Sep 23, 2026 · 8 min · 5 segments
英语里常见的宠物名字 “pet names” 有哪些？事实可能会让你大吃一惊：原来在英国，许多人都会用人名来给自己的宠物取名，比如 “Luna（露娜）” 和 “Charlie（查理）”。除此之外，根据宠物的性格和外貌特征来取名也是十分常见的做法。宠物的名字里还藏着哪些与英语文化相关的小知识？听节目，跟主持人步理和 Phil 一起来了解一下吧。
我注意到不少人会给自己的宠物起fluffy之类的英语名字 好像这个词的意思就是毛茸茸的 就像是在中文里管宠物叫毛毛一样 请问在英语里人们会经常用形容词给自己的宠物取名吗 都会使用有哪些含义的单词呢
It's an interesting question that I hadn't really thought about before.
In fact, I didn't really know where to start until I found out that here in the UK, insurance companies have started publishing lists of the most popular pet names.
Wow, I've never heard of that.
So, is Fluffy a top pet name?
Well, while it's certainly possible to call a dog or a cat Fluffy, it's not actually one of the top pet names.
Some of the top names, which seem to be similar for cats and dogs, are Luna, Bella, Charlie, Teddy, Milo, names like that.
Well, they just sound like people's names to me.
Yes, maybe it helps people see their pets as part of their family.
And one thing I did notice is that a lot of the names are the more affectionate forms.
So, I mean, I can picture a dog called Alfie, but I'm not sure about a dog called Alfred.
Me too.
说实话,我还从没想到在宠物的名字里还能看出英语文化的一些潮流和知识。 Just now Phil mentioned that according to the data released by a certain pet insurance company, the most common pet names in the UK are actually Luna, Bella, Charlie, Teddy, these people.
In fact, the UK and many English countries are really used to using people to name pets.
After all, these pets are also often considered people's family members.
不过,用在宠物身上的名字往往都是常见人名的逆称或者缩写。 比如,比起给宠物起名叫做Alfred、阿尔弗雷德,人们更常用Elf、阿尔夫或者Elfie、阿尔菲来称呼他们。 对于人来说,类似的逆称或者缩写通常是亲近的朋友或者熟人使用的称呼,显示了彼此之间的intimacy、亲近感。
Yes, so to make names more affectionate in English, you can either shorten them or add Y, IE or O to the end of them.
And while human names are popular for pets, they're not the only options.
As mentioned in the question, adjectives are often used and these might relate to colour, for example.
A grey cat might be called Smokey or a ginger dog might be called Rusty.
Yes, these are often a bit more poetic than just simple color adjectives.
除了人名,正像是这位听众在问题中提到的,人们也会用一些形容词来给自己的宠物命名。 比如,一只灰猫就可以叫做Smoky,而一只姜黄色的狗狗则可能会获得Rusty这个名字。 不过注意了,这种取名方式往往使用的并不是特别常用的形容词, 而是会选择那些有些诗意,poetic,或者有比喻或象征意义的单词。 就拿刚才的名字来说吧,smoky和rusty的意思分别是烟雾缭绕的和秀极斑斑的, 是不是听上去就比gray灰色的和ginger姜黄色的要更神秘和形象一些呢?
Sometimes names are picked to show some aspects of the pet's personality.
Dogs are often given names that symbolize strength.
我注意到不少人会给自己的宠物起fluffy之类的英语名字 好像这个词的意思就是毛茸茸的 就像是在中文里管宠物叫毛毛一样 请问在英语里人们会经常用形容词给自己的宠物取名吗 都会使用有哪些含义的单词呢
It's an interesting question that I hadn't really thought about before.
In fact, I didn't really know where to start until I found out that here in the UK, insurance companies have started publishing lists of the most popular pet names.
Wow, I've never heard of that.
So, is Fluffy a top pet name?
Well, while it's certainly possible to call a dog or a cat Fluffy, it's not actually one of the top pet names.
Some of the top names, which seem to be similar for cats and dogs, are Luna, Bella, Charlie, Teddy, Milo, names like that.
Well, they just sound like people's names to me.
Yes, maybe it helps people see their pets as part of their family.
And one thing I did notice is that a lot of the names are the more affectionate forms.
So, I mean, I can picture a dog called Alfie, but I'm not sure about a dog called Alfred.
Me too.
说实话,我还从没想到在宠物的名字里还能看出英语文化的一些潮流和知识。 Just now Phil mentioned that according to the data released by a certain pet insurance company, the most common pet names in the UK are actually Luna, Bella, Charlie, Teddy, these people.
In fact, the UK and many English countries are really used to using people to name pets.
After all, these pets are also often considered people's family members.
不过,用在宠物身上的名字往往都是常见人名的逆称或者缩写。 比如,比起给宠物起名叫做Alfred、阿尔弗雷德,人们更常用Elf、阿尔夫或者Elfie、阿尔菲来称呼他们。 对于人来说,类似的逆称或者缩写通常是亲近的朋友或者熟人使用的称呼,显示了彼此之间的intimacy、亲近感。
Yes, so to make names more affectionate in English, you can either shorten them or add Y, IE or O to the end of them.
And while human names are popular for pets, they're not the only options.
As mentioned in the question, adjectives are often used and these might relate to colour, for example.
A grey cat might be called Smokey or a ginger dog might be called Rusty.
Yes, these are often a bit more poetic than just simple color adjectives.
除了人名,正像是这位听众在问题中提到的,人们也会用一些形容词来给自己的宠物命名。 比如,一只灰猫就可以叫做Smoky,而一只姜黄色的狗狗则可能会获得Rusty这个名字。 不过注意了,这种取名方式往往使用的并不是特别常用的形容词, 而是会选择那些有些诗意,poetic,或者有比喻或象征意义的单词。 就拿刚才的名字来说吧,smoky和rusty的意思分别是烟雾缭绕的和秀极斑斑的, 是不是听上去就比gray灰色的和ginger姜黄色的要更神秘和形象一些呢?
Sometimes names are picked to show some aspects of the pet's personality.
Dogs are often given names that symbolize strength.
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