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Goldfish Names

Goldfish names can be as creative as the names for any other pet. And why shouldn't your goldfish have an awesome name? People love to have fun with their pet fish names, the most common being Nemo and Goldie.

Along with Nemo and Goldie, other popular goldfish names include Ariel, Captain, Minnie, Moby, Coral, and Blue. Highly unusual names you may consider for your fish include Leviathan, Nixie, Wanda, and Orville.

We looked for names for your fish that mean gold or yellow and also focused on names with water- and fish-related meanings as well as names of famous fish — hi, Dory! Here, some inspired names for pet goldfish.

Goldfish Names

Ripley

Meaning: strip of clearing in the woods

Origin:English
1537
Zarina

Meaning: a golden vessel

Origin:Persian
2176
Origin:English fruit name
987
Aqua A name with Latin origin, the meaning of Aqu...
Origin:Color name
1880
Nori

Meaning: doctrine or seaweed

Origin:Japanese
1367
Chrysanthemum

Meaning: gold flower

Origin:Greek
1927
Sunshine Sunshine is a name of English origin, and th...
Origin:Word name
900
Oceane

Meaning: ocean

Origin:French
1368
Origin:Word name
1839
Penny Traditionally of English origin, the meaning...
Origin:English, diminutive of Penelope
939
Marjani

Meaning: coral

Origin:Arabic, Swahili
3681
Angel

Meaning: angel

Origin:English word name
829
Rainbow

Meaning: rainbow

Origin:English
2351
Shelly According to its Anglo-Saxon origin, the mea...
Origin:English
5836
Origin:Word name
1286
Salmon

Meaning: salmon, a fish

Origin:Animal name
6432
Tiger

Meaning: animal name

Origin:English
3982
Bruce

Meaning: from the brushwood thicket

Origin:Scottish and English from French
283
Moby Moby is a name given primarily to boys. It h...
Origin:Literary and nickname name
2393
Kalani

Meaning: the heavens

Origin:Hawaiian
9705