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How Did You Name Your Hamster?

From Lianne McLeod, DVM, About.com GuideNovember 2, 2008

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In our continuing series on pet names, let's talk about hamster names. There are quite a few great hamster names in the hamster names list I started before, but I'm always interested in how people chose their names. Did you have names picked out before you got your hamsters? Or did you wait to see what your hamsters were like before settling on a name? Please share your hamsters' names by adding them to the comments section below. Feel free to note how you chose names too! I hope to compile all these names to update the master list of Hamster Names, as well.

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Comments

November 3, 2008 at 1:55 pm
(1) Sharon :

I adopted a hamster from a shelter that was named S’mores.

November 3, 2008 at 2:11 pm
(2) Joseph :

my first hamsters name was jack because it seemed to suit him alot!!! :( :(
and my second and third hamsters were jeffery and nibbles!all lived to a very big hamster age of 4 years old!!

November 4, 2008 at 2:42 pm
(3) Stacey Foxley :

I adopted two Winter Whites hamsters and had one name planned “Squiggles” and the other is mostly white in color so I named her “Sugar”… I find that this breed of hamsters is the most friendly and I enjoy holding them as they allow! S.F.

November 4, 2008 at 8:49 pm
(4) ally :

my first was from the bible sameal sortend to sammy found out it was a girl now its samantha
second old pastors daughter olivia

November 8, 2008 at 10:50 am
(5) Melissa :

Our newest family member is a little Robo hamster by the name of “Maxwell Smart”!

November 8, 2008 at 8:05 pm
(6) Anthony :

I just got a dwarf hamster and i named her “Bella” I seen it in the Name list and I am a fan of the twilight series so i found the name perfect. At first I wasn’t going to name her Bella but while i was scanning through the other names they didn’t click as well as Bella

November 9, 2008 at 1:07 am
(7) BECKY :

I JUST GOT A BLACK BEAR HAMSTER, AND NAMED HER “NEGRIE” I NEVER HAD SEEN THIS KIND OF HAMSTER, THEY ARE COOL AND DIFERENT

November 9, 2008 at 3:45 pm
(8) michala :

i had 4 hamstera my frist one was a dwarf hamser and her name was coco my 2 was teddybear her name was twinkles my 3 was a short haired dwarf his name was truffles my 4 witch i still have she is a teddy bear her name is nugget i love hamsters bye bye !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November 9, 2008 at 3:51 pm
(9) kayla :

i had 3 hamsters but the one i have now her name is dinkey i love her a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November 13, 2008 at 5:04 am
(10) talia :

I just got two hamsters named Captain Death and Fluffy (short for Sir Fluffs-a-Lot)

November 13, 2008 at 12:30 pm
(11) Emma :

I had a really friendly + sweet grey hamster called Monty, but sadly he died 10th November (four days ago when I posted this)I chose it after my mum reeled off some names of war heroes! I might name my next hamster Sakura (japanese for cherry blossom)

November 14, 2008 at 7:15 pm
(12) Megan :

my last hamie (died about 3 month after we got it was Ginger my new one Is Miko which i think is a cool and original name

November 15, 2008 at 11:22 am
(13) Camz :

I have 4 siberian and 1 teddy bear hamsters right now. The two older ones are named Caramel-because of her coloring and Hamtaro-from the anime series. They had 4 pups but one died because Caramel panicked and put it inside her mouth.:(
The three pups who lived are named Moja, Mui-mui, and Mushka. All inspired from Loco Roco which is a PSP game.
I love my hamsters so much ^__^

November 15, 2008 at 8:30 pm
(14) animale girl :

I named my hamster after i got her.I named her scooter becuse she is very active.Its like she only sleeps thirty min. a day. ..
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November 15, 2008 at 9:09 pm
(15) Nina :

I just got a hamster and i’ve been looking for a name.She’s a long haired teddy bear hamster but she sleeps a lot.So i named her russet because a russet is a type of potatoe and Russet is a couch potatoe!!!!!!!!!!

November 16, 2008 at 1:01 pm
(16) Alison :

my first hamster a tan colored teddy bear was named sugur because she was super sweet!Shortly after her death i got my second hamster named Chubby Chin, chin is short for chinnchila plus he was the fatest hamster i had ever seen…he lost some weight since then.

November 30, 2008 at 9:17 pm
(17) Emma :

i am getting a hamster for my 10th birthday. my brothers talked me into naming her Chubchub. (don’t ask me he made it up)

December 1, 2008 at 5:33 pm
(18) Helen :

We named our pet hamster STEWIE because he was the new baby in our family, named after the offspring in “Family Guy” . He wa sour new baby! We think it’s a cool name for our “cool” hamster! He’s a lovely little pet unlike his namesake!

December 1, 2008 at 8:24 pm
(19) Claudia :

My son actually named our new dwarf hamster. He picked Jordan. At first we were like Jordan? But when we tried other names it didn’t fit him quite like that one. I guess all animals have their certain personality traits the go with the name that is chosen for them. He has won our hearts. I also call him “the baby”.

December 2, 2008 at 8:49 am
(20) Melina :

I inherited my hamster from my sister-in-law(s), there was a new baby in the house and Jen decided she didn’t want to take care of the hamster anymore.
At first when Jen(the older S-I-L)had brought the new Syrian hamster home she named it Gi-Gi. Angie (the younger S-I-L) and I thought that was a bit too girly (though the hamster is indeed a girl) we decided we would give her a “cooler” name, so we picked something a bit different: Hamtaro (Angie is into anime).

Months passed, and the new baby came, and I get to take home the sweetest hamster there is. Hamtaro is actually running in her wheel as I am writing this. :)

December 4, 2008 at 10:38 pm
(21) AlisonRain455 :

i will name my hanster Squrit because he is so tiny

December 5, 2008 at 11:50 am
(22) Stacey :

My hamster (a brown male teddy bear) is named Sage. I have no idea how I came up with it, but it seemed to fit him.

December 6, 2008 at 10:56 am
(23) baly :

my hamsters name is masiey henry and baly i cose it when i sore it.

December 6, 2008 at 1:23 pm
(24) Devra :

I have had two hamsters in my life. The first one was named Banjo. The hamster i have now is named Petey. I love them!! ^_^ *_*

December 7, 2008 at 10:07 pm
(25) AlisonRain455 :

HI

December 12, 2008 at 1:33 am
(26) Amanda :

My son just lost his beloved dwarf hamster today, he named her Padme’ because he LOVES Star Wars. He loved her very much, made it just over 2 years.

December 14, 2008 at 4:37 pm
(27) lindsey :

my first hamsters name was fuzzy my second hamster was named jason and my third was buttercup

December 15, 2008 at 9:42 am
(28) manda :

my hamster’s name is Ralph, because i had a dream i had a hamster named Ralph. So why not name my fuzzy friend that.

December 18, 2008 at 11:19 am
(29) Heidi :

We named our male hamster Digger. We originally were going to name him Sam, but on our way home, he was constantly digging in the box, and my boyfriend made the comment that we had a “Digger” on our hands…Digger it was!

December 18, 2008 at 11:31 am
(30) debera :

thanks for the info on cages and tubes.. i have 2 hamsters one is a black bear named willow gates and the other is a teddybear named nubi brown….thanks

December 20, 2008 at 2:55 pm
(31) julie :

my boyfriend got me a hamster for christmas this year (best christmas EVER) and we always call eachother rabie, rabes and cutie. (dont ask) and i decided that if the hampster really wanted to be part of the family we would have to give it the name gravie.

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

December 20, 2008 at 5:49 pm
(32) Scott Welch :

I love to play golf almost as much as I love caring for my animals, so what better name for a cute golden long-haired hamster than “Putter”!

December 21, 2008 at 8:21 am
(33) aacus :

erm.. ii have two winter white.. they r pure white and cute.. so ii named them Sugar and Powder… Sugars Female and Powder MAle

December 22, 2008 at 10:13 am
(34) Philippa :

We had two dwarf hamsters called Zig and Zag :)

December 22, 2008 at 12:42 pm
(35) Sylvia :

I had got a hamster from a pet store and she was so big for her age so we named her this Chub-Chub where she was just a little chubby thing. I have another named Chico and one that was suppose to be a girl when I bought it named Ferra ended up changing to Sly for tricking us to think he was a girl. Pet store got it wrong but still love it the same.

December 22, 2008 at 4:32 pm
(36) tess :

I watched Alvin and the Chipmunks while looking after a hamster and we went out and bought one. My fave chipmunk was called Thedore and i thought my hammy was a boy and nicknamed it theo. We soon found that she was a girl and named her Theadosia or Thea for short.

December 22, 2008 at 8:20 pm
(37) Mallory :

my golden hamster’s name is Bojangles, named after his adopted daddy’s nickname. i then allowed my friends to all add a birth name and this is what we have so far:
bojangles hamtaro tootie leonitus rocky lennon

December 23, 2008 at 2:19 pm
(38) lucy :

Hi we have two hmsters named pepper becasue shes black and gray and anothr is puff becaus when we were buyinh puff right then the movie puff the magic dragon fell right by my feet so then it was puff,

December 26, 2008 at 11:15 pm
(39) Sarah :

I have had three hamsters and I just got my fourth today!The first ones name was Halli.Just because she looked like one.The second’s name was Haley she lasted the longest but died this November :( .The third was my first boy his name was Haden and he was so little when we first bought him we don know why he died after a month(got him from Petco as well as my fish that died in a month 2).The one I just got is a Black Bear I am thinking about naming hi Midnight or Shadow.What do you think?P.S. I went to Petsmart today all the female Robos had wet tail!! Best hamster I have ever had came from Pet Super Market.

December 27, 2008 at 9:14 pm
(40) Mariah :

My first hamster I named right once I saw her at the pet store. She was running around happily, and I named her Happie,(yes, IE). My new hamsters I named before I got them, and they are Ike and Ollie. I was also trying to decide between Kai and Finn. I like interesting pet names =]

December 28, 2008 at 2:45 am
(41) Bobbie Sue :

My dwarf hampsters name is Lady Gweniver. I call her gweny for short. She is a regual color her father was a cool looking one like leopard print spots. When i first picked her up she nipped me but not hard like a love nibble like she dose now, and when petting her she liek flatened in my hand and I did hte finding nemo thing with the one fish dora when hse was playing wiht the jelly fish adn said I shall call you squishy. And then I said no she is so small and cute she sould have a name that is big yet lady like a refined. and Lady Gweniver poped in my head. I still call her my little squishy though LOL I plan on getting her a mate one of these day nd calling it lance or king arther. I’m also parshel to the name hamlet. I currently rais Fancey mice. and hoping ot soon do Rats and dwarf hamsters you can find my add on Pennswoods for more info if you would like. Thanks Diamond (Bobbie Sue)

December 28, 2008 at 11:09 pm
(42) brant :

i adopted a male,dwarf hamster i named him bibbles by serching the net

December 30, 2008 at 1:56 pm
(43) Lilsy :

I had a Syrian Hamster and after lots of careful thinking, I decided Todge was a cool name. I think it should be a name for a hamster with more brown or black fur. I am not being racist, but when I was at the pet shop, there was a choice between a really light coloured hamster, and a dark coloured one, and it seemed to suit the dark coloured one. Have fun with your little Todge everyone!

December 30, 2008 at 9:31 pm
(44) Laura :

I just bought my 13th Dwarf Hamster. I have not named her yet. She’s a White & Tan Campbell w/ Red Eyes. about 4 months old. I havent named her. if any one has any ideas just leave a comment.

December 31, 2008 at 4:13 pm
(45) Erin :

My first hamster was Cinda, second was Lexi, and third is Sega

January 2, 2009 at 9:09 pm
(46) anonomous :

My first hammy was a blackbear hamster and I named him dizzy beacause he was so fast and the one I have now is named moose I know moose because one of my favorite books the charter was nicknamed moose! It is so unique anyone should use it!

January 3, 2009 at 5:31 pm
(47) dude :

i had 2 hamsters but one died today his name was miller who lived for three ina half years the other ones name is stewart because he is all white

January 3, 2009 at 6:17 pm
(48) D :

Squints… my hamster always slept and when awake always looked sleepy so i named him Squints

January 3, 2009 at 7:03 pm
(49) jenn :

My friend had a hamster named mimi but by the end of the night its name was ping de pong de ping ping ling. so i got a hamster and named it ping ping after mimi. lol then he was very very mean so i took him back to the pet store where he got along with all the other hamsters and seemed very happy and got 2 new ones. i named them bella and edward (eddie) after the people in Twilight. they are sooo cute together!

January 3, 2009 at 10:34 pm
(50) BrendaLee :

I just got adopted a baby dwarf campbell russian hamster, named her Venus, after the goddess of love because I love her sooo much!

January 4, 2009 at 1:52 pm
(51) Theresa :

My daughter mamed her hampster Booger because she thought it was cute and he acted like a booger because he wasnt very friendly at first.

January 4, 2009 at 3:25 pm
(52) Angel :

My hamsters name is Hammy. I named him Hammy because he’s a hamster.

January 6, 2009 at 9:15 pm
(53) Alisa :

I named both of my robovski Ace and Knight.
Just got them 2 days ago :)

January 8, 2009 at 7:55 pm
(54) Chantel :

My son got a short haired hamster for Christmas. She is brown and white. She had 5 babies the day after Christmas, it was a really big surprise. Her name is Buttercup. We have one baby alive and we are going to keep him. I believe it is a boy. I’ll let you know his name later, he is only two weeks old. Buttercup got her name because she looks like a Buttercup.

January 9, 2009 at 7:59 am
(55) Becca :

i had a hamster called hammy and now ii have one called stuart little. andd this saturday im having another one and ii think im calling it waffles :)

January 11, 2009 at 8:04 pm
(56) lars adams :

i named mine FREDWORD

January 11, 2009 at 9:14 pm
(57) Christina :

Our 1st Hamster was Lemiwinks (It’s a South Park thing). He lived for about 3 years :( Another we had was named Oreo because she was black on each end with white in the middle.

January 12, 2009 at 12:04 pm
(58) sumz :

these all suck, you wana call ur hamster something original like brick or radiation!

January 14, 2009 at 9:24 pm
(59) ~ALI~ :

i got a dwarf hamster and I named her Hazel, because her eyes looked slightly hazel when you look really close. my beloved hazel died 1 month after her b-day. Then I got a hamster named Sesame, cus i thoght that name was adorable!!^_^ then turns out, sesame was a girl- she had 2 babies: pixie and samuel. samuel and sesame had more babies. sadly allbut 1 died, victim of inbreeding :-( the other 1, blaze, is living happily with my friend

January 14, 2009 at 10:46 pm
(60) UnClassified :

my hamster lived 6 years,I named him timmy.he died about a year ago.I still miss him

January 15, 2009 at 11:30 am
(61) CarolinaCutie207 :

I had a hamster that lived to be 2. I went almost a week without naming him because nothing seemed to fit him. Finally, my roommate came up with Tucker. It was perfect!

January 18, 2009 at 10:57 pm
(62) markie johnson :

i have two little hamsters one named naruto and another named gaara. they are so stubborn but i love them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 21, 2009 at 9:47 pm
(63) Richard :

I named my hamster Noir, because he’s a Black Bear Hamster, and Noir means black in french.

January 21, 2009 at 11:42 pm
(64) Pat :

We have 2 males.

Hammy Potter (if it had been a girl, it would have been Hamione Granger) and my other daughter named hers Derby.

January 22, 2009 at 8:39 pm
(65) nicole b. :

i named my teddy bear hammies cupcake and rossie!!!!!!!!

January 22, 2009 at 10:00 pm
(66) Cameron H. :

I am 10yrs. old and my dad bought me my first hamster. It is a black teddy bear so we named it T-Bear! I love him and take great care of him and play with him every day.

January 24, 2009 at 8:54 am
(67) Lisa :

I love all my little furry friends. Aside from my hammies, I also have two guinea pigs (Ellie and Buttercup), along with a chinchilla (Bella). My first hammies name was Tootsie (a nickname for my son). We then adopted two more and named them Biscuit and Butter. We bred Biscuit and Butter and had our first litter. My son thought it would be cute to name them after James Bond characters or films. I loved the thought. So the pups names were Anastasia, Athena, Boris, Fiona, Largo, Michigan, Moonraker, Trevlin and Valentine. Unfortunately, some have passed because of age or illness (tumors). Very sad indeed, but I know my hammies have the very best life and care. Ironically those that passed waited for my arrival home. They spent their final hours in my hands, very warm and very comfortable. It was very sad but also a great feeling to know I made a difference in their lives. I recently purchased two baby hammies and named them Mocha and Cinnamon. They are male and female that I intend to breed. Keeping with the ’spice’ theme and a little bit of reseach on spices, I have chosen the following names for the ‘pups to be’. They are Alpinia, Borage, Chickweed, Dandelion, Elderflower, Figwort, Ginger, Hibiscus, Javitri, Kokam, Lemongrass, Marshmallow, Nutmeg, Orris, Poppy, Rue, Sassafras (my favorite), Tansy, Vasaka, Wasabi and Yomogi. Although their life span is very short, they bring me so much joy. I intend to have hammies for the rest of my life. They are wonderful little pets.

January 24, 2009 at 11:07 pm
(68) Deja :

My old hamsters name was teddy butters boodah bear he was a teddy bear ham he was fat like a chinese boodah and butters I just got that cute catchy name from south park

January 27, 2009 at 1:58 pm
(69) victoria :

my little dwarf hamster is tommy

January 28, 2009 at 12:49 am
(70) Brittany :

i just got my hamster after my dog was stolen from my backyard.
He is amazing though. he is big and chubby with dark brown fur all over except right before his fur hits his paws; which are white (like little shoes =])
His name is Grizzly, Grizzly Bear.
(I also call him Grizzler and Hamsterio…=])

January 29, 2009 at 6:23 am
(71) mithros :

my girlfriend and i baught one and named him Go-go because that would be easy to say for our little daughter. Then a month later we baught another and named her Lulu. they are both short tailed hamster. And it seems that they are going to have their litters in a couple weeks…hehehehehehe

February 2, 2009 at 2:10 pm
(72) Chloe :

my first hamster i got from Escot in ottery and i called it dust because is was grey and my second one lived for 2 years and that was called Tico

February 4, 2009 at 10:07 pm
(73) aislynn :

for my hamsters, the female is named Triny and the male is Mario :)

February 6, 2009 at 7:30 pm
(74) FlamingoLuv :

I havent got a hamster yet, but am planning on getting one, and I thought Hercules or another Greek God name would be cute for one.
~~~~~ :D

February 7, 2009 at 11:23 pm
(75) ToXiC_mYsTeRy :

My hamsters name is Mr.tinkles I have some hamster names, orbel, Oreo, Mystery, Dark rose, Fallen darkness, Rain, Toxic, angel, Fluff, Jennifer, Gordon, Bob , kendall Theres much more but I don’t want 2 share the, lol

February 9, 2009 at 5:07 pm
(76) Caitlin :

I got my first ever hamster this xmas, I am 10. I called him Splinter. I think it might be the name of a rat in Teenage Hero Mutant Turtles !

February 10, 2009 at 7:51 pm
(77) Mare :

We named our Syrian hamster Oscar. We already had a beta fish named Felix so, it was a good fit. They definitely are an “odd couple”.

February 11, 2009 at 4:30 pm
(78) Estela :

me and my husband named our hamster Mike, and yesterday got another hamster named Ike. Super cool. Except Ike isn’t as friendly, but all he needs is love. =)

February 13, 2009 at 5:50 pm
(79) hamster lover :

im geting a hamster soon but i dont know if i should get a girl or boy :( and what should i name it :( Help

February 15, 2009 at 9:55 am
(80) alice hallam :

i named my hamster nutmeg after her colour. She was brown and white. Also after i came home there was a wiff of nutmeg in the air from my mums baking!!!

February 15, 2009 at 12:10 pm
(81) samantha :

ok so my first hampster was names lex because my friend lexi came with me to buy it so i named it after her, who moved away 4 months later and i havnt seen for 6 years now. my sister also got one and was going to name it spongebob but when she got it it was just born so she named it baby spongebob zipperfoot pringles (baby for short) and i just got a hamster 2 months ago and i named it duckie, i dont know why though

February 15, 2009 at 10:47 pm
(82) Will :

Hester Prynne because she had a litter a short time after bringing her home from the pet store(and she didn’t mate while I had her).

February 16, 2009 at 1:29 pm
(83) Kelsey ...x :

Hiyyya..x

When Youu R Pickin Ur Hasters Nme Look On Websites (They Help Youu Alot). However I Youu Hav Already Seen Your Hamster Before / When Youu Get It A Name Could Come 2 Youu Streight Away..

I Called Mine Giggles..x

SOME USFUL NAMES

Girls

Annabelle/Annabella
Cindy
Bella
Ella
Emma
Lillymay
Daisu
Rose
Zoey

BOYS

Dany/Danny
Levi
Ravi
Spike

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^All of thease names r frm websites
gd lk on naming ur new hamster ..x ly

February 18, 2009 at 5:26 am
(84) Anita :

The name I chose for my baby hamster is very unique, I think. When I got him from the petshop on Saturday it was very hot and I was worried about the heat. Not knowing much about hamsters I thought he was going to be fine. When I opened the box at home he was lying on his side and looked dead. It’s a long story, but in a nutshell; he very almost died 3 times since I got him! I decided that Wasabi (the strong hot stuff you get with Sushi) was a perfect name, being so strong! Anita, Johannesburg South Africa.

February 18, 2009 at 5:43 am
(85) joanna :

Our hamster who died last summer was called Hammie, he was called Ruby as we were told he was a girl but then found his (you know what)!! Then Alfie, but the kids ended up with Hammie.
We have a beautiful male now whos 1 years old and hes called Spanner, again was Sam/Sammie but the kids changed it again!!!
We have just bought another little male and are trying to come up with a name, hes grey and white and very cute. This name will stick and wont be changed, i wont let them lol.

February 18, 2009 at 11:17 am
(86) Megan :

I called my first hamster Snowy cuz she waz white then i called my second hamster raz i got the name of the side of the dog name tag machine and i just got my third hamster a black bear i have had her a while and she still has no name!!!!!!!!!!!

February 19, 2009 at 3:24 am
(87) sarahann :

i have two short tailed hamsters. it took me like a day or two to name them. i named one Einstein because right away it wondered around and seemed smart. the other i named ace, i decided to let my friend name it. so he named it after him.

February 20, 2009 at 9:42 pm
(88) Samantha :

I got 4 hamsters from Neighbor
Nija a girl who was mine , Coby a girl who was anna my sister , Cleo who was Chema my cousin , Tammy a girl who was Eve my sister.
I named them by my personality I dont like Common names so i researched and found good ones. In about 2 weeks Coby,Cleo,Tammy
Had a litter of pups Coby 10 , Cleo 9 , Tammy 9. I later found out that Cleo ate 4 of them so she was left with 7 pups. Tammy Something went horribly wroung i came home from school My whole family was over … They got Tammy babies she rejected them cause their scent change leaving only 2 left out of 9 ;[. Coby is the only one who kept 10 pups…
Sad R.i.p ;[ I love hamsters Any questions?
-Samanthagmz@yahoo.com Email me questions and your name.. I hope to keep the rest safe from Danger …….. Ninja did not have any idk why but hey it happens ;[

February 23, 2009 at 10:31 pm
(89) Bethany :

My boyfriend got me a teddybear hamster from a pet store. They said it was a female so her name was Lou-Lou for a while. Then we realized she was a he – so hes just Louie now. Hes great, only bit twice the first week we had him, plus hes so soft and full of energy!

February 24, 2009 at 12:11 am
(90) fen :

my pet’s name is buggzy because she has round big eyes

February 25, 2009 at 6:27 pm
(91) Lacee :

I just got three robo hamsters and named them
Goliath
Mr. Pillowpants
and Gondorf the Wizard.

haha.

February 26, 2009 at 11:49 pm
(92) Debbie :

My daughters each received a hamster over two years ago. The youngest named her active tan/white hamster Cammie because it camaflouged so well in the chips. The oldest named her delicate gray/white hamster Sisi after the Austrian Emperess. The hamsters even traveled with us to seven U.S. states and Canada. Cammie died today and my youngest daughter would only stop crying after I read to her from her Fairy book. We all miss Cammie. He was a very special dwarf hamster!

February 27, 2009 at 11:30 pm
(93) Brittany Graham :

I named my 1st female hamster Gilly. I don’t know why. I just,… hose it. Gilly died last yesr. And I got a new one that is a female. I named her California. Or Cali for short. I chose that name because she looked like a California girl. Her middle name is Marie. I think that seems just right for her.

March 3, 2009 at 10:48 am
(94) Kate :

I’m Debbie’s daughter mentioned in comment #92. I named my hamster after Empress Elisabeth of Austria, whose nickname was Sisi. Because of my dad’s job at that time, we were able to go many places together as a family. I had recently came back from a trip to Austria at the time I recieved Sisi. I was in like, 10 at the time, and very into European History. So I solemly named her Sisi :) I thought it was a truly respectable thing to name a hamster after an empress. LOL.

However, there was never a hamster more worthy of a “royal” name. :) She was the best of friends with my sister’s hamster Cammy. They would always snuggle together. We loved our hamsters. They were cute and oh so soft and tiny (they were dwarf hamsters.) Sisi was calm and cute and so nice, she never bit anyone. She died today, just a few days after Cammy. Cammy lived a long and happy life (2 1/2 years) I’m 13 now, and will miss her dearly. However, I’m glad for all the good times we had together. What sweet (and squeaky :) memories.

March 3, 2009 at 5:52 pm
(95) Kurureenu92 :

When I got my first two hamsters (one boy, one girl) my mom, sister, and I sat there thinking up famous pairs to name them. They got Bonnie and Clyde. When Bonnie passed away, we got Penny, my mom’s idea because she wanted something two syllabled(sp?) and ending with an ‘ee’ sound. Then Penny died last month and just yesterday I got Keenu. I wanted a K to go with my C. Also… It was fun. (Real name starts with a C. My handle/alter ego starts with a K.) Keenu is mostly derived from Kurureenu for some odd reason. XD Then their nicknames ended up Clyde-o-scope and Keenu-na-baby. x)

~Kurureenu92

March 4, 2009 at 12:24 am
(96) Diana :

The first time i held my hamster he pooped on me. So his name is SIR POOPS-A-LOT. but he only answers to his nickname POOPSIE. :)

March 8, 2009 at 7:11 am
(97) nooshy :

i just got a hamster and i have been looking for a name , i came up with the name weezy , but then i saw this lond list and i ended up liking peewee , so im wondering between weezy and peewee

March 8, 2009 at 7:48 pm
(98) cassie :

I got 2 hamsters for christmas and the pet store was sure that they were both girls butno a boy and a girl so they had babies 4 then we got rid of the boy when we saw them “mating” in the cage and i named my girl po and the boy pepsi and the first 4 babies i named nibble,varjaka,
tedo,and sheda then i named the other batch poo bear,twinkle,spiderman,peanut,leala,and Midori!

March 9, 2009 at 10:12 am
(99) amy :

i have 6 hamsters/ my first 1 is called spot i named her that because she was pure white with 2 black spots on her back. i then got sandy. she was a sandy colour. i then got honey and snowy. honey was called honey because he was honey coloured and i told he was a girl. i named snowy because he was pure white. i then got ash for my birthday and i thought she looked like a ash. i then went into the petshop to get some hamster treats and i ended by my last hamster and i named her chalk as she looked like a piece of chalk

March 9, 2009 at 12:12 pm
(100) jade :

i waited until i got her to name her. her name is flash quicksilver cause she’s fast and has a silver line going down her back

March 14, 2009 at 4:07 pm
(101) Robbi :

My hamster had babies and I kept the plain black one. I was holding it one night and Bongo came into my mind so for the past year that is what it has been.

March 15, 2009 at 4:08 am
(102) Aida :

My kids named our newly bought male hamsters Milo and Hamster.

March 15, 2009 at 12:50 pm
(103) Lauren :

my hamster has unfortunuately passed away. I named her twinx because of UB funkeys. she was very beautiful and loved to escape and loved blue berry muffins.but now because i was so upset i was allowed to have a new hamster who i called nibbles!

March 16, 2009 at 7:22 pm
(104) sienna :

my hamster’s name is nibbles i had him for 9 months so far. he is so cute he is a dwarf
hamster i wish i could show a pitcher of him well by for now

March 16, 2009 at 7:37 pm
(105) sienna :

my hamster’s name is nibbles he is a blue berry dwarf hamster. he is so cute and very small i love him. i had him for 10 months so far. well by for now.

March 17, 2009 at 5:18 pm
(106) Allison :

I brought my children a tan and white hamster in august last year 07. She is a girl, and I got my children to pick a name out of a hat from seven I had chosen. Now she’s called Spikey, and I sometimes wish they had chosen a different one as she doesn’t look very Spikey.

March 17, 2009 at 6:01 pm
(107) starryeyedsam :

My first hamster was called King Fuzzy Wig (I was young at the time, no idea what I was thinking!) And I have just adopted a new little dude hamster and have called him Gonzo the 1st! After my favourite Muppet! x

March 19, 2009 at 10:18 am
(108) Charlotte :

i named my first hamster Ruby and my second one Saphire, they’re both syrians

March 19, 2009 at 12:16 pm
(109) Mala101 :

I love hamsters wich is why I have 2 hamsters Georga and Alina they are super cute

March 22, 2009 at 11:41 am
(110) Josh Zach and Brooke :

i got 1 dwarf hamster named Microsoft and about a week later i got a hamster named Sony and today i might get a new onr but im not sure what i will name it. if it maters they are all girls.

March 23, 2009 at 9:42 am
(111) Holly (future dwarf hamster owner) :

I’m getting a dwarf hamster soon, and my problem is, that Im not sure if its a girl or a boy. But i thought of names. GIRL: Pixie BOY: Dopey (the reason dopey because the one of the 7 dwarfs names) BOY: Tater-Tot and do you think that i can name a girl dwarf hamster Tater-tot?
Im just wondering thats all i have to say so yeah! Thank You for giving me a chance to say something -holly

March 23, 2009 at 8:32 pm
(112) Anna :

hi my hamster’s name was peanut-butter puff daddy puff puff cinimonwhiscers. we added a prince in front we got the name cause we could never decided on a name so we named him everything

March 24, 2009 at 5:45 pm
(113) Katie :

IM getting 2 Roborovski dwarf hamsters on the 28th of march 2009 im going to call one MIA but dont know what to call the other one PLZ PLZ HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!

March 26, 2009 at 1:55 pm
(114) allcor :

all my hamster names:

Campbells:
One Wish (Wish)
Kurt Russell (Russell)
Kurt Allegrato (Allen)
Kurt Milo (Milo)
Kurt Cantabile
Kurt Cornflake
Kurt HoneyStar
Chansel Rinali (Rina-chan)
Hershey Campinsky (campinsky)

winter whites:
Reamur Blizzard (Bi)
Ruben van Duracell (Ben)
Rembrandt van Duracell (Ban)
Previa Glacier Reinheart (Prevvy)

Roborovskis:
Caramell D’angelo
Chelsea D’angelo

March 26, 2009 at 8:50 pm
(115) Megan :

My first hamster’s name was Taffy. My second was (Princess) Maggie. My only gerbil’s name was Bella, I names her before Twilight, but I am a HUGE fan. My current hamsters names are Lulu, Winnie, and Nessie, short for Rennesme, Twilight.

March 26, 2009 at 8:55 pm
(116) Soon to be hamster owner :

I’m going to name mine, Boo. Hamsters remind me of noisy ghosts.

March 28, 2009 at 3:25 am
(117) Heathe :

My son named our hamsters. He was almost 3 when we got our first and he named her “french fry”, around 6 months later we got a second one (he was caged separately) and for some reason my son named him “kitty-kitty”.

We have other critters and their names are just about as fun if not more so!!!!!!
Good Luck in naming your new friend

March 29, 2009 at 7:07 am
(118) Katie :

ITS me again,
u know I SAID IM GETTING HAMSTERS ROBOROVSKI DWARF HAMSTERS I GOT 2 OF THEM CALLED MIA AND PIPA ON THE 28TH MARCH 2009 THEY ARE 6 WEEKS OLD THEY ARE SO SO CUTE
LOVE KATIE PEACE XXXX

March 30, 2009 at 10:43 am
(119) Keith :

The following are names my hamsters have had:
Aunt Fanny
Elvis
Pikachu
Sir Paul Johnlennon McCartney
Diabla
Tiffy

March 31, 2009 at 5:06 pm
(120) Christen :

I named mine Lorenzo “Poochini” Fabuloso..

April 2, 2009 at 5:27 pm
(121) Lahela :

i just got my dwarf hamster, and i named her Bella. it just seemed to fit her! other good names are oreo, cupcake,monster(if its a really small one),muffin, blake, fluffy,and zora.

April 4, 2009 at 8:14 pm
(122) Jesse Triggell :

My Hamsters name came to me when I saw her,Because she is a cream colour anad my friend said “make it an origanal name” I thought ‘Foothy’, because she is a cream colour so its like froth from a drink!!!!!!!!

April 5, 2009 at 3:30 am
(123) Tiger & Princess :

We recently got a Winter White male hamster and we named him “The Dude” from the movie The Big Lebowski. We also call him Duder, Duderino, and His Dudeness.

April 5, 2009 at 1:08 pm
(124) Abigail :

I have had several hamsters in the past with names such as chalky-scratchy-white (my first hamster as a child), Rosie, Thomasina, Goldie, Hermes, and most recently Shearer!

April 6, 2009 at 9:28 am
(125) Amara xxx :

All my hamsters r named after da Geldoffs cos their names r cool! My Syrians names r Fi Fi, Pixie and Trixiebell and my dwarf hamsters r called Peaches and Toto! xxx

April 6, 2009 at 1:27 pm
(126) Jennaaa.x :

i just bought a hamster. He is a boy with really thick fluffy fur , he is grey and white. i have NO IDEA what to call him lol! I like the names Domino, Chucky, Armani, Charlie, Gizmo, Whiskers and Nutmeg. any1 have any ideas to help me ? x

April 8, 2009 at 7:42 am
(127) COURTNEY :

MY HAMSTER IS CALLED TOFFEE BECOUSE ITS MY FAVIRITE SWEET

April 9, 2009 at 3:50 pm
(128) georgia :

i had a hamster and i named him oreo because they had just come out and then my cat ate him so i got a new one he was all white and i called him talc which was short for talcon powder sadly he passed away with cancer
rip talc and oreo

April 9, 2009 at 3:58 pm
(129) georgia :

i think boys are better because they are more tame x
im getting 2 new syriuan hampsters and i am struggling for names
it cant be
russell
harpo
talc
or oreo
i was wondering whether armani was a good name
armani is a nice name and has a good ring to it i also like sprinkles tickles gigles and troy as my niece is a fan or high school musical (hsm)
i need help badly
what about ……. leo ?
HELP ME PLEASE
georgia x

April 10, 2009 at 8:04 am
(130) Lynn :

We named our hamster “Peggy”. That was short for “Peg Leg”, as she only had 3 feet. One foot was nipped off by a sibling when she was very young and not ready to leave the mother.

April 10, 2009 at 10:32 pm
(131) Iz :

I have hamster which I named Yogo because when she sleeps, she curls up in a ball just like an over-sized yogo candy!I would’ve gotten a second hamster, but if I did, I need another cage and another everything! That’ll cost alot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!

April 11, 2009 at 6:20 pm
(132) Joanne :

hello i got a hamster like 2 days ago its a light golden coloured its 1 month old
i didn’t know what to call it but my dad suggested Danielle i liked it but it didnt suit it, so my mum suggested Lacey because it chewed laces alot but it didnt sound right
so my sister chose one it was okaii but still no, Amber then i came up of a brilliant name i called it Sammy i know you guys think it wasn’t suitable for it but i think it suit it so they were okay wih that i had it for a long time till it reached the age of 6 and a half it died on march 13th
then i got another one i called it right away it was a bot thi time and my dad did say danielle for the girl so i decided to call it danni for short of danielle so that kept me happy for a great good of while
here is some useful name for your hamster

girls boys

Amber Danni(danny-Danney)
Kiley Dosey
Holleyy mud-bud
Gwendalynn Harriette
Saarahh Hammii
Rosebud lewiy
Buttercup Perryn its french
Shadow Muffy can be girl/boy
Shiney Jock scottish name
thankyou for having my time for looking of my story how i called my hamster use the names if you want i dont mind at all#
byee P.S Joanne

April 11, 2009 at 11:20 pm
(133) Sharon :

My first hamster was adopted from Petco. He was one and a half years old when I got him. His name was Stuart. His last 7 months he lived like a King. I was working when he passed to the big wheel in sky. I was very sad. He was a cool dude. My second hamster was a baby when I got him. He’s now 16 months old. His name is Jammer J. I have to tape his ball when he runs or excape from it. And smart too. I swear he knows his name.

April 12, 2009 at 5:00 pm
(134) Laura :

I really want to be a bartender so i figured naming my hamster Cointreau would be perfect! :0D

April 13, 2009 at 8:07 pm
(135) Sydney :

My hamster’s name is Elvis!

April 13, 2009 at 9:26 pm
(136) Andrew :

I named my hamster “Alexander Hamsterton” or Hammie for short

April 14, 2009 at 11:04 am
(137) Kezia :

My mums boyfriend is french so we called our girl hamster Fleur. From Harry Potter XD

April 16, 2009 at 1:20 pm
(138) Janay :

I want another hamster, i think mum and dad will let me but they tink it makes my room smell :@

My first was a winter white, a little girl called Pipsqueek but i always called her pip, and it was cute because she was so small.

My second was also a winter white but it was bigger as it was a boy and i called him Digby because he always used to dig underneath the sawdust at the bottom.

Hopefully i will get another one. Wish me luck (yn) x

April 18, 2009 at 7:59 am
(139) Emma ormond :

I have a new hamster called tribble as when hes curled up asleep he looks like a tribble from star trek :)

April 18, 2009 at 1:53 pm
(140) may :

he likes ham

April 19, 2009 at 4:43 pm
(141) j-man :

My 3 yr old named our 1st…Elephant

April 20, 2009 at 5:55 am
(142) laura :

i have had 4 hamster got my 5th yest my first was a boy dark grey short hair and called him snoppy 2nd was a girl big grey and white fluffy called her misty 3rd was another girl named lilly 4th was yet another girl white and fluffy named her candy got our 5th onli yest a girl light tan and white in color yet 2 be named as my and my partner cant agree lol he wants fudge and i want flo lol

April 20, 2009 at 3:38 pm
(143) Anna :

we had hamsters with the names:
Thunder, Lightning, Henrietta, Sapphire (Saphy for short), and a few more but i was too young to remember their names… :)

April 20, 2009 at 3:41 pm
(144) Anna :

I forgot to mention…
i named mine 3hrs! after we got her – i took ages deciding! Sapphire after one of the characters in one of my favourite book series called Ingo – you should read it!
We got her today 20/04/2009 and she is still very young but already used to me! – most hamsters take ages before they are used to you! not this one :)

April 22, 2009 at 5:22 pm
(145) Michaela Crowther :

On New Years Day last year I got a Siberian Dwarf hamster. I named her Ginger Snapp, but sadly, she died on New Years Day this year. I’m geting a new hamster tomorow, it’s a Dwarf hamster, and he’s really fuzzy and black. Anyone have sugestions for a name?

April 23, 2009 at 12:16 am
(146) Leah :

my first hamster i named hector..idk how i decided on that name..he was brown and white and blind in one eye because of a fight with another hamster. my sister also had one named cinnamon..we never knew itsgender though..the we got twins socks and mittens…socks was black and had white feet..mittens was white and tan…one evening mittens killed his brother socks and three days later he himself died..we think he was guilty having killed his brother…and then there was sweet little nutmeg!

April 26, 2009 at 4:52 pm
(147) Dominick :

my first hamster!!! i got the biggest one there and by the time we got home he still didnt have a name. i was watching him and decided he reminded me of a tater tot…thus he was named Tater Tot.

April 27, 2009 at 10:26 am
(148) hayley :

i got a new hamster 2day and called her missy she would not get in here cage afta she was put in her ball so i said hey missy get back in the cage and thats how i chosed the name

April 27, 2009 at 12:53 pm
(149) naomi Hayes :

i have had 8 hamsters (all at different times!) one i cant remember the name of but the others were:

Patrick
Flash
Champaign
Melody-Tassles
Joey-Nike
Elliot
Brenden

April 30, 2009 at 4:28 pm
(150) Hannah :

My brother has a hamster and he named it Mattais Nelson after a video game charater, Here’s a list of names that I would name my hamster if I had one (or two)
Robby and Robina
Benji
Tanya
Doddle

May 2, 2009 at 12:43 am
(151) your mom :

my first hamster’s name was Dumbledore
because he resembled him a little bit, I think it was because of his white fur around his mouth and nose which looked like a white beard to me LOL

my second hamster’s name was Hamtaro. :D

my current hamster’s name is Tomoyo, it sounds cute ^^
and it’s the name of an anime character ~

May 2, 2009 at 1:49 pm
(152) Megan :

My Hamster took me 5 days too name and he looked like a lion and as brave as a lion so i called him Simba of lion king ( he always responds to it ) ! From Megan and Simba x

May 2, 2009 at 9:10 pm
(153) Emma :

I named my hamster Chub Chub. my brother said, if my hamster was fat, i should name him chub chub. i did. he is very fat. but i love him

May 3, 2009 at 4:01 pm
(154) kristina :

my hamster name was lady she died two years ago

May 6, 2009 at 11:11 am
(155) Zoe :

My first and so far only hammyham was named Alexandrea Margarita Petitepaws, but she was only ever called Alexy. Or AlexyBexy. :)

May 6, 2009 at 11:22 am
(156) Zoe (hi im back again) :

Yeah my bro has a hammy 2 His ham is called Henry, and the sign on his cage says “Henry the Hamazing Hute Hamster!!!”
HennyBen is a Campbell’s Russian Dwarf, and he’s obsessed with feet,
and Alexy was a Raborovski’s Dwarf.
THEY R SOOOOO CUUUUTIIIIEEEE!!!!!!!!
1 DAY HAMMYHAMS WILL TAKE OVER THE UUUUUNIVERRRSE!!! BWA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAA *EVIL LAUGHTER*!!!

May 6, 2009 at 3:22 pm
(157) Sally :

My first hamster was called HOVIS. I named her that cause she was more brown than white… like the bread! That was 25 years ago!!! My other hamsters were called Bisto, Sugarpuff, Vanilla, Honey.. yes, all food! My daughter is getting her 1st pet in a couple of weeks for her 7th birthday. That’s why I’m on a hamster site. I wonder what names she’ll choose!

May 10, 2009 at 2:48 am
(158) Peggy :

We just added a hamster to our family. He is very sweet :) . We named him Zigby after my children’s favorite show.

May 10, 2009 at 9:17 pm
(159) Lori :

I just got a male roborovski the other day. I named him Nomz. if you know internet terms then you’d know that Nomz means eating or chewing. and that’s what hamsters do best! I believe that the name Nomz could be sutible for any gender.

May 13, 2009 at 9:55 am
(160) VICTORIA :

“SMORES”

May 13, 2009 at 7:02 pm
(161) angela :

i bout a hamster her name is pepper becauce she looks like a pice of pepper

May 14, 2009 at 11:32 pm
(162) vicky :

i have one named scoop and another named romeo

May 16, 2009 at 2:56 pm
(163) Kiara :

i love this name from lion king 2

May 16, 2009 at 9:00 pm
(164) Maisie :

My first hamster I named chewie be cause he was always chewing on his cage when I first got him he was so sweet I have a new Hamster I named her Alice after the movie twilight because it seem’s like she got super hamster powers I Miss Chewie very much and now I love my Alice very much too

May 16, 2009 at 9:04 pm
(165) Kellie :

i named my hamster cody after the suite life of zach and cody.but he also had a second name, joe. so his full name was cody-joe.

May 19, 2009 at 5:23 pm
(166) Ian :

Sir Hamsterlot

May 21, 2009 at 11:43 am
(167) kay :

gwen and charlotte

May 22, 2009 at 2:34 pm
(168) chloe :

I got a hamster from pets at home and i called him sid!

May 23, 2009 at 11:29 am
(169) Elaine :

My 3 year old called our hamster Fergus

May 25, 2009 at 9:48 am
(170) Stacy :

I named my male hamster Pixel because he was very tiny when I first got him (just like pixels!). His nicknames were Pixie and Mr. Pants (he had a thing for peeing on the laminate flooring). I miss him to bits. I hope he is still as mischievous as ever in hamster heaven :)

May 26, 2009 at 5:37 pm
(171) lucie :

mine is a wittle golden hamster named Coco. after Chanel :)

May 30, 2009 at 12:47 pm
(172) fleabug :

im about to get a hamster and i was going to name them edward and bella like twilight!

May 31, 2009 at 8:13 am
(173) Molly :

I named my boy hamster Theodore James Jesus Thomas Eoghan Elvis because he has chipmuink markings like Theodore from Alvin anmd the chipmunks, James because I like the name, Jesus because I remember calling my pet chicken in RE Theo,m Thomas because I like Childish programs and Elvis becaue he rocks” :P

Weird names and reasons for one hamster, uh?!

May 31, 2009 at 4:03 pm
(174) saira :

my syrian hamster is called fudge cake ha beat that plus no one else has got it yey

June 1, 2009 at 8:29 pm
(175) Katelyn :

My family and I were driving around, I just got my hamster (Syrian, short-haired, female.) only a few hours ago and we went to a chinese restraunt. I saw a glowing neon sign that said “SUSHI”, I made a comment on how I love sushi and my sister, being the clown she is said, “Why don’t you name your hamster that?”. My mom and I both liked it, especially me, and that’s how we came up with my hamsters name…Sushi!

June 2, 2009 at 1:39 am
(176) clarissa :

Hi i thik my hamster name BIJOU is perfect!tooo perfect and i like that name it is soooooooooo cute!

June 6, 2009 at 4:44 pm
(177) Nicola :

i have 11 hamsters at the moment – they are called
Missy
Harry
Rupert
Jackson
Peter
Patrick
Annie (now Arnie!)
Peggy-Sue (now Perry)
Billy
Amy
Lucy
(i am a breeder – that’s y i have so many!)

June 7, 2009 at 6:40 pm
(178) Kaitlyn :

I got my hamster from the pet store. I named her Azula because it just seemed to fit her sooo well and she likes it so that made a lot of sense. ^ ^

June 9, 2009 at 3:07 pm
(179) Kate Morris :

My first hamster was called Gucci. Love that name :)

June 9, 2009 at 8:42 pm
(180) Kunal :

When I got my first hamster, I noticed one very cute habit. He would climb to the top of the cage and then do a back flip onto the cage floor, so I named him “Flip”. I just got another hamster but I can’t figure out a name- cuz all he does is sleep….i can’t call him Zzzzzzzzzzzz now can I? ;)

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