The best Papillon names show off their beautiful butterfly ears and soft fluffy coat. They can celebrate their incredibly peppy personality, or make a statement about you and your unique preferences. Current trends and popular topics can be a fun way to name your Papillon puppy, just make sure you’ll still love the reference in ten years time!
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Having trouble coming up with good Papillon names? Choosing the perfect name for your puppy can be difficult, especially if you’re not the only one who has a say in the matter. I must have given almost a hundred names to my family before we decided on Luca as our puppy. Even if you don’t have family members chosen, you have a hard time finding a name that stands out to you.
You and your pooch will have to live with this name, so it should be something you really like. Whether you choose unique or common words, don’t worry about what other people think. It’s your dog, and you’re the one who will say the word the most.
Most Popular Dog Names
Do you wonder what names other people choose for their dogs? Maybe you’d like to avoid popular names. Or maybe you’re hoping to find something others will love, too. According to our dog name research, the top 10 dog names are:
- Charlie
- Becks
- Size
- Buddy
- Cooper
- Jack
- Toby
- Henry
- Bear
- Scout
These names were also very popular, each earning a spot in the top 40:
- Tucker
- Marley
- Monty
- Leo
- Finn
- Dexter
- Barney
- Alfie
- Angus
- Milo
- Oscar
- A shadow
- Sam
- Gus
- Murphy
- Harry
- A hunter
- Teddy
- Jasper
- Brodie
- Rufus
- Jake
- Winston
- Loki
- Kona
- Bruce
- Zeus
- Ben
- Ollie
- Bruno
Top Female Dog Names for Papillons
We’ve also collected your favorite female dog names with the Dog Name Survey, and here are the top ten:
- Bella
- Molly
- Cocoa
- Lucy
- A doll
- Luna
- Daisy
- Sadie
- Ruby
- Willow
Some popular names include:
- Holly
- Bailey
- Lily (and Lilly)
- Maggie
- Millie
- Lola
- Abby
- Annie
- Amber
- Penny
- Pepper
- Ellie
- Tilly
- Gracie
- Stella
- Lexi
- Sophie
- Casey
- Maisie
- Rosie
- Skye
- Layla
- Pippa
- Ginger
- Honey
- Roxy
- Nala
- The Piper
Butterfly Papillon names
You knew that papillon the french word for butterfly? The name makes sense for this species, as their ears and the silky hairs hanging from them form the image of butterfly wings. Here are some words inspired by different types of butterflies.
- Admiral (from Red Admiral)
- Adonis (from Adonis Blue)
- Alexandra (from Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly)
- Argus (from Brown Argus)
- Blue (many butterflies have blue in their name, like the Blue Emperor)
- Camilla (camilla is a type of butterfly)
- Chestnut (from Chestnut Tiger)
- Copper (several butterflies have copper in their names, such as American Copper)
- Cupid (from Cupido, a type of butterfly)
- Dana (from the genus Danaus)
- Duke (from Duke of Burgundy)
- Edith (from Edith’s Checkerspot)
- Eryn (from the genus Erynnis)
- Heath (from Small Heath)
- Iris (iris is the name of a species of butterfly)
- Julia (from Dryas iulia, commonly called the Julia butterfly)
- Lady (from Painted Lady)
- Liby (from Libytheana, a genus of butterflies)
- Melissa (this is a butterfly species name)
- Peacock
- Pearl (from Pearl-bordered Fritillary)
- Pierre (from Pieris napi)
- Marshall (from marshalli, a type of butterfly)
- Meadow (from Meadow Brown)
- King
- Red (also from Red Admiral)
- Ringlet (this is the common name for the Aphantopus hyperantus butterfly)
- Ruby (ruby is a type of butterfly)
- Sam/Samuel (from Samuel, a type of butterfly)
- Selene (selene is the name of a species of butterfly)
- Silver (commonly used in butterfly names: Silver-spotted Skipper, Silver-studded Blue)
- Skipper (Skipper is the common name of the Hesperiidae family of butterflies and moths)
- Tullia (tullia is a type of butterfly)
- Vanessa (Vanessa is a type of butterfly)
Good names for Papillon
All dogs are adorable, but the Papillon’s small size makes it a perfect candidate for cute names — you know, the kind of name you probably wouldn’t give a guard dog. Below is a list of sweet Papillon names.
A woman:
- Buttercup
- Delilah
- Dixie
- Flora
- A flower
- Gigi
- Lilah
- Lulu
- Marigold
- Penelope
- Phoebe
- Rosie
- Tulip
- To blink
Male:
- An acorn
- Archie
- It’s beautiful
- Boots
- Buddy
- Buttons
- The Doglet
- The Gizmo
- Size
- Nibbles
- The Nugget
- Pebble
- Ziggy
Food-Inspired Papillon Names
Papillons can be picky eaters, which makes giving them a food-inspired name a little fun. Here are some of our favorite food-related Papillon names:
- an apple
- Beans
- A biscuit
- A brownie
- which is still developing
- Cinnamon
- Cocoa
- A cookie
- A crouton
- A cake
- Dumpling
- Fruit Stones (short stones)
- Ginger
- Honey
- Jelly Bean
- Kit Kat
- kiwi
- A latte
- Mocha
- Muffin
- With it
- Noodles
- Oreo
- It’s a peanut
- Cream
- Pistacchio
- Popcorn
- Pumpkin
- Ruffles
- Spice
- Take it
Not your thing? Check out our list of great names, too!
Papillon names are different
If you’re like me, you don’t do familiar names like Max or Hunter.
We want something a little unusual.
The downside is, the different names can be hard to think of on your own, and some of them are just plain weird.
Here’s a list of some unusual names that aren’t too complicated.
A woman:
- Ava
- Avia
- Celeste
- Daphne
- Deena
- Farrah
- Fiona
- Come on
- Kiara
- Layla
- Liter
- Lyra
- Nala
- Nyla
- Reena
- Silky
- Talia
- Vivi
Male:
- Alfred
- Aspen
- Ayden
- Boomer
- Cedric
- The forest
- Curtis
- Desmond
- Egan
- Fletcher
- Francis
- Horace
- Ivan
- Mika
- Norman
- Percy
- The Ritz
- Sitka
- See
Famous Dog Names
If you like a certain actor or actress, you would definitely want to name something or someone about him.
Maybe your significant other won’t let you name your next child Khaleesi, but you can name your dog that.
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Here is a list of popular names that your dog might like.
First, we will start with famous dog names.
Popular Dog Names for Women
- Beatrice (Best in Show)
- Bear (Nuts jokes)
- Bullseye (The intended mascot, portrayed by female dogs, although the character is said to be male)
- Daisy (Blondie jokes)
- Fifi (The Rugrats)
- Gadget (The Secret Lives of Pets)
- Miss (The Lady and the Tramp again Game of Thrones – Sansa Stark names her werewolf Lady)
- bird (King of the Hill)
- Lassie (Lassie: The Movie)
- Miss Agnes (Best in Show)
- Nana (Peter Pan)
- Nymeria (Arya Stark’s Direwolf)
- Perdita (101 the Dalmatians)
- Rita (Oliver & Company)
- Rosebud (Air Buddies)
- Sandy (Little Orphan Annie)
- Summer (Bran Stark’s direwolf)
- Winky (Best in Show)
Popular Male Dog Names
- Balto (from the movie Balto)
- Benji (from the movie Benji)
- Bolt (Disney’s A bolt)
- Brian (Family Guy)
- Friend (Air Bud)
- Buck (Call of the Wild)
- Butcher (Best in Show)
- Chance (Returning Home)
- Charlie (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
- Copper (The Fox and the Hound)
- Fang (Hagrid’s dog in Harry Potter)
- Fluffy (Hagrid’s three-headed dog in Harry Potter)
- Ghost (Jon Snow’s direwolf)
- Gray Wind (Robb Stark’s Direwolf)
- Hachi (Hachi: The Legend of the Dog)
- Hubert (Best in Show)
- Marley (Marley and Me)
- odie (Garfield)
- Padfoot (Sirius Black’s nickname in Harry Potter)
- Pal (This was the first name of the nine male Collies who played Lassie; the males were chosen because
- bigger than women)
- Pongo (101 the Dalmatians)
- Scooby (Scooby Doo)
- Scrappy (Scooby Doo’s nephew)
- Shadow (Returning Home)
- Shaggydog (Rickon Stark’s Direwolf)
- Sirius (as in Sirius Black, from Harry Potter)
- Snoopy (Nuts jokes)
- Vincent (the Labrador Retriever in the TV series It is lost)
- Wishbone (from the TV series The Wishbone)
- Zuma (The chocolate Labrador from the children’s show PAW Patrol)
Some Famous Names
If you want to name your dog after a character, historical figure, or something else, we have great ideas for that, too!
A woman:
- Alice (Alice in Wonderland)
- Arya (Game of Thrones)
- Athena (Greek goddess of war and wisdom)
- Hermione (Harry Potter)
- Jane (Jane Eyre)
- Lucille (Lucille Ball)
- Morgana (Arthurian legend)
- Nala (The King is the King)
- Ophelia (Hamlet)
- Pippi (Pippi Longstocking)
- Rosa (Rosa Parks)
- Sylvia (Sylvia Plath)
- Twiggy
Male:
- Atticus (To Kill A Mockingbird)
- Bartleby (Bartleby, the Scrivener)
- Dante (Dante The Inferno)
- Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)
- Drogon (One of the dragons from Game of Thrones)
- Edgar (Edgar Allen Poe)
- Hawthorne (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
- Homer (Simpson, or whoever wrote The Odyssey; it’s up to you)
- Hot Pie (Game of Thrones)
- Huck (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)
- Jorah (Game of Thrones)
- Merlin (Arthurian legend)
- Milton (John Milton)
- Starbucks (Moby Dick)