Guinea pigs come in a wide variety of colors and patterns, as well as coat lengths. Using their striking coloring is a great way to find inspiration for the perfect name for your new fluffy pets! Try out a few names before making your choice and find out which one is most suitable.
Self Color Patterns Name Ideas
"Self" colors are Guinea pigs with a coat that is a single solid color throughout. Some common self colors are black, brown, orange, red, and white.
Names for Black Guinea Pigs
Guinea pigs that are all black can be named after all sorts of things reminiscent of the color.
- Black Widow
- Blackberry
- Blackbird
- Blackie
- Caliban (Romanian boy's name meaning "black")
- Charcoal
- Ciara or Kiera (Irish girl's name meaning "little dark one")
- Coal or Cole
- Crow
- Darcy (French name meaning "dark one")
- Dracula
- Dougal (Scottish boy's name meaning "dark stranger")
- Duncan (Scottish boy's name meaning "dark warrior")
- Ebony
- Ink or Inky
- Jet
- Kali (Sanskrit girl's name meaning "black one;" also the Hindu goddess of destruction)
- Keir (Irish boy's name meaning "dark or black")
- Kerry (Irish name meaning "dark-haired")
- Krishna (Hindu name meaning "dark or black;" also the name of an aspect of the Hindu god Vishnu)
- Layla or Leila (Arabic girl's name meaning "night")
- Lilith (Assyrian girl's name meaning "of the night")
- Licorice
- Mahogany
- Mascara
- Maurice (Latin boy's name meaning "dark-skinned")
- Melania (Spanish girl's name meaning "black")
- Melantha (Greek girl's name meaning "dark flower")
- Midnight
- Nigel (Irish boy's name meaning "black-haired")
- Nisha (Hindi girl's name meaning "night")
- Noire (French word for "black")
- Obsidian
- Onyx
- Panther
- Rajani (Sanskrit girl's name meaning "of the night")
- Raven
- Sharpie
- Soot
- Squid (as in black squid ink)
- T'Challa (Black Panther)
Names for Brown Guinea Pigs
Guinea pigs come in several shades of brown, from the lightest cream color to beige, buff, cinnamon, and chocolate.
- Baize (French girl's name meaning "dark brown")
- Barry (Irish boy's name meaning "fair-haired")
- Bear
- Beaver
- Bowie (Scottish boy's name meaning "blond")
- Bruna (Italian girl's name meaning "brown")
- Bruno (German boy's name meaning "brown")
- Burnell (French name for "small brown one")
- Buster (Brown)
- Chestnut
- Chocolate
- Cinnamon
- Cocoa
- Copper
- Dun
- Eachann (a Gaelic word for "horse brown")
- Fawn
- Fulvio or Fulvia (Italian word for "yellow or tawny")
- Grizzly
- Hari (Hindi boy's name meaning "dark or tawny")
- Hazel
- Kenyon (Irish name meaning "blond")
- Khaki
- Lebrun (French name meaning "brown-haired")
- Marigold
- Monkey
- Peanut
- Russet
- Sable
- Saffron
- Sand or Sandy
- Tawny
- Teddy
- Topaz
- Tynan (Irish boy's name meaning "dark or dusty")
- Umber (a shade of brown)
- Walnut
Names for Orange Guinea Pigs
Orange Guinea pigs have a yellowish-red tinge to their fur that can make you think of fall colors and vibrant flowers.
- Aditya (Sanskrit name that means "the sun")
- Alani (Hawaiian girl's name meaning "the orange fruit")
- Amber
- Autumn
- Cam (Vietnamese word for the orange fruit.)
- Carrot
- Clementine
- Coral or Coraline
- Creamsicle
- Dandelion
- Firefly
- Jacinthe (French word for "orange;" also a flower)
- Peach or Peaches
- Poppy
- Popsicle
- Pumpkin
- Sienna (a shade of orange)
- Tangerine
- Zinnia
Names for Red Guinea Pigs
If you have a red Guinea pig, you can use their gorgeous auburn fur as inspiration for names inspired by the color.
- Antares (a red star in astronomy)
- Apple
- Blaze
- Cardinal
- Carmine (a shade of red)
- Cherry
- Chili
- Clancy (Irish boy's name meaning "red warrior")
- Cranberry
- Edom (Hebrew boy's name meaning "red")
- Elmo
- Erik or Eric (the Red, a famous Viking)
- Fig
- Fire or Firey
- Flash
- Fox
- Garnet
- Gilroy (Scottish name meaning "redhead")
- Ginger
- Harkin (Irish name meaning "dark red")
- Jasper
- Leroux (French name meaning "red-haired one")
- Lobster
- Ormond (Irish name meaning "red")
- Phoenix (a mythical firebird, the name also means "dark red" in Greek)
- Pomegranate
- Raspberry
- Radish
- Rhydderch (Welsh name meaning "reddish-brown")
- Rohan (Sanskrit name meaning "red-haired")
- Rooney (Irish name meaning "red-haired")
- Rooster
- Rory (Irish name meaning "red king")
- Rose or Rosy
- Roslin (Scottish girl's name meaning "little redhead")
- Rousseau (French name meaning "little redhead")
- Rowan (Gaelic name for boys meaning "little redhead")
- Ruby
- Rudolph (the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
- Rufino (Latin boy's name meaning "red-haired")
- Rusty
- Scarlett
- Shani (Hebrew name meaning "crimson red")
- Sherry
- Sorrell (French word for "reddish-brown")
- Squirrel
Names for White Guinea Pigs
White Guinea pigs can come with dark or pink (red) eyes. Use their lovely white coat to find a name that fits their fluffy beauty.
- Alba (Scottish girl's name meaning "white")
- Alfio (Italian name meaning "white")
- Alva (Irish name meaning "white")
- Arjuna (Hindi boy's name meaning "white")
- Bialas (Slavic boy's name meaning "white-haired")
- Bianca (Italian girl's name meaning "white")
- Cloud
- Dandelion (the white seeded kind)
- Dove
- Dwight (Flemish boy's name meaning "white-haired or blond")
- Finbar (Irish boy's name meaning "white-haired")
- Finlay (Scottish boy's name meaning "white warrior")
- Finn or Finnian (Irish boy's name meaning "white or fair")
- Fiona (Gaelic girl's name meaning "white or fair")
- Frost
- Gavin (Celtic boy's name meaning "white hawk")
- Ghost
- Gwen or Gwendolyn (Welsh girl's name meaning "white")
- Ivory
- Laban (Hebrew boy's name meaning "white")
- Marshmallow
- Milk or Milky
- Milkweed
- Opal
- Pearl
- Snow, Snowy, or Snowflake
- Wapiti (Native American word meaning "white")
Solid Color Pattern Name Ideas for Guinea Pigs
"Solid" color Guinea pigs actually have a primary color and another color. The second color is spread throughout the body and mixes with the primary color to create the actual coat color. Common examples of these types of Guinea pig colors are gold and silver coats.
Names for Gold Guinea Pigs
Gold Guinea pigs range from a yellowish color to a honey golden brown. You can use names based on the color gold or blond as inspiration.
- Alamar (Arabic name meaning "covered in gold")
- Aurelio (Latin boy's name meaning "golden")
- Bowie (Scottish boy's name meaning "blond")
- Buttercup
- Canary
- Eurion (Welsh boy's name meaning "golden")
- Flavia or Flavian (Greek name meaning "golden blond")
- Kim (Korean name meaning "gold")
- Goldie
- Goldilocks
- Melora (Greek girl's name meaning "golden apple")
- Ofir or Ophir (Hebrew name meaning "gold")
- Oriel (Latin girl's name meaning "golden")
- Oro (Spanish word for "golden")
- Peta (Spanish girl's name meaning "golden eagle")
- Xanthus (Greek boy's name meaning "golden-haired")
- Zari or Zareen or Zarina (Persian girl's name meaning "golden or "golden vessel")
- Zehava (Hebrew girl's name meaning "golden")
Names for Silver Guinea Pigs
Silver Guinea pigs can range from a light grey to a medium gray shade. Silver and gray items and terms are perfect sources for names.
- Arian or Ariana (Welsh name meaning "silver")
- Ash or Ashes
- Ashley
- Crystal
- Diamond
- Gin (Japanese girl's name meaning "silver")
- Icicle
- Silver
- Smoky
- Sparkle
- Star
- Starlight
- Sterling
- Storm or Stormy
- Taji (Japanese girl's name meaning a silvery yellow color)
- Tiara
- Tinsel
Multi-Color Pattern Name Ideas for Guinea Pigs
Common multi-color patterns found in Guinea pigs include agouti, marked, brindle, broken, Himalayan, Dalmatian, harlequin, roan, tortoiseshell, and Dutch. Since these color patterns can vary from the subtle shadings to clear delineations between sections of colors, names can be based on items or terms these patterns evoke.
- Amitola (Native American word for "rainbow")
- Appaloosa
- Belter
- Brocade
- Bumblebee
- Calico
- Camo or Camouflage
- Checkers
- Cheetah
- Chevron
- Confetti
- Dapple
- Dots or Dottie
- Freckles
- Gingham
- Gumdrop
- Harlequin
- Heather
- Iris (The Greek goddess of the rainbow)
- Kaleidoscope
- Leopard
- Marble
- Motley
- Paint or Painter
- Paisley
- Panda
- Patches
- Penguin
- Pinto
- Polka (Dots)
- Raccoon
- Rainbow
- Satin
- Siamese
- Speckles
- Spice
- Spot or Spotty
- Sprinkles
- Stripes or Striper
- Tabby
- Tiger
- Tortie
- Zebra
Naming Your Colorful Guinea Pig
Guinea pigs come in so many beautiful colors and patterns that it makes perfect sense to use this as your naming inspiration. Whether it's names that mean certain colors, items that exist in nature, or characters that exemplify that color or pattern, use your imagination to find the name that fits your new cavy friend.
