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Names for small dogs

Names that suit a tiny dog for life: small, sweet and light. Flagged in our list so nobody calls a Great Dane Peanut by accident, unless they mean it.

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Girl names (279)

Alyssum
A low carpet of tiny honey scented white flowers · Greek · small dogs
Anthe
A tiny moon of Saturn, Greek for flowery · Greek · small dogs
Azuki
The small red bean used in Japanese sweets · Japanese · small dogs
Bambina
Italian for baby girl · Italian · small dogs
Bangul
Korean for a little bell · Korean · small dogs
Barfi
A dense Indian milk fudge · Hindi · small dogs
Batatinha
Portuguese for little potato · Portuguese · small dogs
Bau
A Sumerian mother goddess linked with dogs and healing · Sumerian · small dogs
Bauble
A shiny ornament hung on the Christmas tree · small dogs
Beba
Greek for baby · Greek · small dogs
Bebe
French word for baby · French · small dogs
Beijinho
A small coconut sweet, meaning little kiss · Portuguese · small dogs
Bellis
The common daisy, from the Latin for pretty · Latin · small dogs
Bessie
Old pet form of the name Elizabeth · English · small dogs
Biddy
Loyal village friend in Great Expectations · English · small dogs
Biene
German for bee · German · small dogs
Bijou
French, jewel · French · small dogs
Bilberry
A small dark blue moorland berry · small dogs
Bindu
Sanskrit, a dot or drop · Sanskrit · small dogs
Birdie
One under par in golf · small dogs
Biscotte
French for a crisp rusk, a sweet name for a crunchy little golden pup · French · small dogs
Bisou
French, a kiss · French · small dogs
Bitsy
From itsy bitsy, meaning very small · small dogs
Bitty Boo
A sweet name for a tiny dog · small dogs
Blackberry
The dark fruit of the bramble · small dogs
Blackcurrant
A small, dark, tart berry · small dogs
Blueberry
The small dark blue fruit · small dogs
Bolinha
Portuguese for little ball, a classic Brazilian dog name · Portuguese · small dogs
Bolota
Portuguese for acorn, tiny and sturdy · Portuguese · small dogs
Bua Loy
Small rice flour balls in warm coconut milk · Thai · small dogs
Bubbles
Spheres of air in liquid, used for lively, bouncy dogs · small dogs
Bunny
A pet name for a rabbit · small dogs
Bunty
A British pet name, once a girls comic · small dogs
Buttercup
Glossy yellow meadow flower of childhood games · small dogs
Butterfly
A bright winged insect, for a dainty dog · small dogs
Button
A small round fastener, as in cute as a button · small dogs
Cadi
Welsh short form of Catrin · Welsh · small dogs
Candyfloss
Spun sugar on a stick, called fairy floss in Australia and cotton candy in the US · small dogs
Carina
Italian, dear little one · Italian · small dogs
Celandine
A small glossy yellow flower of early spring · Greek · small dogs
Cherry Pepper
A round red pepper like a cherry · small dogs
ChiChi
A doubled pet name, a favourite for small lap dogs · small dogs
Chick
A fluffy yellow baby chicken · small dogs
Chinni
Means little one in Telugu · Telugu · small dogs
Chispa
Spanish for spark · Spanish · small dogs
Cho
Means butterfly in Japanese, for a light, dainty dog · Japanese · small dogs
Chorong
Korean for a paper lantern · Korean · small dogs
Chutki
Means a pinch in Hindi, for a tiny dog · Hindi · small dogs
Cici
Means pretty or nice in Turkish, a word used with little ones · Turkish · small dogs
Cloudberry
A golden berry of the far north · small dogs
Coconut Ice
A pink and white coconut sweet · small dogs
Conchita
Spanish nickname meaning little shell · Spanish · small dogs
Confetti
Tiny scraps of coloured paper thrown at a celebration · small dogs
Coronet
A small crown · small dogs
Cosette
Girl in the novel Les Miserables · French · small dogs
Cottonball
A ball of soft cotton wool · small dogs
Cowrie
A glossy sea shell once traded as money · small dogs
Cowslip
A small yellow spring flower of English meadows · small dogs
Cricket
A small chirping insect, also the bat and ball game · small dogs
Cupcake
A small cake baked in a paper case, also a term of affection · small dogs
Cutie Pie
A pet name for someone adorable · small dogs
Cygnet
A baby swan, fluffy and grey · small dogs
Dalgona
A crunchy Korean honeycomb toffee · Korean · small dogs
Damselfly
A slender cousin of the dragonfly · small dogs
Dew
Water droplets that settle on grass overnight · small dogs
Dewberry
A trailing wild cousin of the blackberry · small dogs
Dewdrop
A single drop of morning dew · small dogs
Dimple
A small dent in the cheek when smiling · small dogs
Diya
A small oil lamp lit at Diwali · Hindi · small dogs
Dot
A small round spot · small dogs
Dotty
Pet form of Dorothy · small dogs
Dragee
A sugar coated almond given at weddings · French · small dogs
Echeveria
A rosette shaped succulent from Mexico · Latin · small dogs
Elderberry
The small dark berry of the elder tree · small dogs
Emi
Blessed with beauty · Japanese · small dogs
Ermine
A stoat in their snow white winter coat · small dogs
Estrellita
Spanish for little star · Spanish · small dogs
Euphonia
A small finch of the Americas, Greek for sweet voiced · Greek · small dogs
Fairywren
A tiny bright blue wren of Australia · small dogs
Fawn
A young deer, and a pale tan colour · small dogs
Feather
A soft bird feather, for a light little dog · small dogs
Fifi
French pet name · French · small dogs
Fiorella
Italian for little flower · Italian · small dogs
Firecrest
A tiny bird with a flame orange crown stripe · small dogs
Flurry
A brief fall of snow · small dogs
Fofinha
Portuguese for little fluffy one · Portuguese · small dogs
Freckle
A small brown spot on the skin · small dogs
Genet
A slender spotted cat like animal of Africa · French · small dogs
Ggomi
A Korean nickname meaning little one, for a tiny dog · Korean · small dogs
Gia
Short for Gianna · Italian · small dogs
Giggles
Little bursts of laughter · small dogs
Gigi
French pet name from Georgine · French · small dogs
Gocciola
Italian for a little drop · Italian · small dogs
Goldcrest
Britain's smallest bird, with a golden crown stripe · small dogs
Gretchen
German pet form of Margarete · German · small dogs
Gretel
German pet form of Margarete · German · small dogs
Gudiya
Means doll in Hindi, a classic affectionate name · Hindi · small dogs
Hada
Spanish for fairy · Spanish · small dogs
Harebell
A delicate blue bell flower of heaths, the bluebell of Scotland · small dogs
Hazelnut
The small round nut of the hazel tree · small dogs
Honeybee
The bee that makes honey · small dogs
Honeybun
A sweet glazed bun, and a pet name · small dogs
Hummingbird
A tiny bird that hovers and hums · small dogs
Ikura
Glistening salmon roe served on sushi · Japanese · small dogs
Infanta
A Spanish or Portuguese royal daughter · Spanish · small dogs
Injeolmi
A soft rice cake rolled in roasted soybean powder · Korean · small dogs
Inky
As black as ink · small dogs
Io
The volcanic innermost large moon of Jupiter · small dogs
Ipo
Hawaiian, sweetheart · Hawaiian · small dogs
Islet
A very small island · small dogs
Itsy
As in itsy bitsy, very tiny · small dogs
Jam Tart
A small pastry case filled with jam · small dogs
Jinx
A run of bad luck, from a bird once used in spells · small dogs
Juanita
Spanish nickname for Juana, little Jane · Spanish · small dogs
Jujube
A small red date fruit, also a chewy sweet · small dogs
Kawaii
Means cute or adorable in Japanese · Japanese · small dogs
Keai
Means cute or adorable in Mandarin · Chinese · small dogs
Kiko
A Japanese given name · Japanese · small dogs
Kitten
A young cat, funny on a dog · small dogs
Kitty
A young cat, also a pet form of Katherine · small dogs
Knopka
Russian for button, a Soviet space dog of 1955 · Russian · small dogs
Konpeito
Tiny star shaped sugar sweets · Japanese · small dogs
Kotori
Means little bird in Japanese · Japanese · small dogs
Kroshka
Russian for little crumb or tiny one · Russian · small dogs
Kruszynka
Polish for a tiny crumb, a pet name for a little one · Polish · small dogs
Ladybird
The British and Australian name for the small spotted beetle · small dogs
Ladybug
The US name for the small red beetle with black spots · small dogs
Lambkin
A little lamb · small dogs
Lapochka
Russian for little paw, a word for darling · Russian · small dogs
Lark
The bird that sings on the wing at dawn · small dogs
Lemon Drop
A sugary lemon sweet, and a lemony vodka cocktail · small dogs
Lil
Short for little, or for Lillian · small dogs
Lill
Swedish for little · Swedish · small dogs
Lilly Pilly
A pink native Australian berry · small dogs
Lilo
Hawaiian, generous · Hawaiian · small dogs
Lingonberry
A tart red berry of Nordic forests · small dogs
Linnet
A small brown finch of open country · small dogs
Lisette
French pet form of Elisabeth · French · small dogs
Lisichka
Russian for little fox, a Soviet space dog of 1960 · Russian · small dogs
Lobelia
A trailing flower of bright blue · small dogs
Lokma
Small fried dough balls in syrup · Turkish · small dogs
Lollipop
A hard sweet on a stick · small dogs
Loulou
A French nickname, and an old name for a fluffy Pomeranian · French · small dogs
Lulu
A playful pet form of Louise · small dogs
Lyalya
Ukrainian for little doll · Ukrainian · small dogs
Lychee
Small tropical fruit with a rough red shell · Chinese · small dogs
Macaroon
A chewy coconut biscuit, not to be confused with the macaron · small dogs
Madeleine
Small shell shaped French sponge cake · French · small dogs
Malta
A small sunny island nation in the Mediterranean, home of the Maltese dog · Maltese · small dogs
Malyshka
Russian for little one, a Soviet space dog of 1955 · Russian · small dogs
Marshmallow
A soft, spongy white sweet · small dogs
Matryoshka
Russian nesting doll · Russian · small dogs
Mausi
German for little mouse · German · small dogs
Mia
Italian and Scandinavian short form of Maria · small dogs
Midge
Pet form of Margaret, and a tiny flying insect · small dogs
Mikan
The Japanese mandarin orange · Japanese · small dogs
Mimi
French pet form of Marie · French · small dogs
Mini
Small, for the tiniest member of the family · small dogs
Minikin
An old word for a small, dainty creature · small dogs
Minnie
Short form of Wilhelmina, popular in 1900 · English · small dogs
Mitzi
German pet form of Maria · German · small dogs
Momo
Japanese, peach · Japanese · small dogs
Monaka
Crisp wafers sandwiching sweet bean jam · Japanese · small dogs
Moppet
An old pet name for a small child · small dogs
Muffin
A small round baked cake, from the Old French moufflet, soft · small dogs
Muffy
Traditional name for a small, fluffy coated dog · small dogs
Muneca
Spanish for doll · Spanish · small dogs
Myszka
Polish for little mouse · Polish · small dogs
Nerikiri
Delicate bean paste sweets shaped like flowers for tea ceremonies · Japanese · small dogs
Nightingale
A plain brown bird with a famous song · small dogs
Nina
Spanish name meaning little girl · Spanish · small dogs
Nini
A cheerful French pet name · French · small dogs
Nix
A small moon of Pluto named for the goddess of night · Greek · small dogs
Ocarina
A small clay wind instrument · Italian · small dogs
Omija
Five flavour berry, made into a Korean tea · Korean · small dogs
Operetta
A light, short opera · Italian · small dogs
Orecchiette
Pasta shaped like little ears · Italian · small dogs
Paleta
A Mexican fruit ice lolly · Mexican Spanish · small dogs
Pallina
Italian for little ball · Italian · small dogs
Panna Cotta
Italian for cooked cream, a set vanilla pudding · Italian · small dogs
Pari
Hindi, fairy · Hindi · small dogs
Patinha
Portuguese for little paw · Portuguese · small dogs
Paulina
Spanish form of Pauline, meaning small · Spanish · small dogs
Peachy
Like a peach, soft and golden, also slang for fine · small dogs
Peaseblossom
One of Titania's fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream · small dogs
Pebbles
Small smooth stones · small dogs
Peda
A small round milk sweet with saffron · Hindi · small dogs
Pepita
Spanish for a little seed or gold nugget · Spanish · small dogs
Physalis
A golden berry wrapped in a papery husk · small dogs
Pianissimo
Italian for very soft, for a quiet little dog · Italian · small dogs
Pink Pepper
Pink peppercorns · small dogs
Pinky
The little finger, or a soft shade of pink · small dogs
Pipa
A pear shaped Chinese lute · Chinese · small dogs
Pogaca
A soft Turkish breakfast bun · Turkish · small dogs
Polka Dot
A pattern of evenly spaced round dots · small dogs
Pompom
A small fluffy ball of wool · small dogs
Poppet
A British term of endearment for a small child · small dogs
Porcelain
Fine white china · small dogs
Posy
A small bunch of flowers · small dogs
Pudding
A soft sweet dish served after a meal · small dogs
Pugovka
Russian for little button · Russian · small dogs
Pulga
Spanish for flea, for a tiny dog · Spanish · small dogs
Punktchen
German for little dot · German · small dogs
Purin
Japanese caramel custard pudding, wobbly and sweet · Japanese · small dogs
Pyxis
A small constellation of the ship's compass · Greek · small dogs
Quail
A small speckled ground bird, from the Old French quaille · small dogs
Quokka
Small smiling marsupial of Rottnest Island · small dogs
Rasgulla
A spongy cheese ball in light syrup · Bengali · small dogs
Raspberry
A soft red berry · small dogs
Riberry
A small red rainforest berry with a hint of clove · small dogs
Rin
Dignified, also the sound of a small bell · Japanese · small dogs
Rivulet
A very small stream · small dogs
Roisin
Irish, little rose · Irish · small dogs
Rosetta
Italian for little rose · Italian · small dogs
Rosette
A crisp fried flower shaped cookie · small dogs
Rosita
Spanish, little rose · Spanish · small dogs
Rue
The youngest tribute of The Hunger Games · small dogs
Sagitta
The arrow, one of the smallest constellations · small dogs
Sakuramochi
A pink rice cake wrapped in a cherry leaf · Japanese · small dogs
Sao
A small moon of Neptune named after a sea nymph · Greek · small dogs
Sardine
A tiny silver fish, for a dog who likes to squeeze in · small dogs
Schatzi
German for little treasure · German · small dogs
Seashell
The shell of a sea creature found on the beach · small dogs
Shelly
From shell, also a pet form of Michelle or Shelley · small dogs
Shiratama
Small, soft white rice flour dumplings from Japan · Japanese · small dogs
Silkie
A fluffy chicken breed with soft hair like feathers · small dogs
Sisi
The nickname of Empress Elisabeth of Austria · German · small dogs
Sissy
American nickname for a sister · small dogs
Sittella
A small Australian bird that hops down tree trunks · Greek · small dogs
Skylark
A small brown bird that sings while soaring high · small dogs
Snezhinka
Russian for snowflake, a Soviet space dog of 1959 · Russian · small dogs
Snowdrop
Nodding white flower that blooms through frost · small dogs
Snowflake
A single flake of Christmas snow · small dogs
Somi
Small beauty · Korean · small dogs
Sonatina
A short, simple sonata · Italian · small dogs
Songpyeon
Half moon rice cakes made for the autumn harvest festival · Korean · small dogs
Sparkle
A little flash of light · small dogs
Sparrow
A small brown garden bird, from the Old English spearwa · small dogs
Sponge
A light, airy cake · small dogs
Sprinkles
Tiny coloured sugar strands scattered over cakes · small dogs
Stellina
Italian for little star · Italian · small dogs
Strawberry
The sweet red summer berry · small dogs
Styx
Tiny moon of the dwarf planet Pluto · small dogs
Sugarplum
The sweets that danced in children's dreams in The Night Before Christmas · small dogs
Susam
Means sesame in Turkish · Turkish · small dogs
Suzette
French pet form of Suzanne · French · small dogs
Suzume
Means sparrow in Japanese, for a chirpy little dog · Japanese · small dogs
Sweetpea
Climbing scented flower grown for cutting · small dogs
Tamarin
A small monkey of South America, some with golden manes · Tupi · small dogs
Tambourine
A hand drum ringed with jingling discs · French · small dogs
Tangyuan
Sweet glutinous rice balls in syrup · Chinese · small dogs
Teeny
Very small, a playful form of tiny · small dogs
Thimble
The tiny cap that protects a finger when sewing · small dogs
Thistledown
The soft fluffy seeds of the thistle that drift on the wind · small dogs
Thong Yip
Pinched gold, a flower shaped Thai egg yolk sweet · Thai · small dogs
Thrush
A songbird with a speckled breast · small dogs
Thumbelina
The thumb sized girl of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale · Danish · small dogs
Tiara
A jewelled headband, from the Greek for a Persian cap · small dogs
Tich
A Dickin Medal winner who served with the King's Royal Rifle Corps · small dogs
Tinker
A travelling mender of pots and pans · small dogs
Titli
Means butterfly in Hindi · Hindi · small dogs
Tokki
Means rabbit in Korean, for a bouncy little dog · Korean · small dogs
Trixie
Pet form of Beatrix · small dogs
Tuile
A thin curved biscuit shaped like a roof tile · French · small dogs
Tuppence
Two pence in old British money, a sweet name for a small dog · small dogs
Tutu
A ballerina's short, stiff skirt · small dogs
Tuulikki
Finnish for little wind, a forest goddess · Finnish · small dogs
Twiggy
Covered in twigs, for a dog who brings home half the forest · small dogs
Twinkle
A small, bright flicker of light · small dogs
Umi
Japanese for the sea · Japanese · small dogs
Usagi
Means rabbit in Japanese, for a bouncy little dog · Japanese · small dogs
Uvita
Spanish for little grape · Spanish · small dogs
Veer
Dutch for feather · Dutch · small dogs
Vespa
Italian, wasp · Italian · small dogs
Vulpecula
The little fox constellation · Latin · small dogs
Wiggles
Small, quick side to side movements · small dogs
Xiaomei
Chinese for little plum · Chinese · small dogs
Zabibu
Means grape in Swahili, for a small, sweet dog · Swahili · small dogs
Zereshk
Persian dried barberries, tart and red · Persian · small dogs

Boy names (120)

Alcor
Faint companion star beside Mizar · small dogs
Anansi
West African spider who outwits everyone in folk tales · Ghanaian · small dogs
Arp
Jean Arp, the artist of smooth, rounded shapes · French · small dogs
Bakso
Indonesian meatballs in broth · Indonesian · small dogs
Bambino
Italian for baby boy · Italian · small dogs
Bantam
A small breed of chicken with plenty of attitude · small dogs
Barli
Swiss German for little bear · German · small dogs
Beag
Irish for small · Irish · small dogs
Benji
Pet form of Benjamin · small dogs
Bes
Dwarf god who protected Egyptian households · Egyptian · small dogs
Bobik
Russian for little dog, a would be space dog who ran away before his flight · Russian · small dogs
Bongo
A small hand drum · small dogs
Boq
The friendly Munchkin who hosts Dorothy in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · small dogs
Brigadeiro
A Brazilian chocolate truffle rolled in sprinkles · Portuguese · small dogs
Broucek
Czech for little beetle, a pet name · Czech · small dogs
Bullfinch
A plump finch with a rosy red chest · small dogs
Bumble
To move about clumsily, also as in bumblebee · small dogs
Catulus
Latin for puppy · Latin · small dogs
Charango
A small Andean guitar · Spanish · small dogs
Chhotu
Hindi nickname for a small one, a household favourite for little dogs · Hindi · small dogs
Chico
Spanish, small boy · Spanish · small dogs
Chiltepin
A tiny wild chilli, the mother of all peppers · Mexican Spanish · small dogs
Chotu
Means little one in Hindi, for a pint-sized dog · Hindi · small dogs
Chubbs
From chubby, meaning plump and round · small dogs
Cog
A tooth on a gear wheel, for a small dog who keeps things running · small dogs
Coqui
Tiny tree frog of Puerto Rico, named for its call · Puerto Rican · small dogs
Cubby
A little cub, for a round bear like puppy · small dogs
Cucciolo
Italian for puppy or cub · Italian · small dogs
Dachs
German word for badger, root of dachshund · German · small dogs
Daphnis
A tiny moon that makes waves in Saturn's rings · Greek · small dogs
Deimos
The smaller of the two moons of Mars · small dogs
Docinho
Portuguese for little sweet, a term of endearment · Portuguese · small dogs
Dodger
Artful pickpocket in Dickens's Oliver Twist · English · small dogs
Domovoi
Household spirit who guards a Slavic home · Slavic · small dogs
Espressino
A small espresso with cocoa and milk · Italian · small dogs
Espresso
Strong black coffee forced through grounds under pressure · small dogs
Fagiolo
Italian for bean · Italian · small dogs
Fala
Scottish terrier who went everywhere with President Roosevelt · small dogs
Financier
A small almond cake shaped like a gold bar · French · small dogs
Gino
Italian pet name ending, as in Luigino · Italian · small dogs
Gnocchi
Italian potato dumplings · Italian · small dogs
Goblin
Mischievous little creature of European folklore · small dogs
Goober
US word for a peanut, from the Kikongo nguba, and slang for a goofball · small dogs
Gremlin
Imaginary imp that RAF pilots blamed for mechanical faults · small dogs
Hawfinch
A big beaked finch that can crack cherry stones · small dogs
Hot Dog
A sausage in a bun, and a joke for a long, low dog · small dogs
Igel
German for hedgehog · German · small dogs
Imp
A small mischievous demon of folklore · small dogs
Issun
From Issun Boshi, the one inch boy who beat an ogre with a needle · Japanese · small dogs
Jerry
A pet form of Gerald or Jeremy · small dogs
Jester
The court entertainer who could tease the king · English · small dogs
Jockey
A rider of racehorses · small dogs
Junior
Latin for younger, for the youngest of the pack · Latin · small dogs
Kaggen
The mantis trickster of San folklore · San · small dogs
Kestrel
A small hovering falcon · small dogs
Kotyk
Ukrainian for little kitten · Ukrainian · small dogs
Krumel
German for crumb · German · small dogs
Lautrec
Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, the painter of Paris nightlife · French · small dogs
Lillo
Italian pet form of names like Pasquale, tiny and sweet · Italian · small dogs
Lump
A Dachshund who lived with Picasso for a time and appears in his paintings · German · small dogs
Lutin
French for an elf or mischievous sprite · French · small dogs
Malysh
Russian for little one or baby · Russian · small dogs
Mercury
The smallest planet and the fastest Roman god · Roman · small dogs
Messi
After Lionel Messi, the Argentine footballer who won the 2022 World Cup · small dogs
Mignon
French for cute or sweet · French · small dogs
Napoleon
French emperor and general · French · small dogs
Neutrino
A tiny, ghostly particle that passes through almost anything · small dogs
Nikka
Means small in Punjabi · Punjabi · small dogs
Nikuman
A steamed pork filled bun · Japanese · small dogs
Nino
Spanish for boy or child · Spanish · small dogs
Nisse
The little gnome of Scandinavian folklore · Norwegian · small dogs
Nugget
A small lump of gold, also a small piece of fried chicken · small dogs
Numbat
Small striped termite eating marsupial · small dogs
Og
Irish for young · Irish · small dogs
Orsetto
Italian for little bear or teddy · Italian · small dogs
Osito
Spanish for little bear · Spanish · small dogs
Ourson
French for bear cub · French · small dogs
Padron
A small green Spanish pepper, now and then a hot one · Spanish · small dogs
Passer
Latin for sparrow · Latin · small dogs
Paulie
Pet form of Paul, Latin for small · Italian · small dogs
Peperoncino
Italian for a small hot chilli pepper, the friggitello's fiery cousin · Italian · small dogs
Pepi
A pharaoh of Egypt whose reign was one of the longest in history · Ancient Egyptian · small dogs
Pepito
Spanish pet form of Pepe, cheerful and charming · Spanish · small dogs
Peppercorn
The dried black berry that is ground into pepper · small dogs
Pequin
A tiny hot chilli · Mexican Spanish · small dogs
Petit
French, small · French · small dogs
Pico
Spanish for peak or beak, also a small amount · Spanish · small dogs
Pintxo
A Basque snack on a slice of bread, held with a stick · Spanish · small dogs
Pip
Orphan hero of Dickens's Great Expectations · English · small dogs
Piquillo
A small sweet red Spanish pepper · Spanish · small dogs
Pjokk
Norwegian for a little fellow · Norwegian · small dogs
Pluto
Dwarf planet named for the god of the underworld · Greek · small dogs
Profiterole
A small cream filled choux bun, usually topped with chocolate · French · small dogs
Ratatosk
Squirrel who runs up and down the Norse world tree · Norse · small dogs
Ratatoskr
The gossiping squirrel who runs up and down the world tree · Old Norse · small dogs
Rian
Irish name meaning little king · Irish · small dogs
Rifleman
New Zealand's smallest bird · small dogs
Rikki
From Rikki Tikki Tavi, the brave mongoose of The Jungle Book · small dogs
Scooter
Classic name for a fast, low slung dog · small dogs
Scrappy
A plucky little fighter who never backs down · small dogs
Sharik
Russian for little ball · Russian · small dogs
Shustrik
Russian for a little speedster · Russian · small dogs
Skiff
A small light boat · small dogs
Snickers
To snicker is to laugh quietly to oneself · small dogs
Sputnik
Russian, travelling companion, the first satellite · Russian · small dogs
Stickeen
The small brave dog who crossed a glacier with John Muir in 1880 Alaska · small dogs
Taquito
A small rolled taco, for a little long dog · Spanish · small dogs
Tinku
A Hindi nickname for a tiny, lively one · Hindi · small dogs
Tinnie
Australian slang for a small aluminium boat · small dogs
Tintoretto
Jacopo Tintoretto, the Venetian painter, whose name means little dyer · Italian · small dogs
Tuffy
A little tough guy · small dogs
Tut
Short for Tutankhamun, the boy king · Egyptian · small dogs
Tux
Short for tuxedo, for a black dog with a white shirt front · small dogs
Ursinho
Portuguese for little bear or teddy · Portuguese · small dogs
Vaughan
Welsh surname meaning small · Welsh · small dogs
Vesa
Finnish word for a young tree · Finnish · small dogs
Waffles
Sweet breakfast cakes cooked in a ridged iron · small dogs
Wiener
A Vienna sausage, a long time nickname for Dachshunds · German · small dogs
Wonton
Chinese filled dumpling · Chinese · small dogs
Zwerg
German for dwarf, a funny name for a small dog · German · small dogs

Names for either (495)

Acorn
The seed an oak tree grows from · small dogs
Aegiya
A Korean word for baby, used with affection · Korean · small dogs
Amanatto
Sugar coated simmered beans, a classic Japanese sweet · Japanese · small dogs
Anchovy
A small salty fish, for a little dog with lots of flavour · small dogs
Anko
Sweet red bean paste, the heart of many Japanese sweets · Japanese · small dogs
Anpan
A soft sweet roll filled with red bean paste · Japanese · small dogs
Arancini
Fried rice balls from Sicily, their name means little oranges · Italian · small dogs
Armadillo
A small armoured animal, Spanish for little armoured one · Spanish · small dogs
Atom
The smallest unit of an element, from the Greek for uncuttable · small dogs
Auklet
A small diving seabird of the North Pacific · small dogs
Axolotl
A smiling salamander of Mexican lakes · Nahuatl · small dogs
Bairn
Scots for a child · Scottish · small dogs
Bakpia
A small round pastry filled with mung bean · Indonesian · small dogs
Bandicoot
A small long snouted Australian marsupial · Telugu · small dogs
Banh Bao
A Vietnamese steamed bun · Vietnamese · small dogs
Banh Tieu
A hollow Vietnamese sesame doughnut · Vietnamese · small dogs
Bantamweight
A light boxing weight class, named after the small bantam chicken · small dogs
Baobao
Means precious baby in Mandarin, a classic pet nickname · Chinese · small dogs
Baozi
A fluffy filled steamed bun · Chinese · small dogs
Barnacle
A small shellfish that clings to rocks and hulls · small dogs
Bean
A small seed, and a pet name for someone little · small dogs
Beanie
A small woolly hat, or a little bean · small dogs
Beans
Small edible seeds, as in full of beans, meaning lively · small dogs
Beetle
A hard shelled insect, many of them glossy black · small dogs
Bettong
A tiny hopping marsupial of Australia · Dharug · small dogs
Bilby
A big eared desert marsupial of Australia · Yuwaalaraay · small dogs
Binky
A fond word for a baby's dummy, sweet for a small pup · small dogs
Bird's Eye
A tiny fiery chilli · small dogs
Bittu
A Hindi and Punjabi nickname meaning little one · Hindi · small dogs
Black Bean
A small glossy black bean · small dogs
Blackcap
A warbler with a neat black cap · small dogs
Bluebird
A small bright blue songbird · small dogs
Bluegill
A small sunfish that every young angler catches first · small dogs
Boba
Chewy tapioca pearls in bubble tea · Taiwanese · small dogs
Bobbin
A small spool that holds thread, from the French bobine · small dogs
Bocconcini
Little balls of fresh mozzarella, meaning small mouthfuls · Italian · small dogs
Bolletje
Dutch for little ball or bun · Dutch · small dogs
Bonbon
French word for a sweet · French · small dogs
Boncuk
Means bead in Turkish, one of the most popular pet names in Turkey · Turkish · small dogs
Bonsai
Tree kept miniature in a shallow tray · Japanese · small dogs
Boo
A sound made to startle, also a term of affection · small dogs
Boobook
A small brown Australian owl named after their call · small dogs
Boondi
Tiny fried droplets of gram flour batter · Hindi · small dogs
Boop
Internet word for a gentle tap on the nose · small dogs
Boubou
A cosy French baby nickname, soft and easy to call · French · small dogs
Brambling
A winter finch with orange and black feathers · small dogs
Brook
A small stream · small dogs
Budgerigar
The little green budgie of the Australian outback · Gamilaraay · small dogs
Budgie
A small bright Australian parakeet · small dogs
Bug
A little insect, a fond nickname for a small one · small dogs
Bullet
A small fast shot, from the French boulette, little ball · small dogs
Bunbuku
From Bunbuku Chagama, the tea kettle that was really a tanuki · Japanese · small dogs
Bungeoppang
A fish shaped Korean pastry with sweet bean filling · Korean · small dogs
Bunting
A small seed eating bird, also a word for cheerful flags · small dogs
Butterball
Something round and plump · small dogs
Buttons
Small round fasteners, for bright round eyes · small dogs
Byte
Eight bits of data · small dogs
Calf
A baby cow · small dogs
Canary
A little yellow bird famous for singing · small dogs
Capers
Pickled flower buds of the caper bush · small dogs
Cashew
The curved, pale nut, for a small cream or golden dog · small dogs
Chaffinch
A common finch with a cheerful rattling song · small dogs
Chaos Bean
A small dog full of mayhem · small dogs
Cherub
A chubby winged child angel in paintings · small dogs
Chibi
Japanese, tiny · Japanese · small dogs
Chickadee
A tiny bird of North America named after their call · small dogs
Chicken Nugget
A small piece of fried chicken · small dogs
Chickpea
Round nutty pulse used in hummus and curries · small dogs
Chiffchaff
A small warbler named after their two note song · small dogs
Chikki
An Indian peanut and jaggery brittle · Hindi · small dogs
Chilli
A hot red pepper · small dogs
Chinchilla
A small, very soft furred rodent of the Andes · small dogs
Chinnu
Means dear or little one in Kannada · Kannada · small dogs
Chipmunk
A small striped North American squirrel · small dogs
Chive
A slender onion flavoured herb · small dogs
Choc Chip
A biscuit dotted with chocolate chips · small dogs
Choc Top
Australian name for a chocolate dipped ice cream cone sold at cinemas · Australian · small dogs
Chou
French, cabbage, used as a term of endearment · French · small dogs
Chouchou
French for a favourite or darling, a pet name parents use · French · small dogs
Choux
Light puff pastry, meaning cabbages · French · small dogs
Ciku
Malay for sapodilla, a brown sugary fruit · Malay · small dogs
Civciv
Means chick in Turkish, for a fluffy yellow pup · Turkish · small dogs
Clam
A shellfish with two shells, for a quiet dog · small dogs
Clove
The dried flower bud of a tropical tree · small dogs
Clownfish
A bright orange and white reef fish that lives in anemones · small dogs
Cockatiel
A small crested parrot from Australia · Dutch · small dogs
Cockle
A small heart shaped shellfish · small dogs
Coffee Bean
The roasted seed of the coffee plant · small dogs
Corgi
Welsh, cor gi, the dwarf dog · Welsh · small dogs
Cottontail
An American rabbit with a fluffy white tail · small dogs
Couscous
Tiny steamed semolina grains from North Africa · Berber · small dogs
Cream Puff
A choux pastry ball filled with cream · small dogs
Cress
Peppery seedling leaf grown on a windowsill · small dogs
Crocus
First small flower to push through late winter ground · Greek · small dogs
Crossbill
A finch with crossed bill tips for prising open pine cones · small dogs
Crostini
Little toasts topped with savoury spreads · Italian · small dogs
Crumb
A tiny piece of bread or cake · small dogs
Cub
A baby bear, lion or fox, for a fluffy puppy · small dogs
Cuddles
Close, warm hugs, from cuddle · small dogs
Daechu
Korean for jujube, a small red date · Korean · small dogs
Daifuku
A soft round rice cake filled with sweet bean paste · Japanese · small dogs
Danchu
Means button in Korean, cute as one · Korean · small dogs
Dango
Sweet rice dumplings served on a skewer · Japanese · small dogs
Daram
From daramjwi, the Korean word for squirrel · Korean · small dogs
Dasik
A traditional Korean tea biscuit, small and pretty · Korean · small dogs
Date
The sweet brown fruit of the date palm · small dogs
Dim Sum
Small Cantonese dishes served with tea · Chinese · small dogs
Dinghy
A small rowing or sailing boat · small dogs
Dingle
Fishing town on the Kerry coast · Irish · small dogs
Dinky
British slang for small and neat · small dogs
Dipper
A bobbing bird that walks underwater in fast streams · small dogs
Dogie
A motherless calf on the cattle trail, as in git along little dogie · small dogs
Dogo
Means small in Swahili, for a little dog · Swahili · small dogs
Doodle
A rough, absent minded drawing, also used for poodle crosses · small dogs
Dorayaki
Two small pancakes sandwiched around sweet red bean paste · Japanese · small dogs
Dormouse
A tiny sleepy rodent that hibernates half the year · small dogs
Dotterel
A small plump plover · small dogs
Doxie
A fond nickname for a dachshund · German · small dogs
Drizzle
Fine, light rain that falls steadily · small dogs
Dropje
Dutch for a little piece of liquorice · Dutch · small dogs
Duckie
A sweet nickname, and a little duck · small dogs
Duckling
A baby duck · small dogs
Duiker
A small shy African antelope that dives into bushes · Afrikaans · small dogs
Duku
A small round tropical fruit · Malay · small dogs
Dunlin
A small busy wader of mudflats · small dogs
Dunnock
A small brown hedge sparrow of British gardens · small dogs
Ebi
Means shrimp or prawn in Japanese, for a tiny dog · Japanese · small dogs
Elf
Santa's little helper in the toy workshop · small dogs
Enoki
A slender white mushroom with tiny caps · Japanese · small dogs
Ertjie
Means little pea in Afrikaans, for a tiny dog · Afrikaans · small dogs
Escargot
French word for snail · French · small dogs
Fantail
A tiny bird that spreads its tail like a fan · small dogs
Farthing
The smallest old British coin, a quarter of a penny · small dogs
Featherweight
A light weight class in boxing, for a small dog with big fight · small dogs
Fen
Low marshy wetland full of reeds · small dogs
Fennec
A tiny desert fox with enormous ears · Arabic · small dogs
Fiddlehead
The curled tip of a young fern · small dogs
Fife
A small, shrill flute of marching bands · small dogs
Fig
Soft sweet fruit of the Mediterranean fig tree · small dogs
Finch
A small seed eating songbird, from the Old English finc · small dogs
Firecracker
A small explosive that goes off with a bang · small dogs
Firefly
A beetle that flashes light at night · small dogs
Firetail
A small Australian finch with a red rump · small dogs
Fistiki
Greek for pistachio, a sweet pet name · Greek · small dogs
Fizz
The sound and bubbles of a sparkling drink · small dogs
Fleck
A small spot or speck · small dogs
Fledgling
A young bird just learning to fly, for a puppy finding their feet · small dogs
Floccus
Small tufted clouds like wool, Latin for tuft · Latin · small dogs
Floof
Internet slang for a very fluffy pet · small dogs
Foal
A baby horse · small dogs
Freckles
Small brown spots, from the Old Norse freknur · small dogs
Fuzzball
A small round ball of fluff · small dogs
Gam Gwat
Cantonese for kumquat, the little golden citrus of good luck · Cantonese · small dogs
Ganjeshk
Means sparrow in Persian · Persian · small dogs
Gecko
A small lizard that climbs walls · Malay · small dogs
Gherkin
A small pickled cucumber, from the Dutch gurkkijn · small dogs
Ginger Nut
A crunchy ginger biscuit · small dogs
Glitch
A small sudden fault, from the Yiddish glitsh, a slip · small dogs
Glowworm
A beetle whose females give off a soft green glow · small dogs
Gluon
The particle that glues quarks together, for a dog who sticks close · small dogs
Gobstopper
A hard jawbreaker sweet that changes colour as you suck it · small dogs
Goby
A tiny fish of rock pools and reefs · small dogs
Goji
A small red berry dried and eaten as a snack · Chinese · small dogs
Goldfinch
A finch with gold flashes across its wings · small dogs
Goma
Means sesame in Japanese, for a small speckled pup · Japanese · small dogs
Gosling
A fluffy baby goose · small dogs
Graupel
Soft little pellets of snow, a German word · German · small dogs
Gumdrop
A small, chewy, sugar coated sweet · small dogs
Guppy
A tiny bright fish of warm shallow water · small dogs
Gyoza
Japanese pan fried dumpling with a crisp base · Japanese · small dogs
Hailstone
A pellet of ice that falls in a storm · small dogs
Half Pint
A small person, for a pint sized pup · small dogs
Hamster
A small burrowing rodent with cheek pouches · small dogs
Har Gow
A translucent prawn dumpling served at dim sum · Chinese · small dogs
Harmonica
A small mouth organ played by breathing · Greek · small dogs
Hasi
German for bunny, a pet name · German · small dogs
Hedgehog
A small spiny animal of British gardens · small dogs
Hiccup
A sudden catch of the breath, named after the sound · small dogs
Hihi
The stitchbird, a rare honeyeater of New Zealand · Maori · small dogs
Hodu
Korean for walnut · Korean · small dogs
Hoppang
A Korean steamed bun eaten in winter · Korean · small dogs
Hotteok
A sweet Korean pancake filled with brown sugar and nuts · Korean · small dogs
Hum
To sing with closed lips, a cosy little name · small dogs
Humbug
A striped peppermint boiled sweet · small dogs
Humle
Swedish for bumblebee and hops · Swedish · small dogs
Icicle
A spike of ice hanging from an edge · small dogs
Idli
A soft steamed South Indian rice cake · Tamil · small dogs
Iki
Means small in Hawaiian, for a tiny dog · Hawaiian · small dogs
Inkwell
A small pot of ink · small dogs
Ion
An atom with an electric charge, from the Greek for going · small dogs
Issa
Kobayashi Issa, the haiku poet who loved small creatures · Japanese · small dogs
Jellybean
A small bean shaped sweet with a chewy centre · small dogs
Jiaozi
Chinese crescent dumplings eaten at New Year · Chinese · small dogs
Jingle
From Jingle Bells, the sleigh ride song first published in 1857 · small dogs
Joey
A baby kangaroo or other marsupial · small dogs
Junco
A small grey sparrow called the snowbird · Spanish · small dogs
Kakariki
A small green New Zealand parakeet · Maori · small dogs
Karanga
Means peanut in Swahili · Swahili · small dogs
Kazoo
The humming toy instrument you blow into, for a dog who sings along · small dogs
Keg
Small sturdy barrel for beer · small dogs
Keiki
Means child or little one in Hawaiian · Hawaiian · small dogs
Kernel
A single grain of corn or wheat · small dogs
Kesaran
From kesaran pasaran, fluffy white puffballs said to bring luck · Japanese · small dogs
Khanom Krok
Small round Thai coconut rice pancakes · Thai · small dogs
Khinkali
Twisted Georgian soup dumplings · Georgian · small dogs
Kina
The New Zealand sea urchin · Maori · small dogs
Kinglet
A tiny bird with a golden crown · small dogs
Kinkajou
A honey bear of the rainforest with a gripping tail · French · small dogs
Kiwi
The flightless bird of New Zealand · small dogs
Kkoma
Korean for a little one · Korean · small dogs
Kkong
A tiny bean or peanut sound, cute for toy breeds · Korean · small dogs
Klepon
Green rice balls filled with palm sugar · Indonesian · small dogs
Knopfchen
German for little button · German · small dogs
Knoppie
Means little button in Afrikaans · Afrikaans · small dogs
Koala
The grey, tree dwelling marsupial of eastern Australia · small dogs
Kodama
A tree spirit of Japanese folklore whose call is heard as an echo · Japanese · small dogs
Kolo
Roasted barley and peanuts, an Ethiopian snack · Amharic · small dogs
Korokke
A crumbed Japanese potato croquette · Japanese · small dogs
Korora
The little blue penguin, the smallest penguin in the world · Maori · small dogs
Kouki
Greek for a little bean, a cute pet name · Greek · small dogs
Kourabiedes
Greek almond shortbread dusted in sugar · Greek · small dogs
Krill
The tiny shrimp that feed the whales · small dogs
Kuih
Bite sized Malay cakes and sweets · Malay · small dogs
Kumquat
Tiny citrus fruit eaten skin and all · Chinese · small dogs
Kunju
Means little one in Malayalam · Malayalam · small dogs
Kuri
Japanese for chestnut · Japanese · small dogs
Laddu
A round Indian sweet · Hindi · small dogs
Ladoo
Round Indian sweet made for festivals · Hindi · small dogs
Lamb
A young sheep, gentle and woolly · small dogs
Lamington
Australian sponge squares dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut · Australian · small dogs
Lanai
A small Hawaiian island once covered in pineapple fields · Hawaiian · small dogs
Langsat
A small sweet fruit in grape like bunches · Malay · small dogs
Lapin
French word for rabbit · French · small dogs
Leaf
The green blade a plant catches light with · small dogs
Leblebi
Roasted chickpeas, a classic Turkish snack · Turkish · small dogs
Lek
Means small in Thai, a common nickname for little ones · Thai · small dogs
Lentil
Tiny disc shaped pulse cooked in soups and dals · small dogs
Liko
A leaf bud, new growth · Hawaiian · small dogs
Limpet
A cone shelled sea snail that clings tight to rocks, for a clingy dog · small dogs
Little Bit
A tiny amount, for a tiny dog · small dogs
Lokum
Turkish delight, soft cubes dusted with sugar · Turkish · small dogs
Longan
A small fruit called dragon eye in Chinese · Chinese · small dogs
Loquat
A small golden fruit from China with a sweet tang · small dogs
Lorikeet
A small rainbow coloured parrot · small dogs
Loris
A slow moving big eyed primate of Asia · Dutch · small dogs
Loukoumades
Little Greek honey doughnuts · Greek · small dogs
Lovebug
A pet name for an affectionate little one · small dogs
Luge
A small sled raced feet first, lying on your back · small dogs
Luk Chup
Tiny Thai sweets of mung bean paste shaped like fruit · Thai · small dogs
Macaron
Small French almond meringue sandwich biscuit · French · small dogs
Mame
Means bean in Japanese, often used for tiny things · Japanese · small dogs
Manapua
A Hawaiian steamed pork bun · Hawaiian · small dogs
Mandu
Korean dumplings · Korean · small dogs
Manini
Means tiny in Hawaiian, also a small striped reef fish · Hawaiian · small dogs
Manju
A soft steamed bun with a sweet bean filling · Japanese · small dogs
Manti
Little Turkish dumplings served with yoghurt · Turkish · small dogs
Margay
A small spotted wild cat of Central and South American forests · Tupi · small dogs
Marmoset
A tiny monkey of South America · French · small dogs
Maus
German word for mouse · German · small dogs
Mayfly
A delicate insect that dances over rivers in May · small dogs
Mbegu
Means seed in Swahili, for a small pup with big potential · Swahili · small dogs
Meerkat
A small African mongoose that stands on guard on their back legs · Dutch · small dogs
Melonpan
A sweet bun with a crisp biscuit crust, shaped like a melon · Japanese · small dogs
Merry
Meriadoc Brandybuck of the fellowship · small dogs
Merrylegs
The cheerful little grey pony in Black Beauty · small dogs
Meze
The small shared plates of a Greek table · Greek · small dogs
Microbe
A living thing too small to see without a microscope · small dogs
Micron
One millionth of a metre, for the smallest pup · small dogs
Mikro
Greek for small · Greek · small dogs
Mink
A sleek dark water weasel · small dogs
Minnow
A very small fish, also the little one · small dogs
Miromiro
The tomtit of New Zealand · Maori · small dogs
Modak
A sweet rice dumpling filled with coconut and jaggery · Marathi · small dogs
Mohua
The yellowhead, a golden songbird of South Island beech forests · Maori · small dogs
Mole
The burrower of The Wind in the Willows · small dogs
Molecule
Two or more atoms joined together · small dogs
Mongoose
A small fearless carnivore of Africa and Asia · Marathi · small dogs
Morepork
The New Zealand owl, named after their call · small dogs
Morsel
A small bite of food · small dogs
Moth
A soft winged night insect, for a dog drawn to the lamp · small dogs
Mouse
A small grey rodent, from the Old English mus · small dogs
Moustique
French for mosquito, a funny name for a tiny dog who buzzes about · French · small dogs
Mowgli
The boy raised by wolves in the Jungle Book · small dogs
Mozzie
Aussie slang for a mosquito, for a small buzzy dog · small dogs
Munchkin
A very small person, from the 1900 Wizard of Oz books · small dogs
Muntries
Small red berries native to Australia · small dogs
Muon
A heavier cousin of the electron · small dogs
Muru
Finnish for crumb, also a word for sweetheart · Finnish · small dogs
Mussel
A shellfish with a blue black shell · small dogs
Mustardseed
One of Titania's fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream · small dogs
Nankhatai
A crumbly Indian butter biscuit · Hindi · small dogs
Nano
From the Greek for dwarf, meaning one billionth · small dogs
Ndege
Means bird in Swahili, for a small, chirpy dog · Swahili · small dogs
Nemo
Latin, nobody · Latin · small dogs
Newt
As in eye of newt, from the witches' brew in Macbeth · small dogs
Nezumi
Means mouse in Japanese, a funny name for a tiny dog · Japanese · small dogs
Nibbler
One who takes small, quick bites · small dogs
Nibbles
Small bites, for a dainty eater · small dogs
Niblet
A tiny nibble · small dogs
Nigiri
Hand pressed sushi with a slice of fish on top · Japanese · small dogs
Noy
Means little in Lao and Thai · Lao · small dogs
Nuthatch
A small bird that climbs down tree trunks head first · small dogs
Onigiri
Japanese rice ball wrapped in seaweed · Japanese · small dogs
Origami
The Japanese art of paper folding · Japanese · small dogs
Orzo
Tiny rice shaped pasta, the name means barley · Italian · small dogs
Owlet
A young or small owl · small dogs
Pademelon
A small forest wallaby of Australia · Dharug · small dogs
Pandesal
A soft Filipino bread roll eaten at breakfast · Filipino · small dogs
Papillon
French, butterfly, and a toy spaniel breed · French · small dogs
Pardalote
A tiny spotted Australian bird, from the Greek for leopard like · Greek · small dogs
Pateke
The brown teal, a small duck of New Zealand · Maori · small dogs
Pebble
A small stone worn smooth by water · small dogs
Peerie
Shetland word for small · Scottish · small dogs
Peewee
The Aussie name for the magpie lark, after their call · small dogs
Peewit
The country name for the lapwing, after their call · small dogs
Petit Four
A bite sized fancy cake · French · small dogs
Pewee
A small flycatcher named after their call · small dogs
Piccolo
Italian, small · Italian · small dogs
Pickle
A vegetable preserved in vinegar, also slang for a scrape · small dogs
Piglet
A baby pig · small dogs
Pili
A buttery nut from the Philippines · Filipino · small dogs
Pillu
Means puppy in Marathi · Marathi · small dogs
Pine Nut
The small seed of the pine, key to pesto · small dogs
Pinecone
The woody seed cone of a pine tree · small dogs
Pipi
A small smooth shellfish of Australian and New Zealand beaches · Maori · small dogs
Pipipi
The brown creeper, a small New Zealand songbird · Maori · small dogs
Pipit
A small streaky brown bird of fields and moors · small dogs
Pipkin
An old English word for a little earthenware pot · small dogs
Pippin
Peregrin Took, the youngest hobbit of the fellowship · small dogs
Pipsqueak
A very small or slight person or creature · small dogs
Piwakawaka
The New Zealand fantail, a cheeky bird who follows walkers · Maori · small dogs
Pixie
A small mischievous fairy of English folklore · small dogs
Pizzicato
Plucking the strings instead of bowing them · Italian · small dogs
Pluisje
Dutch for a little bit of fluff · Dutch · small dogs
Po
The longest river in Italy · Italian · small dogs
Pocket
Small enough to fit in one · small dogs
Pocket Bean
A pocket sized little bean · small dogs
Pocket Rocket
A small, very fast dog · small dogs
Poffertje
A tiny fluffy Dutch pancake · Dutch · small dogs
Poki
A Hawaiian pet name for a tiny one · Hawaiian · small dogs
Ponpon
Means pompom in Turkish, for a fluffy little dog · Turkish · small dogs
Pony
A small horse · small dogs
Poppyseed
The tiny dark seed of the poppy · small dogs
Possum
Short for opossum, a tree dwelling marsupial · small dogs
Potato
A starchy root vegetable, from the Spanish patata · small dogs
Potoroo
A small hopping rat kangaroo of Australia · Dharug · small dogs
Potsticker
A pan fried dumpling crisp on one side · Chinese · small dogs
Prawn
A small sea creature, also Aussie slang for a skinny bloke · small dogs
Puck
The disc used in ice hockey · small dogs
Puddle
The little pool the rain leaves behind · small dogs
Puff Puff
West African fried dough balls · small dogs
Puffball
A round white fungus, and a word for a fluffy little dog · small dogs
Puffer
A fish that puffs up into a spiky ball · small dogs
Puffin
A black and white seabird with a bright striped beak · small dogs
Puffling
A baby puffin · small dogs
Puku
Te reo Maori for tummy, for a dog who loves their food · Maori · small dogs
Puppy
Some dogs keep their baby name for life · small dogs
Puri
A small puffed fried bread · Hindi · small dogs
Pushok
Russian for fluff or down · Russian · small dogs
Putti
The chubby winged children of Renaissance and Baroque art · Italian · small dogs
Quark
A tiny particle inside protons and neutrons, named from a line in Joyce · small dogs
Quoll
A spotted meat eating marsupial of Australia · small dogs
Rabbit
A soft long eared burrowing animal, for a bouncy dog · small dogs
Radish
Small peppery root eaten raw in salads · small dogs
Redpoll
A tiny finch with a red cap · small dogs
Redstart
A small songbird with a rusty red tail · small dogs
Redwing
A small thrush with red patches under its wings · small dogs
Rill
A small fast running stream · small dogs
Ringtail
A small bandit faced animal of the American South West · small dogs
Ripple
A small wave running across the surface of water · small dogs
Riroriro
The grey warbler, a tiny New Zealand songbird · Maori · small dogs
Robin
A small bird with a red breast, also a form of Robert · small dogs
Rookie
A first year player · small dogs
Rugelach
Small rolled crescent pastries with jam and nuts · Yiddish · small dogs
Ruru
The little New Zealand owl, also called morepork · Maori · small dogs
Sago
A pearly pudding made from sago palm starch · small dogs
Salamander
An amphibian, the fire salamander black with yellow spots · small dogs
Sanderling
A small pale wader that runs along the edge of the waves · small dogs
Sandpiper
A small wader that works the tide line · small dogs
Sapling
A young tree, for a puppy still growing · small dogs
Sausage
Minced meat in a skin, also British slang for a silly one · small dogs
Seahorse
A tiny fish that swims upright and looks like a horse · small dogs
Sebright
A tiny bantam chicken with laced feathers · small dogs
Seckel
A tiny sweet pear, sometimes called the sugar pear · small dogs
Seedling
A young plant just sprouted from a seed · small dogs
Senbei
A crunchy Japanese rice cracker, often glazed with soy · Japanese · small dogs
Serce
Means sparrow in Turkish · Turkish · small dogs
Sesame
Tiny oil rich seed toasted for flavour · small dogs
Shabti
A small figurine buried in Egyptian tombs to work in the afterlife · Ancient Egyptian · small dogs
Shamrock
The three leaf clover of Saint Patrick · Irish · small dogs
Shiba
The Shiba Inu, Japan small native breed · Japanese · small dogs
Shishito
A small mild Japanese pepper · Japanese · small dogs
Short Stack
A small pile of pancakes, for a short legged pup · small dogs
Shortstop
The baseball fielder between second and third base · small dogs
Shorty
For a dog with short legs and a big personality · small dogs
Shrimp
A tiny sea creature, also the small one · small dogs
Shumai
An open topped Chinese dim sum dumpling · Chinese · small dogs
Silvereye
A tiny olive bird with a ring of white around the eye · small dogs
Simsim
Means sesame in Arabic, for a tiny speckled dog · Arabic · small dogs
Siomai
A Filipino pork dumpling · Filipino · small dogs
Siopao
A Filipino steamed bun with a savoury filling · Filipino · small dogs
Siskin
A small yellow green finch · small dogs
Siu Mai
A small open dumpling, a dim sum classic · Cantonese · small dogs
Sixpence
A small silver British coin, lucky in a Christmas pudding · small dogs
Skink
A smooth shiny lizard · small dogs
Skunk
The black and white animal with the famous smell · small dogs
Small Fry
A young or tiny one · small dogs
Smew
A small diving duck in black and white · small dogs
Smidge
A tiny amount, for a tiny dog · small dogs
Smores
Toasted marshmallow and chocolate between crackers, short for some more · small dogs
Snail
A slow shelled creature, for a dog who takes their time · small dogs
Snickerdoodle
A soft cinnamon sugar cookie · small dogs
Snowball
Traditional name for a small white dog · small dogs
Snuggles
Warm, close settling in against someone · small dogs
Sonnet
A fourteen line poem · small dogs
Sope
A thick corn base with toppings · Mexican Spanish · small dogs
Spatz
German word for sparrow · German · small dogs
Speck
A tiny spot, for the smallest pup · small dogs
Speedwell
A tiny bright blue wildflower · small dogs
Spider
Eight legged Halloween favourite · small dogs
Spinebill
A small honeyeater with a long curved bill · small dogs
Spotty
Covered in spots · small dogs
Sprat
A small silver fish · small dogs
Sprig
A small shoot cut from a plant · small dogs
Sprite
A small moving image in a game, and a woodland spirit · small dogs
Sprout
A new shoot on a plant, also a young growing thing · small dogs
Squeak
A short, high pitched sound · small dogs
Squeaky
Making a short, high sound, like a dog toy · small dogs
Squiggle
A short wavy line, a blend of squirm and wriggle · small dogs
Squirrel
A bushy tailed tree rodent, from the Greek skiouros · small dogs
Squirt
A little one full of energy · small dogs
Squish
Soft and easily squeezed · small dogs
Squishy
Soft enough to squeeze · small dogs
Starfish
A five armed animal of rock pools · small dogs
Starling
A speckled black bird that flies in huge flocks · small dogs
Stonechat
A small bird whose call sounds like two stones tapped together · small dogs
Stukkie
Means little piece in Afrikaans, for a tiny dog · Afrikaans · small dogs
Tadpole
A young frog, usually black · small dogs
Taiyaki
A fish shaped cake filled with sweet bean paste, a street favourite · Japanese · small dogs
Takoyaki
Small round fried balls of batter and octopus · Japanese · small dogs
Tamago
Japanese for egg, also a sweet rolled omelette · Japanese · small dogs
Tapas
Small Spanish plates shared with drinks · Spanish · small dogs
Taralli
Crunchy ring shaped Italian crackers · Italian · small dogs
Tarsier
A tiny primate with huge round eyes · small dogs
Tauhou
The silvereye of New Zealand, Maori for stranger · Maori · small dogs
Tavsan
Means rabbit in Turkish · Turkish · small dogs
Teacup
A small cup, for a dog small enough to sit in one · small dogs
Teeny Bean
A very small bean of a dog · small dogs
Terry
Cairn terrier who played the little dog in a 1939 musical · small dogs
Thornbill
A tiny brown Australian bird · small dogs
Thyme
A tiny leaved Mediterranean herb · small dogs
Tiddler
British word for a very small fish or a small child · English · small dogs
Tiny
Old favourite for the smallest dog in the litter · small dogs
Tippytoes
Walking on tiptoe, for a dainty dog · small dogs
Titch
British word for a small person, from the music hall star Little Tich · English · small dogs
Toad
A warty amphibian, a cheeky name for a squat little dog · small dogs
Tomtit
A small native New Zealand bird, black and white or yellow · small dogs
Tortellini
Small filled pasta rings from Bologna · Italian · small dogs
Toutouwai
The New Zealand robin · Maori · small dogs
Towhee
A large sparrow named after their call · small dogs
Treble
The high voice in music · small dogs
Treecreeper
A small brown bird that spirals up tree trunks · small dogs
Tteok
A chewy Korean rice cake · Korean · small dogs
Tuatua
A small surf clam of New Zealand beaches · Maori · small dogs
Turnip
A round white root vegetable · small dogs
Twig
A slender shoot growing from a branch · small dogs
Udu
A clay pot drum of Nigeria · Igbo · small dogs
Uke
Short for ukulele, the little four stringed instrument of Hawaii · Hawaiian · small dogs
Ukulele
Hawaiian, jumping flea · Hawaiian · small dogs
Umeboshi
A pickled Japanese plum, sour and salty · Japanese · small dogs
Urchin
A spiny ball that lives on the sea floor · small dogs
Vada
A savoury lentil doughnut from South India · Hindi · small dogs
Vireo
A small green songbird, Latin for I am green · Latin · small dogs
Vitumbua
Small, sweet East African rice cakes · Swahili · small dogs
Waddles
Walks with short steps, rocking side to side · small dogs
Waggy
For a tail that never stops · small dogs
Wagtail
A small bird that bobs its tail as it walks · small dogs
Warbler
A small bird with a rippling song · small dogs
Weasel
A small, long bodied hunting mammal · small dogs
Welsh Cake
A griddled spiced cake from Wales · Welsh · small dogs
Wheatear
A small bird of open country with a white rump · small dogs
Whippersnapper
A cheeky young upstart, for a bold puppy · small dogs
Wicket
The three stumps in cricket · small dogs
Widget
A small gadget whose proper name is not known · small dogs
Winkle
A small sea snail found in rock pools · small dogs
Woodlark
A small lark with a sweet fluting song · small dogs
Xiaolongbao
A soup filled steamed dumpling from Shanghai · Chinese · small dogs
Xoi
Vietnamese sticky rice, eaten for breakfast · Vietnamese · small dogs
Yabby
An Australian freshwater crayfish · Wemba Wemba · small dogs
Yakgwa
A Korean honey biscuit fried and soaked in syrup · Korean · small dogs
Yellowhammer
A bright yellow bunting that sings a little bit of bread and no cheese · small dogs
Yumak
Means a ball of wool in Turkish, for a fluffy pup · Turkish · small dogs
Zongzi
Sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves for the Dragon Boat Festival · Chinese · small dogs
Zoomies
Sudden bursts of fast running, common in young dogs · small dogs
Zouzou
A playful French pet name · French · small dogs

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