Common Pet Names in Japan

1. Momo (peach)2. Sakura (cherry blossom)3. Choco (chocolate)4. Sora (sky)5. Hana (flower)6. Maron (chestnut)7. Rin (The sound of a bell)8. Reo (Leo, the original name of Kimba the White lion)9. Coco (Cocoa)

10. Nana (a girls’ names)

Source: The Great Investigation on Dog Names 2011 (Irispet.com)

Top 10 Dog Names

1. Momo (peach)2. Kuro (black)3. Sora (sky)4. Hana (flower)5. Rin (the sound of a bell)6. Chibi (small and petite)7. Mii (a cute sound: not a name)8. Tama (ball)9. Kotarou (a boys’ name)

10. Tora (tiger)11. Hime (princess)12. Sakura (cherry blossom)13. Mimi (Female name)14. Miruku (Milk)

Source: Irispet.com

Top 14 Cat Names

● Japanese Pet Names are usually very nature related as opposed to the American tendency to give dogs human names or names based on the personality or physical features of the dog.

● Repetitive sounds as names such as Momo, Coco, Mimi seem to be very popular for pets in Japan.

● Pets are usually named after fruits like:○ Ringo: Apple○ Ichigo: Strawberry○ Mikan: Orange○ Yuzu: Citrus Fruit

● Mochi: Sticky Rice● Anko: Red Bean Paste● Sumi: Japanese black ink used for calligraphy● Ocha: Japanese tea● Ran: Orchid● Hana: Flower● Fuji: Type of flower, or Mt. Fuji● Tora: Tiger● Tenshi: Angel

Other Common Pet Names

● Ryu: Dragon● Yume: Dream● Ame: Rain or Candy● Niji: Rainbow● Yuki: Snow● Mizu: Water● Taiyou: Sun● Kumo: Cloud, or Spider

Other Common Pet Names