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Browse 500 moose names for a bull, a cow or a calf, a plush moose, a mascot or a story character. The list runs from Katahdin, Kenai and Paddles to Swamp Donkey, Flapjack and puns such as Enormoose and Moosetache.

About moose names

The moose is the largest deer alive, a long-legged browser of northern forest and swamp with a drooping nose and, on the bulls, broad flat antlers that people call paddles. One point confuses everybody: in Europe this same animal is called an elk, while in North America elk means the wapiti, a different deer. The word moose came into English from the Algonquian languages of eastern North America. Swedes say Älg, Norwegians Elg and Finns Hirvi, and all three are in the list.

Most of the names come from moose country. There are places in Alaska, Canada and northern New England (Kenai, Talkeetna, Moosonee, Katahdin, Rangeley) and in Scandinavia (Dalarna, Sarek, Trysil). There are names from the animal itself, such as Paddles, Dewlap and Shovelhead, and from the ponds where it wades for water plants: Lily Pad, Cattail, Bogtrotter and Swamp Donkey, a slang name for the moose. Lodge and cabin names like Woodstove, Flapjack and Mackinaw suit a mascot or a plush moose.

Puns have a large share, because the word invites them. They run from Moosetache and Mooseum to the long ones that hide the animal at the end, such as Enormoose, Ridiculoose and Hippopotamoose. The last sets are for the herd: big names for bulls, older names for cows and wobbly ones for calves.

How to choose moose names

  • Decide which moose you are naming. A bull can carry Swamp King, Thrasher or Old Paddlehead, a cow suits Myrtle, Beulah or Pond Mother, and a calf suits Wobbles, Twigs or Little Paddles.
  • Use a place the moose could really come from. Kenai and Talkeetna point to Alaska, Katahdin and Moosehead to Maine, Gros Morne to Newfoundland and Dalarna or Trysil to Scandinavia.
  • For a mascot, a plush toy or a team, start with the puns. Enormoose, Moosetache and Sir Moose-a-Lot are easy to say out loud and easy to draw on a sign.
  • Try the name with the word moose after it. Flapjack the Moose and Bogtrotter the Moose work; a pun that already ends in moose, such as Famoose, should stand alone.
  • If the moose lives in a story set in Europe, remember that people there call it an elk. Älg, Elg or Hirvi will read as right to Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish readers.

Frequently asked questions

What are some funny moose names?

The list has dozens of puns. Short ones swap a syllable for the word, like Moosetache, Moosician, Mooseum and Moozart. Longer ones tuck the animal into the ending, like Enormoose, Infamoose, Ridiculoose and Hippopotamoose, and a few are titles, such as Sir Moose-a-Lot and Baron von Moose.

Is a moose the same as an elk?

It depends on where you are. In Europe the animal North Americans call a moose is called an elk, and its names there include Älg in Swedish, Elg in Norwegian and Hirvi in Finnish. In North America elk means the wapiti, a smaller deer with branching antlers, which has its own page on this site.

What is a good name for a bull moose?

Bulls are known for their size and their antlers, so names such as Paddles, Shovelhead, Widebeam, Tall Timber and Old Paddlehead fit. For a ruler of the swamp try Swamp King or Bog King, and for a northern feel try Denali, Yukon or Katahdin.

What should I name a baby moose?

A moose calf is all legs for its first months, so wobbly names work: Wobbles, Gangles, Stumbles, Twigs and Little Paddles. Calves are born in late spring, which is why June Bug and Mayflower are in the list too.

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A: 14 names

  • Abisko
  • Acadia
  • Alces
  • Älg
  • Älgkalv
  • Älgko
  • Älgtjur
  • Androscoggin
  • Antler Up
  • Apple Thief
  • Arvid
  • Aunt Ler
  • Auntie Alder
  • Axe Handle

B: 47 names

  • Backwater
  • Backyard Regular
  • Balsam Fir
  • Balsam Poplar
  • Bangor
  • Bannock
  • Bar Harbor
  • Baron von Moose
  • Baxter
  • Bear Claw
  • Bell
  • Bellringer
  • Bessie
  • Beulah
  • Big Bull
  • Big Earl
  • Big Fella
  • Big Galoot
  • Big Lunk
  • Big Nose
  • Big Sister Bog
  • Big Sven
  • Birch Log
  • Blackfly
  • Blackstrap
  • Bog
  • Bog Bridge
  • Bog King
  • Bog Laurel
  • Bogtrotter
  • Bone Crown
  • Bowron
  • Brake for Moose
  • Britta
  • Broadside
  • Browse
  • Bruce the Moose
  • Brushbuster
  • Buffalo Plaid
  • Bug Dope
  • Bulbnose
  • Bull Moose Party
  • Bull Session
  • Bulrush
  • Bunkhouse
  • Bush Pilot
  • Butter Tart

C: 27 names

  • Cabin
  • Camp Coffee
  • Campfire
  • Candelabra
  • Canoe
  • Cant Hook
  • Cape Breton
  • Captain Paddles
  • Carrabassett
  • Cast Iron
  • Cattail
  • Cedar Bog
  • Chapleau
  • Cheechako
  • Chester
  • Chesuncook
  • Chitina
  • Chowder
  • Clem
  • Cloven
  • Clydesdale
  • Copper River
  • Cordova
  • Corduroy Road
  • Cordwood
  • Crown
  • Curioose

D: 20 names

  • Dalarna
  • Dark Roast
  • Dawn Patrol
  • Deadwater
  • Denali
  • Dewlap
  • Diamond Willow
  • Diver
  • Dixville
  • Doctor Bog
  • Dolly
  • Doorframe
  • Driveway Blocker
  • Droopy Lip
  • Dropped Antler
  • Duck Your Head
  • Duckweed
  • Duke of Moosehead
  • Dunker
  • Dutch Oven

E: 15 names

  • Ebba
  • Einar
  • Élan
  • Elch
  • Elg
  • Elgkalv
  • Elgokse
  • Elmer
  • Elverum
  • Enormoose
  • Eponymoose
  • Errol
  • Espresso
  • Eustis
  • Ezra

F: 18 names

  • Fabuloose
  • Fairbanks
  • Famoose
  • Feltleaf
  • Fireside
  • First Frost
  • First Steps
  • Flapjack
  • Flin Flon
  • Float Plane
  • Flossie
  • Flowage
  • Floyd
  • Fogbank
  • Footloose Moose
  • Forkhorn
  • Fritter
  • Frost Heave

G: 21 names

  • Galoot
  • Gangles
  • Gangly
  • Garden Raider
  • Gaspé
  • Generoose
  • Gevir
  • Ginormoose
  • Glamoose
  • Glorioose
  • Golden Road
  • Goose Bay
  • Grand Marais
  • Great North Woods
  • Greenville
  • Gros Morne
  • Grunt
  • Gunflint
  • Gunnar
  • Gustav
  • Gustavus

H: 22 names

  • Hackmatack
  • Haines
  • Hair Moose
  • Halvor
  • Hank
  • Harald
  • Härjedalen
  • Hat Trick
  • Hatstand
  • Hay River
  • Headgear
  • Heavy Hoof
  • Hedmark
  • Helge
  • Hettie
  • High Hump
  • Highbush Cranberry
  • Hippopotamoose
  • Hirvi
  • Hobblebush
  • Homer
  • Humongoose

I: 8 names

  • Ice Out
  • Iditarod
  • Idre
  • Infamoose
  • Ingemar
  • Inspector Moose
  • Inuvik
  • Isle Royale

J: 8 names

  • Jackman
  • Jämtland
  • Jaywalker
  • Johnnycake
  • Jokkmokk
  • June Bug
  • Juneau
  • Juneberry

K: 18 names

  • Kachemak
  • Kainuu
  • Kancamagus
  • Kantishna
  • Kapuskasing
  • Karelia
  • Katahdin
  • Kayak
  • Kenai
  • Kennebec
  • Kineo
  • King of the Bog
  • Knobby Knees
  • Knut
  • Kokadjo
  • Krona
  • Kruunu
  • Kuusamo

L: 27 names

  • La Ronge
  • Lake Effect
  • Lars
  • Lawn Ornament
  • Lead Cow of the Lake
  • Leaf Peeper
  • Leatherleaf
  • Lena
  • Lettie
  • Liard
  • Lily Dipper
  • Lily Muncher
  • Lily Pad
  • Little Paddles
  • Lloyd
  • Lodge
  • Log Drive
  • Logan
  • Logging Road
  • Long Shanks
  • Longface
  • Loonie
  • Loose Moose
  • Loosey Moosey
  • Łoś
  • Low Bridge
  • Lurch

M: 88 names

  • Machias
  • Mackinaw
  • Magnanimoose
  • Mailbox Inspector
  • Major Moose
  • Mama Moose
  • Maple Bar
  • Maple Creemee
  • Maple Syrup
  • Marsh
  • Märta
  • Marveloose
  • Marvin
  • Matanuska
  • Maurice
  • Mayflower
  • Mayor Moose
  • McCarthy
  • Melvin
  • Merry Christmoose
  • Mile Marker
  • Milk Mustache
  • Millinocket
  • Milton
  • Mineral Lick
  • Mire
  • Molasses
  • Monarch of the Marsh
  • Monson
  • Monty
  • Moosabelle
  • Moosaka
  • Moosby
  • Moose Alley
  • Moose and Squirrel
  • Moose Caboose
  • Moose Call
  • Moose Code
  • Moose Congeniality
  • Moose Crossing
  • Moose Factory
  • Moose Jaw
  • Moose Likely
  • Moose on the Loose

M, continued

  • Moose Valuable Player
  • Moose Wanted
  • Moosebury
  • Moosechievous
  • Moosed Opportunity
  • Moosehead
  • Mooseketeer
  • Mooseph
  • Moosephine
  • Moosetache
  • Moosette
  • Mooseum
  • Moosewood
  • Mooseworth
  • Moosey McMooseface
  • Mooshka
  • Moosical
  • Moosician
  • Moosimilian
  • Moosimus
  • Moosing Around
  • Moosington
  • Moosli
  • Moosonee
  • Moosquerade
  • Moosquito
  • Moostang
  • Moosterious
  • Moosterpiece
  • Moostopher
  • Moozart
  • Moozzarella
  • Morning Mist
  • Mountain Ash
  • Mountie
  • Moxie
  • Mud Season
  • Mudder
  • Mudflat
  • Mudroom
  • Muffin
  • Muffin Thief
  • Murray
  • Myrtle

N: 10 names

  • Nervoose
  • Nettie
  • Newfoundland
  • No-See-Um
  • Nome
  • Nor'easter
  • Norrland
  • Northeast Kingdom
  • Northern Lights
  • Northwoods

O: 11 names

  • Old Paddlehead
  • Ole
  • Olle
  • Orignal
  • Orono
  • Orville
  • Østerdalen
  • Östersund
  • Outfitter
  • Overbite
  • Oxbow

P: 20 names

  • Paddles
  • Palm
  • Palmate
  • Palmer
  • Paper Birch
  • Peavey
  • Pine Tar
  • Põder
  • Polar Vortex
  • Pond Dipper
  • Pond Hopper
  • Pond Mother
  • Pondweed
  • Porch Swing
  • Portage
  • Poutine
  • Preposteroose
  • Professor Dewlap
  • Puddle Jumper
  • Pumpkin Bandit

Q: 2 names

  • Quaking Aspen
  • Quesnel

R: 15 names

  • Rack
  • Rack and Roll
  • Rangeley
  • Red Osier
  • Ridiculoose
  • Riding Mountain
  • Right of Way
  • Rival
  • River Driver
  • Road Salt
  • Roadblock
  • Roadside Attraction
  • Rocking Chair
  • Rockwood
  • Røros

S: 52 names

  • Saco
  • Sälen
  • Salt Lick
  • Sarek
  • Sarvi
  • Sawmill
  • Schnoz
  • Scoop
  • Screen Door
  • Sebago
  • Seven Foot
  • Seward
  • Shed Hunter
  • Short Stack
  • Shovel
  • Shovelhead
  • Sir Moose-a-Lot
  • Sitka
  • Sixten
  • Skagway
  • Skogens Konge
  • Skogens Konung
  • Skovelhorn
  • Småland
  • Smithers
  • Snorkel
  • Snow Squall
  • Snowbank Napper
  • Sokhaty
  • Spatterdock
  • Speckled Alder
  • Speed Bump
  • Spring Thaw
  • Spruce Gum
  • Spruce Moose
  • Spruce Tip
  • Spud
  • Sticky Bun
  • Stillwater
  • Storoksen
  • Striped Maple
  • Stumbles
  • Stupendoose
  • Sugar on Snow
  • Sugar Shack
  • Sugarbush
  • Sugarloaf
  • Sven
  • Swamp Donkey
  • Swamp King
  • Swampy
  • Sweetgale

T: 25 names

  • Talkeetna
  • Tall Stack
  • Tall Timber
  • Telemark
  • Terra Nova
  • Teslin
  • The Moose Is Loose
  • Thoroughfare
  • Thousand Pounder
  • Thrasher
  • Thunder Bay
  • Tillie
  • Timmins
  • Tin Cup
  • Tines
  • Toboggan
  • Toonie
  • Traffic Jam
  • Trail Mix
  • Trøndelag
  • Trysil
  • Twig Eater
  • Twigs
  • Twinsy
  • Tyra

U: 2 names

  • Umbagog
  • Unanimoose

V: 8 names

  • Valdez
  • Vamoose
  • Värmland
  • Västerbotten
  • Velvet
  • Vern
  • Voyageur
  • Voyageurs

W: 18 names

  • Wader
  • Walt
  • Wasilla
  • Water Lily
  • Watson Lake
  • Wattle
  • Wawa
  • Welcome Mat
  • Whoopie Pie
  • Wide Spread
  • Widebeam
  • Willowbrowse
  • Wingspan
  • Witch Hazel
  • Wobbles
  • Wood Smoke
  • Woodpile
  • Woodstove

Y: 4 names

  • Yakutat
  • Yearling
  • Yellow Birch
  • Yukon