Gerbil Names

Naming your new gerbil pet is a significant step in bonding with your pet and so needs a lot of thoughtfulness. A gerbil is a friendly, loving mammal that belongs to the rodent family. Also known as desert rat, gerbil is about six and twelve inches (150 to 300 mm) long, including a long tail that makes up nearly one half of its total length. It is an easy to look after, hygienic and sociable pet that bonds well with its owner. The best way to gel well with this adorable pet is to give it a nice name that sounds good and has a meaning to it.

Naming Your Gerbil Pet

Gerbil names can be inspired by a multitude of sources like cartoons, television shows and even baby name books. In most cases, people like taking names from anything to which they relate the most to, like a character from their favorite book, a movie, and even a place like a restaurant or location. Though these are a few easy options that come to our minds while naming our pet, the best way is to wait for a day or so, observe its behavior and play with your gerbil pet to see if it has some quirks or personality traits that you can name her after. This way you will come up with some great names that will not only be unique but will also reflect your pet's personality. Like, Speedy for a fast gerbil or Jumpy for a gerbil that likes to jump, after all naming a shy and scared gerbil, Thunder may seem weird and funny.

Names for Boys

Names for Boys
Abel	Acer	Adagio	Alchemy	Alex
Alfie	Amazon	Archie	Arnold	Asterix
Barnacle	Barney	Basil	Bazooka	Blackie
Blake	Bruno	Busker	Bud	Bruce
Cadet	Cajun	Calvin	Calypso	Charlie
Cloudy	Collin	Frankie	Fudge	Gavin
Ginger	Gomez	Gouda	Gringo	Hamlet
Harold	Herbie	Herman	Jake	Lexus
Macbeth	Maverick	Morris	Muffin	Murphy
Nathan	Neddy	Obelix	Ozwald	Pacino
Paddy	Percy	Rocco	Rowan	Scruffy
Smudge	Spades	Tomba	Widget	Yoda

Names for Girls

Names for Girls
Adelina	Adolfina	Allegro	Allie	Alpaca
Amber	Amy	Anais	Annie	Athena
Babe	Barbie	Basket	Bessie	Blossom
Bobby	Brie	Bryani	Buffy	Button
Calypso	Candi	Carolina	Cass	Chloe
Cleopatra	Cottonball	Daffodil	Daisy	Darcey
Ellie	Emily	Fifi	Goldilocks	Holly
Hosanna	Licorice	Medley	Morticia	Mystique
Oasis	Olive	Paris	Pebbles	Peggy
Polly	Princess	Rosy	Roxanne	Sadie
Sandy	Sasha	Sophie	Spooky	Sweetie
Symphony	Tessa	Venus	Violet	Xena

Names for Pairs

Names for Pairs
Akasha and Enkil	Ala and Bama
Alexaner and Cleopatra	Angel and Devil
Angelina and JoLee	Baby Girl and Little Buddy
Bambi and Thumper	Bart and Lisa
Bartles and Jaymes	Ben and Jerry
Betty and Veronica	Calamity and Chaos
Calvin and Chanel	Cheech and Chong
Cherry and Blossom	Cup and Cake
Cyclone and Twister	Daisy and Duke
Ebony and Ivory	Fortune and Cookie
Fred and Ginger	Fudge and Brownie
Gadget and Gizmo	Gucci and Versace
Guy and Girly	Him and Her
Hip and Hop	Jack and Wyatt
Kuddles and Kisses	Kyoke and Nishibi
Laura and Ellie	Macaroni and Cheese
Mango and Tango	Mickey and Minnie
Neddy and Nelly	Oscar and Felix
Paris and Nicole	Peanut and Cashew
Pluto and Venus	Rabbit and Bunny
Rachel and Ross	Snail and Slug
Sniper and Scout	Sugar and Spice
Tic and Tac	Timon and Pumbaa
Tisket and Tasket	Wizzy and Wozza
Yin and Yang	Zeus and Roxanne

To bond well with your new gerbil pet and to make it comfortable in its new home, you should name it within the initial few days of bringing it home. Unlike other pets like dogs and cats, gerbils do not instantly start responding upon calling their names. Hence, just be patient and consistent, and once your pet starts responding, don't forget to treat it.