Korrupted, hunter and frequent visitor, writes:
I recently tamed one of the Undead Boar from Eastern Plaguelands (I love how they charge. It rocks.) … but my naming skill have apparently vanished for a while.
I always use names that have meanings. My 70 Aqua Tiger (rare spawn Rak’shiri) is Avalanche, due to the cold. I have a Crab (Rare spawn Crusty the Red Crab) is Cakes. I’ve had Leviathan the snake. But this one … is difficult.
If anyone can help me find a good name for this guy, I want to keep him! Anything that has to deal with him beind undead … or Mythology … anything Fantasy-ish. Here’s a picture!
Final Name: DoctorZaius
Today was have an extremely handsome gorilla to name!
My avatar is Dochalliday, a hunter on the Lightbringer server and while raiding has forced my hand when it comes to one of my pets (no pet will out damage a ravager in a raid setting), I continue to enjoy exploring the many pet options that my other two stable slots afford me.
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Final Name: Blackice
Today we have a bit of a challenge! Snowstrider, a troll Beast Mastery hunter from the Madoran realm, writes:
I don’t actually roleplay, but I do like making a backstory and occasionally speaking from my character’s point of view. I recently tamed Goreclaw the Ravenous and am finding it hard to pick a suitable name for this sleek beast.
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Final Name: Aloorok
Elouran, an eloquent female Night Elf, sent in the following request for help naming her owl.
I am certainly an avid believer in keeping the first pet you tame - even if that pet ends up becoming your “secondary” later in life… So obviously, choosing a name is a delicate matter - as it can only happen once, and will be stuck with you for the rest of your character’s existence.
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I think this is the shortest request for pet-naming help I’ve ever gotten. Frootloop writes:
Here is my character with my beloved cat. I want a silly name. One that makes people laugh :D My character’s name is Frootloop …
And really, that tells you everything you need to know.
Final Name: HalfVisible
Halfdragon, a young Blood Elf hunter from Ysondre, sent in this request:
So I recently rerolled a BE hunter. I did the taming quest, got a dragonhawk and hated it. After realising it had caster stats (thanks to the handy Petopia website) I read the Choosing Your First Pet: Eversong Woods guide. I got an Elder Springpaw and have leveled it all the way to 26 or so.
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Final Name: Beanpole
Today we have a letter from Aaranay of Uldaman:
Dear Mania & Fellow Mania’s Arcania Readers:
I really enjoy reading the ‘Name That Pet’ segment because I am so terrible at coming up with names for my pets. I usually have to rely on my friends to suggest names for me, which I think they are probably getting tired of doing (I am picky, so it’s rare I hear a pet name that I like within the first try or two). A bit about me …
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Deathily of Stormrage sent me the following heartfelt plea. I hope we can help her!
I got a new pet the other day and I can’t seem to think of a good name for it. It’s one of the Netherstrom Lynxes in the domes. I’ve always had an eye for cats but when I saw this one I just had to have it. It was just perfect for what I was looking for to replace my Winterspring Tiger! Its eyes are really what got my attention — their green and yellow eyes are just beautiful.
I just want a name that seems to fit the animal and I just can’t seem to find the right one. But I don’t want one that’s too obvious. But as I play with my new pet the name just seems to get farther and farther away from me. I was wondering if you guys could help me out and get a good name for this beautiful new pet of mine?!
We’ll do our best!
Final Name: Valkyrie
Grimshott, a level 62 hunter who recently transferred to my old home of Cenarion Circle, wrote me a few days ago asking if we could help name his new boar. Unfortunately I’m still backlogged with Name That Pet requests so I told him he’d have to wait.
But as it happens Grimshott is a character of Fikkle, one of the writers on the blog For the Horde. So he posted about his boar on his site, and now I am pointing you over there in the hopes that you will visit and help him find a great name.
So what are you waiting for? Go suggest boar names!
Final Name: Kuroshi
Kurasu, a hunter from Emerald Dream (EU), as written in looking for help finding the perfect name for his obsidian raptor.
Kurasu writes:
I don’t play on a roleplay server, but rather like you do, I have internalized character story and concept. Comes from a long life of playing tabletop RPGs, I guess. :)
Kurasu’s one of the sterotypical hunters. He hunts for the challenge and the skill of it. He is the sort who likes to be noticed, and so he has never really owned a pet that wouldn’t turn heads. At least, not for long.
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Korrupted, hunter and frequent visitor, writes: 
