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British Dog Names: 550 English Dog Names

Updated 07/31/2023 – Deciding on a name for your new puppy can be both exciting and frustrating all at the same time. You probably want a name that fits your pup, but one that is also unique. After all, you don’t want to end up at the dog park calling for Fido and have four dogs come to you. We felt the same way when we were looking for a name for our puppy. This is why we decided to gather all the British dog names we could find into one post.

Thus, making it easier for you to find the perfect English name for your puppy.

Join us to discover 550 English dog names. Plus, we have put together a list of the 50 Best British Dog Names (IOHO).

Why choose an English dog name?

Did you know that more than fifty breeds of dog come from England?   You probably heard of the Old English Sheep Dog, and the English Bulldog but have you ever heard of the Talbot?

The Talbot dog was a type of hunting dog in England during the Middle Ages.  Although it’s now extinct, it’s believed to be an ancestor of the modern Beagle and Bloodhound. Check out the many pictures of English dog breeds as puppies below.

Whether your dog’s ancestry hails from the UK or not, British dog names can be the perfect choice for your dog.  

British Dog Names : 550 English Dog Names - title picture with terrier

Choosing a Name

Believe it or not what you name your dog will have an impact on how easy it is to train them.  If you give your dog a one syllable name like Bo, it can be mistaken for the word no. This can be really confusing for your dog as you try to train them.

Bloodhound puppies

The same thing goes if you give them a long name.  I love the name Aloysius, which is from the British novel The Brideshead Revisited. But Aloysius has 4 syllables. By the time you finish calling your dog by name they will be long gone.

Also think about what it will be like when you need to say that name over, and over again. Are you still going to like it after you said it 1,000 times?

To create my list of British dog names, I looked for names that were British or at least sounded British and were easy to say quickly. As I discover new British dog names I will add them to the list so check back whenever you need some ideas for British dog names.

Jack Russel Terrier puppies

50 Best British Dogs Names

Our top picks for English Dog Names for Girls

AspenPenny 
BasilPetal 
BeatrixPrincess 
Callie Queenie
CloverQuinn 
DaisyRaven
DameRuby
DuchessShelley 
Lady Skye
MaisieTilly
MiaNessie
Molly Taylor
Olive
Pug dog laying down

Our top picks English Dog Names for Boys

ArloFynn
Barkley Griffin
Baxter Hunter 
BernieJackson
Buddy Jasper
CasperLouie
CharlieOllie
CobyParker 
CooperPrince
DexterRanger 
DukeRoady
Farley Teddy
Forrest
Bedlington Terrier puppy - gray pic

Even More British Dog Names for Female Dogs

AbbyBasil
AbigailBeatrice
AdaBeatrix
AddyBella 
AdeleBernice
AgnesBertha
AlfredaBertie
AliceBessie
Allison Beverly 
AmeliaBirdie
AnnaBlossom
Ashley Briony
AspenBrittany 
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy
Callie Dahlia
Camellia Daisy
CampbellDame
Carlisle Darling
CaroleDelilah
CassieDiana 
CeliaDina 
CharlotteDora
ClaraDoris
Clementine Dorothy
CloverDot
ColetteDottie
CookieDuchess
Cordelia
English Cocker Spaniel puppy
EllaGuinevere
EllieGwen 
EllisHalsey 
Eloise Hana
Elsa Harper
ErinHart
Fane Hayley 
Fern Hazel 
FloraHealther
GabbyHenrietta 
GemmaHermine
Gilda Holly
Godiva Hyacinthia 
Grace
British Dog Names: 550 English Dog Names - Beagle puppy
Ida Kiera
IrisLady 
IvyLark 
JaneLassie 
Jenna Leland 
JessLeslie
JulienLily
KatieLincoln
KellyLola
Kendall London 
Kendra Lotus
Kensley Lucy
KenzieLulu
English Bulldog
MaddoxMissy
MaeveMolly 
MaisieNanette
MargieNellie
Mavis Nora
MaxineNorwood 
MckensieNova
MercerOdell 
MiaOgden 
MillieOlive
MinnieOlivia
MiriamOpal
Bull terrier
Paige Rae 
PearlRaven
PenelopeRay 
Penny Reed
Petal Ren
PetuniaRiley
PollyRoberta 
PoppyRory
PoseyRose
PrimroseRosemary
Princess Rosie
QueenieRoxanne
Quinn Roxy
QuinnieRuby
Ruth
Lakeland Terrier Puppies
SableSummer 
SadieSydney
SageSylvia
SallieTalbot
SandraTilly
SaraToffee
ScarletTrudy
ScarletteTyne 
SelmaVera
ShelbyViola
Shelley Violet
ShirleyVirginia
SkyeWinnie
SophieWren
StellaZara
Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Even More British Dog Names for Male Dogs

AbbotBarnaby
AdamBarney
AidanBaron
AlastairBarry
AlbertBarton 
AlcottBaxter 
AldrichBeck 
AlfieBeckham
Alfred Ben
AllenBenji
AllstonBennett
AltonBenson 
AlvinBernie
AmosBrady 
ArchieBrandon
ArloBrighton
ArthurBrock 
Bancroft Bud
Barkley Buddy 
Barlow Butch
Airedale Terrier
Cadby Corbitt
Calder Crosby
CallumCuddy
CalvinDagwood 
Carl Dalbert 
CasperDale
Cedric Dalton 
Cedric Dane
Chandler Darby
CharlieDarwin
Chester Derwin
ChipDevon
ClayDexter
Clem Dixon
CliffordDobby
ClintDodge
CobyDoug
ColtonDrake
ConnorDudley
Cook Duke
CooperDuncan
Corbin 
English Springer Spaniel
EarlFletcher
Ed Flint
Edgar Ford
Edison Forrest
Edmund Frank
EdricFranklin
EdwardFred
EdwinFynn
EldonGaius
ElonGalahad
ElroyGarnett
EltonGarvin
EmersonGawain
EmmettGeneral
ErnestGeorge
ErwinGerald
EverettGilbert
Farley  Gordon
FelixGranger
FidoGrant
FilbertGreyson
FinlayGriffin
FinnisGrover
FisherGus
Yorkshire Terrier
Hagley Irving
Halbert Jack
HamiltonJackson
HamsterJacob
Harold James
HarryJarrett
HarveyJarvis
Haven Jaskson
HenryJasper
HitchJaxson
Holden Jeeves 
HolmesJefferson
HomerJerry
HooverKenneth
HowardKing 
HughKingston 
Hunter Kinsley
IkeKnight 
Inigo
British dog names - Wire Fox Terrier puppies
LaddMarshall
LanceMarvin 
LancelotMax
LandonMcBeth
LaneyMelvin
LangfordMerlin 
LangstonMickey
LennonMikey
LeoMilo 
LesterMilton
LewisMonty
LordMurphy
LouNash
LouieNeal
LouisNelson
LukeNeville
MalcomNewman
ManchesterNewton 
ManfredNic
ManleyNoah
MarkNorman
MarlinNorton 
Marlon
Golden Retriever Puppy
OliverQuid 
OllieQuincy
OrvilleRadburn 
OsbornRadcliff 
OscarRafe
OtisRalph
OvertonRamsey
Oxford Randall
Ozzy Randolph
Palmer Ranger 
Parker Raymond
Patton Remington 
Paxton Richard
PerryRidgley
PhillipeRigby 
PierceRingo 
PippaRoady
Potter Rob
PrescottRoche
PresleyRodney
PrestonRon
PrinceRoy
PuckRoyce 
Old English Sheepdog
Sawyer Templeton 
SeamusThad
SebastianThatcher 
Seger Theo
Severn Thompson
ShepThorpe 
SherlockThurston 
ShermanTim
SherwoodTobby
Slade Tobias
SpencerToby
SpotTolin
Squire Tolly
StanleyTravis
SterlingTrent
Stuart Trevor 
Tanner Tripp 
Tanton Tucker 
Tate Tyson
Teddy
Border Collie
UlmerWesley 
Upton Wheeler 
VanceWhitman
WadeWilber
Wadsworth Wilfred
Wainwright Willie
Walcott Willow
Walden Wilson
WaldoWinchester
Wallace Windsor
WalterWinfred
Ward Winston
WarrenWoodrow
WashingtonWorchester
WatsonWright
Webber Wyatt
WebsterWyeth
WestYates 
British dog names - Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Neutral Dog Names

AddisonMadison
AlexMason 
Avery Mel
BaileyNessie
BirchOakley 
Bradley Perth
CarterQuinn
GlennSam
HudsonTaylor
KeeganTyler
KentYork
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