Pet names
Browse pet names by animal, gender, style, origin and vibe.
Read the guides behind these names
- Elegant-sounding pet names
- Ocean, music and royal pet names
- Nature pet names: plants, weather and stone
- Luxury pet names, and what makes a name sound expensive
- Place names for pets: cities, rivers and islands
- Food names for pets, from Mochi to Pepper
- Space pet names: moons, stars and the ones people really use
- Flower names for pets, with the flower stated
Popular pet names
Names that feel familiar, easy to call and broadly loved.
Pop culture pet names
Names borrowed from films, games, music and comics.
Female cat names
Elegant and playful choices for queens of the sofa.
Unique unisex names
Rare names that work for any pet and feel a bit more original.
Short & simple
One to four letters. Quick to say, easy to remember.
Luxury pet names
Polished names with a premium, elegant feel.
Nature-inspired
Names pulled from plants, skies, seasons and natural textures.
Japanese pet names
Bright, melodic names with a modern global feel.
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Sorcerer
A magician; a wizard
A magician; a wizardSpeed Bump
A bump on a road designed to slow drivers down
A bump on a road designed to slow drivers downSpinach
Nutritious green leafy plant
Nutritious green leafy plantSpookie
From spooky — suggestive of ghosts; eerie; frightening
From spooky — suggestive of ghosts; eerie; frighteningSpookums
A small, spooky creature that scares children; for a black cat
A small, spooky creature that scares children; for a black catSprinkler
A device that sprays water
A device that sprays waterSquealer
To produce a shrill cry
To produce a shrill cryStellita
Little star
Little starStinkerbell
Play on "Tinkerbell," a fairy in J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" (1902) who fixes pots and kettles (a tinker smith), and "stinky," having a strong or unpleasant smell
Play on "Tinkerbell," a fairy in J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" (1902) who fixes pots and kettles (a tinker smith), and "stinky," having a strong or unpleasant smellStockard
Hardy tree
Hardy treeStreisand
"noble family,"
"noble family,"Stussy
A grumpy person; American fashion brand; a trendy and stylish name
A grumpy person; American fashion brand; a trendy and stylish nameSugar Ray
After the 1980's welterweight boxing champion
After the 1980's welterweight boxing championSumiko
Lovely child
Lovely childT-Bird
Slang for a Ford Thunderbird car; a classic American luxury car
Slang for a Ford Thunderbird car; a classic American luxury carTacita
Silent, hushed
Silent, hushedTackle
To seize or throw down; Equipment used in sport, especially fishing
To seize or throw down; Equipment used in sport, especially fishingTadeo
Praise; heart; courageous; God's gift
Praise; heart; courageous; God's giftTaggert
Son of the priest
Son of the priestTahiti
Little king Hiro; a Polynesian God; an island in French Polynesia
Little king Hiro; a Polynesian God; an island in French PolynesiaTahnee
Salt water
Salt waterTait
River; cheerful, happy
River; cheerful, happyTalitha
Young girl
Young girlTamasin
Variation of Tamsin; twin
Variation of Tamsin; twin