Top Female Pug Names

Pugs are playful, loving, and charmingly unique, so it’s no wonder you’re looking for the perfect name for your female pug. Whether she’s a bundle of energy or the queen of snoozing on the couch, her name should fit her personality and make you smile. And since you’re already putting so much thought into naming her, why not think about protecting her health with Lemonade pet insurance?

Our naming philosophy

Before we jump in, let’s acknowledge the joy but also the weight of this decision. Naming your dog is serious business, it’s going to stick for years, after all. But don’t worry, we’ve got 700 ideas lined up to make sure you land on something that feels just right.

From classic to quirky, we’ve grouped these names by fun categories, so you can skim straight to the vibe you’re after.

What Lemonade’s Pug owners are actually naming their dogs

Real names from real pet parents. Scroll through for a little inspiration, then dive into our full list below.

Top female Pug names
Luna
Lola
Stella
Daisy
Penny
Olive
Bella
Winnie
Lucy
Lily
Coco
Ruby
Poppy
Rosie
Penelope
Mochi
Pepper
Lulu
Chloe
Mia
Pearl
Minnie
Phoebe
Nala
Millie
Sadie
Pickles
Ellie
Peach
Frankie
Lilly
Mabel
Hazel
Fiona
Gigi
Maya
Nova
Piper
Bean
Sophie
Izzy
Bubbles
Cookie
Maggie
Willow
Wednesday
Marley
Zelda
Molly
Charlotte
Opal
Mila
Dolly
Peanut
Ivy
Peaches
Frida
Ginger
Mimi
Lexi
Tina
Zoey
Mocha
Petunia
Bailey
Honey
Gracie
Pancake
Nina
Korra
Princess
Greta
Peggy
Billie
Raven
Kona
Sassy
Pebbles
Chata
Bagel
Iris
Clementine
Darla
Boba
Beatrice
Gypsy
Suki
Stevie
Kiwi
Roxy
Matilda
Lilo
Maple
Peppa
Moko
Waffles
Cleo
Lucille
Beatrix
Grace

The leading ladies: classic female names with serious presence

Timeless, elegant, and completely at home on a tiny dog with a giant personality.

• Clementine
• Millicent
• Cordelia
• Beatrice
• Rosalind
• Wilhelmina
• Eugenia
• Thomasina
• Agatha
• Dorothea
• Hildegard
• Winifred
• Celestine
• Araminta
• Isadora
• Griselda
• Perpetua
• Lucinda
• Lavinia
• Cressida
• Valentina
• Seraphina
• Arabella
• Christabelle
• Evangeline
• Genevieve
• Josephine
• Madeleine
• Nicolette
• Octavia
• Penelope
• Quintessa
• Raphaela
• Sabrina
• Theodora
• Ursula
• Vivienne
• Xiomara
• Yolanda
• Zenobia
• Annalise
• Cassandra
• Delphine
• Elspeth
• Florinda
• Guinevere
• Hannelore
• Isolde
• Jacinda
• Katerina

Tiny queens and distinguished noblewomen

She was born with a title. It just took you a while to figure out which one.

• Duchess Snortsworth
• Lady Puglington
• Princess Waddles
• Her Grace Miss Snorts-a-Lot
• Lady Floppears
• Countess Grumpela
• Queen Snortlebee
• Baroness Noodlelegs
• The Dowager Pugress
• Lady Rumplesnout
• Dame Wrinkleface
• Lady Puddingcup
• Dame Snufflethwaite
• Lady Crumpet
• Princess Snuffleupagus
• Her Majesty Wiggleface
• Duchess Fluffington
• Lady Blobsworth
• Viscountess Wrinkles
• Countess Snorfleton
• Marchioness of Mischief
• Grand Duchess Pudge
• Lady High Snortsman
• Baroness Von Grumble
• Her Royal Roundness
• The Lady of Naps
• Duchess of Wheeze
• Princess Huffington
• Lady Crinklehorn
• Countess Chubsworth
• Archduchess Snufflepants
• Lady Muffintop
• Viscountess Grumbles
• The Right Honorable Flops
• Lady Pugsalot
• Duchess Snortmore
• Countess Puddingsworth
• Lady Wheezington
• Baroness Blobsworth
• Princess Snortbury
• Lady Chubbington
• Marquise de Snuffle
• Grand Madame Wrinkles
• Lady Biscuit the Bold
• Her Serene Wobbliness
• Queen of Crumples
• Lady Snobbington
• Duchess Floofmore
• The Grand Pugress of Snortshire
• Her Most Rotund Majesty

Legendary women who changed everything

She runs this house. These women ran the world. A fitting tribute.

• Cleopatra
• Boudicca
• Zenobia
• Hatshepsut
• Nefertiti
• Nefertari
• Hypatia
• Aspasia
• Sappho
• Artemisia
• Agrippina
• Livia
• Messalina
• Theodora
• Empress Wu
• Cixi
• Nzinga
• Yaa Asantewaa
• Amina
• Makeda
• Njinga
• Kahina
• Dihya
• Arawelo
• Taitu
• Mandukhai
• Khutulun
• Tomyris
• Artemis
• Boadicea
• Veronica
• Hildegard
• Trota
• Trotula
• Hrosvitha
• Christine
• Margery
• Julian
• Mechthild
• Bridget
• Catherine
• Eleanor
• Matilda
• Empress
• Isabella
• Margaret
• Elizabeth
• Victoria
• Alexandra
• Anastasia

Pug puns and wordplay queens

We went there. We regret nothing.

• Bark-arita
• Paw-sty
• Mary Pup-pins
• Paw-drey Hepburn
• Pugly Cyrus
• Bark-ira
• Lady Pug-Pug
• Paw-donna
• Fur-gie
• Snort Kardashian
• Woofney Spears
• Pug-yoncé
• Ruff-ael
• Paw-livia Newton John
• Growl-ietta
• Fur-nanda
• Drool-ia Roberts
• Pug-elina Jolie
• Snort Blanchett
• Meryl Streep-nose
• Cate Blanche-woof
• Opaw-winfrey
• Paw-licia Keys
• Sniff-any Haddish
• Woof-nona Ryder
• Paw-tricia Arquette
• Drool Barrymore
• Pug Witherspoon
• Snort Johansson
• Bark Blanchett
• Growl-ia Roberts
• Paw-mela Anderson
• Fur-ah Fawcett
• Snout Diaz
• Pug-elica
• Howl Berry
• Woofilda
• Pugatha Christie
• Virginia Woof
• Paw-lotte Brontë
• Jane Paw-sten
• George Pawrwell
• Sylvia Plath-pug
• Toni Snort-ison
• Woolf-gang
• Pug-riel García
• Fur-ginia Woolf
• Snort de Beauvoir
• Paw-mone de Beauvoir
• Miss Pug-y Malone

Maximum drama and chaos energy

For the girl who woke up and chose violence. Emotional violence. Relentless, adorable emotional violence.

• Snortilda
• Wheezington
• Hufflette
• Snorflinda
• Puffsworth
• Snoozette
• Blortimette
• Grumblesnout
• Snufflepantsette
• Honksworthia
• Tootlehornia
• Snarfletonette
• Wheezlebella
• Gruntsworthia
• Snortildette
• Puffinstuffette
• Snarflettea
• Wheezebottomia
• Grufflepuffette
• Honkertonette
• Tootelsworthia
• Grumblesnoreia
• Snuffleberg-ette
• Huffleberria
• Snortleberria
• Wheezemeistress
• Snortmeistress
• Gruntmeistress
• Huffmeistress
• Blortmeistress
• Wheezletonia
• Snortletonia
• Gruntletonia
• Hufflestonia
• Blortlestonia
• Wheezlestonia
• Honklestonia
• Grumblestonia
• Snufflestonia
• Snorticella
• Grumblebus
• Wheezimette
• Huffalonia
• Snortobia
• Blortovia
• Grunticia
• Puffalonia
• Wheezicia
• Snorficia
• Grumblonica

Vintage grandmothers with absolutely iconic energy

Old-school names for a dog who was born wearing pearls and a slightly judgmental expression.

• Myrtle
• Ethel
• Gertrude
• Hortense
• Blanche
• Esther
• Opal
• Pearl
• Ruby
• Harriet
• Mabel
• Elsie
• Edna
• Gladys
• Vera
• Nora
• Agnes
• Ida
• Alma
• Bertha
• Hilda
• Lottie
• Dottie
• Phyllis
• Mildred
• Loretta
• Velma
• Dolores
• Eunice
• Heloise
• Imogene
• Inez
• Irma
• Jessamine
• Laverne
• Leona
• Leota
• Letha
• Lorraine
• Louella
• Luella
• Marvella
• Maurine
• Maxine
• Minnie
• Naomi
• Nelle
• Nettie
• Norma
• Odessa

Goddesses and mythological heroines

She demands worship. These names make it official.

• Aphrodite
• Athena
• Artemis
• Hera
• Demeter
• Persephone
• Hecate
• Circe
• Calypso
• Medusa
• Andromache
• Penelope
• Nausicaa
• Ariadne
• Phaedra
• Antigone
• Electra
• Iphigenia
• Clytemnestra
• Alcestis
• Medea
• Deianira
• Semele
• Daphne
• Galatea
• Eurydice
• Cassandra
• Andromeda
• Atalanta
• Hippolyta
• Penthesilea
• Scylla
• Charybdis
• Eris
• Nemesis
• Tyche
• Nike
• Iris
• Eos
• Selene
• Nyx
• Hemera
• Gaia
• Rhea
• Hestia
• Cybele
• Inanna
• Ishtar
• Astarte
• Sekhmet

Leading ladies of literature and the arts

For the girl who naps on your books and judges your taste in films.

• Scarlett
• Cosette
• Portia
• Ophelia
• Desdemona
• Viola
• Rosalind
• Imogen
• Perdita
• Hermione
• Titania
• Oberon
• Miranda
• Prospera
• Ariel
• Calista
• Sylvia
• Helena
• Adriana
• Luciana
• Nerissa
• Jessica
• Celia
• Phebe
• Audrey
• Mariana
• Isabella
• Juliet
• Rosaline
• Benvolio
• Goneril
• Regan
• Cordelia
• Lavinia
• Tamora
• Volumnia
• Virgilia
• Valeria
• Emilia
• Bianca
• Cressida
• Dido
• Aeneas
• Alcyone
• Ceyx
• Procne
• Philomela
• Tereus
• Pyramus
• Thisbe

The cozy cottage girls

Soft, warm, and deeply enchanted with the garden. Just like her.

• Clover
• Bramble
• Hawthorn
• Elderberry
• Rosehip
• Juniper
• Yarrow
• Sorrel
• Tansy
• Fennel
• Lovage
• Saffron
• Chamomile
• Vervain
• Valerian
• Calendula
• Foxglove
• Heather
• Rowan
• Wisteria
• Hollyhock
• Larkspur
• Delphinium
• Snapdragon
• Nigella
• Lobelia
• Verbena
• Salvia
• Rudbeckia
• Echinacea
• Agrimony
• Mugwort
• Betony
• Speedwell
• Toadflax
• Scabious
• Knapweed
• Meadowsweet
• Ragged Robin
• Campion
• Willowherb
• Bogbean
• Watermint
• Brooklime
• Bittersweet
• Nightshade
• Comfrey
• Chickweed
• Groundsel
• Pennywort

Cosmic wanderers and stargazers

She came from somewhere far away and has been confused by gravity ever since.

• Nebulosa
• Quasara
• Pulsara
• Solara
• Lunara
• Galaxia
• Cometina
• Meteorix
• Asteroidia
• Andromedea
• Perseida
• Cassiopeiana
• Pleiades
• Hyades
• Aldebara
• Rigela
• Bellatrixa
• Saipha
• Mimosa
• Hadar
• Gacrux
• Atria
• Ankaa
• Alphecca
• Albireo
• Meraka
• Dubhette
• Aliothia
• Mizara
• Thubanette
• Kochaba
• Pherkada
• Rastabana
• Eltanina
• Grumia
• Nodette
• Tylette
• Gianfara
• Alwaida
• Acruxia
• Alnairia
• Canopella
• Fomalhetta
• Achernia
• Vegara
• Denebia
• Altaira
• Arturella
• Reguella
• Procyona

Renowned chefs and passionate foodies

She has opinions about her dinner and she will make them known at 5:47pm every single day.

• Baguette
• Cannoli
• Tiramisu
• Mozzarella
• Stracciatella
• Gorgonzola
• Fontina
• Parmigiana
• Bruschetta
• Amaretto
• Limoncello
• Moscato
• Prosecco
• Risotta
• Polenta
• Mortadella
• Arancina
• Sfogliatella
• Bomboloni
• Crostata
• Macaron
• Profiterole
• Madeleine
• Financiere
• Galette
• Brioche
• Dacquoise
• Ganache
• Noisette
• Pralinette
• Nougatine
• Tuile
• Religieuse
• Millefeuille
• Clafoutis
• Tarte Tatin
• Kouign
• Canelé
• Crêpette
• Choux
• Madeleinette
• Florentine
• Palmière
• Visitandine
• Succès
• Concorde
• Opéra
• Paris-Brest
• Saint-Honoré
• Tropézienne

Femme fatales and theatrical masterminds

She is plotting something. She has always been plotting something.

• Maleficent
• Ursula
• Cruella
• Bellatrix
• Dolores
• Mystique
• Hela
• Morgana
• Circe
• Medea
• Hecuba
• Clytemnestra
• Salome
• Jezebel
• Delilah
• Lilith
• Lamia
• Erzsébet
• Carmilla
• Millarca
• Mircalla
• Ravenna
• Grimhilde
• Gothel
• Tremaine
• Narissa
• Evanora
• Theodora
• Morgause
• Nimue
• Viviane
• Lorelei
• Melusine
• Undine
• Nixie
• Rusalka
• Siren
• Scylla
• Charybdis
• Echidna
• Empusa
• Mormo
• Gello
• Strix
• Lamia
• Erinnys
• Erinyes
• Alecto
• Megaera
• Tisiphone

Miss Snaggly Tooth and her equally magnificent companions

One-of-a-kind names for a face that defies all categorization.

• Miss Snaggly Tooth
• Madame Squishface
• Headmistress Squish
• Superintendent Snuffle
• Her Excellency Wrinkles
• The Grand Snortmistress
• Director General Drools
• Secretary General Squish
• High Commander Huffmore
• Lady High Puffington
• Chief Inspector Chubs
• Comptroller Chubsworth
• Magistrate Muffina
• Justice Snortmore
• Chancellor Wrinklebee
• Treasurer Floppypants
• Governor Snortenberg
• Senator Wobblechin
• Envoy Squisharoo
• Delegate Waddleston
• Warden Puffsworth
• Provost Pugsworth
• Curator Wrinkleton
• Registrar Chonksworth
• Bursar Pugsalotte
• Prefect Snortbury
• Proctor Pudding
• Stewardess Squishmore
• Madame Grumpelstiltskin
• Commandant Crinkle
• Lieutenant Lardsworth
• Captain Chubsworth
• Major Muffintop
• Brigadier Blobsworth
• Field Marshal Floofmore
• Grand Poobah Pugsworth
• Supreme Overlord Snortmore
• Her Supreme Wobbliness
• The Grand Madame of Naps
• Mistress of the Crinkle
• Duchess of Perpetual Snorts
• Lady of Eternal Napping
• Her Most Rotund Excellency
• Abbess of Absolute Chaos
• Prioress of Perpetual Grumbles
• Mother Superior Snortsworth
• Reverend Mother Wrinkles
• Sister Snaggletooth
• Canoness Crinklebottom
• Saint Snortilda of the Couch

Fearless explorers and trailblazing adventurers

She marches into every room like she mapped it herself. She did not. She does not care.

• Amelia
• Sacagawea
• Harriet
• Isabella
• Gertrude
• Alexandra
• Nellie
• Freya
• Sylvia
• Valentina
• Junko
• Wangari
• Bessie
• Jeannette
• Osa
• Dervla
• Robyn
• Rosita
• Fanny
• Annie
• May
• Ida
• Florence
• Marguerite
• Ynes
• Marianne
• Alexandrine
• Caledonia
• Eugenia
• Constance
• Mina
• Edith
• Evelyn
• Hester
• Lucie
• Heloise
• Mathilde
• Sigrid
• Ragnhild
• Gudrid
• Thyra
• Aud
• Unn
• Bergljot
• Vigdis
• Ragnfrid
• Asdis
• Thordis
• Hallbera
• Steinunn

Training your pug’s new name

Now that you’ve chosen the perfect female pug dog name, it’s time to help your pup learn it! Start using your chosen name consistently from day one, saying it with joy and enthusiasm before meals, walks, and playtime to create positive associations.

Remember that dogs typically respond best to names that are one or two syllables, but don’t let that stop you from choosing longer names, you can always use a nickname for everyday use while keeping the full name for special occasions. Practice calling their name in different tones and situations so they recognize it whether you’re calling excitedly at the dog park or speaking softly when they’re resting. Most dogs learn their names within a few days to a week with consistent, positive use.

Before we go

Pugs bring a whole lot of love into your life, and the perfect name is just another way to celebrate that bond. Whether you chose something quirky, elegant, or classic, it’s bound to be a name you’ll treasure every day. While you’re busy creating memories, don’t forget to protect your pug’s health with Lemonade pet insurance and give yourself peace of mind for all the adventures ahead.

After all, names are just the beginning of the many decisions that show your pup how much they’re loved.

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