Big names for tiny pets
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A tiny pet with a giant name is a joke the whole family gets every day. Hercules was the strongest hero in the Greek myths, the Colossus of Rhodes was a giant bronze statue and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level.
18 names, good for hamsters and other small pets, fish, guinea pig, bird, reptile or turtle and rabbit.
| Shortlist | Name | Boy or girl | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules | Boy | The strongest hero in the Greek myths. | |
| Colossus | Boy | The giant bronze statue at Rhodes, a Wonder of the Ancient World. | |
| Maximus | Boy | Latin for 'the greatest'. | |
| Magnus | Boy | Latin for 'great'. | |
| Titan | Boy | The giants of the Greek myths, and Saturn's biggest moon. | |
| Everest | Either | The highest mountain on Earth above sea level. | |
| Sequoia | Girl | The giant sequoia, one of the biggest trees on Earth. | |
| Big Ben | Boy | The great bell in the clock tower in London. | |
| Moose | Boy | The biggest kind of deer. | |
| Mammoth | Either | The giant woolly elephant of the Ice Age. | |
| Rex | Boy | Latin for 'king', as in Tyrannosaurus rex. | |
| Gargantua | Either | A giant in old French stories, who gave us the word 'gargantuan'. | |
| Gulliver | Boy | Who seems a giant to the tiny people of Lilliput. | |
| Admiral | Boy | The highest rank at sea. | |
| Duchess | Girl | A very grand title for a very small pet. | |
| Your Majesty | Either | For a pet who runs the house. | |
| Brutus | Boy | A big, tough-sounding old Roman name. | |
| Tank | Boy | For a small pet with a big attitude. |
Tick the names you like, then take them to a family vote.