Rodent Names

  1. Mosley
    • Origin:

      English place name and surname
    • Meaning:

      "peat bog, mouse clearing"
    • Description:

      Mosley has seen a handful of uses — mostly among baby girls — since 2012, the year after Peyton Manning gave it to his daughter. It's much more familiar as a surname, such as that of novelist Walter Mosley.
  2. Scirocco
    • Origin:

      Italian, from Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "warm wind"
    • Description:

      A cool and breezy nature name with a stylish sound, used by Volkswagen for one of its cars.
  3. Hubie
    • Templeton
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "temple settlement"
      • Description:

        Butler name, and also that of the rat in Charlotte's Web.
    • Peanut
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Description:

        Peanut is a name you might call a baby in the womb, but at least one set of parents put it on the birth certificate too. General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher and his fiance Ehiku named their son Peanut Kai.
    • Richenza
      • Origin:

        Polish variation of Richiza
      • Meaning:

        "wealthy"
      • Description:

        Richenza is a medieval European name borne by a number of Polish and Swedish royals throughout history. The variation Richeza was used with similar frequency. Rixa was a common short form. Richenza is derived from the same Germanic root as Richard and could be used to honor one in your life.
    • Tiny
      • Tayanita
        • Origin:

          Cherokee
        • Meaning:

          "young beaver"
        • Description:

          A wearable Cherokee option for a daughter.
      • Elf
        • Origin:

          Short form of Elfrida or Elfrieda
        • Description:

          Elf is an adorable nickname for the otherwise-clunky Elfrida or Elfrieda. Elf was used for the tragic sister in Miriam Toews' novel All My Puny Sorrows.