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A theme is only worth filtering by if it can be checked. Every tag in this section records what the name refers to — Willow as a tree, Luna as the moon, Mochi as a rice cake — which is why there is no cute, funny or elegant here. Those are opinions, and no amount of tagging makes an opinion true.

Nature is the largest theme in the catalogue, so it stands in for the section below. The rest — flowers, space, food, places, luxury — each have their own guide.

What a theme cannot do is describe the animal. A name tagged nature says the word refers to a tree or a river; it says nothing about the creature carrying it, and no source in this catalogue connects the two. The tag is a way of finding a name you like, not a claim about what it will suit.

Some names carry several tags at once, and that is correct rather than sloppy. Juniper is a plant, a Latin word and a three-syllable name, and filing it under one of those would hide it from the other two searches.

Ocean pet names, with the sea thing namedOcean pet names, with the sea thing named

Ocean pet names, with the sea thing named

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Royal pet names: a tiny tag holding the biggest namesRoyal pet names: a tiny tag holding the biggest names

Royal pet names: a tiny tag holding the biggest names

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Music pet names, from Jazz to ZiggyMusic pet names, from Jazz to Ziggy

Music pet names, from Jazz to Ziggy

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Animal-inspired pet names: naming a pet after another animalAnimal-inspired pet names: naming a pet after another animal

Animal-inspired pet names: naming a pet after another animal

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Vintage pet names, and the one thing these records cannot tell youVintage pet names, and the one thing these records cannot tell you

Vintage pet names, and the one thing these records cannot tell you

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Magic pet names, with the folklore attachedMagic pet names, with the folklore attached

Magic pet names, with the folklore attached

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Bird names, and what a licence register can honestly tell youBird names, and what a licence register can honestly tell you

Bird names, and what a licence register can honestly tell you

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Black, white and ginger: the names that are a colourBlack, white and ginger: the names that are a colour

Black, white and ginger: the names that are a colour

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Rabbit names, and the eighteen the registers actually recordedRabbit names, and the eighteen the registers actually recorded

Rabbit names, and the eighteen the registers actually recorded

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Soft-sounding pet namesSoft-sounding pet names

Soft-sounding pet names

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Elegant-sounding pet namesElegant-sounding pet names

Elegant-sounding pet names

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Nature pet names: plants, weather and stoneNature pet names: plants, weather and stone

Nature pet names: plants, weather and stone

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Luxury pet names, and what makes a name sound expensiveLuxury pet names, and what makes a name sound expensive

Luxury pet names, and what makes a name sound expensive

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Place names for pets: cities, rivers and islandsPlace names for pets: cities, rivers and islands

Place names for pets: cities, rivers and islands

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Food names for pets, from Mochi to PepperFood names for pets, from Mochi to Pepper

Food names for pets, from Mochi to Pepper

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Space pet names: moons, stars and the ones people really useSpace pet names: moons, stars and the ones people really use

Space pet names: moons, stars and the ones people really use

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Flower names for pets, with the flower statedFlower names for pets, with the flower stated

Flower names for pets, with the flower stated

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