Papillon Names

The Papillon dog breed descends from the toy spaniels that are frequently portrayed in paintings by the Old Masters, from as far back as the 16th century. He’s highly active and is a wonderful competitor in agility and obedience. His sparkling personality makes him a favorite of all who meet him.

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Alvin
Noble Friend
Ames
God of war in greek mythology.
Amigo
A friend or comrade; derived from the word "amar" meaning "to love".
Baja
Lower, either in elevation or geography.
Ballistic
To become irrational. Ballistics is the study of projectiles and bombs.
Bandit
A thief.
Bang
Energy drink.
Beanball
Baseball with beans.
Beemer
BMW Motorcycle Rider.
Bellamy
French for beautiful and handsome friend
Bender
One Who Bends
Benjamin
Son Of My Right Hand
Brisk
Active, quick or lively.
Brother
Male sibling, also used as a term of endearment for males.
Bucky
The winter soldier in captain america.
Buddy
Companion, partner; perhaps a version of the word "brother".
Caddy
a can for storing tea
Champ
Short for "champion".
Chaos
The void before the birth of the universe, titan god, total disorganization and confusion.
Charlie
Free man
Cisco
A technology company known for its networking products in the us.
Clash
Noise, collision, artful Punk band of the 1970s.
Coach
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
Coco
Cook. it is also used as a nickname for names long names that begin with 'co-.
Cody
Helpful
Coffee
a medium brown to dark-brown color
Crackerjack
someone excellent of their kind
Crank
start by cranking
Cuddles
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
Darwin
Dear Friend
Daze
Accomplishing
Duffy
Descendant of Dubhthach
Elf
below 3 kilohertz
Emilien
Friendly.
Ernie
Earnest, serious
Fox
Television detective from the x files
Foxy
marked by skill in deception
Freckles
a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
Fritz
Peaceful ruler; diminutive of Friedrich.
Goldie
Made Of Gold
Jade
The first name of agatha christie's miss marple character
Jiffy
An instant or a flash.
Joker
A master criminal in dc comics' batman.
Jolt
A high surge of electricity.
Jumbo
of great mass; huge and bulky
Kayo
Good, Beautiful, Generation
Keen
Extremely sensitive and responsive, possessing acute perception and showing a strong desire.
Kick
To drive or force as in ''she kicked it into high gear.'' Also Kathleen ''Kick'' Kennedy.
Kicker
a player who kicks the football
Lakota
Friends
Levin
Dear friend.
Lively
Full Of Life, Energy
Livingston
Dear friend's place.
Lotus
From homer's the oddysey
Lucky
Fortunate
Minnie
Of The Sea Or Bitter
Mitt
Diminutive Form Of Milton
Moe
To love; God's saviour; dark skinned
Nibbles
eat intermittently; take small bites of
Ollie
Elf Army
Partner
A friendly, romantic or professional affiliation.
Patch
Noble
Pecota
Baseball player projection system
Perry
Perry mason, detective extraordinaire
Pow Pow
Dominican expression for subjugating naughty young children in the throws of a temper tantrum.
Rally
the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
Rei
My companion.
Relay
electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
Rocket
A raccoon in marvel comics.
Roxie
Dawn.
Samir
Friend to talk with in the evening.
Shadow
Shade From Sun
Skeeter
Insect, mosquito, pest, bug.
Skip
To move in a light springy manner. to escape secretly in haste.
Skippy
Jumping kangaroo mascot.
Snap
A jiffy; instant of flash.
Sparky
An electrician
Spunky
Spirited, plucky
Static
Difficulty or trouble.
Tackle
put a harness
Tag
a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
Tallulah
Leaping Water
Teddy
Gift of god
Toby
God Is Good
Toffee
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
Typhoon
Pacific hurricane.
Valentine
Vigorous, Strong
Wag
move from side to side
Wilder
Wild Animal
Zane
God Is Gracious
Zeal
Fervor, ardor, enthusiasm.
Zip
Energy, vim and vigor.

Papillon Names currently rank in 248th place out of all PupNames.com categories.

As of April 2024, Papillon Names are trending down with new puppy owners. Our stats suggest that they are less fashionable than they were at this time last year.

We've seen quite a lot of variation for this category, which suggests its popularity could be seasonal or based on cultural events.

Which are the cutest and most unique Papillon Names?

These Papillon Names range from cute to badass, and from traditional to unique. Click each circle to see the name.

Teddy is among the cutest of these. If you prefer tougher, edgier dog names, the one considered the most badass is Chaos.

Yadira scored high for its uniqueness, which would help your dog to stand out. But if you prefer more common, old-fashioned names, the more traditional option here is Bella.

How does interest compare across the United States for Papillon Names?

The map below compares each state by the number of people browsing Papillon Names.

The states that love Papillon Names the most are Rhode Island, Connecticut and Oklahoma.

The least amount of interest in this category was registered in Missouri, Arizona and Washington.

Which countries have the most love for Papillon Names?

Here's a world map showing the popularity in each country of Papillon Names.

Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE Papillon Names are Ethiopia, Belarus and Malaysia.

On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in France, Ireland and Japan.