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Names from The Wizard of Oz books for your pet

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L. Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900 and thirteen more Oz books after it. Toto, the most famous dog in American books, is 'a little black dog, with long silky hair'. Later books add more pets: Billina, a talking yellow hen, and Eureka, Dorothy's pink kitten.

Checked October 29, 2026.

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17 names, good for any pet. Read The Wizard of Oz on Peabody (for kids).

ShortlistNameBoy or girlWhere it comes from
TotoBoyDorothy's little black dog, who makes her laugh. Great for a dog.
DorothyGirlDorothy Gale of Kansas, carried to Oz by a cyclone.
BillinaGirlThe talking yellow hen in Ozma of Oz (1907). Great for a bird.
EurekaGirlDorothy's pink kitten in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908). Great for a cat.
OzmaGirlThe young ruler of Oz in the later books.
GlindaGirlGlinda the Good, who shows Dorothy the way home.
ScarecrowBoyThe Scarecrow, who wants a brain and turns out to be very clever.
Tin WoodmanBoyThe Tin Woodman, who wants a heart.
LionBoyThe Cowardly Lion, who is braver than he thinks. Great for a cat or dog.
EmeraldGirlThe Emerald City, where everything is green.
MunchkinEitherThe little people of the East of Oz. Great for a hamster, mouse, rat or gerbil or guinea pig.
Button-BrightBoyThe little boy in The Road to Oz who is always getting lost.
PolychromeGirlThe Rainbow's Daughter in The Road to Oz. Great for a fish or bird.
JelliaGirlJellia Jamb, the maid in the Emerald City.
Jack PumpkinheadBoyThe man with a pumpkin for a head in The Marvelous Land of Oz.
KansasEitherDorothy's home, where she always wants to go back to.
OzEitherThe land over the rainbow itself: short, and easy to call.

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

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