Goats are wonderful animals. They are easy to care for, hardy, produce milk, and make great pets for everyone. If you have a new goat, you may be thinking of a name to call your goat. This article gives you awesome name ideas for your mammalian friend.
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Popular Goat Names
Here are my top 7 names for your goat:
- Kid: Baby goats are called kids and the name sounds cute just like your goat.
- Xena: I just love this name. Perfect for female goats.
- Nanny: Nanny belonged to Abraham Lincoln
- Billy Goat Gruff: From a popular story called ‘Three Billy Goats Gruff’
- Wizkid: Wizkid is a popular Nigerian musician who loves goats. ‘Wizkid’ is suitable for your Nigerian Dwarf
- Messi or Ronaldo: While the world continues to tag both Messi and Ronaldo as the GOATs, you can name your male goat with either of their names.
- Sahara: Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world and it is in Africa (where many goat breeds originated from). It is a lovely name for female goats.
Names for African Goats
Goat breeds such as Nigerian dwarf goat, West African dwarf goat, Boer goat, Kalahari goat, and Sahelian goat originated from Africa.
If your goat originated from Africa, would it not make sense to give your goat an African name?
Here are great African names for your goat:
- Shola (Yoruba)
- Zino (Isoko)
- Obi (Igbo)
- Emelie (Igbo)
- Abu (Hausa)
- Imbuzi (Zulu)
- Poli (Zulu)
Goat Names by Colors
Many people love naming their animals based on the color of the animal. This article lists some popular goat colors and suitable names for them.
White
White is angelic. There are so many breeds of goat that come in white color including the Russian white goat, the white shorthaired goat and the Carpathian goat.
Here are some great names for your white goat.
- Snowy
- Daisy
- Snowflake
- Cloud
- Snow White
- Cream
- Snowball
- Milky, Milky White, or Milky Way
Black
Black is yet another popular color for goats. This is a particularly popular color for Nigerian dwarf goats as well as pygmy goats. Here are some awesome names for your black goat.
- Midnight
- Stormy
- Licorice
- Shadow
- Smokey
Brown
Brown goats can be all brown or brown and black. Some, though, are a light brown shade. No matter what shade brown your goat is, here are some excellent brown goat names.
- Latte
- Coffee
- Cocoa
- Brownie
- Mocha
- Caramel
- Sand
- Toffee
- Amber
- Cinnamon
Red
If you have ever seen a Boer goat you have probably seen how beautiful red can be. Whether your goat is all red or red and white, these are some great red goat names.
- Carrots
- Sweet Red
- Tomatoes
- Trouble or Danger
- Fuego (fire in Spanish)
Names for Boy Goats
Is your goat male? Here are masculine names for him:
- Abbot
- Alston
- Buster
- Abaco
- Abel
- Casper
- Cisco
- Clatus
- Buck
- Billy
- Donnel
- Donald
- Dion
- Chad
- Dillon
- Elmo
- Elijah
- Fitzgerald
- Edgar
- Elvis
- Ferris
- Gian
- Xander
- Fanny
- Fabio
- YoYo
- Yankee
- York
- Xanthe
- Zeus
- Zeke
- Zylen
- Yves
- Zen
- Ralph
- Rio
- Rico
- Qusay
- Rambo
- Sean
- Sky
- Tarzan
- Sam
- Santa
- Uno
- George
- Gator
- Ted
- Tito
- Tray
- Hank
- Hawk
- Harold
- Galino
- Hal
- Ivan
- Inca
- Jacob
- Ian
- Iggy
- Kale
- Kris
- Kelvin
- Jasper
- Jinx
- Logan
- Liam
- Loris
- Kinger
- Lex
- Martin
- Marco
- Nate
- Mark
- Matrix
- Nutty
- Oliver
- Oscar
- Nigel
- Noel
- Pete Paulo
- Phil
- Qazar
- Oak
- Pablo
- Uther
- Uriel
- Umar
- Quintin
- Quinn
- Van
- Vlad
- Waylon
- Vito
- Victor
- Will
- Xylon
- Xavier
- Whisky
- Wyatt
Names for Girl Goats
Do you have a pretty female goat? Here are wonderful names for her:
- Amber
- Glory
- Lexie
- Rachel
- Cici
- Faith
- Ally
- Anna
- Amy
- Amber
- Bailey
- Bell
- Cally
- Barbie
- Bea
- Cora
- Didi
- Dorothy
- Candy
- Cici
- Ellie
- Emerald
- Elisha
- Dazzle
- Derby
- Fern
- Fiona
- Flora
- Eva
- Faith
- Gabriella
- Gracy
- Hannah
- Gem
- Glory
- Hailey
- Inka
- Ivy
- Heidi
- Hazel
- Jessie
- Juliet
- Judith
- Iris
- Isa
- Kelly
- Kim
- Kylie
- Janet
- Katie
- Lizzy
- Leigh
- Mandy
- Lexie
- Lisa
- Mia
- Nelly
- Nicole
- Marisa
- Margo
- Nigella
- Olivia
- Opal
- Zoe
- Nikki
- Rachel
- Ruby
- Rose
- Oprah
- Ora
- Sapphire
- Sarah
- Satin
- Riri
- Sadie
- Tinkerbell
- Tasha
- Uma
- Tiffy
- Tammy
- Zia
- Wendy
- Weeta
- Ursula
- Wilma
- Xerox
- Xia
- Ysabel
- Wonder
- Xio
- Yoshi
- Zani
- Zakia
- Yvette
- Yellow
Plant Names
Goats eat plants, so you can name your goat after some plants. Here are some plant names that double as great goat names:
- Anise
- Arnika
- Aloe
- Bee Balm
- Borage
- Calendula
- Basil
- Bay
- Chives
- Cilantro
- Comfrey
- Catnip
- Cayenne
- Chamomile
- Geranium
- Ginger
- Ginseng
- Dill
- Fennel
- Foxglove
- Hyssop
- Laurel
- Lavender
- Hibiscus
- Horehound
- Mint
- Mullein
- Myrtle
- Lemongrass
- Licorice
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Patchouli
- Nettle
- Nasturtium
- Rosemary
- Rue
- Sage
- Pennyroyal
- Peppermint
- Terragon
- Thyme
- Valerian
- Saffron
- Stevia
- Tansy
- Alder
- Aspen
- Balsam
- Yarrow
- Ash
- Butternut
- Cedar
- Cypress
- Birch
- Buckeye
- Magnolia
- Maple
- Oak
- Fir
- Hemlock
- Spruce
- Tupelo
- Willow
- Poplar
- Pine
Nickname for Horned Goats
Do you have goats with horns, here are some nicknames for them:
- Mephistopheles (or Lucifer)
- Faun
- Gandalf
- Dumbledore
- Satyr
- Sarge
- Colonel
- Major
- Commander
Other Goat Names
- Joker
- Vincent van Goat
- Butt-Head
- Scape Goat
- Ramsey
- Buttinsky
- Toby
- Billy the Kid
- Butter
- Rigatoni
- Poppy
- Sweet Pea
- Winchester
- Goose
- Opie
- Ansel
- Petal
- Lawson
- Jax
- Nia
- Candie
- Cora
- Tulip
- Gemma
- Jenni
- Minnie
- Pippa
- Tori
- Lorax
- Marina
- Nanny
- Rorie
- Storm’s A Comin’
- Delancey
- Coral
- Dew Drop
- Straight No Chaser
- Horton
- Black Coffee
- Goat-a-bunga
- Hemingway
- Stanley (Stan)
- Ferdinand
- Marvin
- Chase
- Fernando
- Alfie
- Charlie
- Baxter
- Pippi Lamb Stocking
- Rambling Goat
- Fred
- Happy Meal
- On the Lamb
- Not Kid-din’
- Hoof N Holler
- Cloudy With a Chance of Hay
- Sundance Kid
- Hairy Quite Contrary
- The Hoofmaster
- Horn of Plenty
- Capri-Horn
- Goat Home
- G.O.A.T.
- A Buck & a Half
- Dyed in the Wool
- Hay Girl
- Little GTO
- Twist and Bleat
- Pound Cake
- Goat Boy
- Artemis
- Yang Ching
- Justin Baaaah-ber
- Fan-yin
- Shofar
- Silvanus
- Agni
- Diego
- Loki
- Chopper
- Faunus
- Dionysus
- Hammerhead
- Rawhide
- Maverick
- Gunther
- Mojo
- Festus
- Kahuna
- Karma
- Majesty
- Dave
- Babe
- Jalapeno
- Sybaaala
- Cimbeline
- Caprica Six
- Rico
So what will you name your goat?
Tape Henrick
Wednesday 26th of October 2022
Hi! Just wanted to say you said Rachel and Faith twice for the girl names (It's okay just saying if u wanted to eDiT it). And I have been having a hard time finding goat names for my alpine kids. I've literally lookes at thousands of names and cant seem to choose a single one! Thanks for the list of names BTW you probably helped lots of people struggling to find names out there! Gud'day!
Lisa
Wednesday 22nd of December 2021
I had a goat that Butt head or Hammer head would have been the perfect name. His name was Thumper. He got aggressive and beat me up. We got rid of him.
colby
Wednesday 10th of March 2021
i like tulip we have 6 baby goats and 5 grown up goats we live on a goats farm
Tape Henrick
Wednesday 26th of October 2022
@colby, Cute
Hud the goat man
Saturday 3rd of April 2021
@colby, COOL!