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 protectTweeter
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 feetUbu
Life, to live; many
Life, to live; manyUchi
Friend or student
Friend or studentUlric
Strong and powerful ruler
Strong and powerful rulerVan 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 painterVaughan
Early; timely
Early; timelyWabush
From the earth we prosper
From the earth we prosperWallbound
From "wall bound" — heading toward the wall
From "wall bound" — heading toward the wallWaves
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 handWeensie
A tiny pet, even smaller than Teensie, often very adorable
A tiny pet, even smaller than Teensie, often very adorableWhatsit
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 knowWhimpy
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 smallerWidgets
Small mechanical device
Small mechanical deviceWolsey
Victorious wolf
Victorious wolfWuffy
Combination of "white" and "fluffy"; wuffy!
Combination of "white" and "fluffy"; wuffy!Wunbi
Puppy; place of little birds
Puppy; place of little birdsXerox
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 forestYafa
Beautiful; graceful
Beautiful; gracefulYappy
To talking noisily or stupidly
To talking noisily or stupidly