Fiery Names for Pets

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Fiery Names for Pets

  1. FuocoFire in Italian.
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Fiery names for pets in five kinds: fire words, hot peppers and spices, volcanoes and lava, fire gods and creatures of myth, and names for a red or orange coat. A line on each card says what the name is.

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You can narrow the draw to one kind. Fire words gives Ember, Cinder and Flint. Hot peppers and spices gives Cayenne, Habanero and Scotch Bonnet. Volcanoes and lava gives Etna, an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, Hekla in Iceland and Fuji in Japan.

Names for a red or orange coat

Ginger and Paprika are spices, and Rooibos is a plant whose name means red bush. Rufus is red or red-haired in Latin, Rojo, Rosso and Rouge are red in Spanish, Italian and French, and Tod is a word for a fox.

Questions and answers

What pet names mean fire?

Fuego is fire in Spanish, Feu in French, Fuoco in Italian, Feuer in German and Ignis in Latin. Egan is an Irish surname that goes back to a root meaning little fire.

Which fire gods are on the list?

Gods of ancient myth: Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, Hephaestus, the Greek god of blacksmiths, craftsmen and fire, Hestia, goddess of the hearth, and Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from the gods. Gods worshipped today are left out.

What is a fiery name for a small pet?

Spark, Ember and Peppercorn are small things with heat in them. Firecracker suits a pet who is small, loud and over in a second, and Pequin is a hot chili pepper commonly used as a spice.

Are any sauce or snack names on the list?

No. Peppers are listed by the name of the variety, such as Serrano, Poblano and Datil, and no sauce or snack brand is on the list.

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Fire words 33

  • Ash What the fire leaves. For a pale gray coat.
  • Blaze A fast-burning fire that gives a lot of flame and light.
  • Bonfire A large, controlled outdoor fire.
  • Campfire The one you sit around.
  • Cinder What is left glowing when the fire is nearly out.
  • Egan A surname from the Irish Mac Aodhagáin, from a root that means little fire.
  • Ember A hot lump of smoldering wood or coal, usually glowing.
  • Feu Fire in French.
  • Feuer Fire in German.
  • Firebrand A burning stick, and a person who stirs things up.
  • Firecracker Small, loud and over in a second.
  • Flame For a pet with a tail that waves like one.
  • Flare A sudden burst of light. For a sudden burst of pet.
  • Flint A hard form of quartz that people long used to make stone tools and start fires.
  • Forge A hearth used for heating metals.
  • Fuego Fire in Spanish.
  • Fuoco Fire in Italian.
  • Furnace For the pet who heats the whole bed.
  • Hotshot For a pet who knows how good it looks.
  • Ignis Fire in Latin.
  • Ignite To set alight. What the doorbell does to your dog.
  • Inferno A very large fire. A very large name for a very small pet.
  • Kindling The small sticks that get the fire going. For the small one who starts it.
  • Matchstick A thin thing with a red head.
  • Pyro A word part that means fire or heat.
  • Sizzle The sound of the pan.
  • Smoky For a gray coat with something burning underneath.
  • Spark Small, bright and the start of everything.
  • Sparkler A hand-held firework that burns slowly and gives off bright sparks.
  • Sparky The classic, for a pet with a short fuse and a good heart.
  • Toasty Warm and a little brown at the edges.
  • Torch A light to carry. For a pet who leads the way down the hall at night.
  • Wildfire For a pet who spreads through the house faster than you can follow.

Hot peppers and spices 37

  • Aji Pepper in Spanish, where it is written ají.
  • Ancho A dried poblano pepper.
  • Arbol For chile de árbol, a small and potent Mexican chili pepper.
  • Berbere A spice mixture that usually includes chili peppers, coriander, garlic and ginger.
  • Cayenne A hot chili pepper used to flavor dishes.
  • Chili A fruit of plants of the genus Capsicum, of the nightshade family.
  • Cumin A warm brown spice. For a warm brown pet.
  • Curry For a warm yellow-orange coat and a strong smell of dinner.
  • Datil A very hot pepper grown mainly around St. Augustine, Florida.
  • Fresno For the Fresno chile, a medium-sized pepper.
  • Ghost Pepper A superhot chili pepper grown in Northeast India.
  • Ginger A flowering plant whose root is widely used as a spice. On a pet, an orange coat.
  • Guajillo The dried form of a chili pepper, the second most common dried chili in Mexican cooking.
  • Habanero A pungent variety of chili pepper. The most common colors are orange and red.
  • Harissa A Tunisian hot chili pepper paste.
  • Horseradish A root vegetable used as a spice and a condiment.
  • Jalapeno A medium-sized chili pepper.
  • Padron For the Padrón pepper, from the town of Padrón in northwestern Spain.
  • Paprika A spice made from dried and ground red peppers.
  • Peppercorn Small, round and sharp.
  • Pequin A hot chili pepper commonly used as a spice.
  • Picante Spicy in Spanish.
  • Pimento A variety of red, heart-shaped chili pepper.
  • Piri Piri A chili pepper also known as the African bird's eye chili.
  • Poblano A mild chili pepper from the Mexican state of Puebla.
  • Rocoto The name in Peru and Ecuador of a chili pepper with hairy leaves and black seeds.
  • Salsa The sauce and the dance. For a pet who moves like both.
  • Sambal A chili-based sauce or paste from maritime Southeast Asia.
  • Scotch Bonnet A hot chili pepper named for its likeness to a Scottish cap.
  • Scoville For the Scoville scale, which measures the heat of chili peppers.
  • Serrano A chili pepper from the mountains of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo.
  • Shishito A normally mild East Asian pepper.
  • Sichuan For Sichuan pepper, a spice of the Sichuan cooking of China.
  • Spicy The plain one, for a pet with opinions.
  • Togarashi Chili pepper in Japanese.
  • Vindaloo A fiery, spicy curry dish. Its name comes from a Portuguese Goan dish.
  • Zesty Sharp, bright and full of energy.

Volcanoes and lava 30

  • Arenal A volcano in north-western Costa Rica.
  • Askja An active volcano in the central highlands of Iceland.
  • Caldera A large hollow that forms when a volcano empties its magma chamber and collapses.
  • Cotopaxi An active volcano in the Andes of Ecuador.
  • Erebus The southernmost active volcano on Earth, in Antarctica.
  • Etna An active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy.
  • Fuji An active volcano on the Japanese island of Honshu.
  • Fumarole A vent in the ground that gives off steam and volcanic gases.
  • Geyser A spring that throws out water and steam from time to time.
  • Hekla An active volcano in the south of Iceland.
  • Katla An active volcano in southern Iceland.
  • Kilauea An active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands.
  • Krakatoa A caldera in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra.
  • Lava Molten or partly molten rock that has come out onto the surface.
  • Magma Molten or partly molten rock under the surface of the Earth.
  • Mayon An active volcano in the Philippines.
  • Merapi An active volcano on the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
  • Paricutin A cinder cone volcano in the Mexican state of Michoacán.
  • Pelee Mount Pelée, an active volcano at the northern end of Martinique.
  • Pinatubo An active volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
  • Pumice A light-colored volcanic rock full of holes.
  • Ruapehu An active volcano at the southern end of the Taupō Volcanic Zone in New Zealand.
  • Sakurajima An active volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
  • Scoria A dark volcanic rock full of holes.
  • Stromboli An island off the north coast of Sicily with one of Italy's active volcanoes.
  • Surtsey A volcanic island off the southern coast of Iceland. Its eruption reached the surface in 1963.
  • Tambora An active volcano on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia.
  • Teide A volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain.
  • Tephra The bits of material thrown out by a volcanic eruption.
  • Vesuvius A volcano on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.

Fire gods and creatures of myth 15

  • Bennu An ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation and rebirth.
  • Chimera A monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature of Greek mythology.
  • Dragon The one that breathes fire. On a small pet the name does a lot of work.
  • Drake Another word for a dragon. It also means a male duck.
  • Firebird A magical glowing or burning bird of Slavic folklore.
  • Gibil A Mesopotamian god tied to fire.
  • Helios The god who is the Sun in ancient Greek religion and myth.
  • Hephaestus The Greek god of blacksmiths, craftsmen and fire.
  • Hestia The Greek goddess of the hearth.
  • Prometheus The Titan of Greek myth who stole fire from the gods and gave it to people.
  • Salamander In old lore, a lizard-like creature with an affinity for fire.
  • Surtr A giant of Norse mythology who carries a bright sword and brings forth flames.
  • Svarog A Slavic god who may be tied to fire and blacksmithing.
  • Vulcan The god of fire in ancient Roman religion and myth.
  • Wyvern A mythical dragon with two legs and two wings, common in heraldry.

For a red or orange coat 33

  • Annatto An orange-red food coloring made from the seeds of the achiote tree.
  • Brick For a red-brown pet built square.
  • Cardinal The northern cardinal, also called the red cardinal, a bird of eastern North America.
  • Carnelian A brownish-red mineral used as a gemstone.
  • Cherry Small, round and red.
  • Cinnabar A bright scarlet to brick-red mineral.
  • Crimson For a deep red coat.
  • Flynn An Irish surname that goes back to a word for red or ruddy.
  • Garnet A darker red than Ruby, for a darker coat.
  • Ketchup For a red pet who gets on everything.
  • Mango For an orange coat with a sweet nature.
  • Nectarine A peach with no fuzz. For an orange pet with a short coat.
  • Papaya An orange fruit. Three syllables that are easy to call.
  • Poppy Red, bright and nodding on a thin stem.
  • Red It says what it sees.
  • Robin For a pet with a red chest.
  • Rojo Red in Spanish.
  • Rooibos A South African plant whose leaves make a herbal tea. The name means red bush.
  • Rory An Irish name that means red king.
  • Rosso Red in Italian.
  • Rouge Red in French.
  • Roux Red-haired in French.
  • Ruadh Red in Scottish Gaelic.
  • Ruby For a deep red coat, after the gem.
  • Rufus Red or red-haired in Latin.
  • Scarlet For a bright red coat.
  • Sunset For a coat that goes from gold to red.
  • Tanager For the scarlet tanager, an American songbird. Breeding males are bright red with black wings and tails.
  • Tiger Orange with stripes. On a house cat it is a size joke.
  • Titian A bright auburn color, tinted with gold.
  • Tod A male fox, or any fox.
  • Tomato Round, red and soft.
  • Vermilion A color and a pigment made from the powdered mineral cinnabar.