Dog Name
Buttercup
About the Name Buttercup
- Meaning
- yellow wildflower
- Origin
- Flower name, from English
- Gender
- Female
- Syllables
- 3
Buttercup is not one of the most common names for Dogs – a good choice if you want a less usual name for your pet.
With 3 syllables, Buttercup is a longer, sonorous name – in everyday life it often turns into a nickname. Buttercup appears in 3 of our name lists for Dogs, for example “Yellow, Orange, and Gold Dog Names” and “Country Dog Names”.
Buttercup in Our Name Lists
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Buttercup is also used as a baby name. See the baby name profile →