The 21 Most Genius Pet Names Ever


Can we all please take a second to recognize the adorableness that is Taylor Swift’s new pint-sized kitten? If its white fur and blue eyes aren’t cute enough, you’ll be happy to learn that the feline also has a very cool name. Spoiler alert: You’ll love it!

“Meet Olivia Benson.”

Taylor, just like your lyrics, Olivia’s name—inspired by actress Mariska Hargitay’s character on Law Order: SVU—is magic.

Of course, you don’t need to be a Grammy-winning artist to come up a creative, witty, or super catchy name for your pet. Here’s proof, all gathered from Women’s Health‘s Instagram followers:

#geniuspetname @womenshealthmag we named her Olive cuz she’s little, black, and I could just eat her right up!

 

My Rufus, such a small pup needs an epic name #geniuspetname

 

Pugsley the pug! Aka Pugtastico! Named after Pugsley, the boy from Addams family. I have a basset too and he was supposed to be a she and named Wednesday, but he turned out to be a Stoffel instead! #GeniusPetName #pug #pugs #cutepets

 

#GeniusPetName he’s an Australian Cattle Dog named Foster “it’s Australian for beer!” @womenshealthmag

 

#GeniusPetName her name is Liberty Belle. I love when dogs have playful names. I got her during the month of July so Liberty seemed fitting and spelling Bell with and “e” added a touch of whimsy.

 

I made her redo this pic hehe #tbt to last summer when we became parents. @womenshealthmag #geniuspetname her name is Blue because it’s our favorite color and my boyfriend wanted to name her zelda or spiderman and i just wasnt havin that.

 

#geniuspetname My name is Corzo like the #corzo silver tequila, because you always get happy when you around me and I make you feel warm and full of joy! Also, because I’m #dapper #silver #fun #passoutafterfundays #accidentsinthehouse #fullofflavor #lovelife #alwaysreadytoparty

 

This pretty lady is named PollyMolly. Very unusual to have two names, but it was her name when I found her at the shelter where I got her from. The name stuck. I call her Polly, my sis calls her Molly, or sometimes I call her her whole name. Sweetest girl in the world. @womenshealthmag #geniuspetname

 

@womenshealthmag #geniuspetname This is Sebastian. I adopted him from a rescue, he’s now 2. I named him Sebastian because he has extra toes and his paws remind me of crab claws (Sebastian from the Little Mermaid) #ilovedisney #ilovecats #makesebastianfamous #hewasdistractingmefromyoga

 

@womenshealthmag #GeniusPetName.. Her name is Miki (me-key). She is part husky and in Inuit her name means small. She was the runt of her family and it fits her well

 

This is Xena the Warrior Princess. How many #Chihuahuas do you know that are not super heroes? Her name fits her fearlessness which she exhibits when chasing her cat brother Rocky Sanchez. #GeniusPetName

 

Sami got her name on a whim. She was just Sami then her doggie daddy started calling her sandwich because of how she burrows between us in bed. Thus the name Sami-sandwich was born @womenshealthmag

 

 @womenshealthmag #geniuspetnames This is Handsome! I don’t think it needs an explanation! Haha

 

@womenshealthmag #geniuspetname Khaleesi- means ‘Queen’ in Dothraki from Game of Thrones. Because she’s a fierce strong female who kicks butt stays gorgeously regal along the way. #gameofthrones #khaleesi

 

Seaborn the #labradoodle. Named after Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe) from The West Wing. #GeniusPetName (credit to my husband for thinking up the name)

 

This is Crosby, named after Sidney Crosby who plays for the Pittsburg penguins. @womenshealthmag #geniuspetname

 

@womenshealthmag Derby got his name by running around in circles the moment we brought him home! He even won a Wiener Dog Derby this year! #Geniuspetnames

 

@womenshealthmag The name choice came down to either one of my favorite tv character’s Carl Winslow or Kevin McAllister from Home Alone. When I saw him though I just knew he was Carl.

 

@womenshealthmag our #geniuspetname for our adorable dachshund is Cinnamon for her pretty color

 

#geniuspetname this is Captain, laying in his boat bed. I wanted a nautical name that wasn’t weird

 

@womenshealthmag #GeniusPetName #kimos my lil girl is a doxin-lab mix! Kimos got her name after my dad’s friend James who went by Kimos which is James in Hawaiian #doxinlab

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