Name your little creature
Made-up names that sound like they belong to something small and round. Choose the mood, tap for a fresh batch, and heart the ones worth keeping.
Tap a heart to keep a name here.
Got a name? It needs a creature.
This page is from the team behind Puffgrove: Grove Creatures for iPhone and iPad. According to its App Store listing, it is a virtual pet game where the pets make up their own minds:
- Hatch a Mossbun, Otterpop or Embermew, each with its own personality
- Place seedpods, ponds and wind chimes and watch what your pet decides to do with them
- A little bubble tells you why it chose that
- Cheer on the habits you like and your pet chooses them more often over time
- 18 discoveries that happen for a reason, never by a random roll
Your shortlist is kept in this browser only. Names are made up by combining sounds, so check a name is not already in use before you publish anything with it.
What makes a pet name sound cute
Soft consonants. M, B, P, L and N are made with the lips or the tip of the tongue. Names built from them sound round. Hard sounds such as K and T sound spikier.
Two syllables. Short enough to call across a room, long enough to have a rhythm. Most of the names here are two.
A small ending. "-kin", "-let", "-ling" and "-ie" all mean "little one" in English, which is why they turn almost any word into a pet name.
Say it out loud three times. If it still makes you smile the third time, keep it.
Questions
Can I use these names in my own game or story?
The names are made up on the spot by combining sounds, so nobody owns them through this page. Some combinations may match names that already exist somewhere, so search for a name before you use it in anything you publish.
How many names can it make?
Each mood pairs twenty starts with up to ten endings, which gives well over a hundred possible names per mood.
Is it suitable for children?
Yes. There is nothing to sign up for, and the shortlist stays on the device.
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