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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Scooby
Popularised by the Scooby from Scooby Doo, inspired by lyrics from Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night"
Popularised by the Scooby from Scooby Doo, inspired by lyrics from Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night"
Spencer
Dispenser of provisions, steward, butler
Dispenser of provisions, steward, butler
Timmy
From Timothy — honouring God
From Timothy — honouring God
Wilbur
Determined and clever
Determined and clever
Appa
A pet name called Appa.
Meaning not supplied
Bullet
A pet name called Bullet.
Meaning not supplied
Cash
A pet name called Cash.
Meaning not supplied
Dutch
A pet name called Dutch.
Meaning not supplied
Hercules
A pet name called Hercules.
Meaning not supplied
Jagger
A pet name called Jagger.
Meaning not supplied
Jax
Punchy and modern with a hard edge.
Meaning not supplied
Kash
From Cash — box maker; merry, lively; physical money like coins or bills
From Cash — box maker; merry, lively; physical money like coins or bills
Miko
Beautiful child
Beautiful child
Nero
Stern, vigorous, strong
Stern, vigorous, strong
Niko
From Niccolo and Nicholas — victory of the people
From Niccolo and Nicholas — victory of the people
Odin
Weighty and mythic, for a dog with presence.
Chief god of the Norse pantheon
Opie
One who is like a God Almighty
One who is like a God Almighty
Owen
Well-born one
Well-born one
Remington
Red meadow; settlement by the boundary stream; a sophisticated and elegant name
Red meadow; settlement by the boundary stream; a sophisticated and elegant name
Saint
Holy; someone holy or virtuous, in heaven after death (Christianity)
Holy; someone holy or virtuous, in heaven after death (Christianity)
Simon
One who hears; listener
One who hears; listener
Trooper
A state or mounted police officer; a member of a cavalry unit
A state or mounted police officer; a member of a cavalry unit
Yoshi
Japanese origin; best, good, virtuous, respectable
Japanese origin; best, good, virtuous, respectable
Zorro
Fox in Spanish
Fox in Spanish