Pet Names Meaning Mischievous

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Pet Names Meaning Mischievous

  1. LokiA god of Norse mythology, a shape shifter who appears as a mare, a salmon and a fly.
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How it works

Pet names meaning mischievous come from three places: tricksters of myth and folk tale such as Loki and Anansi, English words for a rascal, and the word for mischievous in other languages, such as Travieso in Spanish.

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You can narrow the draw to one kind. Tricksters of myth and folk tale gives Reynard, the red fox and trickster of medieval fables, Tanuki and Leprechaun. Rascal in other languages gives Coquin, Schlingel and Kolohe. You can also narrow it to names for a dog or for a cat.

What is left out

Gods who are worshipped today are not offered as pet names, and no trickster from a film, a cartoon or a game is listed.

Questions and answers

What pet name means mischievous?

Travieso means mischievous in Spanish, Travesso in Portuguese, Birichino in Italian, Kolohe in Hawaiian and Natkhat in Hindi. The English words on the list include Puckish, Cheeky and Wily.

What is a good name for a naughty dog?

Rowdy, Hooligan and Ruckus for a loud one. Tyke now means a small cheeky child and once meant a mongrel dog. Lausbub and Bengel both mean rascal in German.

What is a good name for a mischievous cat?

Sneak, Wily and Skulduggery for a cat who is suddenly on the counter. Kitsune is the fox of Japanese folklore that can change shape, and Chaos is a fair name for most kittens.

Who are the tricksters on the list?

Loki is a shape-shifting god of Norse mythology, Hermes, the herald of the Greek gods, is called the divine trickster, Maui is the culture hero and trickster of Polynesian mythology, and Anansi is the spider of Akan folklore.

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Tricksters of myth and folk tale 26

  • Anansi A character of Akan folklore, most often shown as a spider and tied to stories, wit and trickery.
  • Bricriu A troublemaker and poet in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
  • Eulenspiegel The surname of Till, the German joker of the old chapbook. It translates as owl-mirror.
  • Gremlin A mischievous creature invented at the start of the 20th century to explain faults in aircraft.
  • Gwydion A magician of Welsh mythology.
  • Hermes The herald of the gods in ancient Greek religion, called the divine trickster.
  • Imp A being of European folklore, like a fairy, often described as troublesome and mischievous.
  • Kappa A water monster of Japanese folklore, said to live in ponds and rivers.
  • Kitsune In Japanese folklore, a fox or fox spirit that can change shape or bewitch.
  • Knocker A gnome-like underground creature of the folklore of Cornwall and Devon.
  • Leprechaun A small supernatural being of Irish folklore, usually shown as a little bearded man who gets up to mischief.
  • Loki A god of Norse mythology, a shape shifter who appears as a mare, a salmon and a fly.
  • Lutin A kind of hobgoblin in French folklore and fairy tales.
  • Maui A culture hero and trickster of Polynesian mythology.
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Tricksters of myth and folk tale, continued

  • Momus The personification of satire and mockery in Greek mythology.
  • Nasreddin A character of the folklore of Central Asia, the hero of humorous short stories.
  • Pixie A mythical creature of British folklore, in old lore mischievous, short and childlike.
  • Reynard A red fox and trickster, the main character of a cycle of medieval Dutch, English, French and German fables.
  • Rumpel Short for Rumpelstiltskin, the imp of a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm.
  • Sisyphus A king of Greek myth whose cheating of death earned him eternal punishment.
  • Spriggan A legendary creature of Cornish folklore.
  • Sprite A supernatural being of European mythology, often shown as fairy-like.
  • Tanuki In Japanese folklore, a raccoon dog said to be able to change its shape.
  • Ti Malice A trickster of Haitian folklore, smart and full of guile.
  • Till Till Eulenspiegel, the joker of a German chapbook published around 1510.
  • Urdemales Pedro Urdemales, the rogue and trickster of Spanish and Latin American folklore.

English words for a rascal 43

  • Antics Silly behavior, done for an audience.
  • Bandit For a pet with a mask of dark fur, or a record.
  • Caper A playful leap, or a small crime. Both fit.
  • Chaos No order at all. A good name for a kitten.
  • Cheeky Bold in a way that is hard to stay cross with.
  • Havoc What is left in the living room.
  • Hijinks Lively fun that gets out of hand.
  • Hooligan For a pet who arrives in a room all at once.
  • Jackanapes An impudent or mischievous child. The word began as a name for a tame ape or monkey.
  • Jester The court fool, paid to make trouble.
  • Kerfuffle A fuss over nothing much.
  • Knave An old word for a rogue, and the jack in a deck of cards.
  • Maverick One who will not go with the herd.
  • Mayhem Chaos, with more noise.
  • Menace For a pet the neighbors know by name.
  • Mischief The thing itself. It is also a word for a nest or pack of mice or rats.
  • Monkey What you call a child who climbs things. Works for a cat on the curtains.
  • Monkeyshines A childish prank or trick.
  • Outlaw For a pet with no respect for the rules of the couch.
  • Pirate For a pet who takes things and buries them.
  • Prankster For a pet who hides and waits.
  • Puckish Fond of playing tricks on people; mischievous.
  • Rapscallion A rascal with four syllables. Worth it for the sound.
  • Rascal The plain word for it. Said with a smile, mostly.
  • Rebel For a pet who heard you and chose otherwise.
  • Rogue For a pet who works alone.
  • Rowdy For a loud, happy mess of a dog.
  • Ruckus A noisy fuss.
  • Rumpus A loud commotion, the fun kind.
  • Scallywag A rascal, in a longer coat.
  • Scamp A small rascal. The word sounds like something running away.
  • Scapegrace A wild and reckless one, especially a boy.
  • Scoundrel An old-fashioned villain, the kind who steals a sausage.
  • Shenanigans Tricks and high spirits. Usually said as a question from the next room.
  • Skulduggery Sneaky doings.
  • Sneak For a pet who is suddenly on the counter.
  • Tearaway A reckless one who is hard to control.
  • Tomfoolery Silly behavior.
  • Trouble Named in advance.
  • Tyke A small child, the cheeky kind. It once meant a mongrel dog.
  • Varmint What an old prospector calls a pest.
  • Whippersnapper A small young thing with too much nerve.
  • Wily Clever and hard to catch.

Rascal in other languages 26

  • Bengel A young rascal in German.
  • Birba Rascal in Italian.
  • Birichino Mischievous in Italian.
  • Coquin Rascal in French.
  • Deugniet Rascal in Dutch.
  • Espiegle Mischievous in French, where it is written espiègle.
  • Frechdachs Rascal in German.
  • Fripon Rascal in French.
  • Kolohe Mischievous in Hawaiian.
  • Lausbub Rascal in German.
  • Lobuz Rascal in Polish, where it is written łobuz.
  • Lurifax A trickster in Swedish.
  • Monello Rascal in Italian.
  • Natkhat Mischievous in Hindi.
  • Picaro Rogue in Spanish, where it is written pícaro.
  • Pillo A cheeky or naughty one in Spanish.
  • Pilyo Naughty in Tagalog.
  • Schelm Rogue in German.
  • Schlingel Scamp in German.
  • Shalun A naughty boy in Russian.
  • Skelm Rogue in Afrikaans.
  • Travesso Mischievous in Portuguese.
  • Travieso Mischievous in Spanish.
  • Urwis Rascal in Polish.
  • Vekkuli Scamp in Finnish.
  • Yaramaz Naughty in Turkish.

How this list was compiled: Own choice of 95 pet names that mean mischief, made for this page on 2026-10-03; the choice and the wording of every line are ours. 59 cards state a fact (who a trickster is and where the tale comes from, or what a word means). Each was read that day in the English Wikipedia article on that thing, place or figure, or in the English Wiktionary entry for a word (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the card says no more than the opening section of the article or the entry does. The other lines, on plain English words, are our own. Kinds: 26 tricksters of myth and folk tale, 43 English words for a rascal, 26 words for mischievous or rascal in other languages. Each name is also marked for a dog, for a cat or for both, which is our own judgment. The tricksters come from ancient myth and from folk tales; gods who are worshipped today are left out. No name was chosen because a film, a cartoon, a game or a brand carries it, and nothing rude is on the list. Licence: The names, the groups and the lines are our own work. Facts on the cards draw on English Wikipedia and English Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).