100+ Best Bearded Dragon Names: Unique & Fitting Options

• Apalala: While the meaning of this name is unknown, it is used in a Hindi myth as the name of a water dragon.
• Askook: A male Native American name that means “snake.”
• Astarot: A demon whose name means “the chief.” Usually considered to be the Prince of Hell and depicted with dragon-like features.
• Attor: An Old English male name meaning “gall” or “venom.”
• Chua: A Native American Hopi word that means “snake.” Can be used for either gender.
• Coatl: A Nahuatl male name meaning “snake.”
• Draco: A Latin word meaning “dragon.” It is also the name of a constellation.
• Dracul: A male Romanian name that means both “dragon” and “devil.”
• Drago: Another form of the Latin “Draco.”
• Drake: An English surname with an unknown history. Possibly means either “dragon,” “male duck,” or “monster.”
• Drakon: A male Greek name meaning “dragon.”
• Ehecatl: A male Nahuatl name that means “wind serpent.”
• Fafnir: A dragon from Norse mythology.
• Fraener: The original name of the dwarf that was transformed into Fafnir, a Norse dragon.
• Glaurung: A wingless, fire-breathing dragon from Tolkien’s Middle Earth.
• Herensuge: A Basque word that means “dragon.”
• Jormungandr: A figure from Norse mythology that is a giant serpent. This creature wraps around the earth’s oceans and keeps them in place.
• Knucker: A figure in Old English mythology that is a kind of water dragon.
• Ladon: A Greek river deity and the name of a dragon that guards the garden of Hesperides.
• Leviathan: A Hebrew word that means “twisted in folds” or “wreathed.” This is also the name of a demonic water dragon.
• Longwei: A Chinese word that means “dragon greatness.”
• Nagendra: a Hindi name that means “snake.”
• Nidhogg: An Old Norse dragon whose name means “dreaded striker”. This dragon is said to gnaw at the roots of the world tree Yggdrasill.
• Ophiuchus: A Greek male name that means “serpent bearer.”
• Ormr: An Old Norse male name that means “dragon” or “snake.”
• Orochi: A Japanese male name that means “big snake.”
• Pachua: A Native American Hopi male name that means “feathered water snake.”
• Pendragon: A Celtic male name that means “chief dragon.” This name appears in the Arthurian legends as the name of several kings.
• Pythagoras: A Greek male name that strangely means “python market.”
• Phythius: A Greek male name that means “to rot.” It was the name of a serpent that was killed by Apollo.
• Ryuu: A Japanese name that means dragon spirit.
• Shesha: A male Hindi name of the king of the serpents. He is one of the primal beings of creation.
• Tatsuo: A Japanese name with multiple meanings, one of which is “dragon man.”
• Uruloki: A sub-species of wingless, fire-breathing dragons in Tolkien’s Middle Earth.
• Veles: The Slavic god of the earth, dragons, cattle, and magic. He is described as horned and serpentine.
• Vritra: The name of a serpent in Hindi mythology. It is the personification of drought.
• Xiuhcoatl: A unisex Nahuatl name that is often used to mean “weapon of destruction”. Literally, it means “fire serpent.”

• Spike: Since many bearded dragons are a bit spikey.
• Godzilla: For obvious reasons.
• Smaug: One of the villains from Tolkien’s Middle Earth
• Viper: More of a snake name, but it works for a beardie as well.
• Mushu: The dragon from the Mulan movie
• Sobek: The Crocodile God of Egypt.
• Dino: They do look a bit like mini dinosaurs.
• Eragon: From the popular book series of the same name.
• Rex: Another dinosaur reference.
• Raptor: Yet another dino reference.
• Apollo: He kills quite a few snakes and dragons in his time.
• Yoda: He’s green and reptilian-like.
• Dionysus: A Greek deity that was associated with snakes.
• Hercules: Another dragon-killer in Greek mythology.
• Gollum: Not exactly a dragon, but pretty close.

• Adalinda: A female Old High German name that translates roughly to “noble serpent.”
• Aethelinda: This Anglo-Saxon name also means “noble serpent.”
• Annabelinda: An English name taken from the Latin “Anna” and German “Belinda.” It translates to roughly “beautiful serpent.”
• Belinda: An Old German name meaning “bright serpent.”
• Chumana: A Native American Hopi name meaning “snake maiden.”
• Chusi: A Native American name that means “snake flower.”
• Ethelinda: A Middle English name that means “noble serpent.”
• Hydra: A Greek name that means “water.” It is the name of a dragon killed by Hercules.
• Linda: An English name that derives from the word “serpent.”
• Malinda: An English name that probably means something along the lines of “black serpent” or “dark serpent.”
• Tanit: A goddess in Phoenician myth. She is the goddess of love, and her name means roughly “serpent lady.”
• Tiamat: A Babylonian mythological being who was the primeval sea dragon, who was said to be the mother of all gods. Her name means “mother of life.”

• Cleopatra: She is associated with snakes through quite a few myths, including one about how she potentially died.
• Diva: Let’s face it, your new pet probably is.
• Kitty: Because they are absolutely not a cat.
• Liz: A play-off on the word “lizard.”
• Lizzy: Another play on the word “lizard.”
• Nessie: Named after the modern monster from Scotland.
• Princess: A perfectly suitable name for a spoiled pet.
• Sprinkles: Bearded dragons typically have many spots.
• Vixen: Best for a sassy bearded dragon.

Bearded dragons come in a range of different colorations. You may be able to use this color for some naming inspiration.

• Blaze: For orange or reddish
• Cinnamon: For brown or orange
• Copper: For copper-like colors
• Fanta: For orange
• Buttermilk: For yellow or lighter-colored dragons
• Sunny: Yellow and lighter-colored dragons
• Vanilla: Whitish
• Chickpea: Whitish or yellow
• Milky Way: For vibrantly-colored dragons
• Sunset: Yellows, reds, oranges
• Silk: Whiter dragons
• Amethyst: Purple
• Indigo: Purple
• Violet: Purple
• Blackjack: Dark-colored dragons
• Midnight: Dark-colored dragons
• Noir: Black dragons
• Widow: As in the spider; black-colored dragons
• Clementine: For orange or yellow dragons
• Guava: Orange, yellow, red
• Blanco: White
• Ice: White
• Snow: White
• Aquamarine: Blueish dragons
• Ocean: Blueish dragons
• Azul: Blueish dragons
• Ariel: Red-colored dragons
• Apple: Red dragons
• Amber: Red dragons
• Foxy: Red dragons