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Bulldog names

48 names for a Bulldog puppy, each with its meaning, picked from the 11,063 names in the Puplr name finder by the rules printed with each list.

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From Great Britain (30)

British names, because the breed guide gives Great Britain as its country of origin.

Pippa
Short for Philippa
Gordon
Scottish clan name
Trafalgar
London square named for the 1805 sea battle
Dotty
Pet form of Dorothy · small dogs
Antrim
A county of Northern Ireland, home of the Giant's Causeway
Norfolk
A flat English county of broads and big skies, home of a terrier
Elsie
Short for Elizabeth
Fergus
Gaelic, man of vigour
Brighton
Seaside town on the Sussex coast
Harrogate
A Yorkshire spa town famous for tea rooms
Peregrine
From the Latin peregrinus, traveller, also a British falcon
Argyle
The diamond pattern on knitted socks and jumpers, from Scotland
Duchess
British noble title
Bamburgh
A Northumberland village with a great castle above the beach
Sussex
A south coast English county of chalk downs, and a spaniel breed
Bonnie
Scots, pretty
Barnaby
English form of the name Barnabas
Doolally
British slang for gone a bit mad
Tilly
Short for Matilda
Cecil
Old British given name from a Roman family name
Whitby
North Yorkshire harbour town under the abbey
Nessie
The Loch Ness monster
Rupert
Germanic, bright fame
Scone
The bake at the centre of a British cream tea
Victoria
Latin, victory
Nelson
For the admiral on the column in Trafalgar Square
Wye
A winding river on the border of England and Wales
Gwendolyn
Welsh roots, white ring · Welsh
Bramley
The English cooking apple
Jumper
The British word for a pullover, and a dog who leaps

Popular classics (18)

Classic names, the list built on the AKC, Agria and Pet Insurance Australia popularity data.

Zara
Arabic for blooming flower, or a form of Sarah meaning princess · Arabic
Toby
Short for Tobias
Shiloh
Hebrew place name, often read as peaceful or his gift · Hebrew
Glory
Great honour and praise
Boone
English surname from Old French bon meaning good · French
Snowball
Traditional name for a small white dog · small dogs
Penny
Short for Penelope
Chuck
Pet form of Charles, Germanic for free man
Arrow
A swift straight shot, for a fast and focused dog
Luna
Latin, moon
Trooper
Long used name for a dog who keeps going
Lux
Latin for light · Latin
Layla
Arabic for night, the heroine of the Persian poem Layla and Majnun · Arabic
Barney
Short for Barnaby
Rumi
Persian, after the 13th century poet; also Japanese for beauty and lapis lazuli · Persian
Bella
Italian, beautiful
Trigger
Traditional name for a quick reacting dog
Scruffy
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 Bulldog 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 Bulldog is number 10. The rules only narrow the choice: any name on the site suits any dog.

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