217 Female Sheep Names (young & mature) with Meanings

I have hand-picked 217 female sheep names with meanings also included.

List of Female Sheep Names (mature and young) & Meanings:

Blackie

Blackie comes from the Old English word ‘blæc’ and means black. In the animated short The Legend of Coyote Rock, there is a character names Blackie, which is a small black sheep. There is also the character Blackie the Lamb that was created by Paramount Pictures’ Famous Studios.

Cashmere

Kashmir, a mountain region.

Arachne

Arachne (“spider”) challenged Athena at a loom.

Baaroness

A baroness with a baa, “lady of rank.”

Lambrosia

It combines lamb and ambrosia, “food of the gods.”

Bobbin

From French bobine, “spool.”

Rebecca

Rebecca has its origins in the Hebrew language and is meaning “captivating beauty” or ”to bind.” Variations I find interesting are Ríobhca in Irish and Lepeka in Hawaiian.

Chloe

“Green shoot,” as well as a baby nursed by a ewe in Daphnis and Chloe.

Helle

Helle (“light”) slipped off a golden ram into Hellespont for her.

Tiramisu

Italian for “pick me up.”

Pashmina

From Persian pashm, “wool.”

Zwartbles

Dutch for “black with a blaze.”

Woolwind

”Wolf friend.”

Bathsheba

Meaning “daughter of the oath,” Bathsheba is of Hebrew origin. According to the Bible Bathsheba had five children with King David and one is Solomon.

Custard

From crustade, a tart with a crust.

Edelweiss

“Noble white.”

Abigail

“Father’s joy,” and wife of Nabal, who had three thousand sheep.

Isla

“Island,” or a river in Scotland.

Texel

From Texel, a Dutch island.

Galaxy

Galaxy comes from the Greek term for the Milky Way.

Meryl Sheep

Meryl Sheep is a spoof of the actress Meryl Streep. On Sesame Street, there is a muppet one.

Lovie

Lovie is a diminutive of the word love.

Feta

”To slice,” and is from the Italian fetta, most likely from cutting the cheese. Traditional feta is made from their milk. It has been protected in the EU since 2002.

Ewedora

Eudora with a ewe, “good gift.”

Fiore Sardo

“Sardinian flower.”

Dahlia

From Anders Dahl, a Swedish botanist.

Phoebe

“Bright,” and a moon of Saturn that orbits backwards.

Morag

“Great,” and one of two Roslin lambs cloned from cultured cells.

Manchego

Manchego is meaning “from La Mancha” and is pronounced as man-CHAY-goh.

Halloumi

Halloumi is a cheese originating from Cyprus. The annual halloumi market is close to half a $ billion.

Holly

Prickly shrub.

Muffin

“Little cake.”

Eira

“Snow,” in Welsh.

Perdita

Perdita (“lost”) is a princess raised by a shepherd in The Winter’s Tale.

Gertrude

“Spear” and “strength.”

Caviar

The word “caviar,” is derived from Persian khavyar, ”cake of strength”.

Liberty

“Freedom” and “free choice.”

Rambunctious

Rambunctious is symbolizing someone who is full of energy and difficult to control.

Myfanwy

“My fine one,” pronounced muh-VAN-wee.

Solveig

“Sun strength,” as well as a girl in Ibsen’s Peer Gynt.

Apricot

“Early ripe.”

Nephele

Greek for “cloud.”

Bertha

“Bright,” or “famous.”

Irene

Irene is from the Greek word for “peace.” Irene of Athens was Byzantine empress consort to Emperor Leo IV.

Frosty

”Covered in frost or icy.”

Luna

Luna is the Latin moon and the Roman goddess who is the divine embodiment of the Moon.

Hamal

Arabic for “lamb,” and brightest star in Aries.

Sable

Black.

Leah

“Weary,” “wild cow,” “delicate” or “mistress.”

Pastora

Spanish for “shepherdess.”

Ariadne

Ariadne (“most holy”) handed Theseus a ball of thread inside a labyrinth.

Nougat

From Latin nux, “nut.”

Coco

It means coconut in Spanish and Portuguese. The Coco is also the equivalent of the bogeyman, found in Spain and Portugal.

Doina

A Romanian folk lament, on UNESCO’s heritage list.

Genevieve

“Woman of the tribe,” and a shepherdess who is patron saint of Paris.

Onyx

Greek for “fingernail.”

Velvet

“Shaggy hair.”

Meadow

Grassland.

Sherpa

Sherpa has its origins in the Tibetan words Shar (east) and Pa (people). So, it means ”people from the east.”

Paisley

From a Scottish town, from Latin basilica, “church.”

Baabette

Babette with a baa, “pledged to God.”

Yarrow

Old English gearwe, a herb Achilles put on wounds.

Ginger

Spicy root.

Vega

“Swooping.”

Clarabelle

Clarabelle has origins in Latin and French elements clara (bright) and belle (beautiful).

Ewelina

”Living one.”

Aurora

Aurora is symbolizing ”dawn,” the Roman goddess of first light. Galileo first used the term aurora borealis in 1619.

Ivory

Creamy white.

Mammatus

From Latin mamma, “udder,” for clouds with pouches.

Astrid

“Divine beauty.”

Amaryllis

“To sparkle,” and a shepherdess in Virgil’s Eclogues.

Panna Cotta

Italian for “cooked cream.”

Woolhelmina

Woolhelmina is composed of the word wool and helmina, a diminutive of Wilhelmina (resolute protector).

Poppy

Poppy is related to the flower poppy which is part of the subfamily Papaveroideae.

Buttercup

Buttercup has English origins and is symbolizing “yellow wildflower.” Princess Buttercup is the true hero of The Princess Bride.

Vesta

Hearth goddess, whose fire Vestal Virgins guarded in Rome.

Prudence

“Caution,” or “good judgment.”

Bryndza

From Romanian brânză.

Lambie

“Little lamb”.

Jade

From Spanish piedra de ijada, “flank stone.” It was used for kidney pain.

Olive

Olive is from the Latin oliva and Livvy is a short form.

Nutmeg

“Musky nut.”

Fluffy

Fluffy is derived from the English word fluff (airy).

Tweed

From a misread “tweel,” Scots for twill, mixed up with River Tweed.

Sorrel

“Sour.”

Tracy

“Warlike,” and a Scottish ewe whose milk had a human protein in it.

Opal

It has origins in Sanskrit upala, “precious stone.”

Lyra

Lyre.

Dottie

It is a diminutive form of Dorothy, ”God’s gift.” Other diminutives are Dotty, Dot, Doro, Dorie, and Dodie.

Cotton

Cotton has roots in the Arabic qutn.

Bluebell

It is the woodland flower that is found in British forests each spring.

Tilly

“Mighty in battle.”

Lavender

From the Medieval Latin lavandula, that is possibly linked to lavare and means “to wash.”

Sassafras

Sassafras trees are a symbol of healing.

Juniper

Juniper comes from the Latin juniperus. Possible diminutives are Juno and Junie.

Primrose

”First rose.”

Bramble

“Blackberry shrub.”

Petunia

”Tobacco.” Petunia is from the French word pétun. There is a character Petunia in The Angry Birds Movie.

Linnea

Twinflower, after Carl Linnaeus, who loved it most.

Fleecity

A woolly Felicity, “happiness.”

Daphne

Laurel.

Effie

“Well spoken.”

Brigid

Brigid (“exalted one”) has her feast on Imbolc, a word linked to ewes’ milk.

Cressida

Cressida is interpreted as gold or golden. There is a character named Cressida in William Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida. There is a moon of Uranus called Cressida.

Chenille

French for “caterpillar.”

Amber

From Arabic anbar, “ambergris.”

Lambkin

An old pet word for a young lamb.

Marcela

Marcela (“warlike”) is a shepherdess who refuses every suitor in Don Quixote.

Cașcaval

From Italian caciocavallo, “horse cheese,” hung in pairs over a pole.

Cinderella

Cinderella signifies “Girl By The Cinders.” Cinderella is Disney’s 2nd “princess.” In 2018, the animated film Cinderella and the Secret Prince was released.

Magnolia

Magnolia is derived from the French botanist Pierre Magnol.

Rosette

Rosette is the French diminutive of rose.

Selene

”Moon”. In Greek legends Selene is the goddess who personifies the moon and crosses the night in a silver chariot.

Freya

Freya is ”lady” in Old Norse and the goddess of love and gold. It has a common root with the German Frau.

Shanna

Shanna is a short version of the Hebrew Shoshana, ”lily.”

Winifred

Winifred has Old English origins and has a meaning that I love, ”blessed” or ”friend of peace.”

Zipporah

Zipporah (“bird”) was watering her father’s flock when she met Moses.

Butterscotch

Butter candy, and a sweet that made Doncaster famous.

Ethel

“Noble.”

Seren

Welsh for “star.”

Karakul

“Black lake,” in Turkic.

Marigold

”Mary’s gold.” Lady Edith’s daughter is known as Marigold Gregson in Downton Abbey.

Clover

Clover brings good fortune in three or four leaves.

Noreen

”Honor.”

Lilou

It is a diminutive of Lily, that comes from the flower lily. French-American author Lilou Macé published her first book, I Lost My Job and I Liked It, in 2009.

Tabitha

“Gazelle.”

Peony

From Paeon, physician of Greek gods.

Theave

A yearling ewe, in old English dialect.

Antoinette

“Priceless.” Antoinette was a queen who ordered a toy farm village at Versailles.

Pales

Goddess of flocks, celebrated on Rome’s birthday in April.

Zinnia

It is the flower zinnia, after the German scientist Johann Gottfried Zinn. In 2016 a zinnia became the first flower to bloom in the space station’s Veggie garden.

Seraphina

Seraphina is the feminine form of the Latin Seraphinus which comes from the Hebrew word seraphim (fiery ones).

Rachel

In Hebrew Rachel, “female sheep” and it belongs to the wife of Jacob. Rae and Rach are diminutives that I like.

Pecorino

Pecorino is Italy’s family of sheep-milk cheeses and is composed of pecora and is from the Latin pecus for livestock. Roman soldiers marched on a daily 27-gram ration of it. It is pronounced as peck-uh-REE-noh.

Beatrix

In 1943 Beatrix Potter was elected the first woman president of the Herdwick Sheep Breeders Association. It means ”voyager” or ”blessed.”

Agnes

It is from the Greek hagne, ”pure” and combines with the Latin agnus (”lamb”). Saint Agnes has her feast on 21 January.

Fern

“Someone who lives among ferns”.

Heather

From the Middle English hather.

Willow

Willow comes from Old English welig and Will is a common short variation. Willow bark has salicin, the natural ancestor of aspirin.

Clotho

“Spinner,” and a Fate who spins every thread of life.

Ebony

Dark wood.

Saffron

Saffron reached English via the Arabic za’faran that has roots in a Persian word for gold. It is pronounced as SAF-run.

Hazel

Hazel is from Old English haesel.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon comes from the Greek kinnamomon. Emperor Nero burned a year’s worth of Rome’s cinnamon at the funeral of his wife Poppaea.

Honey

It has roots straight from Old English hunig.

Pearl

Pearl is the birthstone of June.

Iris

”Rainbow.”

Clementine

Clementine comes from the Latin clemens and the feminine variation of Clement.

Hattie

“Home ruler.”

Shetland

From Old Norse Hjaltland, Scotland’s northernmost islands.

Celeste

“Heavenly.”

Marshmallow

Marshmallow is made of the old Germanic marsh (”flooded area of land”) and the Latin word for soft.

Snowdrop

Snowdrop is from the German Schneetropfen.

Misty

Misty is derived from the Old English mist. Marguerite Henry’s novel Misty of Chincoteague was inspired by a Chincoteague pony.

Myrtle

“Evergreen shrub.”

Ramona

Ramona is the Spanish feminine of Ramón, from the Germanic ragin (“advice”) and mund (“protector”).

Alba

”White” or ”dawn.”

Ricotta

Ricotta is Italian for “recooked,” from the Latin recocta. Technically, ricotta is a whey product.

Lana

Lana is Latin for “wool,” and it has a similar root to lanolin, the waxy grease this animal secrete into their fleece.

Violet

”Purple/blue flower.”

Roquefort

Roquefort is from the French village Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, and combines “rock” and “strong.” In 1925 it became the first cheese to receive France’s AOC protection.

Jasmine

Fragrant flower.

Bonnie

“Pretty.”

Dolly

Dolly was initially a pet form of Dorothy, “gift of God.” I found it funny that this nickname became the English “doll.”

It is also the first mammal cloned from an adult at the Roslin Institute in Scotland.

Blossom

“To thrive.”

Wren

From the Old English wrenna, a brown songbird.

Posy

It is a short form of “poesy,” an old word for poetry. From the 15th to the 17th centuries, lovers exchanged posy rings.

Shearyl

A shorn Cheryl, “darling,” and my favorite moniker here.

Aoife

“Beauty,” or “radiance,” and is pronounced EE-fa.

Praline

Named after a French marshal whose cook made it.

Soay

Old Norse for “sheep island,” a St Kilda isle with a wild flock.

Fiona

“White,” “fair,” “pure” or “vine.”

Tulip

Tulip came to English from the Turkish tülbend, “turban.”

Ffion

Ffion is Welsh for “foxglove,” the purple flower of hedgerows and woodland edges. It is pronounced as FEE-on.

Thistle

Thistle is from the Old English thistel.

Ruby

From ruber, “red.”

Daisy

In 1961 an IBM 7094 at Bell Labs sang “Daisy Bell.” It was the first song performed with computer speech synthesis. It is meaning “day’s eye”.

Bellwether

A belled sheep others follow, and Zootopia’s sheep assistant mayor.

Vanilla

“Little pod.”

Talia

“Dew,” “dew of God,” “young one” or “lamb.”

Agatha

“Good”, or “kind.”

Lupin

From Latin lupinus, “wolf-like,” and I love that irony on a sheep.

Shirley

It is from Old English scir (“bright”) and leah (“clearing” or “meadow”). It was used mostly for boys until Charlotte Brontë’s 1849 novel Shirley.

Cerys

“Love,” or “cherry”.

Galatea

Galatea (“milk-white”) is a sea nymph loved by Polyphemus, a Cyclops shepherd.

Angora

From Ankara, Turkey’s capital.

Una

Una comes from the Irish Úna. Its meaning is uncertain, but its linked to uan, Irish for “lamb.”

Una travels leading a milk-white lamb in Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene.

Meringue

Meringue is French and possibly connected to the town of Meiringen.

Gwendolyn

“Blessed ring.” Gwen and Wendy are good diminutives.

Baabara

Baabara is a variation of Barbara and comes from the Greek barbaros, “foreign.” Short forms include Babs and Bobbie.

Cumulus

Cumulus is the Latin for “heap” or “pile.”

Bo Peep

Bo Peep comes from peekaboo.

Nimbus

Romans used nimbus for a dark cloud.

Merino

In 2004 a New Zealand merino called Shrek was found after six years. His 27 kg fleece was enough to make 20 large men’s suits.

Ewenice

Ewenice has origins in the Greek Eunike, and is made from eu (“good”) and nike (“victory”).

Ivy

Climbing vine.

Nova

“New”.

Brebis

French for “ewe.”

Penelope

Penelope (“weaver”) undid her weaving each night to stall her suitors in Homer’s Odyssey.

Hilda

“Battle,” or “warrior woman.”

Lamb Chop

Lamb Chop combines the Old English lamb and chop, from the Middle English choppen, “to cut.”

Mioara

Romanian for “young ewe,” and a word I grew up with.

Mabel

“Lovable,” or “my beauty.”

Urna

Sanskrit for “wool,” as well as a curl between Buddha’s eyebrows.

Kefalotyri

From Greek kefali, “head,” and tyri, “cheese.”

Cirrus

Latin for “curl of hair.”

Faroe

“Sheep islands,” and home to more sheep than people.

Mary

Mary comes from the Latin Maria that is from the Hebrew Miryam. “Bitter” and “beloved” are the main meanings. In 1830 Sarah Josepha Hale published “Mary Had a Little Lamb”.

Graviera

Greek for Gruyère.

Edna

“Pleasure,” or “kernel.”

Sif

Sif (“bride”) got hair of real gold from dwarves after Loki cut hers off.

Bryony

From Greek bryein, “to swell.”

Pavlova

A meringue cake.

Doris

“Gift,” or “Dorian woman.”

Gimmer

Young ewe, in Scots and northern English.

Peaches

“Persian apple.”

Neve

Italian for snow.