Meaning & Story
Tako is the Japanese word for octopus, though it is also used as a given name with various writings meaning great, multitalented, or high ambition. As a pet name it is often given with a nod to the sea creature and its intelligent, adaptable nature.
Tako is the name for a pet with more personality than they should reasonably have — someone with seemingly eight different sides to them, adaptable and intelligent in ways that continue to surprise you. The octopus comparison is fitting: clever, fluid, and capable of fitting into situations that seem impossible for something their size.