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GreenDinosaurusrex
By GreenDinosaurusrex
Updated Mon May 22 2023
Names that are after animal species or genders. Typically can be gentle or bold. Some, people won't even know are animal names until you tell them!
  1. Wren

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "small bird"

    • Description:

      Wren, a lilting songbird name, could be the next Robin. Wren entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2012 and is among the new wave of popular English names for girls.
  2. Fox

    • Origin:

      Animal name

    • Description:

      Fox is one animal name backed by a longish tradition, and then popularized via the lead character Fox Mulder on X Files. Fox is simple, sleek, and a little bit wild, and could make an interesting middle name.
  3. Mare

    • Origin:

      Variation of Maria and Mary

    • Meaning:

      "drop of the sea; bitter; beloved; love"

    • Description:

      A variation of Maria and Mary, used as a diminutive in Estonia, Croatia, Macedonia, The Netherlands, and Slovenia, and occasionally as a respelling of the Irish Máire. In the first instance, it may be pronounced MA-reh, while in the latter, it may be more like MA-r(y)uh.

      It could also be a form of Maren or Mairead, pronounced MEHR (like the word for a female horse).
  4. Pike

    • Origin:

      American animal name

    • Meaning:

      "pike, a fish"

    • Description:

      The field of nature names is constantly expanding to include all species of flowers and trees and animals and birds and even fish. In addition to its appeal for anglers, Pike recalls Zebulon Pike, the explorer who discovered and gave his name to Pike's Peak.