Naming your uromastyx can be fun, but also challenging. Most owners will not the the gender of their uromastyx, especially if it’s under 2-4 years old. In this post, you will find a list of cool and cute female, male and unisex pet uromastyx names, as well as uromastyx names for pairs.
Uromastyx are beautiful and mostly colorful lizards. They are also cute and curious – often basking on a high rock and giving you this majestic and alert look. Uromastyx are also good burrowers, heat lovers and owners of a spiky tail. Let’s find cool and cute names that would be suitable for uromastyx.
Because it is hard to sex uromastyx early, you might choose a name that you like and change to a different one later. Or, you can modify it a little to be suitable for another gender. You can also pick a unisex name!
Male uromastyx names
- Gizmo
- Tutankhamun, or shorty Tut (especially a good name for Egyptian uros)
- Pharaoh – Egyptian leader
- King
- Majesty
- Dino
- Apollo
- Baron
- Rockstar
- Seth (Egyptian god of deserts, fire, storms etc.)
- Dexter
- Grenade
- Hercules
- Maximus
- Blaze
- Napoleon
- Sandy
- Shadow (darker colored species such as Mali)
- Zeus
- Sultan
- Prince
- Romeo
- Thor
- Invictus
- Soleus
- Lucifer
- Bolt
- Dune
- Meteor
- Swagger
- Racer
- Magnus
- Voldemort
- Norbert
- Ron
- Titan
- Goliath (Biblical giant, would suit Egyptian uros)
- Athos (a giant from Greek mythology, would suit Egyptian uros)
- Batman (black/yellow, a good name for Mali uromastyx)
- Pikachu (black/yellow, would suit Mali uromastyx)
- Stormy
- Sniper
- Soleus
- Ranger
- Tristan
- Tyson
- Atom
- Romeo
- Toto
- Masego (meaning ‘blessing’)
- Dandy (dandelion lover)
- Dante
Female uromastyx names
- Electra
- Cleo(patra)
- Sahara
- Dixie
- Xena
- Electra
- Geisha
- Pixie
- Lottie
- Diva
- Venus
- Karma
- Viva
- Nova
- Siren
- Luna
- Aisha
- Lina
- Riot
- Malika
- Pandora
- Yoko
- Enigma
- Queen
- Andromeda
- Dana
- Ruby
- Gigi
- Magnolia
- Nessie
- Ramona
- Honey
- Petunia
- Mika
- Theia
- Zelda
- Arjana (African name meaning ‘paradise’)
- Nubia
- Bayonetta
- Tetra (a respectful character from ‘Zelda’)
- Lili
- Maki
- Sakura
- Gertrude (warrior)
- Maniac
- Princess
- Ramona
- Mistress
- Blair
- Kartini
- Tequila
Unisex uromastyx names
- Spiky
- Dabb (another name for uromastyx lizards)
- Pancake (round belly)
- Sunset (red uros)
- Sunshine (yellow uros)
- Dottie (Ornates, Ocellata and other uros)
- Breeze (Ornates)
- Mirage
- Juno
- Cupcake
- Pixel (uros with dots)
- Disco (Thomasi)
- Pac-Man (yellow uros)
- Pudding
- Tabasco (orange uros)
- Lentil
- Speckle
- Sunflower (black/yellow – would suit Mali uromastyx)
- Bumblebee (black/yellow – would suit Mali uromastyx)
- Whip (or Whippy)
- Spotty
- Turbo
- Indigo
Uromastyx names for a pair
- Salt & Pepper
- Ying & Yang
- Barbie & Ken
- Adam & Eve
- Homer & Marge (yellow uros)
- Pocahontas & John
- Mario & Luigi
- Romeo & Juliet
- Winnie & Minnie
- North & West
Thanks for reading this post! Hopefully, you have found a name that would suit your uromastyx. If you have just got your new uromastyx, you can find a lot of useful posts on uromastyx care on this resource page. On this resource page, you will find a lot of articles that will help you learn more about lighting, heating, diet, housing, set ups and more!