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Choosing the right name for your brand-new pet can be just as exciting as bringing them home. While turtles live for the water and spend their days splashing away in their ponds, tortoises adore the land. Fun fact: the terrapin thrives in both the water and on land.
For whichever species and breed you have selected, we hope to give you the right name inspiration to shell-abrate their arrival! So, what are you waiting for? Scroll down to find the perfect name!
Female Tortoise and Turtle Names
These quirky and cute titles are some of the most popular for female turtles and tortoises:
- Myrtle
- Starla
- Ruby
- Monet
- Cherry
- Lady
- Shelby
- Mishell
- Peanut
- Opal
- Jade
- Ms. Turt
- Ivy
- Skittles
- Terra
Male Tortoise and Turtle Names
Male turtles and tortoises have several distinct traits, such as long tails, curved shells, and brighter eyes. Below are our top male turtle and tortoise names.
- Melvin
- Balboa
- Popeye
- Snappy
- Oscar
- Apollo
- Mozart
- Duke
- Slow-Poke
- Rufus
- Jet
- Tank
- Picassa
- Sneak
- Hard Top
- Atlas
Funny Turtle and Tortoise Names
Often described as shy and laidback, turtles and tortoises can also be quite comical when they’re comfortable enough to come out of their shell, so to speak. For with the goofiest of personalities, we have compiled a list of the funniest names:
- Sir Hides-A-Lot
- Tank
- Turtle Recall
- Zoom
- Turtleneck
- Donnashello
- Sneak
- Speedster
- The Flash
- Lightning
- Tortellini
- Peeping Tom
- Houdini
- Sally Monella
- Speedy
- Bolt
- Taco
- Hokey Pokey
- Ninja
Cute Turtle & Tortoise Names
For the sweet and innocent, here are a few of our favorite cute names for turtles!
- Waddles
- Puddles
- Wobble
- Peep
- Sport
- Jinx
- Flip
- Merp
- Stretch
- Luna
- Kiwi
- Darling
- Steady
- Lulu
- Dino
- Tiny
- Cosmo
- Zip
- Related Read: Best Pet Turtles and Tortoises
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Names
If you haven’t heard of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” you are missing out! The comic strip was developed in the ’80s, and the cultural phenomenon has stood the test of time, as we still see feature films being created today. We have compiled a list of the most iconic TMNT personalities here. COWABUNGA, man!
- Armaggon
- Splinter
- Michelangelo
- April
- Venus de Milo
- Hothead
- Venus
- Leonardo
- Donatello
- Klunk
- Ninjara
- Raphael
- Metalhead
- O’Neil
- Shredder
- Tokka
- Related Read: Turtle vs. Tortoise
Famous Turtle & Tortoise Character Names
Turtles and tortoises have frequently been cast as supporting characters in the film and gaming world. So below are a few other famous turtles and tortoises we couldn’t go without mentioning:
- Blastoise (“Pokemon”)
- Mudface (“Dr. Dolittle”)
- Fillman (“Sherman’s Lagoon”)
- Verne (“Over the Hedge”)
- Wartortle (“Pokemon”)
- Koopa (“Super Mario”)
- Squirtle (“Pokemon”)
- Howard (“Razzel Dazzel”)
- Franklin (from the eponymous TV series)
- Morla (“The Neverending Story”)
- Bowser (“Super Mario”)
- Yertle (Dr. Seuss)
- Mock (“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”)
- Lenny Turteltaub (“Bojack Horseman”)
- Tuck (“Wonder Pets”)
- Crush (“Finding Nemo”)
- Squirt (“Finding Nemo”)
- Tardy (“Greg the Bunny”)
- Related Read: Snapping Turtle vs. Box Turtle
Finding the Right Name for Your Turtle or Tortoise
With such a great shell-ection of names, we hope that you were able to lock in the perfect one for your new little four-legged slider. We’re sure they will love the name you select!
If you’re still in the market for a name for your new pet and want to explore a few more options, we have some other pet name posts to browse through! They may not be exactly for turtles, tortoises, or terrapins, but you never know what might pop out at you.
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