name your princess after Kagome Higurashi, a girl born with Shinkon no Tama, otherwise known as the Jewel of Four Souls inside her, who pulled back in time by 500 years when she fell in a well and met Inuyasha.

Male Inuyasha Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Inuyasha After Inuyasha, the Dog Demon, main protagonist, and a cross between a demon and a human
1	Sesshōmaru After Sesshōmaru, whose name means Destruction of Life, the powerful Inu Daiyokai and Inuyasha’s brother
1	Taishō After Inu no Taishō, whose name means Great Dog General, a mighty Inu Daiyokai, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru’s father
1	Miroku After Miroku, whose name means Maitreya, a hoshi (monk) that traveled with Inuyasha
1	Ryūkotsusei After Ryūkotsusei, meaning Dragon Bone Spirit, a powerful dragon daiyokai
1	Kohaku After Kohaku, whose name means Amber, Sango’s younger brother and a yokai taijiya
1	Shippō After Shippō, with the name meaning The Seven Treasures, an orphaned kitsune
1	Sōta After Sōta Higurashi, Kagome’s younger brother
1	Hōjō After Akitoki Hōjō, Suzaku’s husband whose name means Autumn
1	Jaken After Jaken, an imp loyal to Sesshomaru
1	Koga After Koga, a young and strong leader of the yokai-wolf tribe whose name means Steel Fang
1	Kai After Kai, a wolf yokai with teal eyes who lived in the northern tribe
1	Hiten After Hiten, whose name means Heavenly Flight, a poweful demon and Manten’s older brother
1	Dai After Dai, whose name also means Orange, a hanyo (half-demon) from the Horai Island
0	Naraku After Naraku, whose name means Hell, the main antagonist
0	Onigumo After Onigumo, also known as Demon Spider, a bandit who fed Naraku during creation
0	Hōsenki After Hōsenki, whose name means Treasure Hermit, an oyster daiyokai who created the Black Pearl in the right eye of Inuyasha
0	Ginta After Ginta, member of the wolf yokai tribe whose name means Plenty of Silver
0	Hakkaku After Hakkaku, whose name means White Horn, one of Koga’s friends
0	Magatsuhi After Magatsuhi, whose name means Devious Spirit, the evil entity inside Shinkon no Tama
0	Goshinki After Goshinki, a huge ogre with large horns who can read minds; also the third incarnation of Naraku
0	Muso After Muso, the sixth incarnation of Naraku, a faceless creature with no recollection of its past
0	Byakuya After Byakuya, also known as White Night and Midnight Sun, Naraku’s final, ninth incarnation
0	Entei After Entei, a horse that could breathe fire and will obey only the most powerful yokai
0	Hachiemon After Hachiemon, also known as Hachi, a tanuki from Awa, Miroku’s servant
0	Totosai After Totosai, a humanoid yokai, also a swordsmith who forged Tenseiga and Tessaiga from Toga’s fangs
0	Shinosuke After Shinosuke, a young traveler, Wakana’s fiance
0	Tsukumo After Tsukumo no Gama, a toad yokai, also known as Toad of Ninety-ninth
0	Manten After Manten, whose name means The Whole Sky, a yokai and Hiten’s younger brother
0	Roku After Roku, also known as Green, Dai’s twin and a Hanyo

Female Inuyasha Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Sango After Sango, whose name means Coral, a yokai taijiya, and Kohaku’s sister
1	Kagome After Kagome Higurashi, a girl born with Shinkon no Tama inside her, pulled back in time by 500 years by a demon
1	Ayame After Ayame, whose name means Iris Flower, Wolf-leader Choro’s granddaughter, and Koga’s wife
1	Kagura After Kagura, the second incarnation of Naraku, a wind sorceress
1	Kaede After Kaede, a strong shrine priestess who fought off demons from her village
1	Eri After Eri, one of Kagome’s friends whose name means Blessed with Reason
1	Yuka After Yuka, one of Kagome’s best friends whose name means Fragrance
1	Hitomi After Hitomi, Sota Higurashi’s classmate and girlfriend whose name means Eye
1	Vixen After Vixen, a beautiful demon whom Hiten held as a member of a harem
1	Yura After Yura, a hair demon and the first one to seriously endanger Inuyasha
1	Kirara After Kirara, Sango’s nekomata companion in the form of a cat
0	Shikon After Shikon no Tama, also known as Jewel of the Four Souls, a Sacred Jewel that grants great power to its owner
0	Kikyō After Kikyō, also known as Chinese Bellflower, a shrine maiden with the power to purify the Shinkon Jewel
0	Rin After Rin, a human orphan girl and Sesshomaru’s travel companion
0	Izayoi After Izayoi, Inuyasha’s mother, whom a dog demon Toga fell in love with
0	Kanna After Kanna, also known as God of Nothingness, the first Naraku’s incarnation
0	Midoriko After Midoriko, a poweful miko also known as Green Child who created Shinko no Tama
0	Ayumi After Ayumi, one of Kagome’s friends, whose name means Walking Beauty
0	Enju After Enju, a young woman rescued by Urasue
0	Ruri After Ruri, whose name means Lazurite, a girl who served Menomaru
0	Janis After Janis, an American exchange student who came to Japan
0	Tekkei After Tekkei, whose name means Iron Chicken, a bird Daiyokai and mother of Princess Abi; also queen of demon birds
0	Abi After Princess Abi, a humanoid bird daiyokai, Tekkei’s daughter
0	Wakana After Wakana, Shinosuke’s fiancé possessed by a salamander egg
0	Tōran After Tōran, also known as Winter Storm, leader of the Panther Devas who can control ice
0	Tsuyu After Princess Tsuyu, a beautiful princess in the Kingdom of Kai
0	Koume After Koume, whose name means Small Plum, Shippo’s crush
0	Suijin After Suijin, also known as the Goddess of Water, captured by Daija
0	Serina After Serina, Suzuna’s older sister and a ninja
0	Suzuna After Suzuna, a ninja and Serina’s younger sister