Bulldog Name Generator

British, wrinkly and sofa-loving names for bulldogs

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Find a name for an English, American, Olde English or Australian bulldog: British classics like Winston and Mavis, pub grub like Banger and Roly-Poly, wrinkle and jowl jokes such as Corduroy and Sir Jowlsalot, and sofa names like Chesterfield.

About bulldog names

The Bulldog is so closely tied to Britain that the phrase bulldog spirit needs no explaining there, so this list starts at home. It holds old-fashioned British given names with some weight to them (Winston, Humphrey, Mavis, Hyacinth), ranks and forms of address such as Brigadier, Guvnor and His Nibs, London districts like Battersea and Piccadilly, rivers like the Mersey and the Tyne, and a full pub menu: Banger, Mash, Scotch Egg, Treacle Tart, Roly-Poly.

The rest is about the dog in front of you. The folded face gives Wrinkles, Crumple, Corduroy, Origami and Rumpled Suit. Flews and Dewlap are the proper words for a dog's hanging lips and the loose skin under its throat, while Jowls, Chops and Underbite speak for themselves. The low, wide build suggests Brick, Barrel, Bollard and Anvil, and a dog that loves a nap earns Forty Winks, Chesterfield, Duvet Day and Lord of the Sofa.

A short run of names covers cartoon bulldogs and sideline favorites (Spike, Tyke, Hector, Champ). The last group belongs to the cousins: Southern names for American Bulldogs, Old English and castle words for Olde English Bulldogges, and Wombat, Bondi and Cobber for the Australian Bulldog.

How to choose bulldog names

  • Keep the everyday name short and blunt, like the dog: Brick, Keg, Monty, Mavis, Chops. Save a long joke such as Sir Jowlsalot or Lord of the Sofa for the name tag and the vet's paperwork.
  • Match the name to the type of bulldog. British names suit the English Bulldog, Tex, Boone and Savannah suit the taller American Bulldog, Athelstan and Beowulf suit an Olde English Bulldogge, and Wombat or Bondi suits an Australian Bulldog.
  • Check the British words before you commit. Chips are thick-cut fries, Crisps are potato chips, a Brolly is an umbrella, a Kip is a nap and Elevenses is a mid-morning snack.
  • For two bulldogs, pick a pair that already belongs together: Banger and Mash, Bubble and Squeak, Jeeves and Wooster, or Spike and Tyke.
  • Say the name out loud at park volume. Drool Britannia is a fine joke on a collar tag, but you may prefer to shout a short form of it across a field.

Frequently asked questions

What are good British names for a bulldog?

Old-fashioned given names carry the right weight: Winston, Alfie, Bertie, Humphrey, Clive and Nigel for males, and Mavis, Ethel, Hilda, Maisie, Peggy and Hyacinth for females. Ranks and places work too, such as Brigadier, Guvnor, Battersea and Piccadilly. Pub food is a British tradition of its own: Banger, Scotch Egg, Pork Pie and Treacle.

What are funny names for a wrinkly bulldog?

For the folds, try Wrinkles, Crumple, Corduroy, Origami, Accordion, Prune, Rumpled Suit or Unmade Bed. The jaw gives Underbite, Snaggletooth and Chompers, and the jowls give Sir Jowlsalot, Slobberchops and Drool Britannia. All of these are in the list.

Does the list cover American, Olde English and Australian bulldogs?

Yes, each has a group of its own. American Bulldogs get Southern picks such as Tex, Buford, Magnolia and Biscuits and Gravy. Olde English Bulldogges get Athelstan, Friar Tuck and Portcullis, and Australian Bulldogs get Wombat, Quokka, Bondi and Lamington. French Bulldog names are on a separate page of this site.

Which names come from cartoon bulldogs?

Spike and Tyke are the father and son from the Tom and Jerry cartoons, and Hector and Marc Antony are Looney Tunes bulldogs. Butch is Pluto's rival in the Disney shorts, Francis is the bulldog in Oliver & Company, Luiz is the bulldog in Rio and Rubble is the bulldog pup in PAW Patrol.

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A: 14 names

  • Accordion
  • Admiral
  • Agatha
  • Alfie
  • Alistair
  • Allsorts
  • Amble
  • Ambrose
  • Anvil
  • Araminta
  • Archibald
  • Armchair
  • Athelstan
  • Augusta

B: 71 names

  • Bacon Butty
  • Bakewell
  • Banger
  • Bangers and Mash
  • Bank Holiday
  • Banksia
  • Barnstaple
  • Barrel
  • Bastion
  • Battersea
  • Battlement
  • Beanbag
  • Beatrice
  • Beauregard
  • Bede
  • Beef Wellington
  • Beefcake
  • Beefy
  • Beowulf
  • Bermondsey
  • Bertie
  • Beryl
  • Bessie
  • Bilby
  • Billabong
  • Biscuits and Gravy
  • Black Pudding
  • Blackpool
  • Bleachers
  • Blighty
  • Blitz
  • Bluto
  • Bobby
  • Bollard
  • Bolster

B, continued

  • Bonbon
  • Bondi
  • Bonzer
  • Boone
  • Bosco
  • Boss
  • Bosun
  • Bowlegs
  • Bowler
  • Bowling Ball
  • Box Set
  • Brawn
  • Brick
  • Brick House
  • Brigadier
  • Brighton
  • Brisket
  • Bristol
  • Brixton
  • Brolly
  • Bruce
  • Brutus
  • Bubble and Squeak
  • Buford
  • Builder's Brew
  • Bulldozer
  • Bullion
  • Bullwinkle
  • Bully
  • Bully Beef
  • Bulwark
  • Bunter
  • Burly
  • Buster
  • Butch
  • Buttress

C: 52 names

  • Cannonball
  • Canute
  • Cask
  • Catnap
  • Cecil
  • Champ
  • Chancellor
  • Chaucer
  • Cheapside
  • Chelsea
  • Chelsea Bun
  • Cheshire
  • Chester
  • Chesterfield
  • Chesty
  • Chip Butty
  • Chipolata
  • Chippy
  • Chips
  • Chompers
  • Chops
  • Chunk
  • Churchill
  • Chutney
  • Cinder Block
  • Clive
  • Coach
  • Cobber
  • Codger
  • Colonel
  • Commodore
  • Constable
  • Copperfield
  • Corduroy
  • Couch Potato
  • Crackling
  • Cravat
  • Creases
  • Crikey
  • Crinkle
  • Crisps
  • Crumble
  • Crumpet
  • Crumple
  • Crumpled Linen
  • Cumberland
  • Cuppa
  • Curmudgeon
  • Cushion
  • Custard
  • Custard Cream
  • Cuthbert

D: 30 names

  • Dallas
  • Davenport
  • Dawdle
  • Day Off
  • Deputy
  • Desmond
  • Devon
  • Dewlap
  • Digestive
  • Digger
  • Dilly Dally
  • Dinkum
  • Do Not Disturb
  • Doris
  • Dorset
  • Double Gloucester
  • Dover
  • Doze
  • Dozy
  • Drawbridge
  • Dreadnought
  • Dribble
  • Drool Britannia
  • Drowsy
  • Drummond
  • Duke of Nap
  • Dumpling
  • Dunstan
  • Duvet
  • Duvet Day

E: 9 names

  • Earl of Snooze
  • Eccles Cake
  • Edmund
  • Egbert
  • Elevenses
  • Elsie
  • Enid
  • Ernest
  • Ethel

F: 16 names

  • Falstaff
  • Fezziwig
  • Figgy Pudding
  • Firkin
  • Fitzwilliam
  • Five More Minutes
  • Flagon
  • Flews
  • Florence
  • Flossie
  • Folds
  • Forty Winks
  • Francis
  • Friar Tuck
  • Front Row
  • Fudge

G: 25 names

  • Galah
  • Galumph
  • Gameday
  • Gargoyle
  • Gatehouse
  • Geezer
  • Georgia
  • Gherkin
  • Giles
  • Gobstopper
  • Godfrey
  • Godwin
  • Goober
  • Googly
  • Gramps
  • Gravy
  • Greenwich
  • Grendel
  • Grits
  • Grouch
  • Grumbles
  • Grump
  • Gurner
  • Guvnor
  • Gwendolyn

H: 21 names

  • Halftime
  • Hambone
  • Hamlet
  • Handsome
  • Hector
  • Henrietta
  • Herbert
  • Hereward
  • Hettie
  • Hilda
  • His Nibs
  • Hodge-Podge
  • Hogshead
  • Homecoming
  • Horatio
  • Hoss
  • Hotpot
  • Humbug
  • Humphrey
  • Hunk
  • Hyacinth

I: 2 names

  • Ignatius
  • Ironside

J: 11 names

  • Jackaroo
  • Jacket Spud
  • Jeeves
  • Jelly Baby
  • Jester
  • Jiggs
  • Joey
  • John Bull
  • Jowls
  • Juggernaut
  • Jumbuck

K: 8 names

  • Keg
  • Kent
  • Kettlebell
  • Kickoff
  • Kip
  • Kipper
  • Knuckles
  • Kookaburra

L: 17 names

  • Lamb Chop
  • Lamington
  • Landlord
  • Last Orders
  • Layabout
  • Lazybones
  • Leofric
  • Leopold
  • Lie-In
  • Little John
  • Loafer
  • Lord of the Sofa
  • Lorry
  • Lottie
  • Lounger
  • Lugnut
  • Luiz

M: 35 names

  • Mackintosh
  • Magnolia
  • Maisie
  • Major
  • Malt Loaf
  • Marc Antony
  • Margery
  • Marjorie
  • Marple
  • Marshal
  • Mascot
  • Mash
  • Mason
  • Matilda
  • Maude
  • Mavis
  • Mayfair
  • Mead Hall
  • Medicine Ball
  • Memphis
  • Mersey
  • Micawber
  • Millicent
  • Mince Pie
  • Minstrel
  • Molasses
  • Monocle
  • Montgomery
  • Monty
  • Mosey
  • Mr. Grumbles
  • Mugshot
  • Mugsy
  • Mushy Peas
  • Mycroft

N: 10 names

  • Napkin
  • Napper
  • Naptime
  • Nash
  • Neeps
  • Nellie
  • Nelson
  • Neville
  • Nigel
  • No Iron

O: 11 names

  • Oatcake
  • Offa
  • Old Bean
  • Old Boy
  • Old Chap
  • Origami
  • Oswald
  • Otto
  • Ottoline
  • Out of Office
  • Outback

P: 30 names

  • Paddington
  • Parkin
  • Pasty
  • Peggy
  • Penelope
  • Pep Talk
  • Percival
  • Piccadilly
  • Piccalilli
  • Pickle
  • Pickled Egg
  • Pickwick
  • Pillow
  • Pint
  • Pleats
  • Plod
  • Ploughman
  • Plum Duff
  • Podge
  • Pork Chop
  • Pork Pie
  • Portcullis
  • Porter
  • Pouffe
  • Pout
  • Power Nap
  • Prune
  • Publican
  • Puddles
  • Pudge

Q: 1 name

  • Quokka

R: 23 names

  • Raisin
  • Rally
  • Rampart
  • Ranch Hand
  • Rasher
  • Recliner
  • Red Leicester
  • Rich Tea
  • Roastie
  • Rodeo
  • Rodney
  • Roland
  • Roly-Poly
  • Roo
  • Rookie
  • Rosie Lee
  • Rowdy
  • Rubble
  • Ruffles
  • Rugby
  • Rumpelstiltskin
  • Rumple
  • Rumpled Suit

S: 51 names

  • Saunter
  • Savannah
  • Scotch Egg
  • Scowl
  • Scratchings
  • Scrum
  • Scrumpy
  • Sergeant Major
  • Serviette
  • Settee
  • Shandy
  • Sherbet
  • Shuteye
  • Siesta
  • Sir Jowlsalot
  • Sir Loin
  • Sir Loungealot
  • Sir Lunchalot
  • Sir Toby
  • Sir Wrinkles
  • Slobberchops
  • Slouch
  • Slow Lane
  • Slowcoach
  • Slugabed
  • Slumber
  • Snag
  • Snaggle
  • Snaggletooth
  • Snooze
  • Snooze Button
  • Snoozer
  • Sofa
  • Sourpuss
  • Spike
  • Squat
  • Standby
  • Steamroller
  • Sticky Toffee
  • Sticky Wicket
  • Stilton
  • Stocky
  • Stomp
  • Stottie
  • Strand
  • Sumo
  • Sunday Roast
  • Swagger
  • Swagman
  • Sydney
  • Syrup Sponge

T: 31 names

  • Tailgate
  • Tankard
  • Tassie
  • Tatties
  • Tea Break
  • Tea Cosy
  • Teapot
  • Telly
  • Tex
  • Thames
  • Thud
  • Thumper
  • Tiffin
  • Tighthead
  • Tillman
  • Tilly
  • Toad in the Hole
  • Toothy Grin
  • Tortoise
  • Touchdown
  • Trafalgar
  • Treacle
  • Treacle Tart
  • Trevor
  • Trundle
  • Tubby
  • Tug
  • Tupelo
  • Tusk
  • Tyke
  • Tyne

U: 3 names

  • Underbite
  • Union Jack
  • Unmade Bed

V: 3 names

  • Varsity
  • Victor
  • Vinnie

W: 22 names

  • Waistcoat
  • Wallace
  • Wash and Wear
  • Wassail
  • Waterloo
  • Wattle
  • Wellies
  • Wellington
  • Wembley
  • Wensleydale
  • Wheelie Bin
  • Wicket
  • Wilhelmina
  • Wimbledon
  • Winchester
  • Winston
  • Wombat
  • Wooster
  • Wrecking Ball
  • Wrinkles
  • Wrinkleton
  • Wulfric

Y: 4 names

  • Ye Olde
  • Yeoman
  • Yorkshire Pud
  • Your Lordship