Cupcake

Cupcake is the sweet, single-serving cake whose name combines the Old English 'copp' (a small cup used for baking) with the universally beloved 'cake.' As a pet name it is unapologetically sugary — a declaration that this particular companion is something special, small, and meant to be savored. It suits pets who inspire that exact feeling of delight that comes with your favorite treat.

Cupcake is one of those names where the personality writes itself — a companion named Cupcake is expected to be precious, sweet, and endlessly pleasing to be around, and somehow they always manage to live up to it. This name belongs to pets who have mastered the art of being adorable without even trying, the ones who tilt their heads at just the right angle and make your heart melt on command. Cupcake works beautifully for a small, dainty companion, but there is something especially funny and wonderful about a big, boisterous pet carrying this name with total confidence.