Pet Names and Meanings

This list includes pet names inspired by beverages, mythological creatures, nature, and a few fancy cars. You will find that the name meanings are quite interesting.

Cat names and meanings

The focus of this site is cats, so I had kitties in mind when I was researching these names. However, they make wonderful names for all types of pets.

• Accord – to be in agreement, also a medium-size car by Honda

• Ambrosia – the food of the gods in classic mythology

• Bamboo – a tall, grass-like, flexible, woody plant native to Asia

• Bentley – from the moor, also a luxury car made by Rolls Royce

• Bonsai – the Japanese art of growing dwarfed trees and other plants

• Bugatti – an Italian sports car

• Cabernet – a dry, red wine

• Callisto – name of a nymph

• Calypso – a sea nymph in Greek mythology

• Chestnut – the name of one of the deciduous tree

• Chianti – a dry table wine

• Claret – a dry red wine

• Comet – a celestial body with a long tail that travels around the sun, from the Greek komḗtēs and the Latin comētēs, comēta, meaning having long hair

• Cosmos – order, arrangement, world, universe

• Dandelion – a yellow flower

• Ebony – a tropical tree that produces dark wood, native to southern Asia

• Espresso – strong black coffee

• Garnet – a gemstone of a deep, dark red color

• Jade – a highly valued green gemstone

• Jarrah - an Australian tree with hard, reddish-brown wood

• Karma – Fate or destiny in Buddhism and Hinduism

• Kodiak – Large brown bear from Alaska

• Kuma – Japanese for bear

• Levi – united, joining (Hebrew)

• Magnolia – name of a white flower

• Mahogany – American evergreen tree with hard, reddish-brown wood

• Mazda – Japanese automaker, also from Ahura Mazda, supreme god in Zoroastrianism

• Noah - peace, comfort, wanderer (Hebrew)

• Rum – an alcoholic liquor distilled from sugar

• Ruski – a lemon and vodka drink

• Sage – a wise person, an aromatic herb

• Sake – Japanese mildly alcoholic beverage made from rice

• Saul – called by God (Hebrew), first king of Israel

• Seth – appointed by God (Hebrew)

• Simon – "he who hears", one of the twelve apostles

• Solomon – wise, peaceful (Hebrew)

• Triton – Greek god, messenger of the sea, son of Poseidon

• Wombat – a nocturnal Australian animal

• Zen – a branch of Buddhism that focuses on the practice of meditation and mindfulness

• Zephyr – a gentle breeze

Did you enjoy this list of pet names and meanings? I had lots of fun learning about the meaning of names. For more unusual cat names, please visit the following pages:

• Cat names and meanings

• Unique cat names

• Unusual cat names