Meaning & Story
A short, warm word meaning friend or companion, used informally in English. Pal has the unpretentious warmth of the simplest, most direct expression of affection — a companion through everything.
Pal might be the most honest pet name in existence — it skips all the mythology, the wordplay, and the cultural references and just says exactly what this animal is to you: your pal. There is something deeply touching about that simplicity. The name was famously used in the Lassie series for the original collie who played Lassie, which gives it a distinguished heritage in spite of its modesty. A dog named Pal is a dog whose owner understands what really matters.