Elk Name Generator

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Find the right name for an elk: rugged mountain and forest names for a bugling bull, soft meadow names for a cow or calf, Rocky Mountain place names, old-timey frontier names, and a few elk puns for mascots, plush toys and story characters.

About elk names

Elk, or wapiti, are the second-largest deer on earth, and the names people give them tend to match: a bull with a seven-point rack screaming across a September meadow wants a name like Granite, Bugle or Thunder, not Pickle. Cows and calves are a different matter. They are lean, quiet and tawny, and soft meadow names like Clover, Willow, Fern and Sprig suit them, as do calf names that sound small and spotted, such as Dapple, Nubbin and Freckles.

The list draws on the places elk live and the things they eat. Rocky Mountain range and park names (Teton, Absaroka, Estes, Banff) read as strong, one-word elk names, and so do the plants of elk country: Aspen, Lodgepole, Fireweed, Kinnikinnick, Balsamroot. Hunter and biologist slang adds Raghorn, Spike, Brow Tine and Sixpoint. Rivers (Yampa, Lochsa) and elk calls (Mew, Glunk) appear too. For a mascot or story elk you will also find frontier names (Bridger, Zebulon, Clementine), Highland red-deer names from Scotland (Hamish, Eilidh, Glencoe), Scandinavian names for the European cousins, and puns on the word itself: Elkanah, Elkton, Elmer, Wally Wapiti.

Pick by the animal's sex and age first, then by where it lives. A Roosevelt elk from the Olympic rainforest sounds right as Moss or Hemlock; a Tule elk from California grassland can carry Sierra or Tule itself.

How to choose elk names

  • Match the name to the animal: heavy, one-syllable words (Bugle, Flint, Tank) for mature bulls, softer two-syllable plant names (Clover, Willow, Tansy) for cows, and small or spotted words (Sprig, Dapple, Nubbin) for calves.
  • Borrow from elk country. Range names (Sawtooth, Wasatch), rivers and parks (Yellowstone, Banff) and forage plants (Aspen, Fireweed) all sound like they belong on an elk.
  • For a mascot or plush, lean into the puns and alliteration: Elkanah, Elkton, Wally Wapiti, Bugle Boy. They are easy to remember and easy to put on a jersey.
  • If you are naming a wild elk you watch regularly, use a feature you can actually see from a distance, such as a broken tine (Old Seven, Sixpoint) or a scar, so you can tell it apart each season.
  • Avoid names that only work in one season. Blizzard is fun in January, but a bull named September is still September in the spring.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between an elk and a wapiti?

They are the same animal. Wapiti is a Shawnee and Cree word meaning 'white rump' and is used for the North American and East Asian elk (Cervus canadensis). In Europe, 'elk' means the animal North Americans call a moose, which is why wapiti is the less ambiguous name and appears in this list as a name itself.

What are good names for a bull elk?

Bull names should sound big and a little loud, because bull elk bugle during the fall rut. Bugle, Granite, Thunder, Teton, Brutus, Titan, Raghorn and Sixpoint all fit, as do old frontier names like Bridger, Boone and Zebulon.

What should I name a baby elk or calf?

Elk calves are born spotted and weigh around 35 pounds, so small and spotted names work: Sprig, Dapple, Speckle, Freckles, Nubbin, Pip, Button and Sprout. Many people pick a name the calf can grow into, like Aspen or Juniper.

Are there famous elk names I can use?

Elk are rare in fiction, so people borrow from other antlered characters: Elliot from Open Season is a mule deer and Bullwinkle is a moose, and both names get used for big-antlered animals. The Roosevelt, Tule and Manitoban subspecies give you Roosevelt, Teddy, Tule and Manitoba as ready-made names with a real connection to the species.

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A: 48 names

  • Absalom
  • Absaroka
  • Acorn
  • Ada
  • Affric
  • Agate
  • Agnes
  • Aileen
  • Ailsa
  • Alasdair
  • Alashan
  • Alder
  • Algot
  • Alma
  • Alpheus
  • Altair
  • Amber
  • Amethyst
  • Amos
  • Amur
  • Anders
  • Angus
  • Animas
  • Antelope Flats
  • Antler Andy
  • Antler Annie
  • Antler Arch
  • Antlerio
  • Archibald
  • Arete
  • Arran
  • Arrowleaf
  • Ash
  • Ashenrack
  • Aslaug
  • Aspen
  • Aspenshade
  • Assynt
  • Aster
  • Astrid
  • Athabasca
  • Atholl
  • Atlas
  • Auburn
  • Augustus
  • Auntie
  • Aurora
  • Autumn

B: 93 names

  • Bachelor
  • Backcountry
  • Baikal
  • Balmoral
  • Balsamroot
  • Bandit
  • Banff
  • Baron
  • Bartholomew
  • Basalt
  • Bathsheba
  • Bearberry
  • Beargrass
  • Beatrix
  • Beaver Meadows
  • Beaver Moon
  • Beaverhead
  • Bechler
  • Bedroll
  • Bell Cow
  • Bellow
  • Benchland
  • Benezette
  • Bertha
  • Bez
  • Big Belt
  • Big Hole
  • Big Meadows
  • Big Seven
  • Big Thompson
  • Bighorn
  • Bigleaf
  • Birch
  • Birger
  • Biscuitroot
  • Bistort
  • Bitterbrush
  • Bitterroot
  • Bjarne
  • Blackfoot
  • Blacktail Butte
  • Blair
  • Blanketflower
  • Blizzard
  • Blue Collar
  • Bluebell

B, continued

  • Bluebird Day
  • Bluebunch
  • Bodie
  • Bonnie
  • Book Cliffs
  • Boone
  • Borealis
  • Boulder
  • Bow River
  • Boxley
  • Bracken
  • Braemar
  • Bramble
  • Brambleback
  • Bramblehorn
  • Brawler
  • Briar
  • Bridger
  • Bristlecone
  • Broadbeam
  • Brome
  • Brow Tine
  • Brush Buster
  • Brutus
  • Buck Moon
  • Buckaroo
  • Buckeye
  • Bud
  • Buffalo Fork
  • Buffalo River
  • Bugle
  • Bugle Boy
  • Buglemaster
  • Bugler
  • Bugling Bill
  • Bull of the Woods
  • Bull Trout
  • Bulldozer
  • Bunsen Peak
  • Burdock
  • Burnt Toast
  • Buttercup
  • Butternut
  • Butterscotch
  • Button
  • Buttonhorn
  • Buttress

C: 84 names

  • Caddis
  • Cairngorm
  • Callum
  • Camas
  • Camp Cook
  • Camp Robber
  • Campbell
  • Canadensis
  • Candelabra
  • Canteen
  • Caprock
  • Captain
  • Captain Tines
  • Caramel
  • Carrizo
  • Cascade
  • Cash
  • Cataloochee
  • Catriona
  • Cattail
  • Cedar
  • Celeste
  • Cervus
  • Challenger
  • Chama
  • Champion
  • Chequamegon
  • Chester
  • Chestnut
  • Cheyenne
  • Chicory
  • Chieftain
  • Chocolate Mane
  • Chokecherry
  • Ciara
  • Cinder
  • Cinnamon
  • Cinquefoil
  • Cirrus
  • Clam Lake
  • Clarence
  • Clarissa

C, continued

  • Clark Fork
  • Clementine
  • Clifford
  • Clint
  • Clipclop
  • Cloudpeak
  • Clove
  • Clover
  • Coast Range
  • Cocoa
  • Cody
  • Coffee Bean
  • Coffee Pot
  • Cold Snap
  • Cole
  • Colockum
  • Colonel Antler
  • Colorado
  • Colt
  • Columbine
  • Conejos
  • Confluence
  • Contender
  • Cookstove
  • Copper
  • Cordelia
  • Corn Snow
  • Cornelius
  • Cornice
  • Cottonwood
  • Couloir
  • Countess
  • Cow Parsnip
  • Cowboy
  • Cragleaper
  • Cream Rump
  • Creampuff
  • Crested Butte
  • Crockett
  • Currant
  • Cutthroat
  • Cyrus

D: 34 names

  • Dagger
  • Daisy
  • Dakota
  • Dandelion
  • Dapple
  • Dapplecoat
  • Dark Neck
  • Dawnbugle
  • Deadfall
  • Dean Creek
  • Denali
  • Devil's Club
  • Dewclaw
  • Diamond Hitch
  • Dipper
  • Doe Eyes
  • Dorothea
  • Double Drop
  • Dougal
  • Douglas Fir
  • Downslope
  • Drift
  • Drifter
  • Droptine
  • Druid Peak
  • Dry Lightning
  • Duchess
  • Duke
  • Duncan
  • Dunraven
  • Duskantler
  • Dusky Grouse
  • Dusty
  • Dutch Oven

E: 65 names

  • Eagle Cap
  • Earl
  • Earthquake
  • Echo
  • Ecola
  • Edith
  • Eilidh
  • Einar
  • Elder
  • Elderberry
  • Elderhorn
  • Eleanor
  • Eleazar
  • Electric Peak
  • Elephant Head
  • Elgar
  • Elihu
  • Elk Grove
  • Elk Island
  • Elk Lick
  • Elk Mountain
  • Elk Park
  • Elk Rapids
  • Elk River
  • Elk Sedge
  • Elka
  • Elkanah
  • Elkapulco
  • Elkatraz
  • Elkbert
  • Elkeanor
  • Elkemist

E, continued

  • Elkford
  • Elkhart
  • Elkhorn
  • Elkie
  • Elkington
  • Elkins
  • Elkizabeth
  • Elkmont
  • Elkoise
  • Elkridge
  • Elkslip
  • Elksworth
  • Elkton
  • Elkvis
  • Elkwater
  • Elkwin
  • Elkwood
  • Elmer
  • Eloise
  • Elspeth
  • Ember
  • Emberhide
  • Emperor
  • Engelmann
  • Erastus
  • Erik
  • Escarpment
  • Estes
  • Etive
  • Evergreen
  • Ewan
  • Eye Guard
  • Ezekiel

F: 31 names

  • Farbugle
  • Fawn
  • Fergus
  • Fern
  • Fernshadow
  • Fescue
  • Finn
  • Fiona
  • Fireweed
  • Fishlake
  • Fitzgerald
  • Fjell
  • Flat Creek
  • Flat Tops
  • Fleabane
  • Fleck
  • Flint
  • Flora
  • Flurry
  • Foghorn
  • Foothill
  • Forkhorn
  • Foxglove
  • Frecklenose
  • Freckles
  • Freya
  • Frontiersman
  • Frost
  • Frostbreath
  • Frostmane
  • Fryingpan

G: 40 names

  • Gabe
  • Gage
  • Gale
  • Gallatin
  • Gambel Oak
  • Gardiner
  • Garnet
  • Gatlin
  • Georgiana
  • Gertrude
  • Gibbon Falls
  • Gilbert
  • Ginger
  • Glacier
  • Glen
  • Glencoe
  • Glenfinnan
  • Glunk
  • Golden Eagle
  • Goldenrod
  • Goliath
  • Gooseberry
  • Graham Cracker
  • Grand Mesa
  • Grandfather Oak
  • Granite
  • Gray Jay
  • Gray Muzzle
  • Great Gray
  • Great Smoky
  • Green River
  • Green-Up
  • Greenhorn
  • Greyflank
  • Grizzly Island
  • Gros Ventre
  • Gunnar
  • Gunner
  • Gunnison
  • Gus

H: 56 names

  • Haakon
  • Hailstone
  • Halvard
  • Hamish
  • Hank
  • Harald
  • Hardware Ranch
  • Harebell
  • Harrier
  • Harriet
  • Harvest
  • Hatrack
  • Hattie
  • Hawkeye
  • Hawthorn
  • Hayden
  • Hazel
  • Hazelnut
  • Headwall
  • Headwater
  • Heavy Beam
  • Heavyweight
  • Hebgen
  • Hellroaring
  • Hemlock
  • Henrietta
  • Henrys Fork
  • Hepzibah
  • Herbert
  • Herd Bull
  • Herd Mother
  • Herdmaster
  • Hermit
  • Hezekiah
  • Hickory
  • Hider
  • High Lonesome
  • High Park
  • Hilde
  • Hjort
  • Hoback
  • Hobart
  • Hogback
  • Hoh
  • Hollowhorn
  • Holly
  • Homesteader
  • Honey
  • Hoofer
  • Horatio
  • Horsetail
  • Hortensia
  • Hoss
  • Huck
  • Huckleberry
  • Humphrey

I: 12 names

  • Icicle
  • Ignatius
  • Imogen
  • Imperial
  • Inga
  • Ingrid
  • Innes
  • Iron Neck
  • Ironrack
  • Isaiah
  • Isla
  • Ivy

J: 16 names

  • Jackson
  • Jade
  • Jarbidge
  • Jasper
  • Jeb
  • Jed
  • Jedediah
  • Jemez
  • Jenny Lake
  • Jerusha
  • Jethro
  • Jewell Meadows
  • Josephine
  • Jud
  • Junegrass
  • Juniper

K: 15 names

  • Kaibab
  • Kari
  • Kawuneeche
  • Kenzie
  • Keturah
  • Kicker
  • Killdeer
  • Kindling
  • King Harold
  • King of the Mountain
  • Kinnikinnick
  • Kirsty
  • Knobby
  • Knock-Knees
  • Kootenai

L: 41 names

  • Lachlan
  • Lady Velvet
  • Laird
  • Lamar
  • Landslide
  • Larch
  • Lars
  • Lavinia
  • Lead Cow
  • Lead Lady
  • Leaf Fall
  • Lean-To
  • Ledge
  • Leggy
  • Leif
  • Lemhi
  • Leopold
  • Lichen
  • Light Flank
  • Limber Pine
  • Line Shack
  • Lionel
  • Liv
  • Lochsa
  • Lodgepole
  • Lolo
  • Lomond
  • Lone Bull
  • Long Night Moon
  • Longlegs
  • Longs Peak
  • Longstride
  • Longtine
  • Lord Velvet
  • Lost Trail
  • Louisa
  • Lucretia
  • Luke
  • Luna
  • Lupine
  • Lyle

M: 66 names

  • Mabel
  • Madison
  • Magnus
  • Mahogany
  • Main Beam
  • Mairi
  • Mama's Shadow
  • Mammoth
  • Manchuria
  • Manitoba
  • Maple
  • Mar Lodge
  • Marcellus
  • Marigold
  • Marmot
  • Marquis
  • Marten
  • Matched Set
  • Matilda
  • Maude
  • Maverick
  • Maximus
  • May Baby
  • Mayfly
  • Mayor of the Meadow
  • Meadow
  • Meadowstep
  • Medicine Bow
  • Mehitabel
  • Merle
  • Merriam
  • Mew
  • Midsummer

M, continued

  • Milk Mouth
  • Milkweed
  • Miller Butte
  • Millicent
  • Milner Pass
  • Mineral Lick
  • Minerva
  • Missoula
  • Mistcaller
  • Mister Majestic
  • Mistletoe
  • Mocha
  • Moe
  • Moira
  • Monarch
  • Mongolia
  • Montana
  • Montgomery
  • Moose
  • Morag
  • Moraine Park
  • Mortimer
  • Morvern
  • Moss
  • Mossback
  • Mount Washburn
  • Mountain Man
  • Mudslinger
  • Mule's Ear
  • Muleskinner
  • Mullein
  • Mummy Range
  • Murdo

N: 27 names

  • Nannodes
  • Narcissa
  • Nate
  • Ned
  • Needlegrass
  • Nehemiah
  • Nelson
  • Nettle
  • Never Summer
  • Nevis
  • Nibble
  • Nigel
  • Night Feeder
  • Nighthawk
  • Nils
  • Nimbus
  • Niobrara
  • Nomad
  • Nontypical
  • Norris
  • North Slope
  • Nova
  • November
  • Nubbin
  • Number Ten
  • Nursery Cow
  • Nutmeg

O: 32 names

  • Oak Creek
  • Oakenhorn
  • Obadiah
  • Obsidian
  • Ochre
  • Oconaluftee
  • October
  • Olaf
  • Old Bugle Britches
  • Old Burn
  • Old Ironsides
  • Old Man's Beard
  • Old Mossy
  • Old Number Six
  • Old Reliable
  • Old Seven
  • Old Wise One
  • Olive
  • Ollie
  • Olympic
  • Onyx
  • Opal
  • Orion
  • Oscar
  • Oswald
  • Otis
  • Outcrop
  • Outfitter
  • Outlaw
  • Owens Valley
  • Oxbow Bend
  • Ozzie

P: 49 names

  • Pack String
  • Packsaddle
  • Paintbrush
  • Pannier
  • Paradise Valley
  • Parkland
  • Parthenia
  • Pasqueflower
  • Pathfinder
  • Patriarch
  • Payette
  • Pecan
  • Pecos
  • Pelican Valley
  • Penstemon
  • Pepper
  • Percival
  • Permelia
  • Pete
  • Philippa
  • Philomena
  • Pigeon River
  • Pika
  • Pilgrim
  • Pine Bark
  • Pine Squirrel
  • Pine Thrasher
  • Pinecrown
  • Pinewhistle
  • Pinnacle
  • Pintler
  • Pinyon
  • Pip
  • Point Reyes
  • Polaris
  • Polished Tine
  • Ponca
  • Ponderosa
  • Poppy
  • Porcupine
  • Posey
  • Poudre
  • Powder
  • Prairie Creek
  • Primrose
  • Prince
  • Princess
  • Professor Elk
  • Prudence

Q: 4 names

  • Quartz
  • Queen of the Park
  • Queenie
  • Quinault

R: 49 names

  • Rabbitbrush
  • Rack Star
  • Rackley
  • Raghorn
  • Ragnhild
  • Rainforest
  • Rainier
  • Raker
  • Rambler
  • Ranger
  • Rannoch
  • Rascal
  • Raton
  • Ray
  • Red Deer
  • Red Osier
  • Redwood
  • Refuge
  • Reginald
  • Renegade
  • Rex
  • Rhett
  • Rhona
  • Ridge
  • Ridgehorn
  • Riding Mountain
  • Rime
  • Rimwalker
  • Roamer
  • Roaring Fork
  • Rockchuck
  • Rockslide
  • Rocky
  • Rogue
  • Roosevelt
  • Rosalind
  • Ross
  • Rover
  • Rowan
  • Roy
  • Royal Tine
  • Ruaridh
  • Rub Tree
  • Rupert
  • Russet
  • Rusty
  • Rut Moon
  • Rut Roh
  • Rutledge

S: 105 names

  • Saddle Tan
  • Sage
  • Sagebrush
  • Sagehen
  • Salmon River
  • Samson
  • San Juan
  • Sandhill
  • Sangre de Cristo
  • Sapling Wrecker
  • Sapsucker
  • Sassafras
  • Sawtooth
  • Scamp
  • Scoundrel
  • Scout
  • Screamer
  • Scree
  • Sebastian
  • Sego Lily
  • Selkirk
  • Sepia
  • September
  • Sequoia
  • Serviceberry
  • Sevenpoint
  • Shadowtine
  • Shaggy Neck
  • Shale
  • Shasta
  • Sheena
  • Shona
  • Shooting Star
  • Sienna
  • Sierra
  • Signal Mountain
  • Signe
  • Sigrid
  • Silas
  • Silvertine
  • Sinnemahoning
  • Sir Antlers
  • Sir Bugle
  • Sir Elksalot
  • Sir Rackalot
  • Sirius
  • Six by Six
  • Sixer
  • Sixpoint
  • Skog
  • Skye
  • Slate

S, continued

  • Sleigh Ride
  • Slough Creek
  • Snapdragon
  • Snow King
  • Snowberry
  • Snowline
  • Snowshoe Hare
  • Snowy Range
  • Sodbuster
  • Soft Muzzle
  • Sol
  • Solstice
  • Solveig
  • Sophronia
  • Soren
  • Sorrel
  • Sparring Partner
  • Speckle
  • Speckleback
  • Spike
  • Spire
  • Split Rail
  • Sprig
  • Spring Calf
  • Spring Creek
  • Sprout
  • Spruce
  • Starkey
  • Stella
  • Sticky Geranium
  • Stig
  • Stonefly
  • Stonehoof
  • Stoney
  • Storm
  • Stormcrown
  • Stormrack
  • Strath
  • Strathspey
  • Struan
  • Subalpine
  • Sugar Snow
  • Summit
  • Sun Pillar
  • Sun River
  • Sun Shower
  • Surroyal
  • Sutherland
  • Sven
  • Swayback
  • Swiftwater
  • Sword Point
  • Sycamore

T: 60 names

  • Tabitha
  • Tallcrown
  • Tamarack
  • Tank
  • Tansy
  • Taupe
  • Tavish
  • Tawny
  • Tawny Tess
  • Tawnyhide
  • Teddy
  • Tempest
  • Teton
  • Tex
  • Thaddeus
  • Thankful
  • The Colonel
  • Theodora
  • Thermal
  • Thimbleberry
  • Thistle
  • Thora
  • Thorn
  • Thornbrow
  • Thunder
  • Thunderhoof
  • Thurston
  • Tian Shan
  • Timber
  • Timbercrown
  • Timbered Island
  • Timothy
  • Tine Tangle
  • Tinebreaker
  • Tinehart
  • Tines
  • Titan
  • Toasted Oat
  • Tobacco Root
  • Tobias
  • Toffee
  • Togwotee
  • Tomales
  • Topaz
  • Torridon
  • Torvald
  • Toutle
  • Tower Fall
  • Trace
  • Trailblazer
  • Trailhand
  • Trez
  • Trumpet
  • Trygve
  • Tryphena
  • Tuck
  • Tule
  • Tully
  • Twinberry
  • Two Ocean

U: 7 names

  • Ulysses
  • Umber
  • Uncompahgre
  • Updraft
  • Uriah
  • Ursula
  • Ussuri

V: 11 names

  • Valles Caldera
  • Vega
  • Velvet
  • Velvet Jack
  • Velvetbrow
  • Velveteen
  • Vidda
  • Violet
  • Virga
  • Voyager
  • Vulcan

W: 41 names

  • Wade
  • Wall Tent
  • Wallow
  • Wallowa
  • Wally Wapiti
  • Walnut
  • Walt
  • Wanderer
  • Wapiti
  • Wapitihirsch
  • Warhorn
  • Wasatch
  • Water Ouzel
  • Waterton
  • Waylon
  • Weasel
  • Whale Tail
  • Whetstone
  • Whistle Pig
  • White River
  • Wichita
  • Wide Load
  • Wilfred
  • Wilhelmina
  • Willow
  • Willowherb
  • Wind Cave
  • Wind Checker
  • Windcaller
  • Windward
  • Winifred
  • Winslow
  • Winston
  • Winter Coat
  • Winter Range
  • Winter Wheat
  • Wintergreen
  • Woodsmoke
  • Wrangler
  • Wyatt
  • Wyoming

Y: 6 names

  • Ya Ha Tinda
  • Yampa
  • Yarrow
  • Yellow Leaf
  • Yellow Tag
  • Yellowstone

Z: 8 names

  • Zadok
  • Zane
  • Zebediah
  • Zebulon
  • Zeke
  • Zenas
  • Zenobia
  • Zephyr