John Carter Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

John Carter of Mars is often cited as being the first piece of Sci-Fi in contemporary fiction. There were thousands of other Sci-Fi stories out there by the time John Carter was written but it does somewhat illustrate John Carter's importance to literature, entertainment, academia, and even economics. John Carter is that series; while it may not be the first Sci-Fi story, it's certainly one of the most influential. Franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek, Ender's Game, and Avatar owe John Carter for paving their way. John Carter is so prevalent that entertainment juggernaut Disney lost millions doing everything they could to make a blockbuster hit out of the series, something they wouldn't have attempted unless they were almost positive the source material could back them up.

John Carter Inspired Dog Names In Pop Culture

Featured Famous John Carter Dog

Woola

Woola, the Earthman's best friend. Doesn't quite have the same ring as "man's best friend" but that phrase gets the point across all the same. Woola is one of the first creatures that John befriends when he makes it to Barsoom. The creature is a part of a race of multi-legged beasts known as the Calot. Despite their somewhat reptilian appearance, Calots are essentially Barsoom's equivalent to dogs. Calots can be just as energetic, outgoing, and loyal as any Earth-based canine with enough love and support. Calots are also insanely fast - to such a degree that they're considered the fastest creatures on Barsoom! Whether or not this is entirely true is a matter that's been hotly debated by John Carter scribes to this day. Personally, we're not here to try and break that tie. No, we're here to explain why Woola is the exact kind of (space) dog that a person ought to name their pet after.

Woola's history is actually fairly storied and even tragic in certain aspects but is ultimately a tale of perseverance and triumph. Woola started things off serving as the guard dog for a tribe of Green Martians known as Tharks. During this period, the Tharks had recently captured a strange alien that claimed to hail from a place called Virgia. The Tharks didn't know if they could really trust the Virginian, so they took him into their custody and tried to incapacitate him. The Virginian wasn't entirely sure of the Tharks' motives either and sought to escape from their custody as soon as he could. This proved to be fairly easy as the Virginian was soon discovered to possess supernatural powers!

The Virginian was strong enough to kill a Thark with a single punch and could move so quickly that he seemed to blur past everyone else. With these powers, the Virginian escaped from the Tharks. None of them had any hope of catching up to the Virginian, so Woola was sent to retrieve him. Using his super speed, Woola was able to catch up with the Virginian within moments. Puzzled by the Calot's speed, the Virginian was distracted long enough for a pair of White Apes to sneak up and attack him. Woola ended up helping the Virginian and the two worked together to defeat the apes.

In the aftermath, Woola was able to bond with the Virginian and convince him that the Tharks were peaceful. When the Virginian returned Woola to the Tharks, he also finally told the tribe his name - John Carter.

John Carter Inspired Dog Name Considerations

We weren't hyperbolizing when we said that John Carter was a really influential series - despite coming out all the way in 1912, the series has still remained relevant in the realm of Sci-Fi. John Carter's influence even has spread outside of the Sci-Fi genre. You know how Superman has incredible powers because his physiology was adapted to help him survive on an alien planet? So was John Carter's, only John was a soldier from Earth who was empowered by Mars' low gravity. Many of your favorite comics, movies, TV shows, games, and books that fall within the realm of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or Speculative Fiction have likely been influenced by John Carter in some way or another allowing for a wide variety of dog name suggestions.

Another reason John Carter is so influential - as well as another reason to consider giving your dog a John Carter inspired name - is the man who wrote it; Edgar Rice Burroughs. That name ought to ring a bell for anyone who's been through the American Public Education system. But if it didn't, how about the name Tarzan? Yes, Tarzan, the King of the Jungle. Guess who came up with him? That's right - Tarzan and John Carter are both creations of the 20th-century author. Grab a pen and paper and consider monikers like Ozara, Carthoris, Llana and Dotar as name possibilities for your new addition.

Male John Carter Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Dotar Dotar Sojat is another of John's aliases
1	Carthoris John's son and heir
1	Woola John's pet calot and faithful friend
1	Calot The name of Woola's species
1	Barsoom The Martians' name for Mars
1	Cluros Barsoom's most distant moon
0	Sasoom The Martians' name for Jupiter
-1	John The eponymous hero of the series
-1	Carter Taken from John's last name
-1	Warlord John Carter is the Warlord of Mars
-1	Earthman John's designation by the Martians
-1	Helium The Kingdom John rules over
-1	Prince Carthoris is the Prince of Mars
-1	Xodar A Black Pirate that John was imprisoned with
-1	Mars The Roman God of War
-1	Ares Mars' Greek Counterpart
-1	Bandolian An evil alien invader from Jupiter
-1	Emperor Bandolian was the Emperor of Morgors
-1	Tharks Woola's former tribe of Green Martians
-1	Martian A catch all for the various Martian tribes and species
-1	Korad A lost and defunct Martian city
-1	Garobus The name the inhabitants of Jupiter have given Mars
-1	Xasoom The Martians' name for Saturn
-1	Saturn 6th planet furthest from the Sun and the Roman Version of Cronus
-1	Strio Saturn's indigenous name
-1	Jupiter Sasoom's Earth name and the Roman version of Zeus
-1	Zeus The Greek God of the Sky
-1	Edgar Edgar Rice Burroughs created John Carter and Tarzan
-1	Tarzan The King of the Jungle
-1	Deimos Our name for Cluros

Female John Carter Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Dejah The Queen of Mars and John's wife
1	Viola Lynn Collins' first name
1	Gaia The ancient Greek name for Earth
1	Gozava Another Princess with ties to John
1	Issus An ancient woman who was treated as a Goddess
1	Kara After a noble named Kara Vasa
1	Vasa Based on the second half of Kara's name
-1	Virginia John Carter of Virginia
-1	Princess Dejah was once the Princess of Mars
-1	Queen Now Dejah rules with John
-1	Tara Dejah and John's daughter
-1	Traci Traci Lords played Dejah in a 2009 film
-1	Lynn Lynn Collins played Dejah in Disney's film
-1	Terra Latin for Earth
-1	Luna A name associated with the Moon
-1	Serenity Based on the Sea of Serenity
-1	Tranquility As in the Sea of Tranquility
-1	Fertility Alluding to the Sea of Fertility
-1	Crises After the Sea of Crisis
-1	Nabium Mare Nabium means Sea of Clouds
-1	Sol Our Sun's proper name
-1	Haja The Princess of Gathol
-1	Janai A noblewoman from Amhor
-1	Amhor Janai's homeland
-1	Lan-o A slave who befriended Tara
-1	Llana John Carter's granddaughter
-1	Ozara One of Dejah's rivals
-1	Phaidor Another woman who was in love with John
-1	Rojas A woman who helped John escape dire straights
-1	Sharu A beautiful slave woman who orchestrated a breakout