Stories
Bright reads, useful notes and category-led stories in one clean blog.
All articles
Soft-sounding cat names, and the shape they almost all share

Cat names
Soft-sounding cat names, and the shape they almost all share
Read MoreDog names ending in -a: the sharpest female signal here

Dog names
Dog names ending in -a: the sharpest female signal here
Read MoreDog names ending in -y, where the ending decides the sound

Dog names
Dog names ending in -y, where the ending decides the sound
Read MoreUnique female dog names, and how they differ from the male ones

Dog names
Unique female dog names, and how they differ from the male ones
Read MoreUnique male dog names: 2,284 nobody else picked

Dog names
Unique male dog names: 2,284 nobody else picked
Read MoreUnique cat names: 2,484 from the thin end

Cat names
Unique cat names: 2,484 from the thin end
Read MoreSanskrit pet names, and the shape English speakers kept

Pop culture and mythology names
Sanskrit pet names, and the shape English speakers kept
Read MoreIrish pet names, and the shape they share

Pop culture and mythology names
Irish pet names, and the shape they share
Read MoreHebrew pet names: 178 in the registers

Pop culture and mythology names
Hebrew pet names: 178 in the registers
Read MoreNames that sound like commands, and how to check yours

Choosing a pet name
Names that sound like commands, and how to check yours
Read MoreWhat pets are called in the United States, Canada, Switzerland and Australia

Choosing a pet name
What pets are called in the United States, Canada, Switzerland and Australia
Read MoreHuman names for cats, and why cats get more of them

Cat names