Fall Pet Names

Press for one of these fall names for pets, with a line on what it is or why it fits.

Fall Pet Names

  1. BronzeFor a brown coat with a little metal in it.
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Fall pet names in five kinds: leaves, trees and flowers, harvest foods, fall colors for a coat, weather and sky, and fall days on the farm. Each autumn name has a line on what it is or why it fits.

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You can narrow the draw to one kind. Leaves, trees and flowers gives Maple, Aspen and Ginkgo, a tree with fan-shaped leaves and yellow autumn foliage. Harvest foods gives Cider, Pecan and Butternut.

Match a fall color to the coat

Russet is a dark brown with a reddish-orange tinge, Tawny runs from light brown to brownish orange, and Fawn is a light yellowish tan. Brindle is a streaked coat, Calico a cat with three colors, and Roan an even mix of white and colored hairs.

Questions and answers

What are good fall names for a dog?

Maple, Rusty and Bosc, a pear with a long tapering neck and russet skin, suit a brown or red dog. Kickoff and Touchdown fit a dog who lives for the yard, and Timber one who flops over for a nap.

What are good fall names for a cat?

Tabby, Calico and Tortie name the coat itself, and Marmalade is what people call an orange cat. Pippin, Hazel and Filbert, another name for the hazelnut, are small names for a small cat.

What are fall names for an orange pet?

Marmalade, Apricot and Carrot are orange on sight. Saffron is a spice from the autumn-blooming flower of the saffron crocus, and Amber is fossilized tree resin, valued for its color.

What is a harvest moon?

The harvest moon is the full moon nearest the autumn equinox, and the hunter's moon is the full moon after it. Harvest Moon and Hunter are both on the list.

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Leaves, trees and flowers 25

  • Acorn The nut of the oak tree.
  • Alder A tree of the birch family.
  • Aspen The quaking aspen, a tree of the cooler parts of North America. One of its other names is golden aspen.
  • Aster A perennial flowering plant of the daisy family.
  • Beech A deciduous tree of Eurasia and North America.
  • Buckeye The Ohio buckeye, a tree native to North America.
  • Conker From the horse chestnut, which is also called the conker tree.
  • Dahlia A bushy flowering plant native to Mexico and Central America.
  • Elm A tall street tree with a one-word name. Good for a tall, quiet pet.
  • Ginkgo A tree native to East Asia with fan-shaped leaves and yellow autumn foliage.
  • Goldenrod A common name for many flowering plants of the sunflower family.
  • Hazel A tree or large shrub of the birch family. Its nut is the hazelnut.
  • Larch A deciduous conifer of the pine family.
  • Linden A tree of the genus Tilia, called lime in Europe and basswood in North America.
  • Maple A tree of the genus Acer. Maple syrup is made from the sap of some kinds.
  • Mum Short for chrysanthemum, a flower that blooms in the autumn.
  • Oakley Oak, with a tail on it.
  • Poplar A fast-growing tree. For a pet who was small for about a week.
  • Samara A winged fruit. The maple's spins as it falls.
  • Sassafras A tree of eastern North America and eastern Asia.
  • Sumac A flowering plant of the genus Rhus, in the same family as the cashew.
  • Sweetgum A deciduous tree native to eastern North America, Mexico and Central America.
  • Sycamore A big shade tree that drops big leaves all at once.
  • Timber What you shout when the big one flops over for a nap.
  • Twig What is left on the branch in November. For a thin pet.

Harvest foods 37

  • Allspice The dried unripe berry of a tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico and Central America.
  • Barley A cereal grain.
  • Beet A round red root. For a round pet, of any color.
  • Bosc A pear with a long tapering neck and russet skin.
  • Braeburn An apple variety found as a chance seedling in New Zealand in 1952.
  • Butternut A winter squash that grows on a vine, with a sweet, nutty taste when cooked.
  • Cardamom A spice made from the seeds of several plants of the ginger family.
  • Chicory A plant with bright blue flowers.
  • Cider Pressed from apples, served cold or warm, and the color of a tan coat.
  • Cobbler A baked dish of fruit under a batter, biscuit or dumpling top.
  • Concord A grape used mainly for making grape juice.
  • Cornbread A quick bread made with cornmeal.
  • Cranberry An evergreen dwarf shrub or trailing vine, and its berry.
  • Crumble A baked fruit dessert with a streusel-like topping. Americans call it a crisp.
  • Elderberry The fruit of the elder.
  • Filbert Another name for the hazelnut.
  • Granola A food of rolled oats, nuts and a sweetener such as honey.
  • Hazelnut The nut of the hazel tree.
  • Hominy Dried maize kernels treated with an alkali.
  • Maize Another word for corn.
  • Oats Breakfast for horses and for people in a hurry.
  • Pecan A hickory tree of the southern United States and northern Mexico, and its nut.
  • Persimmon The edible fruit of trees of the genus Diospyros.
  • Pippin A word for an apple grown from seed, and for several kinds of eating apple.
  • Pomegranate A red fruit packed with seeds. A long name for a round pet.
  • Pumpernickel A dense rye bread, traditionally made with sourdough starter and coarsely ground rye.
  • Quince A tree that bears a hard, bright golden-yellow fruit, related to apples and pears.
  • Rosehip The fruit of the rose plant.
  • Rutabaga A root vegetable.
  • Rye A grass grown widely as a grain.
  • Sorghum A grain, and the dark syrup made from one kind of it.
  • Squash For a pet who sits on things. Mostly you.
  • Streusel A crumbly topping of flour, butter and sugar.
  • Strudel A layered pastry, most often with a sweet filling.
  • Succotash A dish of sweet corn with lima beans or other shell beans.
  • Walnut A hard shell and a soft heart.
  • Yam Three letters. For a pet shaped like one.

Fall colors for a coat 27

  • Amber Fossilized tree resin, valued for its color.
  • Apricot For a pale orange coat.
  • Auburn A reddish-brown color, as of hair.
  • Brindle A coat pattern of streaks, sometimes called tiger-striped.
  • Bronze For a brown coat with a little metal in it.
  • Calico A domestic cat with a three-color coat.
  • Carrot For an orange pet with a green collar.
  • Dun An old word for a dull gray-brown, and for a horse of that color.
  • Fawn A light yellowish tan color.
  • Henna A red-brown dye. For a red-brown pet.
  • Mahogany A straight-grained, reddish-brown timber.
  • Marmalade What people call an orange cat. It fits an orange anything.
  • Mustard For a yellow-brown coat and a strong opinion.
  • Ochre A natural clay earth pigment that ranges from yellow to deep orange or brown.
  • Palomino A horse color: a gold coat with a white mane and tail.
  • Roan An even mixture of white and colored hairs in a coat.
  • Russet A dark brown color with a reddish-orange tinge.
  • Rusty For a coat the color of an old gate.
  • Saffron A spice from the autumn-blooming flower of the saffron crocus.
  • Sepia A reddish-brown color named after the ink of the cuttlefish.
  • Sienna An earth pigment, yellowish brown when raw and reddish brown when burnt.
  • Tabby A cat with an M-shaped mark on its forehead and stripes, swirls or spots.
  • Tawny A light brown to brownish-orange color.
  • Teak A golden-brown wood. Short, warm and easy to call.
  • Tortie Short for tortoiseshell, a cat coat named for its likeness to tortoiseshell.
  • Turmeric A deep yellow-orange spice. For a pet who leaves color on the couch.
  • Umber A natural earth pigment with a brownish color.

Weather, sky and months 13

  • Autumn The other word for fall.
  • Brisk Cool air and a fast walk.
  • Crisp What the air and the apples both are in October.
  • Gale A strong wind, and a pet who clears the porch of leaves.
  • Gust For a pet who goes through the leaf pile sideways.
  • Harvest Moon The full moon nearest the autumn equinox.
  • Haze Soft at the edges, like a long-haired pet in low sun.
  • Hunter For the hunter's moon, the first full moon after the harvest moon.
  • Misty For a gray morning and a soft gray coat.
  • Nippy Cold enough for a sweater. Also a pet with small sharp teeth.
  • November For a pet who came home late in the season.
  • October The month the leaves are at their best in much of the north.
  • Orionid From the Orionids, a meteor shower that comes each year for about a week in late October.

Fall days, the farm and wildlife 22

  • Bushel A unit of volume, long used for farm products such as wheat.
  • Cardigan A sweater with buttons. Also half the name of a Welsh corgi breed.
  • Chipmunk Cheeks full, always in a hurry before winter.
  • Corduroy A textile with a raised cord or wale texture.
  • Cornucopia The horn of plenty, a symbol of abundance.
  • Drumstick The part of the turkey everyone wants. Your pet too.
  • Harvest The season's whole job, in one word.
  • Hayride A slow wagon full of hay and people. For a pet who likes the car.
  • Homecoming For a pet who waits at the door every afternoon.
  • Katydid An insect also called a bush cricket.
  • Kickoff How a football game starts, and how your pet leaves the bed.
  • Monarch A butterfly. The eastern North American ones fly south each fall, as far as Florida and Mexico.
  • Mulch What the leaves turn into.
  • Orchard Where the apples are.
  • Plaid The pattern of fall shirts and dog jackets.
  • Rake The tool your pet undoes the work of.
  • Scarecrow A human-shaped figure put in a field to keep birds off the crops.
  • Sheaf A tied bundle of cut grain.
  • Touchdown For a pet who lands on the couch from across the room.
  • Tweed A rough woolen cloth.
  • Wishbone For the pet under the Thanksgiving table, wishing.
  • Woolly Bear The banded caterpillar of the Isabella tiger moth.