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Dog names starting with S

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Girl names (317)

Saanen
A large white Swiss dairy goat
Saba
Means soft morning breeze in Persian · Persian
Sabah
A Malaysian state on Borneo, home to Mount Kinabalu and orangutans · Malay
Sabina
Latin, a Sabine woman, from the ancient people near Rome · Latin
Sabine
German and French name from the ancient Sabine people · German
Sable
In heraldry, the word for black
Sabrina
Latin name for the River Severn, a nymph of legend · Latin
Sadb
Probably sweet, a woman turned into a deer and mother of Oisin · Irish
Sadhbh
Irish name meaning sweet, a deer woman of legend · Irish
Sadie
Pet form of Sarah
Saebom
New spring · Korean
Safflower
A thistle like flower used as a saffron substitute
Saffran
Swedish for saffron · Swedish
Saffron
The costliest spice in the world
Saga
Norse, a told story · Norse
Sagitta
The arrow, one of the smallest constellations · small dogs
Sahara
The great desert of north Africa
Sahlab
A warm creamy winter drink · Arabic
Sakhi
Means friend or companion in Hindi · Hindi
Sakhra
Means rock in Arabic, for a sturdy dog · Arabic
Saki
Japanese name meaning blossom · Japanese
Sakura
Japanese, cherry blossom · Japanese
Sakuramochi
A pink rice cake wrapped in a cherry leaf · Japanese · small dogs
Salama
Finnish for lightning · Finnish
Salem
Salem in Massachusetts, famous for its witch trials of 1692
Sali
Welsh form of Sally · Welsh
Salix
Latin for willow tree · Latin
Sallie
Bull terrier mascot of a Pennsylvania regiment
Salome
Aramaic name related to shalom, peace · Aramaic
Salsa
Fresh tomato and chilli sauce, the name means sauce · Spanish
Salta
A colonial city in northwest Argentina, known as the beautiful one · Spanish
Salvia
The sage family, from the Latin for to heal · Latin
Sama
Means sky in Arabic · Arabic
Samantha
Perhaps Samuel with the ending of Anthea, God has heard
Samba
Brazilian dance and music · Portuguese
Sambuca
An Italian anise liqueur · Italian
Samra
Means brunette or dusky in Arabic, for a brown dog · Arabic
Sancerre
A zesty white wine from the Loire · French
Sandy
The pale golden colour of sand, also short for Alexander
Sangkaya
A Thai coconut custard · Thai
Sango
Means coral in Japanese, for a sweet reddish dog · Japanese
Sangria
Spanish wine punch
Sanibel
A Florida island famous for its seashells
Sanne
Dutch short form of Susanne · Dutch
Santolina
Cotton lavender, a silvery herb with button flowers
Santorini
Greek island of white houses and blue domes · Greek
Sao
A small moon of Neptune named after a sea nymph · Greek · small dogs
Saoirse
Irish, freedom · Irish
Sapeca
Brazilian word for a cheeky, playful little one · Brazilian Portuguese
Sapir
Means sapphire in Hebrew · Hebrew
Sapodilla
A brown tropical fruit tasting of malt and brown sugar
Sapphire
For the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales
Sappho
Ancient Greek poet known for her lyric verse · Greek
Saqqara
The burial ground of Memphis, home of the Step Pyramid · Ancient Egyptian
Sarah
Hebrew name meaning princess · Hebrew
Sarajevo
The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, set in a valley of hills · Bosnian
Sarang
Korean for love · Korean
Sarasota
A Florida Gulf Coast town of white sand beaches
Sarbi
Australian explosives dog lost for a year in Afghanistan
Sardine
A tiny silver fish, for a dog who likes to squeeze in · small dogs
Sardinia
An Italian island with turquoise water and long lived villagers · Italian
Sasha
Labrador who found weapons and bombs in Helmand province
Sashimi
Fresh raw fish sliced thin · Japanese
Sassy
Lively, bold and a little cheeky
Satsuma
Easy peeling mandarin named after a Japanese province · Japanese
Saudade
Portuguese word for a deep, bittersweet longing · Portuguese
Saule
Lithuanian for sun, the Baltic sun goddess · Lithuanian
Sauternes
A golden sweet wine from Bordeaux · French
Sauvignon
A zesty grape whose name means wild · French
Savanna
Open grassland with scattered trees, home of lions and zebras · Taino
Savannah
Coastal city in Georgia
Savory
A peppery herb, summer or winter
Sayuri
Small lily · Japanese
Scarlet
A bright red
Scathach
Means shadowy, the warrior woman who trained Cuchulainn · Irish
Schatzi
German for little treasure · German · small dogs
Scoria
A dark bubbly volcanic rock · Greek
Scotia
A stormy sea near Antarctica, Latin for Scotland · Latin
Scully
The sceptic of the X Files
Scylla
A sea monster with six heads who guarded a narrow strait · Greek
Sea Breeze
A vodka, cranberry and grapefruit cocktail
Seacole
Mary Seacole, the Jamaican nurse of the Crimean War
Seaglass
Smooth frosted glass worn by the waves
Seashell
The shell of a sea creature found on the beach · small dogs
Sedna
Inuit goddess who rules the sea and its animals · Inuit
Sedona
Red rock town in Arizona
Seftali
Turkish for peach · Turkish
Sekhmet
Lioness headed Egyptian goddess of war · Egyptian
Selene
Greek goddess of the moon · Greek
Selenite
A clear gypsum crystal named for the moon · Greek
Selina
The cat burglar of Gotham
Selkie
A seal who becomes a woman on land, from Scottish folklore · Scots
Selma
Coined in Ossian's poems, perhaps fair view · Scottish
Semla
A Swedish cream bun with almond paste · Swedish
Senja
Means dusk in Indonesian and Malay · Indonesian
Senna
Arabic sana, brilliance, also a flowering plant · Arabic
Seol
Means snow in Korean, lovely for a white coat · Korean
Seoli
Means frost in Korean, for a pale dog · Korean
Seona
Scottish Gaelic form of Joan · Scottish
Sepia
A warm brown ink made from cuttlefish
Sepideh
Means dawn or first light in Persian · Persian
Serafina
Italian name from the seraphim, the fiery angels · Italian
Seraphinite
A green stone with feathery silver patterns, named for the seraphim
Sereia
Portuguese for mermaid · Portuguese
Seren
Welsh, star · Welsh
Serena
After Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles
Serenade
An evening song performed outdoors · French
Serket
Egyptian goddess of scorpions · Egyptian
Serpentine
A green stone with a scaled pattern · Latin
Serqet
The scorpion goddess of healing in ancient Egypt · Ancient Egyptian
Serviceberry
A small tree with white spring blossom and sweet berries
Seshat
Egyptian goddess of writing and measurement · Egyptian
Setareh
Means star in Persian · Persian
Sethunya
Means bloom or flower in Tswana · Tswana
Seulgi
Means wisdom in Korean, for a calm, clever dog · Korean
Sevgi
Means love in Turkish · Turkish
Seville
Andalusian city known for oranges and flamenco · Spanish
Sewell
Anna Sewell, the author of Black Beauty
Seychelles
An island nation in the Indian Ocean with granite boulders on white beaches · French
Shabnam
Means dew in Persian · Persian
Shadi
Means happiness in Persian · Persian
Shahd
Means honey in Arabic · Arabic
Shaked
Means almond in Hebrew · Hebrew
Shakshuka
Eggs poached in spiced tomato sauce, an Israeli breakfast favourite · Hebrew
Shangri-La
A hidden paradise in the mountains, from the novel Lost Horizon
Shani
Means scarlet in Hebrew, for a red dog · Hebrew
Shanti
Sanskrit for peace · Sanskrit
Shaula
The star at the tip of the Scorpion's sting, Arabic for raised tail · Arabic
Sheba
Name from the Queen of Sheba, given to dogs for generations
Sheena
Scottish form of Jane, God is gracious · Scottish
Sheila
Australian slang for a woman
Shelby
English place name, willow farm
Shelly
From shell, also a pet form of Michelle or Shelley · small dogs
Shenandoah
A Virginia river valley and national park, and an old folk song
Sheppard
Kate Sheppard, who led the campaign that won New Zealand women the vote
Sherry
Fortified wine from Jerez in Spain
Shika
Japanese for deer · Japanese
Shimmer
Light trembling over hot ground
Shimo
The Japanese word for frost · Japanese
Shinbi
Korean for mysterious, otherworldly · Korean
Shinju
Japanese for pearl · Japanese
Shira
Means singing in Hebrew · Hebrew
Shiratama
Small, soft white rice flour dumplings from Japan · Japanese · small dogs
Shirin
Means sweet in Persian, the heroine of the romance Khosrow and Shirin · Persian
Shispare
A sharp peak of the Karakoram in Pakistan · Burushaski
Shokoufeh
Means blossom in Persian · Persian
Shona
Means gold in Bengali, used for a darling · Bengali
Shortcake
A crumbly cake served with strawberries and cream
Shrikhand
A sweet strained yoghurt dessert with saffron · Marathi
Shuang
Means frost in Mandarin, crisp and graceful · Chinese
Shula
Means flame in Arabic · Arabic
Shutka
Russian for joke, a space dog who survived an emergency landing in Siberia · Russian
Sian
Welsh form of Jane · Welsh
Siberia
The vast cold region of northern Russia, home of the Siberian Husky · Russian
Sibyl
Greek sibylla, a prophetess of the ancient world · Greek
Sicily
Largest island in the Mediterranean · Italian
Sidra
Spanish cider, poured from a height in Asturias · Spanish
Siena
Tuscan city, and the reddish brown earth pigment · Italian
Sienna
A warm red brown earth pigment from Siena in Italy · Italian
Sierra
Spanish, a mountain range
Sif
Golden haired wife of Thor in Norse myth · Norse
Signe
Norse name meaning new victory · Norse
Signy
Old Norse for new victory, twin sister of Sigmund · Old Norse
Sigrid
Norse, victory and beauty · Norse
Sigrun
Valkyrie of Norse legend · Norse
Sigyn
Old Norse for victorious friend, the faithful wife of Loki · Old Norse
Sikhye
A sweet Korean rice drink · Korean
Silhouette
A portrait cut as a solid dark shape, named after a French minister · French
Silkie
A fluffy chicken breed with soft hair like feathers · small dogs
Silla
An ancient Korean kingdom, legendary and timeless · Korean
Silva
Latin for forest · Latin
Silver Needle
A rare white tea of downy buds · Chinese
Silverheels
Mount Silverheels in Colorado, named after a dancer of the gold rush
Silvia
Italian name from Latin silva, forest · Italian
Simin
Means silvery in Persian · Persian
Simla
The old spelling of Shimla, a Himalayan hill town in India · Hindi
Simnel
A marzipan fruit cake for Easter
Simone
French form of Simon, one who listens · French
Simorgh
A wise, benevolent mythical bird of Persian legend · Persian
Simurgh
A giant wise bird of Persian legend · Persian · big dogs
Sinead
Irish form of Jane · Irish
Sinope
A distant moon of Jupiter named after a nymph · Greek
Sinta
Means beloved or sweetheart in Tagalog · Tagalog
Sintra
A hilltop town near Lisbon with fairytale palaces wrapped in mist and forest · Portuguese
Siobhan
Irish form of Joan · Irish
Sioned
Welsh form of Janet · Welsh
Sirin
A bird of paradise with a lovely song in Russian legend · Russian
Sirona
From Celtic for star, a Gaulish goddess of healing springs · Celtic
Sisi
The nickname of Empress Elisabeth of Austria · German · small dogs
Sissy
American nickname for a sister · small dogs
Sistrum
A sacred rattle shaken in ancient Egyptian music · Ancient Egyptian
Sita
The heroine of the Ramayana · Sanskrit
Sittella
A small Australian bird that hops down tree trunks · Greek · small dogs
Siwa
A desert oasis in western Egypt · Ancient Egyptian
Skadi
Norse goddess of winter, skis and mountains · Norse
Skattie
Afrikaans for darling or treasure, a favourite South African endearment · Afrikaans
Skeena
A wild salmon river in northern British Columbia · Tsimshian
Skye
After the Isle of Skye in Scotland, or the blue sky · Scottish
Skylark
A small brown bird that sings while soaring high · small dogs
Slivka
Ukrainian for little plum · Ukrainian
Sloe
Blue black berry of the blackthorn
Smadar
Means blossom in Hebrew · Hebrew
Smelaya
Russian for brave, a space dog who ran away the day before launch and came back to fly · Russian
Smetana
Russian for sour cream · Russian
Snezhinka
Russian for snowflake, a Soviet space dog of 1959 · Russian · small dogs
Snorty
Given to snorting, common in flat faced breeds
Snowdrop
Nodding white flower that blooms through frost · small dogs
Snowflake
A single flake of Christmas snow · small dogs
Snowgum
A white trunked eucalypt of the Australian high country
Soave
A dry white wine from Veneto, meaning smooth · Italian
Sobekneferu
One of the first women to rule Egypt as pharaoh · Ancient Egyptian
Sobrasada
A soft spreadable sausage from Majorca · Spanish
Sofia
Italian form of Sophia, wisdom · Italian
Sohan
A saffron brittle from Qom · Persian
Sohee
Small and bright · Korean
Sol
Spanish, sun · Spanish
Soleil
French, sun · French
Solene
French name from Latin sollemnis, meaning solemn and dignified · French
Solomiya
Ukrainian form of Salome · Ukrainian
Solstice
The turning point of the sun's year
Solveig
Norse, strength of the house · Norse
Sombra
Spanish, shadow · Spanish
Somer
Means summer in Afrikaans · Afrikaans
Somi
Small beauty · Korean · small dogs
Sona
Means gold in Hindi, also a term of endearment · Hindi
Sonata
A piece of music for one or two instruments, Italian
Sonatina
A short, simple sonata · Italian · small dogs
Songi
Korean for a cluster of blossom · Korean
Songpyeon
Half moon rice cakes made for the autumn harvest festival · Korean · small dogs
Sonne
German for sun · German
Sonoma
Wine country town in northern California
Sonora
Desert state of northern Mexico · Spanish
Sonya
Gentle cousin in Tolstoy's War and Peace · Russian
Soo
Excellence, outstanding · Korean
Sookie
Southern American pet form of Susannah, lily
Sopaipilla
A puffy fried pastry with honey · Spanish
Sopdet
Egyptian goddess of Sirius, the dog star · Egyptian
Sophia
Sophia of Hanover, the heir to the British throne who began the Georgian line · Greek
Sophie
Greek, wisdom
Soprano
The highest of the singing voices · Italian
Sorcha
Irish name meaning bright · Irish
Sori
Means sound in Korean, for a chatty, expressive dog · Korean
Soroka
Ukrainian for magpie · Ukrainian
Souffle
French for puffed, a baked egg dish that rises in the oven · French
Sparkle
A little flash of light · small dogs
Sparkles
Glittering little lights, for a dog who shines
Sparrow
A small brown garden bird, from the Old English spearwa · small dogs
Sparta
Warrior city of ancient Greece · Greek
Speckles
Covered in small spots
Spes
Latin for hope · Latin
Spica
Brightest star in the constellation Virgo
Spice
Pepper, cinnamon and the like, for a dog with some fire
Sponge
A light, airy cake · small dogs
Spring
The season of new growth, for a puppy born in spring
Sprinkles
Tiny coloured sugar strands scattered over cakes · small dogs
Stacey
Pet form of Anastasia, resurrection
Star
A bright light in the night sky
Star Anise
A star shaped spice with a liquorice scent · Chinese
Starfruit
A golden fruit that slices into stars
Starla
A sparkly name built on star
Starlight
The soft light of the stars
Starry
Full of stars, for a dog with a sparkly personality
Stella
Latin, star · Latin
Stellina
Italian for little star · Italian · small dogs
Steren
Cornish for star · Cornish
Sterretje
Dutch for little star · Dutch
Stina
Swedish short form of Kristina · Swedish
Stormy
Wild and blustery, under dark grey skies
Stracciatella
Italian vanilla ice cream flecked with chocolate shards · Italian
Strawberry
The sweet red summer berry · small dogs
Strelka
Soviet space dog who flew with Belka and returned · Russian
Styx
Tiny moon of the dwarf planet Pluto · small dogs
Subira
Means patience in Swahili · Swahili
Sucre
French for sugar · French
Sudachi
A small green Japanese citrus fruit · Japanese
Sufganiyah
A jam doughnut eaten at Hanukkah · Hebrew
Sugar
Long standing name for a sweet natured dog
Sugarplum
The sweets that danced in children's dreams in The Night Before Christmas · small dogs
Sugilite
A rich purple gem first found in Japan · Japanese
Suki
Beloved, dearly liked · Japanese
Sulguni
A stretchy salty Georgian cheese · Georgian
Sultana
Golden dried grape used in baking · Turkish
Sultry
Hot and heavy summer weather
Sumi
The black ink used in brush painting · Japanese
Sumire
Means violet, the flower, in Japanese · Japanese
Summer
The warmest and longest season of the year
Sumu
Finnish for mist · Finnish
Sunbeam
A ray of sunlight breaking through cloud
Sundari
Means beautiful in Hindi and Sanskrit · Hindi
Sunday
The lazy day of the week, for a calm and easy dog
Sunniva
Norwegian saint whose name means gift of the sun · Norwegian
Sunset
The red and gold end of the day
Sunshine
Bright direct light from the sun
Supernova
A star exploding in a huge flash of light · Latin
Susam
Means sesame in Turkish · Turkish · small dogs
Susan
Corgi given to Princess Elizabeth on her eighteenth birthday
Susanna
Clever maid in The Marriage of Figaro · Italian
Susi
German pet form of Susanne · German
Susie
Pet form of Susan, Hebrew for lily · Hebrew
Suva
The capital of Fiji, on a harbour of the Pacific · Fijian
Suzette
French pet form of Suzanne · French · small dogs
Suzu
Means little bell in Japanese, for a dog with a jingle in their step · Japanese
Suzume
Means sparrow in Japanese, for a chirpy little dog · Japanese · small dogs
Svea
Poetic name for Sweden itself · Swedish
Svetlana
From Russian svet, light · Russian
Swan
A large white water bird with a long curved neck · big dogs
Sweet
Kind and gentle, the way a good dog is
Sweetie
An endearment for someone dear
Sweetlips
An American Foxhound owned by George Washington
Sweetpea
Climbing scented flower grown for cutting · small dogs
Sybil
Greek name for a prophetess · Greek
Sydney
Australia largest harbour city
Syllabub
An old English dessert of whipped cream and wine
Sylvia
Latin name meaning of the woods · Latin
Sylvie
French name meaning of the woods · French
Symphony
A grand work for full orchestra
Syrah
A dark red Rhone grape, called Shiraz in Australia · French

Boy names (331)

Saadi
The Persian poet of Shiraz, author of The Rose Garden · Persian
Saar
Means storm in Hebrew · Hebrew
Saddler
A maker of saddles
Sadiq
Means true, sincere and loyal in Arabic · Arabic
Sadr
The star at the heart of Cygnus the swan, Arabic for chest · Arabic
Sagan
Carl Sagan, the astronomer who brought the cosmos to everyone
Sagar
Hindi for ocean · Hindi
Sagittarius
The archer constellation of the zodiac · Latin
Saguaro
The giant cactus of the Sonoran Desert, said sa-wah-ro · Spanish · big dogs
Sailor Boy
A Chesapeake Bay Retriever of Theodore Roosevelt
Saint
A holy or very good person, for a dog with endless patience
Saja
Means lion in Korean · Korean · big dogs
Sakhr
Means solid rock in Arabic · Arabic · big dogs
Sal
Short form of Salvatore, saviour · Italian
Saladin
The sultan famous for his chivalry during the Crusades · Arabic
Salieri
Antonio Salieri, the Viennese court composer · Italian
Salty Dog
A grapefruit cocktail served with a salted rim
Salvador
Spanish for saviour, after the painter Dali · Spanish
Salvatore
Italian for saviour · Italian
Sameer
Means breeze in Hindi and Urdu · Hindi
Samir
A gentle breeze · Sanskrit
Sampo
The magic mill of the Kalevala that made grain, salt and gold · Finnish
Sampson
Form of Samson, Hebrew for sun, the biblical strong man · Hebrew · big dogs
Samson
Biblical strong man, a long standing name for big dogs · big dogs
Samuel
Hebrew for God has heard, the prophet who anointed kings · Hebrew
Samurai
The warrior class of feudal Japan · Japanese · big dogs
San
Means mountain in Korean, short and strong · Korean
Sancho
Spanish, holy, and Don Quixote squire · Spanish
Sanford
English place name, sandy ford
Sangiovese
The main red grape of Tuscany · Italian
Santa
Short for Santa Claus, from the Dutch Sinterklaas · Dutch
Santiago
Spanish name for Saint James · Spanish
Santino
Italian diminutive of Santo, saint · Italian
Santo
Italian and Spanish for saint · Italian
Saperavi
Georgia's deep dark red grape · Georgian
Sapsal
The shaggy Korean Sapsali dog breed · Korean
Sardar
Means chief or commander in Persian · Persian
Sarge
Short for sergeant
Sargent
John Singer Sargent, the great portrait painter
Sargon
Sargon of Akkad, the founder of the first great empire · Akkadian
Sasquatch
The big, hairy ape like giant of North American folklore · big dogs
Satchel
After Satchel Paige, the legendary baseball pitcher
Satchmo
Nickname of jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, from satchel mouth
Satie
Erik Satie, the eccentric French composer of the Gymnopedies · French
Satoshi
Wise, quick witted · Japanese
Saturn
The ringed planet · Roman · big dogs
Satyr
A merry woodland spirit of Greek myth · Greek
Saul
Hebrew for asked for, the first king of Israel · Hebrew
Sausewind
German for a whirlwind of a child · German
Sawtooth
A jagged range of peaks in Idaho
Sax
Short for saxophone, the smooth voice of jazz
Sazerac
A rye whiskey cocktail from New Orleans
Scafell
The highest fell in England · big dogs
Scarecrow
The straw man keeping watch in the field on Halloween night
Scarlatti
Domenico Scarlatti, the composer of hundreds of keyboard sonatas · Italian
Scentwell
A foxhound of George Washington, named for a fine nose
Schatten
German for shadow · German
Scherzo
A brisk playful movement in a symphony · Italian
Schiehallion
A cone shaped Scottish mountain, the fairy hill of the Caledonians · Scottish Gaelic
Schooner
A swift two masted sailing ship · big dogs
Schorl
Black tourmaline, the most common kind
Schubert
Austrian composer of hundreds of songs · German
Schumann
Robert and Clara Schumann, the composer couple of the Romantic era · German
Scipio
The St Bernard of the aviator Orville Wright
Scooter
Classic name for a fast, low slung dog · small dogs
Scorcher
A blazing hot day
Scorpio
The scorpion of the zodiac · Latin
Scorpius
The scorpion constellation with the red star Antares · Latin
Scotch
Of Scotland, or the amber whisky
Scott
English surname for a Gael or Scot · Scottish
Scotty
Lead dog on Leonhard Seppala's Alaskan racing teams
Scrappy
A plucky little fighter who never backs down · small dogs
Screwdriver
A vodka and orange juice cocktail
Scrooge
Miser reformed in Dickens's A Christmas Carol · English
Scrum
The forward pack contest in rugby · big dogs
Seabiscuit
The small, knobbly racehorse who became an American champion
Sealion
An eared seal with a loud bark · big dogs
Seaman
Newfoundland who crossed America with Lewis and Clark · big dogs
Seamus
Irish form of James · Irish
Sean
Irish form of John, God is gracious · Irish
Sebastian
Latin, man from Sebaste, from Greek for venerable · Latin
Secretariat
The chestnut racehorse who won the American Triple Crown in record time
Seiji
Lawful and just · Japanese
Sejong
The 15th century king who gave Korea its alphabet · Korean
Sem
Dutch form of Shem · Dutch
Sen
Japanese for a thousand · Japanese
Seneb
Means healthy, the name of a real dog in ancient Egypt · Ancient Egyptian
Seneca
The Roman philosopher and writer · Latin
Sensation
The English Pointer on the logo of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Sentinel
A guard who keeps watch · big dogs
Sentry
A guard who holds a position
Senusret
A great Middle Kingdom pharaoh of Egypt · Ancient Egyptian
Seorak
Seoraksan, a rugged mountain of South Korea, snowy peaks · Korean
Sepehr
Means sky or heavens in Persian · Persian
Sepp
Bavarian short form of Josef · German
Sergeant
A military or police rank, from the Latin serviens, serving · Latin · big dogs
Sergio
Italian name from the Roman family Sergius · Italian
Serrano
Slim hot chilli from the Mexican highlands · Spanish
Set
Egyptian god of the desert and storms · Egyptian
Seth
Third son of Adam and Eve, Hebrew for placed or set · Hebrew
Seti
Seti I, the pharaoh who built a great temple at Abydos · Egyptian
Seumas
Scottish Gaelic form of James · Scottish
Seurat
After Georges Seurat, who painted in tiny dots
Severus
Roman name meaning stern · Latin
Seymour
Norman surname from Saint Maur in France · French
Sgurr
A Scottish Gaelic word for a sharp rocky peak · Scottish Gaelic
Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer of the Endurance · big dogs
Shad
Means happy in Persian · Persian
Shaggy
Long, rough and untidy, for a dog with a scruffy coat
Shah
The Persian title for a king · Persian
Shahin
Means falcon in Persian · Persian
Shakerato
Espresso shaken with ice · Italian
Shakespeare
England's most performed playwright · English · big dogs
Shalev
Means calm and tranquil in Hebrew · Hebrew
Shamash
Babylonian god of the sun and of justice · Babylonian
Shamus
Anglicised Seamus, the Irish form of James · Irish
Shane
Anglicised form of Sean, Irish for God is gracious · Irish
Shango
Yoruba god of thunder and drums · Yoruba
Shankly
After Bill Shankly, the much loved Scottish football manager
Sharik
Russian for little ball · Russian · small dogs
Shark
The ocean's top predator, most of them grey backed · big dogs
Sharp
Queen Victoria's collie and favourite dog at Balmoral
Sheldon
English place name, valley with steep sides
Shep
Collie who waited years at a Montana railway station
Sher
Hindi for lion · Hindi · big dogs
Shera
Means lion in Punjabi · Punjabi
Sheriff
A county officer, from the Old English scir gerefa
Sherlock
The detective of Baker Street
Sherlock Bones
Pun on Sherlock Holmes, for a dog with a nose for clues
Sherman
English occupational surname for a cloth shearer
Sheru
Means little lion in Hindi, one of the best loved Indian dog names · Hindi
Sherwood
English place name, bright wood, Robin Hood's forest
Shihab
Means shooting star or meteor in Arabic · Arabic
Shilling
An old British coin worth twelve pence
Shir
Means lion in Persian · Persian · big dogs
Shire
England's giant among farm horses · big dogs
Shiro
Japanese, white · Japanese
Shishi
The guardian lion of Japanese temples · Japanese · big dogs
Shizi
Means lion in Mandarin · Chinese · big dogs
Shogun
The military ruler of old Japan · Japanese · big dogs
Sholto
Probably from a Gaelic word for sower · Scottish
Shorthorn
A classic English cattle breed in red and roan
Showdown
The final face off of an Old West story
Shu
The ancient Egyptian god of air and light · Ancient Egyptian
Shujaa
Means hero in Swahili, for a family protector · Swahili
Shustrik
Russian for a little speedster · Russian · small dogs
Siavash
A noble prince of the Shahnameh, his name means black stallion · Persian
Sibelius
Jean Sibelius, the Finnish composer of Finlandia · Finnish
Sichuan
The tingling Sichuan peppercorn of south west China · Chinese
Sid
Short form of Sidney, Old English for wide island
Sidecar
A cognac, orange and lemon cocktail
Sidewinder
A desert rattlesnake that moves sideways
Sidney
English surname from a place by a wide meadow
Siegfried
Dragon slaying hero of German legend · German · big dogs
Sigge
Swedish pet form of Sigurd · Swedish
Sigismund
Holy Roman emperor and king of Hungary · German
Sigmund
German name meaning protector through victory · German
Signac
Paul Signac, the painter of dots of colour · French
Sigurd
Norse hero who slew the dragon Fafnir · Norse
Silas
Latin name from the New Testament · Latin
Silo
A tall farm tower for storing grain
Silverback
An adult male gorilla, named for the silver saddle of hair on his back · big dogs
Silvio
Italian form of Silvius, meaning of the forest · Italian
Simba
Swahili, lion
Simon
Hebrew name meaning he has heard · Hebrew
Sinan
Means spearhead in Arabic · Arabic
Sinbad
Coast Guard cutter dog with his own service record
Sinclair
Scottish surname from Saint Clair in Normandy · Scottish
Sindri
Dwarf smith of Norse myth · Norse
Sinuhe
The hero of a classic ancient Egyptian adventure story · Ancient Egyptian
Sion
Welsh form of John · Welsh
Sionnach
Irish for fox · Irish
Sipho
Zulu and Xhosa for gift · Zulu
Sir
The title of a knight, short and smart for a dog
Sir Barksalot
A knightly joke on Sir Lancelot, for a dog that never stops barking
Sir Loin
A pun on sirloin steak, for a dog who loves their dinner
Sir Wagsalot
A knight with a tail that never stops
Sirio
Italian for Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky · Italian
Sirius
The brightest star in the night sky, the Dog Star
Sirocco
The hot desert wind that crosses the Mediterranean
Sirrah
The clever black Border Collie of the Scottish poet James Hogg · Scottish
Sisay
Means good omen in Amharic · Amharic
Sisley
Alfred Sisley, the Impressionist painter of rivers and skies
Sisyphus
The king doomed to roll a boulder uphill forever, for a dog who never quits · Greek
Sixten
Old Swedish name meaning victory stone · Swedish
Sizwe
Means nation in Xhosa and Zulu · Xhosa
Skald
Old Norse for a poet · Old Norse
Skarv
Norwegian for cormorant · Norwegian
Sketch
A quick rough drawing made before the finished art
Skiddaw
A big rounded fell above Keswick in the Lake District
Skiff
A small light boat · small dogs
Skip
A light hop, or short for skipper, the captain
Skipper
The one who steers and runs the boat
Skippy
For a pup with a skip in every step
Skog
Norwegian for forest · Norwegian
Skoll
The wolf who chases the sun each day in Norse myth · Old Norse
Skylab
The first American space station
Slam Dunk
A basketball shot rammed through the hoop from above · big dogs
Slapshot
A hard, fast ice hockey shot
Slate
Grey layered rock
Slater
English surname for a roofer who laid slates · English
Sledge
A big heavy sledgehammer · big dogs
Sleipnir
Odin's eight legged horse in Norse myth · Norse · big dogs
Sleuth
A detective, from the Old Norse sloth, meaning a trail
Slim
Thin and lean, for a whippet or greyhound
Slivovitz
A plum brandy from Central Europe · Czech
Slugger
A heavy hitter in baseball · big dogs
Smeraldo
Italian for emerald · Italian
Smokey
The colour of smoke, used for soft grey coats
Smoko
Aussie slang for a short work break with a cuppa
Snaer
Icelandic for snow · Icelandic
Snag
Aussie slang for a sausage on the barbie
Snapper
A pink reef fish loved by anglers in Australia and New Zealand
Sneferu
Pyramid building pharaoh, meaning he has made me beautiful · Egyptian
Snickers
To snicker is to laugh quietly to oneself · small dogs
Snizhok
Ukrainian for a little snowflake · Ukrainian
Snodgrass
Augustus Snodgrass, the poet of the Pickwick Club
Snorre
Norwegian form of Snorri, meaning swift · Norwegian
Snorri
Icelandic writer who recorded the Norse sagas · Icelandic
Snout
Tom Snout the tinker, who plays the wall in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Snug
The joiner who plays the lion in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Snuppy
Afghan hound born in 2005, the first cloned dog · Korean
Sobek
Crocodile god of the Nile in Egyptian myth · Egyptian · big dogs
Socrates
Ancient Greek philosopher famous for asking questions · Greek
Sohrab
The tragic young hero of the Shahnameh, son of Rostam · Persian
Solano
Spanish for the hot easterly wind · Spanish
Solar
Belonging to the sun · Latin
Solo
Italian for alone, for an independent spirit · Italian
Solomon
Hebrew name meaning peace · Hebrew
Sonamu
Means pine tree in Korean, a symbol of steadfastness · Korean
Song
Means pine tree in Mandarin, steady and evergreen · Chinese
Sonho
Portuguese for dream, and a sugary fried doughnut · Portuguese
Sonny
An old fond word for a boy, also a pet form of Santino
Soren
Danish name meaning stern · Danish
Sorley
Gaelic name meaning summer wanderer · Irish
Sorolla
Joaquin Sorolla, the Spanish painter of sunlit beaches · Spanish
Sotiris
Greek name meaning saviour · Greek
Sotol
A spirit made from the desert spoon plant · Mexican Spanish
Sousa
John Philip Sousa, the march king
Sousaphone
The giant brass tuba that wraps around the player · big dogs
Southpaw
A left handed boxer or pitcher
Souvlaki
Greek grilled meat on a skewer · Greek
Soyuz
Long serving Russian spacecraft · Russian
Sparky
Old favourite for a lively, quick witted dog
Spartacus
The gladiator who led a great slave revolt against Rome · Latin · big dogs
Spartan
A warrior of ancient Sparta, now anyone tough and plain living · Greek · big dogs
Spectre
A ghost, from Latin spectrum, an appearance · Latin
Speedy
Fast, or ironically slow, for a dog who takes their time
Spencer
English surname for a steward who handed out provisions · English
Spike
Traditional name for a tough looking dog
Sport
Old fashioned name for a friendly, game dog
Springbok
A leaping antelope of southern Africa · Afrikaans
Sprocket
A toothed wheel that drives a chain
Spud
A potato
Spur
The spiked wheel on a cowboy's boot heel
Sputnik
Russian, travelling companion, the first satellite · Russian · small dogs
Spyros
Greek name meaning basket, often linked to spirit · Greek
Squire
A knight's young attendant at court · English
Staf
Flemish short form of Gustaaf · Flemish
Stag
A male deer · big dogs
Stag Beetle
A big black beetle with antler like jaws
Stagecoach
A horse drawn coach that carried passengers across the West
Stallion
A grown male horse, for a strong proud dog · big dogs
Stan
Short form of Stanley, stony clearing, a perfect dad name for a dog
Stanley
Old English, the stony clearing
Stark
The surname of the armoured inventor
Station Jim
A Victorian dog who collected coins for railway orphans at Slough station
Stavros
Greek, cross · Greek
Steel
Hard iron alloy, for a dog with nerves of it · big dogs
Steerforth
Charismatic schoolfellow in David Copperfield · English
Stefano
Italian form of Stephen, meaning crown · Italian
Stein
Lidded German beer mug, the name means stone · German
Stelios
Greek name meaning pillar · Greek
Stephano
A moon of Uranus named after the drunken butler in The Tempest
Stephen
Greek for crown or wreath · Greek
Stephenson
George Stephenson, the father of the railways
Sterling
Of high quality, from the old English silver penny
Stern
German for star · German
Steve
Short form of Stephen, Greek for crown, funny for a dog · Greek
Steven
Form of Stephen, Greek for crown · Greek
Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of Treasure Island · Scottish
Stewart
Scottish occupational surname for a steward · Scottish
Stickeen
The small brave dog who crossed a glacier with John Muir in 1880 Alaska · small dogs
Sticky Toffee
From sticky toffee pudding, a date sponge in toffee sauce
Stig
Swedish name meaning wanderer · Swedish
Stilton
English blue cheese named after a Cambridgeshire village · English
Stinger
A brandy and mint cocktail
Stirling
A Scottish city with a castle on a crag
Stockman
Australian cattle hand
Stoker
Someone who feeds coal to a steam engine fire
Stomper
A dog with heavy, thumping feet · big dogs
Stout
A dark heavy beer · big dogs
Strauss
Austrian composer of the Blue Danube waltz · German
Striker
The forward who scores in football
Strizh
Russian for swift, the fast little bird · Russian
Stromboli
A lively island volcano off Sicily that has been erupting for centuries · Italian
Strongheart
A German Shepherd film star of the 1920s, the first dog billed above the title · big dogs
Struan
Scottish name meaning stream · Scottish
Stuart
Scottish royal surname, from the word steward · Scottish
Stubbs
George Stubbs, the English painter of horses and dogs
Stubby
Most decorated American dog of the First World War
Sturm
German word for storm · German
Styopa
Russian pet form of Stepan · Russian
Suhail
The Arabic name for Canopus, a bright star used by desert travellers · Arabic
Suilven
A dramatic sugarloaf mountain of the Scottish north west · Old Norse
Suleiman
Ottoman sultan known as the magnificent · Turkish · big dogs
Sullivan
Irish surname meaning dark eyed · Irish
Sully
Short form of Sullivan, Irish Gaelic for dark eyed · Irish
Sulo
Finnish name meaning grace and charm · Finnish
Sultan
Arabic, ruler · Arabic · big dogs
Sumac
A shrub whose autumn leaves turn scarlet
Sumo
Japan's traditional heavyweight wrestling · Japanese · big dogs
Sundiata
Sundiata Keita, the founder of the Mali Empire · Mandinka
Sundowner
A strong evening wind of Santa Barbara, also a drink at sunset
Suraj
Means sun in Hindi, for a golden, sunny dog · Hindi
Surge
A powerful rush of rising water
Surya
Sanskrit for the sun · Sanskrit
Susanoo
Japanese god of storms and the sea · Japanese
Suspiro
A Peruvian caramel dessert, meaning sigh · Spanish
Sutherland
Scottish name meaning southern land · Scottish
Svarog
Slavic god of the forge and fire · Slavic
Sven
Scandinavian, young warrior · Norse
Sverre
Norwegian name meaning wild and restless · Norwegian
Swaggie
Australian slang for a swagman
Swagman
Australian word for a travelling worker who carried his swag · Australian
Swansea Jack
A black retriever who rescued people from the water at Swansea in the 1930s · Welsh
Sweeney
From Suibhne, meaning joy, a mad king who lived among the birds · Irish
Swordfish
A fast ocean fish with a long sword shaped bill
Sykes
A much loved British screen dog of adverts and Midsomer Murders
Sylvan
Latin for of the woods · Latin
Sylvester
Latin, of the woods · Latin

Names for either (362)

Sabich
A pita stuffed with fried aubergine and egg · Hebrew
Sacha
French pet form of Alexandre · French
Saddle
The leather seat on a horse's back
Saddleback
A ridge with a dip between two peaks, and a native bird of New Zealand
Saebyeok
Means dawn in Korean · Korean
Saeng
Means light in Thai · Thai
Safak
Means dawn in Turkish · Turkish
Safari
An expedition to see wild animals; Swahili for journey · Swahili
Saganaki
Greek cheese fried in a small pan · Greek
Sage
A herb, and a word for wisdom
Sagebrush
The grey green shrub of the western plains
Sago
A pearly pudding made from sago palm starch · small dogs
Sagwa
Means apple in Korean, crisp and sweet · Korean
Saigon
Old name for Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam
Sailor
One who works aboard a ship
Saiph
A bright star at Orion's knee, Arabic for sword · Arabic
Saison
Belgian farmhouse ale, the name means season · French
Salamander
An amphibian, the fire salamander black with yellow spots · small dogs
Salami
A cured Italian sausage, sliced thin · Italian
Salish
The Salish Sea of the Pacific Northwest, named for the Coast Salish peoples
Salmon
Pink fleshed fish that swims upriver to spawn
Saloon
The swinging door bar of an Old West town
Salt and Pepper
A fine mix of grey and black hairs, a Schnauzer coat colour
Saltspring
A British Columbia island of artists, farms and cheese
Salty
Tasting of salt, also slang for a seasoned sailor
Salzburg
An Austrian city of baroque domes, music and snowy mountain views · German
Sam
Short form of Samuel, Hebrew for God has heard · Hebrew
Samaki
Means fish in Swahili, for a water-loving dog · Swahili
Samarkand
An ancient Silk Road city in Uzbekistan, famous for its blue tiled domes · Persian
Sambal
A fiery chilli paste · Indonesian
Samhain
Gaelic festival at the end of October marking the end of summer · Irish
Sammy
Short for Samuel or Samantha
Samoa
Island nation of the South Pacific
Samosa
Crisp fried pastry triangle with a spiced filling · Hindi
Sandalwood
A tree with sweet scented wood, native to Australia and India
Sandbank
A ridge of sand under shallow water
Sanderling
A small pale wader that runs along the edge of the waves · small dogs
Sandesh
A delicate Bengali sweet of fresh cheese and sugar · Bengali
Sandpiper
A small wader that works the tide line · small dogs
Sandstone
A golden rock made of sand grains pressed together
Sansho
Japanese pepper that tingles on the tongue · Japanese
Saphir
French for sapphire · French
Sapling
A young tree, for a puppy still growing · small dogs
Sapporo
The snowy capital of Hokkaido in Japan, famous for its ice festival · Japanese
Sapsali
A shaggy Korean dog breed famed for warding off bad spirits · Korean
Sardonyx
A banded stone of brown and white layers · Greek
Sargasso
A calm weed covered sea in the Atlantic
Sari
Means yellow or blond in Turkish · Turkish
Sarnie
British slang for a sandwich
Sarsaparilla
A root beer style drink of the Old West
Saskatoon
A sweet purple berry of the Canadian prairies · Cree
Sassafras
A root bark spice once used for root beer
Satay
Grilled skewers served with peanut sauce · Malay
Sausage
Minced meat in a skin, also British slang for a silly one · small dogs
Savoy
Alpine region of France, and a grand London hotel · French
Sawyer
One who saws timber
Sayang
Means darling or dear in Malay and Indonesian · Malay
Scallop
A fan shaped shell that swims by clapping
Scallywag
A cheeky rascal
Scampi
Small langoustines, usually breaded and fried · Italian
Scarab
Sacred beetle of Egypt, a symbol of the rising sun · Egyptian
Sceptre
The ornamented rod a monarch holds · Greek
Schatje
Dutch for sweetie or little treasure · Dutch
Schatz
German word for treasure, used as an endearment · German
Schist
A sparkly layered rock that splits into flakes · Greek
Schnee
German word for snow · German
Schnitzel
German, a thin cutlet · German
Scholar
A learned person who studies hard
Schwarz
German word for black · German
Scone
The bake at the centre of a British cream tea
Scotch Bonnet
A fiery Caribbean chilli shaped like a bonnet
Scout
English, one who goes ahead and explores
Scramble
A dog who scrambles everywhere at full speed
Scree
The loose stone below a cliff
Scribble
A quick, loose line drawing, for a dog who never sits still
Scribe
Someone who copied books by hand
Scruffy
Long used name for a shaggy, unkempt coat
Scrummy
British slang for delicious
Scrumpy
Cloudy West Country farmhouse cider · English
Seahorse
A tiny fish that swims upright and looks like a horse · small dogs
Seal
A sleek sea mammal with whiskers and big dark eyes
Sebright
A tiny bantam chicken with laced feathers · small dogs
Seckel
A tiny sweet pear, sometimes called the sugar pear · small dogs
Sedge
Grass like plant that grows at the water's edge
Seedling
A young plant just sprouted from a seed · small dogs
Seine
River that runs through Paris · French
Seker
Turkish for sugar, and for sweetheart · Turkish
Seltzer
Sparkling water named after a German spa town · German
Semifreddo
A half frozen Italian dessert, its name means half cold · Italian
Senbei
A crunchy Japanese rice cracker, often glazed with soy · Japanese · small dogs
Sencha
The everyday green tea of Japan · Japanese
Seom
Means island in Korean · Korean
Seoul
The capital city of South Korea · Korean
Seowoo
Auspicious and gentle · Korean
Sequoia
The tallest tree in the world · big dogs
Serce
Means sparrow in Turkish · Turkish · small dogs
Serengeti
Great plain of Tanzania, crossed by the migration · Swahili · big dogs
Serval
A long legged African wild cat with a spotted coat
Sesame
Tiny oil rich seed toasted for flavour · small dogs
Seven
The lucky number seven
Sextant
The navigation tool sailors used to read the stars
Sfumato
Italian for smoky, the soft blending Leonardo used for the Mona Lisa · Italian
Shabti
A small figurine buried in Egyptian tombs to work in the afterlife · Ancient Egyptian · small dogs
Shachar
Means dawn in Hebrew · Hebrew
Shadow
For a pup who follows you everywhere
Shai
Means gift in Hebrew · Hebrew
Shale
A soft layered rock that splits into sheets
Shalom
Hebrew for peace · Hebrew
Shamisen
A three stringed Japanese lute · Japanese
Shamrock
The three leaf clover of Saint Patrick · Irish · small dogs
Shams
Means sun in Arabic, warm and radiant · Arabic
Shan
Chinese for mountain · Chinese · big dogs
Shandy
British mix of beer and lemonade · English
Shanhai
Means mountains and seas in Mandarin, for a wanderer · Chinese
Shannon
Ireland longest river · Irish
Shanty
A rousing work song of sailors
Shasta
Volcano in northern California · big dogs
Shearwater
A seabird that skims low over the waves
Shemesh
Means sun in Hebrew · Hebrew
Shen
The ancient Egyptian ring symbol of eternity and protection · Ancient Egyptian
Shenanigans
Mischief and high jinks
Shepherd
One who tends sheep, from the Old English sceaphierde · big dogs
Sherbet
A fizzy sweet powder or a fruity frozen dessert
Sheridan
Irish surname meaning seeker · Irish
Sherpa
The Himalayan people known for high altitude climbing
Shetland
Northern Scottish isles, home of the small pony · Norse
Shiba
The Shiba Inu, Japan small native breed · Japanese · small dogs
Shibori
The Japanese art of tie dye · Japanese
Shiitake
A savoury brown mushroom grown on logs · Japanese
Shiloh
Hebrew place name, often read as peaceful or his gift · Hebrew
Shinty
A Scottish stick and ball game like hurling · Scottish
Shion
Japanese name meaning aster, a purple autumn flower · Japanese
Shiraz
Deep red grape sharing its name with a Persian city · Persian
Shishito
A small mild Japanese pepper · Japanese · small dogs
Shiso
Frilled Japanese leaf served with sashimi · Japanese
Shore
The land running along the edge of the water
Short Stack
A small pile of pancakes, for a short legged pup · small dogs
Shortbread
Crumbly Scottish butter biscuit · Scottish
Shortstop
The baseball fielder between second and third base · small dogs
Shorty
For a dog with short legs and a big personality · small dogs
Shoshone
A river and national forest of Wyoming
Shoyu
Japanese soy sauce, for a deep brown dog · Japanese
Shrike
A bold songbird with a hooked bill, called the butcher bird
Shrimp
A tiny sea creature, also the small one · small dogs
Shumai
An open topped Chinese dim sum dumpling · Chinese · small dogs
Shungite
A black, carbon rich rock from Karelia in Russia
Shushu
A warm, gentle sounding Mandarin name, for a shy dog · Chinese
Shuttlecock
The feathered birdie of badminton
Sigma
The Greek letter that means sum in mathematics · Greek
Silicon
The element at the heart of every computer chip
Silver
A pale grey white metal, from the Old English seolfor
Silvereye
A tiny olive bird with a ring of white around the eye · small dogs
Silvery
Shining like silver
Simcha
Means joy or gladness in Hebrew · Hebrew
Simit
A sesame crusted Turkish bread ring · Turkish
Simsim
Means sesame in Arabic, for a tiny speckled dog · Arabic · small dogs
Sinar
Means ray of light in Indonesian · Indonesian
Sincap
Means squirrel in Turkish · Turkish
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
Sisu
Finnish word for stubborn courage · Finnish
Sitar
The long necked stringed instrument of Indian classical music · Hindi
Sitara
Hindi and Urdu, star · Hindi
Sitka
A coastal Alaska town with Russian history and spruce forests · Tlingit
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
Ska
A bouncy Jamaican music style, the parent of reggae
Skate
A flat diamond shaped fish, related to the ray
Skedaddle
To run off in a hurry
Skellig
Steep rock island off the coast of Kerry, Ireland · Irish
Skerry
A small rocky island, from Old Norse sker · Old Norse
Skewbald
Patched in white and any colour except black
Skillet
A cast iron frying pan for campfire cooking
Skink
A smooth shiny lizard · small dogs
Skua
A bold seabird that chases gulls for their catch · Faroese
Skunk
The black and white animal with the famous smell · small dogs
Sky
The air and space above the earth
Skylar
Dutch surname Schuyler, scholar, now linked to the sky · Dutch
Slalom
A ski race between gates
Slaney
A river flowing through County Wexford in Ireland
Slapie
Means a little sleep or nap in Afrikaans, for a sleepy dog · Afrikaans
Sleet
Rain mixed with snow or partly melted ice
Sleigh
Santa's sleigh, pulled through the sky by reindeer
Sligo
County on the north west Irish coast · Irish
Sliotar
The leather ball used in hurling · Irish
Sloane
Irish name meaning raider or warrior · Irish
Slobber
Drool from the mouth, common in heavy jowled breeds · big dogs
Sloe Gin
A gin liqueur steeped with sloes
Slonko
Polish for sunshine · Polish
Sloth
A slow tree dwelling animal, for the laziest dog in the house
Slunicko
Czech for little sun · Czech
Slushy
Frozen crushed ice drink in bright fruit flavours
Small Fry
A young or tiny one · small dogs
Smashing
Old British slang for wonderful
Smew
A small diving duck in black and white · small dogs
Smidge
A tiny amount, for a tiny dog · small dogs
Smirr
A Scots word for a fine drizzling rain · Scots
Smog
Smoke and fog together
Smoke
The drifting grey of a fire
Smoky
Grey like smoke
Smoky Quartz
A brown to grey variety of quartz
Smoothie
Thick blended drink of fruit and yoghurt
Smores
Toasted marshmallow and chocolate between crackers, short for some more · small dogs
Smudge
A soft blurred mark, used for dogs with a patch of colour
Snail
A slow shelled creature, for a dog who takes their time · small dogs
Snapdragon
Flower whose mouth opens when you pinch it
Snare
The crisp drum that keeps the beat · English
Snark
The mysterious creature hunted in Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark
Snezhok
Russian for snowball · Russian
Snickerdoodle
A soft cinnamon sugar cookie · small dogs
Snill
Norwegian for kind and good · Norwegian
Snipe
Wading bird so hard to shoot that it gave us the word sniper
Snoes
Dutch for a cutie or sweetheart · Dutch
Snooker
A cue sport played with 15 reds and six colours
Snookums
A playful term of endearment
Snow
Frozen water falling as soft white flakes
Snow Cone
Shaved ice with sweet syrup
Snowball
Traditional name for a small white dog · small dogs
Snowdon
The highest mountain in Wales · Welsh · big dogs
Snowdrift
A bank of snow piled up by the wind
Snowflake Obsidian
Black volcanic glass flecked with white
Snowy
The wire fox terrier who follows Tintin
Snuffel
Dutch for sniff, for a nose to the ground dog · Dutch
Snugglebug
A dog who loves a cuddle
Snuggles
Warm, close settling in against someone · small dogs
Soba
Japanese buckwheat noodle served hot or cold · Japanese
Socks
Foot coverings, used for dogs with white lower legs
Soda
A fizzy drink made with carbonated water
Sodalite
A deep blue stone marbled with white · English
Soft Serve
Soft whipped ice cream from a machine
Soho
A lively London district of theatres and cafes
Soju
A clear Korean distilled spirit · Korean
Sokkies
Means socks in Afrikaans, for a dog with white paws · Afrikaans
Sole
Italian for sun · Italian
Solent
The strait between the Isle of Wight and mainland England
Solntse
Russian for sun · Russian
Somerset
An English county of cider orchards and levels
Sonar
Finding things with sound echoes, for a dog with great ears
Sonnet
A fourteen line poem · small dogs
Sonu
Golden one, a common Indian pet name · Hindi
Sooke
A harbour town on the south of Vancouver Island
Soot
The black powder left by smoke
Sope
A thick corn base with toppings · Mexican Spanish · small dogs
Sopu
Finnish for harmony · Finnish
Sora
Japanese, sky · Japanese
Sorbet
Frozen fruit ice served between courses · French
Sorghum
A tall grain crop also made into a sweet syrup
Sorrel
A tangy leaf, and a reddish brown coat colour
Sorrento
Clifftop town above the Bay of Naples · Italian
Soul
A heartfelt style of music born from gospel and blues
Sourdough
Bread raised with a wild yeast starter
Souvenir
A keepsake from a trip; French for a memory · French
Sovereign
A supreme ruler, and an old gold coin · French
Spatz
German word for sparrow · German · small dogs
Spearmint
Softer garden mint used in sauces and drinks
Speck
A tiny spot, for the smallest pup · small dogs
Speckle
A small spot or fleck of colour on a surface
Spectrum
The full band of colours in light
Speculaas
A spiced Dutch windmill biscuit · Dutch
Speedwell
A tiny bright blue wildflower · small dogs
Spelt
An ancient wheat grain
Sphinx
The riddling creature of Thebes · Greek
Spider
Eight legged Halloween favourite · small dogs
Spikkel
Dutch for a speckle, for a speckled coat · Dutch
Spinach
A dark leafy green packed with iron
Spinebill
A small honeyeater with a long curved bill · small dogs
Spinel
A brilliant gem long mistaken for ruby · Latin
Spinifex
A spiky grass that covers much of inland Australia
Spinnaker
A big balloon shaped sail for running before the wind
Spinney
A small wood or thicket
Spire
A slender tower of rock
Spirit
The soul or lively energy within
Splash
The sound and spray of something hitting water
Splat
The sound of something soft hitting a surface
Splodge
British word for a messy blob
Sploot
The flat out frog leg lying pose loved by corgis
Spook
A ghost, from the Dutch word spook · Dutch
Spoonbill
A wading bird with a spoon shaped bill
Spoor
The track or trail of an animal, from Afrikaans · Afrikaans
Spot
Traditional name for a dog with a patch of contrasting fur
Spotty
Covered in spots · small dogs
Sprat
A small silver fish · small dogs
Spray
Fine water thrown up by breaking waves
Sprig
A small shoot cut from a plant · small dogs
Sprinter
A runner built for short, fast races
Sprite
A small moving image in a game, and a woodland spirit · small dogs
Spritz
Fizzy drink topped with soda, the name means splash · German
Sprout
A new shoot on a plant, also a young growing thing · small dogs
Spruce
Tall evergreen conifer of northern forests · big dogs
Spunky
Full of courage and spirit
Squall
A sudden violent gust with rain
Squash
British fruit concentrate mixed with water · English
Squeak
A short, high pitched sound · small dogs
Squeaky
Making a short, high sound, like a dog toy · small dogs
Squid
A fast many armed swimmer of open water
Squid Ink
The black ink used to colour pasta and rice
Squiffy
Old British slang for slightly tipsy, for a wobbly pup
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
Staccato
Notes played short and detached · Italian
Stampede
A wild rush of cattle, and the Calgary rodeo festival
Starbeam
A ray of starlight
Starboard
The right hand side of a ship
Stardust
Mission that caught comet dust, and what stars leave behind
Starfish
A five armed animal of rock pools · small dogs
Starling
A speckled black bird that flies in huge flocks · small dogs
Stav
Means autumn in Hebrew · Hebrew
Steeplechase
A race over fences and water jumps
Steppe
A vast treeless grassland plain of eastern Europe and Asia · Russian
Stevie
Pet form of Stephen or Stephanie, Greek for crown · Greek
Stingray
A flat fish with wings like a bird and a barbed tail
Stirrup
The foot loop that hangs from a saddle
Stoat
Small hedgerow hunter whose coat can turn white in winter
Stollen
German Christmas fruit loaf dusted with icing sugar · German
Stonechat
A small bird whose call sounds like two stones tapped together · small dogs
Stonehenge
The prehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain in England · big dogs
Stor
From the Irish stor, treasure, as in a stor, my darling · Irish
Stork
A tall long legged bird that nests on roofs · big dogs
Storm
A violent spell of wind and rain
Strath
A broad river valley in Scotland · Scottish Gaelic
Stratus
A flat grey sheet of low cloud
Stravaig
Scots for a wander or a ramble · Scottish
Straw
Dry golden stalks for bedding
Stroopwafel
A thin Dutch waffle sandwich of caramel syrup · Dutch
Strudel
German, whirlpool, and the rolled pastry · German
Stukkie
Means little piece in Afrikaans, for a tiny dog · Afrikaans · small dogs
Subak
Korean for watermelon · Korean · big dogs
Sudal
Means otter in Korean, for a dog who loves to swim · Korean
Suffolk
An English county of farmland, and a breed of chestnut horse
Suika
Means watermelon in Japanese, for a sweet, round pup · Japanese
Sukkar
Means sugar in Arabic · Arabic
Suman
Sticky rice steamed in palm leaves · Filipino
Sumatra
Indonesian island of rainforest and coffee
Summit
The highest point of a mountain, from the Latin summus
Sunburst
Sun breaking suddenly through cloud
Sundae
Ice cream served with sauce and toppings
Sundance
Mountain valley in Utah
Sundog
A bright halo of light beside the sun
Sundown
Sunset, when the cowboys head back to camp
Sunflower
Tall golden flower that follows the sun · big dogs
Sunny
For a pup with a bright temper
Sunray
A single ray of sunlight
Sunstone
A feldspar that glitters with tiny mineral flecks
Sup
Means forest in Korean · Korean
Supplejack
A tangled native vine of New Zealand bush
Surf
The white foam of waves breaking on the shore
Sushi
A Japanese dish of vinegared rice served with fish
Sussex
A south coast English county of chalk downs, and a spaniel breed
Svalbard
An Arctic island group of Norway, home to polar bears · Norwegian
Swallow
A fork tailed bird that arrives with summer
Sweetcorn
Sweet golden kernels on the cob
Swell
The long rolling motion of open water
Swift
The bird that sleeps on the wing
Swing
The bouncing big band jazz of the 1930s and 1940s
Swish
A basketball shot that drops through without touching the rim
Switchback
A zigzag trail up a steep slope
Swizzle
A rum cocktail stirred with a swizzle stick
Sycamore
Broad maple whose seeds spin down like helicopters · big dogs

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