Pet Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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English word name
"an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped"
Bean is a unisex word name with a cute and quirky feel. Early reader series Ivy and Bean features a young girl named Bean, short for Bernice Blue. It has appeal as a casual nickname or middle name,…
Nature name, English word name
"a shore of a body of water"
With the tide coming in on a new wave of word names, this one just might catch on, especially for parents who relish sun, sand, and surf. Forest lovers can spell it Beech, like the tree.
Torbert is a masculine name of Germanic origin, likely derived from elements meaning 'thunder' (thor/tor) and 'bright' or 'famous' (bert/brecht). This powerful combination creates a name suggesting…
English surname, probably related to Bartholomew
"son of the furrow"
Bartleby (that's his last name) the Scrivener is a famous Herman Melville character whose surprisingly powerful refrain was, "I would prefer not to." Or, in the immortal words of any two-year-old:…
Italian place name
Torille is the name of an Italian town, and is also found as a surname/
Spanish word name
"tornado"
Tornado first meant thunderstorm and only later came to mean whirlwind, the common modern meaning. More recently, Tornado is the first name of a tennis-playing teen whose sister is called the equally…
Scottish from Norse
"Thor's cauldron"
Torquil, is a quirky but intriguing option that evolved from an ancient Scandinavian name and was imported into Scotland by the Vikings. The Gaelic form of the name is Torcaill. Torquil MacLeod was…
Japanese
"pierce; sea"
Unisex Japanese name seen on a character in the Haikyū!! manga and anime series.
Turkish
"Danube river"
The Turkish name for the Danube River. Tuna is technically a unisex name in Turkey, yet it is more common among boys.
"spinning; incorporating a turbine"
Turbo debuted on the charts in 2020, when it was given to six baby boys.
