So, you have a brand-new Poodle but are having difficulty coming up with any good Poodle names. There are far too many to choose from, and it can certainly seem overwhelming. Poodles are intelligent dogs that have always been perceived as classy dogs, so finding just the right name is super important, especially since you need to live with this name for many years to come! We collected over 150 names that we hope might be a good fit for your new Poodle. There’s everything from male, female, and genderless names to cute and classy names! We hope that you’ll find your dog’s name on our list or that we have at least inspired you to discover the perfect name for your beautiful Poodle.
How to Name Your Poodle You can start by using your pup’s color or size as inspiration for a name. You can also consider French names because Poodles hail from France. The French word for your Poodle’s coloring might end up being a great fit! There are also your favorite musicians and celebrities. Do you have a favorite character from a book, TV show, or movie? If a Poodle has a quirky personality or trait, many dog owners end up using this as inspiration for a name. We go over these ideas and quite a few other categories. We hope that you’ll find something that will be the perfect name for you and your Poodle. Image Credit: everydoghasastory, Shutterstock Poodle Colors and Patterns Before we start going over the names, let’s cover the various colors that Poodles can come in. These colors could help you think up a name as well.
Apricot
Black
Blue
Brown
Café au Lait
Cream
Gray
Parti (white with another color)
Red
Silver
Silver Beige
If your Poodle is one of these colors, we have a list in this article that has a variety of different Poodle dog names for these colors.
Female Poodle Names Image Credit: Piqsels If you have a female poodle and you would love to give her a feminine name, we have a bunch to look through here. These include famous women from our history, so they all make great girl poodle names.
Amelia
Annie Oakley
Bella
Blossom
Bronte
Calamity Jane
Catherine the Great
Chloe
Cleopatra
Coco
Daisy
Ellie
Elvira
Gigi
Honey
Lady
Lady Godiva
Ladybug
Lily
Lola
Lucy
Lulu
Luna
Maggie
Maisy
Mata Hari
Millie
Molly
Penny
Poppy
Portia
Rosie
Roxy
Ruby
Sadie
Stella
Tilly
Willow
Zelda
Zoe
Male Poodle Names Image Credit: Piqsels Perhaps you want boy Poodle names for your male Poodle. We included male names that might suit your Poodle and have also included historical figure names.
Alexander the Great
Augustus
Basil
Baxter
Beau
Ben
Bentley
Bogart
Bowie
Clyde
Cooper
Darwin
Dexter
Doc Holliday
Duke
Dylan
Edison
Elvis
Finn
Frankie
George
Griffin
Henry
Houdini
Jackson
Jax
Lennon
Louie
Major
Mars
Milo
Monty
Mozart
Murphy
Oscar
Oliver
Ozzy
Primo
Prince
Jupiter
Ringo
Roman
Romeo
Rusty
Samson
Sully
Teddy
Tesla
Tucker
Ulysses
Wild Bill
Winston
Wyatt Earp
Genderless Poodle Names Image Credit: Piqsels If your dog’s gender doesn’t matter to you and you prefer a more gender-neutral name, we’ve got great names for you. Some of these are a play on your Poodle’s size. You can have fun with this! If you have a standard Poodle, you can name them Peewee, for example. Here are a few genderless Poodle names to get you started.
Ash
Aspen
Atom
Bean
Berlin
Bitty
Blizzard
Button
Charlie
Clover
Cosmos
Cricket
Ember
Harlow
Iggy
Karma
Lava
London
Max
Memphis
Munchkin
Nova
Pebbles
Phoenix
Rain
Rio
Sierra
Spark
Squirt
Stevie
Sunny
Tsunami
Vienna
Yukon
Ziggy
Cute Poodle Names Image Credit: Piqsels Poodles are adorable, especially those tiny Toy Poodles, so here are a few names that can be classified as cute names.
Alfie
Baby
Barkley
Curly
Dixie
Ernie
Fergus
Gidget
Gizmo
Jojo
Morsel
Nibbler
Nugget
Paisley
Patches
Petunia
Rascal
Scrappy
Snickers
Spud
Tiny
Wishbone
Classy Poodle Names Image Credit: Piqsels Poodles are cute, but they also always have a classy aura about them. So, we have several elegant names that you can consider.
Alcott
Alfred
Archibald
Ashton
Augustus
Aurora
Benedict
Bianca
Blake
Camilla
Chanel
Chaucer
Darling
Desmond
Darcy
Duchess
Emerson
Evangeline
Fairfax
Gatsby
Harper
Hudson
Hamilton
Juliet
Kingston
Octavia
Princess
Victoria
French Poodle Names Image Credit: Piqsels Poodles are French, so why not give them a French name? This is a collection of male and female names, as well as names for items that not only mean something special but also sound classy and well, French!
Alphonse
Amélie
Ami (friend)
Andre
Anton
Babette
Beauregard
Belle (beautiful)
Bijou (jewel)
Bonbon (candy)
Bordeaux
Brie
Brigitte
Brûlée
Cadeau (gift)
Celeste
Chablis
Champagne
Chantilly
Cherie (dear)
Claude
Claudette
Cosette
Étoile (star)
Fifi
Fleur (flower)
Francois
Genevieve
Jolie (pretty)
Lucien
Matisse
Minuet
Monet
Monique
Papillon (butterfly)
Picasso
Pierre
Pinot
Renee
Touché
Toulouse
Voltaire
Names Based on Food and Drinks Image Credit: Piqsels These names are all based on food and drinks. They can be used just for fun, or you can pick one of these names based on your Poodle’s color or size.
Apple
Basil
Bean
Berry
Biscuit
Bourbon
Candy Apple
Chestnut
Cinnamon
Coconut
Coffee
Java
Jellybean
Kahlua
Kit Kat
Latte
Mango
Margarita
Merlot
Mocha
Nutmeg
Peanut
Pickle
Sage
Sangria
Blue Poodle Names If you have a blue Poodle, the following are all names based on that color. You can use a thesaurus for even more ideas if none of these work for you.
Azure
Bluebell
Blueberry
Cobalt
Hyacinth
Indigo
Navy
Ocean
River
Sapphire
Sky
Smoke
Storm
Suede
Turquoise
Black Poodle Names Image Credit: Pixabay If you have a black Poodle, you have plenty of options! You can also consider famous characters known for wearing black, which we’ve included here.
Bandit
Blackberry
Caviar
Coal
Charcoal
Cinder
Crow
Darth
Dusk
Ebony
Eclipse
Licorice
Midnight
Mystery
Night
Nocturne
Noir
Obsidian
Pepper
Phantom
Raven
Sable
Shade
Shadow
Smudge
Snape
Vader
Voodoo
White Poodle Names Image Credit: Piqsels Poodles are probably most famous for being white. Our list wouldn’t be complete without a variety of names based on that color!
Angel
Arctic
Argent (French for silver)
Cloud
Cotton
Dandelion
Ghost
Opal
Jasmine
Marshmallow
Misty
Pearl
Snowy
Sugar
Vanilla
Winter
Poodle Names Based on Colors Image Credit: Anna Bondarenko, Shutterstock These names are a variety of different words for colors. Whether or not your dog is actually any of these colors or you think that one of these words can make a great name for your Poodle, we at least hope that they inspire you.
Amber
Apricot
Autumn
Caramel
Cherry
Coco
Copper
Coral
Fawn
Ginger
Hazel
Jade
Olive
Oliver
Olivia
Peach or Peaches
Pewter
Pumpkin
Rose or Rosie
Ruby
Scarlett
Silver
Tawny
Walnut
Poodle Names Based on Mythology Image Credit: Pixabay Mythologies are full of great names! You can read through your favorite myth if we don’t have the right name here, and maybe you’ll find an excellent name for your Poodle.
Achilles
Andromeda
Apollo
Ares
Artemis
Athena
Delia
Freya
Hades
Hera
Horus
Inari
Isis
Loki
Neptune
Nyx
Odin
Osiris
Poseidon
Thor
Tyr
Venus
Zeus
Poodle Names Based on Fictional Characters Image Credit: Janine Reedeker, Shutterstock Here are names of fictional characters, of which there are too many to list here. If you don’t want any of these names, look through the names of characters from your favorite TV shows, movies, and books.
Aragorn
Archer
Arwen
Diana (a.k.a. Wonder Woman)
Falcor
Katniss
Leeloo
Leia
Morpheus
Morticia
Neo
Newt
Picard
Riker
Ripley
Sansa
Spock
Thanos
Trinity
Yoda
Use Your Imagination! There are no rules when you want to name your dog. However, it’s always a good idea to try the name out loud before you settle on it. Imagine yelling for your Poodle while they’re outside: Is it embarrassing or hard to say? That said, feel free to give your Poodle a silly name: Winnie the Poodle, Sherlock Bones, Indiana Bones, and even Woofgang Amadeus. If you love it, go for it!
Conclusion These names are just a few of the multitudes of names out there. We hope that even if you didn’t find the right name in one of our lists, perhaps we’ve given you a few ideas that will bring you closer to the perfect name. You obviously want a name that is just as unique as your Poodle! Remember to try out a thesaurus and name list searching. If your favorite color is green, look it up because there are many unique sounding words synonymous with green. Once you find the right name, you’ll know it — and so will your Poodle!
Featured Image Credit: Anna_Bondarenko, Shutterstock
So, you have a brand-new Poodle but are having difficulty coming up with any good Poodle names. There are far too many to choose from, and it can certainly seem overwhelming.
Poodles are intelligent dogs that have always been perceived as classy dogs, so finding just the right name is super important, especially since you need to live with this name for many years to come!
We collected over 150 names that we hope might be a good fit for your new Poodle. There’s everything from male, female, and genderless names to cute and classy names! We hope that you’ll find your dog’s name on our list or that we have at least inspired you to discover the perfect name for your beautiful Poodle.
How to Name Your Poodle
You can start by using your pup’s color or size as inspiration for a name. You can also consider French names because Poodles hail from France. The French word for your Poodle’s coloring might end up being a great fit!
There are also your favorite musicians and celebrities. Do you have a favorite character from a book, TV show, or movie? If a Poodle has a quirky personality or trait, many dog owners end up using this as inspiration for a name.
We go over these ideas and quite a few other categories. We hope that you’ll find something that will be the perfect name for you and your Poodle.
Poodle Colors and Patterns
Before we start going over the names, let’s cover the various colors that Poodles can come in. These colors could help you think up a name as well.
Apricot
Black
Blue
Brown
Café au Lait
Cream
Gray
Parti (white with another color)
Red
Silver
Silver Beige
If your Poodle is one of these colors, we have a list in this article that has a variety of different Poodle dog names for these colors.
- Apricot
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
- Café au Lait
- Cream
- Gray
- Parti (white with another color)
- Red
- Silver
- Silver Beige
Female Poodle Names
If you have a female poodle and you would love to give her a feminine name, we have a bunch to look through here. These include famous women from our history, so they all make great girl poodle names.
Amelia
Annie Oakley
Bella
Blossom
Bronte
Calamity Jane
Catherine the Great
Chloe
Cleopatra
Coco
Daisy
Ellie
Elvira
Gigi
Honey
Lady
Lady Godiva
Ladybug
Lily
Lola
Lucy
Lulu
Luna
Maggie
Maisy
Mata Hari
Millie
Molly
Penny
Poppy
Portia
Rosie
Roxy
Ruby
Sadie
Stella
Tilly
Willow
Zelda
Zoe
- Amelia
- Annie Oakley
- Bella
- Blossom
- Bronte
- Calamity Jane
- Catherine the Great
- Chloe
- Cleopatra
- Coco
- Daisy
- Ellie
- Elvira
- Gigi
- Honey
- Lady
- Lady Godiva
- Ladybug
- Lily
- Lola
- Lucy
- Lulu
- Luna
- Maggie
- Maisy
- Mata Hari
- Millie
- Molly
- Penny
- Poppy
- Portia
- Rosie
- Roxy
- Ruby
- Sadie
- Stella
- Tilly
- Willow
- Zelda
- Zoe
Male Poodle Names
Perhaps you want boy Poodle names for your male Poodle. We included male names that might suit your Poodle and have also included historical figure names.
Alexander the Great
Augustus
Basil
Baxter
Beau
Ben
Bentley
Bogart
Bowie
Clyde
Cooper
Darwin
Dexter
Doc Holliday
Duke
Dylan
Edison
Elvis
Finn
Frankie
George
Griffin
Henry
Houdini
Jackson
Jax
Lennon
Louie
Major
Mars
Milo
Monty
Mozart
Murphy
Oscar
Oliver
Ozzy
Primo
Prince
Jupiter
Ringo
Roman
Romeo
Rusty
Samson
Sully
Teddy
Tesla
Tucker
Ulysses
Wild Bill
Winston
Wyatt Earp
- Alexander the Great
- Augustus
- Basil
- Baxter
- Beau
- Ben
- Bentley
- Bogart
- Bowie
- Clyde
- Cooper
- Darwin
- Dexter
- Doc Holliday
- Duke
- Dylan
- Edison
- Elvis
- Finn
- Frankie
- George
- Griffin
- Henry
- Houdini
- Jackson
- Jax
- Lennon
- Louie
- Major
- Mars
- Milo
- Monty
- Mozart
- Murphy
- Oscar
- Oliver
- Ozzy
- Primo
- Prince
- Jupiter
- Ringo
- Roman
- Romeo
- Rusty
- Samson
- Sully
- Teddy
- Tesla
- Tucker
- Ulysses
- Wild Bill
- Winston
- Wyatt Earp
Genderless Poodle Names
If your dog’s gender doesn’t matter to you and you prefer a more gender-neutral name, we’ve got great names for you. Some of these are a play on your Poodle’s size. You can have fun with this! If you have a standard Poodle, you can name them Peewee, for example. Here are a few genderless Poodle names to get you started.
Ash
Aspen
Atom
Bean
Berlin
Bitty
Blizzard
Button
Charlie
Clover
Cosmos
Cricket
Ember
Harlow
Iggy
Karma
Lava
London
Max
Memphis
Munchkin
Nova
Pebbles
Phoenix
Rain
Rio
Sierra
Spark
Squirt
Stevie
Sunny
Tsunami
Vienna
Yukon
Ziggy
- Ash
- Aspen
- Atom
- Bean
- Berlin
- Bitty
- Blizzard
- Button
- Charlie
- Clover
- Cosmos
- Cricket
- Ember
- Harlow
- Iggy
- Karma
- Lava
- London
- Max
- Memphis
- Munchkin
- Nova
- Pebbles
- Phoenix
- Rain
- Rio
- Sierra
- Spark
- Squirt
- Stevie
- Sunny
- Tsunami
- Vienna
- Yukon
- Ziggy
Cute Poodle Names
Poodles are adorable, especially those tiny Toy Poodles, so here are a few names that can be classified as cute names.
Alfie
Baby
Barkley
Curly
Dixie
Ernie
Fergus
Gidget
Gizmo
Jojo
Morsel
Nibbler
Nugget
Paisley
Patches
Petunia
Rascal
Scrappy
Snickers
Spud
Tiny
Wishbone
- Alfie
- Baby
- Barkley
- Curly
- Dixie
- Ernie
- Fergus
- Gidget
- Gizmo
- Jojo
- Morsel
- Nibbler
- Nugget
- Paisley
- Patches
- Petunia
- Rascal
- Scrappy
- Snickers
- Spud
- Tiny
- Wishbone
Classy Poodle Names
Poodles are cute, but they also always have a classy aura about them. So, we have several elegant names that you can consider.
Alcott
Alfred
Archibald
Ashton
Augustus
Aurora
Benedict
Bianca
Blake
Camilla
Chanel
Chaucer
Darling
Desmond
Darcy
Duchess
Emerson
Evangeline
Fairfax
Gatsby
Harper
Hudson
Hamilton
Juliet
Kingston
Octavia
Princess
Victoria
- Alcott
- Alfred
- Archibald
- Ashton
- Augustus
- Aurora
- Benedict
- Bianca
- Blake
- Camilla
- Chanel
- Chaucer
- Darling
- Desmond
- Darcy
- Duchess
- Emerson
- Evangeline
- Fairfax
- Gatsby
- Harper
- Hudson
- Hamilton
- Juliet
- Kingston
- Octavia
- Princess
- Victoria
French Poodle Names
Poodles are French, so why not give them a French name? This is a collection of male and female names, as well as names for items that not only mean something special but also sound classy and well, French!
Alphonse
Amélie
Ami (friend)
Andre
Anton
Babette
Beauregard
Belle (beautiful)
Bijou (jewel)
Bonbon (candy)
Bordeaux
Brie
Brigitte
Brûlée
Cadeau (gift)
Celeste
Chablis
Champagne
Chantilly
Cherie (dear)
Claude
Claudette
Cosette
Étoile (star)
Fifi
Fleur (flower)
Francois
Genevieve
Jolie (pretty)
Lucien
Matisse
Minuet
Monet
Monique
Papillon (butterfly)
Picasso
Pierre
Pinot
Renee
Touché
Toulouse
Voltaire
- Alphonse
- Amélie
- Ami (friend)
- Andre
- Anton
- Babette
- Beauregard
- Belle (beautiful)
- Bijou (jewel)
- Bonbon (candy)
- Bordeaux
- Brie
- Brigitte
- Brûlée
- Cadeau (gift)
- Celeste
- Chablis
- Champagne
- Chantilly
- Cherie (dear)
- Claude
- Claudette
- Cosette
- Étoile (star)
- Fifi
- Fleur (flower)
- Francois
- Genevieve
- Jolie (pretty)
- Lucien
- Matisse
- Minuet
- Monet
- Monique
- Papillon (butterfly)
- Picasso
- Pierre
- Pinot
- Renee
- Touché
- Toulouse
- Voltaire
Names Based on Food and Drinks
These names are all based on food and drinks. They can be used just for fun, or you can pick one of these names based on your Poodle’s color or size.
Apple
Basil
Bean
Berry
Biscuit
Bourbon
Candy Apple
Chestnut
Cinnamon
Coconut
Coffee
Java
Jellybean
Kahlua
Kit Kat
Latte
Mango
Margarita
Merlot
Mocha
Nutmeg
Peanut
Pickle
Sage
Sangria
- Apple
- Basil
- Bean
- Berry
- Biscuit
- Bourbon
- Candy Apple
- Chestnut
- Cinnamon
- Coconut
- Coffee
- Java
- Jellybean
- Kahlua
- Kit Kat
- Latte
- Mango
- Margarita
- Merlot
- Mocha
- Nutmeg
- Peanut
- Pickle
- Sage
- Sangria
Blue Poodle Names
If you have a blue Poodle, the following are all names based on that color. You can use a thesaurus for even more ideas if none of these work for you.
Azure
Bluebell
Blueberry
Cobalt
Hyacinth
Indigo
Navy
Ocean
River
Sapphire
Sky
Smoke
Storm
Suede
Turquoise
- Azure
- Bluebell
- Blueberry
- Cobalt
- Hyacinth
- Indigo
- Navy
- Ocean
- River
- Sapphire
- Sky
- Smoke
- Storm
- Suede
- Turquoise
Black Poodle Names
If you have a black Poodle, you have plenty of options! You can also consider famous characters known for wearing black, which we’ve included here.
Bandit
Blackberry
Caviar
Coal
Charcoal
Cinder
Crow
Darth
Dusk
Ebony
Eclipse
Licorice
Midnight
Mystery
Night
Nocturne
Noir
Obsidian
Pepper
Phantom
Raven
Sable
Shade
Shadow
Smudge
Snape
Vader
Voodoo
- Bandit
- Blackberry
- Caviar
- Coal
- Charcoal
- Cinder
- Crow
- Darth
- Dusk
- Ebony
- Eclipse
- Licorice
- Midnight
- Mystery
- Night
- Nocturne
- Noir
- Obsidian
- Pepper
- Phantom
- Raven
- Sable
- Shade
- Shadow
- Smudge
- Snape
- Vader
- Voodoo
White Poodle Names
Poodles are probably most famous for being white. Our list wouldn’t be complete without a variety of names based on that color!
Angel
Arctic
Argent (French for silver)
Cloud
Cotton
Dandelion
Ghost
Opal
Jasmine
Marshmallow
Misty
Pearl
Snowy
Sugar
Vanilla
Winter
- Angel
- Arctic
- Argent (French for silver)
- Cloud
- Cotton
- Dandelion
- Ghost
- Opal
- Jasmine
- Marshmallow
- Misty
- Pearl
- Snowy
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Winter
Poodle Names Based on Colors
These names are a variety of different words for colors. Whether or not your dog is actually any of these colors or you think that one of these words can make a great name for your Poodle, we at least hope that they inspire you.
Amber
Apricot
Autumn
Caramel
Cherry
Coco
Copper
Coral
Fawn
Ginger
Hazel
Jade
Olive
Oliver
Olivia
Peach or Peaches
Pewter
Pumpkin
Rose or Rosie
Ruby
Scarlett
Silver
Tawny
Walnut
- Amber
- Apricot
- Autumn
- Caramel
- Cherry
- Coco
- Copper
- Coral
- Fawn
- Ginger
- Hazel
- Jade
- Olive
- Oliver
- Olivia
- Peach or Peaches
- Pewter
- Pumpkin
- Rose or Rosie
- Ruby
- Scarlett
- Silver
- Tawny
- Walnut
Poodle Names Based on Mythology
Mythologies are full of great names! You can read through your favorite myth if we don’t have the right name here, and maybe you’ll find an excellent name for your Poodle.
Achilles
Andromeda
Apollo
Ares
Artemis
Athena
Delia
Freya
Hades
Hera
Horus
Inari
Isis
Loki
Neptune
Nyx
Odin
Osiris
Poseidon
Thor
Tyr
Venus
Zeus
- Achilles
- Andromeda
- Apollo
- Ares
- Artemis
- Athena
- Delia
- Freya
- Hades
- Hera
- Horus
- Inari
- Isis
- Loki
- Neptune
- Nyx
- Odin
- Osiris
- Poseidon
- Thor
- Tyr
- Venus
- Zeus
Poodle Names Based on Fictional Characters
Here are names of fictional characters, of which there are too many to list here. If you don’t want any of these names, look through the names of characters from your favorite TV shows, movies, and books.
Aragorn
Archer
Arwen
Diana (a.k.a. Wonder Woman)
Falcor
Katniss
Leeloo
Leia
Morpheus
Morticia
Neo
Newt
Picard
Riker
Ripley
Sansa
Spock
Thanos
Trinity
Yoda
Use Your Imagination!
There are no rules when you want to name your dog. However, it’s always a good idea to try the name out loud before you settle on it. Imagine yelling for your Poodle while they’re outside: Is it embarrassing or hard to say?
- Aragorn
- Archer
- Arwen
- Diana (a.k.a. Wonder Woman)
- Falcor
- Katniss
- Leeloo
- Leia
- Morpheus
- Morticia
- Neo
- Newt
- Picard
- Riker
- Ripley
- Sansa
- Spock
- Thanos
- Trinity
- Yoda
That said, feel free to give your Poodle a silly name: Winnie the Poodle, Sherlock Bones, Indiana Bones, and even Woofgang Amadeus. If you love it, go for it!
Conclusion
These names are just a few of the multitudes of names out there. We hope that even if you didn’t find the right name in one of our lists, perhaps we’ve given you a few ideas that will bring you closer to the perfect name. You obviously want a name that is just as unique as your Poodle!
Remember to try out a thesaurus and name list searching. If your favorite color is green, look it up because there are many unique sounding words synonymous with green. Once you find the right name, you’ll know it — and so will your Poodle!
Featured Image Credit: Anna_Bondarenko, Shutterstock
