150 Obscure Pet Names « Weekly Gravy

My roommate recently purchased a parakeet. When he texted me to ask if it would be OK for him to introduce a bird into our living environment, I was all for it, because I dig aviary companionship, and also ANYTHING TO HELP EASE THE CRIPPLING AND PERPETUAL FEELING OF LONELINESS, AMIRITE?!

I said yes also because I was extremely excited at the opportunity to have some creative input in the parakeet naming process. See, one of the main, high-level reasons I’ve always wanted a pet of my own is so that I can name him or her something absolutely awesome.

Pets aren’t people—you can name pets something absurd and whacky, and others are more likely to accept it without calling you a hipster or a “Gwyneth Paltrow Goop Wannabe.”

I’ve only had three pets in my life, and they were all family pets that my mom had exclusive naming rights to. Our family rabbit and two dogs were named “Honey,” “Tori,” and “Brandi,” because apparently my mom ran out of naming steam after coming up with monikers for four kids and decided to just go with stripper names.

Roommate ultimately decided to name the bird Ptery the Pterodactyl. This came after an exhaustive brainstorming session and much debate.

During the process, I got a little wild with lists of potential pet names, which I have provided for your consideration below. If you look close enough you’ll gain access to my inner most thoughts.

This list might help you name your pet, or at least serve as a launching pad for the naming process. A process that may be the most important process of your entire life.

I like to also think that many of the following would make excellent band names. Ska band names.

Enjoy.