Cute and Funny Hedgehog Names (From Button to Zuri)
Hedgehogs are adorable little spiky balls of love! If you’ve ever held one in the palms of your hands, you understand the joy that they can bring, with those tiny, hopeful eyes and little button noses! Oh, and watching them swim and run on the little wheels, how could you ever get bored with that?
It’s so funny to watch them go into defense mode when they feel threatened, which might happen a lot for the first few weeks after you bring one home. They roll into a little ball and begin to huff and puff with their sharp quills poking outward; they basically morph into a breathing pincushion!
Naming Your Hedgehog
With the purchase of any animal comes the need for a name, and a hedgehog needs a name as sharp and cool as he is! Not many animals are as spiky as a hedgehog, so this is one factor that should be considered when thinking of hedgehog names. Here are a few other tips that may help you come up with good names:
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Color: Keeping the hedgehog’s color in mind may help you to think of a fitting name.
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Personality: What is it about that little guy that you absolutely adore? If your hedgehog has an unforgettable personality, use it in the name.
Just in case you need a little inspiration to come up with good ones, below you'll find categorized lists of many names you will love.
Boy Names
Harley
| Ozzy
| Punk
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Stud
| Skat
| Bully
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Quill
| Skipper
| Blade
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Sonic
| Slayer
| Blaze
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Spike
| Thorn
| Turbo
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Girl Names
Flower
| Heather
| Penny
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Pixie
| Willow
| Lola
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Peggy
| Gretta
| Clover
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Tink
| Zuri
| Pippie
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Star
| Dawn
| Hazel
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Cute Names
Button
| Cocoa
| Skippy
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Porky
| Pepper
| Peanut
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Piper
| Rosie
| Pumpkin
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Tulip
| Kisses
| Hedgy
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Baby
| Pokey
| Periwinkle
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Funny Names
Fernando
| Prick
| Needles
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Spin
| Prickles
| Quilliam
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Pin Cushion
| Gatsby
| Shakespeare
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Flower
| Spock
| Geezer
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Butterball
| Skeeter
| Dizzy
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About Hedgehogs
Ever wonder how the hedgehog got its name? It stems from their foraging nature in the wild where they eat all kinds of bugs, from caterpillars to slugs, which also means they are great to have in your garden! They won’t mess with your plants, but they sure want to eat the bugs that will ruin your plants!
Hedgehogs come in a variety of blacks, browns, beiges, and whites so if you found a blue one, it is likely a stuffed animal named Sonic. They are naturally nocturnal, but hedgehog owners can change those sleeping patterns and get the hedgehog to be a diurnal or a daytime creature. Warning: You may get pricked a few times if you attempt to change their sleep schedules.
Although there are 15 different species of hedgehogs, the most common domesticated hedgehog is the African pygmy, which is likely the ones that you will find at the pet store. They may be little and appear to be on the chubby side, but this doesn’t stop the hedgehogs because they can actually run up to an impressive six feet per second!
Hedgehog Fun Facts
Great hedgehog names are as abundant as the spines on their back, so it shouldn’t be hard to find just the right one for your little hedgie. Still need some inspiration? How about a few fun facts about hedgehogs to inspire you?
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Hedgehogs have poor eyesight but excellent hearing and a great sense of smell!
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Some hedgehogs love to swim, and it helps them go to the bathroom. If you have a hedgehog that likes swimming, make sure he has an easy way to get out of the water when he's tired and always supervise!
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There are about 5,000 spines on a hedgehog. Each spine lasts about a year, when it will fall out and be replaced by another spine.
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They are referred to as “hoglets” when they are born. (How is that for an adorable name?)
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They are typically solitary animals, only pairing up for mating, where the male will circle the female, mate, and then leave the female to rear the hoglets.
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A hedgehog can have up to 11 hoglets in a single litter!
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The gestation period for hoglets is only 32 days!
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Hedgehogs are lactose-intolerant.
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Their long snouts help them to forage for food, just like a regular hog.
Now that you know all about hedgehogs, you have a name for yours, right? If not, it will come to you eventually, just curl up into a little ball like a hedgehog and sleep on it!
Cute Kitten Meets Hedgehog
© 2014 Tatiana
Comments
omg sonic is the best name a hedgehog could have XD
I am actually naming him Sonic Prickle pants instead of Russel Prickle pants
This website is adorable
How should I convince my dad to get me a hedgehog sooner instead of in 3 months? I need da ideas plz.
I don't have a hedgehog yet, but I will get one soon and I am going to name him Russel Prickle Pants. It has taken me awhile to figure his out.
Fernando is my dad's name this offensive
i think coco or coca like coca-cola
I really like :
Gretta
Milo
Eddie
Mila
Peanut
Nugget
Pepper
But then again I don’t even have a hedge hog yet so I’m not sure what gender it will be
My options are
mr.tiggy-winkle
russel
mr.prickle pants
peanut
periwinkle
charlie brown
butter ball
which do I choose?
What about spickey or spike ball
My pet hedgehogs’s name is Blade
So glad my name was on the girls name I adore hedgehogs
My sis loves pepper
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i need more ideas
Skippers a cute name
Girl: unique , angel , sassy,
Boy: blizzard , mr spike, sonic
Briar, maybe Millicent is
I love hedgehogs I have one this app helped me a lot
His name is Thor
Names mine as Belisarius. Cause he be re-uniting the Great Roman empire by the Orders of his great emperor Justinian
i am thinking of a middle name for my hedgehog millie do you have any suggestions
I'm getting my daughter a hedgehog. She's been brainstorming names ever since I told her. She narrowed it down to her top 5 favourites. For boys it's 1-Bruno 2-Quilliam 3-Ezra 4-Ace 5-Toby. For girls it's 1-Flora 2-Hazel 3-Evie 4-Pixie and 5 is well nothing yet she can't think of one so I'm helping her. This helped a little.
Agave, aloevera, and prickly poppy are cute names.
I've had my new little guy almost two weeks as soon as i saw his face i thought why so serious and he was named Joker
When i get my hedgehog, if its a girl im going to name her kara
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My Hedgehog's name is Poppi. I just brought her home about a week ago. She is a year old, and is very timid, she rolls up in a ball, and pops up, and down when I bring my hand near her. She has sniffed my hand a couple of times. I have a lot of patients, and I am sure she will warm up to me in time.
If i get a hedgehog im naming it (if its a girl) Hermione and if its a boy Hedwig from harry potter
I really love hedgehogs! I want one but my mom and dad don't!
Im getting a hedgehog yay
i love hedgehog. i want one!
I cant wait to get one soon
more names please.
So cute
I really really want a hedgehog I want a girl and boy if I do get them what do I name them I need help
Pls help me what should I say, I really want a hedgehog but my family doesn’t really
Where do you find hedge hogs lol
October 8th is my birthday so in 9 months for my birthday i could get a hedgehog possibly. If I get a boy his name will be Loki or Milo and if its a girl then her name will be Rosie or Willow
I am getting a hedge today. I’m gonna mane her hoglet
bramble
I think phoebe is a funny name. phoebe is a person off of F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Sonic the hedgehog
I think snickers because to me they look like a prickly snickers i think that’s a really cute name
im about to get one and im thinking of the name NEEDILES I don't know if im getting a girl of a boy.
Sonic... This is the perfect name for a hedgehog... I have a hedgehog but i don't know how i should call him... Thank you for the information!
What about Spike eyes
A so cute
I have a boy and girl and named them Pippa and Peanut :)
I’m getting a hedgehog next month and I’m not sure what I want a girl or a boy and idk what I should name it could u plz help wth some names!
Im probably getting one in january im nameibg it either willow, pokie, or penny if its a girl
bowzer
Great name for a hedgehog: Sonic
i am getting a hedgehog and naming it ida
what is a good middle name for a hedgehog have four hedgehogs there names are huffington,leonard,leslie,howard
Mine's named Lenny Briscoe after a Law & Order character
I have no clue what to name my soon to be hegehog I want something very cute
I have 4 hedgies. 2 females named Willow and Pippin and 2 males named Teasle and Thistle
My hedge is named pixie
I named mine Fudgeball
i have a female one and her name is buttons
I dont have a hedgehog YET BUT I WILL!! Im actually saving money for one they are just so darn cute! ~w~
Phoenix is my hedgehog
My male is named Blaze
Why do you separate the girls names and the boys names day just wrong
my hedgehogs name is mr.prickles
What is the baddest thing they can do?
Are they a good pet to have? why/why not
What do they eat?
I have a nap hegdie named Milo
i think pom pom would be a cute nickname
I have a girl and I want to name her Bean but I feel like that's a "boys" name.
IDK WHAT TO NAME IT
I am geting a hedgehog i do not know what to name him or her
I like periwinkle or hazel
i caled mine peanut
I named my hedgehog harlequill
I'm naming my hedgehog loki
I’m naming my hedgehog Button ❤️
I named my hedgehog Daisy!!! She is so cute!
Maybe add twitch to the list of names
I named my hegehog
hazel
I'll name my hedgehog Fuzzy
Edgar Allen Poke
abby or gretta... or maybe hazel or buttercup...idk
HAHA LOOVE "Shakespeare" and "Quilliam"!
My hedgehogs name is Finn
Hmmm.... Dizzy or Pixie?
This is a very cute name
My hedgehogs name is Fernando
they cute i love hedgehogs and unicorns hegucorns
i names mine Mochi
I love hedgehogs awww
I named my male hedgehog hershey
I named mine piper so cute
so cute i named my hedeghog thorn
Hedgehogs are so cute
We have a hedgehogs and your babies so if they hurt you watch should you do
I ant a hedgehog sooooo bad!
I really want a hedgehog
Hi Sophie! I think that both Merlin and Muffin are super cute names, but if it were my choice I would probably go with Muffin. Good luck with your hedgehog and I hope this helps!
I have been asking my parents for a hedgehog for a year now, and finally they said yes! It's going to be a boy and I was thinking on Merlin and Muffin, which one do you prefer?
this has made me want to get a hedgehog, i'm getting mine in 5 mounts
My little boy is named: Sir Poops A Lot, and he lives up to his name,
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