At a Glance

We compiled our list of the best weather themed dog and cat names.

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The most popular and names of 2022 had something missing in our minds: the weather! If you’re a fellow weather geek and are thinking about names for a dog or cat (or any other pet, really), might we suggest a few of our favorite weather names?

Sunny the dog.

(Chris Dolce)

M​eteorologist named his dog Sunny, "'cause we got him on a sunny day." Sunny enjoys licking the morning dew off the grass during his morning walks. He also, true to his name, doesn't enjoy the rain. It's not the first time Dolce has had a weather themed doggo, either, "the last dog I owned was named Murky, cause we got her on a murky weather day," he said.

Also Sunny the dog.

(Tim Harris)

W​riter also has a dog named Sunny, so this name obviously goes to the top of our list for dogs. Harris said, "Sunny is named after our last family dog that we adored who was named 'Moony' because of his shiny, silvery coat. But, as luck would have it, as Sunny got older he seemed to learn to live up to his name as he loves to curl up in the warm sunlight shining through the windows in our apartment. Now, you can almost always find him relaxing on the floor, taking in the sun rays."

Luna looking very regal.

(Chris DeWeese)

Newsletter editor has a cat named Luna, and said, "My daughter likes to name every cat she meets, and when we brought Luna home, he was no exception. She said 'that's Luna' and so he is. You might imagine that Luna would be a white cat, but he's actually black (like the night sky) with just a little bit of white."

Stormi the golden retriever.

(Randi Meyer Conley)

Randi Meyer Conley, program manager on the Talent Strategy team for , has a 1½-year-old golden retriever named Stormi. She was originally going to be named Rain, to match her sibling Rivers, but Conley said, "after meeting her we realized her personality was much more similar to a storm than a calm rain." She added, "I had always wanted a golden retriever and she is exactly the outgoing, loyal, eager-to-please dog I hoped for."

Here's our list of best weather themed pet names. We hope you use them lovingly!

Weather Themed Dog Names

Sunny

Stormy

Misty

Bolt

Sky

Gale

Summer

Thunder

Radar

Shade

W​eather Themed Cat Names

Snowflake

Moon

Boots

Mittens

Rain

Aurora

Windy

Autumn

Frosty

Sunset

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