Gazelle Name Generator

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1,000 gazelle names for zoo and sanctuary animals, plush toys, mascots and story characters, from leap names like Pronk, Stott and Springheel to dance names such as Arabesque and Jete. Words that mean gazelle, including Ghazala, Reem, Dorcas, Zvi and Ceylan, are in the list too.

About gazelle names

A gazelle's signature move is the pronk, or stott: a stiff-legged spring straight up, all four hooves off the ground at once. Pronk comes from an Afrikaans word for showing off, and the jump is thought to show a predator that this animal is too fit to chase. That leap opens the list with Pronk, Stott, Springheel and Capriole, and dance names such as Arabesque, Jete and Glissade carry the grace that goes with it.

The second source is language. Ghazala is the Arabic word, Reem is a white gazelle and Rasha a young one. Zvi and Tzivia are Hebrew, Tabitha is Aramaic and Dorcas its Greek twin, Ceylan is Turkish, Ahu Persian and Swala Swahili. Abu Dhabi means father of the gazelle, hence Dhabi, and Alula, Tania and Talitha are stars of the Great Bear that Arab stargazers called the first, second and third leap of the gazelle.

Looks give Lyrehorn, Ringhorn, Kohl Line and Flank Stripe, for the ringed horns, the dark eye line and the side stripe. The rest covers stony desert and open plain (Wadi, Reg, Hamada, Thornveld), given names for does and bucks, small names for fawns, jokes like Slowpoke and Two Left Hooves, and titles such as Duchess of the Dunes. It all suits a springbok, an impala or another small antelope too.

How to choose gazelle names

  • Watch the animal move before you choose. One that springs about on stiff legs suits Pronk, Boing or Springloaded, and a calm, careful one suits Adagio, Silkstep or Lightfoot.
  • Match the name to a fawn, a doe or a buck. Fawns suit Pronklet, Hooflet or Tuppence, does suit Giselle, Ghazala or Lady Lyrehorn, and bucks suit Ringhorn, Rapier or Herdmaster.
  • Keep the real meaning of a word that means gazelle. Reem is a white gazelle and Rasha a young one, so Rasha fits a fawn better than an old buck.
  • For a zoo or sanctuary sign, pick a word from the species' home ground. A dorcas or dama gazelle of the Sahara suits Reg, Hamada or Erg, and a springbok suits Thornveld, Vlei or Tsamma.
  • For a plush toy or a mascot, say the name out loud a few times. Short, bouncy names such as Boing, Jink and Stottie are easy for a child, and a long joke like Look Before You Leap works better on a label.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good name for a gazelle?

Names built on the leap are the natural start: Pronk, Stott, Bound and Springheel. Dance names such as Ballerina and Pirouette suit a graceful doe, and Ghazala, Reem and Ceylan are words that mean gazelle.

What does pronking or stotting mean?

It is the stiff-legged jump in which a gazelle or springbok bounces straight up with all four hooves off the ground. Pronk comes from Afrikaans and stott from a Scots and northern English word for bounce. Pronk, Stott, Pronker and Stotter are all in the list.

Which names mean gazelle?

Ghazala and Ghazal are Arabic, as are Reem (white gazelle) and Rasha (young gazelle). Zvi, Tzvi and Tzivia are Hebrew, Tabitha is Aramaic, Dorcas is Greek, Ceylan is Turkish, Ahu is Persian and Swala is Swahili.

Can I use these names for a springbok, an impala or another antelope?

Yes. The leap, horn and plains names fit any small antelope, and animal words such as Springbok, Impala, Gerenuk, Oribi and Klipspringer are in the list as names in their own right. The word pronk is most often used of the springbok, so the leap names suit it especially well.

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A: 41 names

  • Adagio
  • Adil
  • Admiral of the Dry Lake
  • Afterglow
  • Ahu
  • Air Time
  • Airborne
  • Alaric
  • Alcor
  • Alioth
  • Alistair
  • Alkaid
  • All Four Up
  • Allegro
  • Alp
  • Alula
  • Alula Australis
  • Alula Borealis
  • Ambassador Ahu
  • Amelie
  • Amos
  • Annulus
  • Anselm
  • Antilope
  • Anwar
  • Apollo's Lyre
  • Arabesque
  • Arak
  • Archduke Airborne
  • Are We There Yet
  • Arfaj
  • Ariel
  • Arpeggio
  • Arrowhead
  • Arroyo
  • Asher
  • Assemble
  • Aveline
  • Awl
  • Ayala
  • Aylin

B: 53 names

  • Bachelor
  • Backsweep
  • Bahram
  • Balance
  • Ballerina
  • Ballotte
  • Barbiton
  • Barchan
  • Barley Sugar
  • Baron von Pronk
  • Baroness Bound
  • Bashir
  • Battement
  • Bayadere
  • Begena
  • Begum of the Thornveld
  • Belle of the Bushveld
  • Belly Flop
  • Bertrand
  • Big Dipper
  • Big Ears
  • Biscotti
  • Black Band
  • Black Tassel
  • Blackbuck
  • Blackstripe
  • Blink and Miss
  • Blinky
  • Boaz
  • Bodkin
  • Boing
  • Boing Boing
  • Bold as Brass
  • Bolero
  • Bouncy Ball
  • Bouncy Castle
  • Bound
  • Bourree
  • Bowstring
  • Boxspring
  • Bracket
  • Bright Eyes
  • Brightleap
  • Brise
  • Bronwen
  • Buckminster
  • Bucko
  • Buffalo Thorn
  • Bumper
  • Burnt Veld
  • Butte
  • Butterhooves
  • Button Nose

C: 72 names

  • Cabriole
  • Cadence
  • Cadenza
  • Camel Hair
  • Can't Catch Me
  • Cantabile
  • Canticle
  • Caper
  • Caperbush
  • Capriccio
  • Capriole
  • Captain Capriole
  • Cartwheel
  • Castanet
  • Cat-Eye
  • Catapult
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Cavalier
  • Cavort
  • Ceren
  • Ceylan
  • Cha-Cha
  • Chalk Stripe
  • Chamois
  • Champion of the Zigzag
  • Chancellor Chasse
  • Changement
  • Charleston
  • Chasse
  • Chergui
  • Chickpea
  • Chinkara
  • Cinnamon Stick
  • Clash
  • Clay Pan
  • Clear Air

C, continued

  • Clip Clop Hop
  • Clodhopper
  • Cloudbound
  • Cloudburst
  • Coach Rebound
  • Coda
  • Coil
  • Coilspring
  • Colocynth
  • Colonel Kohl
  • Commodore Cutback
  • Conrad
  • Coppelia
  • Coralie
  • Corkscrew
  • Cormac
  • Corporal Caper
  • Coryphee
  • Cosima
  • Cottontail
  • Couch Potato
  • Count Curvet
  • Countess Kohl
  • Couplet
  • Cream Belly
  • Crescent
  • Cricket Hop
  • Crispin
  • Crossed Swords
  • Cummerbund
  • Curl Up
  • Curlhorn
  • Curtain Call
  • Curvet
  • Cutback
  • Cuvier

D: 57 names

  • Dalia
  • Dama
  • Damaris
  • Dame Arabesque
  • Danseur
  • Daoud
  • Dariush
  • Dark Eyes
  • Darkflank
  • Darling of the Dawn Herd
  • Darya
  • Dauphine of Dust
  • Dawdle
  • Dawn Dance
  • Dawn Runner
  • Dawnleaper
  • Daylight Under Hooves
  • Defne
  • Desert Bloom
  • Desert Date
  • Desert Lily
  • Desert Pavement
  • Desert Thyme
  • Desert Truffle
  • Desert Varnish
  • Devil's Claw
  • Devil's Thorn
  • Dew Bead
  • Dew on the Grass
  • Dewfall
  • Dhabi
  • Dhabya
  • Dibatag
  • Dik-Dik
  • Diving Board
  • Doctor Dodge
  • Dodge
  • Doe Eyes
  • Dolce
  • Donga
  • Dorcas
  • Double Back
  • Double Dutch
  • Dry Lake
  • Dry Wash
  • Dubhe
  • Duchess of the Dunes
  • Duelist
  • Duiker
  • Duke of Pronk
  • Dulce
  • Dusk Leaper
  • Dust Dodger
  • Dust Plume
  • Dust Rose
  • Dustdancer
  • Dzeren

E: 26 names

  • Earthshine
  • Eat My Dust
  • Edmi
  • Eitan
  • Elif
  • Elle Gazelle
  • Elodie
  • Emir of the Open Plain
  • Emperor Longleap
  • Empress of the Erg
  • Emre
  • En Garde
  • En Pointe
  • Ensign Sproing
  • Entrechat
  • Epee
  • Erg
  • Esparto
  • Eudorcas
  • Eugenie
  • Evander
  • Everett
  • Everlasting
  • Exit Stage Left
  • Eyeliner
  • Ezra

F: 48 names

  • Fabienne
  • Face Stripe
  • False Dawn
  • Fandango
  • Farandole
  • Farhad
  • Farleap
  • Farthing
  • Fawn Coat
  • Feather Grass
  • Featherhoof
  • Featherstep
  • Fencer
  • Fenella
  • Ferdinand
  • Finger Grass
  • Firebird
  • Firebreak
  • First Lady of the Flats
  • First Leap
  • First Rain
  • First to Bolt
  • Fizz
  • Flagtail
  • Flamenco
  • Flank Stripe
  • Flanker
  • Flap Ears
  • Flash Flood
  • Flea Circus
  • Fleeting
  • Fleetwind
  • Fletch
  • Fleur
  • Flicker Ear
  • Flicktail
  • Flinthoof
  • Flipper
  • Flood Plain
  • Flower of the Flats
  • Flying Start
  • Foil
  • Fouette
  • Four Left Hooves
  • Four Off the Floor
  • Foxtrot
  • Frankincense
  • Frolic

G: 56 names

  • Gacela
  • Galliard
  • Gambol
  • Gary Gazelle
  • Gavotte
  • Gazania
  • Gazela
  • Gazella
  • Gazelle Belle
  • Gazelle-icious
  • Gazellebrity
  • Gazellenial
  • Gazelligent
  • Gazellina
  • Gazzella
  • General Gambol
  • Georgette
  • Gerenuk
  • Ghaf
  • Ghassan
  • Ghazal
  • Ghazala
  • Ghazaleh
  • Ghibli
  • Ghizlane
  • Ghost Lake
  • Gil
  • Ginevra
  • Giselle
  • Giselle the Gazelle
  • Glacis
  • Glissade
  • Glissando
  • Go-Faster Stripe
  • Goa
  • Goldflank
  • Golnar
  • Gone Already
  • Grace Note
  • Gracewind
  • Grand Duchess Gambol
  • Grand Jete
  • Grant
  • Grassdancer
  • Grassveld
  • Gravel Plain
  • Grazioso
  • Great Bear
  • Great Leap
  • Green Flash
  • Green Flush
  • Green Season
  • Green-Up
  • Gully
  • Gum Arabic
  • Gypsum

H: 54 names

  • Ha'penny
  • Habanera
  • Hairpin
  • Hairspring
  • Halberd
  • Half a Heartbeat
  • Half Moon
  • Half Pint
  • Hamada
  • Handspring
  • Hardpan
  • Hardveld
  • Harper
  • Headstrong
  • Heat Shimmer
  • Heatdancer
  • Heel Click
  • Heloise
  • Henna
  • Her Grace
  • Her Royal Hopness
  • Her Serene Swiftness
  • Herd Boss
  • Herdmaster
  • Hide in the Grass
  • High Ground
  • High Note
  • Highbound
  • Highhorn
  • His Leapness
  • Hisham
  • Home Turf
  • Honey Wafer
  • Honk If You Leap
  • Hoodia
  • Hooflet
  • Hoofpath
  • Hooktip
  • Hop Secret
  • Hop Skip Jump
  • Hop to It
  • Hopscotch
  • Horizon Chaser
  • Horn of Plenty
  • Horn Rings
  • Horn Section
  • Horn to Be Wild
  • Hornament
  • Hornpipe
  • Hornsong
  • Huda
  • Hummock
  • Hurdler
  • Hushaby

I: 9 names

  • Ianthe
  • Ilan
  • Impala
  • Inaya
  • Infanta of the Inselberg
  • Inselberg
  • Ipek
  • Ironhoof
  • Isidore

J: 10 names

  • Jackrabbit Start
  • Jalil
  • Jete
  • Jewel of the Desert
  • Jeyran
  • Jig
  • Jink
  • Jitterbug
  • Judge Jink
  • Juliette

K: 17 names

  • Kaan
  • Kalimba
  • Kaveh
  • Keeper of the Three Leaps
  • Kerem
  • Khalil
  • King of the Kopjes
  • Kithara
  • Kitri
  • Klipspringer
  • Knock Knees
  • Kob
  • Kohl Line
  • Kohl Rim
  • Kohleye
  • Kora
  • Krar

L: 60 names

  • Lady Lyrehorn
  • Laleh
  • Lamis
  • Lancer
  • Later Gator
  • Latif
  • Laurence
  • Lazybones
  • Lead Hooves
  • Leafspring
  • Leander
  • Leap Day
  • Leap of Faith
  • Leap of Fate
  • Leap Year
  • Leapfrog
  • Leaplet
  • Leaps and Bounds
  • Lechwe
  • Legato
  • Leggiero
  • Lie Low
  • Liftoff
  • Light as Air
  • Light on Her Feet
  • Lightfoot
  • Lilac Fairy
  • Limber
  • Lindy Hop
  • Linus
  • Lior
  • Liora
  • Lissom
  • Little Bound
  • Little Gazelle
  • Little Lyre
  • Locked Horns
  • Lolly Legs
  • Lollygag
  • Long Jump
  • Long Shadow
  • Longbow
  • Longgrass
  • Look Before You Leap
  • Lorcan
  • Lord Ringhorn
  • Love Grass
  • Low Sun
  • Lubna
  • Lucinda
  • Ludovic
  • Lunge
  • Lyra
  • Lyre
  • Lyre String
  • Lyrecrown
  • Lyrehorn
  • Lyresong
  • Lyric
  • Lyrist

M: 40 names

  • Madame Jete
  • Mademoiselle Pirouette
  • Maharani of the Mirage
  • Mainspring
  • Major Leap
  • Malcolm
  • Marius
  • Marquess of Hamada
  • Marquise of the Wadi
  • Marshal of the Herd
  • Marwan
  • Master of the Long Jump
  • Matchsticks
  • Mayor of the Mesa
  • Maysa
  • Mazurka
  • Mbira
  • Megrez
  • Melisande
  • Merak
  • Mesa
  • Metronome Tail
  • Mhorr
  • Mineral Lick
  • Minuet
  • Mirage Maiden
  • Miragewalker
  • Mireille
  • Miss Gazellaneous
  • Miss Reem of the Sands
  • Missed Me
  • Mistress of the Sidestep
  • Mizar
  • Monsieur Entrechat
  • Moonleaper
  • Moppet
  • Mudcrack
  • Muscida
  • Musketeer
  • Myrrh

N: 29 names

  • Najla
  • Namaqua Daisy
  • Nanger
  • Nara
  • Nasrin
  • Navid
  • Needle Grass
  • Needlehorn
  • New Grass
  • Nice Try
  • Nicodemus
  • Nightlash
  • Niloufar
  • Nimblefoot
  • Nimblehoof
  • Nizar
  • Noa
  • Noam
  • Nocturne
  • Noelle
  • Noga
  • Noon Shade
  • Noon Shadow
  • Noon Sun
  • Nope
  • Not So Tiny
  • Not Today
  • Notch
  • Nuzzlebug

O: 19 names

  • Octave
  • Octavian
  • Odalys
  • Ode
  • Odette
  • Odile
  • Ofer
  • Offbeat
  • Ofra
  • Old Guard
  • Omid
  • Oopsie
  • Oren
  • Oribi
  • Orpheus
  • Osric
  • Oud
  • Out of Reach
  • Oxbow

P: 49 names

  • Pala
  • Paloma
  • Paper Daisy
  • Paquita
  • Parenthesis
  • Parry
  • Pas de Chat
  • Pas de Deux
  • Pasha Pronk
  • Pattercake
  • Pavane
  • Pavlova
  • Peanut Brittle
  • Pebble Flat
  • Pecan Sandy
  • Peep-Bo
  • Perdita
  • Peregrine
  • Petronella
  • Phecda
  • Piers
  • Pikeman
  • Pinball
  • Pip of the Plain
  • Pirouette
  • Pitter Patter
  • Pizzicato
  • Plainstrider
  • Playa
  • Plectrum
  • Plie
  • Pop-Up
  • Poppet
  • Pride of the Plain
  • Prima
  • Prince of the Plains
  • Princess Plie
  • Professor Pronk
  • Pronk
  • Pronk Rock
  • Pronkenstein
  • Pronker
  • Pronkie
  • Pronking Lot
  • Pronklet
  • Pronktuation
  • Proud Pronk
  • Psaltery
  • Puku

Q: 6 names

  • Quantum Leap
  • Quatrain
  • Queen of the Reg
  • Quickhoof
  • Quiver
  • Quiver Tree

R: 43 names

  • Racing Stripe
  • Radar Ears
  • Rain Pool
  • Rain Runner
  • Rain Shadow
  • Raisin Bush
  • Rajah Ringhorn
  • Rapier
  • Rasha
  • Raymonda
  • Reedbuck
  • Reel
  • Reem
  • Refrain
  • Reg
  • Releve
  • Retama
  • Reverence
  • Rhim
  • Ridgehorn
  • Ridgeline
  • Rigadoon
  • Rill
  • Rim
  • Rima
  • Ringcrown
  • Ringed Horn
  • Ringhorn
  • Ringlet
  • Riposte
  • Ripple Mark
  • Ritornello
  • Roan
  • Rocketleap
  • Roderick
  • Romilly
  • Rondo
  • Rose of Jericho
  • Rose of the Reg
  • Roundelay
  • Roxana
  • Rubber Ball
  • Rumba

S: 167 names

  • S-Curve
  • Sabine
  • Sabkha
  • Sabre
  • Saffron Crocus
  • Saiga
  • Salt Crust
  • Salt Lick
  • Saltarello
  • Saltation
  • Saltbush
  • Saltwort
  • Samba
  • Samr
  • Sand Flea
  • Sand Lily
  • Sandbar
  • Sandcoat
  • Sandgold
  • Sandpiper
  • Sandskimmer
  • Sandstone
  • Sandveld
  • Sarabande
  • Sash
  • Saute
  • Sawsan
  • Saxaul
  • Scamperdown
  • Scenic Route
  • Schottische
  • Scimitar
  • Scissor Kick
  • Scoot Along
  • Scrubland
  • Scurry
  • Second Leap
  • See Ya
  • Seep
  • Seif
  • Selin
  • Sentinel of the Rise
  • Sentry
  • Seraphina
  • Serenade
  • Sergeant Sidestripe
  • Serir
  • Sesame Snap
  • Setareh
  • Sheikha of the Shortgrass
  • Sheliak
  • Shepherd's Tree
  • Sherbet
  • Shira
  • Shirin

S, continued

  • Shoehorn
  • Shortbread
  • Shortgrass
  • Showoff
  • Sickle Bush
  • Side Stripe
  • Sidonie
  • Sidr
  • Silkstep
  • Silverhorn
  • Simone
  • Sinclair
  • Sir Leaps-a-Lot
  • Sir Springheel
  • Sir Stott
  • Sissonne
  • Sistrum
  • Sixpence
  • Skedoodle
  • Skip Rope
  • Skirmish
  • Skitterbug
  • Skybound
  • Skyline
  • Sleepwalker
  • Slenderhorn
  • Slingshot
  • Slipface
  • Slow as Treacle
  • Slowpoke
  • Small Fry
  • Smoky Eye
  • Snip
  • Snowbelly
  • Snuggle Hoof
  • Soak
  • Soft Shoe
  • Softleap
  • Solange
  • Sonnet
  • Soraya
  • Soubresaut
  • Sourveld
  • Spar
  • Speke
  • Spindle
  • Spiralcrown
  • Split Leap
  • Spring Break
  • Spring Chicken
  • Spring Roll
  • Spring Tide
  • Springboard
  • Springbok
  • Springer
  • Springheel

S, continued

  • Springlet
  • Springloaded
  • Springtail
  • Sproing
  • Squiggle
  • Staccato
  • Stag Leap
  • Stamping Ground
  • Standing Jump
  • Standoff
  • Star Brow
  • Star of the Steppe
  • Star Path
  • Starbound
  • Starlash
  • Starry Eyes
  • Steelspring
  • Steenbok
  • Steeplechase
  • Steppe
  • Steppe Tulip
  • Stiff Legs
  • Stilts
  • Stockings
  • Stonehorn
  • Stony Plain
  • Stot and Go
  • Stott
  • Stott to Trot
  • Stotter
  • Stottie
  • Stottlet
  • Stubble
  • Stumbles
  • Stylus
  • Suhail
  • Sulafat
  • Sultan of Spring
  • Sultana of the Salt Flats
  • Sunbaked
  • Sunday Driver
  • Suni
  • Sunleaper
  • Sunspring
  • Swala
  • Swala Granti
  • Swala Pala
  • Swala Tomi
  • Swanilda
  • Sweet Thorn
  • Sweetveld
  • Swiftdancer
  • Swiftsand
  • Switchback
  • Sylphide
  • Sylvana

T: 73 names

  • Tabby
  • Tabitha
  • Talia
  • Talitha
  • Tamar
  • Tamarisk
  • Tambourine
  • Tamsin
  • Tania
  • Tania Australis
  • Tania Borealis
  • Tap Shoes
  • Taraneh
  • Tarantella
  • Tawny Port
  • Tear Line
  • Temps Leve
  • Tendu
  • Terpsichore
  • Thimbleful
  • Third Leap
  • Thomson
  • Thorn Shade
  • Thornleaper
  • Thornscrub
  • Thornveld
  • Three Leaps of the Gazelle
  • Three-Leaps
  • Thunderpronk
  • Thuraya
  • Tick Tock
  • Tiddlywink
  • Tideline
  • Timbrel
  • Tiny Dancer
  • Tippytoe

T, continued

  • Tiptoes
  • Tirzah
  • Toffee Apple
  • Tolga
  • Tommy
  • Too Slow
  • Toodle-oo
  • Toothbrush Tree
  • Toothpick
  • Top Buck
  • Topi
  • Torquil
  • Touche
  • Trick of the Light
  • Trip Hazard
  • Triple Jump
  • Tristram
  • Tsamma
  • Tsarina Twinkletoes
  • Tuck
  • Tucked In
  • Tumbleweed Tot
  • Tuning Fork
  • Tuppence
  • Tussle
  • Tussock
  • Tutu
  • Twiglet
  • Twin Spires
  • Twinhorn
  • Twinkle Toes
  • Twitchy Tail
  • Two Left Hooves
  • Two-Step
  • Tzivia
  • Tzvi
  • Tzvika

U: 5 names

  • Uncatchable
  • Upbeat
  • Upspring
  • Upswing
  • Ursa

V: 13 names

  • Valentin
  • Valentina
  • Vanishing Point
  • Vault
  • Vaulter
  • Vega
  • Velvet Muzzle
  • Villanelle
  • Viscount Vlei
  • Viscountess Vault
  • Vlei
  • Volante
  • Vygie

W: 37 names

  • Wadi
  • Wadi Leaper
  • Wadi Wanderer
  • Wagtail
  • Wait-a-Bit
  • Walid
  • Waltz
  • Warden of the Waterhole
  • Washboard
  • Waterline
  • Wee Hooves
  • Wendell
  • Wheaten
  • Whisker Kiss
  • Whisperstep
  • Whitaker
  • White Belly
  • White Rump
  • Whiteflank
  • Whitesock
  • Whoopsie Daisy
  • Wide Eyes
  • Wigglestick
  • Wild Melon
  • Wild Rue
  • Wild Sesame
  • Windrow
  • Windspring
  • Windstride
  • Windwatcher
  • Winged Liner
  • Winger
  • Wiper
  • Wishbone
  • Wobble Legs
  • Wormwood
  • Wrong Way

X: 1 name

  • Xanthe

Y: 7 names

  • Yael
  • Yo-Yo
  • Yonah
  • Yorick
  • You Snooze
  • Young Buck
  • Your Gracefulness

Z: 8 names

  • Zaynab
  • Zelda
  • Zelly
  • Zev
  • Ziba
  • Ziyad
  • Zodiacal Light
  • Zvi