Sara Nelson
It’s a long-held belief that names have meaning.
And while this might not be true for many names, there are names that do indeed have a deep and meaningful connection to their meaning.
Tiger is one of those names. In Chinese, the word ‘hu’ means tiger or leopard – but in Vietnamese, it can mean ‘to overdo’.
The list below contains 80 names with ‘tiger’ as an element of them – some more common than others – which you may be interested to know about!
Here are the best names that mean ‘tiger’ for both male and female pets.
Male Names Meaning Tiger
| Shere Kan |
The evil tiger from Jungle Book
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| Marble |
Marbles can have different swirls and stripes in them just like tigers
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| Dawon |
A tiger from Hindu mythology
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| Copper |
Inspired by the color of a tiger
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| Patches |
representing the different markings that tigers can have
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| Myan |
Another country where tigers can be found
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| Hunter |
Tigers are one of the fiercest hunters, so this name is fitting
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| Spot |
A name inspired by the little black spots marking most tigers’ ears
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| Parker |
Richard Parker was the name of the tiger in the movie “Life of Pi”
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| Rajah |
Princess Jasmine’s faithful pet tiger
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| Baghinder |
A name from the Sikh religion that means “Tiger, King”
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| Sumatran |
the smallest type of all tiger variations
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| Kumal |
A tiger that starred in the film “Two Brothers”
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| Saber |
Inspired by the Sabertooth Tiger
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| Tigger |
Winnie the Pooh’s happy and bouncy tiger friend
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| Babar |
A name for tigers in Africa
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| Lao |
A country where tigers typically live
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| Tony |
The mascot for Kellog’s Cereal
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| Daniel |
A striped tiger from “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood”
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| Speckles |
A name that gives a shout out to the different markings on a tiger’s pelt
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| Hobbes |
The stuffed companion of Calvin in the comic “Calvin and Hobbes”
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| Bengie |
A cute twist on the name “Bengal”
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| Jussuf |
The title circus tiger in a radio play
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| Indo |
Short for the Indochinese tiger who tends to be smaller than the Bengal
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| Tiger |
A fierce jungle cat with stripes
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| Caspian |
A type of tiger with narrow stripes that could be found near the Caspian sea
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| Pepper |
For the black of the tiger’s stripes
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| Moloch |
Corentin’s pet tiger in the movie “Corentin”
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| Vitaly |
A circus tiger from Madagascar 3
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| Javan |
A small tiger that lives on the island of Java in Indonesia
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Female Names Meaning Tiger
| Mala |
Short for Malaysia, which is another location where tigers live
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| Harlequin |
Inspired by the pattern of the Bengal fur
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| Tygra |
A warrior tiger from a cartoon show
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| Peaches |
A super sweet name that captures the tiger’s fur color and soft pelt feel
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| Sud |
The name for tigers in Thai
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| Sunset |
This name is inspired from the orange color of a tiger’s fur
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| Tigra |
A Greek name representing tigers
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| Tigerlily |
A beautiful flower that holds the tiger’s name
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| Blaze |
A white cartoon tiger
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| Sangha |
Kumal’s sibling in “Two Brothers”
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| Jiba |
A tiger in “Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san”
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| Bengal |
The heaviest subspecies of tiger, can be seen with light yellow or red yellow fur
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| Nimer |
An Arabic name for the tiger
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| Meo |
A tiger that can be seen in “History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi”
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| Onyx |
This name represents the black of tiger stripes
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| Amber |
A color that is between gold and orange in color, just like the Bengal Tiger’s fur
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| Geisha |
A name that recognizes the tigers’ Asian heritage
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| Panthera |
Tigers are part of the panther family, so this is a feminine version of the word
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| Ginger |
Spicy just like the tiger personality and a similar color to their fur
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| Sibra |
Short for the Siberian Tiger which is the world’s largest tiger in captivity
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| Lady |
A name that is perfect for the grace and elegance of a tiger
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| Tora |
A name for tiger in Japanese
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| Kaplony |
A Hungarian moniker for a tiger
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| Tigress |
What a female tiger is called
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| Shiva |
A tiger from the popular show “Walking Dead”
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| Bali |
A now extinct subspecies of tiger that was limited to the island of Bali
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| Honey |
For the golden color of a tiger’s pelt
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| Asia |
One of the many places where tigers can be found
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| Tawny |
Defined as an orange-brown or a yellow-brown color
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| Byakko |
A stunning white tiger from Japanese mythology
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“Tiger” in Different Languages
| Tigris | Latin |
| Hǔ |
Mandarin, Chinese
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| Tigre |
Catalan, Basque, Italian, Spanish, French
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| Tiikeri | Finnish |
| Tigru | Romanian |
| Kaplan | Turkish |
| Tora | Japanese |
| Holang-i | Korean |
| Ingwe | Zulu |
| Namur | Arabic |
| Con Cop | Vietnamese |
| Bagha | Nepali |
| Macan | Javanese |
| Harimau | Indonesian |
| Lodaya | Sudanese |
| Taika | Maori |
| Tigar |
Croatian, Serbian
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| Tigress |
French (feminine)
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| Baag | Hindi |
| Jaguarete | Guarani |
| Yolbars | Uzbek |
| Seu | Laotian |
| Vyaghra |
Sanskrit (pronounced like the little blue pill)
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| Tier | Afrikaans |
| Sher | Urdu |
| Tygr | Czech |
We are all aware of the fierce power and beauty that tigers carry, but did you know there is a name for them in most languages?
If you need help narrowing your choices down or are looking for more inspiration, feel free to check our complete list of tiger names.
Do any of these tiger names intrigue you? Let us know in the comments below!
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