Pet names

Dog & cat names — 389 ideas, with real meanings

A hand-picked list of names people actually give their dogs and cats — each with its origin and meaning where it has one. Filter by pet, by gender, or by the kind of name you're after, or just start typing.

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Abby Female

Hebrew · father's joy

HumanPopularCute

Ace Male

Latin · one, unity

ToughClassic

Achilles Male

Greek myth

MythologyTough

Alba Female

Latin · white

WhiteClassicNature

Alfie Male

English · elf counsel

HumanCutePopular

Amber Female

English · amber gemstone

ColorNatureHumanOrange

Angel Unisex

Latin · messenger

CuteHumanWhite

Annie Female

Hebrew · grace

HumanClassicCute

Anubis Male

Egyptian myth

MythologyToughBlack

Aphrodite Female

Greek myth

Mythology

Apollo Male

Greek myth

MythologyTough

Apricot Unisex

Word name

OrangeCuteFood

Archie Male

German · bold, genuine

HumanPopular

Ares Male

Greek myth

MythologyTough

Argent Unisex

French · silver

GreyColor

Argos Male

Greek myth

Mythology

Artemis Female

Greek myth

Mythology

Arya Unisex

Sanskrit · noble

PopHuman

Ash Unisex

English

NatureColorGrey

Aslan Male

Turkish · lion

OrangePopTough

Aspen Unisex

English · the aspen tree

Nature

Astro Male

Greek · star

PopNature

Athena Female

Greek myth

Mythology

Atlas Male

Greek myth

MythologyTough

Aurora Female

Latin · dawn

NatureRoyal

Autumn Female

Latin · autumn

OrangeNature

Axel Male

Scandinavian · father of peace

ToughHuman

Bagheera Male

Word name

BlackPopTough

Bailey Unisex

English · steward, bailiff

PopularHuman

Balder Male

Norse myth

Mythology

Bandit Male

English · outlaw

FunnyTough

Bastet Female

Egyptian myth

Mythology

Bat Unisex

Word name

BlackFunnyPop

Baxter Male

English · baker

Human

Bean Unisex

Word name

BlackCuteFood

Bear Male

Word name

ToughNature

Beau Male

French · handsome

CuteHumanPopular

Bella Female

Italian · beautiful

PopularClassicHuman

Belle Female

French · beautiful

CuteHumanRoyal

Benji Male

Hebrew · son of the right hand

CuteHumanPop

Benny Male

Hebrew · son of the right hand

HumanCute

Bentley Male

English · meadow of bent grass

RoyalHuman

Bianca Female

Italian · white

WhiteClassic

Binx Unisex

Word name

BlackPopFunny

Biscuit Unisex

Word name

CuteFoodFunny

Blanche Female

French · white

WhiteClassic

Blaze Male

English · flame

ToughColorOrange

Blizzard Unisex

Word name

WhiteNatureFunny

Blue Unisex

English

ColorGrey

Bonnie Female

Scottish · pretty, cheerful

CuteHumanClassic

Boo Unisex

Word name

BlackCutePop

Boots Unisex

Word name

CuteFunny

Bowie Unisex

Scottish · fair-haired

PopColor

Brandy Female

Word name

FoodFunny

Bruce Male

Scottish

ToughPopHumanClassic

Bruno Male

German · brown

ToughClassic

Brutus Male

Latin · heavy

Tough

Bubba Male

English · brother

FunnyCute

Buddy Male

English · friend

ClassicPopular

Buster Male

English

ClassicFunny

Butterscotch Unisex

Word name

OrangeCuteFood

Caesar Male

Latin

RoyalToughClassic

Callie Female

Greek · most beautiful

CutePopular

Calypso Female

Greek myth

Mythology

Caramel Unisex

Word name

OrangeFood

Cash Male

English

ToughHuman

Casper Male

Persian · treasurer

CutePopClassicWhite

Cassiopeia Female

Greek myth

MythologyNature

Cerberus Male

Greek myth

MythologyToughBlack

Champ Male

English · champion

Tough

Chance Male

English · good fortune

Classic

Charlie Unisex

English · free man

PopularHumanClassic

Cheddar Unisex

Word name

OrangeFoodFunny

Cheeto Unisex

Word name

OrangeFunnyPop

Chester Male

Latin · fortress

HumanClassic

Chief Male

English

ToughRoyal

Chloe Female

Greek · blooming

PopularHuman

Chrome Unisex

Word name

GreyColor

Cinder Unisex

English · ashes

BlackColorGrey

Cinnamon Female

Word name

FoodColorCuteOrange

Circe Female

Greek myth

Mythology

Clementine Female

Latin · mild, merciful

OrangeCuteFood

Cleo Female

Greek · glory

ClassicRoyal

Cloud Unisex

Word name

NatureColorGrey

Clyde Male

Scottish

ClassicPopHuman

Coal Unisex

Word name

BlackColor

Coco Female

French

CuteFood

Cocoa Unisex

Word name

FoodColorCute

Coconut Unisex

Word name

WhiteCuteFoodFunny

Cola Unisex

Word name

BlackFood

Comet Unisex

Word name

NaturePop

Cookie Unisex

Word name

CuteFoodFunny

Cooper Male

English · barrel maker

PopularHuman

Copper Male

English · the metal copper

OrangeColor

Cosmo Male

Greek · order, universe

PopClassic

Cotton Unisex

Word name

WhiteCute

Cream Unisex

Word name

WhiteFood

Crystal Female

Greek · ice, rock crystal

WhiteNature

Cupcake Unisex

Word name

CuteFoodFunny

Daisy Female

English · day's-eye flower

PopularNature

Dexter Male

Latin · skilled, right-handed

HumanPopClassic

Diablo Male

Spanish · devil

BlackToughPop

Diamond Female

English · diamond gemstone

ColorRoyal

Diana Female

Roman myth

MythologyNature

Diesel Male

Word name

Tough

Dizzy Unisex

Word name

Funny

Dobby Unisex

Word name

PopFunny

Dottie Female

Greek · gift of God

CuteHumanClassic

Dove Female

Word name

WhiteNature

Draco Male

Latin · dragon

ToughMythologyPop

Duchess Female

English · noble rank

Royal

Duke Male

English · noble rank

RoyalToughClassic

Dusk Unisex

Word name

BlackNature

Dusty Unisex

Word name

GreyCute

Ebony Female

English · deep black wood

BlackColorNature

Echo Female

Greek myth

MythologyNature

Eddie Male

English · wealthy guardian

HumanClassic

Elsa Female

German · pledged to God

PopCuteWhite

Ember Female

English

NatureColor

Emma Female

Germanic · whole, universal

PopularHuman

Eos Female

Greek myth · dawn

MythologyNature

Espresso Unisex

Word name

BlackFoodFunny

Evie Female

Hebrew · life

CuteHuman

Felix Male

Latin · happy, lucky

ClassicPopular

Fenrir Male

Norse myth

MythologyTough

Fern Female

English · the fern plant

NatureCute

Finn Male

Irish · fair

HumanPopular

Fiona Female

Scottish · fair, white

HumanPop

Flame Unisex

English · flame

OrangeTough

Flint Male

English · hard grey stone

GreyNatureTough

Fluffy Unisex

Word name

CuteFunny

Fox Unisex

Word name

OrangeNatureTough

Foxy Unisex

Word name

ColorFunnyOrange

Frankie Unisex

Latin · free

HumanCute

Freya Female

Norse myth

Mythology

Fritz Male

German · peaceful ruler

HumanClassicTough

Frost Unisex

English · frost

WhiteNature

Frosty Unisex

Word name

WhiteCuteFunny

Gaia Female

Greek myth · earth

MythologyNature

Gandalf Male

Old Norse · wand-elf

GreyPop

Garfield Male

English

PopFunnyOrange

George Male

Greek · farmer

HumanClassicRoyal

Ghost Unisex

Word name

ColorTough

Gigi Female

French

Cute

Ginger Female

English

ColorFoodOrange

Gizmo Unisex

Word name

PopFunnyCute

Goldie Female

English · golden

OrangeCute

Goose Unisex

Word name

FunnyPop

Gracie Female

Latin · grace

CuteHuman

Grey Unisex

Word name

GreyColor

Griffin Male

Greek myth

MythologyTough

Grigio Unisex

Italian · grey

GreyColor

Gris Unisex

French · grey

GreyColor

Grover Male

English · grove dweller

HumanPop

Guinness Unisex

Word name

BlackFoodFunny

Gunner Male

Norse · bold warrior

Tough

Hades Male

Greek myth

BlackMythologyTough

Hank Male

English · home ruler

HumanClassicTough

Harley Unisex

English · hare meadow

ToughPop

Harper Unisex

English · harp player

HumanPopular

Hazel Female

English · the hazel tree

NatureColorPopular

Hector Male

Greek myth

MythologyTough

Henry Male

Germanic · home ruler

HumanClassicRoyal

Hera Female

Greek myth

MythologyRoyal

Hercules Male

Greek myth

MythologyTough

Hermes Male

Greek myth

Mythology

Hestia Female

Greek myth

Mythology

Holly Female

English · the holly tree

NatureCuteHuman

Honey Female

Word name

CuteFoodOrange

Hulk Male

Word name

ToughFunny

Hunter Male

English · one who hunts

ToughHumanPopular

Inky Unisex

Word name

BlackCuteFunny

Iris Female

Greek · rainbow

NatureColorHuman

Isis Female

Egyptian myth

Mythology

Ivory Female

English · ivory

WhiteNature

Ivy Female

English · the ivy plant

NaturePopular

Izzy Female

Hebrew · pledged to God

CuteHuman

Jack Male

English · God is gracious

PopularHumanClassic

Jade Female

Spanish · the jade stone

ColorNature

Jasmine Female

Persian · the jasmine flower

NatureHumanCute

Jasper Male

Persian · treasurer

Classic

Jax Male

English

Popular

Jazz Unisex

Word name

PopFunny

Jessie Female

Hebrew · God beholds

HumanClassic

Jet Unisex

Word name

BlackColor

Jinx Unisex

Word name

BlackFunnyPopColor

Josie Female

Hebrew · God will add

CuteHuman

Juno Female

Roman myth

MythologyRoyal

Jupiter Male

Roman myth

MythologyRoyalTough

Karma Unisex

Sanskrit · action, fate

PopNature

Kiki Female

Word name

CuteFunny

King Male

English

RoyalTough

Kitty Female

English

Cute

Koala Unisex

Word name

GreyCuteFunny

Koda Male

Native American · friend

PopCute

Kong Male

Word name

ToughFunny

Kratos Male

Greek myth · strength

MythologyToughPop

Kylo Unisex

Word name

PopTough

Lady Female

English · noblewoman

RoyalClassicPop

Layla Female

Arabic · night

BlackHumanPopular

Lenny Male

German · brave lion

HumanTough

Leo Male

Latin · lion

PopularClassicOrange

Lexi Female

Greek · defender

CuteHumanPopular

Licorice Unisex

Word name

BlackFoodFunny

Lily Female

English · the lily flower

PopularNatureHumanWhite

Loki Male

Norse myth

MythologyPop

Lola Female

Spanish · sorrows

CutePopular

Louie Male

German · famous warrior

HumanClassic

Lucky Unisex

English

ClassicFunny

Lucy Female

Latin · light

PopularHumanClassic

Lulu Female

Arabic · pearl

CuteHuman

Lumi Female

Finnish · snow

CuteColorNatureWhite

Luna Female

Latin · moon

PopularNature

Mac Male

Scottish · son of

ToughHuman

Maggie Female

Greek · pearl

HumanClassicPopular

Magic Unisex

Word name

BlackPopCute

Major Male

English

ToughRoyal

Mango Unisex

Word name

OrangeFoodNature

Maple Female

Word name · the maple tree

NatureCute

Marley Male

English · pleasant wood

PopHumanPopular

Marmalade Unisex

Word name

OrangeCuteFoodFunny

Mars Male

Roman myth

MythologyTough

Marshmallow Unisex

Word name

CuteFoodFunnyWhite

Max Male

Latin · greatest

PopularClassicHuman

Maximus Male

Latin · greatest

Tough

Mercury Male

Latin · the god Mercury; quicksilver

GreyMythology

Mia Female

Italian · mine

PopularHuman

Midnight Unisex

Word name

BlackColorNature

Milo Male

Germanic

PopularClassic

Minerva Female

Roman myth

Mythology

Misty Female

English

CuteColorGrey

Mittens Unisex

Word name

CuteFunny

Mocha Unisex

Word name

FoodColorCute

Mochi Unisex

Japanese

CuteFood

Molly Female

Hebrew · star of the sea

PopularHumanClassic

Moose Male

Word name

ToughFunny

Morticia Female

Word name

BlackPop

Muffin Unisex

Word name

CuteFood

Murphy Male

Irish · sea warrior

HumanClassic

Nacho Male

Word name

FoodFunnyOrange

Nala Female

African

PopCute

Nebula Unisex

Latin · mist, cloud

GreyNature

Nellie Female

Greek · shining light

CuteHumanClassic

Nemo Male

Latin · nobody

OrangePop

Neptune Male

Roman myth

Mythology

Nero Male

Italian · black

BlackClassicTough

Neve Female

Italian · snow

WhiteNature

Nieve Female

Spanish · snow

WhiteNature

Nikki Female

Greek · victory of the people

HumanCute

Nimbus Unisex

Latin · rain cloud

GreyNaturePop

Ninja Unisex

Japanese · stealth warrior

ToughFunnyPop

Noir Unisex

French · black

BlackClassic

Noodle Unisex

Word name

CuteFoodFunny

Nova Female

Latin · new star

PopularNature

Nutmeg Unisex

Word name

FoodColorCute

Nyx Female

Greek myth · night

BlackMythologyColor

Obsidian Unisex

Latin · black volcanic glass

BlackToughColor

Odin Male

Norse myth

MythologyTough

Olive Female

Latin · olive tree

NatureHumanPopular

Oliver Male

Latin · olive tree

PopularHumanClassic

Ollie Unisex

Latin · olive tree

CuteHumanPopular

Onyx Unisex

English · black gemstone

BlackColorTough

Opal Female

Sanskrit · gem, jewel

ColorNatureWhite

Oreo Unisex

Word name

FoodFunnyCute

Orion Male

Greek myth

MythologyNature

Oscar Male

Irish · deer lover

PopularHumanClassic

Otis Male

German · wealthy

HumanClassic

Pandora Female

Greek myth · all-gifted

Mythology

Panther Male

Greek · the panther

BlackTough

Paws Unisex

Word name

CuteFunny

Peaches Female

Word name

CuteFoodOrange

Peanut Unisex

Word name

CuteFoodFunny

Pearl Female

English · the pearl

WhiteNatureClassic

Pebble Female

English · a small smooth stone

GreyCuteNature

Penny Female

Greek · weaver

CuteHumanPopular

Pepper Unisex

Word name

BlackFoodColorGrey

Percy Male

French

HumanClassicRoyal

Persephone Female

Greek myth

Mythology

Perseus Male

Greek myth

Mythology

Pewter Unisex

English · the grey tin alloy

GreyColor

Phoenix Unisex

Greek myth

MythologyToughPop

Pip Unisex

English · seed

CuteHuman

Piper Female

English · pipe player

PopularHuman

Pitch Unisex

Word name

BlackColor

Pixie Female

English · fairy, sprite

CuteFunny

Pluto Male

Roman myth

MythologyPopTough

Poe Unisex

Word name

BlackClassicPop

Poppy Female

English · the poppy flower

NatureCutePopular

Powder Unisex

Word name

White

Prince Male

English

Royal

Princess Female

English

RoyalCute

Pumpkin Unisex

Word name

CuteFoodOrange

Puss Unisex

Word name

OrangePopFunny

Queen Female

English

Royal

Quinn Unisex

Irish · wise

HumanPopular

Ra Male

Egyptian myth · sun

Mythology

Rambo Male

Word name

ToughPop

Ranger Male

English · forest guardian

ToughNatureHuman

Raven Unisex

English · the raven bird

BlackColorNatureTough

Remy Male

French · oarsman

HumanPopular

Rex Male

Latin · king

ClassicToughRoyal

Rhea Female

Greek myth

Mythology

Riley Unisex

Irish · valiant

PopularHuman

Rocky Male

English · rock

ToughPopClassic

Roman Male

Latin · citizen of Rome

ToughHumanClassic

Rosie Female

Latin · rose

CuteNatureHuman

Ruby Female

Latin · red gemstone

PopularColorHuman

Rufus Male

Latin · red-haired

ColorClassicHumanFunny

Rusty Male

English · reddish-brown

ColorClassicFunnyOrange

Sable Unisex

French · black

BlackColorNature

Sadie Female

Hebrew · princess

PopularHuman

Saffron Female

English · the orange-gold spice

OrangeNatureFood

Salem Unisex

Word name

BlackPop

Sam Male

Hebrew · God has heard

HumanClassicPopular

Sammy Unisex

Hebrew · God has heard

CuteHuman

Sasha Unisex

Russian · defender

HumanPopular

Scout Unisex

English

ClassicHuman

Sekhmet Female

Egyptian myth

MythologyTough

Selene Female

Greek myth · moon

MythologyNature

Shade Unisex

Word name

GreyColor

Shadow Unisex

Word name

BlackColorTough

Silver Unisex

English · the precious metal silver

GreyColor

Simba Male

Swahili · lion

PopToughOrange

Simon Male

Hebrew · he has heard

HumanClassic

Skye Female

Scottish · the Isle of Skye

NatureColorCute

Slate Unisex

English · grey layered rock

GreyNatureColor

Smoke Unisex

Word name

GreyColor

Smokey Unisex

English

ColorGrey

Snow Unisex

Word name

ColorNature

Snowball Unisex

Word name

CuteColorFunnyWhite

Snowy Unisex

Word name

WhiteNature

Socks Unisex

Word name

CuteFunny

Sooty Unisex

Word name

BlackCuteFunny

Sophie Female

Greek · wisdom

PopularHuman

Spot Unisex

Word name

ClassicFunny

Star Female

English · a star

ColorNatureCute

Steel Male

English · the metal steel

GreyToughColor

Stella Female

Latin · star

PopularHumanClassic

Sterling Male

English · of the highest quality

GreyClassic

Stone Unisex

English · stone

GreyNatureTough

Storm Unisex

English

NatureToughGrey

Sugar Female

Word name

CuteFoodWhite

Sunny Unisex

English

CuteColorOrange

Taco Male

Word name

FoodFunny

Tang Unisex

Word name

OrangeFunnyFood

Tangerine Female

Word name

OrangeFood

Tank Male

Word name

ToughFunny

Teddy Male

Greek · gift of God

CuteHumanPopular

Tessa Female

Greek · to harvest

HumanCute

Theo Male

Greek · gift of God

HumanPopularClassic

Thor Male

Norse myth · thunder

MythologyToughPop

Thunder Male

English · thunder

GreyToughNature

Tiger Male

English

ToughColor

Tigger Male

Word name

PopCuteOrange

Timber Male

Word name

GreyNatureTough

Titan Male

Greek myth

ToughMythology

Toby Male

Hebrew · God is good

PopularHumanClassic

Toffee Unisex

Word name

OrangeFood

Tom Male

English

ClassicPop

Trixie Female

Latin · bringer of joy

CuteFunnyHuman

Tucker Male

English · cloth softener

HumanPopular

Twilight Unisex

Word name

BlackNature

Tyr Male

Norse myth

MythologyTough

Tyson Male

English · firebrand

Tough

Umbra Unisex

Latin · shadow

BlackNature

Vanilla Female

Word name

WhiteFood

Velvet Female

English · the fabric

BlackCuteColor

Venus Female

Roman myth

Mythology

Vesper Unisex

Latin · evening

BlackClassicNature

Vinnie Male

Latin · conquering

HumanTough

Violet Female

English · the violet flower

NatureColorHuman

Vixen Female

English · female fox

ColorFunnyTough

Vlad Male

Slavic · ruler

BlackToughPop

Waffles Unisex

Word name

CuteFoodFunny

Walter Male

Germanic · ruler of the army

HumanClassicRoyal

Whiskers Unisex

Word name

CuteFunny

Willow Female

English · the willow tree

NaturePopularCute

Winston Male

English · joy stone

ClassicHumanRoyal

Winter Unisex

Word name

WhiteNature

Wolf Male

German · the wolf

ToughNatureGrey

Woody Male

English · row of houses by a wood

PopFunnyHuman

Yeti Unisex

Word name

WhiteFunnyPop

Yoda Unisex

Word name

PopFunny

Yuki Unisex

Japanese · snow

WhiteNature

Zara Female

Arabic · radiance

Human

Zeus Male

Greek myth

MythologyTough

Ziggy Unisex

English · victorious protector

FunnyPopHuman

Zoe Female

Greek · life

PopularHuman

Zuri Female

Swahili · beautiful

CuteHuman

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