Z Nation Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

The post-apocalyptic television show Z-Nation was first released in 2014 and quickly gained a following with its blend of fear and humor. The series follows a group of survivors that are protecting society’s best hope for a cure, a former prisoner named Alvin Murphy who was injected with a vaccine just minutes before being bitten by several zombies, and the only person to survive a zombie attack without fully becoming a zombie himself. They are helped in their efforts to get from New York to California by Citizen Z, a private stationed at a remote listening location in the Arctic who has access to surveillance and transmission equipment throughout the United States and is able to help coordinate efforts and sometimes warn the group about impending dangers, and hindered by Murphy’s own reluctance to be humanity’s best hope. Five seasons of this show have been released so far with a number of revolving people and places, giving fans ample opportunities for inspiration when coming up with a name for their new canine companions.

Z Nation Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a Z Nation Inspired Name

Murphy

Alvin Bernard Murphy is reluctant to accept help or trust the people around him, even when they seem to have the best of intentions, and is often plagued by memories of being vaccinated by force and then attacked by zombies. He frequently disappears and has to be located and oftentimes saved all over again, to the frustration of his companions. In Stowe, Vermont, in June of 2014, a three-year-old Golden Retriever named Murphy also experienced trauma; the car he was riding in with his owner, Kirsten Campbell, hit a tree. It was a minor crash, but it left a big impression on the dog, who bolted into the woods when Kirsten opened the back door to check on him. Kirsten and her grandfather, Ed Hamel, went to great lengths to retrieve their retriever, but the normally social and friendly dog refused to come to his name and ran from the good Samaritans that tried to help.

Murphy stayed in the area of the Route 100 corridor between Morrisville, where his owners live, and Waterbury, just under twenty miles south of that. When longtime resident and correspondent for the Associated Press Wilson Ring noticed the dog sitting near the tree line on his property, he promptly took a bucket of dog food out to entice the dog. Murphy ate the food within just fifteen minutes and disappeared, so Wilson contacted Ed and Ed brought a trap so Wilson could set it up on his property to catch the spooked canine. Initially, the trap was baited but the door left open, in order to get the dog used to going in to eat, and once he was comfortable with the box, they set the trap door; Murphy, however, was quite adept at avoiding the trigger that caused the door to close, and when he did trigger it and get trapped inside, it took the resourceful dog only twenty minutes to chew through the wires and get out.

Fortunately, the dog continued to frequent Wilson’s property and obtain food, including at least one meal that contained heartworm medicine and flea and tick repellant, and the trap was repaired. When Erika Holm, an animal control officer in Middlesex, provided Wilson with an electronic trigger the trap became more effective, and in January of 2016, Murphy was caught. The dog had been on the lam for 559 days, but once he was brought inside and reintroduced to Ed Hamel, it didn’t take very long for the dog to reacclimate to the idea of being as a cherished family pet, and when he was brought home he quickly grabbed his favorite toy and made himself comfortable on his favorite sleeping spot at the foot of the bed.

Z Nation Inspired Dog Name Considerations

There are many things to take into consideration when choosing a name for a new canine companion. In order to avoid confusion on your pup's part, it is best to choose a name that is easy for both you and the other members of the household to pronounce as well as one that is distinct from the most common commands that you plan on teaching your dog. There are also several ways of narrowing down a list of names based on a popular television show like this list. Many individuals start by looking at the dog's physical characteristics, leading to choices like Red, Addy, or Firecloud for a dog with a red colored coat, or Lucy or Murphy, for a dog with a blue coat, while others prefer to reference the dog's behavior and habits, selecting a name like Nana or Kaskae for a taciturn or quiet dog, or Antoine, Mack, or Serena for a faithful dog that would give anything to protect the ones they love. If you don't want to use the name of an actual character from Z Nation as your dog's moniker, there are still several options available, such as using a name referencing a place unique to the series, like Zona or Limbo, or an item that had particular meaning on the show such as Liberty for the Liberty Bell or Bizcuit, to reference the Z-Bizcuits that are given to talking zombies to keep them from fully turning.

Male Z Nation Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	10K Thomas, who goes by 10K, is a quiet young man and an excellent shot with a goal of killing 10,000 zombies
0	Andrew The child of Harold and Sarah Teller, kept alive and stored at the Mercy Labs for several years after infection, but not cured
0	Antoine Roberta Warren’s husband, a firefighter prior to the apocalypse
0	Bizcuit Z-Bizcuits were developed using lithium and human brains to help keep talking zombies from craving brains or keep them from fully turning
0	Brandon Lab technician Brandon Doyle, at the underground CDC lab in Fort Collins Colorado, was the first human affected by the virus
0	Charles A National Guard survivor who serves as a leader of the group protecting Murphy until he is turned into a zombie
0	Cooper A trained medic who treats the wounds of Roberta Warren when she is injured
0	Dante Lt Dante was a Talker and the right-hand man to George in Newmerica
0	Doc Prior to the apocalypse Stephen Beck, better known as Doc, was a counselor
0	Edgemont The nuclear power plant outside Edgemont, South Dakota spawned radioactive zombies
0	Firecloud Native American CEO of a casino and chief of his tribe, Dan Firecloud, stayed in his casino even though the Zunami was coming
0	Founder The leader of Zona is known only as the Founder
0	Harold A doctor studying mycology before the outbreak, Harold Teller, attempted to save his son although he had been infected
0	Hector Hector Alvarez, also known as Escorpion, was once in charge of a Mexican drug cartel until he changes his ways and joins the main group
0	Homer One of the chief engineers and designers of the nuclear power plant in Edgemont South Dakota was Homer Stubbins
0	Jacob Priest Jacob is the leader of the Resurrection Cult, which believes zombies to be closer to God because they have been resurrected
0	Javier Former DEA agent Javier Vasquez joins up with the main group but has questionable motives
0	JZ The son of Citizen Z and Maya, born after the apocalypse
0	Kaskae Kaya’s Uncle who helps to rescue Citizen Z
0	Limbo A Vegas-like town in Newmerica that is run by Murphy
0	Mack Mack Thompson, a member of the Western Hockey League pre-apocalypse, was devoted to Addison Carver
0	Murphy Usually just referred to by his last name, Alvin Murphy was the recipient of a vaccine which kept him from turning completely after he was bitten
0	Pup The dog that Citizen Z rescues from being frozen; his only company at the installation for several months
0	Roman CEO of Altura in Newmerica is technological genius Roman Estes
0	Simon Simon Cruller, better known by his on-air persona Citizen Z, is posted at a NASA installation that gives him access to a massive surveillance network
0	Skeezy Sketchy McClane and his buddy Skeezy are weapons dealers and con men who travel together
0	Sketchy Sketchy McCain and his buddy Skeezy are weapons dealers and con men who travel together
0	Tobias Tobias Campbell was the leader of a cannibalistic survivor group in Philadelphia
0	Walter The doctor responsible for the creation of the ZN1 virus that created the outbreak is Dr. Walter Kurian
0	Wilson Mount Wilson Station is the last known operational CDC laboratory, located in California

Female Z Nation Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Addy Redheaded Addison Carver, better known as Addy, who wields a custom mace made from an aluminum baseball bat
0	Altura The headquarters of the Newmerica movement; previously a company run by Roman Estes
0	Amelia Pilot Amelia Grady died trying to fly Murphy away from the blast radius of the Edgemont Nuclear Power Plant and was the first zombie we see imitating Murphy
0	Angie Wife of former DEA Agent Javier Vasquez; she and her daughter were killed by the Zeros, a Mexican drug cartel
0	Auntie The gatekeeper to the remains of the CDC lab at the Mount Wilson Station is known only as Auntie
0	Cassandra A survivor who is known for being feisty; becomes a tame zombie who is devoted to Murphy
0	Cheyenne Murphy hides out in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a time
0	Ellesmere The location of the Northern Lights Listening Post where Citizen Z is stranded is on Ellesmere Island
0	George Georgia St Clair is a political leader in the group of Newmerica
0	Helen Leader of the Sisters of Mercy camp, which only allows women and children, forcing male children to leave the camp at 13 years old
0	Jersey The Jersey Devil Refinery is an oil refinery in New Jersey; the group attempts to get gasoline at this location, but they end up setting it ablaze
0	Kaya A resourceful Inuit survivor who lives with her uncle and grandmother; a fan of Citizen Z that later marries him
0	Kittery The Portsmouth Naval Prison where Murphy was injected with the vaccine is in Kittery, Maine
0	La Reina Leader of the Zeros drug cartel after her husband Gonzalo died in the apocalypse, also referred to as the Queen of the Dead
0	Liberty The group attempted to save the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia but were unsuccessful in doing so
0	Lindsay The person believed to be the last President of the United States was President Lindsay Barton
0	Lucy The daughter of Murphy and Serena, born with blue skin and an uncanny connection to the zombies
0	Merilyn The specialist in genetic recombination that injects Murphy with the vaccine is Dr. Merilyn Merch
0	Mesa MESA pharmaceuticals is a warehouse containing drugs like oxycontin, Ritalin, and Viagra, but surrounded by zombies on these drugs
0	Mrs. McGillicuddy The first of the talking zombies, known as Talkers, that we meet
0	Nana Kaya’s grandmother, an elderly Inuit who smokes a pipe
0	Pandora A mysterious Talker who has a distinctive split face
0	Red A young woman who wears red to keep other people at bay; has a close connection with 10K
0	Roberta Ex-National Guard Lieutenant Roberta Warrant is a tough as nails survivor who becomes the leader of the group after Charles Garnett dies
0	Sarah A doctor working towards a cure for the ZN1 virus, she and her son contract the virus
0	Serena A tough and passionate survivor who becomes pregnant with Murphy’s child, later born as Lucy Serena Murphy
0	Summer The Black Summer is a summer of extreme drought that adds many bodies to the zombie population
0	Sun Sun Mei is a researcher from Laos trying to find a cure for the ZN1 virus
0	Zona An organization of survivors led by a rich and powerful man known only as The Founder
0	Zunami A massive Zombie horde is referred to as a Zunami; typically many miles across