Emily Walker
In the mountain wilds, there are a lot of gorillas that live to survive and provide for their family groups. Aside from that, gorillas can be found in local zoos too. They have around 98% of the same DNA as humans and they can eat all day long! Check out these cool pet gorilla names for you to consider for your pet.
If you actually have a gorilla, you must be careful as they have caused harm to humans when disturbed. Yikes! These primates should always be kept in a huge cage and taken utmost care of.
View our list of the best gorilla names for both male and female gorillas.
Best Gorilla Names
- JoJo
- Cornelious
- Matsumura
- Jimmy
- Butters
- SpeakNoEvil
- Matsuoo
- Knuckles
- Justin
- Murdock
- Eggo
- Kenhira
- Igawa
- Lokaap
- Koko
- Avalanche
- Monkey
- Lugnut
- BrassMonkey
- Clyde
- Bones
- Kenhira
- Boots
- Claw
- Moptop
- TheSituation
- FunkyMonkey
- Truffles
- Nostradamus
- SpeakNoEvil
- Couch
- BigSteve
- Linus
- FuriousJorge
- JarJar
- Sakiko
- Clide
- Motewnawr
- Tiny
- Infernape
- Bonzo
- Ginhon
- Iflingpoo
- Chuckapoo
- Bones
- Dejen
- Fred
- Kawakita
- TinyTim
- Banzai
- TrunkMonkey
- iFlingPoo
- Worrawrowr
- Waffles
- Pimple
- Fred
- Bobo
- Darwin
- Kep
- Zawaoo
African Gorilla Names (With Meanings)
| Ukuri | meaning “truth’ |
| Mudahinyuka |
meaning “truthful and reliable”
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| Ubwiza |
meaning “beautiful”
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| Mitimbili | means “hill” |
| Mahirwe |
meaning “lucky”
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| Urugano |
meaning “generation”
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| Nsanganira |
means “well accepted”
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| Imirasire |
meaning “ray of sun”
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| Isuku |
meaning “cleanliness”
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| Inkesha | meaning “star” |
| Ubudasa |
meaning “remarkable”
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| Inkingi |
meaning “pillar”
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| TemberoRwanda |
meaning “visit Rwanda”
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| Iyamarere |
meaning “enthusiastic”
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| Inyange |
meaning “handsome and smart”
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| Ikoranabuhanga |
meaning “information technology”
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| Uruyange |
meaning “shiny”
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| Iriba |
meaning “water source”
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| Tamu |
means “gift of God”.
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| Umutware |
meaning “leader”
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| Arakaza |
meaning “welcome”
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Gorilla Cartoon Character Names (With Disney Characters)
| Uto |
one of the characters from the animation ‘Tarzan II’
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| Kala |
the gorilla mother who took care of Tarzan from the movie ‘Tarzan’
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| Ajax |
a character from the cartoon ‘Donald Duck And The Gorilla’
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| Hafifu |
a character from the Disney cartoon series ‘The Lion Guard’
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| Dr Sliverback |
a playable character from the popular superhero game ‘Champions Online’.
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| Kerchak |
a character from the movie ‘Tarzan’
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| Ape |
is from the movie parody ‘George Of The Jungle’.
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| Kong |
from the popular movie franchise ‘King Kong’ and ‘King Of Kong Island’
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| Kago |
a character from ‘Tarzan II’
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| Shujaa |
from the Disney cartoon series ‘The Lion Guard’
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| Congorilla |
a character from the DC comics
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| Winston |
from the game ‘Overwatch’
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| Paul |
the gorilla friend of Jane of the Jungle from the TV show ‘The Electricity Company’.
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| Ranko |
a character from the comic ‘The Adventures Of Tintin: Black Island’.
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| Gor |
‘Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys’.
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| Armored Gorilla |
from the manga ‘One Punch Man
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| Terk |
Tarzan’s adopted brother in the animation ‘Tarzan’
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| Solovar |
the nemesis of Grood from the DC comic series
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| King Sokwe |
from the Disney cartoon series ‘The Lion Guard’
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| Grodd |
the supervillain from the animated DC Comic ‘The Flash’
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| Zugo |
a character from the animation ‘Tarzan II’
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| Tublat |
a character from the animation ‘Tarzan’
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| Mama Gunda |
a character from the animation ‘Tarzan II’
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| Momo |
a gorilla from an episode of the cartoon ‘Class Of 3000’
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| Majinuni |
from the Disney cartoon series ‘The Lion Guard’
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Cute Gorilla Names
- Trudy
- Gilligan
- Colo
- Jim
- Joanne
- Monroe
- Chimes
- Gargantua
- Azizi
- Mara
- Chewie
- Jade
- Dolly
- Massa
- Koko
- Katie
- Ozzie
- Kokamo
- Jenny
- Snowflake
- Imani
- Samson
- Kamilah
- Morida
- Judy
White Gorilla Names
- Opal
- Beluga
- Chalky
- Moonshine
- Polar
- Cloudy
- Acadia
- Blanco (Means “white” in Spanish)
- Milky
- Jack Frost
- Daisy
- Chardonnay
- Kaya (Means “pure” in Greek)
- Magnolia
- Snowflake
- Nimbus
- Egret (A tall, lanky white bird)
- Creamer
- Quartz
- Flakey
- Anjo (Means “angel” in Portuguese)
- Bingo
- Gardenia (Beautiful flower)
- Glacier
- Ghost
- Diamond
- Eggy
- Coconut
- Jasmine
- Bianco (Means “white” in Italian)
- Comet
- Everest (Mount Everest)
- Sandy
- Foggy
- Buttermilk
- Bolt (After the character from the Disney movie Bolt)
- Winter
- Vanilla
- Lightning
- Snowball
- Sparkle
- Mushroom
- Coco
- Vapor
- Alaska
- Icy
- Atlas
- Whitey
- Phlox (A flower)
- Starlight
- Nova
- Marshmallow
- Champagne
- Lily
- Swan
- Misty
- Dove
- Blaze
- Whisper
- Blondie
- Casper
- Marzipan
- Flash
- Luna
- Avalanche
- Ermine
- Dazzle
- Iceberg
- Diva
- Tofu
- Siberia
- Gelo (Means “ice” in Portuguese)
- Snowdrop
With so many options to share, you can use these names for any pet and monkeys that are usually smaller. We have a list of the best ape names as well as pet monkey names that is worth having a look at.
If you still cannot choose a name, then you create one instead using our monkey name generator where you will be asked a few questions.
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