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Choose The Best Ferret Names

So you’ve researched owning a ferret, bought a cage and other accoutrements, and now you’re bringing your new fuzzy home! It’s time to make the most important decision of all; what to name it!

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Ferret Names

Whether you want a playful name or a meaningful one, we’ve got you covered! You can name your ferret after any number of things, but we like names based on:

  • Ferret qualities and behavior
  • The ferret’s appearance
  • Other mustelids (the family ferrets belong to with stoats, mink, weasels, and otters)
  • Mythical beings

But remember, this will also be the name that your neighbors hear you calling out when your darling fuzzball has decided to hide in your furniture or practice escaping.

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Ferret Qualities and Behavior

Think of the qualities that many ferrets have, like their boundless energy and propensity for stealing things!

Names that mean fast: Expand
Boaz Hebrew for swiftness
Bolt
Bullet
Chase To pursue, comes from an English word meaning huntsman
Dash
Fleet
Fleta English word meaning swift
Lightning
Mehira Hebrew for swift, energetic
Raghu Sanskrit for swift
Sherwin English word meaning swift runner
Sonic A sonic boom is the sound associated with the shock waves created when an object travels faster than the speed of sound in the air.
Swift
Turbo
Zippy
Zoom
Names that mean curious or mischievous: Expand
Jigna The female form of Jignesh
Jignesh Gujarati for curious man
Kahali Indian for mischievous
Scamp A playful, mischievous, or naughty person
Traviesa Spanish for naughty, troublemaker
Trouble
Valayi Indian for naughty girl
Yuktasri Indian for brilliant, naughty girl
Names that mean thief: Expand

 

Bandit
Calypso she who conceals
Desperado Spanish for bandit
Heist
Laron French for thief
Pandareos Greek for thief
Pirate
Raven Ravens are known for stealing and hoarding shiny objects
Robbie Diminutive for robber
Tiglikte Inuit for thief
Vole Pronounced VOH-lay. French for I steal
Names that mean naughty, demon, or devil: Expand

See the Mythical figures section for actual demons and devils.

Dakini Indian for demon
Daman Celtic and Irish for demon
Durhan Indian for naughty person
Imp
Magpie Magpies have a reputation for stealing shiny objects, though this is actually untrue
Meli Indian for naughty
Names that mean playful, hyper, or chaos: Expand
Abaddon Greek for destruction
Allegra Italian for happy, joyous
Blythe Old English for joyful
Bouncer
Brio Italian for vivacity, zest
Bubbles
Chipper
Crash
Cyclone
Eth Irish name meaning fire
Fizz
Frisky
Fritjof Pronounced either FRIT-shof or FRIT-yof. From an Old Norse word meaning thief of peace.
Frolic
Kaamat Telugu for unrestrained
Mayhem
Merry English for lighthearted, happy
Moxie American slang for force of character, determination, or nerve
Rascal
Spirit
Storm
Names about ferret appearance: Expand
Ash
Arian Welsh for silver
Aurelia Latin for golden one
Bianca Italian for white
Blanca Spanish for white
Blaze The term for a white stripe on the top of a ferret’s head, running from above the eyes to the back of the head
Bronwyn Welsh for white breast
Brownie
Bruno German for brown
Burel French name meaning reddish brown-haired
Champagne
Chocolate
Cinnamon
Cocoa
Cressida Greek for gold
Dove
Ebony
Fiona Scottish for white, fair
Ginger
Goldie
Gwen, Gwendolyn Welsh for white ring
Ivory
Mitt The term for when a ferret has white paws up to the ankle
Nevada Spanish name meaning snowy
Onyx A black gemstone
Opal An iridescent stone that is white with streaks of color
Patches
Pearl
Sable
Silver
Slate
Snow
Steel
Sterling
Tawny Old French for light brown
Umber A dark brown pigment
Names of mythical figures: Expand
Anansi Anansi is an Akan folktale character. He is a trickster who usually appears in the form of a spider.
Apollo Apollo is the Greek god of medicine, poetry, and music. It is also the name of several NASA missions to the moon.
Khonsu Khonsu is the god of the moon, moonlight, and time in Egyptian mythology.
Gorgon Gorgon is the personification of female mysteries and wisdom. The name Gorgon comes from the Greek gorgo, meaning terrible.
Hades Hades is the Greek god of the underworld.
Hermes Hermes is a Greek god, son of Zeus and a messenger of the gods. He is also a trickster god who outwits other gods and crosses boundaries.
Kek, Keket Kek/Keket is the ancient Egyptian deity of darkness. As a concept, Kek/Keket was viewed as having male and female qualities. The male form of his name is Kek and the female form of her name if Keket.
Loki Loki is a trickster god in Norse mythology.
Mephistopheles Mephistopheles is a demon from German folklore.
Pandora Pandora is the first human woman created by the gods in Greek mythology. She famously opened “Pandora’s box,” releasing humanity’s evils and chaos.
Persephone Persephone is the Greek queen of the underworld.
Puck A mischievous fairy creature in English folklore.
Robin Hood Robin Hood is an outlaw from English folklore who steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
Skaði Pronounced SKA-thee and sometimes spelled Skathi or Skadi. Skaði is a goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and the mountains in Norse mythology.
Wisakedjak In both Cree and Algonquin folklore, Wisakedjak is a troublemaker, deceiver, and shapeshifter.
Veles, Volos Veles (pronounced VEE-yohs) or Volos (pronounced VOH-lohs) is an underworld god in Polish, Russian, and Czech mythology. He is a well-known mischief-maker, similar to Loki or Hermes.
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Names associated with other mustelids

You can also name your ferret after one of its mustelid family members!

  • Badger
  • Brock (comes from an English word meaning badger)
  • Grison
  • Marten
  • Mink
  • Otter
  • Polecat
  • Stoat
  • Weasel
  • Wolverine

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