Puck

Puck comes from Old English puca, a mischievous spirit or fairy, related to Welsh pwca and Irish pooka. The name is best known from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, where Puck is the prankish fairy servant of Oberon who delights in chaos and magic.

Puck is the name for a pet who operates by their own rules. Shakespeare's Puck — that gleefully disruptive fairy who turns the whole forest upside down for his own amusement — is the perfect patron spirit for a cat or small dog who has decided that your furniture is a racetrack and 3am is the ideal time for zoomies. The name is short, punchy, and impossible to say without a hint of a smile. It's particularly beloved in literary-minded households and for animals with a mischievous streak they show absolutely no intention of outgrowing.