Armadillo Name Generator
Armored, rolled-up and punny names for armadillos
Names for rescue, zoo, mascot, plush and character armadillos: puns like Big Dill and Scute Patootie, armor names like Gauntlet and Sir Rolls-a-Lot, ball names like Roly Poly and Tumbleweed, and Texas and Spanish picks like Pecos, Brazos and Quirquincho.
About armadillo names
Armadillo is Spanish for "little armored one", and the word still does most of the naming work. The best names come from the bony plates, the banded back and the long digging snout. This list of 1,000 mixes wordplay (Big Dill, Peccadillo, Scute Patootie, R. Madillo) with knight and armor names (Gauntlet, Chainmail, Sir Rolls-a-Lot) and names for diggers and bug eaters (Digger, Grub, Snuffles).
Only the three-banded armadillos can close up into a full ball, so ball names such as Roly Poly, Bowling Ball and Pinball fit them best. The nine-banded armadillo, the one species found in the United States and the small state mammal of Texas, gets the Texas, Gulf Coast and ranch names: Pecos, Brazos, Lone Star, Bluebonnet, Chuckwagon. It usually has four identical young at a time, which is why Quad, Four of a Kind and Ditto are here.
Armadillos live from the United States down to Argentina, so the list also holds Spanish and Portuguese given names like Armando and Conchita and real regional words for the animal: tatu, quirquincho, mulita and cachicamo. Species nods (Pichi, Pink Fairy, Screaming Hairy), Tex-Mex food names and grand mock titles such as Baron von Burrow fill out the rest. They suit rescue and zoo animals, mascots, plush toys and characters.
How to choose armadillo names
- Match the name to the species. Only three-banded armadillos roll into a ball, so keep Roly Poly, Pinball and Gumball for them; a nine-banded armadillo suits Nine-Band, Niner or Lucky Nine.
- Say a pun out loud before you settle on it. Big Dill, Dill With It and Scute Patootie work because people hear the joke at once, which matters on a zoo sign or a mascot's name tag.
- Nine-banded armadillos usually have four identical young, so a litter is a chance for a matched set of four. Four Texas rivers from the list do the job: Pecos, Brazos, Frio and Concho.
- For a mascot or a plush toy, a title plus a trait is easy to chant and to print: Sir Rolls-a-Lot, General Gauntlet, Duchess of Dust.
- Keep the accents on Spanish and Portuguese names such as Joaquín and Tatú Carreta, and check how a word is said before it goes on a sign.
Frequently asked questions
What are some funny armadillo names?
The best jokes play on the word itself or on the animal's body: Big Dill, Dill Pickle, Peccadillo, Armadillionaire, Scute Patootie, Snoutlaw and R. Madillo are all in the list. Armor jokes are the other rich vein, with Sir Rolls-a-Lot, Sir Clanks-a-Lot and Knight Shift.
What does the word armadillo mean?
It is Spanish for "little armored one", after the bony plates that cover the animal's back. That is why armor and castle names fit so well: Gauntlet, Chainmail, Bulwark, Portcullis and Castillo, the Spanish word for castle.
Do all armadillos roll into a ball?
No. Only the three-banded armadillos can close up completely. Other species, including the nine-banded armadillo found in the United States, cannot, so names like Roly Poly, Bowling Ball and Tuck and Roll are truest for a three-banded animal.
What are the Spanish and Portuguese words in the list?
Tatu is the Portuguese word for armadillo and tatuzinho is its diminutive; the tatu compounds are Brazilian names for single species, such as tatu-bola for the three-banded armadillo and tatu-canastra for the giant one. Quirquincho, mulita, cachicamo, cusuco, gurre, peludo and pichiciego are regional Spanish names for armadillos in different parts of Latin America. Words such as Ladrillo, Martillo and Tornillo are everyday Spanish words that simply rhyme with armadillo. Given names such as Armando, Conchita and Joaquín sit beside them.
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All 1,000 armadillo names
A: 48 names
- Abilene
- Abilene Annie
- Adobe
- Aerator
- Afonso
- Afterglow
- Agate
- Agave
- Agave Nectar
- Alamo
- Albuquerque
- Almond
- Amarillo
- Amarillo Sky
- Ambassador Armor
- Amigão
- Amigo
- Anillo
- Ant Farm
- Ant Hill
- Antenna
- Antoinette
- Antsy
- Apalachicola
- Aransas
- Archduke Anthill
- Arena
- Arma Jean
- Arma Lou
- Arma-Dolly
- Armadarling
- Armadazzle
- Armadella
- Armadillionaire
- Armadiva
- Armadoodle
- Armadorable
- Armadude
- Armadura
- Armageddon Outta Here
- Armandito
- Armando
- Armed and Adorable
- Armored Truck
- Arroyo
- Artichoke
- Atchafalaya
- Auger
B: 93 names
- Backhoe
- Ball Bearing
- Ball of Fame
- Band Camp
- Band Geek
- Band Leader
- Bandana
- Banded
- Banded Together
- Bandera
- Bandido
- Bandit
- Bandwagon
- Bankroll
- Baron von Burrow
- Baroness Burrowdeep
- Barquillo
- Barrel Roll
- Barrier Island
- Bascinet
- Baseball Glove
- Basketweave
- Bastion
- Battlement
- Battleship
- Bayou
- Beach Ball
- Beansprout
- Bedhead
- Bedivere
- Bedroll
- Bedtime Story
- Beetle
- Belt Loops
- Bento
- Beto
- Bexar
- Big Bend
- Big Dill
- Big Hairy
- Biloxi Blue
- Black-Eyed Pea
- Blanco
- Blue Norther
- Blue Plate Special
- Bluebell
B, continued
- Bluebonnet
- Bluestem
- Bluff
- Bobber
- Bobble
- Bocadillo
- Bocce
- Boing
- Bolinha
- Bolita
- Bolivar
- Bolo
- Bolsillo
- Bonita
- Bonk
- Boot Scoot
- Bootjack
- Boudin
- Bouncy Ball
- Bowling Ball
- Brazos
- Brazos Belle
- Breastplate
- Briar Patch
- Brisket
- Bronco
- Brushpile
- Bubble
- Buckaroo
- Buckler
- Buckskin
- Buffalo Grass
- Bug Buffet
- Bug Zapper
- Buggy
- Bulldozer
- Bulwark
- Bunker
- Buñuelo
- Burnt Ends
- Burrow
- Burrowcrat
- Burrowed Time
- Burrowito
- Bustle
- Butte
- Butter Bean
C: 102 names
- Caatinga
- Caballero
- Cabassous
- Cabby
- Cachicamo
- Caetano
- Calcasieu
- Caliche
- Campfire
- Can You Dig It
- Cannonball
- Canyon
- Caparazón
- Caprock
- Captain Curl-Up
- Carapaça
- Carapace
- Carbon Copy
- Cartwheel
- Casca
- Cascarón
- Castillo
- Catcher's Mitt
- Catnap
- Cavaleiro
- Cedar Brake
- Centipede
- Cerrado
- Cervatillo
- Chaco
- Chainlink
- Chainmail
- Chalupa
- Champion of the Chaparral
- Chancellor Clawsworth
- Chaparral
- Chaps
- Chessboard
- Chico
- Chief Curl
- Chihuahuan
- Chili Bean
- Chili Pepper
- Chipotle
- Chiquillo
- Chiquito
- Chisos
- Cholla
- Chuckwagon
- Chuy
- Cinderdilla
C, continued
- Cingulata
- Cinnamon Roll
- Citadel
- Claim Jumper
- Clamshell
- Clank
- Clawde
- Clawdia
- Claws
- Clean Plate Club
- Cloud Nine
- Coat of Arms
- Cobble
- Cobblestone
- Coconut
- Coil
- Comal
- Commodore Cobble
- Compadre
- Conchita
- Concho
- Copycat
- Coraza
- Cornbread
- Corporal Clank
- Corpus
- Cottonwood
- Count Carapace
- Countess of the Cactus Patch
- Couraça
- Cowlick
- Cowpoke
- Crash Helmet
- Crawdad
- Creek Crosser
- Creosote
- Crest
- Cricket Song
- Crocodilly
- Croquet
- Cuddlebug
- Cuirass
- Cummerbund
- Curl Friday
- Curl Power
- Curlicue
- Curly
- Curly Fry
- Curtain Curl
- Curveball
- Cusuco
D: 72 names
- Daffodillo
- Dame Buckler
- Dame Dents-Not
- Dame Digs-a-Lot
- Dance Hall
- Dasypus
- Deadbolt
- Dean of Digging
- Deep in the Heart
- Defender of the Dirt
- Del Rio
- Deputy Dig
- Dewberry
- Dig Deal
- Dig-It-All
- Digby
- Digger
- Diggity
- Digmund
- Dill Breaker
- Dill Maker
- Dill Pickle
- Dill With It
- Dillard
- Dillemma
- Dillhelmina
- Dilliam
- Dillicious
- Dillie Jean
- Dillie Mae
- Dillightful
- Dillinda
- Dillon
- Dillon the Villain
- Dillusion
- Dillworth
D, continued
- Dilly
- Dilly Bean
- Dilly Dally
- Dimple
- Dinner Roll
- Ditto
- Divot
- Docinho
- Doctor Dig
- Dodgeball
- Doedicurus
- Dog Paddle
- Don Armando
- Don Tatu
- Doña Mulita
- Done Dill
- Doodlebug
- Drawbridge
- Dreadnought
- Dressed in Plates
- Dressed to the Nines
- Drifter
- Drowsy
- Drum Roll
- Dry Creek
- Duarte
- Duchess of Dust
- Duendecillo
- Duke of Dirt
- Dulce
- Dulce de Leche
- Durango
- Dusky
- Dust Devil
- Dust Storm
- Dusty Paws
E: 21 names
- Earthworm
- Ector
- Egg Roll
- Eight Ball
- El Capitán
- El Jefe
- El Paso
- El Rey del Rancho
- Elote
- Empanada
- Emperor Excavator
- Empress of the Underbrush
- Enchanted Rock
- Enchilada
- Encore
- Escudeiro
- Escudo
- Étouffée
- Euphractus
- Evening Star
- Excalibur
F: 28 names
- Fairy
- Fairy Godmother
- Fajita
- Farmer Dillo
- Firefly Jar
- Firewheel
- Flagstone
- Flan
- Flash Flood
- Flequillo
- Flint
- Floaty
- Flowerbed
- Fofinho
- Football
- Footlocker
- Forager
- Fort Knox
- Fort Worth
- Forty Winks
- Four Leaf
- Four of a Kind
- Fourpeat
- Freckle
- Frijolito
- Frio
- Full Metal Snuggle
- Furrow
G: 42 names
- Gadget
- Galahad
- Galveston
- Garage Band
- Gareth
- Gauntlet
- Gawain
- General Gauntlet
- Gentle Giant
- Giant
- Giant Softie
- Gila
- Gilberto
- Ginger Snap
- Globe
- Globetrotter
- Glypto
- Glyptodon
- Goliad
- Goober
- Good Knight
- Gopher It
- Gordita
- Gorget
- Governor Grub
- Grand Duke Digsworth
- Greater Fairy
- Greaves
- Grillo
- Grub
- Grub Stake
- Grubster
- Gruene
- Guac
- Guardian of the Gulch
- Guinevere
- Gulch
- Gulf Breeze
- Gully Washer
- Gumball
- Gumbo
- Gurre
H: 52 names
- Habanero
- Hairy
- Halberd
- Half-Pint
- Hammock
- Hard Case
- Hard Hat
- Hard to Crack
- Hardball
- Harry Hairy
- Harvest Moon
- Hatch
- Hauberk
- Head Honcho
- Headband
- Heat Wave
- Heavy Metal
- Hefty
- Helm
- Helmet
- Her Plated Highness
- Her Roundness
- Heraldry
- Hermosillo
- Hex Nut
- Hide-and-Seek
- High Noon
- High Roller
- Hill Country
- His Armored Excellency
- His Lordship Quirquincho
- His Rolliness
- Hole in One
- Hollow Log
- Hombrecillo
- Home Plate
- Honey Bun
- Honeybunch
- Honeycomb
- Honky Tonk
- Honor Roll
- Hopscotch
- Horchata
- Horseshoe
- Hot Dill
- Hot Plate
- Hot Sauce
- Howdy
- Huisache
- Hush Puppy
- Hushabye
- Hustle
I: 6 names
- Ice Scream
- Ignacio
- Inácio
- Ironbark
- Ironclad
- Ironside
J: 13 names
- Jack-in-the-Box
- Jalapeño
- Jambalaya
- Jawbreaker
- Jingle Bob
- Jitters
- João
- Joaquim
- Joaquín
- Jouster
- Jumping Bean
- Jumpy
- June Bug
K: 12 names
- Karma Dillo
- Keep
- Keeper of the Grubs
- Kerplunk
- Kickball
- King of the Hill Country
- Knapsack
- Knight Light
- Knight Shift
- Knightcap
- Knock Knock
- Kolache
L: 46 names
- La Reina
- Ladrillo
- Lady Bandsworth
- Lady Lamellar
- Lady Pauldron
- Lalo
- Lamorak
- Lamplighter
- Lancelittle
- Lancelot
- Lancer
- Lantana
- Lantern
- Laredo
- Laredo Lou
- Lariat
- Larva
- Las Cruces
- Lasso
- Latigo
- Lazybones
- Leaf Litter
- Leather Jacket
- Leatherneck
- Lechuguilla
- Limestone
- Little Lord Plateleroy
- Little Tex
- Live Oak
- Llano
- Lockbox
- Lollygag
- Lone Star
- Long Story Snout
- Long-Nose
- Longhorn
- Loop-de-Loop
- Lord Leatherback
- Lord of the Burrow
- Lovebug
- Low Tide
- Lubbock
- Luckenbach
- Lucky Nine
- Lunchbox
- Lupita
M: 51 names
- Madame Armoire
- Major Dig
- Mama Dillo
- Manzanillo
- Marble
- Marching Band
- Marfa
- Marquesa de la Mesa
- Marquis de Mesquite
- Marshal
- Martillo
- Matagorda
- Mateo
- Maverick
- Mayhaw
- Mayor of Mesquite Flat
- Mealworm
- Meatball
- Medina
- Membrillo
- Memo
- Merlin
- Mesa
- Mesquite
- Mesquite Mike
- Metalhead
- Midnight Snack
- Mirage
- Miss Nine Bands
- Mister Nine
- Mobile Bay
- Mockingbird
- Mojave
- Mole Poblano
- Molinillo
- Monitor
- Monsieur Armure
- Monsoon
- Moonlight
- Moppet
- Morningstar
- Mosaic
- Mother of Curl
- Muddy Buddy
- Mudpie
- Muffin Top
- Mulch
- Mulita
- Mumbles
- Mustang
- Mustang Island
N: 29 names
- Nacogdoches
- Naked-Tail
- Napper
- Natchez
- Nibs
- Night Digger
- Night Owl
- Night Shift
- Nighthawk
- Nine Iron
- Nine Lives
- Nine to Five
- Nine-Band
- Niner
- Nopal
- Nopalito
- Norma Dillo
- North Star
- Nosy Parker
- Novemcinctus
- Nozzle
- Nubbin
- Nudge
- Nueces
- Nugget Nell
- Number Nine
- Nuno
- Nutcracker
- Nuzzle
O: 12 names
- Ocotillo
- Odessa
- Okefenokee
- Okra
- Old Ironsides
- On a Roll
- One-Man Band
- Orb
- Osteoderm
- Outrider
- Ovillo
- Ozark
P: 94 names
- Padlock
- Padre
- Page Pebble
- Paintbrush
- Pajarillo
- Paladin
- Palisade
- Palo Duro
- Palo Verde
- Palomino
- Pampas
- Pancho
- Panecillo
- Panhandle
- Paquito
- Parapet
- Pascagoula
- Patagonia
- Patchwork
- Pauldron
- Peach Cobbler
- Peanut Brittle
- Pebbleback
- Pecan
- Pecan Grove
- Pecan Pie
- Peccadillo
- Pecos
- Pecos Pete
- Pedernales
- Peekaboo
- Pelota
- Peludo
- Pennant
- Pensacola
- Pepinillo
- Pepita
- Pequenino
- Pequeño
- Percival
- Picadillo
- Piccadilly
- Pichi
- Pichiciego
- Pico
- Pigskin
- Pill Bug
P, continued
- Pillo
- Pinball
- Pineapple
- Pinecone
- Piney Woods
- Pink Fairy
- Pink Lemonade
- Pinkie
- Pinky Promise
- Pinto
- Pinto Bean
- Planet
- Plate Escape
- Plate Expectations
- Plate Tectonics
- Platelet
- Platemail
- Plow
- Plus Three
- Pluto
- Po' Boy
- Poblano
- Pobrecillo
- Pogo Stick
- Pontchartrain
- Pookie
- Pop Goes the Dillo
- Pop-Up
- Poppet
- Poquito
- Porch Light
- Portcullis
- Post Oak
- Potrillo
- Praline
- Prickly Pear
- Prickly Pear Jam
- Prince of Pill Bugs
- Princess Platelet
- Priodontes
- Private Pebbleback
- Professor Plates
- Prospector
- Protector of the Pecan Grove
- Pudding Cup
- Puddle Jumper
- Pumpkin Seed
Q: 7 names
- Quad
- Quadruplet
- Queen of the Arroyo
- Querido
- Queso
- Quickdraw
- Quirquincho
R: 42 names
- R. Madillo
- Ramble
- Ramón
- Rampart
- Ranchero
- Rastrillo
- Raw Dill
- Rawhide
- Ready to Roll
- Real Dill
- Red Dirt
- Remuda
- Rio Grande
- River Walker
- Rivet
- Rock and Roll
- Rockport
- Rodeo
- Roland
- Rolf
- Roll Call
- Roll Model
- Roll Reversal
- Roller Derby
- Rollercoaster
- Rollie
- Rolling Pin
- Rollins
- Rollo
- Rolls with It
- Roly Poly
- Root Around
- Root Beer
- Rooter
- Rosita
- Rototiller
- Round Table
- Roundabout
- Roundup
- Rubber Band
- Rummage
- Rustler
S: 123 names
- Sabaton
- Sabine
- Saddlebag
- Safe
- Sagebrush
- Sagebrush Sal
- Saguaro
- Salsa Verde
- Saltgrass
- Saltillo
- San Jacinto
- San Saba
- Sandbar
- Sandbox
- Sandstone
- Sandy Bottom
- Santa Fe
- Santiago
- Sarsaparilla
- Sarsaparilla Sam
- Sashay
- Sausage Roll
- Scabbard
- Scaly
- Scoop
- Scratch
- Scream Queen
- Screamer
- Screaming Hairy
- Scurry
- Scute
- Scute as a Button
- Scute Patootie
- Scuteness Overload
- Scutie Pie
- Scuttle
- Sea Oats
- Sealed the Dill
- Second Snooze
- Sedona
- Senator Snout
S, continued
- Señorita Snuffles
- Sentinel
- Serrano
- Seven-Band
- Shelby
- Shell Game
- Shelldon
- Shellebrate
- Shellfie
- Sheriff Shellby
- Shield Wall
- Shiner
- Shorty
- Shovel
- Shuffleboard
- Siesta
- Sir Bandsalot
- Sir Clanks-a-Lot
- Sir Curls of Camelot
- Sir Dig-a-Lot
- Sir Naps-a-Lot
- Sir Plates-a-Plenty
- Sir Rivet
- Sir Rolls-a-Lot
- Sir Scute
- Sir Snuffle of the Burrow
- Sir Tuck-and-Roll
- Six-Band
- Skedaddle
- Skitter
- Sleepyhead
- Smidge
- Smoosh
- Snap Shut
- Snickerdoodle
- Sniffer
- Snoot Scoot
- Snoozer
- Snout
- Snout and About
- Snoutlaw
S, continued
- Snoutstanding
- Snowball
- Snowglobe
- Snuffles
- Snug
- Snugglebug
- Softball
- Somersault
- Sonora
- Sopapilla
- Sotol
- Sourdough
- Spade
- Sphere
- Spinner
- Spitball
- Spring Roll
- Springer
- Spur
- Squeaks
- Squealer
- Squire
- Stampede
- Startle
- Steamer Trunk
- Stirrup
- Stock Tank
- Straight Up
- Strongbox
- Sugar Land
- Suit Up
- Sultan of Scuttle
- Sunday Nap
- Sundown
- Sushi Roll
- Suwannee
- Sweet Dill
- Sweet Roll
- Sweet Tea
- Sweetwater
- Swiss Roll
T: 76 names
- Tabard
- Taco Shell
- Talon
- Tamale
- Tank
- Tank Top
- Tankard
- Taos
- Taquito
- Tatu
- Tatú Carreta
- Tatu-Bola
- Tatu-Canastra
- Tatu-Galinha
- Tatu-Peba
- Tatuzinho
- Teensy
- Tejas
- Ten Gallon
- Terlingua
- Termite
- Terracotta
- Terrón
- Tetherball
- Tex
- Tex Arcana
- Tex Mex
- Texas Tea
- Texas Toast
- Texas Tornado
- Thiago
- Three-Band
- Thunderhead
- Tião
- Tickled Pink
- Tidbit
- Tierra
- Tigrillo
T, continued
- Tiller
- Tin Can
- Tin Knight
- Tinker
- Tiny Giant
- Tito
- Toly
- Tolypeutes
- Tomatillo
- Too Scute
- Tooth Fairy
- Topsoil
- Tornillo
- Tough Cookie
- Tough Customer
- Tough Nut
- Trail Dust
- Trailhand
- Trampoline
- Trench
- Tres Leches
- Tristan
- Trotter
- Trowel
- Truffle Hunter
- Tuck and Roll
- Tuck In
- Tucson
- Tugboat
- Tumbler
- Tumbles
- Tumbleweed
- Tumbleweed Tom
- Tunnel
- Tupelo
- Turret
- Two-Step
- Tyler
U: 1 name
- Underbrush
V: 7 names
- Vambrace
- Vaquero
- Vasco
- Vault
- Verbena
- Viscount Snufflebottom
- Visor
W: 12 names
- Waffle Iron
- Walnut
- Warden of the Wash
- Watch Band
- Water Tank
- Whippoorwill
- Whole Nine Yards
- Wiggler
- Wildcatter
- Winecup
- Wrangler
- Wrecking Ball
X: 1 name
- Xenarthra
Y: 5 names
- Yard Work
- Yellow Rose
- Yo-Yo
- Yucca
- Yuma