If you’ve just brought home a brand-new Crested Gecko or you’re thinking about doing so, finding just the right name can be a little daunting. These geckos are sometimes called Eyelash Geckos due to the fringed crest that runs over their eyes and along their necks and backs. Crested Geckos are great lizards for the beginner because they are low-maintenance and quite docile and gentle. They originated in New Caledonia (islands that are a part of France but located in the South Pacific) and are tree dwellers. We’ve come up with a bunch of names for you to consider — male, female, and gender-neutral names; serious and silly names; and names based on appearance and food. We hope that you’ll find just the right name for your Crested Gecko somewhere on here. Each section is alphabetical, to make it easier to scroll through. How to Name Your Crested Gecko The Crested Gecko can come in several colors, patterns, and morphs. Many people name their pets based on the animal’s color or pattern, which you can think about doing with your gecko. Another consideration could be based on where the gecko comes from. These ones come from New Caledonia, which is French, so you could give a French name to your pet or something South Pacific in nature. Then there’s their habitat. Since they are tree-dwelling lizards, this can give you an assortment of unique names to choose from. Your gecko might also have a funny little quirk or trait that you can use for naming possibilities. Crested Gecko Colors and Patterns Image Credit: No-longer-here, Pixabay Before we launch into names, here is a list of the patterns and colors that Cresteds can come in. These colors might help you come up with a name.
Solid colors: Chocolate, buckskin, olive, near-black, yellow, orange, red
Bicolor: Buckskin, olive, orange, red
Tiger: Same colors as previous except red, since the stripes don’t show up
Flame: Any of the previous colors but with cream on their backs
Harlequin: Base color of near-back or red with yellow, orange, or cream patterns
Pinstripe: Harlequin, flame, or even tiger
Dalmatian: Black, green, red, or sometimes white spots
Certain color combinations even have their own names, such as:
Mocha and cream
Tricolor
Creamsicle
Halloween
Blonde
If your Crested Gecko is one of these colors or patterns, this could help you with choosing a name. Female Names Image Credit: vujicivana, Pixabay In some ways, naming your female gecko should be rather fun. Look at her colors, and think about famous celebrities or musicians that you admire. Is there a favorite celebrity that has fabulous eyelashes? Or if your Crested is orange, are there any famous people with red hair that you like and can name your gecko after? We also included infamous women from history.
Adele
Amelia
Annie Oakley
Billie Holiday
Bronte
Calamity Jane
Catherine the Great
Clara
Cleopatra
Cookie
Elvira
Flower
Gabby
Gertrude (or Gertie)
Gemma
Honey
Jasmine
Lady Godiva
Lana
Maisy
Mata Hari
Nessie
Penny
Piper
Pixie
Poppy
Sugar
Tilly
Zelda
Male Names Image Credit: No-longer-here, Pixabay If you have a male Crested Gecko, there is a variety of names that you can use. If you appreciate a musician or celebrity, you can use those names as inspiration. We also included the names of renowned male historical figures.
Alexander the Great
Basil
Bogart
Bowie
Carmine
Clyde
Darwin
Dexter
Doc Holliday
Draco
Drake
Dylan
Edison
Elvis
Fang
Freddie
Gary
Houdini
Jax
Lennon
Mace
Max
Monty
Mozart
Oscar
Ozzy
Poe
Ringo
Rusty
Sid
Spike
Sully
Tesla
Tiger
Ulysses
Wild Bill
Wyatt Earp
Yoshi (for Mario fans)
Genderless Names Image Credit: Stephen Clarke, Shutterstock There are multitudes of names out there that can be applied to your gecko regardless of their sex. These are just a few names to get you started.
Ash
Atom
Blizzard
Clover
Cosmos
Dandelion
Elf
Ember
Iggy
Jazzy
Karma
Lava
Leaf
Luna
Nova
Smudge
Spark
Stevie
Sunny
Ziggy
Names Based on Food Image Credit: Justin K. Davis, Shutterstock The following names are food oriented. Many of these names are just for fun, but they can also be based on your gecko’s color.
Apple
Basil
Berry
Biscotti
Biscuit
Candy Apple
Carrot
Cheddar
Chips
Chestnut
Cinnamon
Coconut
Dijon
Jam
Lemon
Mango
Merlot
Mocha
Mustard
Nacho
Nutmeg
Oreo
Pasta
Pea
Peanut
Pepper
Pickle
Raspberry
Sage
Names Based on Color Image Credit: vujicivana, Pixabay All these names can be used as inspiration based on the color of your Crested Gecko. If you’re looking for more options, look at your gecko’s color and check a thesaurus.
Amber
Apricot
Caramel
Cherry
Coco
Coral
Fawn
Ginger
Goldenrod
Hazel
Jade
Moss or Mossy
Olive
Oliver
Olivia
Peach or Peaches
Pink
Pumpkin
Rose or Rosie
Ruby
Scarlett
Silver
Tawny
Walnut
Names Based on Appearance and Behavior Image Credit: ItsJayWheeler, Shutterstock These names are based on your gecko’s appearance, such as the patterns or the texture of the skin and even the small size of your pet. We also included a few names that could describe the way that your gecko moves.
Bean
Blaze
Dodge
Dot
Flame
Fleck
Flick
Glow
Freckles
Harley Quinn (if you have a Harlequin Crested)
Jinx
Lumps
Marbles
Nugget
Patches
Savannah (since they like a hot climate)
Speckle or Specks
Rogue
Rowan
Spice or Spicy
Squirt
Sticks (for their habitat and their sticky feet)
Tigger (for a gecko with the tiger pattern)
Twiggy (for the eyelashes and living in trees)
Winky
Zippy
Names Based on Mythology Image Credit: dkpierce916, Pixabay There are so many mythologies out there that have the most amazing names! If you don’t find a name on this list, read about your favorite mythology until you find a name that seems to be a match for your gecko.
Achilles
Andromeda
Apollo
Ares
Artemis
Athena
Delia
Freya
Hades
Hera
Horus
Inari
Isis
Loki
Nyx
Odin
Osiris
Thor
Tyr
Zeus
Relaetd Read: 23 Fascinating & Fun Crested Gecko Facts You Never Knew Names Based on Fictional Characters Image Credit: Matthew Mejia, Pixabay Lastly, we have fictional characters, of which there are many. Since geckos are lizards, they can be compared to dragons, which gives you other name options to consider.
Anakin
Aragorn
Archer
Arwen
Boo
Data
Drogo
Falcor
Gizmo
Godzilla
Goomba
Katniss
Leeloo
Leia
Morpheus
Neo
Newt
Ripley
Sansa
Snape
Spock
Spyro
Thanos
Toothless
Treecko
Trinity
Use Your Imagination! You can go wild! Who’s to say that the name for your gecko should be just one word? For example, since geckos lose their tails, you could call your Crested “Twiggy McTailless” or something! It’s your choice and your pet, so you can go with any name that tickles your fancy. Consider a play on the name, like Luke Treewalker, or something that rhymes, such as Echo the Gecko. You can even give your gecko a royal title, like King Gordon the Gecko or Princess Peach (if she’s orangey in color). Conclusion This is not an exhaustive list, but we hope that even if you haven’t found your Crested Gecko’s name here, perhaps we’ve given you more ideas and inspiration, anyway. Your Crested Gecko’s name should be just as unique as your gecko — and you, for that matter! You don’t have to worry about how the name will sound if you say it out loud, like with a dog, but it helps to show personality with a fun or cool name for your gecko. Take your time. Read a few name lists, and think about movies or shows or books that you love. It might come to you faster than you can imagine!
Featured Image Credit by Noah Moralis, Shutterstock
If you’ve just brought home a brand-new Crested Gecko or you’re thinking about doing so, finding just the right name can be a little daunting. These geckos are sometimes called Eyelash Geckos due to the fringed crest that runs over their eyes and along their necks and backs.
Crested Geckos are great lizards for the beginner because they are low-maintenance and quite docile and gentle. They originated in New Caledonia (islands that are a part of France but located in the South Pacific) and are tree dwellers.
We’ve come up with a bunch of names for you to consider — male, female, and gender-neutral names; serious and silly names; and names based on appearance and food. We hope that you’ll find just the right name for your Crested Gecko somewhere on here. Each section is alphabetical, to make it easier to scroll through.
How to Name Your Crested Gecko
The Crested Gecko can come in several colors, patterns, and morphs. Many people name their pets based on the animal’s color or pattern, which you can think about doing with your gecko.
Another consideration could be based on where the gecko comes from. These ones come from New Caledonia, which is French, so you could give a French name to your pet or something South Pacific in nature.
Then there’s their habitat. Since they are tree-dwelling lizards, this can give you an assortment of unique names to choose from. Your gecko might also have a funny little quirk or trait that you can use for naming possibilities.
Crested Gecko Colors and Patterns
Before we launch into names, here is a list of the patterns and colors that Cresteds can come in. These colors might help you come up with a name.
Solid colors: Chocolate, buckskin, olive, near-black, yellow, orange, red
Bicolor: Buckskin, olive, orange, red
Tiger: Same colors as previous except red, since the stripes don’t show up
Flame: Any of the previous colors but with cream on their backs
Harlequin: Base color of near-back or red with yellow, orange, or cream patterns
Pinstripe: Harlequin, flame, or even tiger
Dalmatian: Black, green, red, or sometimes white spots
Certain color combinations even have their own names, such as:
Mocha and cream
Tricolor
Creamsicle
Halloween
Blonde
If your Crested Gecko is one of these colors or patterns, this could help you with choosing a name.
Mocha and cream
Tricolor
Creamsicle
Halloween
Blonde
- Mocha and cream
- Tricolor
- Creamsicle
- Halloween
- Blonde
Female Names
In some ways, naming your female gecko should be rather fun. Look at her colors, and think about famous celebrities or musicians that you admire. Is there a favorite celebrity that has fabulous eyelashes? Or if your Crested is orange, are there any famous people with red hair that you like and can name your gecko after? We also included infamous women from history.
Adele
Amelia
Annie Oakley
Billie Holiday
Bronte
Calamity Jane
Catherine the Great
Clara
Cleopatra
Cookie
Elvira
Flower
Gabby
Gertrude (or Gertie)
Gemma
Honey
Jasmine
Lady Godiva
Lana
Maisy
Mata Hari
Nessie
Penny
Piper
Pixie
Poppy
Sugar
Tilly
Zelda
Male Names
If you have a male Crested Gecko, there is a variety of names that you can use. If you appreciate a musician or celebrity, you can use those names as inspiration. We also included the names of renowned male historical figures.
Adele
Amelia
Annie Oakley
Billie Holiday
Bronte
Calamity Jane
Catherine the Great
Clara
Cleopatra
Cookie
Elvira
Flower
Gabby
Gertrude (or Gertie)
Gemma
Honey
Jasmine
Lady Godiva
Lana
Maisy
Mata Hari
Nessie
Penny
Piper
Pixie
Poppy
Sugar
Tilly
Zelda
- Adele
- Amelia
- Annie Oakley
- Billie Holiday
- Bronte
- Calamity Jane
- Catherine the Great
- Clara
- Cleopatra
- Cookie
- Elvira
- Flower
- Gabby
- Gertrude (or Gertie)
- Gemma
- Honey
- Jasmine
- Lady Godiva
- Lana
- Maisy
- Mata Hari
- Nessie
- Penny
- Piper
- Pixie
- Poppy
- Sugar
- Tilly
- Zelda
Alexander the Great
Basil
Bogart
Bowie
Carmine
Clyde
Darwin
Dexter
Doc Holliday
Draco
Drake
Dylan
Edison
Elvis
Fang
Freddie
Gary
Houdini
Jax
Lennon
Mace
Max
Monty
Mozart
Oscar
Ozzy
Poe
Ringo
Rusty
Sid
Spike
Sully
Tesla
Tiger
Ulysses
Wild Bill
Wyatt Earp
Yoshi (for Mario fans)
Genderless Names
There are multitudes of names out there that can be applied to your gecko regardless of their sex. These are just a few names to get you started.
Alexander the Great
Basil
Bogart
Bowie
Carmine
Clyde
Darwin
Dexter
Doc Holliday
Draco
Drake
Dylan
Edison
Elvis
Fang
Freddie
Gary
Houdini
Jax
Lennon
Mace
Max
Monty
Mozart
Oscar
Ozzy
Poe
Ringo
Rusty
Sid
Spike
Sully
Tesla
Tiger
Ulysses
Wild Bill
Wyatt Earp
Yoshi (for Mario fans)
- Alexander the Great
- Basil
- Bogart
- Bowie
- Carmine
- Clyde
- Darwin
- Dexter
- Doc Holliday
- Draco
- Drake
- Dylan
- Edison
- Elvis
- Fang
- Freddie
- Gary
- Houdini
- Jax
- Lennon
- Mace
- Max
- Monty
- Mozart
- Oscar
- Ozzy
- Poe
- Ringo
- Rusty
- Sid
- Spike
- Sully
- Tesla
- Tiger
- Ulysses
- Wild Bill
- Wyatt Earp
- Yoshi (for Mario fans)
Ash
Atom
Blizzard
Clover
Cosmos
Dandelion
Elf
Ember
Iggy
Jazzy
Karma
Lava
Leaf
Luna
Nova
Smudge
Spark
Stevie
Sunny
Ziggy
Names Based on Food
The following names are food oriented. Many of these names are just for fun, but they can also be based on your gecko’s color.
Ash
Atom
Blizzard
Clover
Cosmos
Dandelion
Elf
Ember
Iggy
Jazzy
Karma
Lava
Leaf
Luna
Nova
Smudge
Spark
Stevie
Sunny
Ziggy
- Ash
- Atom
- Blizzard
- Clover
- Cosmos
- Dandelion
- Elf
- Ember
- Iggy
- Jazzy
- Karma
- Lava
- Leaf
- Luna
- Nova
- Smudge
- Spark
- Stevie
- Sunny
- Ziggy
Apple
Basil
Berry
Biscotti
Biscuit
Candy Apple
Carrot
Cheddar
Chips
Chestnut
Cinnamon
Coconut
Dijon
Jam
Lemon
Mango
Merlot
Mocha
Mustard
Nacho
Nutmeg
Oreo
Pasta
Pea
Peanut
Pepper
Pickle
Raspberry
Sage
Names Based on Color
All these names can be used as inspiration based on the color of your Crested Gecko. If you’re looking for more options, look at your gecko’s color and check a thesaurus.
Apple
Basil
Berry
Biscotti
Biscuit
Candy Apple
Carrot
Cheddar
Chips
Chestnut
Cinnamon
Coconut
Dijon
Jam
Lemon
Mango
Merlot
Mocha
Mustard
Nacho
Nutmeg
Oreo
Pasta
Pea
Peanut
Pepper
Pickle
Raspberry
Sage
- Apple
- Basil
- Berry
- Biscotti
- Biscuit
- Candy Apple
- Carrot
- Cheddar
- Chips
- Chestnut
- Cinnamon
- Coconut
- Dijon
- Jam
- Lemon
- Mango
- Merlot
- Mocha
- Mustard
- Nacho
- Nutmeg
- Oreo
- Pasta
- Pea
- Peanut
- Pepper
- Pickle
- Raspberry
- Sage
Amber
Apricot
Caramel
Cherry
Coco
Coral
Fawn
Ginger
Goldenrod
Hazel
Jade
Moss or Mossy
Olive
Oliver
Olivia
Peach or Peaches
Pink
Pumpkin
Rose or Rosie
Ruby
Scarlett
Silver
Tawny
Walnut
Names Based on Appearance and Behavior
These names are based on your gecko’s appearance, such as the patterns or the texture of the skin and even the small size of your pet. We also included a few names that could describe the way that your gecko moves.
Amber
Apricot
Caramel
Cherry
Coco
Coral
Fawn
Ginger
Goldenrod
Hazel
Jade
Moss or Mossy
Olive
Oliver
Olivia
Peach or Peaches
Pink
Pumpkin
Rose or Rosie
Ruby
Scarlett
Silver
Tawny
Walnut
- Amber
- Apricot
- Caramel
- Cherry
- Coco
- Coral
- Fawn
- Ginger
- Goldenrod
- Hazel
- Jade
- Moss or Mossy
- Olive
- Oliver
- Olivia
- Peach or Peaches
- Pink
- Pumpkin
- Rose or Rosie
- Ruby
- Scarlett
- Silver
- Tawny
- Walnut
Bean
Blaze
Dodge
Dot
Flame
Fleck
Flick
Glow
Freckles
Harley Quinn (if you have a Harlequin Crested)
Jinx
Lumps
Marbles
Nugget
Patches
Savannah (since they like a hot climate)
Speckle or Specks
Rogue
Rowan
Spice or Spicy
Squirt
Sticks (for their habitat and their sticky feet)
Tigger (for a gecko with the tiger pattern)
Twiggy (for the eyelashes and living in trees)
Winky
Zippy
Names Based on Mythology
There are so many mythologies out there that have the most amazing names! If you don’t find a name on this list, read about your favorite mythology until you find a name that seems to be a match for your gecko.
Bean
Blaze
Dodge
Dot
Flame
Fleck
Flick
Glow
Freckles
Harley Quinn (if you have a Harlequin Crested)
Jinx
Lumps
Marbles
Nugget
Patches
Savannah (since they like a hot climate)
Speckle or Specks
Rogue
Rowan
Spice or Spicy
Squirt
Sticks (for their habitat and their sticky feet)
Tigger (for a gecko with the tiger pattern)
Twiggy (for the eyelashes and living in trees)
Winky
Zippy
- Bean
- Blaze
- Dodge
- Dot
- Flame
- Fleck
- Flick
- Glow
- Freckles
- Harley Quinn (if you have a Harlequin Crested)
- Jinx
- Lumps
- Marbles
- Nugget
- Patches
- Savannah (since they like a hot climate)
- Speckle or Specks
- Rogue
- Rowan
- Spice or Spicy
- Squirt
- Sticks (for their habitat and their sticky feet)
- Tigger (for a gecko with the tiger pattern)
- Twiggy (for the eyelashes and living in trees)
- Winky
- Zippy
Achilles
Andromeda
Apollo
Ares
Artemis
Athena
Delia
Freya
Hades
Hera
Horus
Inari
Isis
Loki
Nyx
Odin
Osiris
Thor
Tyr
Zeus
Relaetd Read: 23 Fascinating & Fun Crested Gecko Facts You Never Knew
Achilles
Andromeda
Apollo
Ares
Artemis
Athena
Delia
Freya
Hades
Hera
Horus
Inari
Isis
Loki
Nyx
Odin
Osiris
Thor
Tyr
Zeus
- Achilles
- Andromeda
- Apollo
- Ares
- Artemis
- Athena
- Delia
- Freya
- Hades
- Hera
- Horus
- Inari
- Isis
- Loki
- Nyx
- Odin
- Osiris
- Thor
- Tyr
- Zeus
Names Based on Fictional Characters
Lastly, we have fictional characters, of which there are many. Since geckos are lizards, they can be compared to dragons, which gives you other name options to consider.
Anakin
Aragorn
Archer
Arwen
Boo
Data
Drogo
Falcor
Gizmo
Godzilla
Goomba
Katniss
Leeloo
Leia
Morpheus
Neo
Newt
Ripley
Sansa
Snape
Spock
Spyro
Thanos
Toothless
Treecko
Trinity
Use Your Imagination!
You can go wild! Who’s to say that the name for your gecko should be just one word? For example, since geckos lose their tails, you could call your Crested “Twiggy McTailless” or something! It’s your choice and your pet, so you can go with any name that tickles your fancy.
Anakin
Aragorn
Archer
Arwen
Boo
Data
Drogo
Falcor
Gizmo
Godzilla
Goomba
Katniss
Leeloo
Leia
Morpheus
Neo
Newt
Ripley
Sansa
Snape
Spock
Spyro
Thanos
Toothless
Treecko
Trinity
- Anakin
- Aragorn
- Archer
- Arwen
- Boo
- Data
- Drogo
- Falcor
- Gizmo
- Godzilla
- Goomba
- Katniss
- Leeloo
- Leia
- Morpheus
- Neo
- Newt
- Ripley
- Sansa
- Snape
- Spock
- Spyro
- Thanos
- Toothless
- Treecko
- Trinity
Consider a play on the name, like Luke Treewalker, or something that rhymes, such as Echo the Gecko. You can even give your gecko a royal title, like King Gordon the Gecko or Princess Peach (if she’s orangey in color).
Conclusion
This is not an exhaustive list, but we hope that even if you haven’t found your Crested Gecko’s name here, perhaps we’ve given you more ideas and inspiration, anyway. Your Crested Gecko’s name should be just as unique as your gecko — and you, for that matter!
You don’t have to worry about how the name will sound if you say it out loud, like with a dog, but it helps to show personality with a fun or cool name for your gecko. Take your time. Read a few name lists, and think about movies or shows or books that you love. It might come to you faster than you can imagine!
Featured Image Credit by Noah Moralis, Shutterstock
