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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White 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 deviceWise
Having great learning; shrewd or clever
Having great learning; shrewd or cleverWoorawa
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 1937Yaa
Thursday's child
Thursday's childYafa
Beautiful; graceful
Beautiful; gracefulYamaha
Leaves in the mountains; a Japanese company known for musical instruments and vehicles
Leaves in the mountains; a Japanese company known for musical instruments and vehiclesYappy
To talking noisily or stupidly
To talking noisily or stupidlyYates
Dweller by the gate
Dweller by the gateYorrich
Boar settlement, farmer; jester from Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
Boar settlement, farmer; jester from Shakespeare's "Hamlet"Yung Chih
Chinese; always honourable
Chinese; always honourableZabar
Provider of good things
Provider of good thingsZaltana
High mountain
High mountainZiggles
Play on 'zigzag'; a line or course that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions
Play on 'zigzag'; a line or course that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directionsZonker
Crazy, wild, eccentric, or erratic (slang)
Crazy, wild, eccentric, or erratic (slang)Zukua
Hebrew for shadow, shade
Hebrew for shadow, shadeZuleika
The fair one
The fair one