table of contents
- Turtle names by appearance and character
- Gender neutral names
- Popular gender-specific turtle names
- Female turtle names
- Male turtle names
- Well-known names
- Funny turtle names
- frequently asked Questions
Turtles are very popular pets with adults and children. No wonder, they are easy to care for and yet super cute. But what do you call the funny companion? We introduce you to popular and funny turtle names.
In a nutshell
- classic criteria for turtle names exposed
- very free choice of name
- Gender-neutral names are popular because the gender is only recognized late
- Naming after known turtles, food or puns
Turtle names by appearance and character
Appearance or certain properties are very popular criteria for choosing a name. With turtles, this type of name choice is a little more difficult than with other pets. However, there are also options here:
- Snappy
- bulldozer
- Nimble
- Look look
- Hard top
- Indy
- Slow poke
- tank
- Pokey "Tight", "prison")
- Scooter
- Turtleneck
- Fast
- swimmer
- Shell shocker
- Shelly
- Snapper
- stretch
- Stumpy "Blunt")
- Tonka
- turbo
Gender neutral names
Gender isn't all that helpful in choosing a turtle name either. It is very difficult to see in young turtles. Males and females can only be distinguished later. Therefore, many people prefer a gender-neutral name - mostly in the English version - or abbreviations, such as:
- Adrian
- Alex
- Alexis
- Andrea
- Andy
- Benia
- Bente
- Charlie
- Chris
- Dana
- Dominique
- Dylan
- Eike
- Finn
- Frana
- Gerrit
- Jamie
- Jan
- Janis
- Janne
- Yasha
- Jonah
- Quay
- Kim
- Luan
- Luca
- marlin
- Maxi
- Mika
- Nicki
- Nico
- Noah
- Oli
- Raphael
- Renèe
- Robin
- Sam
- Sasha
- Toni
- Tomke
- Ulli
- Yannis
- Yves
Popular gender-specific turtle names
If you don't care about gender or if you can recognize it early on, you can of course also choose a clearly male or female name. As with other animals, there are also timeless classics with turtles. Many turtles have these names because they never lose their charm:
Female turtle names
- Amy
- Floret
- Cleopatra
- Elly
- Emma
- Erna
- Esmeralda
- Frieda
- Mrs Merkel
- Goldy
- Gretchen
- Hermione
- Josie
- Kira
- Leni
- Lilly
- Lotta
- Lotte
- Lou
- Luna
- Maja
- Molly
- Olga
- Pebbles
- Roxy
- Stella
- Sunny
- Susi
- Junk shop
- Trulla
- (Wild) Hilde
Male turtle names
- Anton
- Baloo
- Calypso
- Charl
- Chucky
- Emil
- Enzo
- Fred
- Fridolin
- Goliath
- Hannibal
- Harry
- Hector / Hector
- Heinrich
- Hugo
- Kalle
- Casimir
- Kowalski
- Luis
- Manfred
- Mowgli
- Napoleon
- Oscar
- Paul
- Rocky
- Rudi
- Sammy
- Spike
- Willi
- Yoda
- Yoshi
Well-known names
Names that are already known from turtles, for example from literature and film, are also very popular. You have no idea what well-known turtle names these are? Then take a look at our list. You have probably already met one or the other turtle:
- Br´er Turtle (Uncle Remus Stories)
- Churchy LaFemma (Walt Kelly in the Pogo Possum cartoons)
- Crush (film: "FindsNemo“)
- Dick (one of the first Galapagos tortoises to be collected by Darwin)
- Donatello (comic: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles")
- Franklin (animated series: "Franklin - A turtle conquers the world")
- Fudukazi (legend of South African mythology)
- Gamera (monster of a jap. Feature film series)
- Harriet (oldest turtle in the world)
- Harry (one of the first Galapagos tortoises to be collected by Darwin)
- Josie (character by Sascha Grammel)
- Cassiopeia (book: "Momo“)
- Leonardo (comic: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles")
- Mack (book: "Yertle, the Turtle “)
- Master Splinter (comic: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Foster father of the turtles)
- Michelangelo (comic: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles")
- Morla (book: "the never ending Story“)
- Mudface (film: "Dr. Dolittle“)
- Well (piece: "Tabaluga“)
- Raphael (comic: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles")
- Turtle-like Pokemon: Shiggy, Squirtle, Alola-Geowaz, Galapaflos, Geowaz, Kamalm, Kamehaps, Karippas, Pottrott, Qurtel, Schillok, Tortunator, Turtok
- Schnappi (famous Ger. Snapping turtle)
- Squirt (film: "Find Nemo“)
- Mock turtle (book: "Alice in Wonderland“)
- Timothy the Tortoise (Brit. Military mascot)
- Toby (film: "Disney's: Robin Hood”)
- Tom (one of the first Galapagos tortoises to be collected by Darwin)
- Verne (film: "Through the hedge“)
- Yertle (book: "Yertle, the Turtle“)
Tip: Of course, you can also name your darling after another character from film or literature. How about, for example, the dragon “Toothless” from “How to Train Your Dragon” or “Urmel” from “Urmel from the Ice”? The possibilities are endless and not limited to the turtle universe.
Funny turtle names
The names don't always have to be known or popular. Sometimes they are just funny, especially word games with the name "turtle" in all languages are very popular. But also other animal names, everyday objects or even food names invite you to smile at your turtle name:
- Aristurtle
- Bobble
- Bumblebee "Bumblebee")
- Chilli
- Torque
- Fish rolls
- Fluffy
- Mr. Schildrich
- biscuit
- kiwi
- Littlefoot "Small foot")
- dandelion
- marble
- Pancake
- Schildegard
- Schildi
- Schildtrud
- Flare
- Shelby "Shell" as "shell")
- Sheldon
- Shelly
- sock
- Speedy "Speed")
- sushi
- Tororo
- Tortelli
- Tortellini
- Tortuga
- Turty
Tip: You are of course completely free to choose your name. From food to soccer players to household items, anything you like is allowed. If that's why we haven't been able to inspire you, just think about what you like. Saying this name to your turtle is sure to make you happy.
frequently asked Questions
No, basically everything is allowed. The only thing that matters is that you like the name. You should just make sure that the name is not too uncomfortable for you in the presence of third parties.
When it comes to gender-neutral names, Morla is the front runner. When it comes to the female turtle names, Hilde leads the race, while the male turtle names lead to Paul.
Yes this is not a problem. Unlike dogs, for example, turtles do not recognize their names. They therefore do not even notice a subsequent name change.
No. Turtles have poor hearing and therefore do not respond to their name. However, the turtle may move in your direction due to the ground vibrations we humans cause when we approach it. But that has nothing to do with calling her name.
