Raising a shih tzu puppy

Looking for creative brown Shih Tzu name ideas?

Well, you’ve come to the right place! 😉🤎🐾

Here at Sunnybelle Shih Tzus, we’ve been raising brown Shih Tzu puppies for over twelve years (and counting!) During that time we have probably exhausted all the possible chocolate and coffee-themed names you could think of!

In this blog post, we won’t just give you the basic brown puppy names you can find all over the internet! We have quite a few creative twists in store for you!

However, any chocolate-inspired list of brown Shih Tzu names has to include “Coco,” in our opinion!

“Sunnybelle’s Coco Truffle” (or “Coco” for short) was our first ever Liver Shih Tzu. Coco has a gorgeous dark chocolate coat, but her brown (aka chocolate or liver) points (her nose, skin, and paw pads) are what qualify her as a true liver Shih Tzu.

Coco is the mama that started our whole chocolate breeding program! Many of our moms here at Sunnybelle are her daughters and granddaughters.

Coco is now retired and she spends her days playing with her favorite ball in our kitchen and napping on her throne (er, chair!) next to Molly every morning during breakfast. She’s queen of the kitchen and living the good life!! 😉

If you decide you’d like to name your puppy something more creative than “Coco” or “Brownie,” this list is for you!!

We have chocolate-inspired puppy names, coffee-inspired puppy names, names inspired by brown things and animals in nature, (don’t worry, they’re much cuter than “Muddy!” Although, if you want to name your dog Muddy, then we won’t judge! 😅😂) beautiful, brown-inspired names from different languages, and even brown bear species inspired names for you!

Ready to name your brown Shih Tzu puppy?

Let the brainstorm begin! 👇🏼

Chocolate Inspired Brown Shih Tzu Names

• Baby Ruth

• Cadbury (chocolate brand)

• Chocolate Chip (call them “Chip” for short!)

• Ferrero (short for Ferrero Rocher chocolate brand)

• Fudge

• Ghira (pronounced “gear-ah” – short for Ghirardelli)

• Guylian (pronounced “gee-lee-ahn,” a Belgian chocolate brand famous for making chocolate shells)

• Heath

• Hershey

• JoJo (a chocolate company and also reminiscent of a cup of jo!)

• Kinder (chocolate brand geared towards children)

• Kisses

• Kit (short for KitKat)

• Chocolate Mousse (“Mousse” for short!)

• Patchi (a Lebanese chocolate company – wouldn’t this one be cute for a chocolate and white parti puppy?)

• Reese

• Ritter (German chocolate brand Ritter Sport)

• Rocky (for the Rocky Mountain Chocolate brand)

• Romolo (chocolate brand)

• Russell (based off the chocolate brand Russell Stover)

• S’more (wouldn’t this be SO cute for a chocolate and white parti puppy too?!)

• Snickers

• Toblerone (Swiss chocolate brand – could call them “Toby” as a nickname!)

• Truffle

• Whittaker (like Whittaker’s chocolate brand. Could call them “Whit” for short!)

Coffee Inspired Brown Shih Tzu Names

• Bullet (a nod to bulletproof coffee)

• Cappuccino (could call them “Cap” or “Cappu” or “Cino” – pronounced “chee-no” for short)

• Caribou (a coffee brand with the motto “Life is short. Stay awake for it.”)

• Chicory (an herbal coffee substitute)

• Cortado (a type of coffee drink with espresso and milk)

• Dunkin’ (after Dunkin’ coffee)

• Folger (after Folgers coffee)

• Henry Nestle (or “Nestle” after the man who established the Nestle brand)

• Java

• Jo (registered name could be “Cup of Jo,” and call them “Jo” for short!)

• Kirk (short for Kirkland – coffee brand)

• Latte

• Maxwell (after Maxwell House coffee brand. Full registered name could be “Good to the Last Drop ‘Maxwell'” like the Maxwell House tagline)

• Misto (a half coffee half cream Starbucks drink)

• Mocha

• Nitro (a special type of cold-brew coffee)

• Romano (a special coffee drink made with espresso and lemon juice! We think it would be so cute if you called the puppy Roman for short!)

• Sumatra (it’s a type of coffee!) 

• Tucket (short for Nantucket blend coffee)

Nature Inspired Brown Shih Tzu Names

• Acorn

• Amber

• Auburn

• Autumn

• Bambi

• Canyon

• Cedar

• Cinnamon

• Clove

• Copper

• Dusty

• Fawn

• Ginger

• Hazel

• Hickory

• Macadamia (Mac for short would be cute!)

• Maple

• Moose

• Nutmeg (Meg for short!)

• Puddle (ok, this one may be a stretch, but puddles can be brown if they’re muddy, right?? LOL! Brown-inspired or not, this was such a cute name idea we had to include it!)

• Rocky

• Rusty

• Sorrel (a reddish brown horse color)

• Teak (like teak wood)

• Woody

• Wren

Brown Shih Tzu Names Inspired by Brown Bear Species:

• Bear

• Cantabrian (one of the smallest brown bear subspecies)

• Gobi (an extremely rare brown bear species that lives in the Gobi desert!)

• Grizzly

• Kodiak Bear

• Sitka Bear

How’s that for a brown Shih Tzu name brainstorm? Are you feeling inspired yet? We sure hope so! But wait—there’s MORE! 🥳

We have a few more ideas to share, especially for those of you who love creative and less common names!

…and MORE Brown Puppy Names!

• Allaq (Greenlandic name meaning “brown bear.” Pronounced the same as the more common name “Alec.”)

• Armona (beautiful Hebrew word meaning “chestnut color of brown”)

• Charlie Brown

• Chewbacca

• Cola (like Coca Cola)

• Brandy

• Braunee (a word that originated in India and means “brownie” — how cute is that?)

• Braunle (Yiddish for brownness)

• Brina (Yiddish for brown)

• Bronson (means “son of brown”)

• Bruna (brown in Italian)

• Brunlocc (Old English for “brown curls of hair”)

• Bruno (German for “a brown haired man”)

• Burnell (German for “small and brown-haired one”)

• Burnett (similar to our English word “brunette” this name comes from the Old French word “burnete,” Burnett means “woman with dark hair and eyes and of a dark complexion.” It’s also a word that was used to describe a dark brown wool cloth of superior quality. We think it would be super cute to call them “Burnee” for short if you use this name!)

• Byrna (Old German word meaning “brown”)

• Donnan (Irish for “a brown-haired man”)

• Donnel (Scottish for “brown-haired warrior” or “ruler of the world” perfect for a chocolate Shih Tzu who rules the roost! 😂)

• Donovan (means “brown-haired chief”)

• Dune (Gaelic for “brown-haired man” or “soldier with brown skin”)

• Dunham (Celtic for “a brown-haired man”)

• Dunstin (means “from the hill of brown stones”)

• Gravy (I mean, c’mon…it’s so cute!)

• Hanja (Swahili for brown)

• Jack Daniel’s (brand of Tennessee whiskey)

• Kahlua (a Mexican coffee flavored liquor)

• Kapila (Sanskrit meaning “a reddish-brown color”)

• Kionna (a beautiful name with Native American roots that means “brown hill”)

• Komo (a Native American name that means “brown hawk”)

• Lebron (French for “brown-haired man”)

• Meatloaf (the meat is brown, right?! But wouldn’t this be a cute and quirky name for a chunky little boy puppy?)

• Morena (means “a brown-haired woman” in Spanish)

• Oreo (super cute for a chocolate and white parti puppy!)

• Penny

• Porter (Black Butte Porter is a beer with rich chocolate and coffee flavors made by Deschutes Brewery! Such a cute name idea from one of our Sunnybelle puppy parents!)

• Russet (means reddish-brown in color)

• Sienna (means reddish orange-brown or delicate — what a sweet combination for a brown baby girl puppy!)

• Soren (Swedish meaning “one with reddish brown hair”)

• Tawny (describes a brownish-orange or light brown color — sometimes used to describe a lion’s coat!)

• Teddy (short for Teddy Bear)

• Terava (pronounced like a combination between Teresa and Ava, Terava is Tahitian for “a dark or brownish woman.”)

• Whiskey

• Wicket (name of the head ewok in Star Wars! 😉 People ALWAYS tell us our chocolate Shih Tzu look like ewoks!)

• Wookiee

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We hope this was an inspiring springboard for you as you search for the perfect brown Shih Tzu name for your puppy!

Let us know – are there any names you can think of that we didn’t mention here? Comment your ideas below and help your fellow puppy parents out!

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