Jack Russell Name Generator

Springy, digging and Devon names for Jack Russells

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Name a Jack Russell or Parson Russell terrier with 1,000 ideas: spring and bounce names like Pogo, Boing and Ricochet, earth-dog names like Dibber and Molehill, hunt and Devon names like Tally, Swimbridge and Exmoor, plus Jack and Russell wordplay such as Jackpot and Russell Sprout.

About Jack Russell names

The Jack Russell takes its name from the Reverend John Russell, known as Parson Jack, a Devon clergyman born in Dartmouth in 1795 who was vicar of Swimbridge in North Devon for more than forty years. He bred mostly white terriers to run with foxhounds, and his first, bought from a milkman while he was a student at Oxford, was a female called Trump. The Jack Russell, the Parson Russell and the Russell Terrier all carry his name.

The biggest group in this list is spring and bounce names (Pogo, Boing, Ricochet, Leapfrog), followed by earth-dog names for a terrier that digs (Dibber, Molehill, Divot), hunt and hedgerow words (Tally, Covert, Bramble) and places from the breed's home ground in Devon and the wider West Country (Swimbridge, Exmoor, Tavistock, Hound Tor). Parson and vicarage names such as Curate, Evensong and Dog Collar nod to the clergyman himself.

Coat names suit white, tan and patched dogs (Patch, Domino, Piebald), and the Jack and Russell wordplay runs from Jackpot and Jumping Jack to Russell Sprout. Smaller groups cover speed and mischief, small dog and big attitude names, old English farm names and a handful of screen terriers such as Eddie, Wishbone and Uggie.

How to choose Jack Russell names

  • Say the name out loud the way you would call it across a field. Two syllables with a hard start, such as Pogo, Tally, Dibber or Conker, are quick to say and hard to mishear.
  • Match the markings. A dog with one tan ear or a patch over one eye suits Patch, Eyepatch, Odd Sock or One Brown Ear, while an even split of colors suits Domino, Fifty-Fifty or Half and Half.
  • Check how a West Country place is said before it goes on the tag. Bovey is said Buvvy, Teignmouth is Tin-muth and Mousehole in Cornwall is Mowzel.
  • Give a long joke name a short everyday form: Sir Digs-a-Lot becomes Digs, Jack-in-the-Box becomes Jack and Russell Sprout becomes Sprout.
  • For two terriers, pick a pair from the same corner of the list, such as Jack and Jill, Pogo and Boing, Hound Tor and Vixen Tor, or Jam First and Cream First.

Frequently asked questions

What are some funny Jack Russell names?

The breed's bounce and its name do most of the work. Try Pogo, Boing Boing, Sir Bounce-a-Lot or Lord of the Leaps for a jumper, and Sir Digs-a-Lot or Trowel and Error for a digger. For wordplay there are Russell Sprout, Hustle and Russell and Jack-in-the-Box.

Why are there Devon place names in the list?

The breed began in Devon. The Reverend John Russell was born in Dartmouth and was vicar of Swimbridge, near Barnstaple, so the list draws on the villages, towns, rivers, moors and tors of his home ground: Swimbridge, Tavistock, Bideford, Torridge, Dartmoor, Exmoor and Hound Tor. A smaller share comes from Somerset, Cornwall and Dorset.

Do these names work for a Parson Russell Terrier too?

Yes. The Parson Russell and the Jack Russell are named after the same man and come in the same white, tan and patched coats, so nothing here depends on leg length. Parson, Sporting Parson, Vicar and Curate are an obvious fit for the longer-legged dog.

Which famous terriers are in the list?

A small group of screen dogs: Eddie from Frasier, played by Moose and later by his son Enzo, Wishbone, played by Soccer, Milo from The Mask, Skip from My Dog Skip and Uggie from The Artist. Max from The Secret Life of Pets, Friday from Hotel for Dogs, Arthur from Beginners and the television dog Chalky are there too. The breed's own foundation terrier, Trump, is history rather than a suggestion and is left out of the list.

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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: 18 names

  • Aardvark
  • Abbotsbury
  • Acrobat
  • Advent
  • Airborne
  • Alley-Oop
  • Allotment
  • Amen
  • Ansum
  • Antics
  • Apple Dappy
  • Appledore
  • Archaeologist
  • Archdeacon
  • Arthur
  • Ashburton
  • Auger
  • Axminster

B: 96 names

  • Babbler
  • Backchat
  • Backflip
  • Bantamweight
  • Barle
  • Barley
  • Barn Hunt
  • Barnabas
  • Barnstaple
  • Baron von Bounce
  • Bartholomew
  • Baskerville
  • Bats in the Belfry
  • Beadle
  • Beanstalk
  • Bedrock
  • Bedspring
  • Belfry
  • Bell Tower
  • Bellhop
  • Bellringer
  • Belstone
  • Benediction
  • Berry Head
  • Bessie
  • Bideford
  • Big Cheese
  • Big Deal
  • Big Dig
  • Big Shot
  • Bigwig
  • Bilberry
  • Bill Brewer
  • Bishop of Bounce
  • Black Torrington
  • Blackjack
  • Blackthorn
  • Blanket
  • Blaze
  • Blessing
  • Blossom
  • Blotch
  • Blundell
  • Bob Major
  • Bodmin
  • Boing
  • Boing Boing
  • Boingo

B, continued

  • Bolter
  • Bone Bank
  • Bootjack
  • Borehole
  • Boscastle
  • Bossy Boots
  • Bounce
  • Bouncy Ball
  • Bouncy Castle
  • Bounder
  • Boundless
  • Bovey
  • Boxing Day Meet
  • Bracken
  • Bramble
  • Bramley
  • Branscombe
  • Bratton Fleming
  • Braunton
  • Brendon
  • Brent Tor
  • Bridle Path
  • Bridleway
  • Brindle
  • Bring and Buy
  • Bristle
  • Brixham
  • Brixham Crab
  • Broken Coat
  • Buckfast
  • Bude
  • Budleigh
  • Bulb Thief
  • Bullfinch
  • Bullfrog
  • Bungee
  • Bungee Cord
  • Bunny Hop
  • Burdock
  • Buried Treasure
  • Burr
  • Burrator
  • Bushbaby
  • Busybody
  • Buttermilk
  • Buzzard
  • Byre
  • Byway

C: 77 names

  • Calico
  • Campion
  • Can-Can
  • Candlemas
  • Candlestick
  • Canon
  • Canticle
  • Capers
  • Capriole
  • Captain Boing
  • Cartwheel
  • Cassock
  • Catapult
  • Catkin
  • Cattle Russell
  • Cerne Abbas
  • Chagford
  • Chalky
  • Champagne Cork
  • Chancel
  • Change Ringer
  • Chanticleer
  • Chaplain
  • Charley
  • Checkers
  • Cheddar Gorge
  • Cheeky
  • Chesil
  • Chestnut
  • Chittlehampton
  • Choirboy
  • Chudleigh
  • Church Fete
  • Church Mouse
  • Churchwarden
  • Churn
  • Chutzpah
  • Clapper Bridge

C, continued

  • Clod
  • Closewool
  • Clotted Cream
  • Clovelly
  • Cobley
  • Cockerel
  • Cocklebur
  • Coconut Shy
  • Codlin
  • Coil
  • Collection Plate
  • Combe Martin
  • Compline
  • Compost
  • Coney
  • Conker
  • Copper Penny
  • Coppice
  • Copse
  • Corfe
  • Corker
  • Costard
  • Cottontail
  • Country Parson
  • Covert
  • Cow Print
  • Crab Apple
  • Crater
  • Crazy Paving
  • Cream First
  • Cream Tea
  • Crediton
  • Cricket
  • Croyde
  • Cuckoo Pint
  • Curate
  • Custard
  • Cuthbert
  • Cyder

D: 60 names

  • Dab Hand
  • Daffodil Digger
  • Dapple
  • Dart
  • Dartmeet
  • Dartmoor
  • Dartmoor Pony
  • Dartmouth
  • Dasher
  • Dawlish
  • Deacon
  • Delver
  • Demelza
  • Dervish
  • Devon Split
  • Devonian
  • Devonshire
  • Dibber
  • Dibble
  • Dice
  • Dig Deep
  • Dig for Victory
  • Dig Site
  • Diggle
  • Digsby
  • Digweed
  • Dimpsy
  • Dinner Jacket
  • Divot
  • Dobbin
  • Doctor Dig
  • Dog Collar
  • Dog Rose
  • Dogwood
  • Dolly
  • Domino
  • Doone
  • Dorcas
  • Dormouse
  • Dotty
  • Double Bank
  • Double Dutch
  • Double Trouble
  • Dougal
  • Down to Earth
  • Dowser
  • Drake's Drum
  • Dreckly
  • Driller
  • Drove Road
  • Drover
  • Dugald
  • Dugout
  • Duke of Dig
  • Dulverton
  • Dumnonia
  • Dunkery
  • Dunster
  • Durdle Door
  • Dynamo

E: 28 names

  • Earthling
  • Earthmover
  • Earthworks
  • Earthworm
  • Ebenezer
  • Eddie
  • Eddystone
  • Elastic
  • Elbow Deep
  • Elderflower
  • Emmet
  • Enzo
  • Epiphany
  • Escape Artist
  • Evensong
  • Every Man Jack
  • Exe
  • Exeter
  • Exeter College
  • Exford
  • Exmoor
  • Exmoor Horn
  • Exmoor Pony
  • Exmouth
  • Eyebrows
  • Eyepatch
  • Ezekiel
  • Ezra

F: 33 names

  • Fallow
  • Fee Fi Fo
  • Feisty
  • Fence Hopper
  • Fidget
  • Field Marshal
  • Field Master
  • Fifty-Fifty
  • Filleigh
  • Five Foot Flyer
  • Five-Bar
  • Flapjack
  • Flea Circus
  • Fleck
  • Flipper
  • Floss
  • Flowerbed
  • Fly
  • Flyweight
  • Forrard
  • Fossil
  • Fowey
  • Fox Tor
  • Foxglove
  • Foxhole
  • Foxtrot
  • Foxy Loxy
  • Freckle
  • Friday
  • Frisky
  • Full Cry
  • Full Peal
  • Furze

G: 38 names

  • Gaffer
  • Gaiter
  • Gambol
  • Gander
  • Gate Jumper
  • Giles
  • Gingersnap
  • Glastonbury
  • Glebe
  • Glory Be
  • Golden Hind
  • Gone Away
  • Gone in a Flash
  • Gone to Ground
  • Goodleigh
  • Goosegrass
  • Gorse
  • Grandsire
  • Granfer
  • Granite
  • Grasshopper
  • Greased Lightning
  • Great Escape
  • Green Lane
  • Grey Mare
  • Greyface
  • Grimpen
  • Grockle
  • Ground Control
  • Groundbreaker
  • Groundsman
  • Groundwork
  • Grubber
  • Gumption
  • Gurt Lush
  • Gusto
  • Gutsy
  • Guv'nor

H: 75 names

  • Hairspring
  • Half and Half
  • Half Mast
  • Half Pint
  • Half Portion
  • Hallelujah
  • Halloo
  • Handspring
  • Hang Time
  • Hard Hat
  • Hark
  • Hark Forrard
  • Harlequin
  • Harrow
  • Harry Hawke
  • Hartland
  • Harvest Festival
  • Hassock
  • Hawthorn
  • Hayloft
  • Hayrick
  • Haystack
  • Haytor
  • Haywain
  • Hazel Catkin
  • Hazelnut
  • Head Honcho
  • Headland
  • Hedge Hunter
  • Hedge Rustle
  • Hedgebank
  • Hedgepig
  • Hedgerow
  • Hepzibah
  • Her Ladyship
  • Herb Robert
  • Hevva Cake

H, continued

  • High Jump
  • High Kick
  • High Step
  • Hijinks
  • Hip Flask
  • His Nibs
  • Hodge
  • Hoedown
  • Hog's Pudding
  • Hoick
  • Hold Hard
  • Holey Moley
  • Holloway
  • Holy Terrier
  • Homily
  • Honiton
  • Hooligan
  • Hop Skip
  • Hop-o'-My-Thumb
  • Hopalong
  • Hopper
  • Hoppity
  • Hopscotch
  • Hornpipe
  • Hosanna
  • Hotfoot
  • Hound Tor
  • Hounds Please
  • Hullabaloo
  • Hunt Breakfast
  • Hunting Horn
  • Hunting Parson
  • Hunting Pink
  • Huntsman
  • Hup Two
  • Hurdler
  • Hustle and Russell
  • Hymnal

I: 6 names

  • Iddesleigh
  • Ilfracombe
  • Ink Spot
  • Inkblot
  • Instow
  • Ivybridge

J: 55 names

  • Jabez
  • Jack
  • Jack Attack
  • Jack Be Nimble
  • Jack Frost
  • Jack High
  • Jack Horner
  • Jack in the Green
  • Jack of All Trades
  • Jack of Clubs
  • Jack of Diamonds
  • Jack of Hearts
  • Jack of Spades
  • Jack Plane
  • Jack Robinson
  • Jack Rustle
  • Jack Snipe
  • Jack Sprat
  • Jack Tar
  • Jack the Lad
  • Jack-a-Dandy
  • Jack-by-the-Hedge
  • Jack-in-the-Box
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit
  • Jack-o'-Lantern
  • Jackalope
  • Jackanapes
  • Jackaroo
  • Jackdaw
  • Jacket Potato
  • Jackhammer
  • Jackknife
  • Jackpot
  • Jackrabbit
  • Jacks or Better
  • Jackstraws
  • Jailbreak
  • Jam First
  • Jan Stewer
  • Janner
  • Jem
  • Jemima
  • Jerboa
  • Jeremiah
  • Jill
  • Joey
  • Jonah
  • Jumble Sale
  • Jump Rope
  • Jump Start
  • Jumping Bean
  • Jumping Cracker
  • Jumping Jack
  • Junket
  • Jurassic Coast

K: 14 names

  • Kanga
  • Kangaroo Court
  • Keen as Mustard
  • Kerfuffle
  • Kernow
  • Kestrel
  • Kickstart
  • Kingpin
  • Kissing Gate
  • Klipspringer
  • Knave
  • Knave of Hearts
  • Kneeler
  • Kynance

L: 44 names

  • Lamorna
  • Landkey
  • Landscaper
  • Large and in Charge
  • Launchpad
  • Lawn Meet
  • Lay Reader
  • Leaf Russell
  • Leaper
  • Leapfrog
  • Leaps and Bounds
  • Lectern
  • Legend in His Lunchtime
  • Lemon Curd
  • Lemon Drop
  • Letterbox
  • Leveret
  • Life Jacket
  • Liftoff
  • Lindy Hop
  • Linhay
  • Lionheart
  • Little Madam
  • Little Russ
  • Little Tacker
  • Live Wire
  • Lollop
  • Long Jump
  • Longwool
  • Looe
  • Loose Cannon
  • Lord of the Leaps
  • Lords and Ladies
  • Lorna Doone
  • Lost Sheep
  • Lulworth
  • Lumberjack
  • Lundy
  • Lustleigh
  • Lychgate
  • Lydford
  • Lyme Regis
  • Lynmouth
  • Lynton

M: 44 names

  • Mach One
  • Madame Hopscotch
  • Magic Beans
  • Mainspring
  • Marazion
  • March Hare
  • Market Day
  • Martingale
  • Mask
  • Masked Bandit
  • Matins
  • Mattock
  • Max
  • Mayflower
  • Mayhem
  • Meadowsweet
  • Mendip
  • Mevagissey
  • Michaelmas
  • Mighty Mite
  • Milo
  • Minehead
  • Mizzle
  • Molehill
  • Moleskin
  • Moley
  • Monkey Business
  • Monocle
  • Moon Boots
  • Moon Bounce
  • Moorland
  • Moose
  • Mortehoe
  • Moss
  • Motley
  • Mountain from a Molehill
  • Mousehole
  • Mr. Russell
  • Muck Spreader
  • Mucky Pup
  • Mud Pie
  • Muddy Paws
  • Mudlark
  • Mulch

N: 7 names

  • Navvy
  • Ned
  • Nell
  • Nettle
  • Newton Abbot
  • Nipper
  • Nosy Parker

O: 20 names

  • Oats
  • Obadiah
  • Odd Sock
  • Offspring
  • Oggy
  • Okehampton
  • Old Man's Beard
  • Old Spot
  • One Brown Ear
  • One-Eyed Jack
  • Opening Meet
  • Orchard
  • Organ Pipe
  • Organist
  • Otter
  • Ottery
  • Over the Hedge
  • Over the Moon
  • Oxer
  • Oxford Milkman

P: 75 names

  • Padre
  • Padstow
  • Paint Pot
  • Paper Russell
  • Parable
  • Parish
  • Parish Magazine
  • Parish Pump
  • Parsnip
  • Parson
  • Parson Jack
  • Parson Russell
  • Parson's Nose
  • Partridge
  • Party Popper
  • Pasty
  • Patch
  • Patchwork
  • Paydirt
  • Peg
  • Penzance
  • Peppercorn
  • Perky
  • Peter Gurney
  • Pew Warmer
  • Pheasant
  • Piebald
  • Pilchard
  • Pinball
  • Ping Pong
  • Pint Size
  • Pinto
  • Pippin
  • Pirate Patch
  • Piskie
  • Pitchfork
  • Pixie-Led

P, continued

  • Pizzazz
  • Plain Bob
  • Plowman
  • Pluck
  • Plymouth
  • Plymouth Hoe
  • Pocket Rocket
  • Pogo
  • Pogo Stick
  • Point-to-Point
  • Pole Vault
  • Polka
  • Polperro
  • Polzeath
  • Pop-Up
  • Popcorn
  • Popgun
  • Porlock
  • Port Isaac
  • Post and Rail
  • Postbridge
  • Potato Patch
  • Pothole
  • Prancer
  • Prankster
  • Prebendary
  • Presto
  • Princetown
  • Prodigal
  • Professor Pogo
  • Pronto
  • Proper Job
  • Proverb
  • Psalm
  • Psalter
  • Puffball
  • Pulpit
  • Purbeck

Q: 4 names

  • Quantock
  • Quicksilver
  • Quickstep
  • Quilt

R: 47 names

  • Rabbiting
  • Radish
  • Ragamuffin
  • Ragged Robin
  • Ramsons
  • Rapscallion
  • Rebound
  • Rector
  • Rectory
  • Red Devon
  • Red Ruby
  • Relic
  • Reverend
  • Reynard
  • Ricochet
  • Right Reverend
  • Rook
  • Root Cellar
  • Rootle
  • Rose Bed Ruiner
  • Rough Coat
  • Rough Tor
  • Rowan
  • Rubber Ball
  • Rubber Band
  • Ruckus
  • Ruffian
  • Rummage
  • Rumpus
  • Runs with Hounds
  • Rural Dean
  • Russ
  • Russell Bustle
  • Russell Feathers
  • Russell in the Bushes
  • Russell Muscle
  • Russell Sprout
  • Russell Terrier
  • Russell the Leaves
  • Russell Tussle
  • Russell Up
  • Russell Up Supper
  • Russell Whistle
  • Russell Wriggle
  • Russet
  • Rustle
  • Rustler

S: 119 names

  • Saddle Patch
  • Saddleback
  • Saddlebag
  • Saffron Bun
  • Salcombe
  • Sally Rope
  • Salt of the Earth
  • Samaritan
  • Sandy
  • Sapper
  • Saunton
  • Sausage Thief
  • Scallywag
  • Scarper
  • Scoot
  • Scrabbler
  • Scrapper
  • Scruff
  • Scrumpy
  • Scurry
  • Seesaw
  • Selworthy
  • Sennen
  • Septimus
  • Sermon
  • Sexton
  • Shenanigans
  • Shep
  • Shippon
  • Shrew
  • Sidesman
  • Sidmouth
  • Simonsbath
  • Sinkhole
  • Sir Bounce-a-Lot
  • Sir Digs-a-Lot
  • Site Foreman
  • Skedaddle
  • Skewbald
  • Skip
  • Skip and Jump
  • Skipjack
  • Skipping Rope
  • Skitter
  • Slam Dunk
  • Slapton
  • Slingshot
  • Slipper Thief
  • Sloe
  • Small but Mighty
  • Small Fry
  • Smeaton
  • Smithy
  • Smoothie
  • Smudge
  • Snaffle
  • Snipe
  • Snowdrop
  • Soccer

S, continued

  • Sock Hop
  • Sock Thief
  • Sofa Springer
  • Soil Sample
  • Somersault
  • South Molton
  • Spadework
  • Speckle
  • Speckledy Hen
  • Spinney
  • Splat
  • Splatter
  • Split Face
  • Splodge
  • Splotch
  • Sporting Parson
  • Spotty
  • Spring Break
  • Spring Chicken
  • Spring Fever
  • Spring Lamb
  • Spring Loaded
  • Spring Onion
  • Spring Roll
  • Spring Tide
  • Spring-Heeled Jack
  • Springboard
  • Springbok
  • Springfield
  • Springtail
  • Sprocket
  • Sproing
  • Sprung
  • Spry
  • Spud
  • Squib
  • Squiggle
  • Squirrel Patrol
  • Standing Jump
  • Stannary
  • Stargazy
  • Steeple
  • Steeplechase
  • Steeplejack
  • Sticklepath
  • Stile
  • Stilts
  • Stirrup
  • Stirrup Cup
  • Stitchwort
  • Stoat
  • Stook
  • Subsoil
  • Subterranean
  • Sunday Best
  • Sunday School
  • Sunken Lane
  • Surplice
  • Swimbridge
  • Swimbridge Vicar

T: 73 names

  • Tabitha
  • Tally
  • Tally-Ho
  • Tamar
  • Tan Cheeks
  • Tan Ears
  • Tantivy
  • Tarka
  • Tarka Trail
  • Tarr Steps
  • Tavistock
  • Tavy
  • Tawny
  • Tawstock
  • Tea Urn
  • Tearaway
  • Teasel
  • Teeter-Totter
  • Teign
  • Teignmouth
  • Ten Feet Tall
  • Tennis Ball
  • Tenor Bell
  • Terra
  • Terra Firma
  • Terrarium
  • Terrier Man
  • Tess
  • Thaddeus
  • Thicket
  • Thistledown
  • Thunder and Lightning
  • Ticking
  • Tiddler
  • Tiddy Oggy
  • Tin Miner

T, continued

  • Tintagel
  • Tiny Tyrant
  • Titch
  • Tithe
  • Tiverton
  • Toaster
  • Tobias
  • Tod
  • Tombola
  • Top Banana
  • Top Dog
  • Topsham
  • Topsoil
  • Torquay
  • Torridge
  • Torrington
  • Totnes
  • Tough Nut
  • Tousle
  • Trampoline
  • Trapeze
  • Treble
  • Tree Frog
  • Trench
  • Tricolor
  • Triple Jump
  • Trowel and Error
  • Truffler
  • Tufty
  • Tumbler
  • Turf
  • Turnip
  • Twang
  • Tweed
  • Two Moors
  • Two-Step
  • Two-Tone

U: 8 names

  • Uggie
  • Umberleigh
  • Underground
  • Undermine
  • Union Jack
  • Up and Over
  • Upsy Daisy
  • Urchin

V: 16 names

  • Varmint
  • Veg Patch
  • Verger
  • Vertical Leap
  • Very Reverend
  • Vespers
  • Vestry
  • Vicar
  • Vicar of Bark
  • Vicar of Wag
  • Vicar's Tea Party
  • Vicarage
  • View Halloo
  • Vim
  • Vixen Tor
  • Vole

W: 33 names

  • Wainwright
  • Wallaby
  • Warp Speed
  • Wassail
  • Weathercock
  • Well Sprung
  • Wellies
  • Wellspring
  • Westward Ho
  • Whey
  • Whipper-In
  • Whippersnapper
  • Whirlwind
  • Whiteface
  • Whitewash
  • Whitsun
  • Whizz
  • Whoosh
  • Whortleberry
  • Widecombe
  • Widecombe Fair
  • Wild Card
  • Wild Garlic
  • Wire Brush
  • Wishbone
  • Wisht Hound
  • Withypool
  • Wiveliscombe
  • Woodcock
  • Wookey
  • Woolacombe
  • Wren
  • Wrestle Russell

Y: 5 names

  • Yaffle
  • Yellowjacket
  • Yes Tor
  • Yo-Yo
  • Yoicks

Z: 5 names

  • Zeal Monachorum
  • Zennor
  • Zero Gravity
  • Zing
  • Zoomie