Sherlock Holmes Pet Names

This list draws on the original Sherlock Holmes mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as other novels, movies and television shows derived from them. My favorites are Diogenes, Mycroft, and Watson

Adler - Irene Adler was an adversary and love interest of Sherlock
Billy - Billy assists in Sherlock's investigations.
Damian - Damian Adler was the son of Sherlock and Irene Adler in The Language of Bees
Diogenes - Diogenes club was a gentleman's club featured in the stories
Enola - Sister of Sherlock & Mycroft in The Enola Holmes Mysteries series
Eurus - Sister of Sherlock & Mycroft in Sherlock
Gladstone - Name of Sherlock's dog in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes movies
Holmes - Surname of Sherlock and Mycroft
Hudson - Sherlock Holmes' landlady
Irene - Irene Adler was an adversary and love interest of Sherlock
Lestrade - Inspector Lestrade worked for Scotland Yard
Molly - Pathologist that works at the morgue in the BBC series Sherlock
Mittens - Hacker whose real name is Fiona, she assists Sherlock in Elementary
Moriarty - Professor James Moriarty was Sherlock's nemesis
Morland - Father of Sherlock in Elementary
Morstan - Mary Morstan is the wife of Dr. Watson
Mycroft - Sherlock's brother
Pompey - Draghound Sherlock used in The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarter
Raffles - In Raffles Holmes and Company, Raffles was the son of Sherlock and Marjorie Raffles
Russell - Mary Russell is Sherlock's wife in The Mary Russell series
Sherrinford - Elder brother of Sherlock & Mycroft in Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street
Sherlock - Detective Holmes' given name
Toby - Dog that Sherlock borrowed occasionally for help in his investigations
Watson - Sherlock's friend and biographer
Wiggins - street urchin and leader of the Baker Street Irregulars.


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Jungle Book

These names are from Disney's 1967 animated movie, The Jungle Book, it's sequel, The Jungle Book 2, and the 2016 live action adaption. My favorite is Baloo.


Akela
Bagheera
Baloo
Buzzie
Dizzy
Flaps
Flunkey
Fred
Hathi
Ikki
Junior
Kaa
Louie
Lucky
Messua
Mowgli
Rama
Ranjan
Rocky
Shanti
Shere Khan
Winifred
Ziggy

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Zootopia Pet Names

This is a list of names from Disney's animated film, Zootopia. My favorites are Bogo, Clawhauser, and Flash.

Bogo
Bonnie
Bucky
Clawhauser
Cotton
Dawn Bellwether
Delgato
Dharma
Doug Ramses
Duke
Emmitt
Fabienne
Fangmeyer
Finnick
Flash
Francine
Fru Fru
Gareth
Gary
Gazelle
Gideon
Jerry
Jesse
Judy Hopps
Koslov
Larry
Lionheart
Madge
Mr. Big
Nangi
Nicholas Piberius "Nick" Wilde
Peter
Priscilla
Pronk
Renato
Sharla
Stu
Terry
Travis
Woolter
Yax

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Moana Pet Names

There weren't many named characters in Moana. My favorite names are her pets in the movie, Heihei and Pua.

Heihei
Kakamora
Maui
Moana
Pua
Sina
Tala
Tamatoa
Te Fiti
Te Kā
Tui

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Norse Gods & Godesses

These Norse Gods and Goddesses are great namesakes for a pet with the spirit of a viking. My favoriates are Freyja, Loki, and Thor.

Baldr - God of beauty, innocence, peace and rebirth
Borr - Father of Odin, Vili and Ve
Bragi - God of poetry, music and the harp
Búri - God of Prehistory, and the first god
Dagr - God of the daytime
Dellingr - God of the dawn
Eir - Goddess of healing
Elli - Goddess of old age
Forseti - God of justice, peace and truth
Freyja - Goddess of love, fertility and battle
Freyr or Frey- God of fertility
Frigg or Frigga - Goddess of marriage and motherhood
Fulla - Frigga's handmaiden
Gefjun - Goddess of fertility and plough
Hel  - Queen of the Underworld
Heimdall - Guardian of Asgard
Hermóðr - Son of Odin
Hlín - Goddess of consolation and protection
Höðr - God of winter
Hœnir - The silent God
Iðunn - Goddess of youth
Jörð - Goddess of the Earth
Kvasir - God of inspiration
Lofn - Goddess of forbidden loves
Loki - God of mischief
Magni - God of strength, a son of Thor
Máni - God of the Moon
Mímir - Uncle of Odin
Móði - God of bravery, a son of Thor
Nanna - Goddess of joy and peace
Njörðr - God of the sea, wind, fish and wealth
Nótt - Goddess of the night
Odin - God of war, and ruler of the gods.
Rán - Goddess of the sea
Sif - Goddess of the harvest
Sjöfn - Goddess of love Skaði - Goddess of winter
Snotra - Goddess of wisdom
Sól - Goddess of the sun
Thor - God of thunder and battle
Thrúd - Daughter of Thor and Sif
Týr - God of war and the skies
Váli - God of revenge, son of Loki
Vár - Goddess of promises and agreements
Vé - Along with Odin and Vili, one of the three gods of creation
Víðarr - God of the forest, revenge, and silence
Vili - Along with Odin and Vé, one of the three gods of creation
Vör - Goddess of wisdom


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Christmas Pet Names

Here's a list of Christmas themed names! My favorites are Coal, Hermey, Noel, and Tinsel.


Amaryllis
Angel
Balthazar
Bethlehem
Blitzen 
Candy Cane
Carol
Caspar
Clara
Clarice
Claus
Coal
Cookie
Comet 
Cratchit
Cupid 
Dancer 
Dasher  
Donner 
Ebenezer
Eggnog
Elf
Frosty 
Gabriel
Gingerbread
Grinch
Hermey
Holly
Humbug
Jack Frost
Jingle Bell
Jolly
Krampus
Kris Kringle
Marley
Melchior
Merry
Mistletoe
Nicholas
Noel
Poinsettia
Prancer 
Rudolph 
Scrooge
Star
Stocking
Sugar Plum
Tinsel
Tiny Tim
Vixen
Yule

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Awesome Pets

Send me your pet's name (and pets you've owned in the past) and I'll add it here. You can tweet it to me @thenameblogger, or add a comment below. I'll update the list as I get more names. I'll start with my own pets.


Bluto Van Byrd - anonymous
Boots - @thenameblogger
Chico - @Aleksandra_ksan
Eric - @EricDaDog
Goldilocks - @thenameblogger
Harry - @SGDogsLLC
Jazz - @thenameblogger
Jeegy - @KidGloriousKids
Lulu - @thenameblogger
Mara - @KidGloriousKids
Oliver - @SGDogsLLC
Penny - @thenameblogger
Pixie - @thenameblogger
Polyantha-Jamee - @PJSM206
Roco - @KidGloriousKids
Stanley - @StanleyForeman1
Starlett - @StarlettCrowley
Tallulah - @ohhaveaword

Winter Names

This is my list of winter pet names. My favorites are Lumi, Yuki, and Mittens. When I was a baby, I had a cat named Boots.

Blizzard
Bobsled
Boots
Chilly
Crystal
Eira - Welsh for 'snow'
Flake
Flurry
Frosty
Icicle
Jack Frost
January
Lumi - Finnish for 'snow'
Mittens
Neve - Snow in Italian, Portuguese, Galician,
Parka
Polar
Powder
Sled
Slush
Snirt - Snow covered with dirt
Snow
Snowball
Snowflake
Snowy
Squall
Toboggan
Winter
Yuki - Japanese for 'snow'
Zero 

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The Big Bang Theory Pet Names

These names are from the television series, The Big Bang Theory, for your nerdy pet. My favorites are Penny, Cooper, and Professor Proton.

Alfred
Amy
Barry
Bernadette
Bert
Beverly
Cinnamon
Cooper
Crawley
Dr. Boots Hofstadter
Dr. Robert Oppenheimer
Emily
Enrico Fermi
Farrah
Gino the Neutrino
Halley
Howard
Kibbler
Kripke
Leonard
Leslie
Lovey-Dovey
Lucky
Lucy
Missy
Mitzy
Moondance
Otto Frisch
Penny
Pepper
Priya
Professor Proton
Rajesh 'Raj'
Randall
Richard Feynman
Sheldon
Stuart
Toby
Winkle
Wyatt
Zach
Zazzles

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