Table Tennis Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

For those into racket sports, few games are as wide ranging as table tennis, likely better known as ping pong. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that you don’t need a full court like tennis, squash or badminton, that you can pack quite a few into a bar or game space and people of nearly any age and experience can at least volley a ball back and forth a few times. It also doesn’t hurt that it comes jam-packed with terms, names and techniques that double as good dog names for those who enjoy the sport enough to make it a permanent attribute.

Table Tennis Inspired Dog Name in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a Table Tennis Inspired Name

Munchkin

Yes, Munchkin is not a particularly good table tennis themed name, but that speaks nothing as to her talents. Much like many others dogs of the Internet era, Munchkin grew into a celebrity seemingly overnight, but it wasn’t just her adorable looks that helped put her there.

Munchkin’s mini road to stardom started back in 2014 when her owner Cindy decided to dress her up for Halloween. But instead of buying a pre-made costume, Cindy decided to play off of her dog’s impeccably Ewok-like face and turn her into a walking teddy bear. In the process, she documented the few simple steps it took to turn her little Shih Tzu into a perfectly-dressed treat-or-treater. When she finally posted the video, it went viral, racing across the Internet on its way to millions of views.

Since then, Munchkin has been almost universally known as a half bear, half Shih Tzu, her identity largely rolled up in her cuddly little costume, including playing in a video that centers around the main topic of this guide: ping pong. While many other dogs may have a paw up on Munchkin in terms of actually playing — there are dogs that can hold the paddle in their mouth and volley or return a few shots — but few come anywhere close to her cuteness by comparison.

Although not as popular as her original teddy bear video, Munchkin’s Ping Pong Champion video may outplay most others in terms of sheer entertainment. In the video, she’s in her classic teddy bear costume, except this time, one of the teddy bear’s arms is equipped with a ping pong paddle. With the help of a little video magic (and what looks like fishing line), Munchkin appears to table convincing return swings, her head naturally turning to face the ball every time it comes near. The result is a hilariously fun short clip of what looks like an Ewok-type bear playing ping pong while standing on the table (her back legs are obscured by the costume while her front legs were fed through holes in the teddy bear legs to give the appearance of walking).

While her teddy bear costume will always remain a classic and an active part of her wardrobe, Munchkin has since graduated from it and now adorns others, such as a biker costume, a pirate and batdog (all of which still have the same aesthetic, thanks to the teddy costume underneath).

Table Tennis Inspired Dog Name Considerations

There are several ways to come up with a good table tennis themed dog name, but much of the process depends on how meaningful or individualized you want to make it. If you want to keep it simple and easy, consider picking the name of a famous or historic player. If you’re a player yourself and have an appreciation for the game’s history, think about giving them the name of someone who changed the sport for the better. Of course, you can always go deeper as well.

For instance, if your dog often hits or bats balls more often than they catch them, the names Paddle, Bat or Racket would all be perfectly suitable. If they happen to do a lot of circular motions when they’re excited or chasing something, then the names Twiddle, Twirl and Spin are all solid choices. For a dog that is constantly in motion, the name Rally would be great, just as Goode would be good for a dog that seems to have rubber grips on their feet.

There are plenty of directions you can go, so pick up a mental paddle and volley a few ideas back and forth until one stands out or sticks.

Male Table Tennis Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Pong After ping pong, the term originally coined for the game in the late 1800s
0	Blade The flat, top half of a racket
0	Chopper A style or type of play where chops are the primary technique
0	Flick A short, close to the table play with a wrist flick added for topspin
0	Flip Another term for a flick
0	Hitter A style of play where standard hits are primarily used
0	Junk As in a junk bat or racket, one with too-long pips or improper size/condition
0	Lob A return that floats high in the air
0	Point How the game is scored
0	Serve The person to first strike the ball and put it into play
0	Drop A short shot over the net
0	Block A topspin heavy return played just after a bounce
0	Match Comprised of 3, 5 or 7 games
0	Penhold A style of holding the paddle
0	Smash A quick and powerful shot
0	Double Playing with two sets of players on teams
0	Early Playing a ball just after it bounces
0	Heavy A word used to describe excessive spin
0	Sponge A type of racket cover used in sandwich style
0	Parlour As in parlour game, where the sport originated, in Victorian England
0	Jaques After J. Jaques, the first person to trademark the name "ping-pong"
0	Parker After Parker Bros, who bought the name
0	Grip The style/positioning of the hand on the paddle
0	Waldner After Jan-Ove Waldner, one of the most decorated table tennis players ever
0	Deng After Deng Yaping, one of the most successful players in the world, male or female
0	Zhang After Zhang Yining, one of the greatest female players in history
0	Jike After Zhang Jike, the only table tennis player to win 5 consecutive majors titles
0	Ding After Ding Ning, a highly successful multi-majors winner
0	Gatien After Jean-Phillipe Gatien, the greaest French player of all time
0	Persson After Jorgen Persson, one of Sweden's most decorated players

Female Table Tennis Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Ping As in ping pong, another name for table tennis
0	Bat Another name for a paddle or racket
0	Cross As in cross court, the area a return is delivered
0	Drive A powerful shot played close to the table
0	Looper A style of play where the loop is the primary technique used
0	Paddle The wood and rubber racket used to play the game
0	Racket Another term for a bat or paddle
0	Pips The little rubber protrusions on the bat that help impart friction and spin
0	Rally The period when the ball is in play
0	Spin An important physical element in the game
0	Twiddle Turning the bat to use different surfaces
0	Twirl The same as twiddle, to turn the bat to take advantage of its different surfaces
0	Seemiller A style of holding the paddle named after it's originator, Dan Seemiller
0	Skunk An informal rule that declares a winner at 7-0 or 11-1
0	Anti As in anti-loop, the low friction rubber used to remove spin
0	Float A return with little spin
0	India Where the game was first developed by British soldiers
0	Gibb After James Gibb, who introduced celluloid balls
0	Goode After E.C. Goode, who first placed rubber on the paddle
0	Snow After Edgar Snow, the American journalist who noticed the Chinese craze for the sport in the 1930s
0	Sydney The last Olympic games before significant rule changes took place
0	Balsa A type of extremely lightweight wood sometimes used to make paddles
0	Limba A tree in the Korina family used to make paddles
0	Cypress A type of wood used to make ping pong paddles
0	Hinoki A wood popular in Japan used to make paddles
0	Corky As in corkspin, a fast and volatile type of spin
0	Janove After Jan-Ove Waldner, the Swedish world champion
0	Liu After Liu Guoliang, the second man to achieve a career grand slam
0	Nan After Wang Nan, who was #1 in the world for 3 years
0	Lin After Ma Lin, the only man to ever win Olympic gold in Singles, Doubles and Team