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Great Names for Small Dogs

When picking dog for smaller breeds, you need to choose something that reflects all the charm, personality and good things that come in your small package. Many of the names here mean small, little, or tiny, or are diminutives that convey that message — such as Minnie and Dolly.

Along with Minnie and Dolly, other small dog names among the Top 100 names for dogs include Baby, Buddy, Lulu, Peanut, Archie, Benny, Trixie, and Teddy. Creative names for dogs with tiny meanings include Bitsy, Cosette, Lorcan, and Renny.

While Baby and Tiny are too obvious for some, there are plenty of more unusual names for small dogs. Here is a list of names you may want to consider for your tiny pooch.

Small Dog Names

Juni

Meaning: June

Origin:Scandinavian
800
Lumi

Meaning: snow

Origin:Finnish
374
Suvi

Meaning: summer

Origin:Finnish
1268
Sade

Meaning: rain; honor bestows a crown

Origin:Finnish, Nigerian and Yoruba, diminutive of Folashade
1333
Ailana

Meaning: moonlight

Origin:Kazakh
1902
Aili

Meaning: holy, blessed; bright and shining light

Origin:Finnish and Sami variation of Helga, diminutive of Aileen, Anglicization of Eilidh
2105
Lilja

Meaning: lily

Origin:Icelandic, Faroese, and Finnish variation of Lily; "lily"
2233
Eero

Meaning: eternal ruler

Origin:Finnish variation of Eric
477
Timo

Meaning: honoring God

Origin:Norwegian, Finnish, German, and Dutch variation of Timothy
886
Rasmus

Meaning: beloved, desired

Origin:Finnish and Scandinavian variation of Erasmus
1103
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Origin:Finnish diminutive of Aaron
1783
Onni

Meaning: happiness, luck

Origin:Finnish
1825
Aalto

Meaning: wave

Origin:Finnish
1859
Valo

Meaning: light

Origin:Finnish; Malagasy
2584
Valo

Meaning: light; eight

Origin:Finnish; Malagasy
456
Janne

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Finnish variation of John
8535
Janne

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Danish and Norwegian diminutive of Johanna
14734
Vilja

Meaning: grain, will, fairy

Origin:Finnish, Swedish, Slavic
3649
Meri

Meaning: sea; Mary

Origin:Finnish; Maori "sea; Mary"
3732
Sohvi

Meaning: wisdom

Origin:Finnish variation of Sophia, Greek
4011