Inside Meanings
Of Pet Names

Researchers say that over half the dog names and cat names are those of people – which may account for all the cats named Morris. Millions of pet lovers choose a dog name or cat name from the comics, as in “Garfield,” “Hobbes,” “Odie,” “Pluto,” and “Snoopy.” It's interesting to find out the inside meanings of pet names.

Famous pet names come from ads. “Morris” and “Tige” are a celebrity cat and dog. Television dog stars include “Zeus,” “Wishbone,” and “Benji.” “Asta,” “Chloe,” and “Lassie” were movie stars, while “Falla” was President Roosevelt’s beloved dog.

Discover the Inside Meaning of Pet Names

Top Dog Names

Ace (Latin) “Leader”	Asta (Greek) “Star”
Baxter (English) “Tenacious”	Coco (American) “Jovial”
Duke (Latin) “Leader”	Dakota (American) “Friendly”
Hercules (Greek) “Grand gift”	Katie (Greek) “Pure”
Jasper (English) “Guard”	Lady (American) “Feminine”
Max (Latin) “Best”	Lucy (Latin) “Light-hearted”
Oliver (Latin) “Good-natured”	Maggie (Greek) “Pearl”
Prince (Latin) “Royal”	Molly (Irish) “Jovial”
Rex (Latin) “Kingly”	Princess (English) “Precious”
Rocky (English) “Hardy”	Sacha (Greek) “Helpful”
Rusty (English) “Red-haired”	Sandy (American) “Playful”

Top Cat Names

Big Louie (French) “Powerful”	Angel (Latin) “Sweet”
Felix (Latin) “Blessed”	Cleo (Greek) “Glory”
Garfield (English) “Armed”	Fefe (French) “Abundance”
Huey (German) “Heart”	Ginger (English) “Red-haired”
Ivan (Russian) “God has favored”	Jasmine (Persian) “Jasmine flower”
Milo (Latin) “Soldier”	Minnie (Latin) “Wisdom”
Nero (Latin) “Strong”	Missy (Greek) “Honeybee”
Oscar (English) “Divine spear”	Muffin (English) “Muffin”
Pinkie (English) “Reddish hair”	Princess (English) “Princess”
Roscoe (English) “Woods”	Pumpkin (English) “Pumpkin”
Smokey (English) “Smokey”	Thomasina (English) “Twin”

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