With fish, whether in the garden pond or in the aquarium, on the other hand, many are surprised when they hear that they too have a name. But if you put a lot of time, energy, love and money into your hobby, you can also honor the animal with a name. No matter whether it is a small ornamental fish, a colorful resident in the child's aquarium, a colorful fighting fish, a noble Koi carp or a loyal companion in the garden pond.
Since you don't go for a walk with your fish or have to shout them out loud in public, that's the one There is absolutely no limit to creativity when it comes to finding a name and you can really do it yourself let off steam. If you do not commit yourself to the German language right from the start, there are many more options. Perhaps you can think of some nice vocabulary from your English or French class that you can use for this.
Selection criteria for fish names
The names for fish are not that different from those of other pets. In addition to all the "usual" animal names and all human first names, you can also simply name your fish in the order in which they were bought or received by numbering them and the number as a name to take.
A popular way to name a fish to find is to take a closer look at your pet:
What color / s is the fish?
Does he have a special drawing or spots whose shape looks like something else?
Are there any special physical characteristics? Is something too big or too small about the fish?
Does the fish display a special behavior? Is he particularly curious or afraid or funny or greedy or ???
Fish species
Often names are chosen to match the type of fish. A suitable name for a catfish is sniff or long beard, Goldy for a goldfish, Schleimy for a slimy fish, Snap for a snapper, Doc for a doctor fish ...
Childhood heroes and stars
You don't even have to get super creative. Just take the names of serial characters from your childhood. Names of comic heroes or characters from your favorite books. From names from current or past pop culture (famous people from film, music, art, politics ...) to old gods from Greece and Rome, to characters from a gripping fantasy online role-playing game, you have no limits set.
Think big
Just because fish are mostly small animals
the name doesn't have to be small. It will certainly add to the general amusement if the name of the fish is much larger, more dangerous and more imposing than the fish itself.Honor your fish
When you have found a name that somehow almost fits, you can upgrade it a bit.
Use the formal term of address Your ornamental fish and just talk to it "Mr …" or "Lady ..." at
give him one academic title how "Doctor ..." or "Professor ..."
raise the fish in the Nobility and use all titles of nobility ("King ..." & "Countess of ...")
military ranks ("Commander ..." or "Admiral ...") are also a way to give the name the final whistle and not only for fighting fish
Use foreign languages
If you've found a suitable name, but the word doesn't sound really nice, try another language. There are a great many free dictionaries and translation sites on the Internet that give you a great many languages.
And how likely is it that each of your visitors you speak to about the fish is fluent in Swahili, Esperanto or Maori speaks and understands that your fish is actually just called cloud, nose, table or ten to have?!
- cloud = Wingu, Nubo, Kapua
- nose = Pua, Nazon, Ihu
- table = Meza, tablo, ripanga
- 10 (ten) = Kumi, Dek, Tekau
Names for fish - suggestions
Female fish names from A to M
Aquarine, Albina, Arielle, Blubb, Bluby, Blubba, Blue, Blubbi, Bronze, Butterfly, Blubby, Bubbels, Cinerella, Chiara, Cozy, Dodie, Dori, Dudel, Deppin, Emmi, Else, Elly, Flower, Fischi, Flipsy, Flosse, Trout, Flummy, Frida, Goldie, Guppy, Glubschi, Goldliebchen, Holly, Honey, Hasel, Hanni, Ida, Isi, Igi, Jelly, Jule Fisch, Jill, Kiss, Kaja, Kiki, Koi, Kuki, Little Blue, Lorelei, Lulu, Lola, Lory, Lilla, Miranda, Mrs. Fish, Miss Fly, Momo, Molly
Female fish names from N to Z
Neon, Nixe, Nessi, Olivia, Omi, Pünktchen, Princess, Pepper, Puschel, Pummel, Queen, Quaki, Red, Rosa, Red Lady, Schuppi, Snuggles, Splashi, Sunny, Scampi, Suki, Sushi, Tinkerbell, Twinkle, Tiffany, Ulla, Ulknudel, Vicky, Winzling, Wanda, Xena, Yellow, Yoyo, Zoe and Zimperlise.
Male fish names from A to M
Albino, Anton, Aki, Blacky, Blitzy, Backfisch, Blub, Blue, Blitz, Beule, Bubbels, Chong, Coco, Cocy, Crumby, Diviri, Donner, Deep, Elmo, Et, Emil, Enno, Fabius, Fisch, Fips, Fischy, Flizo, Forello, Fritzi, Flecky, Flipper, Flo, Flossel, Fridolin, Floppy, Fighter, Flip, Flubber, Goliat, Grundi, Gubby, Gluckser, Glubsch, Hecht, Hektor, Hugo, Haihappen, Hasso, Ido, Jaws, Joschi, Jogi, Kalippo, Kugli, Kalle, Kiss, Kuni, Kleiner, Linus, Little Flosse, Lyric, Macho, Merlin, Mr. Fish, Mr. Nibbles, Moby, Mushu, Mani
Female fish names from N to Z
Nemo, Neptun, Neo, Neon, Nepomuk, Orca, Grandpa, Otto, Ottilli, Pirat, Pepper, Poseidon, Power, Pünktchen, Quaki, Rubin, Rupert, Red, Rico, Schatzi, Skippy, Sharky, Speedy, Terminator, Twister, Tinky, Tiger, Turbo, Unikum, Ulli, Ungetüm, Vivaldi, Winzling, Willy, Xaver, Yoshi, Yoda, Zeus, Zorro, centurion.
We hope you enjoy finding a name creatively.
