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Beaver names: 150+ funny, cute and clever ideas

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The best beaver names play on teeth, timber and dams, like Chompers, Lodge Ness and Justin Beaver. A good one suits a plush toy, a school mascot or the hardworking builder that just moved into your creek.

Below are 150+ beaver names in eight groups: funny names, beaver puns, cute names, famous beavers from TV, books and campuses, celebrity puns, Canadian names for the country's national animal, woodland names and matching names for a beaver pair. Every name has a short note.

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  • Pond, James Pond

    Secret-agent pun for a sleek, stealthy swimmer

  • Woodworker Walt

    Handcrafts every stick by tooth

  • Driftwood

    Weathered and wise, a free building supply

  • Muskoka

    Ontario cottage country, full of lakes and rivers

  • Paul Bunyan

    Folk-hero lumberjack, but this one uses teeth

  • Lodge Podge

    For a beaver whose home is a delightful mess

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Funny beaver names

Names for nature's busiest builder, with plenty of teeth in the jokes.

  1. Chompers: For a beaver with a world-famous set of orange teeth
  2. Lumberjack: Fells trees without a single tool
  3. Gnawman: Sounds like Norman, chews like a wood chipper
  4. Damsel: Fairy-tale pun for a girl who builds her own rescue
  5. Foreman Frank: Runs the whole pond like a building site
  6. Professor Gnawsworth: A scholarly name for a very thoughtful chewer
  7. Timber!: What everyone yells right before lunch falls over
  8. Splinter: An occupational hazard, and a ninja master's name
  9. Tooth Fairy: Orange teeth, no magic, very questionable service
  10. Slappy: Named for the warning tail slap on the water
  11. Beaverly Hills: For a fancy rodent with a luxury lodge
  12. Eager McBeaver: For the hardest-working rodent on the river
  13. Log Jammer: Causes a traffic backup on every stream
  14. Hoover: Named for America's most famous dam, not the vacuum
  15. The Architect: Designs dams that engineers still study
  16. Chipper: Cheerful, and leaves a pile of shavings everywhere
  17. Toothpick: All that's left after a big lunch
  18. Sawdust: Leaves a fine trail behind every project
  19. Moe Lars: Sounds like a person; actually the back teeth
  20. Rodney the Rodent: Proud to be the world's second-largest gnawer
  21. Nibbles: Never eats a whole tree, just samples them all
  22. Mr. Fix-It: Patches a leaking dam overnight, every time
  23. Night Shift: Does most of the building after dark
  24. Woodworker Walt: Handcrafts every stick by tooth
  25. Chief Engineer: Holds the top job on every river project
  26. Orange Crush: Named for those famous iron-tough front teeth
  27. Snack Attack: Never met a tree it didn't want to taste

Beaver pun names

Wood, log, lodge and pond puns for a beaver with a sense of humor.

  1. Lodge Ness: Lake-monster pun for a legendary home builder
  2. Log Rhythm: A math pun for a beaver who builds in patterns
  3. Branch Manager: Oversees every stick in the dam
  4. Wood You Rather: Game-night pun for an indecisive beaver
  5. Tree-mendous: Big personality, bigger appetite for bark
  6. Gnobel Prize: Awarded for outstanding achievement in dam engineering
  7. Twig Newton: A snack pun with scientific credentials
  8. Bark Side: Star Wars pun: come on over, there's fresh willow
  9. Pond, James Pond: Secret-agent pun for a sleek, stealthy swimmer
  10. Chew Chew Train: Railroad pun for a beaver that never stops munching
  11. Splash Gordon: Space-hero pun for a fast swimmer
  12. Paddle Pop: Named for a flat tail and a sweet treat
  13. Gnaw It All: For a clever beaver with an answer for everything
  14. Board Meeting: Every dam starts with a planning session
  15. Knot Now: For a beaver who works on its own schedule
  16. Chip Off the Old Block: For a kit who builds just like the parents
  17. Woodstock: Festival pun for a beaver with a big stockpile
  18. Brook Lynn: City-girl pun for a beaver who lives by a stream
  19. Amster-Dam: City pun for a beaver with canal-building dreams
  20. Tail Spin: Cartoon pun for a beaver who twirls in the water
  21. Lord of the Rings: Counts the circles in every trunk before lunch
  22. Tree's Company: Sitcom pun for a sociable beaver who loves visitors
  23. Log On: Computer pun for a tech-savvy builder
  24. Gnaw Way: For a beaver who says no to bedtime
  25. Lodge Podge: For a beaver whose home is a delightful mess

Cute beaver names

Soft, sweet names for a plush beaver, a baby kit or a cuddly cartoon.

  1. Pancake: A nod to that flat, paddle-shaped tail
  2. Waffles: Crisscross pattern, like the scaly skin on a tail
  3. Hazelnut: Small, brown and sweet as can be
  4. Chestnut: Rich brown, like a glossy beaver coat
  5. Fudge: Dark, sweet and very huggable
  6. Muffin: Round, warm and perfect for a baby
  7. Biscuit: A golden-brown classic for a golden-brown pet
  8. Tater Tot: Small, round and impossible not to love
  9. Pretzel: Twisty and fun, like a beaver doing laps
  10. Cuddles: For a plush beaver made for bedtime
  11. Snuggles: Warm, soft and always ready for a hug
  12. Wiggles: For a kit that can't sit still
  13. Twiggy: Named for a favorite snack, sixties style
  14. Sprout: For the smallest member of the family
  15. Teddy: Like a cuddly stuffed bear that loves to swim
  16. Paddles: For that flat, rubbery tail that steers every swim
  17. Brownie: Sweet name for a rich brown coat
  18. Cinnamon: Warm, reddish-brown and sweet
  19. Acorn: Small, woodsy and full of promise
  20. Kit Kat: Candy-bar pun for a baby, since that's what young beavers are called
  21. Pudding: Soft, sweet and perfect for a round little kit
  22. Toast: Warm, golden-brown and very comforting
  23. Clementine: Orange like those famous teeth, and just as sweet

Famous beaver names

Real beavers from TV, books, toothpaste ads and college campuses.

  1. Bucky: The Ipana toothpaste mascot of 1950s TV ads
  2. Benny: Oregon State's mascot; Oregon is the Beaver State
  3. Tim: MIT's mascot, whose name is the school spelled backward
  4. Amik: Mascot of the 1976 Montreal Olympics; Algonquin for beaver
  5. Norbert: The older, calmer brother in Nickelodeon's The Angry Beavers
  6. Daggett: The younger, more excitable of the two cartoon brothers
  7. Mr. Beaver: Talking Narnian who leads the Pevensie children to Aslan
  8. Mrs. Beaver: Wanted to bring her sewing machine when fleeing the White Witch
  9. Theodore: Real first name of the boy in Leave It to Beaver
  10. Castor: Latin genus name shared by both beaver species

Celebrity beaver pun names

Famous names with wood, bark, teeth or timber hiding inside.

  1. Justin Beaver: Pop-star pun for a rodent with perfect hair
  2. Justin Timberlake: A real pop star whose name is already a beaver joke
  3. Chewbacca: Furry sidekick name with a hint of munching built in
  4. Lumberjack Black: School of Rock pun for a loud, fun-loving builder
  5. Bark Twain: Riverboat-writer pun for a beaver who lives on the water
  6. Log Malone: Rapper pun for a laid-back beaver with style
  7. Morgan Treeman: Wise, calm and narrates life on the pond
  8. Chris Pine: An actor whose last name is basically a snack
  9. Woodrow Wilson: Presidential pick for a very serious builder
  10. Bob Ross: Loves happy little trees for slightly different reasons
  11. Paul Bunyan: Folk-hero lumberjack, but this one uses teeth
  12. Woodchuck Norris: Tough-guy pun for a beaver nobody messes with
  13. Bark Wahlberg: Action-star pun for a tough little builder
  14. Kit Harington: Actor pun, since a baby beaver shares his first name
  15. Willow Smith: Singer whose first name is a top beaver snack
  16. Chew Barrymore: Movie-star pun for a charming little gnawer
  17. Bucky Barnes: Marvel hero name for a beaver with famous buck teeth
  18. Tree-vor Noah: Talk-show pun for a beaver with a quick wit
  19. Ash Ketchum: Pokémon trainer whose first name is also a hardwood tree
  20. Stick Jagger: Rock-star pun for a beaver with all the moves
  21. Leaf Erikson: Viking-explorer pun for an adventurous swimmer

Canadian beaver names

The beaver is Canada's national animal and has been on the nickel since 1937. These names have a maple-leaf flavor.

  1. Maple: Canada's leaf, for a very patriotic beaver
  2. Poutine: Fries, gravy and cheese curds; Quebec's comfort classic
  3. Timbit: Bite-sized doughnut hole, for a small, round kit
  4. Puck: Hockey's rubber disk, for a sporty beaver
  5. Loonie: Nickname for Canada's dollar coin, which shows a loon
  6. Toonie: Canada's two-dollar coin, featuring a polar bear
  7. Nickel: Canada's five-cent coin has shown a beaver since 1937
  8. Toque: Canadian word for a knit winter hat
  9. Banff: Canada's oldest national park, in the Alberta Rockies
  10. Muskoka: Ontario cottage country, full of lakes and rivers
  11. Nanaimo: British Columbia city famous for a layered no-bake bar
  12. Butter Tart: Gooey Canadian pastry, sweet as this little builder
  13. Gretzky: Hockey's Great One, for a beaver who always scores
  14. Mountie: Named for Canada's famous red-coated police
  15. Saskatoon: A prairie city and a sweet purple berry
  16. Rideau: Ottawa's historic canal, a beaver-worthy waterway
  17. Tofino: Surf town on Vancouver Island's wild west coast
  18. Zamboni: The ice resurfacer, for a beaver who smooths things over

Woodland and river beaver names

Names from the trees beavers eat and the waters they build on.

  1. Birch: Pale-barked tree that beavers happily munch
  2. Aspen: A favorite beaver food across North America
  3. Alder: Streamside tree that often ends up in a dam
  4. Cottonwood: Fast-growing riverbank tree and a common beaver meal
  5. Poplar: Soft wood that is easy on the teeth
  6. Cedar: Fragrant, sturdy and very outdoorsy
  7. Hickory: Tough hardwood for a tough little builder
  8. Bramble: Wild and tangled, like a riverbank thicket
  9. Fern: Soft green name for a gentle beaver
  10. Thicket: For a beaver that hides in dense brush
  11. Creek: Simple name for a beaver that dams a small stream
  12. River: Calm, flowing and always on the move
  13. Rapids: For a fast, energetic swimmer
  14. Pebble: Small, smooth and found on every riverbed
  15. Mossy: Soft and green, like a log by the water
  16. Reed: Tall wetland plant for a tall-tailed builder
  17. Cattail: Marsh plant that beavers also eat
  18. Lily Pad: For a beaver who lounges in a quiet pond
  19. Driftwood: Weathered and wise, a free building supply
  20. Ripple: The little wave a beaver leaves behind
  21. Marsh: Wetland name for a beaver that makes wetlands
  22. Burrow: Some beavers dig homes into riverbanks instead of lodges

Names for a beaver pair

Beavers often stay with one partner for years, so a matching pair of names fits.

  1. Lodge and Dam: Home and workplace, never far apart
  2. Bark and Bite: One is all talk, the other all teeth
  3. Branch and Twig: A big one and a little one
  4. Maple and Syrup: Canadian classics that belong together
  5. Paddle and Splash: Tail first, water everywhere
  6. Sticks and Stones: Builders who never let words get to them
  7. Lewis and Clark: Explorers who mapped beaver country starting in 1804
  8. Log and Cabin: Rustic sweethearts who built a home together
  9. Nuts and Bolts: The practical engineers of the pond
  10. Ebb and Flow: Calm partners who go with the current
  11. Rock and Roll: For a pair that keeps the pond lively
  12. Hammer and Nail: A born construction crew of two

How to pick the right name

Think teeth, tail or timber

Most great beaver names come from one of three things: those orange teeth, that flat tail or a love of wood. Chompers, Paddles and Timber! each hit one.

Give it a Canadian accent

The beaver is Canada's national animal, so names like Maple, Puck or Timbit work well for a plush toy, a team mascot or a gift for a Canadian friend.

Name them in pairs

Beavers usually live in family groups with one long-term pair at the center. Two plush beavers or two mascots look great with a matching set, like Lodge and Dam.

Test the mascot chant

If the name is for a school or team, say it the way a crowd would yell it. Benny and Bucky work because they are short and easy to chant.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a good name for a beaver?

Chompers, Bucky, Timber!, Justin Beaver and Maple are favorites. Names about teeth, wood, dams or Canada land right away.

What are some funny beaver names?

Try Lodge Ness, Twig Newton, Hoover, Woodchuck Norris or Bob Ross. Puns on wood, logs, lodges and ponds get the best laughs.

What is a baby beaver called?

A baby beaver is called a kit. A beaver family is a colony, and the dome-shaped home they build from sticks and mud is a lodge.

Why are beaver teeth orange?

Beaver tooth enamel contains iron, which makes the front teeth orange and extra tough. The teeth never stop growing, so beavers keep chewing to wear them down.

What are famous beaver mascots called?

Oregon State has Benny the Beaver, MIT has Tim the Beaver (MIT spelled backward), and the 1976 Montreal Olympics mascot was a beaver named Amik, the Algonquin word for beaver.

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