Winter Names for Pets

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

Winter Names for Pets

  1. SlushA mix of small ice crystals and liquid water.
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Winter names for pets in six kinds: snow and ice, white and gray coats, the word for snow in other languages, cold places, the winter sky and its animals, and warm things. One line on each card explains the name.

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Snowy names for pets with a white coat

You can narrow the draw to one kind. Snow and ice gives Flurry, Icicle and Graupel. White and gray coats gives Snowy, Ivory and Alabaster for a white pet and Pewter, Slate and Nimbus for a gray one. You can also narrow it to names for a white coat or for a gray coat.

Snow in other languages

Lumi is snow in Finnish, Yuki in Japanese, Neve in Italian, Nieve in Spanish, Eira in Welsh and Neige in French. Talvi, Fuyu and Zima are winter in Finnish, Japanese and Polish.

Questions and answers

What are good winter names for a white pet?

Snowy, Ivory and Cotton are the plain ones. Edelweiss is a mountain flower whose name means noble white, Ermine is the stoat in its pure white winter coat, and Beluga is an Arctic whale also called the white whale.

What are winter names for a gray pet?

Pewter is a metal alloy made mostly of tin, Slate is a fine-grained rock and Nimbus comes from nimbostratus, an often dark gray cloud. Junco is a small grayish sparrow.

What cold places make good pet names?

Yukon is a territory of Canada next to Alaska, Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, Nome and Sitka are cities in Alaska, and Oslo, Helsinki and Reykjavik are the capitals of Norway, Finland and Iceland.

What is a good winter name for a dog?

Malamute is a large dog breed first bred to haul heavy freight as a sled dog, and Samoyed is a herding breed with a thick white coat. Toboggan, Mogul and Bobsled suit a dog who goes downhill fast.

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Snow and ice 26

  • Brinicle A hollow tube of ice that grows downward under new sea ice.
  • Chill For the pet who is never in a hurry, in any weather.
  • Cornice An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or mountain crest.
  • Firn Old snow left over from past seasons that has packed down hard.
  • Floe A single piece of drifting sea ice, 20 meters or more across.
  • Flurry A light snowfall that leaves little or nothing on the ground.
  • Frost A layer of ice on a solid surface.
  • Glacier A body of ice that is always moving under its own weight.
  • Graupel Soft small pellets made when water droplets freeze onto falling snowflakes.
  • Hailstone A ball or lump of ice that falls from a thunderstorm.
  • Iceberg A piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and floats in open water.
  • Icicle A spike of ice formed when water falling from an object freezes.
  • Permafrost Ground that stays below freezing for two years or more.
  • Powder What skiers call fresh, dry snow. For a pet as soft as a new fall of it.
  • Rime Ice that forms when supercooled water droplets freeze onto a surface.
  • Sastrugi Shapes that the wind carves into a snow surface.
  • Serac A block or column of glacier ice.
  • Shiver For the small one who shakes at the door and then wants out again.
  • Sleet Rain and ice at once. For a gray pet who arrives wet.
  • Slush A mix of small ice crystals and liquid water.
  • Snowdrift A heap of snow shaped by the wind.
  • Snowflake A single ice crystal big enough to fall through the air as snow.
  • Snowpack A build-up of snow that packs down with time and melts with the season.
  • Thaw The day the snow starts to go. For a pet who melts when you scratch the right spot.
  • Verglas Another word for glaze, a smooth clear coat of ice left by freezing rain.
  • Whiteout Weather in which snow, fog or sand cuts how far you can see.

White and gray coats 25

  • Alabaster A soft rock used for carvings.
  • Albus The Latin word for white.
  • Bianca From the Italian word for white.
  • Chalk A soft, white, porous kind of limestone.
  • Cloud White, soft and often found asleep above you.
  • Coconut Brown outside, white inside. Works for a white pet with a few brown patches.
  • Cotton Soft, white and a little fluffy at the edges.
  • Dove For a white pet with a soft voice.
  • Dusty For a gray coat that looks as if it needs a shake.
  • Edelweiss A mountain flower of the daisy family. The name means noble white.
  • Granite A coarse-grained rock made mostly of quartz, feldspar and mica.
  • Grigio The Italian word for gray.
  • Gris The French word for gray.
  • Gwyn The Welsh word for white.
  • Ivory An off-white color named for the tusks and teeth of animals.
  • Linen For a coat the color of a clean sheet.
  • Nimbus From nimbostratus, an often dark gray cloud that usually brings steady rain, snow or sleet.
  • Pewter A metal alloy made mostly of tin.
  • Porcelain For a white pet who still knocks things off shelves.
  • Silver For a gray coat that shines when the light hits it.
  • Slate A fine-grained rock. On a pet, a flat dark gray.
  • Snowy The plain one, for a coat as white as the yard in January.
  • Sterling As in sterling silver. For a gray pet of high quality.
  • Tin A small gray name for a small gray pet.
  • Tofu Pale, square and gentle.

Snow and winter in other languages 21

  • Eira Snow in Welsh.
  • Elur Snow in Basque.
  • Fuyu Winter in Japanese.
  • Hiver Winter in French.
  • Inverno Winter in Italian.
  • Kar Snow in Turkish.
  • Lumi Snow in Finnish.
  • Neige Snow in French.
  • Neve Snow in Italian.
  • Nieve Snow in Spanish.
  • Nix Snow in Latin.
  • Schnee Snow in German.
  • Sheleg Snow in Hebrew.
  • Sne Snow in Danish.
  • Sneeuw Snow in Dutch.
  • Sniegs Snow in Latvian.
  • Talvi Winter in Finnish.
  • Theluji Snow in Swahili.
  • Vinter Winter in Swedish.
  • Yuki Snow in Japanese.
  • Zima Winter in Polish.

Cold places 24

  • Baffin The largest island in Canada, in the territory of Nunavut.
  • Banff A resort town inside Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
  • Bering A sea of the northern Pacific, between Eurasia and the Americas.
  • Chamonix A town in southeastern France that hosted the first Winter Olympics, in 1924.
  • Denali The highest mountain peak in North America, in Alaska.
  • Fairbanks The largest city in the Interior region of Alaska.
  • Helsinki The capital of Finland.
  • Juneau The capital city of Alaska.
  • Kiruna The northernmost city in Sweden.
  • Kodiak A large island on the south coast of Alaska.
  • Lapland The northernmost region of Finland.
  • Nome A city in Alaska on the coast of the Bering Sea.
  • Nuuk The capital of Greenland.
  • Oslo The capital of Norway.
  • Reykjavik The capital of Iceland.
  • Siberia A region that takes in all of North Asia, part of Russia.
  • Sitka A city in southeast Alaska.
  • Svalbard A Norwegian group of islands where the Arctic Ocean meets the Atlantic.
  • Tromso A city in northern Norway.
  • Tundra Land where cold and a short growing season keep trees from growing.
  • Vostok A Russian research station in Antarctica.
  • Whitehorse The capital of Yukon.
  • Yellowknife The capital of Canada's Northwest Territories.
  • Yukon A territory of Canada, next to Alaska.

Winter sky, animals and plants 20

  • Beluga An Arctic and sub-Arctic whale, also called the white whale.
  • Borealis From aurora borealis, the northern lights.
  • Caribou Another name for the reindeer, a deer of the Arctic and the far north.
  • Eider A large sea duck that breeds in the cooler north.
  • Ermine The stoat in its pure white winter coat.
  • Junco A small grayish sparrow, common across much of North America.
  • Juniper A coniferous tree or shrub of the cypress family.
  • Lemming A small rodent found in or near the Arctic.
  • Malamute A large dog breed first bred to haul heavy freight as a sled dog.
  • Muskox A hoofed mammal native to the Arctic, noted for its thick coat.
  • Narwhal A whale of the Arctic. The male has a long spiral tusk.
  • Ptarmigan The rock ptarmigan is a game bird of the grouse family.
  • Puffin A small seabird with a large beak that is brightly colored in the breeding season.
  • Samoyed A herding dog breed with a thick, white, double-layered coat.
  • Snowdrop A small white drooping flower shaped like a bell.
  • Sundog A bright spot of light to one or both sides of the Sun.
  • Tamarack A larch native to Canada and the northeastern United States.
  • Walrus A large sea mammal of the Arctic, known for its tusks and whiskers.
  • Waxwing A bird with smooth plumage and red tips on some wing feathers.
  • Wintergreen A group of aromatic plants. The word once meant any plant that stays green through the winter.

Warm things and winter fun 22

  • Bobsled A winter sport of timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a sleigh.
  • Chai Spiced tea, for a warm brown coat.
  • Chalet A wooden house typical of the Alps, with a heavy, gently sloping roof.
  • Chowder A thick soup for a thick, warm pet.
  • Earmuffs For a pet with ears that deserve their own name.
  • Flannel A soft woven cloth.
  • Fleece Warm, soft and impossible to get the hair off.
  • Galoshes Overshoes or rubber boots worn over shoes in wet weather.
  • Hearth The floor of the fireplace, and the best seat in the house in January.
  • Hygge A Danish and Norwegian word for a mood of coziness.
  • Igloo A shelter built of snow.
  • Luge A small sled ridden face up and feet first.
  • Mittens For a pet with white paws, or any paws.
  • Mogul One of the bumps that form on a ski run when skiers push snow into mounds.
  • Parka A coat with a hood, which may be lined with fur or fake fur.
  • Porridge Warm, plain and good on a cold morning.
  • Quilt Found on the bed, like the pet.
  • Sauna A small room or building made for dry or wet heat sessions.
  • Slalom An alpine skiing event: skiing between poles or gates.
  • Toboggan A simple sled used on snow.
  • Toque What Canadians call a knit cap.
  • Wooly For a thick coat in a cold month.