For the longest time, donkeys have been a trusted friend to humans, they are hardworking and strong-willed. In developed countries, donkeys are kept as pets while in developing countries, a huge number of donkeys are domesticated as working animals. Hence, the naming can be based on the working or pet traits
There is an array of names you can name your donkey; from famous names such as Eeyore, Enduro, Ace, and Gus, to character names such as Wiley/ willy to show their willingness to work. The name choice will depend on your animal’s gender, behaviors, origin, and appearance.
Before getting to the names you can call your donkey, let’s learn a bit about what a baby donkey, adult female and male donkeys are called in English and science.
The scientific name of a donkey is Equus africanus asinus. This worker animal is a member of the horse family, Equidae.
Other common names for donkeys include ass, jackass, burro, neddy, maud, beast-of-burden, Jerusalem pony, and back burro
The name of a baby donkey is a foal.
Jenny or Jennet is the name of an adult female donkey
An adult male donkey is called a jack. A castrated male donkey is called a gelding.
A mule is an offspring of a jack and a female horse (mare).
The offspring of a female donkey and a male horse(stallion) is called a hinny.
Following are ideas from which you can draw inspiration during you donkey naming sessions.
Donkey Baby Names
There are several names you can name your foal. Our best pick is ace. A name to mean skilled, very good at their work, and diligent. All these are attributes of a donkey. Better yet, the name is unisex – you can name your foal regardless of whether its male or female.
- Ace
- Amber
- Andrea
- Angela
- Apollo
- Aspen
- Astronaut
- Astyn Martyn
- Atlas
- Bandit
- Barnabas
- Bedassled
- Blue
- Bo
- Bonner
- Brody
- Brutass
- Casanova
- Casper
- Casterly
- Chaster
- Christmass
- Classy
- Costass
- Cutlass
- Dalass
- Daria
- Doloras
- Doras
- Douglass
- Duchass
- Eliass
- Fergus
- Flinn
- Gasston
- George
- Gizmo
- Gracy
- Hank
- Harley
- Hassle
- Heirass
- Imprass
- Irene
- Jack
- Jacqueline
- Janass
- Jasper
- Jasmine
- Jasper
- Jax
- Jo
- Jonas
- Josiah
- Julias
- Kassy
- Kobe
- Lady Asster
- Lassie
- Layla
- Lewas
- Lucas
- Lulu
- Marcus
- Matthias
- Mediavine
- Mimi
- Minnie
- Mr. Small
- Nala
- Nellis
- Nicholas
- Nova
- Peachass
- Peanut
- Pearl
- Phineass
- Princass
- Rassberry
- Romeo
- Roxy
- Rusty
- San Dimass
- Sasha
- Scooter
- Silas
- Sophie
- Stella
- Tassel
- Tesa
- Tessy
- Texas
- Thomas
- Tobias
- Willow
- Zoey
Top Funny Donkey Names (Unisex)
It’s amazing how you can find humor in just about anything including a name.
Our top funniest donkey name is Hee-Haw to emulate the sound a donkey makes.
- Asspen
- Atlas
- Barnabas
- Brutas
- Burrito
- Cassanova
- Chewy
- Churro
- Classy
- Dalas
- Dilly
- Dingbat the Donkey
- Dolorass
- Dongo
- Donkey
- Doras
- Dougie Donkey
- Douglass
- Duchas
- Dumbo
- Dynamo the Donkey
- Eeyore
- Eliass
- Endurro
- Fergass
- Ferris Mueller
- Gasston
- Gus
- Hassle
- Hee-Haw
- Heirass
- Honkey
- Jack
- Jenny
- Jonass
- Joseph
- Julias
- Kassy
- Kong
- Lady Ashter
- Lassie
- Lucass
- Mr. Donkey
- Murphy
- Nestor
- Nicholas
- Pedro
- Poncho
- Pony
- Priddy Polly
- San Dimass
- Tete
- Texas
- Texas
- Thomas
- Tobias
- Weirdo
- Wonky
- Wookey Dookey
Female Donkey Names
The best name has to be Alcie. It has a greek origin to mean hardworking and strong-willed as a donkey. Ready to do the work and tireless reach for its goal.
Shorter names for this name could be Elsa, Ally, or Elsie.
- April
- Adriana
- Alejandra
- Alessandra
- Alma
- Amber
- Ana
- Angela
- Anna
- Antonia
- Aster
- Avery
- Bailey
- Bella
- Berty
- Bianca
- Bonita
- Brandy
- Brownie
- Claire
- Camila
- Candela
- Carla
- Carolina
- Catalina
- Chalupa
- Chloe
- Choco
- Clara
- Clover
- Coco
- Cora
- Daisey
- Daisy
- Daniella
- Derry
- Diana
- Dora
- Dorothy
- Emily
- Enchilada
- Eva
- Fernanda
- Fiesta
- Fiona
- Gabriella
- Girly
- Gordita
- Gracy
- Guadalupe
- Gypsy
- Hazel
- Hilda
- Irene
- Isabel
- Isabella
- Isabelle
- Izi
- Jo
- Josefina
- Juana
- Juliana
- Julieta
- July
- Kassy
- Kayla
- Kennedy
- Kona
- Lacey
- Layla
- Lily
- Liz
- Lucia
- Luciana
- Lucy
- Lulu
- Luna
- Maggie
- Mangolia
- Margarita
- Maria
- Maribel
- Matilda
- Mavis
- Mavis
- Maya
- Meadow
- Mia
- Mimi
- Minnie
- Miranda
- Mochi
- Molly
- Morena
- Nala
- Natalia
- Nicole
- Nova
- Nutmeg
- Paloma
- Paola
- Peanut
- Pearl
- Pixie
- Polly
- Puebla
- Querida
- Rocio
- Roxie
- Roxy
- Sasha
- Sassy
- Sheena
- Sierra
- Skydancer
- Sofia
- Sol
- Sophie
- Stella
- Tesa
- Tessy
- Twiggy
- Valentina
- Victoria
- Violeta
- Wanda
- Willow
- Woonkie
- Zamora
Male Donkey Names
For the males, Hercules is a good fit to mean strong, capable and one with exceptional strength doesn’t tired easily and endearing. The name Hercules comes from a demigod with the quality or extreme strength and perseverance. All character traits of a donkey.
Here are more name ideas for your jack
- Acapulco
- Ace
- Alberto
- Alejandro
- Alvin
- Amigo
- Angel
- Antonio
- Apollo
- Arthur
- Arturo
- Aston
- Bagel
- Bagger
- Bandit
- Barley
- Barney
- Birdie
- Birdie
- Blacksmith
- Blanco
- Blazer
- Blue
- Bo
- Bob
- Bogart
- Bonner
- Bono
- Brody
- Bronco
- Browny
- Bruce
- Bruno
- Buck
- Buckeye
- Bucky
- Burrito
- Carlos
- Carter
- Chewy
- Clooney
- Coco
- Colima
- Cosmo
- Dallas
- Darwin
- Dave
- Delaney
- Diablo
- Diego
- Diesel
- Diva
- Diva
- Domingo
- Dominick
- Don
- Don Diego
- Donald
- Duncan
- Durango
- Ebony
- Ed
- Edward
- Edwyn
- Elton
- Elvis
- Erik
- Esteban
- Falcon
- Felipe
- Felix
- Fido
- Flinn
- Francisco
- Franklin
- George
- Gibson
- Gills
- Gizmo
- Goober
- Grayson
- Hamish
- Hank
- Harley
- Harry
- Hazel
- Hector
- Hendrix
- Herbert
- Hercules
- Honker
- Hulk
- Humphrey
- Ignacio
- Jack
- Jacob
- Jasper
- Jax
- Jazz
- Jenkins
- Jockey
- Jonas
- Jorge
- Jose
- Joseph
- Joy
- Juan
- Julian
- Kentucky
- Kingston
- Kobe
- Lassie
- Leonardo
- Logan
- Lucky
- Luis
- Marcos
- Mario
- Marvin
- Mauricio
- Mazatlan
- Miguel
- Mike
- Mister Ed
- Monty
- Mr. Murphy
- Mr. Small
- Nacho
- Ned
- Nestor
- Nicolas
- Nicole
- Nobby
- Officer
- Olive
- Oliver
- Orson
- Oscar
- Otis
- Otto
- Pablo
- Pancho
- Peanut
- Pecos
- Pedro
- Pete
- Peter
- Poncho
- Pony
- Pookey
- President
- Rafael
- Ricardo
- Riley
- Rodrigo
- Romeo
- Ronald
- Roscoe
- Rusty
- Ryker
- Santiago
- Santino
- Santo
- Scooter
- Scott
- Shaun
- Sheriff
- Shoelace
- Shrek
- Sir Percy
- Steve
- Tabasco
- Taco
- Thaddeus
- Tigre
- Tony
- Tootsie
- Toro
- Trevor
- Trigger
- Tucker
- Vicente
- Wayne
- Wilber
- Wilfred
- Willford
Winnie the Pooh Donkey Name
From the animated show/ cartoon, the donkey on Winnie the Pooh was called Eeyore. The donkey character lived in the Hundred Acre Wood. Working tirelessly caused him to be ever gloomy. The donkey was a blue-grey donkey stuffed with sawdust measuring approximately 18-by-27-inch.
What is the Meaning and origin of Winnie the Pooh?
The donkey’s name Eeyore means pessimistic, gloomy, sad, depressed, and anhedonic. As you could see from the show. The donkey was characterized by his gloominess. You could see pooh always trying to cheer the donkey up but to no avail. The donkey was ever sad-looking and often seemed to have many problems.
What is the Donkey’s Name in Shrek?
From the movie Shrek, the donkey’s name was Donkey. This is yet another ass playing a fictional character portrayed as a very jolly and cheerful fellow who seeks refuge at the Shrek’s backyard. After a while, they seem to become the closest of friends. The two accompany each other throughout the entire movie.
Even as the book reads, the donkey was a sweet, caring, loyal, and loving character that only seemed to hate spiders and enjoy endeavors with the Shrek. Always talkative and the most cheerful and well-spirited character in the entire children’s book.
What was Simpson’s Donkey Name?
The name of the donkey was Duffy. Duffy the donkey helped Simpson to carry injured soldiers to safety at Gallipoli.
Other Pet Names & Ideas
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