Peluche

Peluche is a French and Spanish word meaning 'plush' or 'stuffed toy' — from the French peluche, related to the Old French word for shaggy hair. As a pet name it celebrates softness and the particular quality of a deeply fluffy animal who resembles a living stuffed animal in the best possible way.

Peluche is the kind of name that only works on a very specific kind of pet — the kind that is so dense with fur, so soft to the touch, so perfectly round and plush that the comparison to a stuffed toy is entirely factual rather than exaggerated. Popular in Spanish-speaking communities throughout the Americas, it is a term of pure affection, a name that essentially means 'you are as soft and wonderful as my favorite childhood toy.' It suits Persian cats, Chow Chows, Samoyeds, and any breed whose primary feature is an improbable amount of extremely soft fur. A pet named Peluche was born to be held.