Female Horse Name Generator

Feminine barn and show names for mares and fillies

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500 names for mares and fillies, from barn names like Daisy, Willow and Rosie to show names like Moonlit Belle, Lady Rosalind and Briar Rose, plus flowers, goddesses, storybook heroines and names from Spanish, French, Irish and Arabic.

About female horse names

A mare is an adult female horse and a filly is a young one, and the names people give them have a recognizable style of their own. In the barn, mares tend to get short, friendly names that are easy to call across a paddock: Willow, Tilly, Bonnie, Nell, Dottie. Many end in -ie, -y or -a, and a good number are borrowed from a grandmother's generation (Mabel, Hattie, Winnie), which suits the steady older mare every yard seems to have.

Show and registered names run longer and lean on feminine signals: a title (Lady Rosalind, Her Ladyship, Grand Duchess), a flower (Briar Rose, Wild Orchid) or a phrase with some swing to it (Moonlit Belle, Pretty in Pink, She's a Keeper). Some breed registries also ask that a filly's name begin with the same letter as her dam's or her sire's, so read the rules before you fall for one.

This list leaves stallion and gelding names out. It is built from eleven styles: classic barn names, flowers, titles, show-ring phrases, terms from racing and the show ring that belong to mares (Boss Mare, Blue Hen, Triple Tiara), goddesses, heroines of legend and literature, coat and gem names, names from Spanish, French, Italian, Celtic and Arabic, cowgirl names and sweet pet names.

How to choose female horse names

  • Say the barn name out loud the way you would call it at feeding time. Two syllables with a bright vowel (Tilly, Bonnie, Cleo) carry farther across a field than a long phrase.
  • Pair a short barn name with a longer show name that contains it: Bella at home and Bella Notte in the ring, Bess in the field and Black Bess on the entry form.
  • Match the name to the mare in front of you. A quiet lead-line pony suits Maisie or Sweet Pea, while a bold mare with opinions can carry Calamity, Femme Fatale or Miss Demeanor.
  • For a breed with a home language, look there first: Estrella or Reina for an Andalusian, Étoile for a Selle Français, Najma or Zahra for an Arabian, Niamh for a Connemara.
  • Before you register a name, read your registry's rules on length, punctuation and repeats, and on whether a filly has to follow a set letter or her dam's line.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a mare and a filly, and does it change the name?

A filly is a young female horse and a mare is an adult. Most riders draw the line at four years old, and racing draws it at five. The name stays the same when she grows up, so pick one that will still fit a full-grown broodmare: Baby Girl and Half Pint are sweet on a foal, while Duchess, Isolde and Lady Constance age better.

What are good names for a female horse?

For the barn, classics from this list include Daisy, Rosie, Ruby, Willow, Bella and Duchess. For the show ring, try a title, a flower or a phrase, such as Lady Rosalind, Briar Rose, Moonlit Belle or Queen of Hearts. The list is built around names that read feminine, so you can reroll freely without landing on a stallion's name.

Are there names here for a particular breed or coat color?

Yes. Amira, Najma and Zahra suit an Arabian mare, Estrella and Marisol suit the Spanish breeds, and Aisling or Maeve fit a Connemara or an Irish Draught. For color, try Ebony Rose or Black Velvet for a black mare, Silver Belle or Dapple Dawn for a gray, Honey Blonde or Palomina for a palomino, and Chestnut Belle or Cinnamon Girl for a chestnut.

Can I use these as registered or show names?

The longer entries are written in show-ring style and can work as registered names, but every registry sets its own limits on length, characters and names already in use, and you need to check those yourself. The Jockey Club, for example, limits a Thoroughbred's name to 18 characters, spaces included.

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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: 30 names

  • Acacia
  • Addie
  • Aida
  • Ailsa
  • Áine
  • Aisling
  • All Dolled Up
  • Allegra
  • Alouette
  • Amapola
  • Amaryllis
  • Amaterasu
  • Amazing Grace
  • American Beauty
  • Amira
  • Andaluza
  • Angel Eyes
  • Annabel Lee
  • Annabelle
  • Annie
  • Antiope
  • Apple Blossom
  • Apple Dumpling
  • Arabella
  • Arabesque
  • Ariadne
  • Artemisia
  • Atalanta
  • Aziza
  • Azucena

B: 41 names

  • Baby Girl
  • Bambina
  • Bathsheba
  • Bayberry
  • Bayou Belle
  • Bella
  • Bella Luna
  • Bella Notte
  • Belle
  • Belle Amie
  • Belle Époque
  • Belle of the Ball
  • Bellissima
  • Bellona
  • Bess
  • Betsy
  • Betty Lou
  • Bijou
  • Black Bess
  • Black Eyed Susan
  • Black Swan
  • Black Velvet
  • Blue Hen
  • Bluebird
  • Bluegrass Belle
  • Bonnie
  • Bonny Lass
  • Boots and Lace
  • Boss Mare
  • Boudica
  • Briar Rose
  • Brigid
  • Bronwen
  • Broodmare Belle
  • Brown Eyed Girl
  • Brown Sugar
  • Brunhilde
  • Bryony
  • Buckskin Betty
  • Butterfly
  • Buttons and Bows

C: 35 names

  • Cadence
  • Cajun Queen
  • Calamity
  • Calla Lily
  • Cameo
  • Camilla
  • Candy Apple
  • Candy Kisses
  • Capriole
  • Cara Mia
  • Cassandra
  • Ceres
  • Champagne Kisses
  • Champagne Lady
  • Chérie
  • Cherry Pie
  • Chestnut Belle
  • Chocolate Kiss
  • Christabel
  • Cinderella Story
  • Cinnamon Girl
  • Clarabelle
  • Classy Lassie
  • Cleo
  • Cleopatra
  • Coal Miner's Daughter
  • Cocoa Belle
  • Columbine
  • Contessa
  • Cotton Candy
  • Cowgirl Up
  • Cowgirl's Dream
  • Cream Puff
  • Cutie Pie
  • Cygnet

D: 23 names

  • Daddy's Girl
  • Daisy
  • Daisy Chain
  • Danu
  • Dapple Dawn
  • Darling
  • Dear Heart
  • Debutante
  • Deirdre
  • Delta Dawn
  • Desdemona
  • Désirée
  • Diamond Girl
  • Diamonds and Denim
  • Distaff
  • Diva
  • Dolcezza
  • Dolly
  • Dottie
  • Dressage Queen
  • Dressed to the Nines
  • Duchess
  • Dulcinea

E: 16 names

  • Earth Angel
  • Ebony Rose
  • Edelweiss
  • Effie
  • Elaine
  • Ellie Mae
  • Elsie
  • Enchantress
  • English Rose
  • Enid
  • Eos
  • Epona
  • Esmeralda
  • Estrella
  • Étoile
  • Evangeline

F: 22 names

  • Fair Maiden
  • Fairy Godmother
  • Fancy Filly
  • Farida
  • Faye
  • Femme Fatale
  • Filigree
  • Filly Fair
  • Fiorella
  • First Lady
  • Flamenca
  • Fleur de Lis
  • Fleurette
  • Flicka
  • Florrie
  • Flower Child
  • Forget Me Not
  • Fortuna
  • Foundation Mare
  • Foxglove
  • Freesia
  • Frigg

G: 15 names

  • Galway Girl
  • Gardenia
  • Georgia Belle
  • Georgia Peach
  • Georgiana
  • Ginger
  • Gingham
  • Girl Next Door
  • Glass Slipper
  • Golden Girl
  • Goldilocks
  • Grace
  • Gráinne
  • Grand Duchess
  • Grey Lady

H: 24 names

  • Half Pint
  • Hathor
  • Hattie
  • Heiress
  • Helen of Troy
  • Hello Gorgeous
  • Her Grace
  • Her Ladyship
  • Her Majesty
  • Hermosa
  • Highland Lass
  • Himeko
  • Hippolyta
  • Hirondelle
  • Hollyhock
  • Honey
  • Honey Bee
  • Honey Blonde
  • Honey Pie
  • Honeybun
  • Honeysuckle
  • Honky Tonk Angel
  • Hummingbird
  • Hunter Princess

I: 11 names

  • Ice Princess
  • Idunn
  • Igraine
  • Inanna
  • Infanta
  • Iona
  • Isabella
  • Ishtar
  • Isn't She Lovely
  • Isolde
  • Ivory Lace

J: 4 names

  • Jamila
  • Jo March
  • Jolene
  • Junebug

K: 4 names

  • Kentucky Rose
  • Kincsem
  • Kiss Me Kate
  • Kizzy

L: 36 names

  • La Vie en Rose
  • Ladies First
  • Ladies' Choice
  • Lady
  • Lady Arabella
  • Lady Beatrice
  • Lady Constance
  • Lady Fair
  • Lady in Red
  • Lady Jane
  • Lady Luck
  • Lady Marian
  • Lady of Shalott
  • Lady of the Lake
  • Lady Rosalind
  • Lady Slipper
  • Lady Winifred
  • Larkspur
  • Lead Mare
  • Leading Lady
  • Leilani
  • Lenore
  • Liesel
  • Lilac
  • Lilies for the Fillies
  • Lily of the Valley
  • Linnea
  • Lipstick and Lace
  • Little Sure Shot
  • Lizzie
  • Lorelei
  • Lorna Doone
  • Lotus
  • Lovebug
  • Luna
  • Lynette

M: 51 names

  • Ma Belle
  • Mabel
  • Macha
  • Mademoiselle
  • Maeve
  • Maggie
  • Maggie May
  • Magnolia
  • Maharani
  • Mahogany Rose
  • Maid Marian
  • Maid of Honor
  • Maiden Voyage
  • Maisie
  • Malika
  • Marchesa
  • Mare Bear
  • Marguerite
  • Marigold Mae
  • Marisol
  • Marquesa
  • Marquise
  • Matriarch
  • May Queen
  • Meadowlark
  • Meadowsweet
  • Midnight Lace
  • Mignonne
  • Mila
  • Milady
  • Mimosa
  • Mirabelle
  • Miss Congeniality
  • Miss Daisy
  • Miss Demeanor
  • Miss Independent
  • Miss Kitty
  • Miss Priss
  • Miss Scarlett
  • Mississippi Queen
  • Missy
  • Misty
  • Molly
  • Molly Malone
  • Moonlit Belle
  • Moonstone
  • Morgana
  • Mother of Pearl
  • Mountain Laurel
  • My Fair Lady
  • Myfanwy

N: 9 names

  • Najma
  • Nell
  • Nettie
  • Niamh
  • Night Mare
  • Nightingale
  • Nimue
  • Nola
  • Noor

O: 3 names

  • Oaks Day
  • Ooh La La
  • Orange Blossom

P: 40 names

  • Paddock Princess
  • Paint Me Pretty
  • Painted Lady
  • Palomina
  • Pansy
  • Parisienne
  • Peach Cobbler
  • Peach Melba
  • Peaches and Cream
  • Pearl
  • Pearl Button
  • Peggy Sue
  • Penny
  • Penny Lane
  • Penthesilea
  • Petal
  • Petite Fleur
  • Petticoat
  • Pink Champagne
  • Pippa
  • Pirouette
  • Polka Dot
  • Polly
  • Pollyanna
  • Pomona
  • Poppet
  • Poppy
  • Posy
  • Prairie Darlin'
  • Prairie Dawn
  • Preciosa
  • Pretty in Pink
  • Pretty Polly
  • Prima Donna
  • Primavera
  • Princesa
  • Princess
  • Principessa
  • Psyche
  • Pumpkin Pie

Q: 7 names

  • Queen Anne's Lace
  • Queen Bee
  • Queen Mab
  • Queen of Diamonds
  • Queen of Hearts
  • Queen of Sheba
  • Querida

R: 22 names

  • Rapunzel
  • Ravenna
  • Red Velvet
  • Reina
  • Rêverie
  • Rhiannon
  • Rhinestone
  • Rhinestone Cowgirl
  • Ribbon Rose
  • Rodeo Queen
  • Rodeo Sweetheart
  • Róisín
  • Rosamund
  • Rose of Cimarron
  • Rose of Sharon
  • Rose of Tralee
  • Rosebud
  • Rosette
  • Rosie
  • Ruby
  • Ruby Slippers
  • Ruby Tuesday

S: 75 names

  • Sable Belle
  • Sadie
  • Sahara
  • San Antonio Rose
  • Saoirse
  • Sarsaparilla
  • Sass and Class
  • Satin Doll
  • Savannah Rose
  • Save the Last Dance
  • Saving Grace
  • Scarlet Ribbons
  • Scarlett
  • Sceptre
  • Scheherazade
  • Sequin
  • Seren
  • Sevillana
  • Shall We Dance
  • She Walks in Beauty
  • She's a Keeper
  • She's All That
  • Shimmer
  • Sidesaddle
  • Sif
  • Signorina
  • Sigrun
  • Silk and Sass
  • Silk Stockings
  • Silver Belle
  • Silver Lace
  • Silver Slipper
  • Siren Song
  • Skadi
  • Skylark
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Snow Princess

S, continued

  • Snow Queen
  • Snowdrop
  • Social Butterfly
  • Soledad
  • Solveig
  • Something Blue
  • Songbird
  • Sorrel Sue
  • Southern Belle
  • Spurs and Pearls
  • Squash Blossom
  • Star
  • State of Grace
  • Steel Magnolia
  • Stella
  • Stellina
  • Sterling Rose
  • Strawberry Blonde
  • Strawberry Wine
  • String of Pearls
  • Sugar
  • Sugar and Spice
  • Sugar Magnolia
  • Sugar Pie
  • Sugar Plum Fairy
  • Sultana
  • Sunbonnet Sue
  • Swan Lake
  • Sweet Alyssum
  • Sweet Briar
  • Sweet Caroline
  • Sweet Pea
  • Sweet Serenade
  • Sweet Surrender
  • Sweet Tea
  • Sweetheart
  • Sweetheart of the Rodeo
  • Sweetie Pie

T: 15 names

  • Tea Rose
  • Terpsichore
  • Tess
  • Thousand Guineas
  • Tiara
  • Tiaras and Spurs
  • Tickled Pink
  • Tiger Lily
  • Tilly
  • Tiny Dancer
  • Triple Tiara
  • Trixie
  • Tsarina
  • Turquoise
  • Turtle Dove

U: 1 name

  • Uptown Girl

V: 3 names

  • Valkyrie
  • Venezia
  • Victoria

W: 7 names

  • Waltz of the Flowers
  • Water Lily
  • Wild Honey
  • Wild Orchid
  • Willow
  • Winnie
  • Wisteria

Y: 3 names

  • Yarrow
  • Yellow Rose of Texas
  • Your Highness

Z: 3 names

  • Zahra
  • Zenobia
  • Zuleika