Lynx Name Generator

Tufted, snow-pawed names for lynxes and bobcats

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Browse 500 names for lynxes and bobcats, for zoo and sanctuary animals, story characters, mascots and game companions. The list runs from Tufts, Blacktip and Hoarfrost to Lince, Ilves, Loup-Cervier, Rufus and Missing Lynx.

About lynx names

There are four kinds of lynx: the Canada lynx, the Eurasian lynx, the Iberian lynx and the bobcat. They share the features that make a lynx easy to name: black ear tufts, a ruff around the face, a short tail with a dark tip and long legs. The Canada lynx adds wide, furred paws that carry it over deep snow. Names such as Tufts, Blacktip, Sideburns, Stubtail and Broadpaw come straight from the animal.

The rest follows where lynxes live and how they hunt: boreal forest names (Tamarack, Muskeg, Lichen), snow names (Hoarfrost, Graupel, Sundog) and names for a quiet hunter of dawn and dusk (Gloaming, Softfoot, Seldom Seen). The Iberian lynx gets Spanish words from its cork oak and scrub country, such as Encina, Jara and Sombra. Other sets use the word for lynx itself: Lince in Spanish, Ilves in Finnish, Rys in Czech, Lo in Swedish and Loup-Cervier in French Canada. Bobcats have their own share, from Rufus, after the species name Lynx rufus, to desert and swamp names like Mesquite and Okefenokee.

One more set looks up. The faint constellation Lynx was named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in the 1600s, who said it took a lynx's eyes to see it. That old belief in the animal's sharp sight gives the list Lynceus, Farsight and Keen-Eye.

How to choose lynx names

  • Start with the species. Snow and spruce names such as Hoarfrost, Tamarack and Kluane fit a Canada lynx, Encina and Sombra fit an Iberian lynx, and Mesquite, Bayou or Rimrock fit a bobcat of the desert or the swamp.
  • Name what you can see. Ear tufts, the face ruff, the short tail and the big paws give names a visitor understands at once: Tufts, Sideburns, Stubtail, Broadpaw.
  • Use a word in another language only when its meaning suits the animal. Lumi is Finnish for snow, Skymning is Swedish for dusk and Sombra is Spanish for shadow, so check what a word means before it goes on an enclosure sign.
  • For a mascot or a plush lynx, the titled names and puns are easier to remember and to cheer: Captain Snowshoe, Baron von Tuft, Missing Lynx.
  • Say the name out loud a few times. Keepers and storytellers repeat a name every day, so two clear syllables such as Rufus, Ilves or Tassel usually work better than a long phrase.

Frequently asked questions

What are good names for a lynx?

Names that point at the animal work well: Tufts, Blacktip, Broadpaw and Sideburns for its looks, or Tamarack, Hoarfrost and Gloaming for the forest, the snow and the twilight it hunts in. For something less common, use the word for lynx in another language, such as Lince, Ilves, Gaupe or Rys.

Are there names for bobcats in this list?

Yes. The bobcat belongs to the same genus as the other lynxes, and a share of the list is written for it. Look for Bobtail, Rufus, Bay Lynx and Catamount, for nicknames like Scrapper and Half-Pint, and for places and plants of bobcat country such as Sonora, Ozark, Mesquite and Palmetto.

What do the foreign words in the list mean?

Several are simply the word for lynx: Lince (Spanish), Ilves (Finnish), Lo and Lodjur (Swedish), Gaupe (Norwegian), Luchs (German), Rys (Czech) and Loup-Cervier (Canadian French). Others are nature words from lynx country, for example Nieve and Lumi for snow, Skog and Les for forest, and Brunante, a Quebec word for dusk.

Is this list meant for pet lynxes?

No. Lynxes and bobcats are wild animals and do not make house pets. The names are meant for animals in zoos, sanctuaries and rescue centers, for characters in stories and games, for mascots and for plush toys.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 18 names

  • Acebuche
  • Adirondack
  • Afterglow
  • Agent Halflight
  • Alcornoque
  • Allagash
  • Allegheny
  • Alsciaukat
  • Amanecer
  • Andújar
  • Argonaut
  • Aroostook
  • Arroyo
  • Atardecer
  • Athabasca
  • Auriga
  • Aurora
  • Aurore

B: 51 names

  • Barbas
  • Barnaby
  • Baron von Tuft
  • Bay Lynx
  • Bayou
  • Beardmoss
  • Beaver Pond
  • Białowieża
  • Big Paws Malone
  • Big Thicket
  • Bigfoot
  • Bigotes
  • Bilberry
  • Birch
  • Birchbark
  • Björk
  • Black Frost
  • Black Spruce
  • Blacktip
  • Blowdown
  • Blue Hour
  • Blue Ice
  • Blue Ridge
  • Bob
  • Bob the Cat
  • Bobbie
  • Bobbin
  • Bobby Socks
  • Bobcat Bo
  • Bobtail
  • Bordée
  • Boréal
  • Boreal Ghost
  • Borealis
  • Bosque
  • Bough
  • Bouleau
  • Boundary Waters
  • Bram
  • Brazos
  • Breakup
  • Brezo
  • Briar Patch
  • Broadpaw
  • Brooks
  • Brunante
  • Brushear
  • Brzoza
  • Buff
  • Bunchberry
  • Burl

C: 32 names

  • Cantueso
  • Capella
  • Caprock
  • Captain Snowshoe
  • Cariboo
  • Castor
  • Catamount
  • Catskill
  • Cazador
  • Cedar Shade
  • Centinela
  • Chain Lynx
  • Chaparral
  • Charlevoix
  • Chena
  • Chibougamau
  • Chilcotin
  • Cholla
  • Cień
  • Clear Sight
  • Clementine
  • Cloudberry
  • Cold Snap
  • Conejo
  • Cora
  • Corcho
  • Corn Snow
  • Crépuscule
  • Crepúsculo
  • Crowberry
  • Cuff Lynx
  • Cutbank

D: 18 names

  • Danica
  • Daybreak
  • Deadfall
  • Deep Snow
  • Deer Trail
  • Dehesa
  • Devana
  • Dewclaw
  • Diamond Dust
  • Dimlight
  • Dimma
  • Doctor Softpaws
  • Doñana
  • Drift
  • Driftwood
  • Duchess of the Taiga
  • Dusk
  • Dust Devil

E: 7 names

  • Eagle Eye
  • Eartips
  • Encina
  • Épinette
  • Esker
  • Estrella
  • Evenfall

F: 23 names

  • Faint Star
  • Farseer
  • Farsight
  • Favoris
  • Featherfoot
  • Fiddlehead
  • Fireweed
  • First Light
  • First Snow
  • Fjäll
  • Flathead
  • Flint
  • Flurry
  • Forest Ghost
  • Forêt
  • Freckleflank
  • Freeze-Up
  • Frimas
  • Fringe
  • Frostfoot
  • Frostline
  • Frostwhisker
  • Furu

G: 22 names

  • Galileo
  • Game Trail
  • Gaspésie
  • Gaupa
  • Gaupe
  • Gemini
  • Gideon
  • Glimpse
  • Gloaming
  • Goldeneye
  • Golf Lynx
  • Gran
  • Graupel
  • Greta
  • Grey Ghost
  • Greyruff
  • Grouse
  • Grousebane
  • Gryning
  • Guadiana
  • Gus
  • Gwiazda

H: 19 names

  • Half-Pint
  • Half-Tail
  • Halflight
  • Hämärä
  • Hardpack
  • Hare-Chaser
  • Haretracker
  • Harz
  • Hazel
  • Hemlock
  • Hevelius
  • Highpockets
  • Hiúz
  • Hoarfrost
  • Honka
  • Hoodoo
  • Hugo
  • Hush
  • Hvězda

I: 5 names

  • Iberia
  • Ice Fog
  • Ilves
  • Inkspot
  • Ivor

J: 6 names

  • Jack Pine
  • Jara
  • Jedle
  • Jonas
  • Juno
  • Jura

K: 14 names

  • Keen-Eye
  • Keensight
  • Keeper of the Treeline
  • Keewatin
  • Kettle Pond
  • Kiawah
  • Kinglet
  • Kistochka
  • Kit
  • Klondike
  • Kluane
  • Kočevje
  • Korpi
  • Kväll

L: 46 names

  • Labrador
  • Labrador Tea
  • Lady Lynx
  • Lantern Eyes
  • Łapa
  • Lapka
  • Last Light
  • Lentisco
  • Les
  • Leshy
  • Lichen
  • Lichen Grey
  • Lièvre
  • Lince
  • Lince Ibérico
  • Lincei
  • Linceo
  • Lingonberry
  • Linus
  • Lo
  • Lodjur
  • Lokatt
  • Longlegs
  • Longnight
  • Longshanks
  • Longwait
  • Lookout
  • Los
  • Lottie
  • Loup-Cervier
  • Lucero
  • Luchs
  • Lucivee
  • Lumi
  • Lune
  • Lurker
  • Lūsis
  • Lynceus
  • Lyncis
  • Lyncus
  • Lynette
  • Lynk
  • Lynnie
  • Lynx in the Chain
  • Lynxie
  • Lynxington

M: 35 names

  • Mabel
  • Madame Mittens
  • Madroño
  • Malcata
  • Manchas
  • Måne
  • Manicouagan
  • Manzanita
  • Maple
  • Matane
  • Matorral
  • Mauricie
  • Mavrovo
  • Mayor of the Muskeg
  • Mélèze
  • Mértola
  • Mesquite
  • Metsä
  • Mgła
  • Mielikki
  • Missing Lynx
  • Mistassini
  • Mitaine
  • Mitts
  • Mlha
  • Morana
  • Mosswalker
  • Moteado
  • Mráz
  • Mukluk
  • Murmur
  • Murphy
  • Muskeg
  • Muttonchops
  • Myr

N: 11 names

  • Nahanni
  • Nellie
  • Nenana
  • Nieve
  • Night Vision
  • Nightwatch
  • Nordlys
  • Norrsken
  • North Wind
  • Northern Sky
  • Nyyrikki

O: 8 names

  • Okanogan
  • Okefenokee
  • Old Growth
  • Old Tufted-Ears
  • Old Whiskers
  • Otis
  • Owl-Light
  • Ozark

P: 25 names

  • Paddypaw
  • Palmetto
  • Pardina
  • Pardo
  • Patience
  • Patillas
  • Peace River
  • Pędzelek
  • Percy
  • Phantom of the Pines
  • Pichou
  • Pinceau
  • Pincel
  • Pinecone
  • Piñon
  • Pinselohr
  • Polaris
  • Porcupine
  • Poudrerie
  • Powder
  • Professor Tuftsworth
  • Prowl
  • Ptarmigan
  • Puffball
  • Puszcza

Q: 5 names

  • Queen of Quiet
  • Quiet Paws
  • Quietstep
  • Quill
  • Quincy

R: 19 names

  • Raquette
  • Red Lynx
  • Retama
  • Rime
  • Rimfrost
  • Rimouski
  • Rimrock
  • Ris
  • Roberta
  • Rocío
  • Romero
  • Rowdy
  • Ruckus
  • Rufa
  • Ruff
  • Ruffles
  • Rufus
  • Rumor
  • Rys

S: 73 names

  • Saguaro
  • Saguenay
  • San Juan
  • Sapin
  • Sausage Lynx
  • Scrapper
  • Seeley
  • Seer
  • Seldom Seen
  • Sergeant Stubtail
  • Shadowpad
  • Sharpeye
  • Shenandoah
  • Shortcake
  • Shortstop
  • Sideburns
  • Sierra Morena
  • Sigilo
  • Silves
  • Sir Pounce
  • Sir Robert
  • Skeena
  • Skog
  • Skugga
  • Skumring
  • Skygge
  • Skymning
  • Skywatch
  • Slate
  • Slickrock
  • Slink
  • Smokecoat
  • Smokey Grey
  • Smrk
  • Snag
  • Śnieg

S, continued

  • Sníh
  • Snö
  • Snø
  • Snow Moon
  • Snowbank
  • Snowprint
  • Snowshoe
  • Sobreiro
  • Softfoot
  • Softpad
  • Solstice
  • Sombra
  • Sonora
  • Sosna
  • Soumrak
  • Speckleback
  • Sphagnum
  • Spruce
  • Stalk
  • Stargazer
  • Stikine
  • Stillness
  • Stilts
  • Stín
  • Stjärna
  • Strongest Lynx
  • Stubtail
  • Stumpy
  • Sugar Snow
  • Šumava
  • Sumrak
  • Sundog
  • Superior
  • Susitna
  • Swamp Cat
  • Sweetgum
  • Świerk

T: 39 names

  • Tadoussac
  • Tähti
  • Tåke
  • Tamarack
  • Tapio
  • Tass
  • Tassel
  • Tasselhead
  • Tassu
  • Tatra
  • Tawny
  • Tellervo
  • Temagami
  • Thaw
  • The Night Shift
  • Thicket
  • Tilly
  • Timberline
  • Tippet
  • Tippytoe
  • Tiptoe
  • Tlapka
  • Tofs
  • Tomillo
  • Topanga
  • Toupet
  • Tove
  • Treeline
  • True North
  • Tufts
  • Tufty McTuftface
  • Tumbleweed
  • Tupelo
  • Tupsu
  • Tupsukorva
  • Tuque
  • Twigsnap
  • Twilight
  • Twinflower

U: 4 names

  • Understory
  • Unseen
  • Ural
  • Usva

V: 7 names

  • Vanish
  • Varjo
  • Velvet Ears
  • Vesna
  • Vidde
  • Vigía
  • Vinter

W: 8 names

  • Watcher
  • Weminuche
  • Wendell
  • Whiskeyjack
  • White Birch
  • Windcrust
  • Windfall
  • Winnie

Y: 1 name

  • Yucca

Z: 4 names

  • Zenith
  • Zmierzch
  • Zorya
  • Zvezda