Camel Name Generator

Desert-worthy names for dromedaries and Bactrians

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Generate camel names with real desert roots: Arabic racing-camel names, Bedouin and Tuareg words, Rajasthani and Mongolian names, outback Australian nicknames, plus cute and funny names like Humphrey, Biscuit and Sir Spits-a-Lot for pets, plushies, zoo mascots and game mounts.

About camel names

Camel names split along the line between the animal as a desert working partner and the animal as a lovable, slightly grumpy character. In the Gulf, where camel racing and beauty contests are serious business, camels carry the same names as people (Hamdan, Thuraya, Mabrouka) or short Arabic words for things a breeder admires: Shaheen (falcon), Barq (lightning), Dhahab (gold), Sarab (mirage). Coat colour matters too, so Hamra (red), Safra (yellow) and Majaheem (the prized black camels of Saudi Arabia) all double as names. Star names such as Aldebaran and Suhail fit too.

Other camel cultures add their own layers. Rajasthani camels at the Pushkar fair answer to Raju, Moti and Bijli; Mongolian herders name their two-humped Bactrians with words like Altan (gold), Naran (sun) and Tsagaan (white); Tuareg caravanners and Somali herders, for whom camels are wealth and poetry, gave us Azalai, Tenere and Maandeeq. Australia's feral dromedaries, descended from the cameleers' animals that built the outback railways, tend to get blunt nicknames like Digger, Bluey and Matilda.

For a pet, plush toy or zoo mascot, the classic English choices lean on the hump (Humphrey, Humpty), the sand (Sandy, Dune, Sahara) and the coat colour (Caramel, Biscuit, Toffee, Khaki). Camels also spit, groan and look permanently unimpressed, which is why names like Grumbles and Sir Spits-a-Lot land so well.

How to choose camel names

  • Match the name to the hump count: Bactrian camels (two humps, Central Asia) suit Mongolian or Silk Road names like Altan, Khongor or Samarkand, while dromedaries (one hump, Arabia, Africa, India) suit Arabic, Tuareg or Rajasthani names.
  • For a racing or show camel, use a single strong Arabic word such as Barq, Shaheen or Najm; real Gulf racing camels are named this way and it reads as authentic rather than cute.
  • Colour names are the easiest fit for a real animal: Caramel, Toffee, Fawn and Khaki for the common sandy coat, Samra or Midnight for the rare dark camels.
  • A dignified old-fashioned human name (Humphrey, Gertie, Mabel, Horace) plays nicely against a camel's haughty expression, and it is the most common style in petting zoos and children's books.
  • If the camel is a mount in a game or story, a place name from its route (Petra, Timbuktu, Kashgar, Wadi Rum) tells the reader where the animal has been without a line of exposition.

Frequently asked questions

What are good names for a pet camel?

Most pet camels get either a hump or sand pun (Humphrey, Humpty, Sandy, Dune), a colour name that matches the coat (Caramel, Biscuit, Toffee, Khaki), or a dignified human name that plays against their grumpy look, like Gertie, Horace or Mabel. Spitting jokes such as Spitfire and Sir Spits-a-Lot are popular for males.

How are racing camels named in the UAE and Saudi Arabia?

Racing and beauty-contest camels usually carry short Arabic names: ordinary given names like Hamdan or Thuraya, or single admired words such as Shaheen (falcon), Barq (lightning), Dhahab (gold) and Sarab (mirage). Coat colour terms like Hamra, Safra and Majaheem are also used, and prize camels are often known by their owner's stable name as well.

Should a Bactrian camel get a different kind of name than a dromedary?

It helps. Two-humped Bactrians come from Mongolia, China and Central Asia, so Mongolian names (Altan, Naran, Tsagaan, Khongor) and Silk Road city names (Samarkand, Kashgar, Dunhuang) suit them. One-humped dromedaries are the camels of Arabia, North Africa, India and Australia, where Arabic, Tuareg, Rajasthani and outback nicknames fit better.

Are any of these names famous camels?

A few nod to real camel culture: Maandeeq is the poetic Somali camel that symbolises independence, the Ghan is the Australian railway named after the Afghan cameleers, and Alice and Sally come from children's camel songs. The rest are traditional names, real words and place names, or playful coinages for pets, mascots, characters and game mounts. We have not checked any of them against real animals, stables or trademarks.

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A: 66 names

  • Abu Simbel
  • Acacia
  • Achernar
  • Addax
  • Adrar
  • Agadez
  • Agave
  • Ahmed
  • Aidar
  • Aigerim
  • Aisha
  • Ajwa
  • Al Ain
  • Aladdin
  • Alashan
  • Alcor
  • Aldebaran
  • Aleppo
  • Alfalfa
  • Algernon
  • Ali Baba
  • Alia
  • Alice
  • Alioth
  • Alkaid
  • Alnilam
  • Alnitak
  • Aloe
  • Altai
  • Altair
  • Altan
  • Amal
  • Aman

A, continued

  • Amastan
  • Amazigh
  • Amber
  • Amenokal
  • Amina
  • Amir
  • Anafi
  • Anbar
  • Anise
  • Ankh
  • Antares
  • Anubis
  • Anwar
  • Aqaba
  • Arcturus
  • Argan
  • Aruana
  • Aruzhan
  • Arvana
  • Asad
  • Asayel
  • Asma
  • Assouf
  • Astrolabe
  • Aswan
  • Atacama
  • Atan
  • Awale
  • Awr
  • Ayaan
  • Ayran
  • Azalai
  • Aziz

B: 85 names

  • Babloo
  • Backpack
  • Bactria
  • Badain Jaran
  • Badal
  • Badiya
  • Badshah
  • Baeer
  • Baghdad
  • Bahadur
  • Baharat
  • Baida
  • Baklava
  • Bakr
  • Balkh
  • Balthazar
  • Bandar
  • Banjo
  • Baraka
  • Barfi
  • Barhi
  • Barkha
  • Barmer
  • Barq
  • Basanti
  • Basra
  • Bastet
  • Bataar
  • Batu
  • Baxter
  • Bayanzag
  • Bayar
  • Bazaar
  • Bazza
  • Bedouin
  • Bedu
  • Begum
  • Beige
  • Beltana
  • Bernard
  • Bertha
  • Betelgeuse

B, continued

  • Bholu
  • Big Ed
  • Bijli
  • Bikaneri
  • Bilal
  • Billabong
  • Bilma
  • Bir
  • Birdsville
  • Biscuit
  • Bishari
  • Bisque
  • Blondie
  • Bluey
  • Boaz
  • Bonnie
  • Boroo
  • Bossy
  • Bota
  • Botagoz
  • Botgo
  • Bottomless
  • Bourke
  • Brickfielder
  • Broadfoot
  • Broken Hill
  • Brolga
  • Bronze
  • Broome
  • Brown Sugar
  • Bruce
  • Buckskin
  • Buff
  • Bukhara
  • Bumble
  • Bumpy
  • Burged
  • Burkan
  • Burnt Sugar
  • Burp
  • Bushra
  • Butterscotch
  • Buur

C: 70 names

  • Cable Beach
  • Cactus
  • Caleb
  • Caliph
  • Camelbert
  • Cameleer
  • Camelflage
  • Camelia Rose
  • Camellia
  • Camelo
  • Camelot
  • Camelthorn
  • Camelton
  • Camembert
  • Cameron
  • Camilla
  • Camille
  • Cammello
  • Cammy
  • Canario
  • Canteen
  • Canyon
  • Capella
  • Cappuccino
  • Captain Cud
  • Caramel
  • Caravan
  • Caravanserai
  • Cardamom
  • Cargo
  • Carmel
  • Carmen
  • Cashew
  • Caspar
  • Caspian

C, continued

  • Cecil
  • Chai
  • Chalbi
  • Chameau
  • Chameli
  • Chamois
  • Champa
  • Chanda
  • Chandni
  • Chebbi
  • Chester
  • Chestnut
  • Chinook
  • Chono
  • Chotu
  • Chucho
  • Chuluun
  • Churma
  • Cinnamon
  • Clarence
  • Claypan
  • Cleopatra
  • Clyde
  • Cobber
  • Cocoa
  • Comet
  • Compass
  • Coober
  • Coolabah
  • Coolgardie
  • Copper
  • Couscous
  • Cumin
  • Curro
  • Cuthbert

D: 54 names

  • Daddy Longlegs
  • Dahab
  • Dahna
  • Dallah
  • Dalmar
  • Damascus
  • Dana
  • Danakil
  • Date Palm
  • Date Syrup
  • Davo
  • Daybreak
  • Deeqa
  • Deglet
  • Delilah
  • Deneb
  • Desert Rose
  • Desert Tan
  • Desert Wind
  • Deve
  • Dhafra
  • Dhahab
  • Dhalul
  • Dhib
  • Dhofar
  • Dhola
  • Digger
  • Dingo
  • Djenne
  • Djerba
  • Doha
  • Dolma
  • Dorj
  • Double Decker
  • Doum
  • Douz
  • Draa
  • Dribbles
  • Drom
  • Dromedarling
  • Dromedary
  • Dromeo
  • Drover
  • Dry Creek
  • Dubhe
  • Dulce de Leche
  • Dun
  • Dune
  • Dunewalker
  • Dunhuang
  • Dusk
  • Dust Devil
  • Dustrunner
  • Dusty

E: 13 names

  • Edith
  • Effendi
  • Elaichi
  • Eliezer
  • Ember
  • Emir
  • Ennedi
  • Equinox
  • Erdene
  • Erfoud
  • Ernest
  • Essaouira
  • Eustace

F: 29 names

  • Fadda
  • Fahad
  • Fahl
  • Fairuz
  • Faisal
  • Faiyum
  • Fajr
  • Falafel
  • Fares
  • Farhad
  • Farid
  • Fatima
  • Fattoush
  • Fawn
  • Fennec
  • Ferdinand
  • Fergana
  • Fez
  • Fezzan
  • Figgy
  • Filsan
  • Finjan
  • Flan
  • Flax
  • Fomalhaut
  • Forty Days
  • Frankincense
  • Fuerteventura
  • Fuzzball

G: 39 names

  • Galah
  • Galumph
  • Gamal
  • Ganbaatar
  • Gargle
  • Gazelle
  • Geel
  • Genie
  • Gertie
  • Ghaf
  • Ghan
  • Ghardaia
  • Ghayma
  • Ghazal
  • Ghazi
  • Ghevar
  • Gibber
  • Gidgee
  • Gimel
  • Ginger
  • Giza
  • Gladys
  • Goanna
  • Gobi
  • Gold Dust
  • Goldie
  • Golnar
  • Golu
  • Grouch
  • Grumbles
  • Grumpus
  • Grumpy Gus
  • Guanche
  • Guddu
  • Gulab
  • Gulabo
  • Guled
  • Gus
  • Guzzle

H: 55 names

  • Habib
  • Habibi
  • Haboob
  • Hajar
  • Hajin
  • Halawi
  • Halimo
  • Halloumi
  • Halva
  • Hamad
  • Hamada
  • Hamdan
  • Hamloul
  • Hamra
  • Hamza
  • Hana
  • Haqayeq
  • Harmattan
  • Hashi
  • Hathor
  • Hatshepsut
  • Hawo
  • Hay Bale
  • Hayat
  • Heera
  • Hejaz
  • Her Highness
  • Herat
  • Herbert
  • Hessa
  • Hibo
  • Hilal
  • Hilda
  • Hind
  • Hirsi
  • Hodan
  • Hoggar
  • Honey
  • Hool
  • Horace
  • Hortense
  • Horus
  • Houbara
  • Howdah
  • Huda
  • Huffy
  • Hummus
  • Hump Day
  • Humpback
  • Humpelstiltskin
  • Humperdinck
  • Humphrey
  • Humps McGee
  • Humpty
  • Huwar

I: 16 names

  • Ibex
  • Ibil
  • Idil
  • Idir
  • Idris
  • Ifrah
  • Iman
  • Imhotep
  • Imran
  • Imzad
  • Incense Road
  • Indigo
  • Ingen
  • Isfahan
  • Isis
  • Itri

J: 22 names

  • Jaber
  • Jackaroo
  • Jaisalmer
  • Jalal
  • Jalebi
  • Jamal
  • Jameel
  • Jamila
  • Jasmine
  • Jassim
  • Jawaher
  • Jawhar
  • Jeddah
  • Jeera
  • Jerash
  • Jethro
  • Jhumri
  • Jillaroo
  • Jingles
  • Jodhpur
  • Jojoba
  • Jumbuck

K: 51 names

  • Kachori
  • Kakadu
  • Kalahari
  • Kalgoorlie
  • Kali
  • Kalu
  • Kamal
  • Kameel
  • Kameli
  • Kamelot
  • Kapadokya
  • Karakorum
  • Karakum
  • Karim
  • Karima
  • Karnak
  • Kasbah
  • Kashgar
  • Kebab
  • Kerman
  • Kervan
  • Kesar
  • Khadra
  • Khaki
  • Khalas
  • Khalid
  • Khalifa
  • Khamsin
  • Khangai
  • Khanum
  • Khar
  • Kharai
  • Khatan
  • Khiva
  • Khongor
  • Khorshid
  • Khotan
  • Khovd
  • Khufu
  • Khulan
  • Kilim
  • Kimberley
  • Knapsack
  • Knobby Knees
  • Kokand
  • Kookaburra
  • Kufra
  • Kunafa
  • Kunwar
  • Kutch
  • Kyzylkum

L: 36 names

  • Laadli
  • Laban
  • Labneh
  • Ladan
  • Ladoo
  • Lady Longlashes
  • Lahab
  • Lakshmi
  • Laleh
  • Lantern
  • Lanzarote
  • Laqaya
  • Larrikin
  • Lashes
  • Latifa
  • Latte
  • Lawrence
  • Layla
  • Levant
  • Liban
  • Limo
  • Lip Flapper
  • Liwa
  • Lokum
  • Lola
  • Long Face
  • Long Road
  • Longstride
  • Lop Nur
  • Loulan
  • Luggage
  • Lulu
  • Lumpkin
  • Lumpy
  • Luotuo
  • Luxor

M: 79 names

  • Maamoul
  • Maandeeq
  • Mabel
  • Mabrouk
  • Mabrouka
  • Macchiato
  • Maghateer
  • Maghreb
  • Magi
  • Maha
  • Maharaja
  • Maharani
  • Mahboub
  • Mahtab
  • Maitha
  • Majaheem
  • Majid
  • Majlis
  • Majorero
  • Malak
  • Malik
  • Manolo
  • Mansour
  • Mariam
  • Marjan
  • Marmalade
  • Marmoum
  • Marrakech
  • Marree
  • Maru
  • Marwan
  • Marwar
  • Masala
  • Maspalomas
  • Matilda
  • Matiya
  • Maude
  • Mazayen
  • Mazen

M, continued

  • Medina
  • Medjool
  • Mehari
  • Melchior
  • Merchant
  • Merzouga
  • Mesa
  • Mesquite
  • Mewar
  • Midnight
  • Midweek
  • Mintaka
  • Mirage
  • Mirchi
  • Mirfak
  • Mirhab
  • Miriam
  • Mishaal
  • Mishri
  • Misk
  • Mistral
  • Mizar
  • Mocha
  • Mojave
  • Mona
  • Monsoon
  • Montgomery
  • Moonbeam
  • Moondust
  • Moose
  • Moti
  • Mozah
  • Mr. Unimpressed
  • Mubarak
  • Munkh
  • Munna
  • Murzuq
  • Muscat
  • Mustafa
  • Myrrh

N: 35 names

  • Nadia
  • Nahar
  • Najd
  • Najm
  • Najran
  • Namib
  • Naqa
  • Nar
  • Naran
  • Nasim
  • Nasra
  • Nasser
  • Nawab
  • Nawaf
  • Nebula
  • Nefertiti
  • Nefud
  • Negev
  • Ngamia
  • Nile
  • Nimo
  • Nimr
  • No Rush
  • Nomad
  • Nomin
  • Noodle Neck
  • Noor
  • Norman
  • North Star
  • Nova
  • Nugget
  • Nunki
  • Nurlan
  • Nutmeg
  • Nuweiba

O: 22 names

  • Oasis
  • Ochir
  • Ochre
  • Odon
  • Odval
  • Ogaden
  • Old Gold
  • Old Sal
  • Omar
  • Onager
  • One Hump Wonder
  • Oodnadatta
  • Oont
  • Ordos
  • Orion
  • Osiris
  • Ostrich
  • Oualata
  • Ouarzazate
  • Oud
  • Outback
  • Oyun

P: 26 names

  • Paco
  • Palmyra
  • Palo Verde
  • Palomino
  • Pamuk
  • Pancake Feet
  • Papyrus
  • Parisa
  • Pasha
  • Pawan
  • Peanut
  • Pebble
  • Peddler
  • Pepe
  • Petra
  • Pharaoh
  • Pistachio
  • Pita
  • Playa
  • Plodder
  • Polaris
  • Pompom
  • Prickles
  • Puff
  • Pushkar
  • Pyramid

Q: 6 names

  • Qamar
  • Qaoud
  • Qasim
  • Quandong
  • Queen of Sheba
  • Quietstep

R: 29 names

  • Raad
  • Rahala
  • Raja
  • Rajkumar
  • Raju
  • Rakuda
  • Rakumi
  • Rami
  • Ramla
  • Ramses
  • Rani
  • Rania
  • Rasgulla
  • Rashid
  • Rebekah
  • Reem
  • Regulus
  • Riad
  • Rigel
  • Rima
  • Rimal
  • Rissani
  • Roble
  • Rostam
  • Roxana
  • Rub al Khali
  • Rumi
  • Russet
  • Rusty

S: 147 names

  • Sabah
  • Sabik
  • Sabur
  • Saddlebag
  • Sadiq
  • Saeed
  • Saffron
  • Safiya
  • Safra
  • Sagal
  • Sagebrush
  • Saguaro
  • Sahar
  • Sahara
  • Sahel
  • Sahib
  • Sahm
  • Saiga
  • Salalah
  • Salam
  • Salama
  • Salem
  • Salkhi
  • Sally
  • Salma
  • Salt Carrier
  • Salt Road
  • Saltbush
  • Saltwind
  • Saluki
  • Samarkand
  • Samatar
  • Sami
  • Samir
  • Samira
  • Samovar
  • Samra
  • Sand Sultan
  • Sandcastle
  • Sandstone
  • Sandstorm
  • Sandstrider
  • Sandy
  • Sandy Pants
  • Santa Ana
  • Saqr
  • Sarab
  • Saran
  • Sarnai

S, continued

  • Sawan
  • Saxaul
  • Sayf
  • Scarab
  • Scheherazade
  • Sekhmet
  • Sepia
  • Sesame
  • Setareh
  • Seti
  • Seven Wells
  • Shaggy
  • Shahania
  • Shaheen
  • Shaikha
  • Shamal
  • Shamma
  • Shams
  • Shamsa
  • Shaqra
  • Sharaf
  • Sharjah
  • Shawarma
  • Shazza
  • Sheba
  • Sheikh
  • Sheila
  • Shera
  • Sheru
  • Shimmer
  • Ship of the Desert
  • Shireen
  • Shonkhor
  • Shortbread
  • Shutur
  • Side Eye
  • Sidr
  • Sienna
  • Sijilmasa
  • Silk Road
  • Simit
  • Simoom
  • Simpson
  • Simurgh
  • Sinai
  • Singing Sands
  • Sir Lumpsalot
  • Sir Spits-a-Lot
  • Sir Spitsworth

S, continued

  • Sirius
  • Sirocco
  • Sitara
  • Siwa
  • Slobberchops
  • Sloughi
  • Slowpoke
  • Smoky
  • Snacks
  • Snooty
  • Snowball
  • Sogdiana
  • Sohar
  • Solomon
  • Solongo
  • Solstice
  • Sona
  • Sonora
  • Souk
  • Southern Cross
  • Speed Bump
  • Sphinx
  • Spice Bearer
  • Spice Route
  • Spinifex
  • Spitfire
  • Spitty
  • Spitz
  • Squishy
  • Stardust
  • Starlight
  • Steady On
  • Stilts
  • Stockman
  • Suhail
  • Sukh
  • Sukkari
  • Sulky
  • Sultan
  • Sultana
  • Sumac
  • Sunburst
  • Sundance
  • Sundari
  • Sundown
  • Sunny
  • Suraj
  • Swaggie
  • Sweihan

T: 65 names

  • Tabbouleh
  • Tafilalt
  • Tafukt
  • Tagelmust
  • Taghlamt
  • Tagine
  • Tahini
  • Taklamakan
  • Talal
  • Tallulah
  • Tamarind
  • Tamarisk
  • Tamasheq
  • Tamr
  • Tanami
  • Tangier
  • Targi
  • Targia
  • Tariq
  • Tashkent
  • Tassel
  • Tassili
  • Taupe
  • Tawny
  • Taxi
  • Temee
  • Tende
  • Tenere
  • Tengger
  • Tennant
  • Teve
  • Thanaya

T, continued

  • Thar
  • Thebes
  • Thirsty
  • Thornchewer
  • Thoth
  • Thousand Miles
  • Thuban
  • Thuraya
  • Tibesti
  • Tifinagh
  • Tiger Eye
  • Timanfaya
  • Timbuktu
  • Tin Hinan
  • Tinariwen
  • Toasted Oat
  • Toffee
  • Toofan
  • Torom
  • Trekker
  • Tsagaan
  • Tsetseg
  • Tufty
  • Tulu
  • Tumbleweed
  • Tumur
  • Turki
  • Turmeric
  • Turpan
  • Tuya
  • Tuye
  • Twinkletoes
  • Two Humps

U: 5 names

  • Ubah
  • Ulaan
  • Uluru
  • Umber
  • Ushtra

V: 4 names

  • Veeru
  • Vega
  • Verblyud
  • Vizier

W: 24 names

  • Wadha
  • Wadi
  • Wadi Rum
  • Waffle
  • Wahiba
  • Wanderer
  • Warda
  • Waris
  • Warsame
  • Waterseeker
  • Waterskin
  • Wathba
  • Wayfarer
  • Wellfinder
  • Whaleback
  • Wheat
  • Whirlwind
  • Wielblad
  • Wilfred
  • Willy-Willy
  • Windrunner
  • Wobble
  • Wombat
  • Woolly

Y: 7 names

  • Yaqut
  • Yarkand
  • Yasmin
  • Yasser
  • Yazd
  • Yucca
  • Yusuf

Z: 15 names

  • Za'atar
  • Zafaran
  • Zagora
  • Zahidi
  • Zahra
  • Zaid
  • Zainab
  • Zamoul
  • Zayed
  • Zenith
  • Zenobia
  • Zephyr
  • Ziad
  • Zinder
  • Zumurrud