Petey

Petey is an affectionate diminutive of Pete or Peter, from the Greek Petros meaning "rock" or "stone" — a name with considerable biblical gravity as the name of Saint Peter, the rock upon which the church was built. But Petey is the friendly, diminutive form that sheds all that weight for something warm and approachable. It has a classic American quality, the name of the lovable companion in old neighborhood stories, which perhaps explains its enduring appeal as a pet name for friendly, community-oriented animals.

Petey ranks #255 on the pet name charts and is one of those names that immediately reads as warm and neighborhood-friendly. Its roots go all the way back to the Greek word for rock through Saint Peter, but Petey sheds that gravitas entirely in favor of pure, unpretentious friendliness. It's the name of the companion everyone on the street knows, who greets the mail carrier with equal enthusiasm as the owner, and who is genuinely beloved by the entire block. Petey is for companions who make their world a little friendlier just by being in it.