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
Weensie
A tiny pet, even smaller than Teensie, often very adorable
A tiny pet, even smaller than Teensie, often very adorableWeringerong
Lyrebird
LyrebirdWhatsit
An object or person whose name you have forgotten or do not know
An object or person whose name you have forgotten or do not knowWheels
Circular objects enabling movement or transportation
Circular objects enabling movement or transportationWheresy
"Where is he?"
"Where is he?"Whimpy
Not strong, brave, or confident
Not strong, brave, or confidentWhippet
A breed of short haired dog similar in appearance to a greyhound, only smaller
A breed of short haired dog similar in appearance to a greyhound, only smallerWhite Fang
A long pointed tooth; to seize
A long pointed tooth; to seizeWhite Tip
A descriptive name
A descriptive nameWidgets
Small mechanical device
Small mechanical deviceWillaby
From Willoughby — farm in the willow meadow
From Willoughby — farm in the willow meadowWillie Wonka
From Roald Dahl's children's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"; for the male pet who enjoys a chocolate treat
From Roald Dahl's children's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"; for the male pet who enjoys a chocolate treatWise
Having great learning; shrewd or clever
Having great learning; shrewd or cleverWolsey
Victorious wolf
Victorious wolfWoorawa
Wedge-tailed eagle
Wedge-tailed eagleWuffy
Combination of "white" and "fluffy"; wuffy!
Combination of "white" and "fluffy"; wuffy!Wunbi
Puppy; place of little birds
Puppy; place of little birdsXanthe
Fair haired; light skinned
Fair haired; light skinnedXerox
The brand name for a dry photocopier invented by Chester Floyd Carlson in 1937
The brand name for a dry photocopier invented by Chester Floyd Carlson in 1937Xylia
Wood of the forest
Wood of the forestXylina
Woodland
WoodlandXyloma
Wood tree
Wood treeYaa
Thursday's child
Thursday's childYafa
Beautiful; graceful
Beautiful; graceful