Westie names: Scottish names for a West Highland white terrier

40 west highland terrier names with meanings

• Snowflakewinter's first snow
• Ghostpale and quiet; Jon Snow's direwolf
• MochiJapanese rice cake
• ElsaGerman/Scandinavian, from Elisabeth
• Daisythe flower; Old English "day's eye"
• NeigeFrench "snow"
• Snowballround and white
• Polarlike the polar bear
• FionaScottish Gaelic "fair, white"
• SkadiNorse goddess of winter
• Snowwhite and soft
• NanookInuit "polar bear"
• Glacierriver of ice
• Aspenthe white-barked tree
• NieveSpanish "snow"
• YukiJapanese "snow"
• Cottonsoft and white
• Blizzardsnowstorm
• FrostyFrosty the Snowman
• Frostwinter ice
• Peppermintcandy-cane flavour
• Baltothe famous 1925 serum-run sled dog
• Tofusoybean curd; soft and white
• Novaa new bright star
• Siriusthe brightest star, "Dog Star"
• Maggienickname for Margaret, "pearl"
• Ivorycreamy white
• Pegasusthe winged horse
• Lilythe white lily flower
• Oreothe black-and-white cookie
• GwenWelsh "white, fair, blessed"
• Birchthe white-barked tree
• Pearlthe white gem
• LunaLatin for "moon"
• MaisieScottish nickname for Margaret
• Marshmallowsoft white treat
• Casperthe friendly ghost
• Saltpair name with Pepper
• Cometicy wanderer of the sky
• Silverthe metal

Tips for choosing

• Scottish picks: Hamish, Isla, Angus.
• White-coat ideas: Snowy, Flurry, Pearl.
• Pick a name with one or two syllables — dogs and cats pick those up fastest.
• Avoid names that sound like commands ("Kit" vs "sit", "Bo" vs "no").

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