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Names for a SQUIRREL!

FreeFrie
By FreeFrie
Updated Mon May 22 2023
Quick! Name your local squirrel! If you're in Europe like us, it better be a red squirrel though! Wether it be beloved characters, sugary sweet nicknames or easy to yell sounds, let this list inspire you. Mostly unisex names because... well, can you tell!? I named our wild little fellow Squint, because when he runs and jumps around on our balcony it makes me squint, so I won't see him fall! Also wanted something short that I can shout quickly when he appears out of nowhere.
  1. Adam

    • Origin:

      Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "son of the red earth"

    • Description:

      Adam -- a primal Old Testament name -- was revived as a 1960s cowboy name. Adam is not as popular as it once was and feels ready for a respite, replaced by newer A names like Aidan/Aiden, Avery and Axel. Its most prominent current bearers include Adams Sandler, Levine, Brody and Driver -- who plays a character named Adam on Girls.
  2. Akako

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "red"

    • Description:

      The color red was considered to have magical properties in early Japanese culture, with the power to cure blood and other illnesses. Pronounced ah-kah-ko.
  3. Arusha

    • Origin:

      Sanskrit

    • Meaning:

      "red"

    • Description:

      The color red plays a prominent role in Hindu mythology, referring to the rising sun or the reddish horses of the "son of fire." Pronounced ahr-OO-shah, it has a stylish Russian flair. Hindi version is ARUSHI.
  4. Berry

    • Origin:

      Nature name

    • Description:

      If not for Motown founder Berry Gordy, this name would now be totally in the girl group.
  5. Berry

    • Origin:

      Nature name

    • Description:

      With the recent arrival of fruit names like Apple and Plum, this more traditional example, symbolic of fertility, might rise in popularity. Photographer Berry Berenson was born Berinthia.
  6. Blaze

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Meaning:

      "fire"

    • Description:

      Originally a form of the saint's name Blaise, though now more likely to be a hot word name used for both sexes, though heavily weighted toward the boys. It has been in the boys' Top 1000 since the year 2000. On the pop culture side of things, Blaze Bayley is a singer and musician who has been connected to the bands Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden.
  7. Blaze

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Meaning:

      "fire"

    • Description:

      A hot name, though perhaps not in the sense you want for your baby. About 20 times as many boys as girls were named Blaze in one recent year, perhaps because it can be seen as a spelling variation of the classic male saint's name Blaise.
  8. Bo

    • Origin:

      Norse nickname

    • Meaning:

      "to live"

    • Description:

      A popular name in Denmark, in this country Bo has some cowboy swagger and a lot of substance in its minimal two letters. In Mandarin Chinese, Bo means "wave".
  9. Bodhi

    • Origin:

      Sanskrit

    • Meaning:

      "awakening, enlightenment"

    • Description:

      Bodhi is a Sanskrit name translated as "enlightenment" or "awakening" which relates to a Buddhist concept, wherein Bodhi is synonymous with the state of nirvana, being freed from hate, greed and ego. The Bodhi tree is a large fig tree under which the founder of Buddhism received enlightenment. Spelling variations include Bodie and Bode.
  10. Bodhi

    • Origin:

      Sanskrit

    • Meaning:

      "awakening; enlightenment"

    • Description:

      Bodhi relates to the Buddhist concept of enlightenment and has been a hot baby name in recent years.
  11. Buzz

    • Origin:

      Modern nickname

    • Description:

      Brother for Biff and Bud. McFly rocker Tom Fletcher transformed this from midcentury short form to modern cool name when he used it for his newborn son.
  12. Carmine

    • Origin:

      Latin, English, Italian

    • Meaning:

      "vivid red; garden, song"

    • Description:

      This Italian name could have a whole new life when viewed as a color name, however, it is traditionally a masculine form of Carmen, pronounced with three lilting syllables. Both provide an arty, distinctive feel, though in different ways.
  13. Cash

    • Origin:

      Word name; also diminutive of Cassius

    • Meaning:

      "hollow"

    • Description:

      With the popular 'ash' sound and a contemporary feel, Cash is a widely used name in the US. Used occasionally before the 2000s, Cash really took off in 2003, following the death of American musical legend, Johnny Cash.
  14. Clancy

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "red-haired warrior"

    • Description:

      Clancy, one of the original crossover Irish surname names, is as energetic and appealing as ever — full of moxie, more distinctive than Casey, and also one of the less obvious of the red-headed names.
  15. Crimson

    • Origin:

      English color name

    • Meaning:

      "rich deep red"

    • Description:

      Crimson is a rare unisex color name used more frequently among baby girls.
  16. Crimson

    • Origin:

      Color name

    • Meaning:

      "rich deep red"

    • Description:

      Crimson could be a possible competitor for Scarlett's success, though it's lacking that Johansson charm.
  17. Cheeky
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      • Dill

        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Dillon, Irish

        • Meaning:

          "loyal"

        • Description:

          Diminutive of Dillon
      • Djune