If you’re looking for some great guinea pig names starting with P, stick around!
While there are literally million of options, we narrowed down the list a bit.
Below, we shared just our top 100 picks for the letter.
Let’s check them out!
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Guinea Pig Names Starting With P for Males
- Pacific – after the majestic ocean.
- Paddington – this is probably the cutest bear!
- Paden – for a royal guinea pig.
- Padraig – for a noble-born guinea pig.
- Pakora – for a deliciously cute furball.
- Palm – beautiful name for an Angora guinea pig.
- Palmer – this name means “rugged.”
- Panther – for a guinea pig with green eyes.
- Parker – after the tiger in “ Life of Pi.”
- Parvaiz – Persian name meaning “lucky.”
- Patrick – after the famous Irish holiday.
- Pavel – Russian name meaning “humble.”
- Pax-means “kiss of peace.”
- Peacock – after the beautiful bird with blue shades.
- Peanut Butter – for the sweetest guinea pig out there.
- Peanut – perfect for a brown guinea pig.
- Pearson– any This is Us fans out there?
- Penn– short for Pennsylvania.
- Pepi – after an Egyptian ruler.
- Pepper – after the grey and black spice.
- Percy – French name for the one who conquered your heart.
- Periwinkle – after the blueish purple color.
- Petersburg – after the famous Russian city.
- Peter – this is Family Guy’s main character.
- Phantom – after the famous ghosts.
- Pharaoh – because he rules your house.
- Phineas – perfect name if you have two guinea pigs.
- Phoenix – after the mythical bird, reborn from its own ashes.
- Phuoc – Vietnamese name for the one who can do anything.
- Pickle – great name for a guinea pig with a lot of personality.
- Pico – after the Illinois corporation.
- Pigeon – great name for a grey guinea pig.
- Pikachu – after the funniest Pokemon.
- Pixel – cute idea if you love gaming!
- Pirate – for a black guinea pig.
- Plume – for a dark grey one.
- Poindexter – just in case he has a lot of dots!
- Polaris – this is what people call the North Star.
- Pomme – French name meaning “apple.”
- Pongo – this is one of the most loving fathers!
- Porter – western name meaning “gatekeeper.”
- Prem – Sanskrit name meaning “love.”
- Primo – Italian name meaning “first.”
- Prince John – from the Robin Hood movie.
- Prosper – you know, for the one meant to prosper.
- Pumpkin – adorable name for an orange guinea pig.
- Purwanto – for the youngest of the pack.
- Putra – this name is suitable for a prince.
- Putu– after the famous volleyball player from Bali.
- Pyotr – this Russian name means “rock.”
There are thousands upon thousands of possible boy guinea pig names starting with the letter P.
So, needless to say, it’s hard to pick a favorite. I really like Prosper, though!

Guinea Pig Names Starting With P for Females
- Pacifica – after the gigantic Pacific Ocean.
- Paddy – this is a very popular Irish name.
- Padme – after the best Queen of pop culture.
- Pakhet – after the lion Goddess of war.
- Pakuna – this name means “deer.”
- Panama – this one was popularized by a few TV shows.
- Pandora – after the mythological character.
- Paneer – beautiful Indian name for a wonderful lady.
- Panthea – Greek name meaning “all the Gods”.
- Paris – the most romantic city in the world!
- Parka – after the jacket with a cool name.
- Parthena – this Greek name means “pure.”
- Parth – this name means “warrior princess.”
- Pasha – this name is perfect for a small one.
- Pashmina – Indian name for a beautiful guinea pig.
- Paskha – this is a type of Easter cake.
- Patches – for a beautiful pattern.
- Pattaya – after the wonderful city in Thailand.
- Patty – Aramaic name meaning “the lady of the house.”
- Pauline – popular western name meaning “petite.”
- Pearl – for the precious jewel you have.
- Pebbles – for a guinea pig with a marbled pattern.
- Peggy – after the famous Peggy Bundy.
- Peigi – after the one who keeps traditions.
- Pella – Hebrew name for “marvel of the Gods”.
- Penelope – Spanish name for a beautiful one.
- Penina – this name refers to a pearl.
- Penny – English name for a forest dweller.
- Pepper – cool name for a grey guinea pig.
- Persia – after the antique region.
- Petunia – this name inspires something pure.
- Phoebe – after Phoebe Buffay.
- Phoenix – after the mythological bird.
- Phylicia – this is a very old name meaning “good luck.”
- Phyllis – this is an old name meaning “green.”
- Piggie – this is inspired by the Muppets.
- Pink – after the Pink Panther!
- Piper – British name referring to a fighter.
- Pippi – perfect name for an orange guinea pig.
- Piroska – Hungarian name for a red one.
- Poison Ivy – after the famous villain.
- Polina – Russian name meaning “little.”
- Polly – this is inspired by the cute Polly Pocket.
- Poppy – after the beautiful, red flower.
- Precious – Latin name meaning “beloved.”
- Prish – Hindi name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Priya – Indian name meaning “love.”
- Puca – after the popular folklore character.
- Puffy – from Something About Mary.
- Pusheen – for a very beautiful lady.
From the girls, I think Poppy is adorable! Pippi is fun, too!
Your turn! What are your favorite guinea pig names starting with P? Share below!

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Oh, I especially love Paddington for a cuddly boy guinea pig. Pasha or Pippi are a tie when deciding for a girl.
These are some fun names. We have two guinea pigs named Cheddar and Mr. Business.
I think I really like Polaris and I did not know thats what people call the north star! Neat!
Loving all of these P names. Especially love the name Palmer.
Paddy if it’s a boy and Peigi for a girl! Those would be my picks!!
This is such a great list of names. Interestingly, many of them would work for humans also!
Too funny – we have six guinea pigs, and we have a “peanut” and a “pepper”. These are all cute choices.
Wow! Sooo many names to choose from! These are really cute for guinea pigs. I wish I could have one.
These are great! My nephew has 5 piggies and they’re all named after Asian food.
wow! I am impressed! 100 names and they all start with P! All are beautiful!
Those are such cute names for guinea pigs ? I wish I could have one!?
I am not into guinea pigs but reading this makes me consider of getting one. Haha! I love the names to choose from too! Never thought it was this many! Cool names indeed!
My guinea pig is a female and I name her Pinky