Clever Names for a Pet Pig

Press for five clever names for a pet pig, each with a line on why it fits.

Clever Names for a Pet Pig

  1. Ham ActorPlays to the back row at every meal.
  2. Porkpie HatA hat with a pig in its name.
  3. PlaypenWhere a piglet belongs.
  4. Captain OinkIn command of the yard.
  5. Pig IronTough, heavy and oddly named.

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How it works

Press for five clever names for a pet pig: puns on ham, pork, hog and pen, names from Pig Latin and from the old rhymes. The same list holds names by breed, for the look and from what pigs do.

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Clever first

The page opens on the clever names. Hammock has a ham on the front, Pen Pal is a friend who lives in a pen, and Igpay is pig in Pig Latin.

Names by breed

Each breed name comes with one line on the breed. The Tamworth is the only red pig of the United Kingdom, a Hampshire is black with a white band over the shoulders, and the Mangalica grows a thick, curly coat.

Questions and answers

What are some clever names for a pet pig?

Hammock, Pen Pal, Hogwash, Silk Purse and Chairman of the Boar are on the list. Each has a line: Silk Purse is for the saying that you cannot make one from a sow's ear.

What do you name a spotted pig?

Old Spot is from a real breed: the Gloucestershire Old Spots is mostly white with black spots. Spatter, Splotch, Paint Pot and Raisin Bun are in the group of names for the look.

What is a good name for a pig that digs?

Rooter, Excavator, Backhoe, Nose Plow and Turf Turner are in the group of names from what pigs do. A sow roots in the ground with her snout to hollow out a nest.

Are these the names of pigs from films and cartoons?

Not on purpose. We wrote the names, cut any that stand in Wikipedia's list of fictional pigs, and left out puns on real people's names by hand.

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Clever names 63

  • Amhay Ham, in Pig Latin.
  • Blanket Hog Takes all the covers.
  • Boarding Pass A boar with travel plans.
  • Buckingham A palace of a name, with a ham at the end.
  • Captain Oink In command of the yard.
  • Chairman of the Boar Runs every meeting from the trough.
  • Chinny Chin Chin From the folk tale of the three little pigs.
  • Clean Machine A joke that works best on the muddiest pig.
  • Coin Slot For the pig-shaped bank that came to life.
  • Corkscrew Tail The tail explains it.
  • Count Trotter Counts every step to the bowl.
  • Curlicue For the twist in the tail.
  • Curly Fry A twist of a name for a twisted tail.
  • Dame Trufflesnout Honored for services to digging.
  • Fine Swine Says so itself.
  • Fountain Pen A pen with a water feature.
  • Globetrotter A pig with trotters and a passport.
  • Graham Cracker Ham is in there, if you look.
  • Groundhog The wrong animal entirely.
  • Ham Actor Plays to the back row at every meal.
  • Ham Radio Broadcasts to the whole yard.
  • Hambledon An English village name with a ham up front.
  • Hammock Ham on the front, nap on the back.
  • Hamster For a small pig with a sense of humor.
  • Hog Heaven Where a pig with a full bowl lives.
  • Hog Wild For the one that runs laps at dusk.
  • Hogmanay Scottish New Year, with a hog at the front.
  • Hogwash Nonsense, and proud of it.
  • House of Straw The first house in the tale of the three little pigs.
  • Igpay Pig, in Pig Latin.
  • In a Blanket A pig in a blanket, the cozy kind.
  • Lady Oinksworth Expects to be announced.
  • Lipstick For the old saying about lipstick on a pig.
  • Loose Change Rattles when it runs.
  • Lord Hamington Old money.
  • Mayor of Mudville Elected by a landslide.
  • New Pork The big city, as a pig says it.
  • Nottingham Not a ham at all, says the pig.
  • Oinkway Oink, in Pig Latin.
  • Pen Name What a pig signs its letters with.
  • Pen Pal A friend who lives in a pen.
  • Penny Bank For a pig that keeps the change.
  • Pig Iron Tough, heavy and oddly named.
  • Pig Latin The only language it speaks.
  • Piggyback Gives rides to nobody.
  • Pigment A colorful sort of pig.
  • Pigskin A football name for a sporty pig.
  • Pigsqueak Named for the noise.
  • Playpen Where a piglet belongs.
  • Porcelain Starts like pork and looks far fancier.
  • Pork Avenue A very good address.
  • Porkpie Hat A hat with a pig in its name.
  • Road Hog Takes up the whole path.
  • Silk Purse They say you cannot make one from a sow's ear.
  • Snout and About Never home.
  • Sofa Hog Leaves no room for anyone else.
  • Sow What A shrug of a name.
  • Sow's Ear The other half of the saying.
  • Stayed Home The second little pig of the toe-counting rhyme.
  • Sty Guy Lives in a sty and is fine with it.
  • Swine Song A swan song, sung lower.
  • Went to Market The first little pig of the toe-counting rhyme.
  • Whole Hog Never does anything by halves.

Names by breed 28

  • Berkshire A Berkshire is normally black, with white on the snout, the lower legs and the tip of the tail.
  • Curly Coat For a Mangalica, the pig with a thick, curly coat of hair.
  • Duroc A Duroc is golden to dark reddish-brown, with ears that partly droop.
  • Gloucester A short name for the Gloucestershire Old Spots, a white pig with black spots.
  • Göttingen The Göttingen Minipig is a German breed of miniature pig.
  • Guinea Hog The Guinea Hog is a small black American pig.
  • Hampshire A Hampshire is black with a white band over the shoulders.
  • Hereford A Hereford pig is red with a white face, like Hereford cattle.
  • Kune Short for kunekune, a small, hairy, round-bodied pig from New Zealand.
  • Kunekune The kunekune is a small breed of pig from New Zealand.
  • Lop Ear A Hereford pig has a curly tail and lop ears.
  • Mangalica The Mangalica grows a thick, curly coat of hair.
  • Meishan A Meishan has large drooping ears and wrinkled black skin.
  • Minipig Short for the Göttingen Minipig, a German breed of miniature pig.
  • Mulefoot Mulefoot pigs are typically black.
  • Old Spot The Gloucestershire Old Spots is mostly white with black spots.
  • Ossabaw The Ossabaw Island Hog is a critically endangered kind of pig.
  • Oxford The Oxford Sandy and Black is sandy brown with black patches.
  • Pot-Belly The Vietnamese Pot-bellied pig is named for its low-hanging belly.
  • Red Wattle The Red Wattle Hog is named for its red color and its wattles, or tassels.
  • Saddleback The British Saddleback is an endangered British breed.
  • Sandy and Black The colors of the Oxford Sandy and Black: sandy brown with black patches.
  • Sash A Hampshire pig wears a white band over its shoulders and down its front legs.
  • Tam Short for Tamworth, the only red pig of the United Kingdom.
  • Tamworth The Tamworth is the only red pig of the United Kingdom.
  • Tassel The Red Wattle Hog's wattles are also called tassels.
  • Tawny Until the 1700s the Berkshire was a large tawny pig with lop ears.
  • Yorkshire The Large White comes from the old Large Yorkshire breed of northern England.

Names for the look 20

  • Ballet Slipper The soft pink of a dancer's shoe.
  • Barrel The shape, more or less.
  • Bubblegum The pinkest pink.
  • Button Snout A flat round nose, like a coat button.
  • Carnation A pink flower for a pink pig.
  • Carrot Top For a ginger pig.
  • Cinnamon Toast Ginger on top, pale underneath.
  • Flop Ear For ears that hang over the eyes.
  • Gingerbread Warm brown, with a curly tail for icing.
  • Kitten Heels For a pig that walks on tidy little trotters.
  • Loaf The shape it makes lying down.
  • Paint Pot Looks like it knocked one over.
  • Pink Lemonade A summer name for a pink pig.
  • Plug Socket A flat nose with two holes in it.
  • Raisin Bun Pale and round, with dark dots.
  • Rust Bucket Ginger, and built like a bucket.
  • Spatter Spots flung on from a distance.
  • Splotch One spot, slightly out of shape.
  • Strawberry Milk Pale pink with a paler belly.
  • Two-Pin Look at the snout and you will see it.

Names from what pigs do 28

  • Acorn Finder Never misses one.
  • Apple Core The best part, according to the pig.
  • Backhoe For the one that moved the flower bed.
  • Belly Rub Falls over for one.
  • Clean Plate Never leaves a crumb.
  • Excavator Digs like it is paid to.
  • Grub Hunter Knows what is under the lawn.
  • Lawn Wrecker Said with love.
  • Mud Angel A snow angel, made in mud.
  • Mudbath The best part of a hot day.
  • Nest Builder Before she gives birth, a sow builds a nest mound of twigs and leaves.
  • Nose Plow Turns the soil without a tool.
  • Potato Peel A favorite from the kitchen bucket.
  • Puddle Finder If there is one, it is in it.
  • Rooter A sow roots in the ground with her snout to hollow out a nest.
  • Scrofa From Sus scrofa, the scientific name of the wild boar.
  • Second Helping Always asks.
  • Shovel Snout The tool is built in.
  • Side Flop How it lies down: all at once.
  • Snuffler Checks every inch of ground.
  • Straw Bed Where it would rather be.
  • Sunscreen Wallowing in mud may also protect a pig from sunburn.
  • Sus Sus is the pig's genus, as in Sus domesticus.
  • Three Feet Down Pigs can smell truffles as deep as three feet underground.
  • Trough Captain First to the food, every time.
  • Truffle Hog A truffle hog is a pig used to find truffles underground.
  • Turf Turner The lawn was flat this morning.
  • Wallow Pigs cool off by wallowing in mud or water.