What Pet Names Mean to Guys (And 401+ Awesome Names for Your Guy)

Often, what pet names mean to guys depends on their preference and what your relationships with them are like. Some people don’t even like to be called pet names; they find it too cute or even ridiculous! What fun is there with that?

Are you struggling to find the best names to call your boyfriend or lover? 

Maybe you are wondering if you should even use a cute name with your man. It can be a tough decision to make, especially when you are just now starting a relationship with a guy. However, research says that using an adorable nickname is a sign that your relationship is strong!

That means you may want to try it before you knock it! Think about what kinds of names would bring the two of you closer together and have fun with it!

In this article, we are going to look at all the details of whether you should use pet names or not. Plus, we’ll cover hundreds of cute names you could try out with your man. 

Why People Use Nicknames

Many people find nicknames to be a cute way to show others they are loved and cared about. Maybe you just got married and want to call your new spouse “Hubby” or “Husband.” 

As you both adjust to the role of being in a marriage, it can be hard to get used to being called “husband” and “wife.” You may want to ease into nicknames like these as they tend to last.

Some people who just got married cannot wait to be called married nicknames like those and find them absolutely endearing. It’s like a sign of affection to show your partner that you care that they are now your spouse. A girl might find the term “wife” to be a little uncomfortable as she settles into her new role as a wife. She may just feel overwhelmed by her new life as a wife. 

Some people use pet names as a way to show one another that they love them. It’s a way to say, “You mean something to me.” By using the right name with your partner, you are telling them indirectly how you feel about them and your relationship. If you don’t like the name your partner is calling you, my suggestion is to get used to it or let them know you don’t like it.

Some partners are very sensitive on this topic, and people like this will totally understand if you find the name they are calling you to be offensive or off-putting. You have the right to stand up to your partner and let them know your feelings. They may find this refreshing as they weren’t sure how you felt about the nickname they gave you, so speak up and tell them your emotions!

Should You Use a Pet Name?

Cute names like “boo-boo” or “cutie” are great when you start bonding for the first time. You can be flirty with boyfriends by giving them nicknames or a term of endearment - your choice. 

You could start by trying out a name. See how he responds to it; he may snuggle up to you and love it! He may start trying out nicknames for you because he loves his nickname so much!

On the other hand, I’m sure if he doesn’t like it, he’ll let you know, so that you can stop using it. What you call a guy matters to him because it shows him whether you like him or think he’s not the one for you. If you can tailor the name you chose to be perfect for him, that’s the ideal situation. You want him to feel special, so make sure it’s a fitting name.

For example, if your boyfriend is rather large, you could call him “Slim” as a joke, but only do this if he thinks it’s funny. You don’t want to be making fun of him. Some guys don’t like being called pet names at all, so gauge with your man what he does and does not like, so you will know whether to use a nickname or scrap the idea altogether.

Why You May Want to Use a Pet Name

If you have a boyfriend and like him the right way, you may want to give a nickname a chance! You may find that using nicknames brings you two closer together. Many girls find nicknames as a way to flirt with a guy they like. It’s one person’s way of saying, “You mean something special to me, and I want you to know it!” It’s also kind of like an inside joke - something very special.

Guys do the same thing. They give pet names to girls they like. It’s like when you were on the playground, and a boy pulled your hair. They find it a cute way to tease you. If you don’t like the name your man has given you, there may not be much you can do about it. If he thinks you don’t like it, he may use it even more because, like a boy on the playground, boys tease!

You could always try to tell him that you are not fond of the name he picked out for you. If he’s a sensitive guy, he’ll most likely quit calling you that, and he may even ask you what name you would prefer to be called. Then, you have the opportunity to weigh in on the decision to tell him the kind of names you prefer. Maybe he will call you “princess” or “goddess.”

When You Should Not Use Pet Names

Be cautious when using pet names, as not all names make a guy feel good about himself. You don’t want to call your boyfriend “hefty” if he is self-conscious about his weight. Instead, call a guy “handsome” or “sexy” if he is insecure about his looks. It might be awkward if you called your man a “horsie” or “giant” if he doesn’t fit a term of endearment like that. 

If you give him a bad name, it might change the way you feel. Good nicknames give bright and positive vibes. Maybe you tried calling him “tiger” or “sex machine” in bed. If you called him that, especially during sex, he might go for it, or he may be completely turned off. Often, using his name makes him feel desired, and he knows that he’s the only one on your mind. 

If you want to try a name like that, you are on your way up to romantic names, because names like that make men feel hot! In bed, using the right name will help him “become the man” every time (if you get my drift). He’ll feel pretty hot in bed, knowing you think highly of him! Always think about the situation you are in before calling your man his nickname in public.

What Do Pet Names Say About Your Relationship?

Many nicknames can bring you two closer together because it’s like you have your own secret language that no one else is in on. Some couples only call each other pet names when they are in private, but there are others who are comfortable calling each other nicknames when in public. Sometimes, this can be annoying to people not in relationships. 

This is usually because they are feeling unromantic because they do not have someone special in their lives. If you are around a group of friends and some are single, you may want to tone down the nicknames and baby talk, as it can really annoy your single friends who don’t find it remotely cute. Consider calling each other by your first names in those circumstances.

Using pet names is great for committed couples who want to share a bond with one another. A nickname can give you a vibe into your relationship - either positive or negative, depending on the name you choose. If you call each other “love,” usually that means that you are head over heels in love with one another. What a great way to express your feelings and emotions!

How to Pick the Perfect Pet Name for Your Man

Some of the best nicknames for guys come from their actual names. Boyfriend nicknames can easily just be a shortened version of their first or middle names. Often, the best names to call your man show him you like him, but what you call your boyfriend is totally up to you. Keep in mind that the first name you give him may not stick. 

You may have a weird nickname at first because you just don’t know each other that well. If you are head over heels in love, you may want to call your loved one “love” or “soulmate.” If you are comfortable in your relationship, he may want to be called “baby” or “handsome.” 

You can go simple and call your boyfriend “babe” or “baby,” but using more flirty nicknames may go well if your relationship is new. You could call your boyfriend “sunshine” or “moonbeam” if you are close to him, but calling a guy “silly” or “dope” might be offensive. Really, go with your gut and give a name a try to see what he thinks. He’ll let you know one way or another!

What Name Should You Call Your Man?

Some names are great for all guys. For example, using cute names like “honey” or “baby” work well with boyfriends and just as a general term of endearment. An amazing guy really wants to know you realize his potential and using the right name can show you feel attraction, so start using a name that fits his personality or best features. 

If you have a guy who is a teacher or something, you might call him “Teach” or “Professor” for short. For someone who likes to role play in the bedroom, you could call him “My Little Handyman” or “Mr. Home Depot.” Those are kind of cute names that show you appreciate the hard work he does around the house or in your yard. This is just adorable for couples!

If you are just starting out in a relationship, be careful with the names you decide to use. You don’t want to call him “Soulmate” or “Love” if you have not said, “I love you,” yet. Take things slowly, and maybe let the guy take the lead when it comes to cute nicknames. That way, you can determine if he enjoys this or not. If he doesn’t enjoy names, he won’t call you any. 

Unique Pet Names You Could Try Out

Are you wondering what names to call your man? I mean, exactly what do guys like to be called? 

That’s a tall order to fill because each guy feels good about himself in different ways. This list of names includes names that may or may not be appropriate for your man. It’s really up to you to try them out and see what best fits his personal style and preference. 

Finding the perfect nickname for your man can be tough, especially if you are just starting out, but this giant list should get you started in the right direction. What kind of things does he like? 

That’s a good question to ask yourself when coming up with the right nickname to call your man. If he is really into hunting, you could call him “My Little Hunter Boy” as a cute name. 

If he is a big fan of Top Gun, consider calling him “Maverick” or “Iceman.” Each man is different. You may want to tailor the name you call him by what his interests and hobbies are. You wouldn’t want to call a businessman “Redneck” in front of his business associates, right? 

Find the best name that suits your man in the perfect way. Trust your gut, and you’ll do fine!

1. Ace
2. Adorable
3. Amazing
4. Amor
5. Amore
6. Amore Mio
7. Angel
8. Angel Baby
9. Apple Pie
10. Arm Candy
11. Babe
12. Baby
13. Baby Cakes
14. Baby Daddy
15. Baby Doll
16. Baby Face
17. Bad Boy
18. Bad Kitty
19. Bae
20. Batman
21. Bear
22. Beast
23. Beau
24. Beautiful
25. Bee
26. Beefcake
27. Bellissimo
28. Beloved
29. Berry Pie
30. Better Half
31. Big Boy
32. Big Daddy
33. Big Fella
34. Birthday Boy
35. Blessing
36. Blue Eyes
37. Blueberry
38. Boo
39. Boo Bear
40. Booty Boo Boo
41. Boo Berry
42. Boo Boo
43. Bootylicious
44. Boy
45. Boyfriend 
46. Brainy
47. Bright Eyes
48. Bro
49. Brown Eyes
50. Bubba
51. Bubblegum
52. Bug-a-Boo
53. Bumpkin
54. Bunny
55. Bunny Bear
56. Buster
57. Busy Bee
58. Butler
59. Buttercup
60. Caliente
61. Candy
62. Candyman
63. Captain
64. Captain Amazing
65. Captain America
66. Carebear
67. Carino
68. Casanova
69. Casper
70. Caveman
71. Champ
72. Chaos
73. Charmer
74. Charming
75. Cheesecake
76. Cherry Pie
77. Chunky
78. Cherub
79. Chief
80. Chucky
81. Chipmunk
82. Chocolate
83. Chocolate Cake
84. Chocolate Cookie
85. Chuckie
86. Chunky Monkey
87. Churro
88. Cinnabon
89. Cinnamon
90. Cookie
91. Cookie Monster
92. Coolio
93. Corazon
94. Cowboy
95. Cuddle Bear
96. Cuddle Bunny
97. Cuddle Muffin
98. Cuddle Bug
99. Cupcake
100. Cupid
101. Cutie
102. Cutie Patootie
103. Cutie Pie
104. Daddy
105. Dandy
106. Daredevil
107. Darling
108. Dearie
109. Diamond
110. Dimples
111. Dirty Boy
112. Dollface
113. Don Juan
114. Donut
115. Dream Guy
116. Dream Man
117. Dreamboat 
118. Dream Lover
119. Dreamy
120. Dumplin
121. Dumpling
122. Dynamo
123. Everything
124. Eye Candy
125. Fabio
126. Falcon
127. Fella
128. Firecracker
129. Flame
130. Fluffy
131. Foo Foo
132. Forever Mine
133. Fox
134. Foxy
135. Freckles
136. Fruitcake
137. Gangsta
138. General
139. Gladiator
140. Golden
141. Goober
142. Good Lookin’
143. Goofball
144. Gorgeous
145. Green Eyes
146. Guapo
147. Gumdrop
148. Hammer
149. Handsome
150. Handyman
151. Hawkeye
152. Hazel Eyes
153. Heartbreaker
154. Heartthrob
155. Hercules
156. Hero
157. Hollywood
158. Hon
159. Honey
160. Honey Baby
161. Honey Bear
162. Honey Bee
163. Honey Bun
164. Honey Bunches
165. Honey Bunny
166. Honey Buns
167. Honey Cakes
168. Honey Pot
169. Hot Fudge Sundae
170. Hot Lips
171. Hot Pants
172. Hotsauce
173. Hot-shot
174. Hot Stuff
175. Hotness
176. Hottie
177. Hubby
178. Hubs
179. Hug-a-Boo
180. Hugsy
181. Hulk
182. Hun
183. Hunk
184. Husband
185. Hushpuppy
186. Ironman
187. Italian Stallion
188. Jaguar
189. Jaw-dropper
190. Jaybird
191. Jellybean
192. Jock
193. Joy
194. Key to My Heart
195. Kid
196. Kiddo
197. Killer
198. King
199. Kissy Face
200. Kitten
201. Knight
202. Knight in Shining Armor
203. Ladiesman
204. Lamb
205. Lambchop
206. Lemondrop
207. Light of My Life
208. Lion
209. Locksmith
210. Love
211. Lovebug
212. Love Machine
213. Love Muffin
214. Lovebird
215. Lovebug
216. Lovely
217. Lover
218. Lover Boy
219. Lovestar
220. Lovey Dovey
221. Lucky
222. Macho Man
223. Mack Daddy
224. Magic Man
225. Main Squeeze
226. Maintenance Man
227. Major
228. Man of the House
229. Marky Mark
230. Marshmallow
231. Marvelous
232. Maverick
233. McDreamy
234. McMuffin
235. McSteamy
236. Meatball
237. Meatloaf
238. Mi Amor
239. Mine
240. Mister
241. Mon Cheri
242. Money
243. Monkey
244. Monsieur
245. Moonbeam
246. Moonbear
247. Movie Star
248. Mr. Big
249. Mr. Casanova
250. Mr. Cool
251. Mr. Cutie Pants
252. Mr. Cutie Pie
253. Mr. Fix It
254. Mr. Home Depot
255. Mr. Man
256. Mr. Nice Guy
257. Mr. Perfect
258. Mr. Right
259. Mr. Right Now
260. Mr. Sexy
261. Mr. Sweet Stuff
262. Mr. Thang
263. Muffin
264. Munchkin
265. Muscleman
266. Muscles
267. My All
268. My Babysaurus
269. My Blessing
270. My Boy
271. My Co-Star
272. My Drug
273. My Everything
274. My Fair Lad
275. My Forever Man
276. My Guy
277. My Heart
278. My Heart’s True Desire
279. My Hero
280. My Lad
281. My Life
282. My Little Cookie
283. My Little Piggy
284. My Love
285. My Main Squeeze
286. My Man
287. My Nerd
288. My One and Only
289. My Panda
290. My Prince
291. My Savior
292. My Soldier
293. My Squeeze
294. My Star
295. My Sunshine
296. My Sweet Prince
297. My Treasure
298. My True Love
299. My Valentine
300. My White Knight
301. My World
302. Naughty
303. Naughty Boy
304. Near and Dear
305. Niceness
306. Numero Uno
307. Nummy
308. Nut Job
309. Old Man
310. One
311. One and Only
312. Other Half
313. Panda
314. Panda Bear
315. Panther
316. Mi Papi
317. Papi
318. Papito
319. Partner in Crime
320. Peach
321. Peanut
322. Peanut Butter
323. Perfect
324. Pickle
325. Playboy
326. Poo Bear
327. Pops
328. Popsicle
329. Poptart
330. Precioso
331. Precious
332. Pretty Boy
333. Prince
334. Prince Charming
335. Professor
336. Puddin’
337. Puddin’ Pop
338. Pudding
339. Pudding Cake
340. Pumpkin
341. Pup
342. Puppy
343. Pussy Cat
344. R2D2
345. Raindrop
346. Red Hot
347. Rockstar
348. Romeo
349. Roo
350. Sailor
351. Sex Kitten
352. Sex Machine
353. Sex Muffin
354. Sex Pants
355. Sex Pot
356. Sex Puppet
357. Sexy
358. Sexy Britches
359. Sexy Devil
360. Sexy Pants
361. Shining Star
362. Shorty
363. Shoulder Art
364. Silly Goose
365. Slim
366. Snickerdoodle
367. Snookums
368. Snow Bunny
369. Snowflake
370. Snuggle Bear
371. Snuggle Bug
372. Snuggle Butt
373. Snuggles
374. Snuggly Bear
375. Soldier
376. Soulmate
377. Spanky
378. Sparkles
379. Sparky
380. Spiderman
381. Stallion
382. Star
383. Struddleboy
384. Struddleman
385. Stud
386. Stud Muffin
387. Studley
388. Sugar
389. Sugar Booger
390. Sugar Daddy
391. Sugar Lips
392. Sugar Pie
393. Sugar Plus
394. Sugar Puff
395. Sunshine
396. Super Cutie
397. Superman
398. Sweet Cakes
399. Sweet Pea
400. Sweet Stuff
401. Sweet Thang
402. Sweetest Thing
403. Sweet Cake
404. Sweetheart
405. Sweetie
406. Sweetie Pie
407. Sweetness
408. Sweets
409. Tank
410. Tarzan
411. Tater Tot
412. Teddy Bear
413. Tenderhearted
414. The Bomb
415. The General
416. The Kind of the Castle
417. The Light of My Life
418. The Love of My Life
419. Thundercat
420. Tiger
421. Tiger Cat
422. Tough Guy
423. Treasure
424. Trouble
425. True Love
426. Turkey
427. The Twinkle of My Eye
428. Twinkle Toes
429. Valentine
430. Viking
431. Waffle
432. Wolverine
433. Wonder Boy
434. Wonderful
435. Woody
436. Wookie
437. Yummy
438. Zeus
439. Zorro

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To Sum Things Up…

What is your opinion on the subject of using the right pet name for your man? Which pet names are your favorites? I’d love to hear all about your thoughts on the topic!

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