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.
Open collection
Tummy
Stomach or belly
Stomach or bellyTunza
Swahili for protect
Swahili for protectTuscany
Belonging to the Tusci; a region in central Italy; an elegant and picturesque name
Belonging to the Tusci; a region in central Italy; an elegant and picturesque nameTusk
A long pair of pointed teeth found on elephants, walrus or wild boar
A long pair of pointed teeth found on elephants, walrus or wild boarTweeter
A small loudspeaker which produces high-pitched sounds
A small loudspeaker which produces high-pitched soundsTwo Socks
Usually where there are two white feet
Usually where there are two white feetTycho Brahe
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightningTzar
Title for male Russian Emperor
Title for male Russian EmperorU-Betcha
An expression meaning certainly
An expression meaning certainlyUbu
Life, to live; many
Life, to live; manyUchi
Friend or student
Friend or studentUlric
Strong and powerful ruler
Strong and powerful rulerUmberto
Renowned warrior
Renowned warriorVan Gogh
From/of Goch; Vincent Van Gogh (1853; 1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter
From/of Goch; Vincent Van Gogh (1853; 1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painterVang
Variation of Fang
Variation of FangVaughan
Early; timely
Early; timelyVegemite
A yeast extract spread
A yeast extract spreadVelocity
Swiftness
SwiftnessVolkswagen
A German car manufacturer known for the Beetle and Golf (models); name meaning is people's car
A German car manufacturer known for the Beetle and Golf (models); name meaning is people's carWabush
From the earth we prosper
From the earth we prosperWallbound
From "wall bound" — heading toward the wall
From "wall bound" — heading toward the wallWalter Croncat
After Walter Cronkite, a widely trusted and admired American broadcast journalist
After Walter Cronkite, a widely trusted and admired American broadcast journalistWaves
A swell moving along a body of water; ocean waves; to signal with the hand
A swell moving along a body of water; ocean waves; to signal with the handWeb
Structure of threads spun by spiders to catch insects
Structure of threads spun by spiders to catch insects