The Brussels Griffon (Griff) is a dog with a great deal of character, both in temperament and their adorable bearded face! Such a unique dog deserves a unique name. But coming up with the right name isn’t always the easiest task. We present this large list of 325 names that should provide you with your new dog’s name or at least give you a bit of inspiration. After all, both you and your dog must live with this name for a long time (the Brussels Griffon has an expected lifespan of 12–15 years)!
How to Name Your Dog To start, you can give your Brussels Griffon a name based on their appearance. There’s the color, their small size, and their beard! With small dogs, you can go with names that showcase that they are small, like Jellybean, or you can go ironic with a name like Goliath. What are your favorite artists, musicians, songs, and movie characters? Do you want to name your dog David Bowie or Harry Styles? You can get inspiration from many different sources in these areas. Look at your Griff’s personality to get a few ideas. Does your dog have interesting quirks that might make a good name? You can even consider your favorite video games or food and drinks. Image Credit: New Africa, Shutterstock Brussels Griffon Female Names If you have a female Brussels Griffon, here are traditional female names, along with not-so-traditional ones. There are also a few famous women from history for good measure. dog
Amelia Annie Oakley Bella Betsy Blossom Brigitta Bronte Calamity Jane Catherine the Great Chanel Charlotte/Lotti Cleopatra Coco Daisy Eliza Ellie Elvira Gigi Gracie Heidi Honey Josephine/Josie Juliet Lady Godiva Ladybug Lily Lola Lucy Lulu Luna Madeline Maggie Maisy Mata Hari Millie Minnie Molly Penny Pixie Poppy Portia Prada Rene Rosie Roxy Ruby Sadie Stella Suzette Tootsie Willow Zelda Zoe
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Brussels Griffon Male Names For those of you with male Griffs, you can use full names or shorten them into nicknames. Also included are a few famous historical male figures.
Albert Einstein
Alexander the Great
Angus
Archer
Augustus
Axel
Beau
Bennett
Bentley
Bogart
Bowie
Casey
Cesar
Charles Darwin
Cohen
Cooper
Damien
Dexter
Doc Holliday
Eddie
Elvis
Felix
Finn
Griffin
Holden
Houdini
Irving
Isaac Newton
Jackson
Jake
Jameson
Jarvis
Jasper
Jax
Lance
Laurent
Leopold/Leo
Lennon
Logan
Louie
Mars
Max
Marshall
Melville
Milo
Monet
Monty
Mozart
Murphy
Nero
Oliver
Oscar
Ozzy
Pascal
Porter
Remmy
Richie
Ringo
Roman
Samson
Simon
Sully
Teddy
Tesla
Thomas Edison
Tucker
Ulysses
Wild Bill
Winston
Wyatt Earp
Image Credit By: otsphoto, Shutterstock
Genderless Brussels Griffon Names If you’re more interested in a gender-neutral name for your Griff, here are a bunch for you to consider.
Atom
Bailey
Bandit
Bean
Blizzard
Bronx
Button
Charlie
Clover
Cosmos
Cricket
Eleven
Ember
Frito
Gizmo
Gypsy
Harlow
Iggy
Jigsaw
Karma
Lava
Lucky
Max
Munchkin
Nova
Pebbles
Phoenix
Pixie
Pluto
Rain
Sammy
Satin
Saturn
Spark
Spud
Squirt
Tempest
Tsunami
Velvet
Ziggy
Zowie
Image Credit: PublicDomainPictures, Pixabay
Names Based on Brussels Griffon’s Colors You might want a name that refers to your dog’s color. Griffs come in various brown-adjacent colors, as well as black and red, so these are names that relate to these three colors. Browns
Amber
Autumn
Brick
Caramel
Chestnut
Chocolate
Cinnamon
Cocoa
Fawn
Hazel
Ochre
Peanut
Pecan
Russet
Rust(y)
Sand(y)
Sepia
Tawny
Umber
Walnut
Black
Bandit
Charcoal
Cinder
Crow
Dusk
Ebon(y)
Inky
Licorice
Midnight
Mystery
Noir
Obsidian
Onyx
Phantom
Raven
Sable
Shade
Shadow
Smudge
Sooty
Image Credit: Matthew Henry, Pixabay
Red
Autumn
Carmine
Cerise
Claret
Copper
Coral
Crimson
Foxy
Ginger
Rose
Rosy
Ruby
Rusty
Scarlet
Titian
Names Based on People With Beards Since Brussels Griffins are famous for their adorable beards, we would be remiss if we didn’t include any names associated with beards. This is a combination of real people and fictional characters. Beards for the win!
Abe Lincoln
Aristotle
Chuck Norris
Erik the Red
Ernest Hemingway
Dumbledore
Galileo
Gandalf
Grizzly Adams
Johannes Brahms
Karl Marx
Leonardo da Vinci
Merlin
Michelangelo
T
Paul Bunyan
Rubeus Hagrid
Sigmund Freud
Socrates
Thoreau
Clause Debussy
William Shakespeare
Yosemite Sam
Image Credit: klbvnata, Pixabay
Names Based on Food and Drinks Food and drinks can give you many options. They can be cute, silly, or cool sounding, and they can also speak to your Griff’s size or personality in some way. Names Based on Food
Apple
Basil
Bean
Berry
Biscuit
Blackberry
Candy Apple
Caviar
Cherry
Cinnamon
Coconut
Cupcake
Jellybean
Kit Kat
Mango
Nutmeg
Oreo
Peanut
Pepper
Pickle
Sage
Souffle
Tiramisu
Truffles
Names Based on Drinks
Bourbon
Brandy
Coffee
Java
Kahlua
Latte
Margarita
Merlot
Mocha
Pinot
Sangria
Whisky
Image Credit: Liliya Kulianionak, Shutterstock
Names Based on Mythology Greek mythology is probably the most well-known of ancient mythologies, although Norse mythology has gained in popularity and general knowledge in recent years due to the “Avengers” movies and “Magnus Chase” books. That said, included here are more than just Greek- and Norse-related names, so you can have a wide variety of ideas.
Achilles
Aphrodite
Apollo
Ares
Artemis
Athena
Bixia
Delia
Freya
Hades
Hera
Hermes
Horus
Inari
Isis
Loki
Neptune
Nyx
Odin
Orpheus
Osiris
Penelope
Poseidon
Thor
Tyr
Venus
Zeus
Brussels Griffon (Image Credit: Dan9186 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0)
Names Based on Fictional Characters Here are several fictional characters from books, movies, and TV shows to choose from. Even if none of these names work for you, they still might give you a few ideas.
Aragorn
Arwen
Bilbo
Dobby
Frodo
Harley Quinn
Hobbit
Huckleberry
Kenobi
Leia
Merlin
Morpheus
Neo
Picard
Riker
Ripley
Spock
Thanos
Trinity
Verdell (Brussels Griffon from “As Good As It Gets”)
Yoda
Yoshi
Image Credit: Okssi, Shutterstock
Use Your Imagination! Once you have your top choices of names in mind, try saying them out loud, like you’re calling your dog to come inside. This might help narrow the choices down. You might find that some of the names sound embarrassing or that one stands out for sounding cool. Also, consider adding an honorific or title to your Griff’s name. Maybe your dog is a Colonel Frodo or a Queen Tootsie. Use your imagination!
Captain
Commander
Colonel
Dame
Duchess
Duke
Emperor
Empress
General
Her or His Majesty
King/Queen
Madame
/Mrs. or Miss
Princess/Prince
Professor
Senator
Sergeant
Sir
Conclusion We hope that you’ve now found an excellent name for your fabulous Griff! If not, perhaps you at least found the right inspiration to lead you to the perfect name. Naming your dog isn’t something to be taken lightly. You don’t want to give your dog a name that you think is funny now, only to feel mortified 3 years later when you must call your Griff’s name out loud at the dog park. Look at their colors and unique personality quirks, and read the lyrics of your favorite songs. The thesaurus is also your friend when you’re looking for a unique name. Once the naming is settled, you can spend the rest of your time bonding with your adorable new Griff.
Featured Image Credit: Eudyptula, Shutterstock
The Brussels Griffon (Griff) is a dog with a great deal of character, both in temperament and their adorable bearded face! Such a unique dog deserves a unique name. But coming up with the right name isn’t always the easiest task.
We present this large list of 325 names that should provide you with your new dog’s name or at least give you a bit of inspiration. After all, both you and your dog must live with this name for a long time (the Brussels Griffon has an expected lifespan of 12–15 years)!
How to Name Your Dog
To start, you can give your Brussels Griffon a name based on their appearance. There’s the color, their small size, and their beard! With small dogs, you can go with names that showcase that they are small, like Jellybean, or you can go ironic with a name like Goliath.
What are your favorite artists, musicians, songs, and movie characters? Do you want to name your dog David Bowie or Harry Styles? You can get inspiration from many different sources in these areas.
Look at your Griff’s personality to get a few ideas. Does your dog have interesting quirks that might make a good name? You can even consider your favorite video games or food and drinks.
Brussels Griffon Female Names
If you have a female Brussels Griffon, here are traditional female names, along with not-so-traditional ones. There are also a few famous women from history for good measure.
dog
- Amelia
- Annie Oakley
- Bella
- Betsy
- Blossom
- Brigitta
- Bronte
- Calamity Jane
- Catherine the Great
- Chanel
- Charlotte/Lotti
- Cleopatra
- Coco
- Daisy
- Eliza
- Ellie
- Elvira
- Gigi
- Gracie
- Heidi
- Honey
- Josephine/Josie
- Juliet
- Lady Godiva
- Ladybug
- Lily
- Lola
- Lucy
- Lulu
- Luna
- Madeline
- Maggie
- Maisy
- Mata Hari
- Millie
- Minnie
- Molly
- Penny
- Pixie
- Poppy
- Portia
- Prada
- Rene
- Rosie
- Roxy
- Ruby
- Sadie
- Stella
- Suzette
- Tootsie
- Willow
- Zelda
- Zoe
Brussels Griffon Male Names
For those of you with male Griffs, you can use full names or shorten them into nicknames. Also included are a few famous historical male figures.
Albert Einstein
Alexander the Great
Angus
Archer
Augustus
Axel
Beau
Bennett
Bentley
Bogart
Bowie
Casey
Cesar
Charles Darwin
Cohen
Cooper
Damien
Dexter
Doc Holliday
Eddie
Elvis
Felix
Finn
Griffin
Holden
Houdini
Irving
Isaac Newton
Jackson
Jake
Jameson
Jarvis
Jasper
Jax
Lance
Laurent
Leopold/Leo
Lennon
Logan
Louie
Mars
Max
Marshall
Melville
Milo
Monet
Monty
Mozart
Murphy
Nero
Oliver
Oscar
Ozzy
Pascal
Porter
Remmy
Richie
Ringo
Roman
Samson
Simon
Sully
Teddy
Tesla
Thomas Edison
Tucker
Ulysses
Wild Bill
Winston
Wyatt Earp
- Albert Einstein
- Alexander the Great
- Angus
- Archer
- Augustus
- Axel
- Beau
- Bennett
- Bentley
- Bogart
- Bowie
- Casey
- Cesar
- Charles Darwin
- Cohen
- Cooper
- Damien
- Dexter
- Doc Holliday
- Eddie
- Elvis
- Felix
- Finn
- Griffin
- Holden
- Houdini
- Irving
- Isaac Newton
- Jackson
- Jake
- Jameson
- Jarvis
- Jasper
- Jax
- Lance
- Laurent
- Leopold/Leo
- Lennon
- Logan
- Louie
- Mars
- Max
- Marshall
- Melville
- Milo
- Monet
- Monty
- Mozart
- Murphy
- Nero
- Oliver
- Oscar
- Ozzy
- Pascal
- Porter
- Remmy
- Richie
- Ringo
- Roman
- Samson
- Simon
- Sully
- Teddy
- Tesla
- Thomas Edison
- Tucker
- Ulysses
- Wild Bill
- Winston
- Wyatt Earp
Genderless Brussels Griffon Names
If you’re more interested in a gender-neutral name for your Griff, here are a bunch for you to consider.
Atom
Bailey
Bandit
Bean
Blizzard
Bronx
Button
Charlie
Clover
Cosmos
Cricket
Eleven
Ember
Frito
Gizmo
Gypsy
Harlow
Iggy
Jigsaw
Karma
Lava
Lucky
Max
Munchkin
Nova
Pebbles
Phoenix
Pixie
Pluto
Rain
Sammy
Satin
Saturn
Spark
Spud
Squirt
Tempest
Tsunami
Velvet
Ziggy
Zowie
- Atom
- Bailey
- Bandit
- Bean
- Blizzard
- Bronx
- Button
- Charlie
- Clover
- Cosmos
- Cricket
- Eleven
- Ember
- Frito
- Gizmo
- Gypsy
- Harlow
- Iggy
- Jigsaw
- Karma
- Lava
- Lucky
- Max
- Munchkin
- Nova
- Pebbles
- Phoenix
- Pixie
- Pluto
- Rain
- Sammy
- Satin
- Saturn
- Spark
- Spud
- Squirt
- Tempest
- Tsunami
- Velvet
- Ziggy
- Zowie
Names Based on Brussels Griffon’s Colors
You might want a name that refers to your dog’s color. Griffs come in various brown-adjacent colors, as well as black and red, so these are names that relate to these three colors.
Browns
Amber
Autumn
Brick
Caramel
Chestnut
Chocolate
Cinnamon
Cocoa
Fawn
Hazel
Ochre
Peanut
Pecan
Russet
Rust(y)
Sand(y)
Sepia
Tawny
Umber
Walnut
Black
Bandit
Charcoal
Cinder
Crow
Dusk
Ebon(y)
Inky
Licorice
Midnight
Mystery
Noir
Obsidian
Onyx
Phantom
Raven
Sable
Shade
Shadow
Smudge
Sooty
Red
Autumn
Carmine
Cerise
Claret
Copper
Coral
Crimson
Foxy
Ginger
Rose
Rosy
Ruby
Rusty
Scarlet
Titian
Amber
Autumn
Brick
Caramel
Chestnut
Chocolate
Cinnamon
Cocoa
Fawn
Hazel
Ochre
Peanut
Pecan
Russet
Rust(y)
Sand(y)
Sepia
Tawny
Umber
Walnut
Bandit
Charcoal
Cinder
Crow
Dusk
Ebon(y)
Inky
Licorice
Midnight
Mystery
Noir
Obsidian
Onyx
Phantom
Raven
Sable
Shade
Shadow
Smudge
Sooty
Autumn
Carmine
Cerise
Claret
Copper
Coral
Crimson
Foxy
Ginger
Rose
Rosy
Ruby
Rusty
Scarlet
Titian
Names Based on People With Beards
Since Brussels Griffins are famous for their adorable beards, we would be remiss if we didn’t include any names associated with beards. This is a combination of real people and fictional characters. Beards for the win!
Abe Lincoln
Aristotle
Chuck Norris
Erik the Red
Ernest Hemingway
Dumbledore
Galileo
Gandalf
Grizzly Adams
Johannes Brahms
Karl Marx
Leonardo da Vinci
Merlin
Michelangelo
T
Paul Bunyan
Rubeus Hagrid
Sigmund Freud
Socrates
Thoreau
Clause Debussy
William Shakespeare
Yosemite Sam
- Abe Lincoln
- Aristotle
- Chuck Norris
- Erik the Red
- Ernest Hemingway
- Dumbledore
- Galileo
- Gandalf
- Grizzly Adams
- Johannes Brahms
- Karl Marx
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Merlin
- Michelangelo
- T
- Paul Bunyan
- Rubeus Hagrid
- Sigmund Freud
- Socrates
- Thoreau
- Clause Debussy
- William Shakespeare
- Yosemite Sam
Names Based on Food and Drinks
Food and drinks can give you many options. They can be cute, silly, or cool sounding, and they can also speak to your Griff’s size or personality in some way.
Names Based on Food
Apple
Basil
Bean
Berry
Biscuit
Blackberry
Candy Apple
Caviar
Cherry
Cinnamon
Coconut
Cupcake
Jellybean
Kit Kat
Mango
Nutmeg
Oreo
Peanut
Pepper
Pickle
Sage
Souffle
Tiramisu
Truffles
Names Based on Drinks
Bourbon
Brandy
Coffee
Java
Kahlua
Latte
Margarita
Merlot
Mocha
Pinot
Sangria
Whisky
Apple
Basil
Bean
Berry
Biscuit
Blackberry
Candy Apple
Caviar
Cherry
Cinnamon
Coconut
Cupcake
Jellybean
Kit Kat
Mango
Nutmeg
Oreo
Peanut
Pepper
Pickle
Sage
Souffle
Tiramisu
Truffles
Bourbon
Brandy
Coffee
Java
Kahlua
Latte
Margarita
Merlot
Mocha
Pinot
Sangria
Whisky
Names Based on Mythology
Greek mythology is probably the most well-known of ancient mythologies, although Norse mythology has gained in popularity and general knowledge in recent years due to the “Avengers” movies and “Magnus Chase” books. That said, included here are more than just Greek- and Norse-related names, so you can have a wide variety of ideas.
Achilles
Aphrodite
Apollo
Ares
Artemis
Athena
Bixia
Delia
Freya
Hades
Hera
Hermes
Horus
Inari
Isis
Loki
Neptune
Nyx
Odin
Orpheus
Osiris
Penelope
Poseidon
Thor
Tyr
Venus
Zeus
- Achilles
- Aphrodite
- Apollo
- Ares
- Artemis
- Athena
- Bixia
- Delia
- Freya
- Hades
- Hera
- Hermes
- Horus
- Inari
- Isis
- Loki
- Neptune
- Nyx
- Odin
- Orpheus
- Osiris
- Penelope
- Poseidon
- Thor
- Tyr
- Venus
- Zeus
Names Based on Fictional Characters
Here are several fictional characters from books, movies, and TV shows to choose from. Even if none of these names work for you, they still might give you a few ideas.
Aragorn
Arwen
Bilbo
Dobby
Frodo
Harley Quinn
Hobbit
Huckleberry
Kenobi
Leia
Merlin
Morpheus
Neo
Picard
Riker
Ripley
Spock
Thanos
Trinity
Verdell (Brussels Griffon from “As Good As It Gets”)
Yoda
Yoshi
- Aragorn
- Arwen
- Bilbo
- Dobby
- Frodo
- Harley Quinn
- Hobbit
- Huckleberry
- Kenobi
- Leia
- Merlin
- Morpheus
- Neo
- Picard
- Riker
- Ripley
- Spock
- Thanos
- Trinity
- Verdell (Brussels Griffon from “As Good As It Gets”)
- Yoda
- Yoshi
Use Your Imagination!
Once you have your top choices of names in mind, try saying them out loud, like you’re calling your dog to come inside. This might help narrow the choices down. You might find that some of the names sound embarrassing or that one stands out for sounding cool.
Also, consider adding an honorific or title to your Griff’s name. Maybe your dog is a Colonel Frodo or a Queen Tootsie. Use your imagination!
Captain
Commander
Colonel
Dame
Duchess
Duke
Emperor
Empress
General
Her or His Majesty
King/Queen
Madame
/Mrs. or Miss
Princess/Prince
Professor
Senator
Sergeant
Sir
- Captain
- Commander
- Colonel
- Dame
- Duchess
- Duke
- Emperor
- Empress
- General
- Her or His Majesty
- King/Queen
- Madame
- /Mrs. or Miss
- Princess/Prince
- Professor
- Senator
- Sergeant
- Sir
Conclusion
We hope that you’ve now found an excellent name for your fabulous Griff! If not, perhaps you at least found the right inspiration to lead you to the perfect name.
Naming your dog isn’t something to be taken lightly. You don’t want to give your dog a name that you think is funny now, only to feel mortified 3 years later when you must call your Griff’s name out loud at the dog park.
Look at their colors and unique personality quirks, and read the lyrics of your favorite songs. The thesaurus is also your friend when you’re looking for a unique name.
Once the naming is settled, you can spend the rest of your time bonding with your adorable new Griff.
Featured Image Credit: Eudyptula, Shutterstock
