Unusual Pet Names

Male Names
  • Al Poochino
  • Bevis - A large hound that was a prominent figure in Sir Walter Scott's novel Woodstock and was caracterized after his own Scottish deerhound.
  • Big Boss
  • Big Foot
  • Bigun
  • Bilbo Baggins - One of the hobbits in J.R. Tolkien's novels.
  • Bro
  • Buffin
  • Bullet
  • Butch
  • Charmain
  • Cowboy
  • Dough Boy
  • Dude
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • Jola - Jehovah is God
  • Juana - God's gift
  • Justene - Just: upright. Feminine of Justin.
  • Landers - From the grassy plain
  • MacAlpin - Son of Alpine
  • Markel - Of Mars: the god of war.
  • Paciencia - Patient
  • Raul - Form of Ralph wolf counsel.
  • Redding - Son of Reed
  • Robertia - Famous
  • Sterling
  • Voistitoevitz - White cow (Cheyenne)
  • Wild Child
Female Names
  • Agatha Christie - The famous twentieth-century mystery writer
  • Ann - One of the bluetick hounds of the pair Ann and Dan in the book Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls.
  • Bandi
  • Brownie
  • Cadi
  • Candi
  • Cati
  • Chelsey
  • Chelsie
  • Cottontail
  • Dinah
  • Duffie
  • Fluffer
  • Fraidy
  • Grendel
  • Halo (Greek) - The name Halo is of the Greek origin and means Head Aura. The name Hala is of Arabic origin and means the same as Halo. A simpler meaning of the name Halo means a "circle of light".
  • JIYA - Piece of heart
  • Julina - Jove's child. A feminine of Julian.
  • Kalynn - Variant of Kay and Kayla. keeper of the keys: pure.
  • Kitter
  • Kivi - Protected
  • Laertes
  • LouEllen - Combination of Lou and Ellen.
  • Maryann - Derived from Mary Bitter. Mary was the biblical mother of Christ. Names like Dolores and Mercedes have been created to express aspects of Mary's life and worship.
  • Mertise - Famous
  • Micah - Who is like Jah? Biblical prophet and writer of the Book of Micah.
  • Minal - Fruit
  • Minninnewah - Whirlwind (Cheyenne)
  • Miss Muffet
  • Miss Take
  • Mister
  • Misty
  • Mona - Noblewoman
  • Montaine - Mountain.
  • Pandora - Pandora means: *the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evil.
  • Priscilla
  • Ricky - Abbreviation of Richard powerful: strong ruler.
  • Royal - Regal
  • Sheena - God's gift
  • Silvestre - Trees: sylvan.
  • Siubhan - Praised
  • Tiffanie - Variant of the Greek name Theophania referring to the Epiphany - manifestation of divinity.
Gender Neutral Names
  • Alidoro - A matiff in Carlos Collodi's (Lorenzini) Pinocchio (1883). Pinoccio saved Alidor from drowing; in return Alidoro rescued the puppet from being fried like a fish when coated with flour.
  • Augustus Octavian
  • Blackie - A black spaniel that was Ernest Hemingway's companion for twelve years.
  • Bliss
  • Blowout
  • Boatswain - Lord Byron's Newfoundland and the subject of a moving epitaph by the well-known poet.
  • Bobo
  • Bomber
  • BooBoo
  • Boomer
  • Boots
  • Bubbles
  • Buckaroo
  • Bucko
  • Bugsy
  • Buster
  • Buzz
  • Ca Cee
  • Cally
  • Capoochino
  • Catpuccino
  • Chaps
  • Charlette
  • Charlie
  • Cherokee
  • Chimpy
  • Chris
  • Chu Chen
  • Chuckles
  • Coco
  • Codie
  • Corker
  • Cotton
  • Crockett Cat
  • D.C.
  • Dagney
  • Dar
  • Digi
  • Donation
  • Doo Dah
  • Euripides
  • Farkle
  • Ferret Fawcett
  • Flush
  • Ghillie
  • Gi Gi
  • Girl
  • Goofie Bear
  • Gorbe Chow
  • Grammer
  • Groovey
  • Grrrr
  • Hazard
  • Hester Prynne
  • Hissy Fit
  • Hojo
  • Howie
  • J.J.
  • Jetta
  • Keys
  • Keziah - Cassia: sweet-scented spice. Keziah was one of Job's three fair daughters in the bible.
  • Kienan - Archaic
  • Kitty Carlyle
  • Kukuq - Animal (Child's Word)
  • Lar - Teaches
  • Lathrop - From the farmstead with the barn
  • Licia - Modern abbreviation of Alicia sweet:honest.
  • Lilah - Feminine of Lyle from the island. Variant of Delilah.
  • Locke - Lives by tbe stronghold. Surname referring to a lock or locksmith.
  • Maura - Dark skinned
  • Megara
  • Merewood - From the lake forest
  • Mitch - Form of Michael Who is like God?
  • Mo
  • Modeste - Modest
  • Mooney - Wealthy
  • Morna - Dearly loved or tender
  • Ms.
  • Muffin
  • Muhunnad - Sword
  • Mutt
  • Myah
  • Nora - Light
  • Oleander
  • Pabla - Little
  • Parisch - Lives near the church
  • Patrice - Noble
  • Pee Dee
  • Pegasus
  • Penrod - Famous commander
  • Philberta - Brilliant
  • Pinky
  • Pooky
  • Popeye
  • Puddy Willow
  • Puff
  • Puppy
  • Pura - Pure
  • Purrsnickitty
  • Puss Cat
  • Pwyll - Mythical lord of Annwn
  • Raanan - Fresh
  • Rhonda - Good spear.
  • Romhilde - Glorious battle maiden
  • Rueban - Behold a son
  • Rune - A rune
  • Sativola - Name of a saint
  • Saumya - Soft natured, gentle.
  • Sceadu - Shade
  • Shaelynn - Descendant of the fortunate one. Variant of Shea.
  • Shunnareh - Pleasant
  • Siany - Good health
  • Sir Woody
  • Sirius
  • Skitter
  • Skwiggles
  • Skyelar - Phonetic spelling of Schuyler.
  • Snoozer
  • Snuggles
  • Sophia - Wisdom.
  • Sowingwa - Black - tailed deer (Hopi)
  • Splash
  • Sprinkle
  • Squat
  • Stash or Moustache
  • Stevan - Variant of Stephen Crown: wreath.
  • Stimpy
  • Stormy
  • Stray Cat
  • Struana - From the stream
  • Sueanne - Lily. Variant of Susannah. In the apocryphal Book of Tobit Susannah courageously defended herself against wrongful accusation. White lilies grew in the Biblical city of Susa in Persia.
  • Sugar
  • Tabby
  • Tate - Brings joy
  • Teague - Poet: Handsome.
  • Thurmond - Thor's protection
  • Tillman - Virile
  • Titia - Strength
  • Tobin - Goodness of God
  • Tor - Son of Pellinore
  • Toran - Variant of Torrence From the craggy hills. Tor is a name for a craggy hilltop and also may refer to a watchtower.
  • Travion - Fair town. Abbreviation of Trevelyan.
  • Tuffy
  • Tusche
  • Waterford
  • Whiz O
  • Wicket
  • Willow
  • Zac