Pet names
Browse pet names by animal, gender, style, origin and vibe.
Read the guides behind these names
Pet names by first letter, with the counts
Looking for a name starting with a particular letter — for a litter, a theme or a pedigree rule. The four commonest letters, and how to reach the rest.
Read moreNature pet names: plants, weather and stone
Names drawn from the natural world, each tagged for the thing it names — trees, storms, minerals, seasons.
Read moreLuxury pet names, and what makes a name sound expensive
Polished, elegant names from the registers — with an honest note on the one thing this tag cannot measure.
Read morePlace names for pets: cities, rivers and islands
Pet names taken from real places, each recorded with the place it names — the naming habit that carries a memory.
Read moreFood names for pets, from Mochi to Pepper
Food and drink names people really register, each tagged with the dish or ingredient it names.
Read moreMythology pet names, with the god named
Names from Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian and Hindu myth — each recorded with the figure it refers to, so you know what you are invoking.
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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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Mochi
Soft, sweet and very friendly on the tongue.
Japanese rice cake
Bailey
Sturdy and cheerful, easy on the ear.
Outer castle wall
Riley
Valiant and warlike
Valiant and warlike
Scout
One dispatched from main body to gather information
One dispatched from main body to gather information
Sunny
Abounding in sunshine; cheerful
Abounding in sunshine; cheerful
Frankie
A pet name called Frankie.
Meaning not supplied
Midnight
Intense darkness; the middle of the night; a very dark blue-black
Intense darkness; the middle of the night; a very dark blue-black
Shadow
For the one who follows you everywhere.
Darkness cast by a body blocking light
Little
A cute and small name
A cute and small name
Snowball
Snow packed into a ball; for your white fluffball
Snow packed into a ball; for your white fluffball
Harley
A pet name called Harley.
Meaning not supplied
Patches
A fun and quirky name referring to a collection of coloured cloth pieces
A fun and quirky name referring to a collection of coloured cloth pieces
Charley
A pet name called Charley.
Meaning not supplied
Phoenix
A mythological bird that is resurrected from its ashes; crimson or dark red
A mythological bird that is resurrected from its ashes; crimson or dark red
Brownie
A pet name called Brownie.
Meaning not supplied
Butter
A pet name called Butter.
Meaning not supplied
Cricket
A pet name called Cricket.
Meaning not supplied
Peanut
The obvious name for the smallest one.
The groundnut
Sky
Light, open and endlessly calm.
The atmosphere seen from the ground
Koda
Friend, often given to pets that are loyal and brave
Friend, often given to pets that are loyal and brave
Momo
Bouncy and sweet, a name that giggles.
Japanese name meaning peach
Thunder
Sound produced from lightning
Sound produced from lightning
Sammie
From Samuel or Samantha — God heard
From Samuel or Samantha — God heard
Bleu
A pet name called Bleu.
Meaning not supplied