Mountain names (15)
Mountain names, for a breed with mountains in its name.
A glittery mineral that peels into thin sheets · Latin
The loose rock heaped below a cliff
Pendle Hill in Lancashire, famous for its witch tales
The native name for Mount Rainier · Lushootseed
A Scottish Gaelic word for a sharp rocky peak · Scottish Gaelic
Mount Feathertop in the Victorian Alps, often topped with snow
Mexico's highest mountain, a snow capped volcano · Nahuatl
The highest fell in England · big dogs
The long mountain chain of South America · big dogs
A dark bubbly volcanic rock · Greek
The volcano above the bay of Naples · Italian · big dogs
A jagged black rock range on the isle of Skye · Scottish
A soft porous limestone formed in springs · Italian
A compact block of mountains · French · big dogs
A purple rock prized by the Roman emperors · Greek
Names for a big dog (12)
Names tagged for big dogs, because the breed guide puts them in the large size class.
Bouvier des Flandres who lived in the Reagan White House · big dogs
A Roman officer who commanded a century of soldiers · Latin · big dogs
A long distance race named after the Greek town of Marathon · Greek · big dogs
Hippopotamus goddess of childbirth, meaning the great female · Egyptian · big dogs
The dragon constellation coiled round the pole · big dogs
The city of the caped crusader · big dogs
Vast red rock region of Western Australia · big dogs
Great river of central Africa · big dogs
The spotted hyena, the largest hyena, famous for its whooping laugh · big dogs
The biggest US state, land of glaciers, bears and huskies · Aleut · big dogs
Hawaiian for thunder · Hawaiian · big dogs
The great wanderer of the southern seas · big dogs
Names for an active dog (12)
Outdoors and sport names, because the breed guide rates their energy high.
A small, steep sided valley · French
Wood washed up and smoothed by the sea
A small chirping insect, also the bat and ball game · small dogs
After Lionel Messi, the Argentine footballer who won the 2022 World Cup · small dogs
Three scores by one player, first used in cricket
A boat race meeting · Italian
Short for champion · big dogs
A cast iron frying pan for campfire cooking
One under par in golf · small dogs
A cricket ball that spins the opposite way to what the batter expects
The smooth mown grass between the golf tee and the green
Popular classics (12)
Classic names, the list built on the AKC, Agria and Pet Insurance Australia popularity data.
American slang for courage and spirit
Pet form of Charles, Germanic for free man
Classic name for a dog with a permanently busy tail
Short for Margaret, pearl
Pet form of Douglas, Scottish Gaelic for dark river · Scottish
Old fashioned name for a tightly curled coat
Of Scotland, or the amber whisky
French nickname, very popular in Australia
Germanic Aveza, or from Latin avis meaning bird
Biblical strong man, a long standing name for big dogs · big dogs
Long used name for a shaggy, unkempt coat
The breed
How these were picked
No name here was written for the breed. Each list above comes from the name data by one rule, shown under its heading, using only what the Bernese Mountain Dog breed guide says: country of origin, size class and energy rating, plus any link in the breed's own name. A name appears once on the page. The 30 breeds with a page like this are the American Kennel Club's top 30 for 2025 by registrations; the Bernese Mountain Dog is number 20. The rules only narrow the choice: any name on the site suits any dog.
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