Names from picture books for your pet
Ask your vet about your own pet. This page is general information from the sources below.
Picture books give a family names everyone already loves. Ferdinand is the bull who would rather smell the flowers (Munro Leaf, 1936). Corduroy is the bear in green overalls looking for a button (Don Freeman, 1968). Lyle is a crocodile who lives in a house in New York (Bernard Waber): perfect for a pet reptile.
21 names, good for any pet.
| Shortlist | Name | Boy or girl | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corduroy | Boy | Don Freeman's teddy bear, who loses a button. | |
| Madeline | Girl | The smallest of twelve little girls in Ludwig Bemelmans's Paris. | |
| Ferdinand | Boy | The Story of Ferdinand: the bull who would rather smell flowers. Great for a dog. | |
| Lyle | Boy | Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, who lives with a family in New York. Great for a reptile or turtle. | |
| Harold | Boy | Harold and the Purple Crayon, who draws his own way home. | |
| Max | Boy | Max in Where the Wild Things Are, king of all wild things. | |
| Paddington | Boy | Michael Bond's bear from Peru, who loves marmalade. | |
| Babar | Boy | Jean de Brunhoff's elephant king. | |
| George | Boy | Curious George, the monkey who can't help being curious. | |
| Frances | Girl | Russell Hoban's badger, who only wants bread and jam. | |
| Elmer | Boy | David McKee's patchwork elephant. Great for a fish or bird. | |
| Olivia | Girl | Ian Falconer's pig, who is good at lots of things. Great for a guinea pig. | |
| Chrysanthemum | Girl | Kevin Henkes's mouse who loves her long name. Great for a hamster, mouse, rat or gerbil. | |
| Lilly | Girl | Kevin Henkes's mouse with the purple plastic purse. Great for a hamster, mouse, rat or gerbil. | |
| Sal | Girl | Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey. | |
| Mallard | Either | Mr. and Mrs. Mallard in Make Way for Ducklings. Great for a bird. | |
| Petunia | Girl | Roger Duvoisin's silly goose. Great for a bird or guinea pig. | |
| Pigeon | Either | Mo Willems's pigeon, who really wants to drive the bus. Great for a bird. | |
| Knuffle | Either | Knuffle Bunny, Trixie's favorite toy rabbit. Great for a rabbit. | |
| Maisy | Girl | Lucy Cousins's little mouse. Great for a hamster, mouse, rat or gerbil. | |
| Gruffalo | Boy | Julia Donaldson's monster, who is scared of the mouse. |
Tick the names you like, then take them to a family vote.