Sloths, the slowest mammals on earth, are a group of arboreal Neotropical xenarthran mammals, constituting the suborder Folivora. Noted for their slowness of movement, they spend most of their lives hanging upside down in the trees of the tropical rainforests of South America and Central America. Sloths bear the scientific name of Choloepus hoffmanni. Distant cousins in the sloth superorder Xenarthra include anteaters and armadillos. Three-toed sloths are the most numerous of the two-toed and three-toed sloths. The average sloth is 58-68cm long and weighs between 9 and 17 pounds(7.71 kg)
Pet sloths would be the most adorable, furry, and just straight-up cute companions you could ever have for a pet. Not only are they adorably clumsy, but they are also super lazy and love to take naps and sleep most of the time. In scientific terms, there is no name for a baby sloth. Because sloths live in solitude, there is no formal collective noun for them, and they are a rare sight.
Below is a list of name ideas for your pet sloth either the animal itself or a stuffed one:
Cute Female Sloth Names
Rosie – Rosie is used as a pet name for Rose and Rosemary
Emily – derived from Greek name aimylos meaning “wily” or “persuasive.”
Misty – a name of American origin meaning covered with mist or dew
Amelia – a female name of Latin origin meaning work which is a rather sarcastic name for a sloth
Bella – a medieval name of Italian origin meaning lovely or beautiful
Nella – a name derived from the two Greek names Eleanor and Leonilaa, that mean ‘light’ or ‘bright one’
Lulu – a female name of Arabic origin meaning pearl
Willow – a name of English origin meaning ‘willow tree’ and ‘freedom’
Sweety – an endearing name meaning kind, pleasant and lovely
Maggie – a nickname for Margaret which primarily means ‘a pearl’
Ann – name of Hebrew origin that means gracious, merciful
Betty – this is a name of Hebrew origin that means oath of God
Molly – a female name of Hebrew and is a diminutive form of Mary meaning “star of the sea”
Trisha – a name of Latin Latin origin meaning noble or patrician
Bibi – a name of Persian origin meaning lady of the house
Luci – this is a name with Latin origins and primarily means ‘light’.
Merry – nickname for a person with a blithe or happy disposition
Poppy – Poppy is primarily a Latin name derived from the papaver plant and means milk of happiness.
Winky – a nickname for someone with a distinct way of winking. Sloths have cool and slow winks.
Dreamy – from the nature of sloths who always look like have a dreamy face and eyes
Softie – the name means a soft-hearted, weak or sentimental person
Breezy – a girl name meaning like a gentle or soft wind
More girl sloth name ideas
- Lucy
- Julie
- Nat
- Maya
- Mellow
- Blossom
- Rexy
- Fern
- Lexy
- Kiki
- Siesta
- Ann
- Shala
- Pearly
- Kira
- Mindy
- Liz
- Sheila
- Daisy
- Amelia
- April
- Amanda
- Mooshie
Good Male Sloth Names
Hector – a name derived from Greek ‘Hektor’, which is from echo, primarily meaning “to hold” or ekhein “to check”.
Monty – a French topographic name for a mountain dweller.
Carter – occupational name for someone who transports goods by cart
Tex – a name of American origin that is used to mean or refer to someone from Texas
Nigel – this is a Latin name of English origin that means champion or somewhat black
Chester – a male name if English origin that means a fortress or a camp
Sleepy – someone who looks like they are asleep or wanting to sleep all the time, which is the characteristic nature of sloths.
Marley – a name of English origin that means “pleasant woods” or “pleasant seaside meadow’
Apache – a name of native American origin that means oak or hardwood
Axel – a male name of Scandinavian origin that primarily means “my father is peace”
Cipher – a name of English origin that means ‘the peaceful one’ or ‘message’
Chill – name inspired by the cool and relaxed nature of sloths.
Dozer – a teasing name for someone who loves sleeping or taking naps
Droopy – drooping means hanging down limply or lazily.
Zacchaeus – from the biblical character who climbed a tree to see Jesus as he was passing by because he was short
Gordon – a Scottish name meaning spacious and fort
Nappy – from the lazy and sleepy nature of sloths
Chilly – a nickname for someone who is gentle and calm.
- Finn
- Caesar
- Sid
- Rusty
- Snooze
- Domino
- Blaze
- Bowie
- Rio
- Holiday
- Pistol
- Byron
- Bowie
- Mopey
- Bane
- Roger
- Edward
- Patrick
- Bean
- Joe
- Easy
- Rudolph
- Adam
- Homer
- Domino
- George
- Louie
- Arthur
- Pokey
- King
- Jack
- Jasper
- Chucky
- Duke
- Snoozer
- Mike
- Archer
- Leo
- Odin
- Duke
- Marvin
- Caesar
- Bane
- Maurice
- Steve
- Leo
- Charlie
- Lounge
- Dave
- Slug
- Lazer
Popular Sloth Names
Flash – a name of American origin that means “bright light” Flash Slothmore is said to be the fastest worker in his department in the movie “Zootopia”.
Priscilla – a girl name of Latin origin meaning ancient or venerable. Inspired by Priscilla Tripletoe a sloth in the movie(Zootopia)
Sid – Sid is a name of English origin that means wide meadow. Sid is a sloth in the movie(Ice Age)
Brooke – an English name referring to a small spring sourcing underground. Brook is also another sloth character in the movie Ice Age
Buzz – a make name of American origin that means village in the woods. Buzz is a sloth character in Squishmallow
Simon – Simon is a sloth in Squishmallow and the name Simon is Hebrew origin meaning listening or hearing
Taylor – a name of English origin which is derived from the word tailor. Taylor is also a sloth character in Squishmallow
Harlow – a name of old English origin meaning a pile of rocks or hill. Harlow is another character in Squishmallow
Emmi -a name of German origin meaning whole or universal. She is a character in Squishmallow too.
Gretchen – Gretchen is also a character in Squishmallow and the name simply means little pearl
Aqua – an English prefix meaning related to water or a water body. Aqua is another sloth in Squishmallow
Kenneth – a sloth in squishmallow whose name is of Gaelic origin and primarily means handsome
Sakoth – sakoth is characteri in the movie Pokemon
Vigoroth – a character in the movie (
Pokemon
Slaking – also another sloth in the movie Pokemon
Snook -a name of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning some from a projecting piece of land. Snook is a character in It’s a Big Big World)
Belt – belt is a sloth who acts a a belt in the movie The Croods
Slothilda – a name of English origin that means “female sloth” from the book “Slothilda: Living the sloth life”.
Sparky – a name of English origin that means “high-spirited” from the book “Sparky!”.
Vigoroth – a name of Japanese origin that means “vigorous” from Pokémon adventures