There are loads of turtle names out there, and choosing the perfect one is high on your ‘to-do’ list when you’re a new turtle parent.
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Choosing Names For Turtles
Choosing a name for a turtle pet isn’t quite as fraught as choosing a baby’s name but it can come close! Although you don’t want to take a month to make a decision you do need to take a little time to think about good turtle names and pick something that feels just right.
Turtles are cold-blooded reptiles that regulate their body temperature by using the sun and can be found on every continent except Antarctica! Turtles inhabited this planet before humans. Turtles are believed to come from the late Triassic Period of the Mesozoic era, 220 million years ago. Their shells evolved from extensions of their backbone and broad ribs to form a complete shell for protection.
These first turtles are believed to have had half shells (shells on bottom with an exposed back). We have few fossil records of these first turtles but by the late Jurassic Period turtles developed a complete carapace (full shell) and their habitat spread from the China area to a more global distribution.
So, prehistoric name ideas would be a good match.
Turtle Names
With all that said, let’s find some cool and unique name for your turtle. We made several different turtle name categories so it would be easier to browse through the names.
There are female turtle names, male turtle names, turtle names from cartoons and movies and more names coming soon, so make sure to come back often.
50+ Girl Turtle Names
Ladies first! Here are some cute female turtle names to name your new turtle friend.
1. Jenalyn
Meaning: Variation of Jenny which is a diminutive of Jane and Jennifer.
Origin: English
2. Merrie
Meaning: Mirthful: joyous. Also an abbreviation of Meredith.
Origin: English
3. Cameron
Meaning: Clan name meaning Bent nose.
Origin: Scottish
4. Jianna
Meaning: God is Gracious.
Origin: Italian
5. Tayte
Meaning: Brings joy
Origin: English
6. Oihane
Meaning: From the forest
Origin: Spanish
7. Jazmine
Meaning: A flower name from the older form Jessamine.
Origin: French
8. Aleka
Meaning: Variant of English Alice
Origin: Hawaiian
9. Beathag
Meaning: To serve God
Origin: Hebrew
10. Shelley
Meaning: From the ledge meadow
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
11. Juana
Meaning: Gift from God
Origin: Hebrew
12. Audri
Meaning: Nobility: strength.
Origin: English
13. Jerande
Meaning: Variant of Garrett rules by the spear.
Origin: English
14. Keely
Meaning: Beautiful
Origin: Irish
15. Eadwine
Meaning: Wealthy friend
Origin: English
16. Miriam
Meaning: Rebellious
Origin: Hebrew
17. Venus
Meaning: Love and Beauty
Origin: Greek
18. Ardel
Meaning: Eager. Industrious.
Origin: English
19. Ogin
Meaning: Wild rose
Origin: Native American
20. Eskame
Meaning: Merciful
Origin: Spanish
21. Averil
Meaning: Opening buds of spring: born in April.
Origin: English
22. Vega
Meaning: Falling
Origin: Arabic
23. Ani
Meaning: Glass
Origin: Hawaiian
24. Jannis
Meaning: Gracious
Origin: Hebrew
25. Genivee
Meaning: Of the race of women
Origin: French
26. Tawnee
Meaning: A green field: the warm sandy color of a lion’s coat.
Origin: Irish
27. Daganyah
Meaning: Ceremonial grain
Origin: Hebrew
28. Alita
Meaning: Winged
Origin: English
29. Luana
Meaning: Graceful battle maiden
Origin: German
30. Annamarie
Meaning: Variant of Anne. Biblical: devout woman who saw infant Jesus presented at the temple in Jerusalem.
Origin: English
31. Honey
Meaning: Sweet
Origin: English
32. Elisamarie
Meaning: Abbreviation of Elisabeth.
Origin: French
33. Lujza
Meaning: Renowned warrior
Origin: German
34. Gamera
Meaning: Fictional monster; Kaiju characters
Origin: Japan
35. Caitrin
Meaning: Variant of Katherine meaning pure
Origin: Irish
36. Gaelle
Meaning: Stranger
Origin: German
37. Muriel
Meaning: Shining sea
Origin: Celtic
38. Halfrida
Meaning: Peaceful heroine
Origin: German
39. Congalie
Meaning: Constant
Origin: Irish
40. Oralie
Meaning: Golden
Origin: English
41. Judie
Meaning: Praised: From Judea.
Origin: Hebrew
42. Eleena
Meaning: Shining light. Variant of Helen.
Origin: Spanish
43. Keiana
Meaning: Variant of Kian. Ancient.
Origin: Irish
44. Rolanda
Meaning: From the famous land
Origin: German
45. Aubry
Meaning: Rules with elf-wisdom.
Origin: English
46. Dawnetta
Meaning: The first appearance of daylight: daybreak.
Origin: English
47. Collette
Meaning: Necklace. Victorious. Variant of Nicolette.
Origin: French
48. Orlina
Meaning: Gold
Origin: French
49. Nuna
Meaning: Land
Origin: Native American
50. Arleta
Meaning: An oath
Origin: Celtic
51. Semadar
Meaning: Berry
Origin: Hebrew
52. Linette
Meaning: Bird
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
53. Ivette
Meaning: Variant of Yvette.
Origin: Spanish
54. Fauna
Meaning: The Greek mythological deity of fertility and nature was Fauna. She was famous for her chastity.
Origin: English
55. Cwene
Meaning: Queen
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
56. Carolyne
Meaning: Feminine variant of Charles meaning manly
Origin: English
57. Candie
Meaning: Variant of Candida. Bright: glowing white.
Origin: Spanish
58. Katilyn
Meaning: English abbreviation of Katherine. Pure.
Origin: English
Turtle Names For Boys
Here are turtle names for boy turtles with meaning.
1. Speckles
Meaning: Small spot
Origin: Old English
2. Wylingford
Meaning: From the willow ford
Origin: English
3. Tripp
Meaning: Odd gait
Origin: English
4. Kingdon
Meaning: From the king’s hall
Origin: English
5. Leandro
Meaning: Lion
Origin: Spanish
6. Leo
Meaning: Lion
Origin: English
7. Garon
Meaning: Guards; guardian.
Origin: French
8. Ordman
Meaning: Spearman
Origin: English
9. Tighe
Meaning: Handsome. Variant of Teague.
Origin: Irish
10. Brand
Meaning: Proud
Origin: English
11. Magan
Meaning: Competent
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
12. Gere
Meaning: Form of Gerald rules by the spear.
Origin: German
13. Sterling
Meaning: Of high quality: pure. Also variant of a name given pre-medieval refiners of silver meaning easterner. Surname.
Origin: German
14. Aonghus
Meaning: Unnaturally strong
Origin: Scottish
15. Frisa
Meaning: Curly – haired
Origin: English
16. Mckenzee
Meaning: The fair one.
Origin: Scottish
17. Rolland
Meaning: Renowned in the land. Roland was a legendary hero who served Charlemagne.
Origin: French
18. Riyaaz
Meaning: Garden of purity
Origin: Arabic
19. Maximus
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Irish
20. Shayan
Meaning: Variant of Shea courteous
Origin: Irish
21. Stanway
Meaning: Lives by the stony road
Origin: English
22. Akando
Meaning: Ambush
Origin: Native American
23. Burnard
Meaning: Variant of Bernard strong as a bear.
Origin: English
24. Luigi
Meaning: Famous fighter
Origin: German
25. Finn
Meaning: Blond
Origin: English
26. Belden
Meaning: Lives in the beautiful glen
Origin: English
27. Rafa
Meaning: Happy
Origin: Arabic
28. Elrod
Meaning: The king
Origin: English
29. Bernardyn
Meaning: Brave as a bear
Origin: German
30. Delano
Meaning: From the elder tree grove.
Origin: Irish
31. Yule
Meaning: Born at Christmas
Origin: English
32. Arlie
Meaning: From the hare’s meadow
Origin: English
33. Evarado
Meaning: Hardy: brave.
Origin: Spanish
34. Montgomery
Meaning: From Montgomerie
Origin: Scottish
35. Westley
Meaning: From the west meadow
Origin: English
36. Buck
Meaning: Male deer
Origin: English
37. Melvyn
Meaning: Leader
Origin: Celtic
38. Grendel
Meaning: Legend name
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
39. Sargent
Meaning: A squire
Origin: French
Turtle Names From Ninja Turtles
Probably the most famous turtles on the planet are Ninja Turtles from the cartoons, and later movies Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Well, turtle name list wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t include Ninja Turtles names.
1. Raphael or Raph
Meaning: Fictional superhero; God has healed; Archangel
Origin: Ninja Turtles; Hebrew; Bible
2.Donatello, Donnie or Don
Meaning: Fictional superhero; To give, Gift from God; Italian sculptor
Origin: Ninja Turtles; Italian; Renaissance artist
3. Leonardo or Leo
Meaning: Fictional superhero; Brave or hardy ; Leonardo Da Vinci
Origin: Ninja Turtles; Italian; Renaissance artist
4. Michelangelo or Mike
Meaning: Fictional superhero; Archangel Michael; Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Origin: Ninja Turtles; Italian; Italian sculptor
There is a nice detailed article about TMNT names and colors on NamesPotato.
Disney Turtle Names
What is a turtle names list without Disney turtle names. Here are the names of the most popular turtle characters from Disney movies and cartoons.
1. Stu
Meaning: Household guardian
Origin: English; Ice Age
2. Crush
Meaning: Love and admiration for someone
Origin: English; Finding Nemo
3. Squirt
Meaning: Ambitious, self-reliant
Origin: Australian; Son of Crush in Finding Nemo
4. Toby
Meaning: From Tobias; God is good
Origin: English; Hebrew biblical; Toby Turtle from Disney Robin Hood
5. ‘Olu Mel
Meaning: Short For Melody
Origin: English; Yoruba; toy turtle from Disney “Duffy and Friends”
6. Shelby the Turtle (Baby Shalby)
Meaning: Willow
Origin: Norse; from Disney cartoons “Donald’s Shell Shots”, “Babysitters”, “Donald’s Pool”
7. Caligola
Meaning: Little boot
Origin: Latin; turtle from Disney Pixar cartoon “Luca”
8. Doctor Cooper
Meaning: Tub, Container
Origin: English; turtle from Disney’s “TaleSpin” cartoon
9. Dictator Turtle
Meaning: Dictator
Origin: Latin; turtle from the “Jungle Cubs”
4. Dudley
Meaning: Dudda’s meadow
Origin: English; turtle from “The Little Mermaid”
10. Sheldon
Meaning: Steep-sided valley
Origin: Old English; turtle from the “Disney Junior”
11. Shelley (Turtle Monster)
Meaning: Meadow’s edge
Origin: English; scary turtle from “Frankenweenie”
12. Kongwe
Meaning: Ancient
Origin: Swahili; female tortoise from Disney’s “The Lion Guard”
For a complete list of Disney turtles please read Disney turtle names post.
Turtle Names From Cartoons and Movies
Here is a list of turtle names from popular cartoons and movies, such as Disney turtle names and many more.
1. Oogway
Meaning: Turtle
Origin: Mandarin; Kung fu Panda
2. Koopa
Meaning: Turtle-like creatures
Origin: Japan; Super Mario Game
3. Verne
Meaning: Ferns dweller; Wise, paranoid, and short-tempered turtle
Origin: English; Over the Hedge
4. Bowser
Meaning: Surname; Norman greeting
Origin: Norman; Super Mario Games
5. Cecil
Meaning: Form of Cecilia; Blind
Origin: Latin, Old Welsh; English; Cecil Turtle from Warner Bros
6. Mayor
Meaning: Wheelchair-bound tortoise; Council spear and authority
Origin: Nickelodeon Film Rango; English and Spanish surname
7. Mock
Meaning: Fictional character
Origin: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
8. Tokka
Meaning: Driven to proceed; Natural Fighting Prowess Mutant villain
Origin: Dutch; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
9. Kotobuki – Tortimer
Meaning: Fictional character elderly tortoise character
Origin: Animal Crossing series
10. Cornimer
Meaning: Tortoise special character
Origin: Animal Crossing series
11. Kappê
Meaning: Fictional character – a mythical turtle-like folklore monster
Origin: Japanese; Animal Crossing
Funny Turtle Names
Turtles are pretty goofy animals. For all goofy turtles, here are funny names for turtles.
1. Comet
Meaning: Star with long hair
Origin: Greek
2. In Da House
Meaning: Turtle is its house – “in da house”
Origin: America
3. Hermes
Meaning: God of speed, and other stuff as well respectfully
Origin: Greek
4. Mercury
Meaning: God of speed, and other stuff as well respectfully
Origin: Roman
5. Flash
Meaning: Bright Light
Origin: American, The Flash movie and series
6. T Rex
Meaning: Tyrant lizard king
Origin: Greek
Badass Turtle Names Inspired By Dinosaurs
Did you know that turtles are prehistoric animals? There were all kinds of turtles in the past. Some were real giants having more than two tons, other developed horns on their heads and clubs on their tails. Well here are some real scientific prehistoric badass turtle names.
1. Ninjemys
Dinosaur turtle with horns on the head and club on its tail that lived in Australia.
Named after Ninja Turtles, believe it or not.
2. Carbonemys
One-ton prehistoric turtle from South America
3. Archelon
Giant two ton turtle that had a leather shell.
4. Colossochelys
Huge one ton turtle from central Asia
5. Henodus
Looked very much like modern turtles, not big in size, lived in Western Europe
6. Odontochelys
Greek for “toothed shell”. It had a toothed beak and was small in size.
