Sheep Names: Funny, Badass and Famous Names For Sheep

Are you getting a sheep or a lamb, and searching for some cool sheep names? Sheep are very friendly, fluffy and very good with children which makes them a perfect pet for kids of all age. Well, your new sheep will need a name. We have made a comprehensive list of sheep names broken in several different categories.

Sheep Names

We have female and male sheep names with origin and meanings,  names for sheep from cartoon and movies, funny, wool names, energetic names, mischievous sheep names, badass and strong names, and sheep names by color, blue, grey, spotted, white and of course black sheep names.

Female Sheep Names

• Jilian

Meaning: Jove’s child. Variant of Gillian from the masculine Julian.

Origin: English

• Anita

Meaning: Grace

Origin: Hebrew

• Lilibeth

Meaning: Blend of Lily: (the flower: innocence: purity: beauty) and Elizabeth: (My God is bountiful: God of plenty.)

Origin: English

• Elicia

Meaning: Abbreviation of Elisabeth.

Origin: French

• Liora

Meaning: The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. Old name with many variants.

Origin: English

• Erlina

Meaning: Noble woman

Origin: English

• Hepsiba

Meaning: She is my delight

Origin: Hebrew

• Analise

Meaning: Grace or devoted to God

Origin: Hebrew

• Lysanor

Meaning: Mother of Boore

Origin: Arthurian Legend

• Meheytabel

Meaning: God’s favor

Origin: Hebrew

• Chatool

Meaning: Cat

Origin: Hebrew

• Darcy

Meaning: From Arcy Dark.

Origin: French

• Dominica

Meaning: Name of a saint

Origin: Irish

• Katelyn

Meaning: Phonetic form of Caitlin – the Irish form of Katherine. Pure

Origin: English

• Lynzie

Meaning: Variant of Lindsey from the linden tree island

Origin: English

• Tamar

Meaning: Palm tree

Origin: Hebrew

• Jenalyn

Meaning: Variation of Jenny which is a diminutive of Jane and Jennifer.

Origin: English

• Blythe

Meaning: Happy

Origin: Anglo-Saxon

• Melosa

Meaning: Sweet

Origin: Spanish

• Zahrah

Meaning: White

Origin: Arabic

• Denia

Meaning: Combination of Deana: (divine) and Dina: (from the valley: avenged).

Origin: English

• Laurelynn

Meaning: Beautiful

Origin: American

• Tiffanie

Meaning: Variant of the Greek name Theophania referring to the Epiphany – manifestation of divinity.

Origin: English

• Chrissie

Meaning: Abbreviation of Christine. Follower of Christ.

Origin: Irish

• Esmeralda

Meaning: The prized green emerald gemstone.

Origin: Spanish

• Jenaya

Meaning: Modern name based on Jane or Jean: Based on Janai meaning God has answered.

Origin: English

• Cristie

Meaning: Abbreviation of Christine. Follower of Christ.

Origin: Irish

• Diamanda

Meaning: Of high value: brilliant. The precious diamond stone.

Origin: English

• Mae

Meaning: May. In Roman mythology Maia: (source of the month May) was goddess of spring growth.

Origin: French

Sheep Names Male

• Wilmer

Meaning: Resolute or famous

Origin: German

• Yago

Meaning: Supplanter

Origin: Spanish

• Coilin

Meaning: Virile

Origin: Irish

• Lennell

Meaning: Abbreviation of Leonard.

Origin: English

• Drystan

Meaning: An advisor to Arthur

Origin: Arthurian Legend

• Chesmu

Meaning: Witty

Origin: Native American

• Delvin

Meaning: Godly friend.

Origin: English

• Makeen

Meaning: Strong

Origin: Arabic

• Blane

Meaning: Slender

Origin: Celtic

• Mooney

Meaning: Wealthy

Origin: Irish

• Rowdy

Meaning: Boisterous. Western nickname.

Origin: English

• Tulio

Meaning: Lively

Origin: Spanish

• Fraomar

Meaning: Name of a king

Origin: Anglo-Saxon

• York

Meaning: Yew tree

Origin: Celtic

• Nash

Meaning: Adventure

Origin: English

• Eliott

Meaning: Believes in God

Origin: French

• Pallaton

Meaning: Warrior

Origin: Native American

• Brenn

Meaning: Prince. Variant of Brendan.

Origin: Irish

• Donnel

Meaning: Variant of Donald great chief.

Origin: Scottish

• Verrill

Meaning: True

Origin: French

• Nicanor

Meaning: Victorious army

Origin: Spanish

• Wapi

Meaning: Lucky

Origin: Native American

• MacAuslan

Meaning: Son of Absalon

Origin: Scottish

• Arvis

Meaning: The people’s friend.

Origin: English

• Aloin

Meaning: Noble friend

Origin: French

• Amhlaoibh

Meaning: Irish form of Olaf

Origin: Irish

• Mischa

Meaning: Little bear Little fighter

Origin: Russian

• Pierce

Meaning: Form of Piers from Peter.

Origin: Irish

• Kenny

Meaning: Handsome

Origin: Irish

• Damario

Meaning: Masculine form of the Greek Damaris gentle.

Origin: Spanish

• Arvis

Meaning: The people’s friend.

Origin: English

• Neale

Meaning: Champion

Origin: Celtic

• Aloin

Meaning: Noble friend

Origin: French

• Delroy

Meaning: Of the King.

Origin: French

• Rydder

Meaning: Knight

Origin: English

• Dreogan

Meaning: Suffers

Origin: Anglo-Saxon

• Lansa

Meaning: Lance (Hopi)

Origin: Native American

• Ektor

Meaning: Father of Arthur

Origin: Arthurian Legend

• Burel

Meaning: Reddish brown haired

Origin: French

• Fahy

Meaning: From the green field

Origin: Irish

• Tirell

Meaning: Thunder ruler

Origin: English

• Anglesey

Meaning: From Anglesey

Origin: English

Funny Sheep Names

Here are some ironic and funny names for sheep.

• Sweater
• Socks
• Blanket
• Carpet
• Knitt
• Yarn

Sheep Names From Cartoons and Movies

• Woolter – Disney Zootopia
• Jesse – Disney Zootopia
• Bellwether – Disney Zootopia
• Doug – Zootopia
• Shaun – Shaun the Sheep
• Timmy – Shaun the Sheep
• Shirley – Shaun the Sheep
• Lu-La – Shaun the Sheep
• Sha – The Walten Files
• Eddie – Sing
• Billy – Toy Story
• Goat – Toy Story
• Gruff – Toy Story
• Master Sheep – Kung Fu Panda
• Muffy – Animal Crossing game
• Baabara – Animal Crossing game
• Eunice – Animal Crossing game
• Timbra – Animal Crossing game
• Woolio – Animal Crossing game
• Willow – Animal Crossing game
• Vesta – Animal Crossing game

Sheep Names In Different Language

• Skape – Afrikaan
• Dele – Albanian
• Ovella – Catalan
• Far – Danish
• Schaap – Dutch
• Lambad – Estonian
• Lampaat – Finnish
• Brebis (female) Mouton (male) – French
• Skiep – Frisian
• Schaf – Germman
• Hipa – Hawaiian
• Caoirigh – Irish
• Pecora – Italian
• Oves – Latin
• Aitas – Latvian
• Hipi – Maori
• Sau – Norwegian
• Oveja – Spanish
• Koyun – Turkish
• Defad – Welsh

Fast Sheep Names

Is your sheep too energetic? Here are sheep names for all those hyper fast sheep out there.

• Bouncer
• Bullet
• Buzz
• Chaos
• Comet
• Cowboy
• Crazy
• Dash
• Fiesta
• Firecracker
• Flash
• Goofy
• Hopper
• Hurricane
• Jet
• Lightning
• Loca
• Loco
• Nightmare
• Panic
• Pogo
• Speedy
• Tornado
• Wildchild
• Wildfire
• Ziggy
• Zoom

Mischievous Sheep Names

Sheep are known to be mischievous pets. For that reason, here some of the most mischievous names for “bad” sheep.

• Booger
• Bozo
• Brat
• Buster
• Devil
• Hudini
• Seeker
• Sneak
• Squirt
• Trouble
• Weasel

Shy, Calm and Sweet Sheep Names

For those shy and so sweet sheep here the sweetest sheep names to choose from.

• Angel
• Ash
• Baby
• Daisy
• Dolly
• Sugar
• Sweetheart
• Willow

Strong Badass Sheep Names

Do you have a badass sheep? Yes, sheep can be tough too. Here strong and tough names for badass sheep.

• Ace
• Avalanche
• Aztec
• Beast
• Bully
• Butch
• Champ
• Charger
• China
• Dallas
• Emperor
• Empress
• Excalibur
• Hercules
• Lexus
• Macho
• Magnum
• Major
• Master
• Muscles
• Queen
• Royal
• Sizzler
• Stihl
• Warrior
• Winner
• Zeus

Black Sheep Names

Do we have a black sheep in the family? For all the black sheep, here are the black sheep names.

• Ciara
• Corbett
• Guadalupe
• Huyen
• Jett
• Jetta
• Kalli
• Kanika
• Kass
• Keir
• Keira
• Malise
• Mauli
• Midnight
• Montenegro
• Montsho
• Raven
• Siyavash

Blue Sheep Names

Another interesting color of sheep. Here are our blue sheep name ideas.

• Azura
• Dusty
• Indigo
• Indivar
• Lavendar
• Meena
• Minjonet
• Periwinkle
• Sunila
• Teal
• Violet

Grey Sheep Names

For more colr names inspiration here are grey names for sheep.

• Ashton
• Charcoal
• Grayson
• Griselda
• Lesley
• Lloyd
• Silver
• Smokey
• Steeler

Spotted Sheep Names

Is your sheep spotted? Dot here, dot there, those sheep are special. Here are naming ideas for spotted sheep.

• Cheetah
• Dot
• Freckles
• Jaguar
• Polka Dots
• Specks
• Splat
• Spot
• Sprinkles

White Sheep Names

Most of people, when asked about sheep they instantly think of white sheep. Well, the majority of sheep are really white, so here is a list of white sheep names.

• Alba
• Alban
• Albany
• Albin
• Albina
• Avalbane
• Bach Yen
• Bianca
• Blanca
• Blanche
• Candace
• Candice
• Dwight
• Fennella
• Finola
• Fiona
• Gaerwn
• Galatea
• Gauri
• Gavan
• Genevieve
• Guinivere
• Gwenifer
• Gwenllian
• Gwyn
• Ivory
• Jen
• Jeneva
• Jenifer
• Jennie
• Jennifer
• Kei
• Kent
• Kenyon
• Laban
• Laksha
• Misty
• Nuala
• Olwen
• Pearl
• Rhoswen
• Rosalba
• Snowball
• Snowflake
• Snow White
• Snowy
• Vevay
• Vianca
• Wenda
• Wendy
• Whitby
• Whitey
• Whitney
• Zenevieva
• Zurina

Wool Names In Different Language:

• Llana – Catalan
• Uld – Danish
• Villane – Estonian
• Lana – Italian, Latin, Spanish
• Villa – Finnish
• La Laine – French
• La – Galician
• Wolle – German
• Huluhulu – Hawaiian
• Gyapju – Hungarian
• Ull – Icelandic
• Olann – Irish
• Vilna – Latvian
• Huruhuru – Maori
• Welna – Polish
• Volna – Slovenian
• Yun – Turkish
• Gwlan – Welsh

Sheep Names By Wool Type

• Angora
• Alpaca
• Cashmere
• Camel
• Mohair
• Melton
• Merino
• Lambswool
• Shetland
• Virgin
• Vicuna

More Names

You can find many more names on Kidzable. You could take a look at names for white horses for more white name inspiration. Or check out our black horse names for some more black sheep naming ideas.