Mountain Cur Names, Appalachian Hunting Dog Names

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The Mountain Cur is one of America's original pioneer dogs -- a rugged, all-purpose working breed that came down through the mountain families of the Appalachians and the Ohio River Valley. As settlers pushed west, the cur was the dog that did everything: treeing squirrel and raccoon for the pot, baying and holding wild hogs, herding stock, and guarding the cabin and children while the family worked. The word cur is no insult here -- it is the old American term for a versatile working farm dog, and the Mountain Cur is exactly that. By the years after the Second World War the breed had nearly died out as rural families left the land, until four men -- Hugh Stephens and Woody Huntsman of Kentucky, Carl McConnell of Virginia, and Dewey Ledbetter of Tennessee -- founded the Original Mountain Cur Breeders' Association in 1956 to save it, registering distinct family strains such as the McConnell, Stephens, Ledbetter, Arline, and York lines. The United Kennel Club gave the Mountain Cur formal recognition on November 1, 1998.

In the field the Mountain Cur is courageous, intelligent, and tireless, with the drive to tree game and the grit to hold dangerous quarry. At home it is intensely loyal and protective, devoted to its family and naturally reserved with strangers. It is a hardy, athletic dog -- seen in brindle, yellow, black, and brindle-and-tan -- built for stamina rather than the show ring. Like every high-drive working breed, the Mountain Cur needs a real job or a serious outlet for its energy and is happiest with room to range.

Names for a Mountain Cur fit its mountain-working roots. Hunting and tracking picks like Scout, Tracker, Ranger, Hunter, and Chase suit the job, while sturdy country names such as Buck, Rebel, Bandit, Boone, Hank, Bo, Jake, and Cooper match the breed's grit and Appalachian heritage. Coat-toned choices like Copper and Rusty work for a yellow or red cur, and homestead names like Dixie, Annie, Belle, Maggie, and Daisy suit a steady female.

Explore our full collection of Mountain Cur dog names below. Filter by gender, save your favourites, and find a name as hard-working, rugged, and mountain-bred as your cur.

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#	Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
1	Abby	English diminutive of Abigail, 'my father is joy'	Female	English from Hebrew
2	Abner	The father is a light	Male	Hebrew
3	Ace	English word name associated with highest rank or excellence	Male	English
4	Achilles	Lipless	Male	Greek
5	Addie	Nobel kind	Female	Germanic
6	Addison	Son of Adam	Male	English
7	Aidan	Little fire	Male	Gaelic
8	Aj		Unisex
9	Alain	Rock	Male	Gaelic
10	Alba	Scotland	Female	Gaelic
11	Aldo	Old	Male	Germanic
12	Aletta	Noble kind	Female	Germanic
13	Alfie	English diminutive of Alfred, elf counsel	Male	English from Old English
14	Alice	Noble kind	Female	Germanic
15	Allie	Greatest. A Variant Of Allah - The Supreme Being In The Muslim Faith.	Female	English
16	Alonzo	Noble and ready/prompt	Male	Germanic
17	Alta	Tall	Unisex	Spanish
18	Alva	Elf	Female	Norse
19	Amos	Encumbered	Male	Hebrew
20	Angel	Messenger	Unisex	Greek
21	Angelica	Of the angels	Female	Latin
22	Angie	Messenger	Female	Greek
23	Angus	One choice	Male	Gaelic
24	Anise	Aniseed	Female	French
25	Anna	Grace	Female	Hebrew
26	Annie	Diminutive of Anne, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'favour' or 'grace'	Female	English from Hebrew
27	Apache		Unisex
28	Archie	Diminutive of Archibald, from Germanic elements meaning 'genuine' and 'bold'	Male	Scottish / English
29	Arie	From Hadria	Unisex	Latin
30	Arlen	Land with hares	Male	English
31	Artemis	Greek goddess name of uncertain, possibly pre-Greek origin	Female	Greek mythology
32	Arthur	Name of uncertain origin, possibly Celtic bear-man or related to Roman Artorius	Male	Celtic or Roman, uncertain
33	Ashton	Settlement in the ash-tree grove	Female	English
34	Aspen	Modern English nature name from the aspen tree	Unisex	English
35	Aubrey	Elfin king	Female	Germanic
36	Auburn	Persisting	Male	Latin
37	Augusta	Venerated	Female	Latin
38	Ava	English form with several proposed roots; often treated as a variant of Eve	Female	English, origin debated
39	Avon	River	Unisex	Gaelic
40	Baby	An infant or very young child; an affectionate form of address	Unisex	English word name
41	Bacchus	To shout	Unisex	Greek
42	Badger	Burrowing mammal with white stripe on forehead. Also verb to pester or harass.	Unisex	English
43	Bailey	English occupational surname from Middle English baili, 'bailiff'	Unisex	English
44	Bandit	Word name for an outlaw or robber	Unisex	Italian via English
45	Barnaby	Son of consolation	Unisex	Hebrew
46	Barton	Barley town	Male	English
47	Baxter	English occupational surname meaning '(female) baker'	Male	English surname
48	Bear	English animal word-name referring to the large mammal	Unisex	English
49	Beatrice	Voyager through life	Female	Latin
50	Beau	French word name meaning 'handsome' or 'beautiful'	Male	French

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Frequently Asked Questions

What names suit a Mountain Cur?

The Mountain Cur is a rugged Southern working dog, so hunting and tracking names fit -- Scout, Tracker, Ranger, Hunter, and Chase -- alongside sturdy country picks like Buck, Rebel, Bandit, Boone, Hank, and Cooper. Coat-toned names like Copper and Rusty suit a yellow or red cur.

Is the Mountain Cur a recognised breed?

Yes -- the United Kennel Club recognised the Mountain Cur on November 1, 1998. The breed was nearly lost after the Second World War until the Original Mountain Cur Breeders Association was founded in 1956 by Hugh Stephens, Woody Huntsman, Carl McConnell, and Dewey Ledbetter to preserve it. The word cur is the traditional American term for a versatile working farm dog, not an insult.

What does a Mountain Cur actually do?

It is an all-purpose pioneer dog -- it trees squirrel and raccoon, bays and holds wild hogs, herds stock, and guards the homestead. It comes in brindle, yellow, black, and brindle-and-tan, and it needs a real job or serious exercise to stay content.