Baby Bear names.
Names for Bears: Baby Bear & Cute Teddy Bear Names
“It must be pretty scary having a bear as a pet! But! Why not? If there are any bear keepers out there, make sure you keep them well away! On the other hand, our Teddy bears are a different story…” – Tong Lin, Pet Name Zone.
PET BABY BEAR NAMES…
Winnie the Pooh is perhaps the most well known of all bear names.
On a sunny day in the early 1920’s, author A A Milne and his son Christopher Robin were strolling through the London Zoo. Young Christopher spotted a Canadian black bear, “Oh look, Father. I like him.” The name plaque identified the black bear as Winnie.
The bear had been left by a Canadian soldier on his way to the fierce French battlefields in World War I. The tame bear had been the regimental mascot of the Fort Garry Horse Regiment, out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. And was named “Winnie” after the city of Winnipeg.
Christopher Robin loved the bear and loved its name, calling his new teddy bear Winnie the Pooh. In 1924, Milne released his first book telling the adventures of his son and his cuddly yellow bear dressed in a red shirt: WINNIE-THE-POOH.
Another famous name is Yogi Bear made popular by the Hanna-Barbera cartoons of this mischievous bear and his pal Boo Boo in Jellystone National Park. And then there are the Berenstain Bears: Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister Bear.
Pet Bear Names? Very few people keep bears as pets, at least not full-grown adult bears.
There was a time when circuses raised and trained bears for performance. But the Animal Rights movement has all but ended this practice, which most often involved inhuman treatment.
Hollywood has seen a number of trained bears. Tho were kept by their trainers as pets and given loving homes. Bruno was an orphaned black bear who would play the role of TV’s GENTLE BEN. Bozo was a rescued circus bear, a loving and gentle female grizzly bear who played next to trainer/actor Dan Haggerty in THE ADVENTURES OF GRIZZLY ADAMS. Today, perhaps the most famous televised bruin is Brutus, who lives with naturalist Casey Anderson.
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Baby Bear Names…
Since so few of us keep a bear as a pet, it’s unlikely that you’ll need any help in naming your pet bear.
Zoos and other organizations that do need to name new bruin cubs often hold a competition in which they ask children to send in suggested names and they choose one of these names through a random selection.
TEDDY BEAR NAMES…
And, of course, there is a problem many families face: naming a new Teddy Bear.
So, what are great Teddy bear names?
First. Consider some of the popular names for real bears housed in zoos:
- Ardal
- Arthur
- Bernard
- Bernal
- Gregory
- Maximilian
- Oberon
- Osborn
- Yosemite
These are all names that reflect the strength and might of a bear. Popular names for female bears in zoos are:
- Avla
- Bernadette
- Calesta
- Jerica
- Orsa
- Ursula
- Nadette
As mentioned, for the most part people choose a bear name for their teddy bear or stuffed plush bear.
They usually try to choose a name that has some significance for them such as a name surrounding the occasion on which they received it.
A white stuffed teddy bear that was a Christmas gift could aptly be named White Christmas, Christmas or Noel. Birthday Bear would be a suitable name for a teddy bear you received as a birthday gift. Some try to choose a name that has a close connection to the colour of the bear, like Whitey, Blackie, or Brownie.
The Queen Elizabeth Teddy bear released to celebrate her 2012 Jubilee invited different names. “Lilibet” — the endearment given Elizabeth in her girlhood. “Cabbage” — Prince Philip’s loving nickname for the Queen.
Making their own bear is now a popular activity for children.
In this activity Children and adults choose the color and material for their own bear and create it themselves, right down to the outfits. They also choose a name for their bear at the same time, which could be basically any name you can think of.
Since a bear is perceived to be a cuddly creature, many of the names have to do with this feeling. Cuddles and Pookie are examples. However, if you want to choose a name that has a specific meaning, you can browse a list of names and their meanings:
Male Names: –
- Asbjorn – Swedish name meaning divine bear
- Avonaco – a native American name meaning lean bear
- Benat – Basque form of Bernard, which means bold as a bear
- Osbourne – meaning god-bear
- Nanook – an Inuit name for the polar bear
- Edon – meaning rich bear cub
- Orson – meaning bear cub
Female Names: –
- Berengari – meaning bear-spear
- Orsola – meaning little she bear
- Bernadita – meaning bold as a bear
- Giju’muin – native Mi’kmaq, meaning mother bear
Teddy Bear Names Meaning…
There are quite a number of names that mean “Little She Bear,” which would be the perfect name for a small teddy bear:
- Menina Ursa – Portugese
- Xiǎo tā xióng – Chinese
- Poco Sopporta – Italian
- Petite Elle Porte – French
- Litla Hún Ber – Icelandic
- Bärenmädchen – German
- Niña Oso – Spanish
For daily use, these names would naturally be shortened to cute endearments such as Poco, Litla or Nina.
By choosing one of these unusual full names, it’s very likely that when someone hears the name they will want to know the story behind it.[1]
– Tong Lin. Keeper of Teddy Bear Names. “What was your childhood Teddy called? I can proudly say that I’ve still got my Julius, AKA Groucho.”
– Brian Alan Burhoe. “You can learn more exciting stuff about popular bears in Fact and Fiction at my ZERO COOL BEARS – ALL THINGS BRUIN!”
Read “How the Bear Lost its Tail” — The Oldest Known Bear Story…
You’ve gotta read our new retelling of the oldest known Bear Story of them All! Listen!
“Long ago — when our Sacred Green Earth was young and much more alive — Bear, like his cousins the Wolf and the Fox, had a long beautiful tail.
“One chilled winter day, Bear shuffled down to the lake and saw that Fox was feasting on some fish. Licking his chops, Bear asked him, ‘Fox, ol’ friend, how did you manage to catch all those fish?’
“The cunning fox saw his chance to make a fool of Bear…”
CLICK HERE TO READ: HOW THE BEAR LOST ITS TAIL
[1] Final Thought from Papa Bear: “I’m betting Barbie Bear is a popular new name for a girl bear, eh?”
Updated August 6, 2023.
Names for Bear: Baby Bear and Teddy Names
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