Scottish names (15)
Scottish names, for a breed named after the Shetland Islands.
Scottish surname from Gregor, meaning watchful · Scottish
From Gaelic creag, a crag or rocky outcrop · Scottish
Flat oat bread baked on a griddle · Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Mary · Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of James · Scottish
Scots for a wander or a ramble · Scottish
From Ailsa Craig, the rocky island in the Firth of Clyde · Scottish
Scottish name meaning ford by the oak · Scottish
Scottish Gaelic for water · Scottish
Scottish Gaelic for barley · Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Alan · Scottish
Scots for fine, handsome or good · Scottish
Scots for snuggle in or nestle · Scottish
Scottish Gaelic for eagle · Scottish
Shetland word for small · Scottish · small dogs
From Great Britain (12)
British names, because the breed guide gives Great Britain as its country of origin.
Scottish Gaelic, dark stranger
A south coast English county of chalk downs, and a spaniel breed
A British pet name, once a girls comic · small dogs
Old English, wise counsel
Scottish river, and the woollen cloth
The capital of the Scottish Highlands, on the River Ness
The Welsh name for Snowdonia, the land of eagles · Welsh
Names for a small dog (12)
Names tagged for small dogs, because the breed guide puts them in the small size class.
A tiny moon of Saturn, Greek for flowery · Greek · small dogs
Welsh surname meaning small · Welsh · small dogs
A buttery nut from the Philippines · Filipino · small dogs
Portuguese for little ball, a classic Brazilian dog name · Portuguese · small dogs
Spanish for peak or beak, also a small amount · Spanish · small dogs
A small round tropical fruit · Malay · small dogs
Spanish for flea, for a tiny dog · Spanish · small dogs
French for bear cub · French · small dogs
A small shoot cut from a plant · small dogs
Pinched gold, a flower shaped Thai egg yolk sweet · Thai · small dogs
German for dwarf, a funny name for a small dog · German · small dogs
Korean for jujube, a small red date · Korean · small dogs
Names for an active dog (12)
Outdoors and sport names, because the breed guide rates their energy high.
After Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles
After Ferenc Puskas, the great Hungarian footballer · Hungarian
Someone who roams with no fixed route
Plump brown game bird of the fields
The person who leads the hounds on a hunt
A float that bobs on the water until a fish bites
A wooden mountain house of the Alps · French
A small, steep sided valley · French
A scent hound bred to tree raccoons
When the team gathers close to plan the next play
Popular classics (12)
Classic names, the list built on the AKC, Agria and Pet Insurance Australia popularity data.
Pet form of Isabel, the Spanish form of Elizabeth
Greek Georgios, meaning farmer or earth worker · Greek
Old fashioned name for a black coated dog
Short form of Ezekiel, Hebrew for God strengthens · Hebrew
Plain and sturdy, a top ten name in the US
Traditional name for a small, fluffy coated dog · small dogs
Pet form of Benjamin · small dogs
The great sea, for a dog with blue eyes or a love of water
Short for Millicent or Amelia
Gaelic for son, short for any Mac surname · Scottish
Pet form of Stephen or Stephanie, Greek for crown · Greek
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 Shetland Sheepdog 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 Shetland Sheepdog is number 29. The rules only narrow the choice: any name on the site suits any dog.
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