Brown horses are the most common horses worldwide. They come in all sorts of shades from light, dark, chestnut, and more. Furthermore, brown horses also often have marking, streaks, white drawings, and spots on the coat. This opens a path of endless possibilities for naming a brown horse.
Names for brown horses often start off from the shade of the brown the horse has. Which is why you would hear horses called chocolate, coffee, caramel, chestnut, cocoa, and many more names. There are also other numerous naming ideas such as brown translations in other languages such as Marron, which means brown in French.
All these naming guidelines, ideas, tips, and examples have been highlighted right below. If you’re looking for the perfect choice for your female/male brown horse or brown and white horse, you should keep on reading. More information coming up in the sections right below.
Female Brown Horse Names
Our favorite female brown horse name is Brown Beauty. Speaks to the intensity of hue color on the equine. From a deep brown color to brown hair and brown eyes, the perfect name has to be beautiful.

Here more names to name your brown mare or girl horse
- Agatha
- Aguamarina
- Alabama
- Amethyst
- Arabella
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Athenea
- Autumn
- Babiera
- Banana
- Beatrix
- Beauty / Brown Beauty
- Belle
- Beretta
- Blossom
- Bonnie
- Calamity
- Chica
- Czarina
- Dakota
- Danvers
- Davina
- Dolly
- Dorothea
- Duchess
- Dulcinea
- Electra
- Empress
- Enchantress
- Esmeralda
- Flame
- Fortunate
- Freya
- Fridah
- Genevieve
- Getrude
- Grace
- Gypsy
- Harley
- Hera
- Holy Smoke
- Hope
- Indiana
- Indigo Blue
- Indy
- Ivy
- Kenia
- Kitty
- Laurel
- Legend
- Libia
- Luna
- Mischief
- Misty
- Nebraska
- Nightmare
- Petra
- Pippi
- Priscilla
- Queen
- Sioux
- Stella
- Storm
- Storm
- Triana
- Turquoise
- Vera
- Victoria
- Willow
- Witch
Male Brown Horse Names
For the male counterpart, Magnus is a good choice. The name means the greatest without sounding overwhelming or too proud.

Here is a list of more names for your brown boy/stallion or gelding
- Ace
- Alexander
- Ambition
- Angus
- Ardent
- Argo
- Arthur
- Atlas
- Atticus
- Bandit
- Beau
- Charming
- Coral
- Czar
- Dagger
- Darcy
- Emperor
- Fervor
- Gallant
- Goliath
- Hemingway
- Holden
- Huckleberry
- Jade
- Kentucky
- Lightning
- Lucky
- Magnus
- Major
- Marquis
- Mars
- Michigan
- Napoleon
- Necromancer
- Nicanor
- Nile
- Odin
- Ohio
- Pegasus
- Píccard
- Pious
- Pompeii
- Randolph
- Reckless
- Risk
- Rogue
- Rolo
- Russell
- Sapphire
- Sargent
- Scout
- Shadow
- Silvester
- Simeon
- Spartan
- Spirit
- Stormy
- Sultan
- Thunder
- Thunder
- Traveler
- Venom
- Vicarious
- Victor
- Vincent
- Weston
- Zeddy
Popular Brown Horse Names (Gender Neutral)
The most prevalent brown horse name for both males and females has to be Chocolatta. A name used over and over again especially for mares. The name simply calls the horse by its brown shade as well as a sweet and cheerful personality and character. You do not have to name your brown equine this exact name because there more other options.

You should aim to be unique by trying out some our name ideas below.
- Almond
- Almond Bark
- Amber Girl
- Apricot
- Arizona
- Automn
- Bamboo
- Banania
- Beans
- Bear
- Beaver
- Big Brown
- Biscuit
- Bister
- Bombi
- Booster
- Bosco
- Braun
- Brew
- Brioche
- Bronze
- Brown
- Brown Beauty
- Brown bee
- brown Pit
- Brown Sugar
- Brownie
- Brownoo
- Browntec
- Bruschetta
- Bullseye
- Burnell
- Cadoli
- Canoli
- Cappuccino
- Caramell
- Carmel
- Chestnut
- Chewbacca
- Chipmunk
- Chocco
- Chocolate
- Chocolate Dream
- Chocolate Truffles
- Chocolatta
- Cidar
- Cinamon
- Clay
- Clayton
- Clove
- Coco Puffs
- Coffee Bean
- Cola
- Cold
- Copper
- Copper Penny
- Cougar
- Crostini
- Crown Royal
- Cser
- De vogue
- Dusty
- Expresso
- Falcon
- Fudge
- Fudgsicle
- Gizmo
- Goal
- Godiva
- Goldy
- Graham
- Grizzly
- Hawk
- Hershey
- Hershey
- Hickori / Hickory
- Honey
- Java
- Kahlua
- Kitkat
- Kiwi
- Leather
- Mahogany
- Maroon
- Marron
- Milky Way
- Miso
- Mocha
- Monkey
- Moose
- Mudd
- Nema
- Nestle
- Nestles Crunch
- Nust
- Nutmeg
- Nuts
- Oatmeal
- Ovaltine
- Peach
- Peanut
- Penny Loafer
- Pepsi
- Pinecone
- Raisin
- RootBear
- Russet
- Rusty
- Sadona
- SandCastle
- Share
- Spot
- Sundance
- Tanny
- Tawny
- Taz
- Teak
- Teddy
- Teddy Bear
- Tenner
- Toast
- Tod brown
- Toffee
- Tom
- Tootsie Roll
- Topaz
- Tosla
- Truffles
- Twix
- Walnut
- Whisky
- Woody
- Yogi
- Yohi
Brown and White Horse Names
A brown and white horse is called a skewbald, a variation of a pinto, which is multi-colored equine coat with large patches of white and another color especially black or brown. The black version is called piebald.
Brown and white horses have all sorts of patterns you can draw a name from. If there are white streaks running down the brown horse coat, a suitable name can be Borak – an Arabic term for ” lightning.” If there’s a white line between the eyes if the horse, the name blake or blaze can be great too.

Following are more name ideas for your brown and white mares and stallions
- Automn
- Beaver
- Brown Sugar
- Brownie
- Bruschetta
- Bullseye
- Cappucino
- Carmel
- Chipmunk
- Chocco
- Chocolate
- Chocolatta
- Cinnamin
- Cinnamon
- Clay/ Clayton
- Falcon
- Fudge
- Gizmo
- Hawk
- Kiwi
- Marron
- Monkey
- Nestle
- Nuts
- Peanut
- Rusty
- Sandcastle
- Scooby
- Tawny
- Teddy
- Toffee
- Woody
- Yohi
Brown Horse Naming Ideas, and Themes
As mentioned above, brown horses are very common. To help you with choosing the best names here are ideas, tips, and themes to guide your decision.
- More often than not, the shade of the horse will guide you on which name to settle for.
- Shades are not the only themes available for name-calling so don’t be afraid to experiment.
- Settle for a name you will love permanently even years to come.
Shades of Brown Theme
Seeing the most sought after theme, let’s have a look at the common names available for brown horses depending on its hue.
- Leather – a deep dark brown color as that from an animal’s by-product.
- Donut – a softer shade of brown with a bit of blush.
- Chip – the color of a chocolate chip
- Nestle/ coffee – another deep brown color for your horse.
- Cinnamon – a dusty brown and reddish color.
- Honey – a silky, smooth, and even-toned brown hue.
- Brunneous – another shade of dark brown.
- Fuscous – A literary term for brownish-gray
Brown in Vernacular Theme
Most of the names above have a food theme in them as well. If that’s not your cup of tea, then try something exotic as using a foreign language.
- Marron – French for brown
- Bronceado – a Spanish word for tanned, pronounced bron-say-ah-doe.
- Korichnevyy – the Russian word for brown, pronounced Kah-reesh-neh-vay
- Cser – Hungarian for brown, pronounced sair.
- Castanho – Portuguese for brown, pronounced cah-stah-nyo
- Brun – Swedish for brown.
Drink-Based Theme
Lastly, you can try out other fancy names as drink based horse names. As you all know, most beers, coffee, lattes, espressos, and Mochas come in brown colors. Including;
- Miso – Japanese brown spice used in soup
- Pilsner – a light brown beer.
- Mocha – another light brown-hued drink.
- Banania – chocolate tea widely found in France.
- Antoccino – a shot of brown coffee.
- Illy – an Italian coffee brand.
If these themes don’t find a way to your heart, then try out any of these Culinary Delights for inspiration;
- Brioche
- Raisinette
- Crostini
- Bruschetta
- Croissant
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