Many livestock breeders and owners of cows do not think about the name for livestock and do not attach special attention to this moment. However, a cow very sensitively reacts to sounds and intonation, it can easily remember its own nickname, and it’s just a nurse on whom the well-being of an entire family depends. Therefore, choosing a name for an animal is better to spend time. In large breeding farms, where each animal has its own pedigree, the choice of a nickname should be approached even more responsibly, because the nicknames of cows and bulls must begin with the first letters of the same-sex parent. If you are lost in the variety of names for your calves, perhaps this material will help you choose the most appropriate.
How can you call a calf
Usually the owners do not think too much about the name of the animal and choose the first to come to mind, or from generation to generation call the cow a familiar nickname in the household.
It will be useful for you to learn only the most interesting about cows. And also learn how to make a stall and build a barn for the cow with your own hands, how to properly feed the cows in the pasture, how to wean the cow.
Others do not limit their imagination and select the most extravagant and intricate names for the animal. 
In general, all names for cattle can be grouped by the following criteria:
- By month of birthincluding the first letter of the month: Mike, Martha, April, Decembrist, Augustine, Sentyabrinka.
- According to external characteristics, including wool color: Snow White, Ushastik, Ryzhik, Ryzhulya, Chernysh, Squirrel, Pestryanka.
- According to weather, time of day: Snowball, Dawn, Snowflake, Night, Frost, Rainbow, Cloud.
- By the names of flowers and trees: Chamomile, Ryabinka, Birch, Malinka, Rose, Lilac.
- By character traits: Fierce, Affectionate, Tender, Igrunka, Igrun, Tikhonya, Tikhon, Nezhenka, Brykun.
- Universal, common, not attached to anything nicknames that are suitable for most cows: Murka, Nurse, Burenka, Bead, Daughter.
- In accordance with the breed, including the breeding site: Belgian, Redpol, Zurich.
- By place names, including the areas of the owner of animals: Altayka, Baikal, Marseille, Dunayka.
- By the name of the heavenly bodies: Dawn, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Asterisk.
Important! Some do not recommend giving cattle human names: Mashka, Yulka, etc., since these names have their patron saints and they can be considered blasphemous animals, although many owners do not pay attention to this moment.
Most cattle owners are convinced that the chosen nickname should evoke pleasant emotions, be easy to remember, beautiful, comfortable. And experts recommend choosing a nickname in which there is a sound "p" - so the animal will get used to it much faster. 
The name must also be simple in pronunciation, because the compound simply “does not take root”, for example, a cow with the nickname “Stylist” will most likely be called just the Insole.
Alphabetical list
To navigate in the names for the cattle was even easier, we give a table with many names, arranged in alphabetical order.
Did you know? According to research by zoologists, cows use 11 different intonations of moo to communicate with each other.
Nicknames for calves
If a bull has appeared on the farm, the nickname for it can be chosen from the following table:
| Letter | Nicknames for a bull |
| BUT | Adam, Arnold, Amurchik, Afonka, April, August, Alf, Athanasius, Albert. |
| B | Borodan, Buyan, Brave, Borka, Bagel, Goby, Bulat, Biscuit. |
| AT | Freestyle, Vaska. |
| R | Earl, Hudson, Hamlet, Holsteiner, Gavryushka, Hera, Gerasim. |
| D | Jack, Wild, Decembrist, Savage, Don Juan, Dnieper, Danube, Diego, Oak, Dino, Dick, Dobrynya. |
| E | Emelya, Elisha. |
| F | Zhora, Jean, Zhorik, Jacques, Heat. |
| H | Zeus, Winter, Tooth, Zigzag, Beast. |
| AND | Ignat, Iris, Iberia. |
| TO | Prince, Sturdy, Sturdy, Kuzya, Kuzma, Blacksmith, Cedar, Screamer, Red, Klaus, Camille. |
| L | Lyubchik, Lyuty, Leopold, Leo, Affectionate, Leon, Luka, Leo, Laurus. |
| M | Mars, Marquis, Frost, Martin, Moses, Marseille, Muromets. |
| H | November, Niels, Noel, Nazar. |
| ABOUT | Naughty, Orland, October, Oliver, Obzhorka. |
| P | Potap, Obedient, Motley, Paris, Patrick, Pinto. |
| R | Ralph, Romeo, Rodrigo, Horn (Horn). |
| WITH | Sultan, Spartak, Saturn, Syoma, Sultan, Stepashka. |
| T | Tiger, Taurus, Tarzan, Silent, Tikhon, Fog, Tolstik, Tulip, Trophy. |
| Have | Umka, Ember. |
| F | Thomas, Fedka, Fedor, Date, Fenya, Fenka, Pheasant, Phoenix. |
| X | Christopher, Brave. |
| C | Caesar, Tsar, Cicero. |
| H | Black, Chernysh, Siskin, Cheburashka, Charles. |
| Sh | Nimble, Shustrik, Shura, Lace, Shaitan, Sherlock, Charles. |
| U | Sherbet |
| Uh | Elite. |
| YU | Julius, Jupiter, Yuri. |
| I | Yakov, Yashka, Ardent. |
Nicknames for cows girls
If you have to call the calf, and the appropriate name does not come to mind, you can use our ready-made table:
| Letter | Variants of nicknames for chicks |
| BUT | April, Aurora, Athena, Aphrodite, Astra, Altayka, Alice, Asya, Alaska. |
| B | Burenka, Squirrel, Birch, Cowberry, Butterfly, Barbie. |
| AT | Venus, Black, Vasilisa, Valentine, Vetka, Cherry, Veselukha. |
| R | Gerda, Countess, Glashka, Dove, Blueberries. |
| D | Decarinka, Juliet, Dunayka, Dunka, Thumbelina. |
| E | Blackberry, Eve, Esenia. |
| F | Zhorzhina, Josephine, Jasmine, Pearl. |
| H | Dawn, Asterisk, Zabava, Zoryana, Zimushka, Zozulka, Goldilocks, Cinderella. |
| AND | Raisin, Spark, Toffee, Isabella, Toy, Iulka. |
| TO | Kalinka, Carmelita, Krasava, Button, Baby, Curly, Krasulya. |
| L | Lipka, Lyubava, Swallow, Affectionate, Lasunka, Lyra. |
| M | Mike, Malva, Malinka, Baby, Martha, Daisy, Marfa, Marquis, Matilda, Blizzard. |
| H | Naida, Forget-Me, Nochka, Novoybrinka, Nadezhda. |
| ABOUT | Aspen, Oktyabrinka, Odyssey, Ophelia. |
| P | Cookie, Victory, Girlfriend, Fifteen, Fluff, Bee, Peacock, Fun. |
| R | Rainbow, Chamomile, Rowan, Rose, Ryzhulka. |
| WITH | Sentyabrinka, Snowflake, Snowball, Lilac. |
| T | Cloud, Quiet, Mystery. |
| Have | Umka, Good luck. |
| F | Violet, Fevlinka. |
| X | Mistress, Sly. |
| C | Gypsy, Flower. |
| H | Cherries, Black, Chernyavka. |
| Sh | Charlotte, Skoda, Chocolate. |
| U | |
| Uh | Esmeralda, Eliza, Elite. |
| YU | Julia, South. |
| I | Jamaica, Yasmina, Berry. |
How to teach a calf to name
As such, the algorithm or technique of teaching the animal to a nickname does not exist. Just from birth it is necessary to repeat the name of the bull or heifer as often as possible, being next to them. Intonation should be gentle, calm, articulation - clear.
Important! It is not recommended to choose names with a political tinge, the name of ethnic groups, words in a dialect and especially slang. The name of the animal first of all personifies and shows the personality of the person who invented it.
Gradually, the animal will get used to the sounds of the name and will react to them. It so happens that at birth the calf is given one nickname, and after buying the new owners come up with a new animal. In this case, it will take some time for the animal to remember it.
Thus, choosing a nickname for cattle is a responsible and fascinating business. After all, to come up with a beautiful and suitable name, you will have to watch the animal, assessing its appearance, character, habits.
