From United States (18)
American names, because the breed guide gives the United States as its country of origin.
A Texas river and mountain range · Spanish
The old mission in San Antonio, Texas, famous for its 1836 siege · Spanish
The tip of Long Island in New York, with a famous lighthouse
Spanish, a mountain range
A western US state of red rock arches and canyons · Ute
A tiny Texas Hill Country town famous for its country song · German
A river and national forest of Wyoming
A southern US state of bayous, jazz and Creole cooking · French
American English, ready money
For the park and forest rangers
The least populated US state, home of Yellowstone and wide open range
Irish surname carried west by Buffalo Bill
The capital of Idaho; the name comes from the French for wooded · French
Names for a small dog (12)
Names tagged for small dogs, because the breed guide puts them in the small size class.
Swedish for little · Swedish · small dogs
A plump finch with a rosy red chest · small dogs
A slender white mushroom with tiny caps · Japanese · small dogs
A very small island · small dogs
Spanish for boy or child · Spanish · small dogs
A very small fish, also the little one · small dogs
Blessed with beauty · Japanese · small dogs
A small mischievous demon of folklore · small dogs
A young plant just sprouted from a seed · small dogs
A thin curved biscuit shaped like a roof tile · French · small dogs
The gossiping squirrel who runs up and down the world tree · Old Norse · small dogs
A heavier cousin of the electron · small dogs
Names for an active dog (12)
Outdoors and sport names, because the breed guide rates their energy high.
Plump brown game bird of the fields
A lookout tower where rangers watch for forest fires
The one not expected to win, the favourite of every crowd
A small chirping insect, also the bat and ball game · small dogs
A heavy hitter in baseball · big dogs
One under par in golf · small dogs
The branching bony horn of a deer or elk
Small hedgerow hunter whose coat can turn white in winter
Blue black berry of the blackthorn
A heavy disc thrown in athletics, the Olympic ancestor of the frisbee · Greek
American hiker slang for trail mix
Popular classics (12)
Classic names, the list built on the AKC, Agria and Pet Insurance Australia popularity data.
Short form of Teresa, Thomas Hardy's heroine Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Someone who steers a ship or flies a plane
Japanese for shrine maiden, or a form of Michael · Japanese
Pet form of Douglas, Scottish Gaelic for dark river · Scottish
Long standing name for a well mannered female dog
The ball game named after Rugby School in England
Bravery in the face of fear
Traditional name for a dog with a keen nose
Old fashioned name for a tightly curled 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 Boston Terrier 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 Boston Terrier is number 23. The rules only narrow the choice: any name on the site suits any dog.
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