# Witchy Pet Name Ideas? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [June 4, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84 "2026-06-04T03:04:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Raven-Shadow](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/raven-shadow/32/236_2.png) [@Raven-Shadow](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/Raven-Shadow)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/1 "2026-06-04T03:04:59Z")
Got the idea from this thread yesterday: > [@Witchy cat name ideas for a black cat?](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-cat-name-ideas-for-a-black-cat/78): > > So I just took in this little black-furred girl from a rough situation, and I want to give her a name that ties into nature and the craft. It just fits her. She’s got one pale whisker, just the one, standing out against all that black, which makes me want something with duality to it. Lunar, maybe. Or herb-inspired (honestly either direction could work). And she has this energy about her that I can’t fully explain, but it’s part of why a witchy name feels right rather… I know the most common familiar animal is going to be a cat, but maybe we could do a list of some witchy pet name ideas for cats, dogs and whatever else people have? I have a new little four-legged familiar who just wanted into my life, and I feel like she deserves something with real intention behind it, not just whatever sounds cute. I think I’m going to let her choose the one that she likes but we could use some ideas to get started. ---
**Author:** ![Solstice](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/solstice/32/10_2.png) [@Solstice](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/Solstice)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/2 "2026-06-04T03:05:00Z")
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**Author:** ![Trust-The-Goddess](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/trust-the-goddess/32/239_2.png) [@Trust-The-Goddess](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/Trust-The-Goddess)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/3 "2026-06-04T05:01:59Z")
Congrats on your new little one finding you. The ones who choose us are always the most magical. When I named my last familiar, I leaned hard into deity names, since they carry real intention. - Hecate is the obvious pick if you’re into that current. - Nyx for night and shadow energy. - Cernunnos works if you’re after Horned God vibes for a dog. - Selene feels right for a moon-touched animal. - Freya for Norse magic - Circe if she’s got a mischievous side. - Ceridwen is underrated, the Welsh goddess of wisdom with white cats in her lore. It could suit a white or cream cat perfectly. - Less direct but still tied in are names like Cassandra or Delphi, or Durga the Hindu goddess who rode a tiger. The name test works too. Say it and watch what she does. If she ignores it or walks off, try another. Mine straight-up left the room for the wrong ones and came running for the right one. They’ll tell you. Whatever you land on, naming itself is a small ritual. ---
**Author:** ![mortar-and-pestle](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/mortar-and-pestle/32/139_2.png) [@mortar-and-pestle](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/mortar-and-pestle)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/4 "2026-06-04T05:14:17Z")
Something about pulling from the green world just feels grounding, especially if you garden or do any kitchen work with them. - Yarrow - Willow - Thistle - Briar - Heather - Foxglove - Hellebore - Mugwort - Vervain - Belladonna Moon phases are another option. ---
**Author:** ![Hecatomb](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/hecatomb/32/235_2.png) [@Hecatomb](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/Hecatomb)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/5 "2026-06-04T05:57:58Z")
If you want a name with some real weight behind it, the old witch trial records are worth a look. Most folks default to Salem or Sabrina, but the 17th-century accounts are full of odd, specific familiar names that haven’t seen much use since the 1640s. Matthew Hopkins, the witchfinder who worked East Anglia during the English Civil War, recorded a list from a woman in Manningtree. Some of the names from that list: # Historical Witchy Pet Names 1. Pyewacket 2. Jarmara 3. Vinegar Tom 4. Sack and Sugar 5. Newes 6. Elemanzer 7. Peckin 8. Holt 9. Tibb 10. Paddock **Hopkins claimed the names were ones “no mortall could invent,” meant to prove they were demonic.** There’s something about using a name that’s already been spoken in the old records. You’re picking up a thread instead of starting one. ---
**Author:** ![WillowWren](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/willowwren/32/217_2.png) [@WillowWren](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/WillowWren)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/6 "2026-06-04T10:30:15Z")
Elspeth has that perfect balance, dark and magical without being as obvious as Luna or Glinda. Something ethereal about it that feels right for a familiar. ---
**Author:** ![Margot](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/margot/32/211_2.png) [@Margot](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/Margot)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/7 "2026-06-05T07:56:25Z")
Half my coven just raids Nordic mythology until something sticks. - Lumi (means snow in Finnish). - Skadi (the Norse winter goddess) - Ember works for the feisty ones. ---
**Author:** ![Elder-Tree](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/elder-tree/32/158_2.png) [@Elder-Tree](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/Elder-Tree)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/8 "2026-06-06T06:41:14Z")
Cerberus feels like a lot for a small familiar. Maybe too much. I secretly love the idea of calling a tiny puppy ‘Cerbie’ though. There’s something hilarious about slapping the name of a three-headed underworld guardian onto a lap dog. ---
**Author:** ![SilverBroomstick](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/silverbroomstick/32/229_2.png) [@SilverBroomstick](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/SilverBroomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/9 "2026-06-06T21:53:24Z")
Just wanted to add, I named mine Omen because then everything she does becomes a ‘Good Omen!’ It’s turned into this whole daily divination practice I didn’t expect. ---
**Author:** ![Druid\_Dream](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/druid_dream/32/117_2.png) [@Druid\_Dream](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/Druid_Dream)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/10 "2026-06-07T12:30:09Z")
Ursula gets my vote. ---
**Author:** ![YellowCat](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/da6949/32.png) [@YellowCat](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/YellowCat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/11 "2026-06-08T09:45:15Z")
Tarot names are underrated. Page or Star. Fool works if you have one of those chaotic puppy types. My cat is named after a minor character in some folk ballad nobody has ever heard of. That’s the most witchy thing about her. ---
**Author:** ![Bettylou](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/bettylou/32/151_2.png) [@Bettylou](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/Bettylou)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/12 "2026-06-09T03:47:33Z")
Honestly, sometimes I think the name picks us. With my rabbit, I went through a whole list; nothing landed, and then one day Bramble just came out of my mouth, and she perked right up like she’d been waiting for it. Felt like a quiet little pact between us. Nobody else needed to get it. I still think about how right it felt after all those other tries, almost like the others were just me asking the wrong question. ---
**Author:** ![Scorpio](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/scorpio/32/128_2.png) [@Scorpio](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/Scorpio)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/13 "2026-06-09T17:57:39Z")
Mixed results, honestly. Naming after weather patterns felt right once. My old dog was Mist, because she moved so quietly around the house, like she was barely there at all. It suited her energy in a way that surprised me. I don’t know if that translates to every animal though. Sometimes the connection just happens. ---
**Author:** ![PISCES](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/pisces/32/220_2.png) [@PISCES](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/PISCES)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/14 "2026-06-11T02:48:15Z")
Rowan is a good one. It’s got that earthy witch vibe but works for any pet. ---
**Author:** ![PurplePanda](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/purplepanda/32/216_2.png) [@PurplePanda](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/PurplePanda)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/15 "2026-06-11T17:57:25Z")
My grandmother always said a familiar’s name should match their spirit. Luna Stella Mossy Ostara Bridget Willow Juniper Hazel Twig Cloud Zephyr ---
**Author:** ![SpellBinder](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/spellbinder/32/228_2.png) [@SpellBinder](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/SpellBinder)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/16 "2026-06-13T21:26:57Z")
McGonagall or Hagrid from Harry Potter ---
**Author:** ![hey-there](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/hey-there/32/110_2.png) [@hey-there](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/hey-there)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/17 "2026-06-17T14:05:58Z")
Omen, because if she does something good, that’s a good omen. Even when she messes up, puppies are always trying their best, so I’d still count that as a good omen. ---
**Author:** ![coffeetime](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/user_avatar/forum.witchesgrimoire.org/coffeetime/32/161_2.png) [@coffeetime](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/coffeetime)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/18 "2026-07-01T09:58:29Z")
- Frey - Frigg - Kali - Lilith Just be ready for the energy that comes with it. ---
**Author:** ![Isolde](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/848f3c/32.png) [@Isolde](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/u/Isolde)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.witchesgrimoire.org/t/witchy-pet-name-ideas/84/19 "2026-07-04T12:22:50Z")
What a gift, a familiar choosing you like that! My old tabby was **Onyx** and the name suited him completely, all that protective grounding energy in a tiny furball. **Jasper** , **Flint** , **Amber** , **Coral** , **Pyrite** (Pyri for short, which is pretty cute on a small dog), or **Obsidian** if she’s got dark fur and an attitude to match. There’s something nice about pulling a name from the earth like that.