Good Names For Border Collies (+Naming Guide)

How To Pick a Name for a Border Collie

Border collies are very intelligent dogs, agile, athletic, hardworking dogs that originate from the Anglo-Scottish border region.

Therefore border collies are usually given names that are of Anglo-Scottish origin. Furthermore, border collies are given names that reflect the intelligence and agility of this beautiful dog breed.

Also, border collies are given names that reflect the beauty, cuteness, and magnificent color of the border collie.

In this article, we will guide you on picking a great name for your border collie. We will suggest hundreds of border collie names that you can choose from, or at least we hope our suggestion will help inspire you to come up with a befitting name for your border collie.

border collie perched on a rock — Border Collie

General Tips For Naming Your Border Collie

When naming your border collie, consider the fact that you will be calling that name often. A friend of mine, when deciding what to name her new dog, decided to call a couple of names out her back door so she could get a feel for what it would really be like to use the name regularly.

Here are some general tips for naming a border collie:

When you name your border collie, you want to make sure that the name is one that you will are sure you will enjoy calling for many years to come.
Also, make sure you picture your puppy as an adult before you name him. There are plenty of names that are adorable for a puppy, but your little companion will grow up quickly, and you will want to choose a name that will continue to be fitting even when your puppy is a full-grown border collie
Decide on your own unique style. Border collies are cute and colorful, but they are also athletic and are hardworkers. You will want to decide if you prefer a cute and cuddly style of name or a strong and rugged style of name. There is no shortage of names in both categories.
Consider using this Name Nymbler for pairing names to pick for your border collie. This app is usually used for finding baby names, but there is no reason you cannot use it to name your new border collie puppy.
Pick a name that ends with a vowel for your border colilie. It is easier to get a dog`s attention with a name that ends with a vowel.
Do not pick a name that is too long. Calling out your border collie with a long name will be a difficult thing for you to do. You do not want to be repeating a 12 syllable name every time you need your border collie`s attention.
Do not give your border collie a name that your border collie might confuse with a command. Name that sounds like “down”, “sit”, “stay”, “heel”, “no”, “ok”, and “come” will confuse your border collie.
Think twice before giving your border collie a human name as this could lead to confusion when you have to interact with the person and your border collie in the same space.

An Official Guideline for Naming a Border Collie

The International Sheep Dog Society (ISDS) has a good guideline for naming border collies. The ISDS and its member organizations register over 6,000 border collie puppies every year.

Here are some dog name guidelines, according to the ISDS:

A dog’s name should not be something that can be easily confused with everyday words that you may use. For example, ‘Bo’ is not a good name because it sounds like ‘No’
Do not name your dog a name that you use very often in your vocabulary to avoid confusion.
Do not name your dog a name that is similar to other dogs you own to further avoid confusion. For example, if you have a dog named ‘Jess’, do not name a new dog ‘Tess’
Classic Border Collie names are usually reminders of natural features of the land, for example border collies are named after rivers such as the rivers ‘Tweed’ and ‘Glen’
Some Border Collie names were chosen that were related to indigenous properties of the countryside and climate, for example ‘Moss’ and ‘Mist’.
The top five popular names for sheep dogs like the border collies, recorded over the past thirteen years for male dogs are Ben, Roy, Moss, Glen and Spot, and for female dogs are Meg, Jess, Nell, Fly and Jill.
Although you can name your Border Collie anything if your intention is to keep your Border collie as a house pet. Nevertheless, the ISDS accepts names that consist of at least two letters, for example ‘Ed’, but no more than two syllables are to be used, for example ‘Oliver’ would not be permitted.
Names do not need to be gender-specific or traditional, and the ISDS will accept non-English names, or other names that are culturally acceptable.

What is a Good Name for a Border Collie?

In this article, we provide you with a comprehensive list of good names that befits Border Collies based on the characteristics (physical appearance, behavior, etc) of border collies.

See the names below:

Male Border Collie Names

ACE
ALFIE
ANDRE
ANGUS – ONE WHO IS UNUSUALLY STRONG.
ARCHER
ARCHIE
ARGOS
ARLO
ASHER
ATLAS
AUGIE
BAM BAM
BANJO
BARKLEY
BARNEY
BEAR
BEAU
BELUGA
BEN
BENJI

Female Border Collie Names

ABBY
ADDIE
AINE – PRONOUNCED AWN-YA, AINE IS AN ANCIENT IRISH FAIRY QUEEN. HER NAME MEANS PRAISE AND JOY.
AISLING – ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR NAMES IN IRELAND, AISLING MEANS DREAM OR VISION. NAME YOUR GIRL AISLING IF YOU HAVE BIG DREAMS FOR HER SUCCESS IN SPORTS OR THERAPY WORK.
ALANNAH – MEANS ROCK OR HANDSOME.
AMELIA
ANA
ANGEL
ANNIE
ASH
AUTUMN
AVA
BAILEY
BAMBI
BARRA
BELLA
BELLE
BESS
BET
BEVIN – IRISH FORM OF BEVERLY, MEANING ONE WHO DWELLS BY THE BEAVER CREEK.

Male Traditional Border Collie Names

BEN
BOB
BUTE
CAP
CHESTER
CLYDE
CODY
DUNDEE
GLEN
GRIG
GYP
HEMP
HIGHWOOD
JED
JESSE
JOE
KEITH
LEX
LONG TREE
LUKE

Female Traditional Border Collie Names

ANA
ANNIE
ASH
BARRA
BELLE
BESS
BET
CORRIE
DAISY
DERA
DOT
ECHO
FAN
FLOSS
FLY
GAEL
GILLY
GINGER
GYP
JEN

Unusual Unique Male Border Collie Names

BAM BAM
BANJO
BELUGA
BOGGLE
BREEZE
CHISEL
CLYDE
COACH
DOMINO
FLASH
HAVEN
HONOR
KEEPER
LURK
OREO
PANDA
PORTER
REFLECT
SCHEMER
SCRABBLE

Unusual Unique Border Collie Names

AIRILY
ARI
ARIZONA
BAM BAM
BANJO
BEAN
BEETHOVEN
BELUGA
BERKLEY
BLUEBELL
BLUSH
BOGGLE
BREEZE
BUCKIE
BUCKY
BUTTON
CAIRO
CANOPY
CARFIN
CHANDELIER

Popular Border Collie Names

ABBY
ACE
ANGEL
ANNA
APOLLO
ARYA
ASTRO
ATTICUS
AURA
AYLA
BAILEY
BANDIT
BANJO
BAXTER
BEAR
BEAU
BELLA
BELLE
BEN
BENNY

One Syllable Border Collie Names

ABE
BEAU
BELLE
CHAMP
CLAIRE
FAWN
JAKE
KIT
LOU
ROSE
SPIKE
TESS
THOR

Cute Border Collie Names

ABBY
ADDIE
AERIE
ALFIE
AMELIA
ANDY
ANGEL
ARCHER
ARCHIE
ARGOS
ARLO
ASHER
ATLAS
AUGIE
AUTUMN
AVA
BAILEY
BAMBI
BANJO
BARKLEY

Traditional Border Collie Names

ANA
ANNIE
ASH
BARRA
BEE
BELLE
BEN
BESS
BET
BLITZ
BOB
BOBBIE
BULLET
BUTE
CAP
CAPTAIN
CHASER
CHESTER
CHIPS
CLYDE

Tv Movie Border Collie Names

BANDIT
BENJI
BOLT
BRUISER
BUD
FLY
FRANKENWEENIE
HACHIKO
HOOCH
JESSIE
LADY
MARLEY
MARMADUKE
MAUI
MURRAY
NANA
REX
WINN-DIXIE
WISHBONE

Scottish Border Collie Names

AED
ANGUS – ONE WHO IS UNUSUALLY STRONG.
ANNAN
ARAN
BAIRD
BLAIRE
BONNIE – FINE
BUTE
CAILIN
CAM
CARSON
CARSON – CAR MEANS MARSHES OR MOSSY PLACE; SON OF A MAN FROM THE MARSHES.
CONIC
CORA
COWIE
DALLAS – ONE WHO LIVES ON A CLEARING.
DAVINA – BELOVED.
DAW
DONELLA – RULER OF THE WORLD.
DOVE

Welsh Border Collie Names

ALED
ALWYN
ANGUS
BACH
BETHAN
BLYTHE
BRAN
BRYN
BRYNN – FROM A HILLY LAND.
CAI
CARWYN – PURE LOVE.
CARWYN – PURE LOVE.
CARYS
CATRIN
CEANA
CERI
DARREN
DERA
DERI – OAK TREE, STRONG.
DERYN – SMALL BUT GREAT!

English Border Collie Names

ALFIE
BAILEY
BARNEY
BELLA
BUDDY
CHARLIE
COCO
DAI
DAISY
HOLLY
LAD
LOLA
LUNA
MAX
MEG
MISTY
MOC
MONTY
OSCAR
PERO

Scottish Border Collie Names

AED
ANGUS – ONE WHO IS UNUSUALLY STRONG.
ANNAN
ARAN
BAIRD
BLAIRE
BONNIE – FINE
BUTE
CAILIN
CAM
CARSON
CARSON – CAR MEANS MARSHES OR MOSSY PLACE; SON OF A MAN FROM THE MARSHES.
CONIC
CORA
COWIE
DALLAS – ONE WHO LIVES ON A CLEARING.
DAVINA – BELOVED.
DAW
DONELLA – RULER OF THE WORLD.
DOVE

Irish Border Collie Names

AINE – PRONOUNCED AWN-YA, AINE IS AN ANCIENT IRISH FAIRY QUEEN. HER NAME MEANS PRAISE AND JOY.
AISLING – ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR NAMES IN IRELAND, AISLING MEANS DREAM OR VISION. NAME YOUR GIRL AISLING IF YOU HAVE BIG DREAMS FOR HER SUCCESS IN SPORTS OR THERAPY WORK.
ALANNAH – MEANS ROCK OR HANDSOME.
ANNAN
BANYA
BEVIN – IRISH FORM OF BEVERLY, MEANING ONE WHO DWELLS BY THE BEAVER CREEK.
BIDDY
BRADEN
BREE – HIGHER POWER.
BREENA – MEANS “OF THE FAIRY PLACE.”
BRIDIE – DERIVED FROM BRIDGET, IT MEANS THE HIGH ONE OR STRENGTH.
BRIGID – STRENGTH OR EXALTED ONE.
CAILIN – LASS OR GIRL.
CARA – FRIEND.
CARRIGAN – TRANSLATES AS POINTED.
CLARE – BRIGHT OR CLEAR.
COLLEEN – LITTLE GIRL.
CONALL – MEANS POWERFUL WOLF.
CORDELIA – MEANS DAUGHTER OF THE SEA.
CULKIN – A VERY LEARNED MAN.