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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

Keira

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
372
Yara

Meaning: friend, helper

Origin:Arabic
300
Lulu

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Louise or Lucy, or Arabic
383
Pixie

Meaning: fairy

Origin:Swedish or Cornish
875
Bibi

Meaning: toy; delight; lady of the house; life

Origin:French, Persian, or diminutive of Bibiana
1522
Cosette

Meaning: little thing

Origin:French literary nickname
445
Roxanna

Meaning: little star

Origin:Persian
2529
Beck

Meaning: small stream

Origin:English
659
Archie

Meaning: truly brave

Origin:Diminutive of Archibald, Teutonic
54
Ronan

Meaning: little seal

Origin:Irish
51
Kieran

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
109
Lorcan

Meaning: little, fierce

Origin:Irish
233
Buddy The meaning of Buddy is 'friend' or ‘brother...
Origin:English, nickname name
833
Pip

Meaning: lover of horses

Origin:English, diminutive of Philip
931
Pippin

Meaning: awe-inspiring

Origin:Variation of Pepin
1388
Teddy

Meaning: gift of God or wealthy guardian

Origin:Diminutive of Theodore or Edward
325
Lennon

Meaning: lover

Origin:Irish
597
Minnie

Meaning: of the mind, intellect

Origin:Diminutive of Minerva
355
Dolly

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:English, diminutive of Dorothy
680
Ciara

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
701