| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | 
|---|
| Pussy |  | Unisex |  | 
| Rascal | One that is playfully mischievous | Male |  | 
| Rebel | One that resists of defies authority | Male | Word | 
| Rex | after the Rex Banner character in The Simpsons cartoons | Male | Latin | 
| Rocky | rest | Male | English | 
| Romeo | pilgrim to Rome | Male | Italian | 
| Rudy | From Rudolph - Famous wolf | Male |  | 
| Rusty | Covered in rust - a brownish red colour. | Unisex |  | 
| Salem | Peace | Male | Hebrew | 
| Sam | to hear | Male | English | 
| Samatha | God Has Heard | Unisex | English | 
| Sammy | Hebrew, told by God | Male | English | 
| Samson | Bright sun | Male | Hebrew | 
| Sandstorm |  | Unisex |  | 
| Scamp | A mischievous youngster | Male |  | 
| Scaredy |  | Unisex | Hebrew | 
| Scooter | One who goes suddenly and speedily. | Male |  | 
| Scout | One dispatched from main body to gather information | Male | Word | 
| Sebastian | An august person | Male | Latin | 
| Simba | from The Lion King | Male | Swahili | 
| Simba | lion | Male | Swahili | 
| Simon | he who hears | Male | Hebrew | 
| Sir Lionel |  | Unisex |  | 
| Smokey | A grayish blue colour. Slang for highway patrol officer | Male |  | 
| Smokey | A grayish blue colour. Slang for highway patrol officer | Male |  |