Names for two or three pets: pairs and trios
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Guinea pigs, rats, budgies and fish often come in twos and threes, and matching names make them feel like a team. Frog and Toad are Arnold Lobel's best friends; Castor and Pollux are the twins of the Gemini stars; and Athos, Porthos and Aramis are Alexandre Dumas's Three Musketeers (1844).
23 pairs and trios, good for guinea pig, hamsters and other small pets, bird, fish, rabbit, cat, dog and reptile or turtle.
| Shortlist | Names | Boy or girl | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt and Pepper | Either | Always side by side on the table. | |
| Frog and Toad | Either | Arnold Lobel's two best friends. | |
| Castor and Pollux | Either | The twins of the Gemini stars. | |
| Belka and Strelka | Girl | The two dogs who flew around Earth in 1960 and came home. | |
| Pooh and Piglet | Either | A. A. Milne's bear and his very small friend. | |
| Kanga and Roo | Either | Mother and child from Winnie-the-Pooh. | |
| Mole and Ratty | Either | The riverbank friends of The Wind in the Willows. | |
| Holmes and Watson | Boy | The great detective and his friend. | |
| Kitty and Snowdrop | Girl | Alice's black kitten and white kitten in Through the Looking-Glass. | |
| Tweedledum and Tweedledee | Boy | The matching brothers in Through the Looking-Glass. | |
| George and Martha | Either | James Marshall's two hippo friends. | |
| Ernest and Celestine | Either | A bear and a mouse, by Gabrielle Vincent. | |
| Lewis and Clark | Boy | The explorers who crossed the American West in 1804 to 1806. | |
| Jack and Jill | Either | The nursery rhyme pair who went up the hill. | |
| Fish and Chips | Either | A British dinner that always comes together. | |
| Bubble and Squeak | Either | A British dish of fried leftover potatoes and cabbage. | |
| Sun and Moon | Either | One for the day, one for the night. | |
| Athos, Porthos and Aramis | Boy | The Three Musketeers. | |
| Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail | Girl | Peter Rabbit's three sisters. | |
| Wynken, Blynken and Nod | Either | Who sail off in a wooden shoe in Eugene Field's 1889 poem. | |
| Rock, Paper and Scissors | Either | The hand game: each one beats another. | |
| Gold, Silver and Bronze | Either | The three medals, for three champions. | |
| Ready, Set and Go | Either | For three pets who race around. |
Tick the names you like, then take them to a family vote.