Australian Cattle Dog Names
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The Blue Heeler, as they are also known, may not fit as well in the famous dog names category as a Chihuahua or Shih Tzu, for example, but there are a couple dogs of note.
Zip is the name of an Australian Cattle Dog Blue Heeler that starred in Last of the Dogmen, a 1995 film with screen actors Tom Berenger and Barbara Hershey. While Australian Cattle Dogs have also appeared in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrier, The Blob, Babe and other movies, most are nameless.
There are also not too many of these dogs that fit in the famous Australian Cattle Dog names list because they are owned by famous people. You may just have to make a name for yourself or your Blue Heeler dog and change the trend.
Something to remember when naming your Australian Cattle Dog is to match your dog's personality to their name. If you will be using your dog for herding, you should also consider their name in light of their purpose. For more great ideas, visit our list of famous dog names or one syllable dog names.
If you have a name to share with the rest of us, please use the form at the bottom of this page. You just might make someone's day!
To learn more about this working dog breed, visit our Australian Cattle Dog breed information page. Learn about the Australian Cattle Dog temperament, trainability, and even a little of the breed's history before deciding on this or another dog breed.
Below is a list of my favorite 101 Australian Cattle Dog names. If you don't find a name you like after browsing the list, return to our Dog Names by Breed page to see more categories, or expand your search to our list of more than 4,000 puppy names.
| Name | Meaning |
| Ace | The Best. |
| Ajax | Eagle |
| Amarina | Rain |
| Aussie | Slang word for a person from Australia, appropriate for the Australian Cattle Dog names list. |
| Austin | From Augustine - Exalted one. |
| Bailey | Trusted guardian of others property. |
| Bandit | One of the most popular Australian Cattle Dog names in the United States. |
| Baron | A low ranking nobleman. |
| Bear | |
| Belle | Beautiful woman. |
| Bikkie | Biscuit or cookie. |
| Bitzer | A mongrel dog. |
| Blitz | I love this name for a herding dog. |
| Blizzard | Violent snowstorm. |
| Blue | A color between green and indigo. Great name for the Australian Cattle Dog / Blue Heeler breed. |
| Boolean | |
| Boomer | A large male kangaroo |
| Brizzie | Slang for Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. |
| Brodie | A ditch. |
| Brumby | Wild horse. |
| Bucket | |
| Buddy | From Budd - The welcome messenger. |
| Buster | Extraordinary one. |
| Chrissie | Christmas |
| Cliff | From Clifford. |
| Cobalt | |
| Coorah | An Aboriginal word for woman. |
| Copper | A reddish brown metal - as in copper penny coins. Also slang for a police officer. |
| Corey | Chosen one - from the hollow. |
| Dag | A goof, humorous person. |
| Danger | |
| Dash | To move with haste, to rush. Punctuation.Long sound in Morse code. |
| Diesel | |
| Digger | Australian soldier. |
| Doodles | |
| Dookie | |
| Drago | |
| Dux | Slang for "top of the class." |
| Dynamo | |
| Ecko | |
| Edwin | Rich and fortunate friend. |
| Ellis | |
| Footy | |
| Frank | From Franklin - Free-holder of property. |
| Gomez | |
| Gopher | |
| Grumps | |
| Hammer | |
| Ivan | A Russian form of John. |
| Jackaroo | Male station hand. |
| Jarrah | An Aboriginal word for a type of eucalyptus tree. |
| Jasper | From Casper - Master of the treasure. |
| Jenkins | |
| Jillaroo | Female station hand. |
| Karri | A Western Australian Aboriginal word for a type of eucalyptus tree. |
| Kiah | "From the beautiful place." |
| Kimball | |
| Kiwi | Australian slang for New Zealander. |
| Kolya | Aboriginal word for Winter. |
| Kora | A companion. |
| Kylie | Western Australian word for boomerang. |
| Malcom | |
| Mandu | The Sun. |
| Mani | Equal |
| Marty | From Martin - Warlike person. |
| Matilda | From Mathilda - Brave little maid. |
| Miki | An Aboriginal word for the moon. |
| Mitzvah | |
| Murphy | Sea warrior. |
| Needles | A small slender instrument used for sewing. |
| Nioka | Green hills. |
| Nipper | Slang term for a young surfer/lifesaver. Also describes the Australian Cattle Dog's herding method. |
| Orbits | |
| Paco | Eagle (Spanish for Frank). |
| Panda | A black and white bear from the mountains of China and Tibet. |
| Pickles | Food flavored in a solution of vinegar. |
| Riggles | |
| Ripper | |
| Rocky | |
| Roo | Slang for kangaroo. One of the cutest Australian Cattle Dog names. |
| Roo Roo | |
| Runway | |
| Sapphire | A clear, usually blue gemstone. |
| Shelia | Australian label for a woman. |
| Shepps | |
| Silo | |
| Sooky | Animal or person who is soft or tame. |
| Storm | Strong winds accompanied by rain or snow, thunder and lightning. Uncontrollable. |
| Talia | Near water. |
| Tallara | Another name for rain. |
| Taz | |
| Toby | From Tobias - God is good. |
| Tripper | A tripping or triggering device on a mechanism. |
| Trooper | A state or mounted police officer. Also a member of a cavalry unit. |
| Trouble | A cause of disturbance or difficulty. |
| Turbo | Driven by a turbine - turbocharged. |
| Wally | Someone who makes mistakes. |
| Wilson | Son of Will. |
| Youri | Aboriginal word, meaning "to hear." |
| Zip | Australian Cattle Dog that starred in the 1995 film, Last of the Dogmen. |
| Ziva |
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