Sheep Name Generator

Names for ewes, rams, lambs, and woolly flocks

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Generate sheep names for pet lambs, breeding ewes and rams, 4-H show sheep, and story characters, from classics like Dolly and Shaun to breed-inspired names like Merino, Suffolk, and Herdwick.

About sheep names

Sheep have been named for as long as they have been kept, and the naming traditions are more varied than most people expect. Shepherds and smallholders often give ewes plain, old-fashioned human names like Agnes, Mabel, and Wilfred, partly because they suit a slow-moving flock and partly because breeding records need something distinct from a hundred other 'Fluffy's. Show and 4-H exhibitors frequently name lambs after breeds (Suffolk, Cheviot, Herdwick), fibers, or the farm's own theme, while pet owners lean into wool and puns.

The pun tradition deserves its own mention. Baa, ewe, ram, wool, fleece, and shear slot into so many words that Baabara, Ewenice, Ramsey, Wooliam, and Shearlock Holmes have become classics of the genre. Real famous sheep also inspire names: Dolly the cloned Finn Dorset ewe, Shaun the Sheep and his flock, and Shrek the New Zealand merino who evaded shearing for six years.

For a good fit, think about the animal's coat and personality. A snow-white Southdown lamb wears Marshmallow or Cumulus easily; a black-faced Suffolk suits Sooty or Bertha; and a horned ram wants something with weight, like Aries, Bruno, or Ramses. Sheep breeds, wool textures, and knitting terms such as Skein, Purl, and Bobbin give you a deep well of names that are cute without being generic.

How to choose sheep names

  • Match the name to the fleece: white lambs suit Cloud, Marshmallow, or Cumulus, while black or speckled sheep wear Sooty, Pepper, or Freckles better.
  • Use puns sparingly per flock; one Baabara is delightful, but eight pun names blur together, so mix in plain human names like Mabel and Horace.
  • Give rams and wethers heavier names (Ramses, Bruno, Titan) and ewes softer or floral ones so you can tell the sexes apart at a glance in your records.
  • Breed, wool, and knitting words (Herdwick, Merino, Skein, Purl) are a rich source of names that fiber-arts fans will recognize and love.
  • For show or registered sheep, pick a distinctive name that will not clash with others in your county or breed association's records.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best pun names for sheep?

The classics use baa, ewe, ram, wool, and shear: Baabara, Baarnaby, Ewenice, Ramsey, Rambo, Wooliam, Fleecewood Mac, and Shearlock Holmes. Ewesain Bolt and Baarack Obaama are favorites for named celebrity spoofs.

What are some famous sheep names?

Dolly, the first cloned mammal, is the most famous. Others include Shaun the Sheep and Shirley from the Aardman series, Lambert the Sheepish Lion, Shrek the shearing-dodging merino, and Little Bo Peep's flock from the nursery rhyme.

Should I name sheep differently for a pet versus a farm flock?

Pet sheep can carry any cute or punny name. In a working flock, many farmers use themed sets (flowers, breeds, old-fashioned names) or ear-tag numbers with a call name, since distinct names make breeding and health records easier.

Can I use these names for a sheep character in a book or game?

A name on its own is generally fine for a character. Some entries echo famous characters or brands, such as Shaun the Sheep, so check before you use one of those as the name of a commercial product.

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A: 29 names

  • Abel
  • Afrino
  • Agneau
  • Agnello
  • Agnes
  • Agnus
  • Albert
  • Alfalfa
  • Alfie
  • Alistair
  • Amaryllis
  • Amos
  • Angora
  • Angus
  • Aoudad
  • Aran
  • Arapawa
  • Archibald
  • Argali
  • Argo
  • Argyle
  • Aries
  • Arni
  • Arthur
  • Aspen
  • Assaf
  • Augustus
  • Awassi
  • Away to Me

B: 128 names

  • Baa Baa
  • Baa Humbug
  • Baabara
  • Baabette
  • Baabushka
  • Baachelor
  • Baadminton
  • Baagheera
  • Baagpipe
  • Baaguette
  • Baaklava
  • Baalderdash
  • Baallerina
  • Baalloon
  • Baaloney
  • Baaloo
  • Baalthazar
  • Baalzac
  • Baambi
  • Baambino
  • Baamboo
  • Baanana
  • Baandit
  • Baanjo
  • Baanshee
  • Baarack Obaama
  • Baarista
  • Baaritone
  • Baarnaby
  • Baarnacle
  • Baaron
  • Baaroque
  • Baarry
  • Baartholomew
  • Baasil
  • Baaskerville
  • Baastian
  • Baatrice
  • Baaxter
  • Baazaar
  • Baazooka
  • Babydoll

B, continued

  • Badger Face
  • Bagel
  • Baize
  • Balwen
  • Baran
  • Barany
  • Barbados
  • Barbarine
  • Barley
  • Barnaby
  • Bartholomew
  • Basher
  • Battering Ram
  • Beatrix
  • Beck
  • Bedstraw
  • Bellwether
  • Beltex
  • Benedict
  • Beranek
  • Bergamasca
  • Berkswell
  • Bernard
  • Berrichon du Cher
  • Bersugget
  • Bertha
  • Bertram
  • Bessie
  • Betony
  • Beulah Speckled Face
  • Bharal
  • Bielset
  • Bighorn
  • Bilberry
  • Biscuit
  • Black Sheep
  • Blackbelly
  • Blackberry
  • Blackface
  • Blackhead Persian
  • Blackie
  • Blacknose
  • Blanket

B, continued

  • Bleat Box
  • Bleatnik
  • Blencathra
  • Bleu du Maine
  • Blizzard
  • Blossom
  • Bluebell
  • Blueberry
  • Bluefaced Leicester
  • Bo Peep
  • Bobbin
  • Bodmin
  • Bog Myrtle
  • Bonnie
  • Border Leicester
  • Borderdale
  • Boreray
  • Borrego
  • Borrowdale
  • Botein
  • Boucle
  • Boulder
  • Bracken
  • Bramble
  • Bramblewick
  • Brebis
  • Brecknock Hill
  • Brecon
  • Brioche
  • Bruiser
  • Bruno
  • Bryndza
  • Buckram
  • Bucolic
  • Bumble
  • Bunt
  • Burdock
  • Buster
  • Butter
  • Buttercup
  • Buttermere
  • Buttermilk
  • Button

C: 77 names

  • Cade
  • Cairngorm
  • California Red
  • Campion
  • Caora
  • Caramel
  • Carder
  • Cardigan
  • Carneiro
  • Cashmere
  • Castellana
  • Castlemilk
  • Catbells
  • Catkin
  • Cecily
  • Challis
  • Chantilly
  • Charmoise
  • Charollais
  • Chenille
  • Cheviot
  • Chicory
  • Chilly
  • Chiltern
  • Chios
  • Chloe
  • Chokla
  • Chrysomallos
  • Churra
  • Cinnamon
  • Clara
  • Clarence
  • Clementine
  • Clifford
  • Cloud
  • Clove
  • Clover
  • Clun Forest

C, continued

  • Cochineal
  • Colchis
  • Columbia
  • Come By
  • Comfrey
  • Comisana
  • Coniston
  • Constance
  • Coopworth
  • Cordero
  • Corin
  • Corkscrew
  • Cormo
  • Cornelius
  • Corriedale
  • Corydon
  • Cotswold
  • Cotton
  • Cotton Ball
  • Cottontail
  • Counting Sheep
  • Cowslip
  • Crag
  • Cranesbill
  • Cream
  • Crimp
  • Crochet
  • Croft
  • Crook
  • Crowberry
  • Crumpet
  • Cuckooflower
  • Cuddles
  • Cumulus
  • Cupcake
  • Curlhorn
  • Curly
  • Custard
  • Cyril

D: 42 names

  • Dafad
  • Daisy
  • Dalesbred
  • Damara
  • Dandelion
  • Daphnis
  • Dartmoor
  • Debouillet
  • Deccani
  • Delaine
  • Delilah
  • Derbyshire Gritstone
  • Desmond
  • Devon Closewool
  • Dimples
  • Distaff
  • Divinity
  • Djallonke
  • Dohne
  • Dolly
  • Domba
  • Dorcas
  • Doris
  • Dorothea
  • Dorper
  • Dorset
  • Dorset Horn
  • Dovera
  • Dozy
  • Dreamer
  • Drenthe Heath
  • Drizzle
  • Drover
  • Drowsy
  • Drysdale
  • Drystone
  • Dudley
  • Duffel
  • Duke
  • Dumpling
  • Duvet
  • Dyed in the Wool

E: 57 names

  • East Friesian
  • Ebenezer
  • Eclogue
  • Edgar
  • Edmund
  • Edna
  • Edwina
  • Effie
  • Eiderdown
  • Elderflower
  • Eleanor
  • Elliottdale
  • Elsie
  • Emsket
  • Endymion
  • Enid
  • Ennerdale
  • Entrelac
  • Ernest
  • Ernie
  • Eskdale
  • Esme
  • Ethel
  • Eustace
  • Evelyn
  • Ewe Beauty
  • Ewe Bet
  • Ewe Grant
  • Ewe Turn
  • Ewe Two
  • Ewecalyptus
  • Eweclid
  • Ewedora
  • Ewegene
  • Ewegenia
  • Ewekulele
  • Ewela
  • Ewelyn
  • Ewelysses
  • Ewenanimous
  • Ewenessa
  • Ewenice
  • Ewenicorn
  • Ewenicycle
  • Ewenique
  • Ewenity
  • Eweniverse
  • Ewenna
  • Ewephemia
  • Ewephonium
  • Ewephoria
  • Ewereka
  • Ewesain Bolt
  • Ewetensil
  • Ewetopia
  • Exmoor Horn
  • Eyebright

F: 40 names

  • Fair Isle
  • Faroese
  • Fell
  • Felt
  • Fergus
  • Fern
  • Fescue
  • Feta
  • Finnsheep
  • Fiore Sardo
  • Flannel
  • Flat White
  • Flecket
  • Fleece
  • Fleece and Quiet
  • Fleece Navidad
  • Fleecelet
  • Fleecewood Mac
  • Fleecia
  • Fleecington
  • Fleecy
  • Flock Star
  • Flockhart
  • Flocky
  • Florence
  • Florizel
  • Flossie
  • Fluffernutter
  • Fluffy
  • Flurry
  • Forty Winks
  • Foula
  • Foxglove
  • Freckles
  • Freda
  • Frisky
  • Frolic
  • Frost
  • Frosting
  • Fudge

G: 27 names

  • Gabardine
  • Gabriel Oak
  • Gambol
  • Gansey
  • Ganymede
  • Garole
  • Garter
  • Gertie
  • Gilbert
  • Giles
  • Gimmer
  • Ginger
  • Gladys
  • Glencoe
  • Godfrey
  • Gorse
  • Gotland
  • Gracie
  • Granny Square
  • Grasmere
  • Graze Anatomy
  • Greyface
  • Gromark
  • Gulf Coast
  • Gulmoget
  • Gute
  • Gwendolyn

H: 49 names

  • Halloumi
  • Hamal
  • Hampshire
  • Harebell
  • Harold
  • Harriet
  • Harris
  • Hattie
  • Hawkbit
  • Hay There
  • Hayrick
  • Hazel
  • Headbutt
  • Heartsease
  • Heather
  • Hebridean
  • Heddle
  • Hedgerow
  • Heft
  • Heidschnucke
  • Helle
  • Helvellyn
  • Henrietta
  • Herbert
  • Herdley
  • Herdwick
  • Herdy
  • Herringbone
  • Hettie
  • Hilda
  • Hill Radnor
  • Hillock
  • Hipi
  • Hirta
  • Hissar
  • Hitsuji
  • Hodden
  • Hog Island
  • Hogget
  • Honeysuckle
  • Hopper
  • Horace
  • Horchata
  • Houndstooth
  • Hovera
  • Howgill
  • Hubert
  • Humphrey
  • Hurdle

I: 14 names

  • Icelandic
  • Icing
  • Ida
  • Idiazabal
  • Idyll
  • Ignatius
  • Ile de France
  • Indigo
  • Ingleborough
  • Intarsia
  • Irma
  • Ironside
  • Islay
  • Ivy

J: 12 names

  • Jackaroo
  • Jacob
  • Jason
  • Jasper
  • Jemima
  • Jersey
  • Jethro
  • Jiggit
  • Josephine
  • Jumbuck
  • Juniper
  • Jura

K: 22 names

  • Kapok
  • Karakul
  • Karitsa
  • Kashkaval
  • Katahdin
  • Katmoget
  • Kemp
  • Kempen Heath
  • Kerry Hill
  • Kersey
  • Keswick
  • Kharouf
  • Khnum
  • Kilogram
  • Kivircik
  • Knapweed
  • Knit
  • Knoll
  • Kondoo
  • Koyun
  • Krunet
  • Kuzu

L: 63 names

  • Lacaune
  • Lachlan
  • Lady's Mantle
  • Lamb's Ear
  • Lamb's Lettuce
  • Lambada
  • Lambassador
  • Lambchop
  • Lambda
  • Lambeau
  • Lambelina
  • Lambent
  • Lambert
  • Lambeth
  • Lambette
  • Lambidextrous
  • Lambie
  • Lambington
  • Lambitious
  • Lambkin
  • Lambo
  • Lamborghini
  • Lambourn
  • Lambrusco
  • Lambswool
  • Lambton
  • Lamm
  • Lammermuir
  • Lammetje
  • Langdale
  • Lanolin

L, continued

  • Latxa
  • Lavender
  • Lazy Kate
  • Leadersheep
  • Leicester Longwool
  • Leonard
  • Lethera
  • Letitia
  • Lettie
  • Lincoln Longwool
  • Linsey-Woolsey
  • Lionel
  • Little Boy Blue
  • Little Lamb
  • Llanwenog
  • Lleyn
  • Loden
  • Logwood
  • Lohi
  • Lomond
  • Lonk
  • Look Back
  • Loom
  • Lopapeysa
  • Lopi
  • Lottie
  • Lovely Ewe
  • Lucerne
  • Lucille
  • Lullaby
  • Lustre
  • Lycidas

M: 64 names

  • Mabel
  • Mackerel Sky
  • Madder
  • Mairzy Doats
  • Malham
  • Mallow
  • Malvern
  • Manchego
  • Manech
  • Manx Loaghtan
  • Marigold
  • Marjoram
  • Marjorie
  • Marshmallow
  • Martha
  • Marwari
  • Mary
  • Marzipan
  • Masham
  • Massese
  • Matilda
  • Maude
  • Mavis
  • Meadow
  • Meadowsweet
  • Melton
  • Menalcas
  • Mendip
  • Meringue
  • Merino
  • Mesarthim
  • Methera

M, continued

  • Mildred
  • Milkwort
  • Milky
  • Millicent
  • Millie
  • Minnie
  • Mint
  • Mioget
  • Misty
  • Mitten
  • Mochi
  • Mohair
  • Montadale
  • Montauciel
  • Montgomery
  • Moor
  • Moorit
  • Mopsa
  • Morada Nova
  • Mortimer
  • Moss
  • Mouflon
  • Mouton
  • Muffin
  • Mull
  • Mungo
  • Muriel
  • Musket
  • Muster
  • Muttley
  • Mutton Jeff
  • Muttonchop

N: 20 names

  • Nap
  • Navajo-Churro
  • Nellie
  • Nellore
  • Nettle
  • Neville
  • Nibbles
  • Nidderdale
  • Niddy Noddy
  • Nimbus
  • Nippy
  • Nora
  • Norfolk Horn
  • Norman
  • North Country Cheviot
  • North Ronaldsay
  • Nostepinne
  • Nougat
  • Nubuck
  • Nutmeg

O: 20 names

  • Oatmeal
  • Oats
  • Obadiah
  • Oen
  • On the Lamb
  • Opal
  • Orkney
  • Oscypek
  • Ossau
  • Oswald
  • Otago
  • Ottoline
  • Ouessant
  • Ouled Djellal
  • Oveja
  • Ovelha
  • Ovis
  • Owca
  • Oxeye
  • Oxford Down

P: 52 names

  • Paddock
  • Paisley
  • Pan
  • Pancake
  • Parsley
  • Pashmina
  • Pastoral
  • Pasture
  • Patch
  • Peanut
  • Pearl
  • Pebble
  • Pecora
  • Pecorino
  • Pelibuey
  • Pennine
  • Pentland
  • Pepper
  • Percival
  • Percy
  • Perdita
  • Perendale
  • Phebe
  • Phrixus
  • Phyllis
  • Picot
  • Pillow
  • Pinfold
  • Pip
  • Pippin
  • Pitt Island
  • Plaid
  • Poddy
  • Polwarth
  • Polypay
  • Polyphemus
  • Popcorn
  • Poppy
  • Porridge
  • Portland
  • Powder
  • Praline
  • Prance
  • Preseli
  • Pretzel
  • Primrose
  • Prudence
  • Pudding
  • Puff
  • Puffball
  • Puffin
  • Purl

Q: 1 name

  • Quantock

R: 56 names

  • Rachel
  • Racka
  • Raddle
  • Ragged Robin
  • Ram Jam
  • Rambert
  • Ramble
  • Rambling Rose
  • Rambo
  • Rambouillet
  • Rambunctious
  • Rambutan
  • Ramekin
  • Ramford
  • Ramiro
  • Ramona
  • Ramona Flowers
  • Ramoncito
  • Rampage
  • Rampion
  • Ramsay
  • Ramsbottom
  • Ramses
  • Ramsey
  • Ramsgate
  • Ramshackle
  • Ramshorn
  • Ramtastic
  • Red Maasai
  • Reginald
  • Rhoda
  • Rhoen
  • Rideau Arcott
  • Ringer
  • Rocky
  • Roderick
  • Rolag
  • Romanov
  • Romeldale
  • Romney
  • Roncal
  • Roquefort
  • Rosalind
  • Rosemary
  • Rosie
  • Rouge de l'Ouest
  • Rough Fell
  • Rouseabout
  • Roving
  • Rowan
  • Royal White
  • Ruby
  • Rupert
  • Rya
  • Rydal
  • Ryeland

S: 103 names

  • Sage
  • Sainfoin
  • Samphire
  • Santa Ines
  • Santiago
  • Sarda
  • Scafell
  • Schaap
  • Schaf
  • Scone
  • Scree
  • Sedge
  • Selfheal
  • Selvedge
  • Semolina
  • Serge
  • Sethera
  • Seymour
  • Shaela
  • Shaggy
  • Shaun
  • Shear Delight
  • Shear Genius
  • Shear Khan
  • Shear Luck
  • Shear Madness
  • Shearazade
  • Sheardonnay
  • Shearendipity
  • Shearer
  • Shearling
  • Shearlock Holmes
  • Shearlotte
  • Shearlyn
  • Shearwater
  • Sheep Thrills
  • Sheep's Bit
  • Sheepers Creepers
  • Sheepfold
  • Sheeping Beauty
  • Sheepish
  • Sheeplet
  • Sheepshank
  • Sheepy Hollow
  • Shepherd
  • Shepherdina
  • Shepley
  • Sheratan
  • Sherbet
  • Shetland
  • Shieling

S, continued

  • Shirley
  • Sholmit
  • Shortbread
  • Shropshire
  • Shuttle
  • Sidney
  • Silvius
  • Sir Baasalot
  • Skein
  • Skiddaw
  • Skip
  • Skudde
  • Sleepy
  • Smirslet
  • Smit
  • Smudge
  • Snooze
  • Snowball
  • Snowdon
  • Snowdrop
  • Snowy
  • Snuggles
  • Soay
  • Sokket
  • Sooty
  • Sorrel
  • Southdown
  • Spartan
  • Speckle
  • Speedwell
  • Spelsau
  • Spindle
  • Spot
  • Spring Lamb
  • St. Croix
  • Stanley
  • Staple
  • Steady
  • Stile
  • Stitchwort
  • Stockinette
  • Stratus
  • Strephon
  • Suede
  • Suffolk
  • Sugar
  • Sugarcube
  • Swagman
  • Swaledale
  • Sweetpea
  • Swifter
  • Sybil

T: 46 names

  • Tabitha
  • Tally
  • Tan
  • Tank
  • Tansy
  • Tapestry
  • Tapioca
  • Targhee
  • Tartan
  • Teasel
  • Teeswater
  • Teg
  • Tethera
  • Texel
  • Thank Ewe
  • That'll Do
  • Theodora
  • Thinhorn
  • Thistle
  • Thistledown
  • Thor
  • Three Bags Full
  • Thrift
  • Thyrsis
  • Tilly
  • Timmy
  • Timothy
  • Titan
  • Tityrus
  • Toffee
  • Torddu
  • Tormentil
  • Torwen
  • Treadle
  • Trefoil
  • Truffle
  • Tsigai
  • Tukidale
  • Tumbles
  • Tumbleweed
  • Tunis
  • Tup
  • Turcana
  • Tweed
  • Twill
  • Two Shakes

U: 3 names

  • Uan
  • Urial
  • Ursula

V: 6 names

  • Valais
  • Van Rooy
  • Vendeen
  • Vera
  • Vetch
  • Violet

W: 58 names

  • Wadmal
  • Waffle
  • Wagtail
  • Wallace
  • Walter
  • Wanaka
  • Warp
  • Wasdale
  • Weft
  • Welsh Hill Speckled
  • Welsh Mountain
  • Wendell
  • Wensleydale
  • Wether
  • Wharfedale
  • Whernside
  • Whitefaced Woodland
  • Whorl
  • Wilbur
  • Wild Thyme
  • Wilfred
  • Wilhelmina
  • Willow
  • Wiltipoll
  • Wiltshire Horn
  • Winifred
  • Winnie
  • Winston
  • Woad
  • Woodbine
  • Woolacombe
  • Woolamina
  • Woolbert
  • Woolbur
  • Woolen
  • Woolfgang
  • Woolfram
  • Woolfred
  • Woolgatherer
  • Woolhelmina
  • Wooliam
  • Wooliam Shakespeare
  • Woolington
  • Woollaby
  • Woolliver
  • Woolloomooloo
  • Woolly
  • Woolma
  • Woolpit
  • Woolsack
  • Woolshed
  • Woolsthorpe
  • Woolter
  • Woolverine
  • Woolwich
  • Woolworth
  • Wooly Bully
  • Worsted

Y: 7 names

  • Yan
  • Yarn
  • Yarrow
  • Yearling
  • Yes Sir
  • Yow
  • Yuglet

Z: 4 names

  • Zackel
  • Zamorano
  • Zoomie
  • Zwartbles