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
Pao
A pet name called Pao.
Meaning not supplied
Peking
Northern capital
Northern capitalPeugeot
A pea seller; a French car manufacturer
A pea seller; a French car manufacturerPhelan
Small wolf
Small wolfPick
To select or choose; to gather
To select or choose; to gatherPitch
To throw or toss; highness or lowness of a sound; a presentation to an idea or product
To throw or toss; highness or lowness of a sound; a presentation to an idea or productPotsie
One who likes to make things with clay; a fun and friendly name, inspired by the character from "Happy Days"
One who likes to make things with clay; a fun and friendly name, inspired by the character from "Happy Days"Potsy
Variant of hopscotch; a children's game played by hopping on a marked surface
Variant of hopscotch; a children's game played by hopping on a marked surfacePrance
To walk in a spirited manner; to strut
To walk in a spirited manner; to strutPresident
Country leader of a republic; chief executive of the USA
Country leader of a republic; chief executive of the USAPrimavera
Spring
SpringPrune
A partially dried plum
A partially dried plumPrunella
Little plum
Little plumPsycho
A psychopath; an unstable and aggressive person; exhibiting unstable and aggressive behaviour
A psychopath; an unstable and aggressive person; exhibiting unstable and aggressive behaviourPud
A sweet desert
A sweet desertPuppy
A young dog
A young dogPywacket
Familiar spirit; the Siamese cat in the movie "Bell Book and Candle"
Familiar spirit; the Siamese cat in the movie "Bell Book and Candle"Quasimodo
In the manner of; half made; from "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame"
In the manner of; half made; from "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame"Rafferty
Rich and prosperous
Rich and prosperousRambler
One who talks at length and diverts from the point; walk for pleasure in the countryside
One who talks at length and diverts from the point; walk for pleasure in the countrysideRastus
Loving, beloved, and desired
Loving, beloved, and desiredRawhide
Untanned hide (leather); for the ferocious dog
Untanned hide (leather); for the ferocious dogRiff Raff
People regarded as disreputable or worthless; for the scruffy pet
People regarded as disreputable or worthless; for the scruffy petRodman
Famous hero
Famous hero