Yak Name Generator
High-mountain names for shaggy yaks and calves
Generate yak names for farm and fiber herds, pack animals, pets, mascots and story characters: Himalayan names like Tenzin and Kailash, coat names like Tassel and Fringe, food names like Butter and Momo, and puns like Yakety Yak and Cognyak.
About yak names
Domestic yaks are kept across the Tibetan Plateau, the Himalaya and Mongolia for milk, fiber and meat and as pack animals, and most yak names borrow from that high country. The first group here is real given names from Tibet, the Sherpa valleys, Bhutan, Nepal and Mongolia: Tenzin, Dolma, Norbu, Pema, Tashi. Several are Sherpa day names, traditionally given for the weekday a child is born, such as Dawa for Monday and Pasang for Friday. The second group is geography: real peaks, passes and valleys, from Everest, Kailash and Makalu to Thorong La and Khumbu.
The rest follows the animal. A yak's coat hangs like a long skirt, which gives Tassel, Fringe, Mop and Shagpile. Its scientific name, Bos grunniens, means grunting ox, because yaks grunt rather than moo, hence Old Grunt and Grunt Work. Food names come from the mountain kitchen: Butter, Tsampa, Momo, Chhurpi and Po Cha, the salted butter tea. Altitude and weather supply Blizzard, Thin Air, Snowline and Spindrift, and heavy animals get Tank, Atlas and Keystone.
You will also find color names for black, golden and white-marked animals, calf names, pack-trail and bell names, pairs and small herds, storybook titles and puns on the word yak, from Yakety Yak and Kayak to Cognyak. No name is invented to sound Himalayan.
How to choose yak names
- Borrow the Sherpa day-name custom and name a calf for the weekday it was born: Dawa, Mingma, Lhakpa, Phurba, Pasang, Pemba and Nima run from Monday to Sunday.
- For a fiber or dairy herd, give each year's calves one theme, such as peaks, passes or mountain foods, so a name tells you the animal's age group at a glance.
- Name for the adult. A calf called Yaklet or Pocket Yak grows into a very large animal, so decide whether the joke still works then.
- Treat borrowed names with respect. Tenzin, Pema and Dorje are names real people carry, so skip religious titles and sacred figures as animal names, and look up what a name means before you use it.
- Say the name the way you would call it across a pasture. Two clear syllables such as Momo, Tashi or Blizzard carry farther than a long pun, which can stay on the paperwork.
Frequently asked questions
What are good names for a yak?
Himalayan given names and place names are the classic choice: Tenzin, Norbu, Dolma, Kailash, Makalu or Khumbu. For looks, try Tassel, Fringe or Inkwell, and for a big steer, Tank, Atlas or Rampart. Food names such as Butter, Tsampa and Momo suit almost any yak.
What is a female yak called?
In Tibetan the word yak is used for the male, and the female is called a dri; Sherpa herders say nak. In English, yak covers both sexes, and breeders usually speak of yak cows, yak bulls and calves. A dzo is a cross between a yak and domestic cattle.
What are some funny yak names?
Most of the jokes are puns on the word itself: Yakety Yak, Kayak, Cognyak, Yak of All Trades, Lumberyak and Yakamole. The list also has dry descriptive jokes such as Technically an Ox, She Who Eats the Tent and The Yak Who Would Not Budge.
Are the Tibetan and Himalayan names real?
The personal names are established given names from Tibet, the Sherpa valleys, Bhutan, Nepal and Mongolia, and the peaks, passes and valleys are real places. The list does not give meanings, so look a name up before you settle on it. Religious titles and sacred figures are left out on purpose.
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All 1,000 yak names
A: 30 names
- Aaruul
- Abominable Snowyak
- Above the Clouds
- Acclimatizer
- Achar
- Admiral Avalanche
- All Terrain
- Almanyak
- Alpine Aster
- Altantsetseg
- Altimeter
- Ama Dablam
- Amberlight
- Amne Machin
- Amphu Lapcha
- Ang Dawa
- Ang Nima
- Anil
- Anju
- Ankhbayar
- Annapurna
- Applejyak
- Arete
- Ariunaa
- Armagnyak
- Asha
- Atlas
- Autumn Trail
- Avalanche
- Avalanche Rider
B: 86 names
- Baatar
- Baby Blizzard
- Balaclava
- Bald Face
- Ballast
- Banner Cloud
- Baralacha
- Barberry
- Baritone
- Barley
- Barley and Rye
- Barley Cake
- Barley Straw
- Baron von Fringe
- Barrel Chest
- Baruntse
- Basalt
- Base Camp
- Bastion
- Bat-Erdene
- Bath Mat
- Beardy
- Bearskin
- Belay
- Bell and Clapper
- Bell Bottoms
- Bell of the Upper Valley
- Bell Yak
- Bellsong
- Big Dorje
- Big Grunt
- Big Lungs
- Big Shoulders
- Bigfoot
- Bikram
- Bimala
- Binod
- Bistari
- Bivouac
- Bivvy
- Black Pepper
- Black Sesame
- Black Tea
B, continued
- Blackboard
- Blaze
- Blaze Face
- Blizzard
- Blockade
- Bloomers
- Blue Ice
- Blue Pine
- Blue Poppy
- Blue Sheep
- Bobbin
- Bold
- Boortsog
- Bootlace
- Born in a Blizzard
- Boss of the Moraine
- Boulderback
- Bounce
- Bowline
- Boxcar
- Brainiyak
- Brass Bell
- Brass Tacks
- Brawn
- Breath of Winter
- Brick Tea
- Broadside
- Broomtail
- Bumthang
- Bunt
- Burdock
- Burly
- Burr
- Butter
- Butter and Tea
- Butter Bean
- Butter Churn
- Butter Pat
- Butter Tea
- Butter the Brave
- Buttress
- Buuz
- Byamba
C: 64 names
- Camp Cook
- Camp Four
- Caper
- Captain Crampon
- Captain Tassel
- Captain Yak
- Carabiner
- Caramel Tea
- Cardiyak
- Carwash
- Catch Up
- Cement Mixer
- Chai
- Chalk Mark
- Chamlang
- Chang La
- Changthang
- Changtse
- Chele La
- Chhurpi
- Chili Paste
- Chime
- Chimney
- Chiya
- Cho La
- Cho Oyu
- Choden
- Choki
- Cholatse
- Chomo Lonzo
- Chough
- Chukhung
C, continued
- Cinquefoil
- Citadel
- Clanker
- Clapper
- Clotted Cream
- Cloud Cap
- Cloud Nine
- Cloudburst
- Cloudline
- Cloudwalker
- Clove Hitch
- Coal and Cream
- Coal Scuttle
- Cobra Lily
- Cognyak
- Cold Snap
- Coldbreath
- Colonel Cornice
- Comb and Shear
- Compass
- Cookies and Cream
- Cornerstone
- Cornice
- Cotton Ball
- Count Yakula
- Counterweight
- Crackeryak
- Cragfoot
- Crampon
- Crosswind
- Curds and Whey
- Cwm
D: 47 names
- Dai
- Dal Bhat
- Danphe
- Dark Roast
- Datshi
- Davaa
- Dawa
- Dawa the Dauntless
- Dawn Patrol
- Dawncaller
- Deadlift
- Dechen
- Deep Breath
- Deep Drift
- Deep Freeze
- Definitely Not a Buffalo
- Dekyi
- Dema
- Deurali
- Dhaulagiri
- Dhindo
- Dhondup
- Didi
- Diesel
- Dilip
- Ding Dong
- Dingboche
- Dinner Bell
- Dipak
- Dochu La
- Dollop
- Dolma
- Dolpo
- Dorje
- Down Jacket
- Dreadnought
- Driftplow
- Drop Spindle
- Duchess of Dolpo
- Duffel
- Duke of Mustang
- Dump Truck
- Dumplin
- Duskbell
- Duvet
- Dwarf Willow
- Dzong
E: 11 names
- Ear Flaps
- Early Start
- Earthmover
- Echo
- Eiderdown
- Eight Thousand
- Ema Datshi
- Empress of Thin Air
- Encore
- Everest
- Everest and Lhotse
F: 34 names
- False Summit
- Far Pasture
- Farwalker
- Father Frost
- Felt
- Fencetester
- First Hoof on the Summit
- First Light
- Five Thousand Meters
- Fixed Rope
- Flagtail
- Flapyak
- Flask
- Floor Sweeper
- Flour Sack
- Foghorn
- Footbridge
- Forklift
- Fortress
- Four by Four
- Four Socks
- Freckle
- Freighter
- Fringe
- Fringe and Tassel
- Fringe the Fearless
- Frost and Thaw
- Frost Heave
- Frosted Tips
- Frostmane
- Furball
- Fuzz
- Fuzzbucket
- Fuzzy Wuzzy
G: 47 names
- Gaiter
- Gale Force
- Galehorn
- Ganbaatar
- Gangapurna
- Gangkhar Puensum
- Gantulga
- Garlic Soup
- Gatelifter
- General Grunt
- Ghee
- Ghee Whiz
- Ghorepani
- Ginger and Garlic
- Ginger Root
- Ginger Tea
- Girder
- Girth Strap
- Glacier
- Glacierborn
- Goat Path
- Gokyo Ri
- Gold Dust
- Golden Eagle
- Golden Hour
- Golden Yak
- Goldilocks
- Goldleaf
- Gorak Shep
- Goral
- Grandpa Glacier
- Graphite
- Great Wall
- Greatcoat
- Griffon
- Grumble
- Grunniens
- Grunt and Groan
- Grunt the Great
- Grunt Work
- Grunting Ox
- Grunty
- Guard Hair
- Guardian of the Gate
- Gundruk
- Gyachung Kang
- Gyaltsen
H: 42 names
- Haa Valley
- Hail and Sleet
- Hailhide
- Hair Force One
- Hairball
- Hairy Ox
- Half a Mop
- Half Moon
- Handknit
- Hard Frost
- Harrumph
- Hat Thief
- Haythief
- He Who Blocks the Trail
- Headlamp
- Hearthrug
- Heavy Duty
- Heavy Hoof
- High and Dry
- High Camp
- High Road
- High Wind
- Highgrazer
- Hillary Step
- Himal
- Himalayan Poppy
- Himalchuli
- Hit the Road Yak
- Hiunchuli
- Hobnail
- Homespun
- Honey Butter
- Hoof Print
- Hop
- Horn of the High Pass
- Hot Lemon
- Huff and Puff
- Huffy
- Hula Skirt
- Hump
- Humph
- Husky
I: 15 names
- Ice Axe
- Ice Bridge
- Ice Fog
- Ice Screw
- Ice Window
- Icebeard
- Icebreaker
- Immovable
- Imperial
- Ink Blot
- Inkwell
- Insomniyak
- Ironhump
- Ironside
- Island Peak
J: 11 names
- Jam Jam
- Jannu
- Jet
- Jet Stream
- Jigme
- Jingle
- Jomolhari
- Jomsom
- Jumar
- Junior Grunt
- Junu
K: 39 names
- K2
- Kabru
- Kagbeni
- Kailash
- Kala Patthar
- Kalden
- Kalo
- Kamala
- Kangchenjunga
- Kangtega
- Karma
- Karpo
- Katabatic
- Kayak
- Kayak King
- Keeper of Nine Passes
- Keeper of the Pass
- Kelsang
- Kettle Black
- Keystone
- Khapse
- Khar
- Khardung La
- Kharka
- Khumbu
- Khumjung
- Khunde
- Khuushuur
- Khuvsgul
- Kiang
- Kick
- King of the Col
- Kinley
- Knee High
- Knots
- Kodiyak
- Kongma La
- Kunga
- Kunsang
L: 46 names
- Ladakh
- Lady Butterworth
- Lady Fringe
- Lady Langtang
- Lamjung
- Lammergeier
- Lampblack
- Langtang Lirung
- Laphing
- Larkya La
- Lash Rope
- Lassi
- Last Light
- Last Light on the Ridge
- Latecomer
- Lead and Follow
- Lead Yak
- Leapfrog
- Leg Warmers
- Lenticular
- Lhakpa
- Lhotse
- Lhundup
- Lint
- Little Avalanche
- Little Grunt
- Little Tashi
- Little Yak Horner
- Lkhagva
- Lo Manthang
- Load and Lash
- Load Line
- Loadbearer
- Lobsang
- Lobuche
- Long Haul
- Long Johns
- Long Way Round
- Longfringe
- Loofah
- Lord Lhotse
- Lost Horizon
- Low Gear
- Low Note
- Lukla
- Lumberyak
M: 47 names
- Machapuchare
- Machhermo
- Madame Butterfat
- Mainstay
- Major Altitude
- Makalu
- Manang
- Manaslu
- Manju
- Maral
- Marmot
- Marpha
- Maya
- Mayor of Namche
- Meltwater
- Mera La
- Mera Peak
- Metok
- Mighty Yak
- Milestone
- Milk Teeth
- Mingma
- Mini Mop
- Minya Konka
- Misheel
- Molt
- Momo
- Momo Junior
- Monkshood
- Monsoon
- Monterey Yak
- Moo Not
- Moonhorn
- Moonless
- Mop
- Mop and Bucket
- Mop the Magnificent
- Moraine
- Mother Mountain
- Mountain Mover
- Mountain Sorrel
- Mule Track
- Mustang
- Mutter
- Mutton Chops
- Mutus
- Myagmar
N: 29 names
- Nabin
- Nakpo
- Namcha Barwa
- Namche
- Namgay
- Namgyal
- Namtso
- Nanga Parbat
- Nangpa La
- Nathu La
- New Arrival
- Ngawang
- Ngodup
- Night Camp
- Nilgiri
- Nima
- Nine Bells
- Nirmala
- Noodle and Dumpling
- Noodle Soup
- Norbu
- Norbu the Unbothered
- North Face
- Not a Bison
- Nubbin
- Nuptse
- Nuptse and Pumori
- Nyam
- Nyima
O: 14 names
- Obsidian
- Odgerel
- Old Barleycorn
- Old Grunt
- Old Half Horn
- Old Mossback
- Old Norbu
- Old Saltlick
- Old Snowline
- Old Tinbell
- Otgonbayar
- Overcoat
- Ox Cart
- Oyunaa
P: 54 names
- Pack and Saddle
- Pack Saddle
- Packer
- Paint Drip
- Palden
- Paljor
- Pandim
- Papa Grunt
- Parka
- Paro
- Paro and Punakha
- Pasang
- Passwarden
- Pathfinder
- Peak and Valley
- Peakbreaker
- Peep
- Pema
- Pema the Patient
- Pemba
- Pepper Yak
- Petticoat
- Pheriche
- Phoksundo
- Phortse
- Phuntsok
- Phurba
- Pika
- Pisang
- Piton
- Pixie
- Plodder
- Plus One
- Po Cha
- Pocket Checker
- Pocket Yak
- Poephagus
- Pom Pom
- Pompon
- Porter
- Pouf
- Powder Day
- Powerhouse
- Pratik
- Primula
- Prince of Passes
- Princess Pema
- Professor Tsampa
- Prop Forward
- Prusik
- Puddle Jumper
- Puffer
- Pumori
- Punakha
Q: 1 name
- Queen of the Kharka
R: 34 names
- Raggedy
- Rajan
- Rampart
- Rappel
- Rara
- Rebar
- Red Panda
- Red Rice
- Renjo La
- Rest Day
- Resupply
- Rhino
- Rhododendron
- Ridge and Col
- Ridgeback
- Ridgeline
- Right Behind You
- Rigzin
- Rimehide
- Rinchen
- Roasted Barley
- Rock and Scree
- Rockfoil
- Rongbuk
- Roof of the World
- Rooftop
- Rope and Bell
- Rope Bridge
- Roving
- Royal Yak
- Rucksack
- Rug
- Rug Monster
- Rumbles
S: 122 names
- Sabin
- Saddlebag
- Salt and Butter
- Salt and Pepper
- Salt Road
- Salt Tea
- Salt Trader
- Salted Butter
- Samdup
- Samten
- Sandbag
- Sarita
- Sarlag
- Saruul
- Saser Kangri
- Sasquatch
- Sathi
- Saxifrage
- Scraggs
- Scree
- Screewalker
- Sea Buckthorn
- Second Wind
- Seedling
- Sel Roti
- Señor Fuzz
- Sergeant Scree
- Serow
- Seto
- Seven Passes
- Sha Phaley
- Shadow on the Snowfield
- Shadow Side
- Shaggy Chic
- Shagpile
- Shangri-La
- She Who Eats the Tent
- Shed Head
- Sheepskin
- Sherab
S, continued
- Shoe Polish
- Shoelace Eater
- Shuttle
- Sideburns
- Silk Road
- Siniolchu
- Sir Grunts-a-Lot
- Sir Mopsalot
- Sir Snort
- Sir Yaks-a-Lot
- Sister Snowline
- Skewbald
- Skip
- Skypasture
- Sleeping Bag
- Slow and Steady
- Small Fry
- Smallest Bell
- Snarl
- Sneeze
- Snip
- Snorty
- Snow Boots
- Snow Bridge
- Snow Day
- Snow Finch
- Snow Leopard
- Snow Lotus
- Snow Partridge
- Snow Pea
- Snowblind
- Snowline
- Snowmelt
- Snowpack
- Snowsong
- Snowstrider
- Snuffle
- Solu
- Somersault
- Sonam
- Soot and Snow
S, continued
- Soup Dumpling
- South Col
- Spikenard
- Spilled Milk
- Spindle
- Spindrift
- Spinning Wheel
- Split Ends
- Spring Shed
- Spring Thaw
- Squall
- Squeak
- Stalwart
- Star Face
- Steady Eddie
- Steamed Bun
- Steamsnout
- Stepping Stone
- Stok Kangri
- Stomp and Shuffle
- Stompy
- Stone Stair
- Stonecrop
- Stonehorn
- Stormshoulder
- Stout
- Straw Hat
- Strongbox
- Sugar Dusted
- Suja
- Suman
- Summer Grass
- Sunbreak
- Sunita
- Sunny Side
- Supply Run
- Sure Foot
- Suutei Tsai
- Swing Bridge
- Switchback
- Syangboche
T: 115 names
- Taboche
- Tagalong
- Tail End
- Takin
- Talk Yak
- Tamir
- Tanglang La
- Tangle
- Tank
- Tarag
- Tashi
- Tashi Lapcha
- Tassel
- Tatopani
- Tatters
- Tea Road
- Teahouse
- Team Snowline
- Technically an Ox
- Tej
- Temur
- Temuulen
- Tengis
- Tentbreaker
- Tenzin
- Thame
- Thamserku
- Tharchin
- Thawrunner
- The Avalanche Sisters
- The Barley Thieves
- The Base Camp Crew
- The Bell Ringers
- The Blizzard Brothers
- The Butter Brigade
- The Cloud Grazers
- The Fence Leaners
- The Four Thousanders
- The Fringe Guard
- The Gate Crashers
- The Glacier Gang
- The Grunt Chorus
- The Grunt Squad
- The Grunting Glacier
- The High Country Herd
- The High Pass Herd
- The Hoof Troop
- The Horn Section
- The Long Haulers
- The Momo Mob
- The Mop Squad
- The Moraine Crew
- The Mountain That Walks
- The Pass Opener
- The Ridge Walkers
- The Rope Team
- The Salt Caravan
T, continued
- The Shaggy Sentinel
- The Snow Breaker
- The Summit Party
- The Switchback Seven
- The Tassel Troop
- The Tea Train
- The Thaw Bringer
- The Thin Air Club
- The Unhurried One
- The Woolly Bunch
- The Woolly Juggernaut
- The Yak Pack
- The Yak Who Would Not Budge
- Thenthuk
- Thick and Thin
- Thimble
- Thin Air
- Thinley
- Third Pole
- Thistledown
- Thorong La
- Thukpa
- Thumper
- Thunder and Snow
- Thunderhoof
- Thundermop
- Thupten
- Tibetan Ox
- Tilicho
- Timur Pepper
- Tingmo
- Tobgay
- Tongba
- Top of the World
- Topgyal
- Trail Mom
- Trailblocker
- Trailhead
- Treacle
- Treeline
- Trekker
- Trudge
- Tsampa
- Tsampa and Momo
- Tsampa Ball
- Tsangpo
- Tsering
- Tseten
- Tsewang
- Tsogt
- Tsomo
- Tsuivan
- Tuft
- Tugboat
- Tukuche
- Tumen
- Tussock
- Two Lungs
U: 10 names
- Ugyen
- Unbudgeable
- Uncle Butter
- Undercoat
- Underfoot
- Union Yak
- Up and Over
- Updraft
- Uphill Both Ways
- Urum
W: 30 names
- Wait for Me
- Wake-Up Call
- Walker Above the Clouds
- Walking Carpet
- Wangchuk
- Wangdu
- Wangmo
- Warden of the Ridge
- Wayfinder
- Waystation
- Wee Grunt
- Welcome Yak
- West Ridge
- Western Cwm
- White Blaze
- White Socks
- Whiteout
- Whitetail
- Whitewash
- Wide Load
- Wiggle
- Wild Thyme
- Wild Yak
- Winch
- Windcomber
- Withers
- Woodsmoke
- Wool Sock
- Workhorse
- Worsted
Y: 66 names
- Yak and Forth
- Yak and Jill
- Yak and the Beanstalk
- Yak Attack
- Yak Be Nimble
- Yak Butter
- Yak Down
- Yak Frost
- Yak in the Box
- Yak o'Clock
- Yak of All Trades
- Yak of Diamonds
- Yak of Hearts
- Yak Rabbit
- Yak Shack
- Yak Snack
- Yak Sparrow
- Yak Sprat
- Yak Stack
- Yak to Basics
- Yak to Square One
- Yak to the Future
- Yak Track
- Yak Yak
- Yak-o'-Lantern
- Yakadamia
- Yakademic
- Yakamole
- Yakapella
- Yakaranda
- Yakaroni
- Yakaroon
- Yakasaurus
Y, continued
- Yakcordion
- Yakety Sax
- Yakety Yak
- Yakhammer
- Yakisoba
- Yakitori
- Yakknife
- Yakky
- Yaklet
- Yakling
- Yaklope
- Yakob
- Yakov
- Yakpot
- Yakqueline
- Yakques
- Yakrobat
- Yakson
- Yakster
- Yaktastic
- Yaktivist
- Yakuum
- Yakuzzi
- Yakzilla
- Yamdrok
- Yangchen
- Yangzom
- Yellow Band
- Yeshe
- Yeti
- Yodel
- Yokozuna
- Yonten