Chow Chow Name Generator

Lion, bear and blue-tongue names for Chow Chows

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Find a name for a Chow Chow: Mandarin words like Songshi and Xiaoxiong, lion and bear names like Aslan and Kuma, fluff names like Puff and Nimbus, blue-tongue names like Inkwell and Blueberry, coat colors like Cinnamon and Conker, and dignified picks like Emperor and Sage.

About Chow Chow names

A Chow Chow gives you more to name it after than most breeds. In Chinese it is the songshi quan, the puffy-lion dog, so the lion comes first here: Simba, Aslan, Leonidas and Lionheart, plus mane jokes such as Mane Event and Mostly Mane. The thick build and small round ears make it just as much a bear, which brings in Kuma, Kodiak, Ursa and Björn and teddy names like Corduroy and Tedward. Puff, Floof and Nimbus cover the coat itself.

Two things belong to this breed in particular. One is the blue-black tongue, which gives Blueberry, Indigo, Inkwell, Squid Ink and Bilberry. The other is the set of coat colors: red, cinnamon, cream, blue and black. Persimmon and Conker suit a red dog, Cinnamon Stick and Speculoos a cinnamon one, Buttercream and Clotted Cream a cream, Steel and Woodsmoke a blue, and Obsidian and Nocturne a black.

About seventy names are Mandarin, written in plain pinyin without tone marks: syllables common in Chinese given names such as Ming, Ling and Shan, doubled pet names such as Lele and Doudou, plain words such as Xiaoxiong (little bear), Lanmei (blueberry) and Yunduo (cloud), and Laifu and Wangcai, two traditional dog names that wish a household good fortune. The rest are dignified titles, from Emperor and Sage to The Dowager.

How to choose Chow Chow names

  • Name the color in front of you: Persimmon or Brick for a red coat, Cassia for cinnamon, Chamomile for cream, Shale for blue and Kohl for black.
  • Pinyin without tone marks can stand for several different characters, so if the meaning matters to you, look up the character before you settle on a Mandarin name. Two-syllable words such as Xiongmao (panda), Mianhua (cotton) and Xuehua (snowflake) are the least ambiguous.
  • Kuma (bear), Mochi, Zen and Komainu, the lion-dog statues at shrine gates, are Japanese, and Gomdori is a Korean word for a little bear. They are in the list because they suit a bear-shaped, cloud-soft dog, so do not pass them off as Chinese.
  • A long title needs a call name. His Fluffiness, Baron von Fluff and The Dowager are for the paperwork; choose the one or two syllables you will really say, such as Fluff or Baron.
  • Lion and bear names pair well for two dogs: Simba and Kuma, Aslan and Ursa, or Patience and Fortitude, the names of the two marble lions outside the New York Public Library.

Frequently asked questions

What are good Chinese names for a Chow Chow?

Songshi is the breed's own Chinese name and means puffy lion. Xiaoxiong (little bear), Xiongmao (panda), Yunduo (cloud) and Mianhua (cotton) describe the look, Lanmei (blueberry) fits the tongue, and Laifu and Wangcai are long-standing names for dogs in China. All of them are in the list in pinyin without tone marks.

What names fit the blue-black tongue?

Ink and berries are the two obvious sources. From the first come Inky, Inkwell, Inkpot, Quill and Squid Ink; from the second Blueberry, Bilberry, Blackberry and Blackcurrant. Indigo, Cobalt and Woad, named after the old blue dye plant, work too.

What should I call a cream or cinnamon Chow Chow?

For cream, look at Buttercream, Clotted Cream, Chamomile, Ecru and Naiyou, the Mandarin word for cream. For cinnamon, try Cinnamon Stick, Cassia, Speculoos, Rougui, which is Mandarin for cinnamon, or Cinnamon Bear, the name of a reddish-brown American black bear.

Are these names for male or female dogs?

Most work for either. Leona, Empress, Duchess, Seraphina and Gongzhu (princess) lean female, while Leonidas, Emperor, Tedward, Maximilian and Wangzi (prince) lean male. The color, fluff and tongue names, such as Nimbus, Conker and Indigo, suit any dog.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 24 names

  • Abao
  • Açaí
  • Adobe
  • Afu
  • Ahuang
  • Algieba
  • Allspice
  • Aloof
  • Alpaca
  • Ambassador
  • Amble
  • Androcles
  • Anthracite
  • Aplomb
  • Apple Butter
  • Apricot
  • Arbiter
  • Archduchess
  • Aslan
  • Assam
  • Aubergine
  • August
  • Augusta
  • Autumn

B: 59 names

  • Bamboo
  • Bao
  • Baobao
  • Bärchen
  • Baron von Fluff
  • Bath Mat
  • Beanbag
  • Bear
  • Bear Essentials
  • Bear Paw
  • Bear With Me
  • Bearberry
  • Bearfoot
  • Bearly Awake
  • Bearskin
  • Bedhead
  • Beehive
  • Big Hair
  • Big Yawn
  • Bilberry
  • Billow
  • Björn
  • Black Pearl
  • Black Sesame
  • Black Tea
  • Black Truffle
  • Blackberry
  • Blackcurrant
  • Blackout
  • Blancmange
  • Bloomers
  • Blotter
  • Blow Dry
  • Blowout
  • Blue
  • Blue Curaçao
  • Blue Raspberry
  • Blue Smoke
  • Blue Spruce
  • Blue Steel
  • Blue Tongue
  • Blue Velvet
  • Blue-Black
  • Bluebell
  • Blueberry
  • Bluegrass
  • Blueprint
  • Bluestone
  • Bolster
  • Boo Boo
  • Bouffant
  • Brass
  • Breeches
  • Brick
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Burnt Umber
  • Busby
  • Buttercream
  • Button Eyes

C: 44 names

  • Calligraphy
  • Camel
  • Candlelight
  • Caramel Apple
  • Caramel Corn
  • Cardamom
  • Cashew
  • Cassia
  • Cassis
  • Catcher's Mitt
  • Cayenne
  • Ceremony
  • Chambray
  • Chamomile
  • Chancellor
  • Chenille
  • Cherrywood
  • Cinnamon
  • Cinnamon Bear
  • Cinnamon Stick
  • Cinnamon Sugar
  • Cinnamon Toast
  • Circumstance
  • Clotted Cream
  • Clove
  • Cobalt
  • Coeur de Lion
  • Comforter
  • Composure
  • Concord
  • Conker
  • Connoisseur
  • Consul
  • Copper Kettle
  • Corduroy
  • Cotton
  • Courage
  • Cream
  • Crème Brûlée
  • Cubby
  • Culottes
  • Curlicue
  • Cushion
  • Cuttlefish

D: 20 names

  • Dahuang
  • Dandelion
  • Dandelion Clock
  • Darjeeling
  • Daxiong
  • Decorum
  • Delphinium
  • Demerara
  • Den Mother
  • Denebola
  • Denim
  • Dignity
  • Diplomat
  • Doudou
  • Doze
  • Dragon
  • Duchess
  • Duke of Floof
  • Dulce de Leche
  • Duvet

E: 10 names

  • Earmuff
  • Ecru
  • Eggnog
  • Emeritus
  • Eminence
  • Emperor
  • Empress
  • Equanimity
  • Evander
  • Excellency

F: 19 names

  • Fenghuang
  • Firelight
  • Flame
  • Flannel
  • Flaxen
  • Floof
  • Fluff
  • Fog
  • Fortitude
  • Forty Winks
  • Fountain Pen
  • Frill
  • Frizz
  • Fu
  • Furball
  • Futon
  • Fuxing
  • Fuzzbucket
  • Fuzzy Wuzzy

G: 20 names

  • Galumph
  • Gatekeeper
  • Georgiana
  • Ginger Nut
  • Ginkgo
  • Gobstopper
  • Golden Mane
  • Goldilocks
  • Gomdori
  • Gongzhu
  • Grand Duke
  • Grandee
  • Grandeur
  • Grape Jelly
  • Grape Soda
  • Graphite
  • Gravitas
  • Great Bear
  • Guardian Lion
  • Gummy Bear

H: 28 names

  • Hao
  • Harvest
  • Hassock
  • Hay Bale
  • Hearth
  • Hearth Rug
  • Heixiong
  • Her Fluffiness
  • Heron
  • Highness
  • His Fluffiness
  • Hollow
  • Honey Butter
  • Honeydew
  • Honeypaw
  • Honeypot
  • Hong
  • Hongbao
  • Hongdou
  • Honorary Lion
  • Horatio
  • House Lion
  • Huanghou
  • Huangshan
  • Huggable
  • Humidity
  • Hupo
  • Hyacinth

I: 12 names

  • Ice Pop
  • India Ink
  • Indigo
  • Indigo Bunting
  • Ink
  • Ink Spot
  • Ink Stain
  • Inkling
  • Inkpot
  • Inkwell
  • Inky
  • Introvert

J: 7 names

  • Jade
  • Jawbreaker
  • Jiangjun
  • Jin
  • Jinlong
  • Jinshi
  • Justice

K: 11 names

  • Keepsake
  • Kermode
  • King of Beasts
  • Kingfisher
  • Kodiak
  • Kohl
  • Komainu
  • Kopje
  • Kuma
  • Kumquat
  • Kunlun

L: 35 names

  • Lady Fluff
  • Laifu
  • Lampblack
  • Lanmei
  • Lap Lion
  • Lapis
  • Laureate
  • Lavi
  • Lazy Sunday
  • Leijona
  • Lele
  • Leo
  • Leona
  • Leonessa
  • Leonidas
  • Leonine
  • Leontine
  • Lew
  • Librarian
  • Ling
  • Lion Cub
  • Lion Dance
  • Lion's Mane
  • Lionheart
  • Lionne
  • Little Bear
  • Lollop
  • Long
  • Longjing
  • Lord Floof
  • Lotus
  • Löwenherz
  • Löwenzahn
  • Lumber
  • Lysander

M: 37 names

  • Macadamia
  • Madeleine
  • Maestro
  • Magistrate
  • Mama Bear
  • Mane
  • Mane Attraction
  • Mane Character
  • Mane Event
  • Mane Stage
  • Mane Street
  • Manuka
  • Maoqiu
  • Maple Leaf
  • Maple Sugar
  • Marchioness
  • Margrave
  • Marguerite
  • Marzocco
  • Maximilian
  • Mei
  • Meimei
  • Merlion
  • Mianhua
  • Mianmian
  • Midnight Blue
  • Ming
  • Misha
  • Mo
  • Mochi
  • Moon Bear
  • Mop Top
  • Mosey
  • Mostly Mane
  • Mudan
  • Mufasa
  • Mulled Cider

N: 9 names

  • Naiyou
  • Nala
  • New Penny
  • Nightfall
  • Nimbus
  • Nocturne
  • Noir
  • Nonchalant
  • Nounours

O: 5 names

  • Obsidian
  • October
  • Old Lace
  • Oven Mitt
  • Overcast

P: 31 names

  • Pampas
  • Pangpang
  • Papa Bear
  • Patchwork
  • Patience
  • Peach Fuzz
  • Pecan Pie
  • Peony
  • Periwinkle
  • Persimmon
  • Philosopher
  • Phineas
  • Phoenix
  • Ping'an
  • Pitch
  • Plume
  • Plushie
  • Pocket Lion
  • Poise
  • Pomp
  • Pompadour
  • Poof
  • Porch Lion
  • Pouf
  • Pounce
  • Pride
  • Professor
  • Provost
  • Prowl
  • Puff
  • Puffer

Q: 3 names

  • Qilin
  • Quill
  • Quilt

R: 13 names

  • Rain Cloud
  • Rampant
  • Red Clay
  • Red Panda
  • Regulus
  • Rhubarb
  • River Stone
  • Roarke
  • Rongrong
  • Rougui
  • Ruff
  • Ruffles
  • Rust

S: 52 names

  • S'more
  • Sage
  • Sandstone
  • Sangfroid
  • Sapphire
  • Saunter
  • Scarlet
  • Scholar
  • Scribe
  • Sea Smoke
  • Senator
  • Seneschal
  • Sepia
  • Seraphina
  • Serene
  • Serengeti
  • Shag Rug
  • Shale
  • Shan
  • Sheepskin
  • Shifu
  • Shizi
  • Shumba
  • Simba
  • Slate Blue
  • Sleeping Bag
  • Sleepyhead
  • Slushie
  • Smoke
  • Snooze
  • Soapstone
  • Sofa Lion
  • Solace
  • Sommelier
  • Song
  • Songshi
  • Speculoos
  • Sphinx
  • Splendor
  • Squid Ink
  • Static Cling
  • Steel
  • Sterling
  • Steward
  • Stoic
  • Stone Lion
  • Storm Cloud
  • Stroopwafel
  • Sugarplum
  • Sun Bear
  • Suzerain
  • Sweet Potato

T: 22 names

  • Taishan
  • Taozi
  • Teak
  • Teddington
  • Teddy
  • Tedward
  • The Dowager
  • Theo
  • Threadbear
  • Thundercloud
  • Thunderhead
  • Tin Roof
  • Tiny Lion
  • Titian
  • Toasted Marshmallow
  • Tongue Twister
  • Top Hat
  • Trafalgar
  • Trundle
  • Tudor
  • Tuft
  • Turmeric

U: 7 names

  • Ube
  • Ultramarine
  • Unbothered
  • Uproar
  • Ursa
  • Ursa Minor
  • Ushanka

V: 5 names

  • Velour
  • Velveteen
  • Venerable
  • Vesper
  • Volume

W: 11 names

  • Wallflower
  • Wangcai
  • Wangzi
  • Wei
  • Wheat
  • Winter Nap
  • Witching Hour
  • Woad
  • Woodsmoke
  • Woolly Mammoth
  • Wulong

X: 10 names

  • Xanthe
  • Xiaohei
  • Xiaohu
  • Xiaoshi
  • Xiaoxiong
  • Xingxing
  • Xiong
  • Xiongmao
  • Xue
  • Xuehua

Y: 5 names

  • Yingxiong
  • Yong
  • Yueliang
  • Yun
  • Yunduo

Z: 1 name

  • Zen