Aardvark Name Generator
Funny, snouty names for the earth pig
Generate names for an aardvark, from puns such as Aard Day's Night and Vark Knight to Noodle Nose, Dusty Burrows, Termite Terminator and Karoo. The 1,000 names suit zoo adoptees, plush toys, mascots and story or game characters.
About aardvark names
Aardvark is Afrikaans for earth pig, and most of the jokes start there. The first half sounds like hard, art and heart, the second like park, dark and mark, so the list has puns such as Aard Day's Night, Aardcore, Work of Aard, Vark Knight and Glow in the Vark. The modern Afrikaans spelling, Erdvark, is in the list too.
The animal itself supplies the rest. Aardvarks live in Africa south of the Sahara, sleep in burrows by day and come out at night to dig into ant and termite mounds, which they find with a long snout and big ears and empty with a long sticky tongue. Hence Noodle Nose, Radar, Sticky Wicket, Digby, Night Shift and Termite Terminator. Despite the menu, an aardvark is not an anteater: it is the only living member of its own order, so the name Not an Anteater is fair.
Other groups cover southern African places and Afrikaans words (Karoo, Kalahari, Stoffie, Miershoop), grand titles for a humble animal (Duke of Dirt), front-of-the-dictionary jokes (Double A, Page One), sleepy names for plush toys and a few famous fictional aardvarks, each labeled with its source.
How to choose aardvark names
- Say the pun out loud before you choose. Aard puns work when the swapped word is clear at once (Aard Hat, Aardly Working); if you have to explain it, pick another.
- Name the feature you see first. A plush with huge ears is a Radar or Big Ears, one with a long nose is a Snoot or Noodle Nose.
- For a zoo adoptee or a serious story character, a southern African name such as Karoo, Kalahari, Naledi or Erdvark fits the animal's home without turning it into a joke.
- A grand title is funnier the smaller the toy: try Duke of Dirt or Sir Reginald Snout on a pocket-sized aardvark.
- Naming a pair or a whole shelf of plush toys? Stay inside one group, for example Night Shift and Late Shift, or Dig Deep and Paydirt.
Frequently asked questions
What does the word aardvark mean?
It comes from Afrikaans and means earth pig: aarde is earth and vark is pig. The animal is not a pig; it only digs and roots around like one. That is why the list has Earth Pig, Erdvark and Honorary Pig.
What are some funny aardvark names?
Puns on the word are the usual start: Aard Day's Night, Aardly Working, Vark Knight and Question Vark. After that come names for the snout and the menu, such as Noodle Nose, Snoutstanding, Ant Buffet and Termite Terminator.
Are famous aardvarks in the list?
A few are, and each one carries its source in parentheses, for example Arthur Read (Arthur) and Cerebus (Cerebus the Aardvark). They are there as references only, and this site has no connection with those shows or comics. The rest of the list is general names and wordplay.
Is an aardvark an anteater?
No. Aardvarks are African and are the only living species in their own order, while anteaters belong to a different group of mammals. Both eat ants and termites, which is why they get mixed up. This list sticks to the aardvark: African places, burrows and night-time habits.
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All 1,000 aardvark names
A: 157 names
- A for Effort
- A Game
- A List
- A Plus
- A Team
- A to Z
- AA Battery
- Aaaargh
- Aamir
- Aandster
- Aanya
- Aarav
- Aard Act to Follow
- Aard and Soul
- Aard as Nails
- Aard Bargain
- Aard Boiled
- Aard Candy
- Aard Critic
- Aard Day's Night
- Aard Deco
- Aard Drive
- Aard Earned
- Aard Hat
- Aard Knocks
- Aard Landing
- Aard Luck
- Aard Nouveau
- Aard Nut to Crack
- Aard of Gold
- Aard Pressed
- Aard Reset
- Aard Times
- Aard to Get
- Aard Worker
- Aardback
- Aardball
- Aardbeat
- Aardbreaker
- Aardcore
- Aardcover
- Aarder Than It Looks
- Aardest Worker
- Aardfelt
- Aardful Dodger
- Aardheaded
- Aardichoke
- Aardie Burrows
- Aardifact
- Aardillery
- Aardisan
- Aardist
A, continued
- Aardistic License
- Aardjective
- Aardline
- Aardly Awake
- Aardly Noticed
- Aardly There
- Aardly Working
- Aardmirable
- Aardmiral
- Aardo
- Aardorable
- Aardrenaline
- Aardscrabble
- Aardship
- Aardsy Craftsy
- Aardthrob
- Aardvanced Class
- Aardvantage
- Aardvark Cucumber
- Aardvark the Great
- Aardvark the Magnificent
- Aardvark the Unbothered
- Aardvarkable
- Aardvarkeologist
- Aardvarkian
- Aardvarkington
- Aardvarkling
- Aardvarksalot
- Aardvarky
- Aardvent Calendar
- Aardventure
- Aardverb
- Aardvice Column
- Aardvocado
- Aardvocate
- Aardware
- Aardwarming
- Aardwired
- Aardwood
- Aardwork
- Aardy Boy
- Aardy Har Har
- Aardy McVarkface
- Aardy Party
- Aardy Welcome
- Aaro
- Aaron
- Aart
- Abecedarian
- Abernathy
- Acacia
- Ace of Spades
A, continued
- Admiral of the Underground
- After Hours
- After Vark
- Agatha Aardvark-Smythe
- Agent Double A
- Ahead of Abacus
- Ahem
- Al Phabet
- Algernon
- All Ears
- All Vark No Bite
- All You Can Eat
- Aloe
- Aloysius Aard
- Alpha
- Alphabet Soup
- Alphabetical
- Ambassador Ant
- Amble
- Ambrose
- Amuse Bouche
- Anastasia Antworth
- Anita Nap
- Anita Snack
- Anne Tennae
- Anne Thill
- Ant Banquet
- Ant Buffet
- Ant Farm
- Ant Hill
- Antagonist
- Antares
- Antenna
- Anthill Mob
- Antics
- Antipasto
- Antique
- Ants in My Pants
- Antsy
- Anty Em
- Appetizer
- Arabella Earthwise
- Archaeologist
- Archduke Aardvark
- Archibald Antwhistle
- Arthur Read (Arthur)
- Artie Fact
- Arty Vark
- Atticus Digby
- Auger
- Augrabies
- Augustus Anthill
- Auntie Ant
B: 56 names
- Baby Kate (Arthur)
- Backhoe
- Bakoor
- Ball Vark
- Baobab
- Barnabus Burrowdown
- Baron von Burrow
- Barry Deep
- Bat-Eared
- Bea Neath
- Beaufort West
- Bedrock
- Bedtime
- Beezer
- Before Aardwolf
- Before Abacus
- Below Stairs
- Big Dig
- Big Ears
- Big Vark
- Biltong
- Biscuit
- Bitsy
- Blanket
- Boet
- Boetie
- Bokkie
- Bolt Hole
- Book Vark
- Boop
- Boopable
- Boopsie
- Borehole
- Bossie
- Bosvark
- Bosveld
- Bouncer
- Brave Aard
- Breaking Ground
- Bristles
- Buffalo Thorn
- Buffet
- Bugsy
- Bulldozer
- Bunker
- Bunkie
- Bunny Ears
- Burrow and Breakfast
- Burrow Architect
- Burrow Baron
- Burrow Broker
- Burrow for Rent
- Burrowkeeper
- Burrows
- Bushveld
- Button
C: 45 names
- Caesar of the Savanna
- Calvinia
- Camel Thorn
- Can You Dig It
- Canopus
- Captain Claw
- Cavern
- Cederberg
- Cedric Sneer (The Raccoons)
- Cellar
- Cellar Door
- Central Vark
- Cerebus (Cerebus the Aardvark)
- Champion of the Clay
- Chapter One
- Check Vark
- Chef's Special
- Chief Inspector Mound
- Chief Tunnel Officer
- Chobe
- Clawdette
- Clawdia
- Clawrence
- Claws
- Clay
- Clay Diggins
- Clay Potts
- Claybourne
- Clock In
- Colesberg
- Colonel Crunch
- Common Ground
- Corduroy
- Cornelius Clawfoot
- Count Termite
- Countess of the Kalahari
- Cranny
- Crawlspace
- Crinkle
- Crunch Time
- Cruncher
- Crunchy
- Cuddlebug
- Curfew
- Cyril Sneer (The Raccoons)
D: 63 names
- D.W. Read (Arthur)
- Daily Special
- Damaraland
- Dame Diggory
- Dame Dusty
- Dawn Dreader
- Day Sleeper
- Dean of Digging
- Deep End
- Deeper
- Defender of the Den
- Definitely Not a Pig
- Den Mother
- Denny
- Detective Dirt
- Devil's Claw
- Diamond Aard
- Dictionary
- Die Aard
- Dig Aard
- Dig Deep
- Dig In
- Digby
- Digger
- Diggity
- Dirt Piggy
- Dirty Paws
- Doctor Dirt
- Donga
- Donker
- Doorman
D, continued
- Doring
- Dorp
- Double A
- Doug Deeper
- Doug Hole
- Down and Snout
- Down to Earth
- Dozer
- Dozy
- Drakensberg
- Dredge
- Drill Bit
- Drowsy
- Dry Riverbed
- Duchess of Dust
- Dugout
- Duke of Dirt
- Dumpling
- Dune
- Dunebug
- Dusk
- Dusk Till Dawn
- Dust Bunny
- Dust Cloud
- Dust Devil
- Dust Filter
- Dust Jacket
- Dust Piggy
- Dustmop
- Dustpan
- Dusty
- Dusty Burrows
E: 37 names
- Ear Flap
- Ear to the Ground
- Ear Trumpet
- Earbud
- Earful
- Earl of Ears
- Earl of Earth
- Earmark
- Earmuff
- Earnest
- Ears
- Earshot
- Earsworth
- Earth Pig
- Earth Piglet
- Earthbound
- Earthling
- Earthmover
- Earthshaker
- Earthworks
- Earthy
- Earwig
- Eavesdrop
- Eavesdropper
- Emmet
- Emperor of Ants
- Empress of the Anthill
- Encyclopedia
- Entry Number One
- Erdvark
- Erdvarkie
- Escarpment
- Etosha
- Evening Star
- Excavator
- Exterminator
- Extra Crunchy
F: 25 names
- Fence Ignorer
- Fever Tree
- Fifty Thousand Ants
- Fine Aard
- Fire Ant
- First Dibs
- First Edition
- First Entry
- First in Line
- First Rains
- First Vark
- Flapper
- Flappy
- Flea Varket
- Flypaper
- Food Critic
- Foodie
- Foot-Long Tongue
- Foreman
- Formica
- Four Claws
- Foxhole
- Front of the Line
- Funnel
- Fynbos
G: 31 names
- Gaborone
- Gardener's Nightmare
- General Excavation
- Geologist
- Gloaming
- Glossary
- Glow in the Vark
- Gogga
- Goggatjie
- Gold Dust
- Good Nose
- Gourmand
- Gourmet
- Governor Grub
- Graaf
- Graaff-Reinet
- Grader
- Grand Duke Snuffle
- Grandma Thora (Arthur)
- Grandpa Dave (Arthur)
- Gravel Pit
- Graveyard Shift
- Grawer
- Grit
- Grotto
- Ground Floor
- Groundbreaker
- Grounded
- Guardian of the Great Hole
- Guest Burrow
- Gulp
H: 34 names
- Half Past Midnight
- Half Trunk
- Hamlet
- Hank E. Ring for Ants
- Hard Hat Harriet
- Harvest Moon
- Head of Excavation
- Head of the Class
- Headliner
- Headmaster Hollow
- Her Ladyship
- Her Majesty Aarabella
- Hermit
- Hideaway
- Hideout
- Hidey Hole
- High Chancellor of Holes
- Highveld
- His Excellency the Earth Pig
- His Lordship
- Hog Wild
- Hogsworth
- Hogwash
- Hole in One
- Hollow
- Home Ground
- Homebody
- Honey Badger's Neighbor
- Honker
- Honorary Pig
- Hose Nose
- Hot Diggity
- Hwange
- Hyena's Old Landlord
I: 11 names
- Ida Dugg
- Ignatius Snoutley
- Ima Digger
- Index
- Inside Snout
- Insomnia
- Insomnia Consultant
- Insomniac
- Inspector Sniff
- Introvert
- Isambane
J: 5 names
- Jabu
- Jackal's Sublet
- Jackalberry
- Jackhammer
- Justin Thyme for Dinner
K: 21 names
- Kalahari
- Kameeldoring
- Karoo
- Kasane
- Keeper of the Mound
- Kgalagadi
- Khaki
- Khaya
- Kimberley
- King of the Karoo
- Klein Erdvark
- Kleintjie
- Klippie
- Kloof
- Knight of the Long Snout
- Koeksister
- Kokerboom
- Koppie
- Krimpvarkie
- Kruger
- Kuruman
L: 39 names
- Lady Aardith
- Lady Longears
- Lady Snoutington
- Laird of the Larder
- Lamplighter
- Landlord
- Langneus
- Langoor
- Lantern
- Lasso
- Late Shift
- Lawn's Worst Enemy
- Leadoff
- Leadwood
- Lekker
- Lend an Ear
- Lerato
- Lexicon
- Lick and a Promise
- Licker
- Lickety
- Lickety Split
- Liefie
- Lights Snout
- Lil Vark
- Limpopo
- Linguine
- Lion Aard
- Listener
- Listening Post
- Loam
- Loamy
- Lollop
- Long Snout
- Lord Longtongue
- Lord of the Larder
- Lovebug
- Lowveld
- Lugs
M: 56 names
- Maan
- Maanlig
- Madikwe
- Maharaja of Mounds
- Major Dig
- Makgadikgadi
- Mapungubwe
- Marquis de Mound
- Martial Aard
- Marula
- Master of the Midnight Feast
- Matrivark
- Mattock
- Maun
- Meadow Vark
- Meerkat's Landlord
- Melktert
- Middernag
- Midnight
- Midnight Chef
- Midnight Oil
- Midnight Snack
- Mielie
- Mier
- Miershoop
- Miles Deep
- Miles Under
- Minister of Mounds
- Mistress of the Moonlit Veld
- Mo Ants
- Modern Aard
- Mokala
- Monovark
- Moonlight
- Moonlighter
- Moonrise
- Moonwalker
- Mopane
- Moremi
- Mortimer Moundsworth
- Mosey
- Mother Earth
- Mound Auditor
- Mound Breaker
- Mound Hound
- Mound Inspector
- Mound Raider
- Mud Flinger
- Mud Vark
- Mulch
- Mule Ears
- Munch
- Muncher
- Munchie
- Music to My Ears
- Muzzle
N: 43 names
- Naartjie
- Nagwag
- Naledi
- Namaqua
- Namaqualand
- Namib
- Naptime
- Nibbles
- Night Foreman
- Night Manager
- Night Owl
- Night Piggy
- Night Porter
- Night Shift
- Night Watch
- Night Watchman
- Nightcap
- Nightfall
- Nightlight
- No Aard Feelings
- No Deposit Needed
- No Relation to Aardwolf
- Noah Daylight
- Nocturnal
- Nocturne
- Nom Nom
- Noodle
- Noodle Nose
- Nook
- Nook and Cranny
- Nose First
- Nose Knows
- Nosedive
- Nosey Parker
- Nossob
- Nostril
- Nostril Whiskers
- Nosy
- Not a Pig
- Not an Anteater
- Nozzle
- Number One
- Numero Uno
O: 16 names
- Ochre
- Oinkers
- Oinksy
- Okavango
- Old Dusty
- Old Long Ears
- Old Reliable
- Old Snufflenose
- Oom Erdvark
- Orion
- Otis the Aardvark (CBBC)
- Otto Bed
- Oudtshoorn
- Ouma
- Oupa
- Overtime
P: 52 names
- Page One
- Pangolin's Pal
- Patrivark
- Paydirt
- Peanut
- Peat
- Peg Teeth
- Percival Paydirt
- Periscope
- Periscope Ears
- Pest Control
- Pharaoh of the Sandpit
- Phil Holes
- Pickaxe
- Picnic
- Picnic Crasher
- Pig in a Blanket
- Pig Snout
- Piggy Bank
- Piggy in the Middle
- Piggyback
- Piglet's Cousin
- Pigpen
- Pigsley
- Pigtail
- Pillow
- Pippin
- Pipsqueak
- Play Aard
- Play It by Ear
- Plod
- Plodder
- Pole Position
- Pop Aard
- Porcupine's Landlord
- Pothole
- Potjie
- Primo
- Prince of Paydirt
- Princess Proboscis
- Private Nose
- Proboscis
- Professor Proboscis
- Professor Snuffle
- Prospector
- Protea
- Protector of the Pantry
- Pudding
- Pudge
- Pula
- Punch Card
- Python's Host
Q: 6 names
- Quality Control
- Quarry
- Queen of Aards
- Queen of the Night Shift
- Question Vark
- Quiver Tree
R: 20 names
- Rabbit Ears
- Radar
- Raiders of the Lost Vark
- Red Dune
- Red Sand
- Regent of the Red Dunes
- Reluctant Innkeeper
- Ribbon
- Ribbon Tongue
- Road Hog
- Rocky Ground
- Roll Call
- Rooibos
- Room Service
- Rooter
- Rootle
- Ruler of the Roots
- Rusk
- Rusty
- Rysmier
S: 138 names
- Salt of the Earth
- Salt Pan
- Samara
- Sand Piggy
- Sand Shark
- Sandblaster
- Sandcastle
- Sandman
- Sandpit
- Sandstone
- Sandstorm
- Sandveld
- Sandy
- Sandy Banks
- Sandy Diggs
- Santa Claws
- Satellite
- Satellite Dish
- Sausage Tree
- Savanna
- Savuti
- Sawdust
- Scamp
- Schnozz
- Schnozzle
- Scruff
- Second Helping
- Seconds Please
- Sergeant Snuffle
- Shift Supervisor
- Shoelace
- Shot in the Vark
- Shovel
- Shovel Feet
- Shuffles
- Silver Tongue
- Sinkhole
- Sipho
- Sir Aardley
- Sir Reginald Snout
- Sir Slurps-a-Lot
- Sir Sniffs-a-Lot
- Sir Snoutalot
- Sirius
- Site Manager
- Six Legs Good
S, continued
- Skat
- Skattie
- Skemer
- Sky Vark
- Sleepless
- Sleeps Till Sundown
- Sleepyhead
- Slippers
- Slowpoke
- Slurp
- Slurpy
- Small Hours
- Smidge
- Smorgasbord
- Smudge
- Snack Attack
- Snack Bar
- Snack Tray
- Sniff Aard
- Sniffer
- Sniffington
- Sniffles
- Sniffy
- Snoet
- Snoot
- Snoot Boop
- Snoot Patrol
- Snooter
- Snootington
- Snootles
- Snootsie
- Snooty
- Snoozy
- Snorkel
- Snorkie
- Snort
- Snorty
- Snout
- Snout and About
- Snoutback
- Snoutlaw
- Snoutstanding
- Snoutworth
- Snouty
- Snozzberry
- Snuffle
S, continued
- Snuffle Hog
- Snufflepuff
- Snuffy
- Snuggles
- Snugglevark
- Snuggy
- Soil Scientist
- Soil Sprinter
- Soldier Ant
- Sonar
- Sossusvlei
- Sous Chef
- Southern Cross
- Sovereign of Sand
- Spade
- Spaghetti
- Spare Burrow
- Spekboom
- Spoon Claws
- Spout
- Sprout
- Squire Snoot
- Squish
- Star Shift
- Stargazer
- Starlight
- State of the Aard
- Stella Night
- Ster
- Sterretjie
- Sticky
- Sticky Tongue
- Sticky Wicket
- Stoep
- Stoffie
- Sublevel
- Subsoil
- Sultan of Snoot
- Sundowner
- Super Varket
- Surveyor
- Sutherland
- Swakopmund
- Sweet Aard
- Swing Shift
- Swivel
T: 67 names
- Tamboti
- Tankwa
- Tannie Erdvark
- Tape Measure
- Taste Tester
- Tasting Menu
- Tawny
- Teensy
- Termitaria
- Termite Terminator
- Termitenator
- Terra
- Terra Firma
- Terracotta
- Terry Firma
- Terry Mite
- Thabo
- Thaddeus Termitewick
- Thakadu
- The Blue Aardvark (The Ant and the Aardvark)
- The Elusive
- The Honorable Earth Pig
- The Lone Digger
- The Long-Nosed
- The Night Digger
- The Quiet One
- The Seldom Spotted
- The Shy One
- The Slow Walker
- The Solitary
- The Thick-Skinned
- The Unhurried
- The Zigzagger
T, continued
- Themba
- Theme Vark
- Thesaurus
- Thick Skin
- Third Shift
- Thornveld
- Tiny
- Titch
- Tongue
- Tongue in Cheek
- Tongue Tied
- Tongue Twister
- Top of the Index
- Top of the List
- Treasure Hunter
- Tree Vark
- Trencher
- Triple A
- Trotter
- Trowel
- Truffle
- Truffle Hunter
- Trundle
- Trunklet
- Try Aard
- Tsamma
- Tswalu
- Tubular
- Tuli
- Tunnel Boss
- Twilight
- Twitch
- Twitchy
- Twitchy Nostrils
U: 6 names
- Umber
- Undercroft
- Underfoot
- Underhill
- Up All Night
- Upington
V: 42 names
- Vacancy Below
- Vacuum
- Vark Chocolate
- Vark Glasses
- Vark Horse
- Vark Knight
- Vark Plug
- Vark Ranger
- Vark Roast
- Vark Side
- Vark Tank
- Varkade
- Varkeology
- Varketing Team
- Varkie
- Varking Lot
- Varking Mad
- Varking Ticket
- Varkington
- Varkitect
- Varkling
- Varkmallow
- Varknado
- Varkness Falls
- Varko
- Varksman
- Varkspur
- Varkster
- Varkus
- Varky
- Varky McSnoot
- Vault
- Veld
- Velvet
- Velveteen
- Vera Vark
- Victor Vark
- Vinnie Vark
- Viscount Vark
- Vlakvark
- Vlei
- Volmaan
W: 24 names
- Waddles
- Wait-a-Bit
- Walk in the Vark
- Wallflower
- Wallow
- Wanderer
- Warden of the Waterhole
- Warthog's Lodger
- Watch Snout
- Water Vark
- Waterberg
- Waterhole
- Webster
- Wee Hours
- Whiff
- Whiffer
- Whiplash
- Wide Awake
- Windhoek
- Winifred Whiffle
- Witching Hour
- Work Aard Nap Aard
- Work of Aard
- Wrinkles
Y: 3 names
- Yawn
- Your Grace
- Ystervark