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Names from Winnie-the-Pooh for your pet

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A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) explains its own name. Christopher Robin once called a swan Pooh, and Winnie was a real bear he hugged at the zoo. Milne wrote that this showed 'what a good name for bears it is', and it's a good name for a pet too. These names come from Milne's books, not the cartoons.

Checked October 29, 2026.

By Peabody editors. How we write and check.

16 names, good for any pet. Read Winnie-the-Pooh and the Bees on Peabody (for kids).

ShortlistNameBoy or girlWhere it comes from
PoohBoyA Bear of Very Little Brain; the name was first a swan's.
WinnieGirlThe real bear at the zoo who gave Pooh the first half of his name.
PigletBoyPooh's very small and very brave friend. Great for a guinea pig or hamster, mouse, rat or gerbil.
EeyoreBoyThe gloomy old grey donkey who loses his tail.
KangaGirlThe kind kangaroo mother.
RooBoyKanga's little one, who rides in her pocket. Great for a rabbit or hamster, mouse, rat or gerbil.
OwlBoyThe wise Owl, who spells his own name WOL. Great for a bird.
RabbitBoyBusy Rabbit, who has lots of friends-and-relations. Great for a rabbit.
TiggerBoyThe bouncy tiger who arrives in The House at Pooh Corner (1928). Great for a cat.
EdwardBoyPooh's first name: the book opens with Edward Bear coming downstairs, bump, bump, bump.
SandersBoyPooh lived in the forest 'under the name of Sanders'.
Christopher RobinBoyPooh's friend, named after Milne's own son.
HeffalumpEitherThe creature Pooh and Piglet set out to catch.
WoozleEitherThe tracks Pooh and Piglet follow round and round a tree.
HunnyEitherHow Pooh's honey jars are spelled.
Hundred AcreEitherThe Hundred Acre Wood, where they all live.

Tick the names you like, then take them to a family vote.

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