The OA Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

The OA is a mystery drama series that also has elements of science fiction, supernatural, and fantasy genres, and it debuted on Netflix in December 2016. Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling created and executive produced the series, which is their third collaboration so far. All eight episodes of the first season were directed by Batmanglij, and Brit Marling plays the main character called Prairie Johnson. She is a young woman who comes back home after having been missing for seven years, cured of her blindness and referring to herself as The OA, which stands for Original Angel. Other notable characters are mad scientist Dr. Hap, Homer, Rachel, and other prisoners in Hap’s basement who all had Near Death Experiences.

The OA Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a The OA Inspired Name

Buck

There are so many movies out there that feature not only humans as their main stars, but also dogs, who sometimes just steal the show and become the most memorable part of the movie, series, or a play. One of those lucky dogs is Buck, an Alaskan Malamute that had a prominent role in the movie Eight Below, starring the late Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, and Jason Biggs. The story of the film is set in Antarctica, and it follows the story of guide Jerry Shepard at a research base. When a UCLA professor Dr. Davis McClaren arrives at the base, he requests Jerry to take him to Mount Melbourne so he can find a rare meteorite that fell from Mercury. And since the weather conditions do not allow the use of a vehicle, they decide that the only way to get there is by dog sled.

On the way back from Mount Melbourne, McClaren slips and breaks his leg, and falls into the freezing water. Jerry uses the lead dog, Maya, to get him out of the water and save his life. They have to go back to the base quickly since they were called back due to an approaching heavy storm, and the dogs are battling time and harsh conditions, pulling the sled and saving the men from hypothermia and frostbites. They do reach the base, and other researchers take the humans inside, leaving the dogs behind to freeze to death and die in the storm. Shepard tightens their collars to make sure they do not get separated, but the storm was so heavy, and the conditions are so severe that no rescue attempts can be made until next spring.

Shepherd, however, does not give up and he tries to find a plane to return and save his brave dogs, but no one wants to finance his expedition. After five months, the professor realizes that he needs to rescue the dogs that saved his life and agrees to finance the mission. The eight dogs wait in the freezing conditions for Shepherd’s return. Maya, Buck, Old Jack, Shorty, Truman, Shadow, Dewey, and Max go two weeks without food, getting more desperate by the minute in the freezing cold environment. At one moment, a gull flies nearby, which prompts them to break free, all except Old Jack, who is too old and weak to fight. They fight to survive, eating a dead Orca, travel together, and take care of themselves for six whole months. Finally, Buck, Shadow, Truman, Max, and Shorty find their way back to Shepard, they save dying Maya, and together all go back to civilization!

The OA Inspired Dog Name Considerations

The OA is one of the underdogs of Netflix, but the series that gathered quite a following on social media. People all over the world are discussing the mysterious events that happen and make up their own theories of what exactly could be going on. So, it is no surprise that the series has become a source of inspiration for many when it comes to naming their dogs, and you can be one of them. You can start with the name of the main character, who coincidentally has several names you can use. Prairie, Nina, or the OA, take your pick, any of those will suit your new pup fantastically, and you’ll get to tell the great backstory of the mysterious character.

Another great choice is the name of the mad scientist obsessed with near-death experiences, who is also the main villain of the show. Doctor Hap or Hunter Aloysius Percy has quite a crazy story but also an amazing name you can borrow for your new family member. Your dog will surely be the only one in the dog park with the name Aloysius if you go with that one. Finally, you can play it safe but cute and name them Homer, after one of the main characters, a charming guy indeed.

Male The OA Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Homer After Homer Roberts, a former champion college football player who got captured by Hap
0	Aloysius Dr. Hunter Aloysius Percy is a mad scientist obsessed with Near Death Experiences who kidnapped the OA
0	Hap Hap is Dr. Hunter Aloysius Percy’s nickname
0	Jason Jason Isaacs is an English actor and producer who played Hap, but also Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series
0	Emory Emory Cohen is an American actor who played Homer
0	Abel Abel Johnson is Prairie’s adoptive father and husband of her adoptive mother Nancy
0	Wilson Scott Wilson is an American actor with a rich career who played Abel
0	Buck Buck Vu is a transgender high school student whom Prairie meets in an abandoned house
0	Ian Ian Alexander is a young American actor who played Buck
0	Elias Elias Rahim is an FBI Trauma Counselor and Prairie’s therapist
0	Riz Riz Ahmed is a British actor, rapper, and activist who played Elias Rahim
0	Alfonso Alfonso “French” Sosa is a high school senior and a player on the lacrosse team
0	French French is Alfonso’s nickname, but also a fantastic name for your dog
0	Brandon Brandon Perea is an American actor who played Alfonso “French” Sosa
0	Jesse Jesse is a stoner kid that hangs out with Steve and Buck
0	Meyer Brendan Meyer is a Canadian film and stage actor who played Jesse
0	Miles Miles Brekov is a lead singer in the choir who got his throat broken by Steve
0	Roman Roman Azarov was Prairie’s biological father, a Russian oligarch
0	Nikolai Nikolai Nikolaeff is an Australian actor who played Roman Azarov
0	Scott Scott was a homeless man kidnapped by Hap and given the third movement
0	Will Will Brill is an American actor who played Scott Brown
0	Steve Steve Winchell is a troubled teen, a drug dealer who gets help from BBA and the OA
0	Patrick Patrick Leo Kenny-Gibson is an Irish actor who played Steve
0	Leo Leo is Patrick Gibson’s middle name
0	Kenny Kenny is Patrick Gibson’s surname
0	Grandillo Sean Grandillo is an American actor and musician who played Miles Brekov
0	Carlos Carlos Sosa is Alfonso’s younger brother
0	Zal Zal Batmanglij is an American film director and screenwriter who directed The OA
0	Orlando Dominic Orlando is a writer and producer who wrote two episodes of The OA
0	Washington Karim Washington is a new character whose story is yet to be discovered

Female The OA Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Prairie After Prairie Johnson, a woman who tells her story of being the OA
0	Angel The OA stands for Original Angel who can open the doors to another dimension
0	Nina Nina Azarova was Prairie Johnson’s aka OA’s birthname in Russia
0	Brit Brit Marling is an American actress and screenwriter who played Prairie and produced The OA
0	Michelle Michelle Vu is Buck’s original, given name
0	Khatun Khatun is a mysterious woman who speaks Arabic, the OA met in her two NDEs
0	Betty Ms. Betty Broderick-Allen is Steve’s teacher who is trying to help him be better in school
0	Phyllis Phyllis Smith is an American actress who played Ms. Betty Broderick-Allen
0	Nancy Nancy Johnson is Prairie’s adoptive mother and wife of Abel Johnson
0	Alice Alice Maud Krige is a South African actress who played Nancy Johnson
0	Maud Maud is Alice Krige’s middle name and she played the OA’s mother
0	Rachel Rachel is one of Hap’s prisoners who had a near death experience in a car crash
0	Sharon Sharon Van Etten is an American singer and actress who played Rachel
0	Renata Renata is a Cuban guitar player and Hap’s prisoner who was given the fourth movement
0	Paz Paz Vega is a Spanish actress who played Renata
0	Hiam Hiam Abbass is a Palestinian actress and film director who played Khatun
0	Zoey Zoey Todorovsky is a young Russian actress who played young Nina
0	Anna Rose Anna Rose Holmer is an American writer and director who directed one episode of The OA
0	Melanie Melanie Marnich is a Golden Globe-winning writer who wrote two episodes
0	Ruby Rae Ruby Rae Spiegel is a playwright who wrote two episodes of the OA
0	Angie Angie is a minor character in the OA
0	Chloë Chloë Levine is an American actress who played Angie
0	Amelia Amelia Campbell is a Canadian-American actress who played Mrs. Winchell
0	Irène Irène Jacob is a French-Swiss actress who played a minor part of Elodie
0	Madison Madison Jeffers is a minor character in the series
0	Delaney Stephanie Delaney is an actress who played the role of Madison
0	Valeri Valeri Mudek is an American actress who played a minor role of Joanne
0	Claudelle Claudelle Sosa is Alfonso and Carlos’ mother
0	Martha Martha Millan is an actress who played Claudelle Sosa
0	Liz Liz Carr played the role of Dr. Marlow Rhodes in the OA