Welcome to Peculiar Pet Names  

The giant compendium

of peculiar, unique, beastly, adorable, and snuggly names

for dogs, cats, birds, and pets of all kinds. 

Lists upon lists of names for your pets.

  • A collie standing in a rosebush with a rose in her mouth

    Lovely, old-fashioned girl pet names.

    What’s sweeter for your fluffy girl than one of these beautiful names from 19th Century.

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  • A gold retriever looking up at the night sky.

    Names inspired by the night sky.

    Constellations, the zodiac, and astronomical phenomena can make amazing and unique names for pets.

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  • Black cat sitting by an ancient stone building

    Names inspired by ancient civilizations

    A pantheon of names for your little heros, goddesses and monsters.

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  • Beagle on a starship

    Science fiction names.

    We’ve culled canon from Star Trek, Star Wars, Red Dwarf, Hitchhiker’s Guide, and much more.

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  • A small orange and white kitten sitting inside a car engine compartment, surrounded by mechanical parts and hoses.

    Names for cats found in car engines.

    Against all odds, some kittens are deliverd to their new families under the hood of a car.

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  • A golden retriever lying in a shaft of sunlight from a sunset

    Pet names that mean “light.”

    These beautiful names refer to the light, joy, and happiness that pets bring to our lives.

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All lists
  • Black and white cat with black mustache

    Po

  • Black and white dog sprinting across grass

    Lucia

  • two kittens on a white sofa

    Juniper and Sage

  • Gray pet rat on a green bed

    Athena

  • Black and white photo of handsome great dane head

    Ophiucus