Puffy

Puffy is a descriptive English pet name suggesting something soft, rounded, and cloud-like — derived from the Old English verb to puff, meaning to blow or swell. As a pet name it celebrates an animal's fluffy, round, or charmingly inflated appearance and is especially popular for small, heavily coated breeds.

Puffy is the kind of name you give a pet whose appearance is literally their defining feature — usually a small dog or cat so densely coated with fur that they seem to be approximately fifty percent air. It has a gentle, affectionate humor to it: the owner is essentially saying 'I love you and you are shaped like a cloud.' The name is most popular for Pomeranians, Chow Chows, Persian cats, and any breed that looks like it was designed for maximum softness. It is unashamedly sweet and completely unpretentious — exactly what a fluffy little pet deserves.