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Cat names
- Easy-to-say cat names, and why easy does not mean short
- Elegant cat names, and the tag that is really a length filter
- Playful cat names, and the one ending that produces nearly all of them
- Cat names ending in -o: a small slice carrying a lot of cats
- Cat names ending in -a, and the fastest female signal there is
- Two-syllable cat names, and why cats crowd where dogs spread
- Cat names ending in -y: the densest slice in the catalogue
- Long cat names, and what the extra syllable costs
- One-syllable cat names: 943 that land in one beat
- Soft-sounding cat names, and the shape they almost all share
- Unique cat names: 2,573 from the thin end
- Human names for cats, and why cats get more of them
- Strong cat names
- Short cat names that carry across a room
- Unisex cat names from the shelter records
- Male cat names worth stealing
- Female cat names, from the registers rather than a wishlist
Choosing a pet name
- Male human names for pets: shorter, blunter, more used
- Female human names for pets, and the shape they take
- Names that sound like commands, and how to check yours
- What pets are called in America, Switzerland and Australia
- The pets called Henry: names a dictionary lists for people
- Male pet names across every animal
- Female pet names across every animal
- Common pet names that are not top-twenty
- Long pet names, and what they cost
- Pet names that actually mean something
- Unique pet names that real owners actually chose
- The most popular pet names, counted rather than voted on
- Unisex pet names, and what makes a name unisex in the data
Dog names
- Rare dog names, and why the rare band is not the rare end
- One-syllable dog names: the shortest, strongest, most male slice here
- Human names for dogs, and how much more they are used
- Dog names ending in -o: the most male ending in the catalogue
- Two-syllable dog names: the shape two thirds of them already have
- Long dog names, and the one kind that costs you nothing
- Elegant dog names, and the one thing the tag is really measuring
- Dog names ending in -a: the sharpest gender signal here
- Dog names ending in -y, where the ending decides the sound
- Unique female dog names, and how they differ from the male ones
- Unique male dog names: 2,771 nobody else picked
- Unique dog names: 9,046 that almost nobody uses
- Short dog names, and the one test that decides between them
- Easy-to-say dog names
- Playful-sounding dog names
- Unisex dog names, measured rather than assumed
- Strong dog names, classified by sound rather than attitude
- Male dog names that people actually register
- Female dog names, ranked by how often they are actually used
Pop culture and mythology names
- Arabic, Nordic and German pet names
- Spanish pet names in the registers
- Greek pet names, from Sophie to Apollo
- French pet names, and how female they are
- Italian pet names, the densest origin in the catalogue
- Slavic pet names, the best documented set on this site
- Latin pet names, the quiet backbone of the registers
- Sanskrit pet names, the softest origin in the catalogue
- Irish pet names, and the shape they share
- Hebrew pet names: 179 in the registers
- English pet names and where they came from
- Mythology pet names, with the god named
- Japanese pet names and what they mean
- Pop culture pet names, with the film named
Short pet names
- Three-syllable pet names, and the cliff at the third beat
- Pet names ending in -s, and the three thousand years behind them
- Pet names ending in -i: the same sound, a fraction of the company
- Short and rare: 2,141 names that are both
- Pet names starting with L, T, R and P
- Pet names ending in O
- Pet names ending in A
- Two-syllable pet names, the length most owners land on
- Pet names ending in Y
- Pet names by first letter, with the counts
- One-syllable pet names, and why trainers keep recommending them
- Short pet names: four letters, two syllables, no argument
Themed pet names
- Bird names, and what a licence register can honestly tell you
- Black, white and ginger: the names that are a colour
- Rabbit names, and the eighteen the registers actually recorded
- Soft-sounding pet 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
119 names
Popular pet names
Names that feel familiar, easy to call and broadly loved.
BellaCharlieLuna
Open collection 
120 names
Pop culture pet names
Names borrowed from films, games, music and comics.
RockyNalaMarley
Open collection 
1,678 names
Female cat names
Elegant and playful choices for queens of the sofa.
BellaLunaMolly
Open collection 
169 names
Unique unisex names
Rare names that work for any pet and feel a bit more original.
BluHersheyMaxi
Open collection 
2,835 names
Short & simple
One to four letters. Quick to say, easy to remember.
LunaMaxCoco
Open collection 
34 names
Luxury pet names
Polished names with a premium, elegant feel.
RubyDukeBentley
Open collection 148 names
Nature-inspired
Names pulled from plants, skies, seasons and natural textures.
CocoDaisyMilo
Open collection 
48 names
Japanese pet names
Bright, melodic names with a modern global feel.
MikoMikiEiko
Open collection 
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Muggsy
A pet name called Muggsy.
Meaning not supplied
Dog
Muggzie
A pet name called Muggzie.
Meaning not supplied
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Muku
A pet name called Muku.
Meaning not supplied
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Munoz
A pet name called Munoz.
Meaning not supplied
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Myloh
A pet name called Myloh.
Meaning not supplied
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Naeya
A pet name called Naeya.
Meaning not supplied
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Nakota
A pet name called Nakota.
Meaning not supplied
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Nalla
A pet name called Nalla.
Meaning not supplied
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Naonao
A pet name called Naonao.
Meaning not supplied
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Neigrito
A pet name called Neigrito.
Meaning not supplied
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Nema
A pet name called Nema.
Meaning not supplied
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Neruda
A pet name called Neruda.
Meaning not supplied
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Niffler
A pet name called Niffler.
Meaning not supplied
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Nileah
A pet name called Nileah.
Meaning not supplied
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Nolie
A pet name called Nolie.
Meaning not supplied
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Nula
A pet name called Nula.
Meaning not supplied
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Oc
A pet name called Oc.
Meaning not supplied
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Odell
A pet name called Odell.
Meaning not supplied
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Oggi
A pet name called Oggi.
Meaning not supplied
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Ogie
A pet name called Ogie.
Meaning not supplied
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Ojeda
A pet name called Ojeda.
Meaning not supplied
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Oji
A pet name called Oji.
Meaning not supplied
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Orlee
A pet name called Orlee.
Meaning not supplied
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Orraios
A pet name called Orraios.
Meaning not supplied