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British dog names

British names, places and slang, from the Highlands to the Cornish coast.

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Girl names (30)

Beatrix
Latin, she who brings happiness
Betsy
Pet form of Elizabeth
Bonnie
Scots, pretty
Boudicca
The Iceni queen who took on Rome
Bunty
A British pet name, once a girls comic · small dogs
Chelsea
Riverside district of London
Cordelia
A Shakespearean heroine
Dotty
Pet form of Dorothy · small dogs
Duchess
British noble title
Edith
Old English, prosperous in war
Elsie
Short for Elizabeth
Florence
Latin, flourishing
Grasmere
A Lake District village famous for gingerbread and Wordsworth
Guinevere
Queen of Arthurian legend
Gwendolyn
Welsh roots, white ring · Welsh
Harrogate
A Yorkshire spa town famous for tea rooms
Isla
Scottish, after the isle of Islay
Lindisfarne
Holy Island off Northumberland, reached by a tidal causeway
Maisie
Scottish pet form of Margaret
Nancy
Pet form of Anne
Nessie
The Loch Ness monster
Pippa
Short for Philippa
Primrose
An early English spring flower
Prudence
Latin, good judgement
Tilly
Short for Matilda
Treacle
British dark sugar syrup, and an old term of endearment
Tuppence
Two pence in old British money, a sweet name for a small dog · small dogs
Victoria
Latin, victory
Windermere
The largest natural lake in England, in the Lake District
Winnie
Short for Winifred

Boy names (57)

Alfred
Old English, wise counsel
Alnwick
A Northumberland town with a grand castle and gardens
Angus
Scottish Gaelic, one strength
Antrim
A county of Northern Ireland, home of the Giant's Causeway
Argyll
A Scottish region of sea lochs and islands
Ascot
A Berkshire racecourse famous for hats and royal racing
Bamburgh
A Northumberland village with a great castle above the beach
Barnaby
English form of the name Barnabas
Bertram
Germanic, bright raven · Germanic
Bloke
British slang for a man or a good chap
Bodmin
A moor in Cornwall, said to hide a mysterious big cat
Bramley
The English cooking apple
Brecon
A Welsh market town under the Brecon Beacons
Butty
A northern English sandwich, as in a chip butty
Camden
A London town known for markets and music
Cecil
Old British given name from a Roman family name
Chester
Roman walled city in north west England
Clive
English surname, from the word for a cliff
Coniston
A Lake District lake and the fell above it
Digby
English place name, the town by the ditch
Dougal
Scottish Gaelic, dark stranger
Fergus
Gaelic, man of vigour
Fitz
Anglo Norman prefix meaning son of
Florin
An old British two shilling coin
Galloway
A region of southwest Scotland, and a hardy breed of black cattle
Geordie
A person from Newcastle upon Tyne
Gordon
Scottish clan name
Greenwich
A London riverside town where time is measured from
Guvnor
British slang for the boss
Hamish
Scottish form of James
Hastings
An East Sussex seaside town of the famous 1066 battle
Humphrey
Germanic, peaceful warrior · Germanic
Inverness
The capital of the Scottish Highlands, on the River Ness
Kendal
A Lake District gateway town famous for mint cake
Kensington
A grand district of west London with palaces and museums
Keswick
A market town of the northern Lake District
Llandudno
A Welsh Victorian seaside resort with a pier
Monty
Short for Montgomery
Mull
A rugged island of the Scottish Inner Hebrides
Nelson
For the admiral on the column in Trafalgar Square
Nigel
Latin, dark haired
Percy
Short for Percival
Peregrine
From the Latin peregrinus, traveller, also a British falcon
Quid
British slang for a pound
Reggie
Short for Reginald
Ripon
A tiny Yorkshire cathedral city with a nightly hornblower
Rufus
Latin, red haired · Latin
Rupert
Germanic, bright fame
Shilling
An old British coin worth twelve pence
Stirling
A Scottish city with a castle on a crag
Tintagel
A Cornish clifftop castle linked to King Arthur
Toff
British slang for a posh, well dressed gent
Truro
The only city in Cornwall
Tyne
The river that flows through Newcastle in England
Warwick
An English town with a famous medieval castle
Wellington
For the duke, and the boot named after him
Winston
An old English name and a long standing British favourite

Names for either (57)

Argyle
The diamond pattern on knitted socks and jumpers, from Scotland
Avebury
A Wiltshire village inside a great stone circle
Barmy
British slang for a bit mad
Bimble
British slang for a slow, aimless walk, the ideal dog stroll
Blighty
Affectionate British slang for Britain
Blimey
A British cry of surprise
Bramble
The wild blackberry of the hedgerow
Brighton
Seaside town on the Sussex coast
Bute
A small island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland
Cheerio
A friendly British goodbye
Chiltern
Chalk hills of beechwoods northwest of London
Chippy
British slang for the fish and chip shop
Chuffed
British slang for very pleased
Conkers
A British playground game with horse chestnuts on strings
Cotswold
The English hills of honey coloured stone villages and sheep
Doolally
British slang for gone a bit mad
Dorset
An English county of chalk downs and the Jurassic Coast
Dover
Kentish port under the white cliffs
Ely
A tiny cathedral city in the Cambridgeshire fens
Eryri
The Welsh name for Snowdonia, the land of eagles · Welsh
Faff
British slang for fussing about
Farthing
The smallest old British coin, a quarter of a penny · small dogs
Fiver
British slang for a five pound note
Glastonbury
A Somerset town of legend, tor and festival
Gobsmacked
British slang for utterly astonished
Jumper
The British word for a pullover, and a dog who leaps
Kent
The garden of England
Kew
A London village famous for its royal botanic gardens
Mayfair
Smart district of central London
Mendip
Limestone hills in Somerset with caves and gorges
Mourne
The Mourne Mountains of Northern Ireland, granite peaks by the sea
Natter
British slang for a long chat
Norfolk
A flat English county of broads and big skies, home of a terrier
Pembroke
Welsh county, and a type of corgi
Piccadilly
London street and circus
Purbeck
A Dorset peninsula of chalk cliffs and a ruined castle
Quantock
Rolling heath hills in Somerset with wild red deer
Sarnie
British slang for a sandwich
Scone
The bake at the centre of a British cream tea
Scrummy
British slang for delicious
Sixpence
A small silver British coin, lucky in a Christmas pudding · small dogs
Smashing
Old British slang for wonderful
Soho
A lively London district of theatres and cafes
Somerset
An English county of cider orchards and levels
Squiffy
Old British slang for slightly tipsy, for a wobbly pup
Suffolk
An English county of farmland, and a breed of chestnut horse
Sussex
A south coast English county of chalk downs, and a spaniel breed
Tally Ho
The cry of the hunt when a fox is seen
Tenner
British slang for a ten pound note
Trafalgar
London square named for the 1805 sea battle
Tweed
Scottish river, and the woollen cloth
Wellies
Rubber Wellington boots, for a dog who loves a muddy walk
Whitby
North Yorkshire harbour town under the abbey
Wimbledon
London suburb known for its tennis
Windsor
Berkshire town with the castle
Wotcha
An old London greeting, like what cheer
Wye
A winding river on the border of England and Wales

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