Little Dog Names

"A BIG List of Little Dog Names."

Little dogs have bags of character - not to mention attitude!

And they deserve great names to match. On this page we've pulled together some of our top dog names to suit the little guys and mini misses of the canine world.

All you have to do is browse the list, and pick your favorite.

Here's a few to get you started:

ANGELITO: Spanish name meaning "little angel"

BEANSPROUT: Full of beans and not yet sprouted!

FLEA: He may be small but he packs a bite!

LITTLE AUDREY: Comic book character

p.s. Want to see just the names, without the detail? Check out our Small Dog Names Quicklist.

ADAM ANT Seventies pop star

AL Diminutive form of Alfred, Albert etc.

ALVIN Cartoon chipmunk (Alvin & the Chipmunks)

ANGELITO Spanish name meaning "little angel"

ASTERIX Little Gaulish hero of the Asterix and Obelix cartoons

BABE Sheep herding pig from the movie of the same name

BABS Diminutive form of Barbara

BABYCAKES Pomeranian from the movie "Beethoven's 5th"

BABYFACE R & B singer, songwriter, producer

BAGGINS Frodo Baggins, hobbit hero of "The Lord of the Rings"

BAM-BAM Barney Rubble's super strong infant son in The Flintstones

BAMBINO Italian word meaning 'little boy'

BAMBO Cross between Bambi and Rambo, we all know one!

BEANSPROUT Full of beans and not yet sprouted!

BEBOP BeBop Deluxe, one hit wonder band

BETTY BOO English pop singer

BIG EARS Noddy's best friend from the children's books by Enid Blyton

BILBO Bildo Baggins, uncle of Frodo

BITSY Shih Tzu from the comic strip "Marvin"

BO PEEP The little shepherd girl in Disney's Toy Story

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BON-BON	Type of candy
BONSAI	Japanese art of cultivating miniature trees
BOOGIE	Type of music
BUDGIE	Small colorful birds, popular as pets
BUGSY	Kids gangster spoof Bugsy Malone
BUMBLEBEE	For the little dog who buzzes around from place to place
BUNNY	A small pet rabbit
BUTTERS	Cartman's little friend in South Park
CHEE CHEE	Monkey in Doctor Doolittle
CHI CHI RODRIGUEZ	Puerto Rican golfer
CHICKADEE	Noisy, sociable little birds
CHICKPEA	Type of bean (garbanzo bean)
CHICO	One of the Marx Brothers
CHIPMUNK	Small squirrel-like rodent
CHIQUITO	Character from the Tintin comic books
CHUCKY	Homocidal doll in the "Chucky" horror movie series
COBWEB	Fairy from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
COCO POP	Chocolate flavored breakfast cereal
CONCHITA	Diminutive form of the Spanish name Concepcion
CUB	Baby wolf or lion

CUBBI	Youngest of the Gummi Bears
CUPCAKE	A small cake
DE VITO	Diminutive actor Danny DeVito
DINKY	Golden Retriever from the movie "National Lampoon's Vacation"
DISNEY	Famous movie studio and family entertainment empire
DIXIE CUP	The Dixie Cups, sixties American girl band
DOGMATIX	Obelix's dog in the Astrerix and Obelix comic series
DOOLITTLE	Dr. Doolitle, who could talk to the animals
DOT COM	Domain name extension
EGGNOG	Sweetened beverage normally enjoyed at Christmas
ELF	Small mythical creatures in German folklore
ELMER FUDD	Bugs Bunny's rival in Looney Tunes
FIVEL	Heroic mouse from "An American Tail"
FLEA	He may be small but he packs a bite!
FLEALICK	Jack Russell from the movie "Babe 2: Pig in the City"
FOO	Chinese name for a Pekingese
FOO FIGHTER	For the sweet little peke who loves to rumble
FRODO	Frodo Baggins, hobbit hero of "The Lord of the Rings"
GECKO	A small lizard, sometimes kept as a pet
GERBIL	Small rodents, popular as pets

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GIDGET Chihuahua from the Taco Bell adverts

GIZMO Main character in the movie Gremlins II

GOBLIN Mythical creature related to gnomes and elves

GOOGLE The world's favorite search engine

GOONIE Kid's action adventure movie, The Goonies

GOPHER Small burrowing rodent

GREMLIN Mischievous little creatures in the movie Gremlins

GROMITT Brainy dog from the animated series Wallace & Gromitt

GUMBY Character from the animated TV series

GUMMI Disney's cartoon series, The Gummi Bears

HALF-PINT Slang term for a short person

HAMSTER Small rodents, popular as pets

HOBBIT Diminutive race in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings"

HUGBUG For the pooch who loves to cuddle

I-POD A small dog with a lot to say!

IGBY From the movie Igby Goes Down

IMP Mythical mischievous creature related to fairies and demons

INCHY For the dog only a few inches high

IOTA From the Greek, meaning "very little"

ITCHYCOO From the song Itchycoo Park by the Small Faces

JACKIE CHAN	Diminutive martial arts movie star
JAR JAR BINKS	Friendly alien from Star Wars
JELLY BEAN	Type of candy
JIMINY	Jiminy Cricket, friend of Pinoccio in the Disney movie
JIMMY CHOO	Malaysian fashion designer
JINGLES	Intelligent mouse from the movie The Green Mile
JITTERBUG	Type of swing dancing
JOJO	Character from the Beatles song Get Back
JUNEBUG	Disney cartoon character
JUNIOR	Commonly refers to a young person
KERMIT	Amphibian emcee of The Muppet Show
KIBBLE	Type of dog food
KIKI DEE	Diminutive pop singer of the Seventies
KOOBIE	Cute name for a little dog
KYLIE	Diminutive pop star Kylie Minogue
LADYBUG	A small brightly colored insect
LATOYA	Singer Latoya Jackson
LEGO	Children's building block game
LINUS	Charlie Brown's best friend in Peanuts
LITTLE AUDREY	Comic book character

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LITTLE CAESAR	For the little dog who thinks he's an emperor
LITTLE DOT	Comic book character who loves dots (would suit a spotty pup)
LITTLE JUNIOR	Baddy from the movie Kiss of Death
LITTLE LULU	Cartoon character, Lulu Moppet
LITTLE RICHARD	Piano playing rock 'n roll star
LUCY LIU	Diminutive actress
MARBLES	Snoopy's brother in the Peanuts comic strip
MATCHBOX	A good way to measure your little dog's size!
MCFLY	Character played by Michael J Fox in "Back to the Future"
MICKEY	Disney's famous cartoon mouse
MIDGE	Short for midget
MIGHTY MOUSE	Cartoon superhero mouse
MIKMAQ	Native American nation
MILK-BONE	Brand of dog treat
MING	Small, but precious (like a Ming vase)
MINNIE	Sweetheart of Mickey Mouse
MISSY ELLIOTT	American hip-hop artist
MITZI	Pet or diminutive name for Mary or Marie
MOPPET	Character from the children's book by Beatrix Potter
MOUSE	Small rodents, popular as pets

MOXIE	Brand of soft drink
MR. JINGLES	Clever mouse from the book and movie "The Green Mile"
MUNCHKIN	Friendly little characters in "The Wizard of Oz"
NEWBIE	The new pup on the block
NEWT	A small amphibious creature
NICNAC	Little villan from the Bond movie "Man with the Golden Gun"
NIPPER	Slang term for a baby
NODDY	Hero of the children's books by Enid Blyton
NOGGIN	Noggin the Nog, character on BBC Children's TV
NUNU	A character on The Cosby Show
OY	Dog-like little creature from Stephen King's "The Dark Tower"
PACMAN	Classic amusement arcade game
PEBBLES	The Flintstone's baby daughter
PEEWEE	Pee Wee Herman (character created by Paul Reubens)
PET	Apart from the obvious, an affectionate term
PEZ	Type of candy
PIGLET	Pooh's best friend in the Winnie the Pooh stories
PINKY	Mouse from the cartoon series "Pinky and the Brain"
PIPKIN	One of Richard Adams' rabbits in Watership Down
PIPPA	Diminutive form of Phillipa

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PIPSQUEAK	Slang term for a small or young person
PIXEL	The smallest item of information in an image
PIXIE	Tiny mythical creatures in English folklore
POM POM	Cute name for a Pomeranian
POPPINS	Mary Poppins from the book and movie
PUNKY BREWSTER	Lead character in the sitcom of the same name
Q-TIP	A cute name for a cute little dog
QUEEN BEE	Little dog who rules the hive, er house
QUICKLY	The way that little dogs tend to move
QUIP	A quick, witty remark
RAMBI	Cross between Bambi and Rambo (alternative to Bambo)
RICKY RICARDO	Husband of Lucy in I Love Lucy
ROO	The little kangaroo in the Winnie the Pooh stories
ROSEBUD	Cute name for your little flower child, er pup
RUGRAT	Rugrats, an animated television series
RUXPIN	Hero of the Teddy Ruxpin cartoons and toy range
SHORT STOP	Position in baseball
SHORTCAKE	A type of cookie
SHORTY	Slang term for a short person
SIXPENCE	Old slang term meaning "five pence"

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SKEETER	Slang term for a mosquito
SMALLVILLE	Superman's home town and name of the TV series
SMURF	Small blue creatures from the TV series "The Smurfs"
SMURFETTE	Female Smurf from "The Smurfs" TV series
SONIC	Superhero hedgehog from the video game
SPEEDY	Speedy Gonzalez, fastest mouse in all Mexico
SPICE GIRL	After the girl band, The Spice Girls
SPROG	Slang name for a baby
SQUIDOO	Popular community website
SQUIRREL	Small bushy tailed rodent
SQUIRT	A character from the movie "Finding Nemo"
STARLET	Up and coming movie star
SUGAR CUBE	Just too sweet for words
SUGARBAKER	Family in the sitcom Designing Women
SUZIE Q	Seventies rocker Suzie Quartro
SWOOSIE	Actress Swoozie Kurtz
TABASCO	Dynamite comes in small packages!
TACO	Traditional Mexican dish
TACO BELL	Fast food chain
TAD	Another character from the movie "Finding Nemo"

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TAFFY A type of chewy candy

TALLULAH Singer in the kid's gangster spoof Bugsy Malone

TAZ Tasmanian Devil in Looney Tunes

TEACUP Perfect for a Teacup Yorkie

TEALEAF Another cute name for a little dog

TEENIE Slang term meaning small

THUMBELINA Tiny character from fairy tales

TIDDLYWINKS Children's board game

TINKERBELL Fairy from Peter Pan

TINY TIM A character from Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol"

TOM THUMB Fairy Tale hero "no larger than his father's thumb"

TOOTSIE Title character from the movie Tootsie

TOTO Dorothy's little dog in "The Wizard of Oz"

TUPPENCE Old slang term meaning "two pence"

USCHI German diminutive form of Ursula

WIDGET A Marvel Comics character

WINGNUT For a little dog with large ears - a Chihuahua perhaps

WOMBLE Fictional characters from the TV show The Wombles

WOODSTOCK Little bird who is Snoopy's best friend in Peanuts

X-FILE For the dog of unknown origin

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YO-YO	Would suit a dog who's always bouncing up and down
ZIGGY	Character from the David Bowie song Ziggy Stardust
ZILCH	Slang term meaning "nothing"
ZSA-ZSA	Actress and socialite Zsa-Zsa Gabor