guinea pig names

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Guinea Pig Names!

Picking the best name for your guinea pig can be tricky. Sometimes the best names come to you or family member right away and it seems like magic. Other times it seems like nothing sounds right. Don’ feel like you have to rush naming your guinea pig. Take the time to get to know your new furry friend. Learn his or her personality quirks and before you know it, a name will seem just right.

Brainstorming Ideas

Does your guinea pig have distinctive physical features? A particular color coat or unusual markings? What about interesting personality traits? Are there certain activities, games, or foods that he or she really loves? Is there anything about your guinea pig that reminds you of a particular person?

Don’t think you have to be ridiculously original or creative with your guinea pig names if you don’t want to. At least 50% of all pet receive people names. Think of names that you particularly enjoy or movie/tv show characters that are favorites.

Start by making a list of all the names that appeal to you. Include anything that seems interesting or that has special meaning to you – this can be based on your own interests or even include a favorite family name. If this is going to be a family pet, run your list of names past other family members. People can have emotional reactions to names and you don’t want to pick a name for your pet that reminds anyone of an unpleasant person or time in their life.

Once you have your short list look at each name and see if an obvious shorter nickname comes to mind. By nature, many of us will switch to using shorter nicknames for those we love and talk to all the time (and sometimes its just easier to say!) Make sure you still like the shorter nickname and that it doesn’t change the whole tone of the original name in a bad way.

Example Guinea Pig Names by Category

Sweet names: Angel, Baby Girl,Blossom, Bambi, Bunnie, Daisy, Honey Bee, Bubbles, Buddy, Coco, Princess, Pudding, Puddles, Sweet Pea Sweetie, Tiny, Violet

Descriptive Names:Blondie, Butter, Midnight, Brownie, Caramel, Chocolate, Chubby,Cinnamon, Cloudy, Cotton Ball, Cruncher, Flash, Fluffy, Freckles, Fuzz Ball, Goldie, Hoppie, Inkie, Jumper, Muncher,Nibbles, Patches, Sky, Sleepy, Snow, Snow Ball, Snuggles, Sunnie, Squeak, Squeaker, Tiny

Food Names:Bacon, Cheddar, Cheeto, Cherry, Custard, Biscuit, Blueberry, Strawberry, Chili, Coffee, Cookie, Cupcake, Cream Puff, Fudge, Lemon, Onion, Oreo, Pea, Peanut, Skittles, Twinkie, Twix

Fun Names: Cosmo, Comet, Gizmo, Lucky, Mr. Pig, Ms. Pig. Scooter, Vegas, Zipper

Music inspired names:Banjo, Bongo, Bono

Mythology inspired names: Zeus, Apollo, Venus, Hera, Cupid

Famous TV/Disney/Movie Names:Buffy, Lucy, Marilyn, Mickey, Pinnochio, Simba

Names for males:Benny, Bailey, Beckham, Chip, Ernesto, Jack, Max, Zeek, Timmy, Wallace, Zack

Names for females: Betty, Bee, Charlotte, Chloe, Dixie, Dolly, Ella, Lucy, Polly, Victoria

If you keep more than one guinea pig consider naming them after famous couples:

Abott and Cosello

Albert and Victoria

Archie and Jughead

Bert and Ernie

Betty and Veronica

Bill and Hillary

Bonnie and Clyde

Brad and Angelina

Charles and Camilla

Charles and Diana

Dagwood and Blondie

Donald and Daisy

Elvis and Priscilla

Frank and Ava

Fred and Wilma

Frida and diego

George and Barbara

Gomez and Morticia

Homer and Marge

John and Loreena

John and Yoko

June and Ward

Katie and Allie

Ken and Barbie

Laurel and Hardy

Laverne and Shirley

Lisa and Bart

Lucille and Desi

Mickey and Minnie

Ozzie and Harriet

Posh and Becks

Rhett and Scarlett

Romeo and Juliet

Roy and Dale

Samson and Delilah

Sigfried and Roy

Sonny and Cher

Tom and Nicole

Wallace and Gromit

Reader Suggested Names

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