Fancy Rat Name Generator

Roll a name for the rat you notice first

Generate a few fancy rat names and picture the first thing you noticed. Dumbo Sterling might go under a sketch that shows the ears. Chocolate Milo could fit a drawing where the coat stands out against pale fabric. Try both in a greeting and under the same drawing. Keep the one that brings the right rat to mind.

Try the name as someone would say it at home

Rex Archibald can work as a full name in a caption. Toby Mischief could suit a rat in a story who runs off with part of a paper map. If you shorten a name in conversation, try the short version in a quick line. Show both forms once on the same page before letting the short one stand alone.

Read two names with the drawing covered

Amber Curie and Caramel Curie might be shortened to the same word. Compare one of them with Dumbo Chester. Write a line for the rat in the hammock and one for the rat by the tunnel. Read them in reverse order. If a listener cannot tell which rat you mean, try a name with a different opening sound.

Use the name when the rat is out of sight

Try your two favorites in a note someone leaves after the rat has moved. Add the detail that person saw, such as the marked coat or where the piece of paper ended up. If the name works in a line of conversation and on the next page of the story, it can help a reader remember the same rat.

For a real pet, keep the name next to a date and what you noticed. In a story, try the name in the voice of someone who has only heard about the rat. See if they can still connect the name to the empty hammock or the torn corner of the map after the rat has moved.