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Dog names starting with B

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Girl names (221)

Babe
An old endearment for someone dear
Babette
French pet form of Elisabeth · French
Babka
Swirled sweet bread, the name means grandmother · Polish
Babs
Pet form of Barbara, a breezy old fashioned nickname
Babushka
Russian for grandmother · Russian
Bada
Korean for the sea · Korean
Badb
Old Irish for crow, a war goddess who flew over battles · Irish
Baguette
Long thin French loaf, the name means wand · French
Bahar
Means spring in Turkish and Persian · Turkish
Bahia
A Brazilian state famous for music, beaches and capoeira · Portuguese
Baillie
A Border Collie on Canada's heavy urban search and rescue team
Baklava
Layered filo pastry with nuts and syrup · Turkish
Bal
Means honey in Turkish, short and sweet · Turkish
Balalaika
The triangular Russian stringed instrument · Russian
Ballad
A song that tells a story
Bambina
Italian for baby girl · Italian · small dogs
Bandana
A cowboy's neckerchief, pulled up against the dust
Bangaram
Means gold in Telugu, used as darling for loved ones · Telugu
Bangul
Korean for a little bell · Korean · small dogs
Banh Flan
Vietnamese caramel custard · Vietnamese
Banksia
Native shrub with bottlebrush cones
Banshee
Wailing spirit of Irish legend, from bean si, woman of the fairy mound · Irish
Bara
Czech pet form of Barbora · Czech
Barbara
Greek barbaros, foreign · Greek
Barbera
A red grape from Piedmont · Italian
Barberry
A thorny shrub with bright red berries
Barcelona
The seaside capital of Catalonia, known for Gaudi buildings and long beaches · Spanish
Barfi
A dense Indian milk fudge · Hindi · small dogs
Barkha
Means rain or monsoon in Hindi · Hindi
Baroness
A noblewoman of the lowest rank of peerage · English
Basbousa
A sweet semolina cake soaked in syrup · Arabic
Basia
Polish pet form of Barbara · Polish
Basma
Means smile in Arabic · Arabic
Bast
A short form of Bastet, the cat headed protector of homes · Egyptian
Bastet
Cat headed Egyptian goddess of the home · Egyptian
Batatinha
Portuguese for little potato · Portuguese · small dogs
Batida
A Brazilian cachaca and fruit cocktail, meaning shaken · Portuguese
Bau
A Sumerian mother goddess linked with dogs and healing · Sumerian · small dogs
Bauble
A shiny ornament hung on the Christmas tree · small dogs
Bavaria
Largest state in southern Germany · German
Bazlama
A fluffy Turkish village flatbread · Turkish
Bea
Short form of Beatrice, she who brings happiness
Beatrice
Dante guide through paradise
Beatrix
Latin, she who brings happiness
Beatriz
Portuguese and Spanish form of Beatrix, meaning she who brings happiness · Portuguese
Beba
Greek for baby · Greek · small dogs
Bebe
French word for baby · French · small dogs
Bebinca
A layered coconut cake from Goa · Konkani
Beca
Welsh pet form of Rebeca · Welsh
Becky
Tom Sawyer's schoolmate in Mark Twain's novel · English
Bee
The striped honey maker, or a short form of Beatrice
Bee's Knees
A gin, honey and lemon cocktail from the 1920s
Begonia
Bright bedding flower with patterned leaves
Behekay
Means gazelle, a dog shown on the stela of Intef II · Ancient Egyptian
Beijinho
A small coconut sweet, meaning little kiss · Portuguese · small dogs
Bela
Hindi for jasmine · Hindi
Belinda
Italian name meaning beautiful · Italian
Belinha
Portuguese pet form of Isabel · Portuguese
Belka
Soviet space dog who orbited and came home safely · Russian
Bella
Italian, beautiful
Belladonna
Deadly nightshade, Italian for beautiful lady · Italian
Bellatrix
Bright star in the constellation Orion
Belle
French, beautiful, and a southern favourite
Bellflower
A bell shaped flower of blue or white
Bellini
A peach and prosecco cocktail from Venice
Bellis
The common daisy, from the Latin for pretty · Latin · small dogs
Bellona
From Latin for to fight, the Roman goddess of war · Latin
Belyanka
Russian for little white one, a Soviet space dog of 1958 · Russian
Benedetta
Italian for blessed · Italian
Beni
Japanese for crimson · Japanese
Benten
Japanese goddess of music, words and flowing water · Japanese
Bep
Dutch pet form of Elisabeth · Dutch
Berenice
Greek for bringing victory, the name of queens of Egypt · Greek
Bernadette
French feminine of Bernard, brave as a bear · French
Bernice
Greek Berenike, bringing victory · Greek
Bernina
Piz Bernina, the highest peak of the Eastern Alps · Romansh
Berry
A small soft fruit such as a raspberry or blackberry
Bertha
Germanic, bright · big dogs
Beryl
The mineral family that includes emerald
Bess
Short form of Elizabeth, Hebrew for my God is an oath · Hebrew
Bessie
Old pet form of the name Elizabeth · English · small dogs
Beth
Short form of Elizabeth, the second March sister in Little Women
Bethan
Welsh pet form of Elizabeth · Welsh
Beti
Welsh pet form of Elizabeth · Welsh
Betony
A purple flowered herb of old cottage gardens
Betsey
Betsey Trotwood, David Copperfield's fierce but loving great aunt
Betsy
Pet form of Elizabeth
Betty
The girl next door of Riverdale
Beulah
Hebrew for married, a land of plenty in the Book of Isaiah · Hebrew
Beverly
English place name, beaver stream
Bevin
Irish name meaning sweet singer · Irish
Bia
Portuguese pet form of Beatriz · Portuguese
Bianca
Italian, white · Italian
Biarritz
Surfing resort town on the French Basque coast · French
Bibi
A doubled pet name used in many languages for a darling
Bibingka
A Filipino rice cake baked in banana leaves · Filipino
Biddy
Loyal village friend in Great Expectations · English · small dogs
Biene
German for bee · German · small dogs
Bijli
Means lightning in Hindi, for a lightning fast dog · Hindi
Bijou
French, jewel · French · small dogs
Bilberry
A small dark blue moorland berry · small dogs
Biljana
South Slavic name meaning herb · Croatian
Billie
Feminine pet form of William, will and helmet
Bindi
The little burr that hides in Australian lawns
Bindu
Sanskrit, a dot or drop · Sanskrit · small dogs
Bingbing
Means ice in Mandarin, for a cool pale coat · Chinese
Bingsu
A Korean shaved ice dessert piled with toppings · Korean
Birba
Italian for a little rogue · Italian
Birdie
One under par in golf · small dogs
Birria
A rich spicy stew from Jalisco · Mexican Spanish
Biscotte
French for a crisp rusk, a sweet name for a crunchy little golden pup · French · small dogs
Bise
A cold dry north east wind of Switzerland and France · French
Biserka
Croatian name meaning pearl · Croatian
Bisou
French, a kiss · French · small dogs
Bitna
Means to shine or shining in Korean · Korean
Bitsy
From itsy bitsy, meaning very small · small dogs
Bitty Boo
A sweet name for a tiny dog · small dogs
Bituin
Means star in Tagalog · Tagalog
Biwa
A short necked Japanese lute · Japanese
Bixia
Means azure dawn in Mandarin, bright and poetic · Chinese
Bjork
Swedish for birch tree · Swedish
Black Beauty
The black horse of Anna Sewell's 1877 novel · big dogs
Black Opal
A dark bodied opal, mined mostly at Lightning Ridge in New South Wales
Black Swan
The black swan of Australia, with a bright red bill
Blackberry
The dark fruit of the bramble · small dogs
Blackcurrant
A small, dark, tart berry · small dogs
Blanca
Spanish for white · Spanish
Blanche
French name meaning white · French
Blancmange
A set milk pudding, from the Old French for white food · French
Blath
Irish for flower · Irish
Blathnaid
Irish name meaning little flower · Irish
Blejan
Cornish for flower · Cornish
Blencathra
A Lake District fell with a famous saddle shaped ridge · Cumbric
Blodwen
Welsh name meaning white flower · Welsh
Blodyn
Welsh for flower · Welsh
Bloem
Dutch for flower · Dutch
Blonde
Pale golden, the fair colour of hair
Blondie
A golden bar like a brownie, made without chocolate
Blossom
The flowers on a fruit tree, from the Old English blostm
Bluebell
Woodland flower that carpets British springs
Blueberry
The small dark blue fruit · small dogs
Blume
German for flower · German
Blush
A soft rosy pink
Bo-bae
Means treasure in Korean · Korean
Boann
Goddess of the River Boyne, whose name means white cow · Irish
Bodil
Danish name meaning battle remedy · Danish
Bokkie
Afrikaans for little buck, used to mean sweetheart · Afrikaans
Boksunga
Means peach in Korean · Korean
Bolacha
Portuguese for a biscuit or cracker · Portuguese
Boleyn
For Anne Boleyn, Tudor queen of England · English
Bolinha
Portuguese for little ball, a classic Brazilian dog name · Portuguese · small dogs
Bolota
Portuguese for acorn, tiny and sturdy · Portuguese · small dogs
Bom
Means spring, the season, in Korean · Korean
Bomi
Beauty of spring · Korean
Bonavista
A Newfoundland town whose name means good view · Portuguese
Bonita
Spanish, pretty · Spanish
Bonnie
Scots, pretty
Bontle
Means beautiful in Tswana · Tswana
Bora Bora
A Polynesian island with a turquoise lagoon and a green peak · Tahitian
Boram
Korean for worth, something rewarding · Korean
Borealis
The northern lights, and the northern forest of Canada · Latin
Boronia
Small Australian shrub with a famously sweet scent · Australian
Bossa
From bossa nova, Brazil's smooth jazz samba · Portuguese
Boudica
The warrior queen of the Iceni who rose against Rome · Celtic
Boudicca
The Iceni queen who took on Rome
Bougainvillea
A climbing plant with paper bright magenta bracts
Bougatsa
A Greek custard filled filo pastry · Greek
Bounce
Alexander Pope's Great Dane and constant companion · big dogs
Branca
Portuguese for white · Portuguese
Brandy
A spirit distilled from wine, from the Dutch brandewijn
Branwen
Welsh heroine whose name means white raven · Welsh
Bravura
Bold, brilliant playing that shows off skill · Italian
Breccia
A rock of broken angular fragments cemented together · Italian
Bree
Irish Brigh, strength or high one · Irish
Breeze
A light, gentle wind
Brenda
Perhaps Old Norse brandr, sword, a Shetland favourite · Old Norse
Bretagne
Last surviving search dog from the Ground Zero response
Briallen
Welsh for primrose · Welsh
Brid
Irish pet form of Brighid · Irish
Bridget
Irish name meaning exalted one · Irish
Bridie
Pet form of Brigid · Irish
Bridle
The headgear and reins used to guide a horse
Brie
French soft cheese
Brigid
Irish goddess of fire, poetry and healing · Irish
Brina
Italian for frost · Italian
Brioche
Rich buttery French bread · French
Brisa
Spanish and Portuguese for breeze · Spanish
Britta
Swedish pet form of Birgitta · Swedish
Broa
A Portuguese cornbread · Portuguese
Brolga
A tall grey crane of Australia famous for their dancing · Gamilaraay · big dogs
Bronte
The three novelist sisters of Yorkshire
Brooke
English surname, a small stream
Brookie
Pet form of Brooke, Old English for small stream
Brooklyn
New York borough
Brulee
From creme brulee, French for burnt cream · French
Bruma
Portuguese for mist · Portuguese
Brume
Mist or fog, from the French · French
Brunhilde
Warrior queen of German legend · German · big dogs
Bruschetta
Grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with tomato · Italian
Brynhild
A shield maiden of the Volsunga saga, bold and proud · Old Norse · big dogs
Brynja
Icelandic word for armour · Icelandic
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
Bubbly
Full of bubbles, also a nickname for champagne
Buffy
A pet form of Elizabeth, once common in America
Buhle
Means beautiful in Zulu and Xhosa · Xhosa
Bukhara
A Silk Road city in Uzbekistan, known for its rugs and old madrasas · Persian
Bulan
Means moon in Indonesian and Malay · Indonesian
Buna
Amharic for coffee, poured in a long Ethiopian ceremony · Amharic
Bunga
Means flower in Indonesian and Malay · Indonesian
Bunny
A pet name for a rabbit · small dogs
Bunty
A British pet name, once a girls comic · small dogs
Buppha
Means flower in Thai · Thai
Burrata
Soft creamy Italian cheese · Italian
Butter
Churned from fresh cream
Buttercup
Glossy yellow meadow flower of childhood games · small dogs
Butterfly
A bright winged insect, for a dainty dog · small dogs
Buttermilk
The tangy milk left after churning butter
Button
A small round fastener, as in cute as a button · small dogs
Byeol
Means star in Korean, for a bright-eyed dog · Korean
Byul
Korean for star · Korean

Boy names (415)

Babak
Means little father in Persian · Persian
Babbage
Charles Babbage, who designed the first mechanical computer
Babis
Greek pet form of Charalampos · Greek
Babloo
A playful Hindi nickname for a funny, lovable boy · Hindi
Babu
Means grandfather in Swahili, for a wise old soul · Swahili
Bach
The German composer
Bacon
Cured pork, also an English surname from the Germanic bacho
Badai
Means storm in Indonesian · Indonesian
Badal
Means cloud in Hindi, lovely for a grey or fluffy coat · Hindi
Baddeck
A Cape Breton village where Alexander Graham Bell had a summer home
Badger
Striped digger of the woods
Badr
Means full moon in Arabic · Arabic
Baduk
The Korean name for the board game Go, behind the classic dog name Badugi · Korean
Baek
Korean for white, also a hundred · Korean
Baekho
Means white tiger in Korean, a guardian of Korean legend · Korean · big dogs
Baffin
Canada's biggest island, in the Arctic · big dogs
Bagel
A ring shaped bread roll, from the Yiddish beygl
Bagha
Means tiger-like in Bengali, for a bold, striped dog · Bengali
Bagpipe
The Scottish wind instrument with a bag and drones · Scottish
Bahador
Means hero or warrior in Persian · Persian
Bahr
Means sea in Arabic · Arabic
Baihu
The White Tiger of the west and of autumn · Chinese
Bailiff
A court officer, or a steward of an estate
Baker
One who bakes bread, an English occupational surname
Bakso
Indonesian meatballs in broth · Indonesian · small dogs
Bala
Means strength or might in Sanskrit · Sanskrit
Balam
Mayan word for jaguar · Mayan · big dogs
Balder
Means brave or bold, the handsome and much loved son of Odin · Old Norse
Baldur
Norse god of light and summer · Norse
Ballarat
A Victorian gold rush city of grand old buildings
Balor
One eyed giant of Irish myth · Irish · big dogs
Balthasar
A singer in Much Ado About Nothing
Balthazar
One of the three wise men who brought gifts to the infant Jesus
Balto
Sled dog who led the last leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome · big dogs
Balu
Means bear in Hindi, for a big furry dog · Hindi · big dogs
Balzac
Honore de Balzac, the French novelist of the Human Comedy · French
BamBam
A bouncy double bang, for a dog with heavy paws
Bambino
Italian for baby boy · Italian · small dogs
Bamboo
The fastest growing grass on earth · big dogs
Bamburgh
A Northumberland village with a great castle above the beach
Bamse
St Bernard mascot of the free Norwegian forces in the war · Norwegian · big dogs
Banbury
A spiced currant pastry from Oxfordshire
Bandar
Means monkey in Hindi, for a cheeky dog · Hindi
Bandersnatch
A fast, frumious creature of Lewis Carroll's nonsense verse
Bandhu
Means friend in Sanskrit · Sanskrit
Bandido
Spanish for bandit · Spanish
Banff
A mountain town in the Canadian Rockies
Banjo
After the bush poet who wrote Waltzing Matilda
Banks
Joseph Banks, the botanist who sailed with Captain Cook
Banquo
Noble general in Shakespeare's Macbeth · Scottish
Bantam
A small breed of chicken with plenty of attitude · small dogs
Bantay
Means guard in Tagalog, a traditional Filipino dog name · Tagalog
Baptiste
French name meaning baptiser · French
Baraka
Swahili for blessing · Swahili
Barbaresco
A fine red wine of Piedmont made from Nebbiolo · Italian
Barbarossa
Red bearded Holy Roman emperor · Italian · big dogs
Barchen
German for little bear · German
Barclay
Scottish surname from Berkeley, birch wood · Scottish
Bard
A poet and storyteller of Celtic tradition · Welsh
Bardolph
Falstaff's red nosed companion in Henry IV
Baritone
The rich middle male singing voice · Greek
Bark Twain
Pun on Mark Twain, the author of Tom Sawyer
Barkeep
A bartender, with a handy bark in the name
Barkerville
A restored gold rush town in British Columbia, a fitting name for a dog
Barkis
The carrier in David Copperfield famous for the line Barkis is willin
Barkley
Playful classic built on the word bark
Barko Polo
A pun on Marco Polo, for a dog who loves to explore
Barleycorn
An old word for a grain of barley
Barli
Swiss German for little bear · German · small dogs
Barn
The big shed where the hay and animals live · big dogs
Barnaby
English form of the name Barnabas
Barney
Short for Barnaby
Barolo
Piedmont red made from the nebbiolo grape · Italian
Baron
A rank of the nobility
Baron von Bark
A noble barker of great volume
Barq
Means lightning in Arabic, for a fast dog · Arabic
Barra
Short for barramundi
Barracuda
A long, fast predatory fish with fang like teeth · big dogs
Barramundi
The prized silver fish of northern Australia · Aboriginal Australian
Barraquito
A layered coffee from the Canary Islands · Spanish
Barrington
Barrington Tops, a high plateau of rainforest in New South Wales
Barry
Alpine hospice dog credited with over forty mountain rescues · big dogs
Bartek
Polish pet form of Bartlomiej · Polish
Bartholomew
Aramaic, son of Talmai, one of the twelve apostles · Aramaic
Bartleby
The quiet clerk in Melville's short story · English
Bartolo
Spanish short form of Bartolome · Spanish
Basalt
Dark rock left behind by volcanoes · big dogs
Basel
A Swiss city on the Rhine, where France, Germany and Switzerland meet · German
Basho
Matsuo Basho, the master of haiku · Japanese
Basie
Count Basie, the swing bandleader and pianist
Basil
Greek, kingly, and a kitchen herb
Basile
French form of Basil, from the Greek for royal · French
Basilico
Italian for basil · Italian
Bass
The lowest range of sound, from the Latin bassus, low · big dogs
Bassam
Means smiling in Arabic · Arabic
Bassoon
The deep, buzzy woodwind with a long folded tube
Bastian
German short form of Sebastian · German
Bastien
French short form of Sebastien, from a Greek word meaning venerable · French
Bastion
A strong part of a fortress, a stronghold · big dogs
Bathurst
Australia's oldest inland city, famous for its mountain race track
Battler
An Aussie who keeps going against the odds
Battuta
Ibn Battuta, the great medieval traveller from Morocco · Arabic
Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire, the French poet of Paris · French
Bavarois
A Bavarian cream dessert · French
Baxter
Surname style name long given to steady, solid dogs
Bayani
Means hero in Tagalog · Tagalog
Beacon
The light that guides ships home
Beag
Irish for small · Irish · small dogs
Bear Claw
A large almond pastry shaped like a paw
Beasley
English surname, meadow with bent grass
Beast
A big wild animal, funny on a soft natured dog · big dogs
Beathan
From Scottish Gaelic beatha, life · Scottish
Beau
French, handsome · French
Beaufort
A firm Alpine cheese from Savoie · French
Beaujolais
A light fruity red wine from the Gamay grape · French
Beauregard
French for beautiful outlook, a grand Southern name · French
Beauty
Terrier who dug out animals buried by bombs in the Blitz
Beaver
Busy dam builder of the river
Beck
A northern English word for a small stream, from Old Norse bekkr · Old Norse
Beckett
English surname, bee cottage or little beak
Bedivere
The knight who threw Excalibur back into the lake · Welsh
Bedwyr
Welsh name of a knight of Arthur · Welsh
Beertje
Dutch for little bear · Dutch
Beerwah
The tallest of the Glass House Mountains of Queensland · Kabi Kabi
Beethoven
German composer of nine symphonies · German
Behemoth
A huge beast in the Book of Job, now a word for anything giant · Hebrew · big dogs
Behrouz
Means fortunate in Persian · Persian
Beinn
Scottish Gaelic for mountain · Scottish · big dogs
Belenus
Possibly bright or brilliant, a Celtic god of light · Celtic
Bellator
Latin for warrior · Latin · big dogs
Bellerophon
The hero who rode Pegasus and defeated the Chimera · Greek
Bellhop
A hotel porter who carries bags
Bello
Italian for handsome · Italian
Belloc
Hilaire Belloc, the poet of cautionary tales
Ben
From Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain · big dogs
Ben Gunn
The marooned castaway of Treasure Island who dreams of cheese
Bendigo
A Victorian gold rush city, named after a bare knuckle boxer's nickname
Benedick
Sharp tongued bachelor in Much Ado About Nothing · Latin
Benedict
Latin Benedictus, blessed · Latin
Benedictine
A Saint Bernard recognised as the heaviest dog ever, at 162 kg · big dogs
Benito
Spanish for blessed · Spanish
Benjamin
Hebrew for son of the right hand · Hebrew
Benji
Pet form of Benjamin · small dogs
Bennett
Medieval form of Benedict, Latin for blessed
Benno
German short form of Bernhard, meaning brave bear · German
Bennu
Heron bird of Egyptian myth, linked to the sun and rebirth · Egyptian
Benny
Short for Benjamin
Benoit
French form of Benedict, meaning blessed · French
Benson
English surname meaning son of Benedict
Bentley
English surname, Old English for clearing of bent grass
Benvolio
Romeo's peacemaking cousin in Romeo and Juliet
Beowoof
A pun on Beowulf, the Old English hero
Beowulf
The hero of the Old English epic poem of the same name · big dogs
Berani
Means brave in Indonesian and Malay · Indonesian
Bergen
Norwegian harbour city ringed by seven mountains · Norwegian
Bering
The cold sea and strait between Alaska and Russia · Danish
Berkshire
Black pig breed from Berkshire in England
Berkut
Ukrainian for golden eagle · Ukrainian
Berliner
A jam doughnut named after Berlin · German
Bern
The capital of Switzerland, whose name is linked to the bear on its coat of arms · German
Bernard
Germanic name meaning brave as a bear · German
Bernhard
German name meaning brave as a bear · German · big dogs
Bernie
Pet form of Bernard, Germanic for brave as a bear
Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the great sculptor of Baroque Rome · Italian
Bernoulli
A Swiss family of great mathematicians · Italian
Bert
Short form of Albert or Herbert, Germanic for bright
Bertie
Short for Albert or Bertram
Bertram
Germanic, bright raven · Germanic
Bertrand
Germanic for bright raven
Beruang
Means bear in Malay, for a big cuddly dog · Malay · big dogs
Bes
Dwarf god who protected Egyptian households · Egyptian · small dogs
Betelgeuse
Red supergiant star on the shoulder of Orion · big dogs
Bhai
Means brother in Hindi, for a loyal best mate · Hindi
Bhanu
Sanskrit for the sun · Sanskrit
Bheem
A hero of the Mahabharata famed for his strength · Hindi · big dogs
Bholu
Means innocent one in Hindi, a classic Indian dog name · Hindi
Bianco
Italian for white · Italian
Biao
Means tiger stripes or little tiger in Mandarin · Chinese
Big Sur
A wild stretch of the California coast where mountains drop into the sea
Bigfoot
Another name for Sasquatch, for a pup with huge paws · big dogs
Bighorn
A Wyoming range named for its wild sheep · big dogs
Bikkel
Dutch for a robust, resilient one who keeps going · Dutch
Bilbao
Basque city in northern Spain · Spanish
Bill
Short form of William, delightfully plain for a dog
Billy
The tin can for boiling tea over a campfire in the Australian bush
Billy Bones
The old sea dog who brings the treasure map in Treasure Island
Billycan
A tin pot for boiling tea over a campfire
Bing
A dog who parachuted into Normandy on D Day and won the Dickin Medal
Bingley
Good natured gentleman in Pride and Prejudice · English
Binh
Means peaceful in Vietnamese · Vietnamese
Birch
Pale barked northern tree
Birger
Old Norse name meaning helper · Old Norse
Birk
Danish word for a birch tree · Danish
Biscoito
Portuguese for biscuit · Portuguese
Biscotto
One twice baked Italian biscuit · Italian
Biscuit
The classic treat name
Bishop
A senior member of the clergy, from the Greek episkopos, overseer · Greek
Bison
The heavy shouldered wild ox of North America and Europe · big dogs
Bix
Bix Beiderbecke, the jazz cornet player of the 1920s
Bixby
English place name, Bekki's farm
Bizet
Georges Bizet, the composer of Carmen · French
Bjarne
Scandinavian name meaning bear · Norwegian
Bjorn
Scandinavian, bear · Norse · big dogs
Black Forest
The chocolate, cherry and cream cake from southern Germany · big dogs
Blackbeard
Nickname of Edward Teach, the pirate who died in 1718 · big dogs
Blackjack
A card game, also a short leather club · big dogs
Blackout
A total loss of light, for a solid black dog · big dogs
Blacksmith
A smith who forges iron at an anvil
Blackthorn
Thorny hedge shrub that bears sloes
Blade
The cutting edge of a knife, from the Old English blaed
Blaine
Scottish Gaelic blian, yellow · Scottish
Blaise
French form of the Roman name Blasius, perhaps from Latin for lisping · French
Blake
William Blake, poet and painter of Songs of Innocence
Blakken
Norwegian for a dark horse, from the old word for black · Norwegian
Blanc
French for white, from the highest alp · French
Blanco
Spanish, white · Spanish
Bleddyn
Welsh name meaning wolf cub · Welsh
Bleriot
Louis Bleriot, the first to fly across the English Channel · French
Bles
Dutch for a white blaze down the face · Dutch
Blinchik
Russian for a little pancake · Russian
Blits
Means lightning in Afrikaans, for a fast dog · Afrikaans
Blitz
From the German Blitz, meaning lightning
Blitzen
Santa's reindeer in A Visit from St. Nicholas, from the German for flashes of lightning · German
Blizzard
A heavy snowstorm driven by strong wind · big dogs
Bloke
British slang for a man or a good chap
Bloodstone
A dark green stone flecked with red · English
Bluenose
Canada's famous racing schooner, shown on the dime
Bluey
Australian nickname, often given to a redhead
Bluff
A steep cliff standing over flat ground
Bo
Old Norse for to live, short and easy to shout · Old Norse
Boar
A wild male pig with tusks · big dogs
Boatswain
Lord Byron's Newfoundland, honoured with a long epitaph · big dogs
Boaz
Hebrew for swiftness · Hebrew
Bob
Short form of Robert, Germanic for bright fame
Bobby
Skye terrier who kept watch in Greyfriars Kirkyard · Scottish
Bobcat
Short tailed wild cat of North America
Bobik
Russian for little dog, a would be space dog who ran away before his flight · Russian · small dogs
Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio, the author of The Decameron · Italian
Boccherini
Luigi Boccherini, the cellist composer of the famous minuet · Italian
Bock
A strong German lager, also German for billy goat · German
Bode
Germanic for messenger, or a short form of Boden
Bodhran
The Irish frame drum played with a small stick · Irish
Bodie
Pet form of names like Boden, also a messenger in Old English
Bodmin
A moor in Cornwall, said to hide a mysterious big cat
Boef
Dutch for a rogue or scamp, a classic Dutch dog name · Dutch
Boet
Afrikaans for brother, a friendly South African word for a mate · Afrikaans
Boetie
Means little brother in Afrikaans · Afrikaans
Bogart
The surname of the film actor Humphrey Bogart
Bogatyr
The great warrior hero of Russian legend · Russian · big dogs
Bogey
One over par in golf
Bogong
Victoria's highest mountain, and a moth that gathers there each summer · Dhudhuroa
Bohdan
Ukrainian and Czech form of Bogdan, meaning given by God · Ukrainian
Bohr
Niels Bohr, the Danish physicist of the atom · Danish
Bolek
Polish pet form of Boleslaw · Polish
Bolero
A slow Spanish dance in three time · Spanish
Bolillo
A crusty Mexican bread roll · Mexican Spanish
Bolivar
Simon Bolivar, the liberator of much of South America · Spanish
Bolle
Norwegian for a sweet bun · Norwegian
Bolo
A bolo tie, the western string tie with a silver clasp
Bombay
The older name of Mumbai
Bombolone
An Italian filled doughnut, its name means big bomb · Italian
Bond
The British secret agent
Bones
A skeleton's worth of bones, and a dog's favourite thing
Bonfire
A big outdoor fire for a night of stories
Bongo
A small hand drum · small dogs
Bonito
A small tuna, Spanish for pretty · Spanish
Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard, the French painter of glowing interiors, often with his dachshund · French
Bonzer
Old Aussie slang for great or excellent
Booker
English occupational surname for a scribe or bookbinder
Boomer
One who booms, used for dogs with a deep, loud bark
Boone
English surname from Old French bon meaning good · French
Bootes
The herdsman constellation, home of the bright star Arcturus · Greek
Boq
The friendly Munchkin who hosts Dorothy in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · small dogs
Boreas
Greek god of the cold north wind · Greek
Borek
A flaky filled filo pastry · Turkish
Boris
Old Bulgar name, perhaps meaning wolf or snow leopard · Russian
Borna
Slavic name meaning fight, carried by a ninth century Croatian duke · Croatian
Boron
A hard element named after the mineral borax
Bors
From Old French for jousting, a knight who found the Holy Grail · Old French · big dogs
Borya
Russian pet form of Boris · Russian
Bosc
A brown russeted pear with a long neck
Bosco
Labrador cross elected honorary mayor of a Californian town
Boson
A family of particles named after Satyendra Nath Bose
Boss
The one in charge, from the Dutch baas, master · Dutch · big dogs
Boston
Massachusetts harbour city
Bosun
The officer in charge of a ship's deck crew, short for boatswain
Bothie
Terrier who visited both the North and the South Pole
Boto
The pink river dolphin of the Amazon, from Brazilian folklore · Brazilian Portuguese
Botticelli
Sandro Botticelli, the painter of The Birth of Venus · Italian
Boudin
Eugene Boudin, the painter of beaches and skies who taught Monet · French
Boulder
A large rounded rock, a fitting name for a heavy dog
Boulevardier
A bourbon cousin of the negroni · French
Bouncer
The doorman who keeps the peace at a club · big dogs
Bourbon
American corn whiskey from Kentucky
Bouzouki
The long necked lute of Greek music · Greek
Bowie
Also a Scottish surname, fair haired
Bowler
The cricketer who delivers the ball, also a round black hat
Bowman
English surname for an archer · English
Boyan
Bulgarian name meaning battle · Bulgarian
Boyar
A Russian noble of old · Russian
Boye
Prince Rupert's poodle, notorious in the English Civil War
Boyle
Robert Boyle, the Irish chemist of Boyle's law · Irish
Bozeman
A Montana mountain town near Yellowstone
Bracken
Coarse fern that covers hillsides
Bradford
English place name, broad ford
Bradley
English surname, broad clearing
Bradman
After Sir Donald Bradman, the greatest batter in cricket history
Brady
Irish surname, from Gaelic Bradach meaning spirited · Irish
Braeburn
A crisp New Zealand apple
Bragg
William and Lawrence Bragg, the father and son of X ray crystals
Bragi
Norse god of poetry and song · Norse
Brahe
An exoplanet named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe · Danish
Brahms
German composer of the famous lullaby · German
Bram
Dutch short form of Abraham · Dutch
Bramley
The English cooking apple
Bran
Giant king of Welsh legend · Welsh · big dogs
Brando
Italian form of Brand, Germanic for sword · Italian
Brandon
English place name, hill covered with broom
Braque
Georges Braque, a founder of Cubism · French
Bras
Portuguese form of Blaise, short and rugged · Portuguese
Bravo
Italian cheer for a job well done · Italian
Brawler
Someone who loves a rough and tumble · big dogs
Brawn
Physical strength and muscle · big dogs
Brazos
The long Texas river; the name is Spanish for arms · Spanish
Breadfruit
A large starchy tropical fruit · big dogs
Breaker
A wave that crashes into white water · big dogs
Brecon
A Welsh market town under the Brecon Beacons
Brendan
Irish saint said to have sailed the Atlantic · Irish
Breno
Portuguese form of Brennus, a Celtic chieftain name · Portuguese
Brewer
Someone who brews beer
Brewster
English occupational surname for a brewer
Brezel
German for pretzel · German
Brezo
Spanish for heather · Spanish
Brian
Paradog who jumped into Normandy with British airborne troops
Brian Boru
The High King of Ireland who won the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 · Irish
Briccone
Italian for a rascal · Italian
Brick
A solid block of fired clay, for a dog built like one · big dogs
Brickfielder
A hot, dusty summer wind in south eastern Australia · Australian
Bridger
Jim Bridger, the American frontiersman and mountain man
Brigadeiro
A Brazilian chocolate truffle rolled in sprinkles · Portuguese · small dogs
Brigadier
A senior army officer
Briggs
English surname for someone who lived by a bridge
Brisket
A slow cooked cut of beef · big dogs
Brixton
English place name, Brihtsige's stone
Broadsword
A big wide bladed sword
Broc
Irish for badger · Irish
Broch
An ancient round stone tower of Scotland · Scottish
Brock
The Old English name for the badger · English · big dogs
Brody
Irish and Scottish surname, Gaelic for ditch or muddy place · Irish
Bronc
An untamed horse that bucks at the rodeo
Bronco
An unbroken range horse · big dogs
Bronson
English surname meaning son of Brown · English · big dogs
Brontes
Greek for thunder, one of the Cyclopes who forged lightning · Greek · big dogs
Bronzino
The Florentine court painter, whose name hints at his bronze complexion · Italian
Bronzo
Italian for bronze · Italian
Brooks
English surname for one who lives by the streams
Brose
A traditional Scottish oat dish · Scottish
Broucek
Czech for little beetle, a pet name · Czech · small dogs
Bruce
A stock Australian bloke name
Bruegel
Pieter Bruegel, the Flemish painter of village life · Flemish
Bruin
An old name for a bear, from Dutch for brown · Dutch
Bruiser
A large, tough person or animal, from bruise · big dogs
Brumby
Australia feral horse · big dogs
Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the great Victorian engineer
Brunello
A Tuscan red wine grape, meaning little dark one · Italian
Bruno
Italian and Germanic, brown · Italian
Bruse
Norwegian for billy goat, as in the three Billy Goats Gruff · Norwegian
Brute
A big strong creature, for a gentle giant with a tough name · big dogs
Brutus
The Roman senator of the ides of March · Latin · big dogs
Bryce
Scottish form of Brice, a saint of Tours, perhaps Gaulish for speckled · Scottish
Bryn
Welsh, hill · Welsh
Brynmor
Welsh name meaning great hill · Welsh · big dogs
Bryson
English surname, son of Brice
Bubba
Southern American nickname for brother, a big soft lump of a name · big dogs
Bublik
Russian for a ring shaped bread roll · Russian
Buccaneer
A pirate of the Caribbean
Buck
American English, a male deer
Buckaroo
A cowboy, from the Spanish vaquero · Spanish
Bucket
Inspector Bucket, one of the first detectives in English fiction
Buckeye
A tree whose shiny brown nut looks like the eye of a deer
Buckley
Irish and English surname, Gaelic for boy · Irish
Bucky
The soldier turned Winter Soldier
Bud
Short for buddy or brother, an old American nickname
Buddy
English, friend
Buffalo
The water buffalo and the Cape buffalo, heavy black horned cattle · big dogs
Bugle
A valveless brass horn used for calls · French
Bugsy
An old nickname for someone a little bit wild
Bulldozer
A powerful earth moving machine, for a dog who barrels through · big dogs
Bulle
Swedish for a bun, as in a cinnamon bun · Swedish
Buller
Mount Buller, a snowy peak of the Victorian Alps
Bullfinch
A plump finch with a rosy red chest · small dogs
Bullseye
The centre of a target
Bulut
Means cloud in Turkish · Turkish
Bulwark
A strong defensive wall · big dogs
Bumble
To move about clumsily, also as in bumblebee · small dogs
Bummer
One of a famous pair of stray dogs in 1860s San Francisco
Bunsen
Robert Bunsen, who gave his name to the lab burner · German
Bunuelo
A crisp fried dough fritter dusted with sugar · Spanish
Bunya
Queensland pine that drops enormous cones
Bunyip
A creature of Australian folklore said to lurk in billabongs and swamps
Buran
Russian for blizzard or snowstorm · Russian
Burek
Polish word for a mutt, and the classic name for a grey brown Polish farm dog · Polish
Burg
German for castle · German · big dogs
Burl
A rounded knotty growth on a tree trunk, prized by woodworkers
Burns
Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, who wrote about his own dog Luath · Scottish
Burro
A small donkey, Spanish for donkey · Spanish
Busker
A street musician, for a dog who performs for treats
Buster
A playful term for a lad, also the actor Buster Keaton
Butch
American nickname for a tough sort
Butler
The chief servant of a house, from the Old French for bottle bearer · French
Butte
A flat topped hill standing on its own
Butty
A northern English sandwich, as in a chip butty
Buzzard
A broad winged bird of prey · big dogs
Byrd
Richard Byrd, the polar aviator, whose terrier Igloo went with him to Antarctica
Byron
The romantic poet

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Babbler
A chatty bird that lives in noisy family groups, for a talkative dog
Baby
A sweet everyday endearment, often kept for a lifetime
Babycakes
A sweet term of endearment
Babylon
The great ancient city of Mesopotamia, famous for hanging gardens · Akkadian
Baci
Italian for kisses · Italian
Bacio
Italian for a kiss · Italian
Backcountry
Wild land far from roads
Backpacker
A traveller who carries everything in a pack
Badam
Hindi and Persian for almond · Hindi
Badem
Means almond in Turkish · Turkish
Badlands
A South Dakota park of eroded striped buttes
Baekgu
Korean for white dog, a Jindo who walked 300 km home to her owner · Korean
Bagheera
The Jungle Book panther, named from a Hindi word for tiger · Hindi
Baharat
Middle Eastern spice mix, the name means spices · Arabic
Bahati
Means luck or good fortune in Swahili · Swahili
Bai
Chinese for white or pure · Chinese
Baikal
The oldest and deepest lake in the world, in Siberia · Russian
Bailey
English occupational surname, a bailiff
Bails
The two little pieces of wood on top of the cricket stumps
Bairn
Scots for a child · Scottish · small dogs
Baja
Long desert peninsula of northwest Mexico · Spanish
Baked Alaska
Ice cream and cake under toasted meringue
Bakeneko
A shape shifting cat of Japanese folklore, a cheeky pick for a dog · Japanese
Bakewell
An almond and jam tart from Derbyshire
Bakpia
A small round pastry filled with mung bean · Indonesian · small dogs
Baku
A tapir like spirit of Japanese folklore who eats bad dreams · Japanese
Balagan
Hebrew slang for a mess or a muddle, for a chaotic pup · Hebrew
Bale
A tightly bound bundle of hay or straw
Bali
Indonesian island
Balm
Soothing lemon scented mint family herb
Balmoral
The royal estate in Aberdeenshire
Balsam
A fragrant resin taken from fir trees
Baltic
A cold shallow sea of northern Europe
Bam
A comic book sound effect
Bamboozle
To trick or baffle someone
Banana
The curved yellow fruit, for a golden pup with a bendy body
Banana Pepper
A mild long yellow pepper
Banana Split
Ice cream piled on a split banana
Bandera
Spanish, flag · Spanish
Bandicoot
A small long snouted Australian marsupial · Telugu · small dogs
Bandit
A playful name for a small mischief maker
Banh Bao
A Vietnamese steamed bun · Vietnamese · small dogs
Banh Bo
A spongy Vietnamese honeycomb cake · Vietnamese
Banh Mi
A crusty Vietnamese baguette sandwich · Vietnamese
Banh Tieu
A hollow Vietnamese sesame doughnut · Vietnamese · small dogs
Banh Xeo
A crisp Vietnamese pancake, named for the sizzle in the pan · Vietnamese
Bannock
Flat oat bread baked on a griddle · Scottish
Banoffee
A banana and toffee pie
Bantamweight
A light boxing weight class, named after the small bantam chicken · small dogs
Bantry
A bay and town in West Cork
Banyan
Spreading fig tree that drops roots from its branches · Hindi · big dogs
Bao
Soft Chinese steamed bun with a filling · Chinese
Baobab
Vast African tree with a swollen water storing trunk · Arabic · big dogs
Baobao
Means precious baby in Mandarin, a classic pet nickname · Chinese · small dogs
Baozi
A fluffy filled steamed bun · Chinese · small dogs
Bap
Means rice or a meal in Korean, for a dog who lives for dinner · Korean
Baram
Korean for wind · Korean
Baran
Means rain in Persian · Persian
Barazek
Thin sesame and pistachio biscuits · Arabic
Barbados
A Caribbean island known for sugar cane, cricket and pink sand
Bariloche
A Patagonian lake town in Argentina famous for chocolate and skiing · Spanish
Barista
The person who pulls the coffee behind the bar · Italian
Barley
Ancient grain used in bread, soup and malt
Barmy
British slang for a bit mad
Barnacle
A small shellfish that clings to rocks and hulls · small dogs
Baroque
The grand, dramatic art style of the 17th century
Barossa
South Australian wine valley
Basecamp
The main camp below a big climb
Batik
An Indonesian art of dyeing cloth with wax patterns · Indonesian
Battenberg
A pink and yellow checked sponge cake
Battleaxe
A heavy war axe, also a fierce, formidable person
Bay
A reddish brown horse coat with black mane and tail
Bay Leaf
The aromatic leaf of the bay laurel
Bayou
A slow moving southern waterway
Bazaar
A busy market of the Middle East and Asia · Persian
Bbang
Means bread in Korean, for a golden, bready dog · Korean
Beach
The sandy edge of the sea, for a dog who loves a swim
Beaker
The glass cup of every science lab
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
Bear
Plain and sturdy, a top ten name in the US
Beaut
Aussie slang for something great, as in you beauty
Bebop
A fast, inventive style of jazz · English
Beech
Smooth barked woodland tree with copper autumn leaves · big dogs
Beekeeper
Someone who keeps hives of honeybees
Beeswax
The golden wax that bees make their honeycomb from
Beetle
A hard shelled insect, many of them glossy black · small dogs
Beetroot
The deep red root vegetable
Bega
A dairy town on the south coast of New South Wales, famous for cheese
Beige
A soft pale sandy brown · French
Beignet
Square French fritter dusted with sugar · French
Belay
To hold the rope for a climber
Belfast
Capital of Northern Ireland · Irish
Belimbing
Malay for the star fruit · Malay
Belize
A small Caribbean country with the second longest barrier reef in the world
Bellbird
A bird whose call rings like a bell in Australian and New Zealand bush
Beluga
A pale white whale of Arctic seas · big dogs
Benben
Means silly or clumsy in Mandarin, for a goofy dog · Chinese
Bennet
The family name of Elizabeth and her sisters in Pride and Prejudice
Bento
Japanese packed lunch box of small dishes · Japanese
Berbere
Ethiopian chilli and spice blend · Amharic
Bergamot
Fragrant citrus used to scent Earl Grey tea · Italian
Berlin
Capital city of Germany · German
Bermuda
An Atlantic island group ringed by reef
Beso
Spanish for kiss · Spanish
Bettong
A tiny hopping marsupial of Australia · Dharug · small dogs
Bhaji
A spiced vegetable fritter, onion bhaji the famous one · Hindi
Bhangra
The joyful Punjabi folk dance, for a dog who bounces · Punjabi
Biber
Means pepper in Turkish, for a feisty dog · Turkish
Bicheno
A Tasmanian fishing town with a blowhole and penguins
Bien
Means sea in Vietnamese, for a water-loving dog · Vietnamese
Bifrost
The burning rainbow bridge between Midgard and Asgard · Old Norse
Biko
A sweet sticky rice cake with coconut caramel · Filipino
Bilby
A big eared desert marsupial of Australia · Yuwaalaraay · small dogs
Billabong
An Australian word for a waterhole left when a river changes course · Wiradjuri
Bimberi
Bimberi Peak, the highest point in the ACT · Ngunnawal
Bimble
British slang for a slow, aimless walk, the ideal dog stroll
Bingo
From the old song about a farmer and his dog
Binky
A fond word for a baby's dummy, sweet for a small pup · small dogs
Bintang
Means star in Indonesian and Malay · Indonesian
Binturong
The bearcat of Asia that smells like popcorn · Malay
Bird's Eye
A tiny fiery chilli · small dogs
Birdsville
A tiny outback town in Queensland famous for its races
Biryani
Layered spiced rice dish from the subcontinent · Persian
Biscay
The stormy bay off France and Spain
Biscotti
Twice baked Italian almond biscuit served with coffee · Italian
Biscuit Bandit
A cheeky thief of treats
Bismuth
A metal that grows rainbow coloured crystals
Bisque
Unglazed fired pottery, pale and soft to look at
Bittern
A shy reed bed heron with a booming call
Bitterroot
A pink mountain flower, the state flower of Montana
Bittu
A Hindi and Punjabi nickname meaning little one · Hindi · small dogs
Bivouac
A rough camp without a tent · French
Black Bean
A small glossy black bean · small dogs
Black Belt
The belt worn by an expert in judo and karate
Black Hole
A region of space whose gravity lets no light escape
Black Pudding
A British and Irish blood sausage
Blackbird
A garden songbird with a golden bill
Blackcap
A warbler with a neat black cap · small dogs
Blackie
Old fashioned name for a black coated dog
Blair
Scottish Gaelic name meaning plain or field · Scottish
Blarney
The castle with the stone of eloquence · Irish
Blaze
A bright fire, also the white stripe down a dog's face
Blep
When a pet leaves the tip of their tongue poking out
Bleu
French for blue, a favourite for a blue merle or grey coat · French
Blighty
Affectionate British slang for Britain
Blimey
A British cry of surprise
Bloom
A flower at its fullest and freshest
Blue
The dog world word for a slate grey coat
Bluebird
A small bright blue songbird · small dogs
Bluebonnet
Blue lupin that carpets Texas roadsides in spring
Bluegill
A small sunfish that every young angler catches first · small dogs
Bluegum
A tall eucalyptus tree with blue grey leaves
Blues
An American music style rooted in African American song
Bluestone
A blue grey stone, famous from Stonehenge
Blustery
Windy in strong sudden gusts
Boardwalk
A wooden seaside promenade, like the one at Atlantic City
Boba
Chewy tapioca pearls in bubble tea · Taiwanese · small dogs
Bobber
A float that bobs on the water until a fish bites
Bobbie
Pet form of Robert or Roberta
Bobbin
A small spool that holds thread, from the French bobine · small dogs
Bobo
A playful doubled sound, sweet for a goofy pup
Bobolink
A bubbly singing bird of North American meadows
Bobsled
A fast team sled that races down an icy track
Bocce
Italian lawn bowling game · Italian
Bocconcini
Little balls of fresh mozzarella, meaning small mouthfuls · Italian · small dogs
Bogota
High altitude capital of Colombia · Spanish
Boise
The capital of Idaho; the name comes from the French for wooded · French
Bok Choy
A Chinese cabbage with white stems and dark leaves · Chinese
Bokshiri
Means fluffy in Korean, a classic name for a fluffy dog · Korean
Bolletje
Dutch for little ball or bun · Dutch · small dogs
Bologna
An Italian city famous for its rich pasta sauce, arcades and the oldest university in Europe · Italian
Bolt
A flash of lightning, also a sudden dash away
Bonanza
A rich vein of ore, Spanish for fair weather or prosperity · Spanish
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
Bondi
Sydney most famous beach
Bone
A creamy off white, and every dog's favourite thing
Bonjour
French, good day · French
Bonkers
British slang for wildly silly
Bonobo
A peaceful great ape of the Congo · Lingala
Bonsai
Tree kept miniature in a shallow tray · Japanese · small dogs
Boo
A sound made to startle, also a term of affection · small dogs
BooBoo
A little bump or mistake, and a soft pet name
Boobook
A small brown Australian owl named after their call · small dogs
Boogie
A rolling blues piano style · English
Boojum
The most dangerous kind of Snark in Lewis Carroll's poem
Boomerang
A curved throwing stick that comes back, for a dog who always returns
Boondi
Tiny fried droplets of gram flour batter · Hindi · small dogs
Boop
Internet word for a gentle tap on the nose · small dogs
Boots
Sturdy footwear, used for dogs with dark or white feet
Bora
A cold dry wind off the Adriatic coast · Italian
Borage
Blue starry herb whose leaves taste of cucumber
Bordeaux
City and wine region of south west France · French
Bori
Korean for barley · Korean
Borneo
Huge rainforest island of Southeast Asia
Borscht
Beetroot soup of Russia and Ukraine · Russian
Botan
Peony, the flower Japan calls the king of blooms · Japanese
Botanist
Someone who studies plants
Boterkoek
A dense Dutch butter cake · Dutch
Bothy
A Scottish mountain hut left open for walkers · Scottish
Bottlebrush
Australian shrub with bright brush shaped flowers · Australian
Boubou
A cosy French baby nickname, soft and easy to call · French · small dogs
Bough
A main branch spreading from a tree
Boule
A round loaf of French bread, meaning ball · French
Boules
French for balls, the game also called petanque · French
Bourke
Outback town, as in the back of Bourke
Bowerbird
An Australian bird that decorates a bower with blue treasures
Boyne
River in eastern Ireland · Irish
Boysenberry
A large dark berry crossed from raspberry and blackberry
Brahminy
The brahminy kite, a chestnut and white sea eagle
Bramble
The wild blackberry of the hedgerow
Brambling
A winter finch with orange and black feathers · small dogs
Brass
A gold coloured metal of copper and zinc
Braun
German word for brown · German
Braw
Scots for fine, handsome or good · Scottish
Breezy
Light and airy like a soft wind
Brekkie
Aussie slang for breakfast
Bremen
German city of the fairy tale musicians · German
Brew
A pot of tea left to steep
Briar
Thorny wild rose that tangles through hedges
Brighton
Seaside town on the Sussex coast
Brindle
A coat of dark stripes on a lighter brown base
Brine
Salt water of the sea
Brio
Italian for vigour, as in con brio, with spirit · Italian
Brisbane
The sunny river city capital of Queensland
Bristol
Harbour city in the west of England
Brittle
Hard sheet of set sugar studded with nuts
Broccoli
The little green tree of the vegetable world
Brogan
Irish word for a sturdy leather shoe · Irish
Bronx
New York borough
Bronze
A golden brown metal of copper and tin
Brook
A small stream · small dogs
Broome
Pearling town on the Kimberley coast
Brownie
Old fashioned name for a brown coated dog
Browning
Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Victorian poets in love
Bruges
Canal city in Belgium known for its medieval centre
Bruny
An island off Tasmania known for cheese, oysters and white wallabies
Bubble
A light round ball of air
Bubble and Squeak
Fried leftover potato and cabbage, named for the noise in the pan
Buckle
A big shiny belt buckle, the rodeo prize
Buckskin
A tan horse with a black mane and tail, named after deer hide
Buckwheat
A grain like seed used for pancakes and noodles
Budapest
The Hungarian capital, two old cities joined across the Danube · Hungarian
Budgerigar
The little green budgie of the Australian outback · Gamilaraay · small dogs
Budgie
A small bright Australian parakeet · small dogs
Buff
A pale yellow brown, the colour of soft leather
Bug
A little insect, a fond nickname for a small one · small dogs
Bujji
Means sweetheart or little dear in Telugu · Telugu
Buko
Filipino for young coconut · Filipino
Bulbul
Means nightingale in Turkish · Turkish
Bulgogi
Korean marinated grilled beef, the name means fire meat · Korean
Bullet
A small fast shot, from the French boulette, little ball · small dogs
Bullion
Gold or silver in bars, for a dog worth their weight in gold
Bulrush
A tall reed growing at the water edge
Bunbuku
From Bunbuku Chagama, the tea kettle that was really a tanuki · Japanese · small dogs
Bundt
A ring shaped cake baked in a fluted tin
Bungeoppang
A fish shaped Korean pastry with sweet bean filling · Korean · small dogs
Bunkhouse
The cowhands' sleeping quarters on a ranch
Bunnyhug
Saskatchewan slang for a hooded sweatshirt
Bunt
A soft little tap of the ball in baseball
Bunting
A small seed eating bird, also a word for cheerful flags · small dogs
Burdock
Root plant famous for burrs that stick to fur
Burekas
Flaky filled pastries, a favourite Israeli snack · Hebrew
Burgundy
The wine of Burgundy, and a deep red colour · French
Burren
A limestone landscape in County Clare full of wild flowers
Burrito
A filled tortilla roll, Spanish for little donkey
Busan
South Korea's big port city, known for beaches and seafood · Korean
Bushel
An old measure for grain and fruit
Bushwhack
To push through the bush where there is no trail
Butcherbird
An Australian songbird with a hooked bill and a beautiful song
Bute
A small island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland
Butterball
Something round and plump · small dogs
Butterbean
A large flat lima bean, pale cream in colour
Butterfingers
Someone who always drops the ball
Butternut
A sweet golden squash, and a nut of the white walnut tree
Butterscotch
Toffee made from brown sugar and butter · English
Buttons
Small round fasteners, for bright round eyes · small dogs
Byte
Eight bits of data · small dogs
Byzantium
A deep dark purple

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