What Are Your Pets’ Names?

I had a dog named Mulroney (I’m Canadian) because he was always leaving s**t behind. (You’d have to have been born before 2000 to perhaps remember the former prime minister) My favourites I’ve heard of were someone who named his rabbit ‘Stu’ and someone’s cat whose name was ‘Mr Fuzzy Cute Face’ or ‘Mr Fuzz’ for short. ha

Catfish (may he rest in peace) best.dog.ever. “Not a cat. Not a fish. He’s a dog!” Also a nod to Catfish Hunter. My husband had the name before we adopted him. It fit him perfectly. We miss him daily.

I have a small flock of sheet (collective name: The Sweeties) and they all have unhinged names: Meatloaf, Dipstick (her tail is brown but the bottom 1/3 is white, looks like it was dipped in paint), Vinny, Pie, Will Farrell and R.B.R.B.R.B. (RB for short) it stands for Razor Blade Root Beer Running Back and it’s a very long story.

Our mother/daughter cats are Lorelei and Rory :)

One day I’d like to have a cat and call it Business. This is purely for the amusement of being able to ask people to ‘take care of business’ when I need to go away.

When my daughters were very young, we named our two kittens Huckle Cat (from Richard Scarry) and Jemima Puddleduck (from Beatrix Potter).

Our small blond barky but lovable chihuahua is Tyrion as in GOT and our born-in-England sweet Boston Terrier is Rosie

Our perfect, naughty, bed-hogging bread loaf of a pug: Franklin Delano Roosevelvet aka FRANK.

Great post!! Loving all these names. I’ve had 4 cats over the last 20 years, people names all the way for us! No longer with us are: -Oliver (black cat) – nickname Ollie, just because I liked the name -Felicia (brown and orange tabby) nickname Fella, from Beastie Boys song Rhyme the Rhyme well Current kitties, kids helped name: Cleopatra Jones (brown tabby) nickname Cleo Francis Eleanor (black cat), nickname Frankie

I am soooo late to this post but my dog’s name is Sundae. She’s white with brown splotches and looks like a perfect chocolate fudge sundae. I saved that name for years until I finally got my very own dog and though I didn’t demand a brown and white dog it was fate that she’s the one I got!

My 4 year old chihuahua mix’s name is Mocha. She is dark brown with an even darker stripe down her back (which I call the racing stripe). She is small but loves all dogs, especially big ones! She wags and tries to greet everyone. Her ears will either be pointed up like a chihuahua’s or folded down like her baby days – or sometimes, one each.

In 2013 we lived in San Francisco at the height of the San Francisco Giants success. Their star player was Buster Posey. We adopted a retired racing greyhound that year. We didn’t get to pick the dog, we just got whoever the adoption agency gave us. We decided that if we got a boy we’d name him “Buster” and if we got a girl we’d name her “Posey”. (It was a boy. We had Buster for almost 11 years until he passed away a couple years ago at the age of 14 and a half, a good long life for a greyhound, not that that made it any easier.)

We have a whole houseful of animals, and the general rule is that they all get “people” names. There’s Kevin the turtle, named after Kevin from The Office (if you know the episode!), who we didn’t realize was a girl until she laid eggs in her pond. Then there’s Bob the dog, a chubby little chihuahua/rat terrier. We also have a foster dog who is some sort of Aussie cattle dog mix and she has long legs and looks like she’s wearing a ton of eyeliner, so Janet seemed to fit. Our guinea pigs are Nigel and Teddy and, last but not least – Ashley our rescue kitten. She’s grey like ash, and she is so floppy and gets into all the things, we talk to her with a valley girl accent like “oh my god Ashleyyyyy, what are you even doing?” It’s my favorite :)

Omelette the dog

Growing up, we had English Springer Spaniels. The boys were black + white. The girls were brown + white. My dad died in a car accident when I was 6 + my brother was 7. He was a big sports fan! Before getting our 1st dog, my brother + him had recently been to a UNC Tarheels bball game. So Tarheel was the name for the dog, per my brother. However over the years we had about 6 of these dogs. All Tarheel. They are affectionately known as “Tarheel #1, #2”, etc. The females, while not as many of them (3), were all Precious. My dad was only around for Tarheel #1. One English Springer was adopted when I was in middle school from a Captain who lived on the nearby Base. He was being called to a mission, he had to re home his dog. That dog was a couple years old + his name was Major. Within hours we were calling him Tarheel. At the time it didn’t seem strange that they all had the same name. To us it was like, duh. Boys are Tarheel, girls are Precious. But as I got older + told the story, people couldn’t believe it, ha. I asked my mom, why we never changed the name up. “Its real simple Emmy, and not grand story, it was simply so I could remember the dog’s name”

I (sadly) do not currently have any pets. My mom has an enormous, goofy 80 pound black lab with separation anxiety called Huckleberry. He goes by Huck mostly. He’s the sweetest, but not the brightest bean and sometimes, we tell him it’s a good thing he’s handsome. Over the years, to encourage him, he’s acquired a number of honorifics, so now, when he does something especially silly, he’s called Dr. Huckleberry Hounddog Esquire M.D. or just Dr. Huck.

Our dog’s name is Kevin! We got him the week before Christmas so he’s named after Kevin McCallister from Home Alone!

If I ever have another dog (maybe maybe) I’m naming it DITTO.

Our 10-year-old golden retriever is named Cooper. It’s not very original but is a riff off of the name of our previous neighborhood where we lived when we first brought him home at 11 weeks. He has many nicknames, including Nuggs, Baby Angel, Honey Buns. My first dog ever (I was in my mid-40s when we got him), he is an absolute joy and the canine love of my life.

Our first cat growing up was named Thomas. He was a very distinguished gentleman, and so it suited him perfectly. We then had two guinea pigs, Sandy and Pebbles, and when the next cat joined us, he had to be Rocky, to fit in with the “types of beaches” names we had going on. He turned out to be a little bit mental, in the best way, so it fitted him perfectly.

I adopted a cat on my 32nd birthday, so the night before I hosted a party and had all my friends put their name suggestions on the wall with post-it notes. When I came home from the shelter, I looked at the wall and his name just leapt off the wall. Rusty! Plus, my friend’s now husband (who was meeting the friend group for the first time that night) has the honor of having named my beloved angel.

There’s a cream-coloured dog at school pick-up named “Snowman”. Their kid got to pick out the name when he was around five :)

Our ginger cat’s name is Plywood!

I have the world’s best dog, a 7 year old golden retriever named Eddie. Goes by Ed when he’s being bad. Ed was my daughter’s first word. :)

My dog is Finn, short for Michael Finnegan, and we like to sing the song to him

My cat is named Sheila. It came to me out of the blue on the drive home from the rescue, and it just wouldn’t shake. She has a curious, affectionate energy and likes to spend her days napping under my duvet cover. My boyfriend’s cat is named Hank. I daydream about a future When Harry Met Sally, Hank and Sheila meet-cute.

My cats are Chloe Roberto Waznecki and Amelia Eglantine Yahdhooks Weiners

Our dog (red lab) is named Rusty (goes by Rustifer or FishFace), and my mom’s previous dog was named Harry, after my grandfather. Her two rescue senior dogs now are called Bonnie and Clyde :D

We named our golden retriever puppy Phoebe. It suits her perfectly. When we first adopted her our kids would call her “Fifi” or “Beefy” by accident. It has just the right ring of humor to lighten the mood when I have to call her to stop doing something she shouldn’t be doing.

Our dog’s name is Tugboat aka Mr. Boat. It brings me joy everyday.

Two cats (siblings) – a small tabby called Willow (named by my Swiftie daughter) and her brother, Cloud, a larger grey tabby. I named him after David Cloud Berman, late frontman of the Silver Jews. I thought David would be a weird name for a cat but it actually would’ve suited him.

Our dog’s name is Happy! It makes me smile every time I call her name.

Our sweet Bichon Frise is named Bijou and her nickname is Bizou. ❤️

We have the sweetest golden retriever puppy – Birdie. And two cats- one long-haired black cat, Biggie, and a short-haired black cat named Smalls. We lost our 10 year old golden, Riley, in October. She was the best and so patient when the babies were babies. In my 20s I had an Aussie named Frida. She wasn’t great with strangers but I’ll never have another hiking companion like her.

these are incredible!!!! We had a Raisin and a Nigel together. Now we’ve got Poppy and Chickpea!

Clementine (the Cavalier King Charles doggie)

Our ferocious (ha!) German Shepherd who runs away from her own farts when they squeak on the hardwood floor is officially named Freya which isn’t super original. But her alter egos are Street Dingo so she never forgets where she comes from (a rescue in Nashville) and Judy which is short for Big Booty Judy.

Miles

Our sweet, loving dog is Frida. Our dear, departed, protective mama dog was Matilda. Our ancient, darling cat was named Q (James Bond character) by my husband, but I call him Bubba. My childhood guinea pigs were Apple and Muffin. Love to all the sweet pets out there and much appreciation for the people who care for them.

Our very good black lab, Coal was named after his dog cousin through adoption, Coal, a slightly older black lab. My sister has two more, and when we get together, there’s a whole lot of silly dog cousins new boot goofin around. My parents also have a black lab. The pictures I have of all of them being absolute monsters together is really fun.

My sweet rottie is Beezus. Now we need to adopt a Ramona. Or Ramon. I had a hamster called Avogadro.

We named our first dog Wiley and we called her Wileygirl, Wizmo, Cow on sticks, Moose Cow Dog… We named our second dog Sherlock Holmes Alexander and we called him Sherlz, Sherly, Sherly Whirly, Fluffbucket… Both of them were the very best dogs.

A long hair tuxedo cat named Lady Astrid Featherduster

All of our pets have old lady names – cats are Lucille (Lucy, 5) and Eleanor (4), dog is a giant Golden Irish named Mitzi. She’ll be 3 in a couple weeks.

I knew these comments would be gold! Two cavaliers called Maggie (sometimes Margaret or Moo Moo) and Steve (also Stevie and Stevo and Joey). People get a kick out of Steve. And I once said Steve sit down on a zoom call with a Steve who was a little confused :)

Biggest to smallest dog – Tuna, Marty McFarty and Ratzo. The name fits their personalities except Marty is being falsely accused of being farty – we have never heard him fart once.

Two of our rescue cats are named Peanut and Hermione. :)

Oh! Our cat’s name is Scott and I have the best story! Scott is a stray who adopted us but still likes to spend time outdoors, and is adored by the rest of our neighborhood. One day my neighbor came home and mentioned to her husband that Scott was sleeping on their patio when she came in, but she scared him and he ran off into the woods. Her husband panicked and asked a bunch of questions…until they finally realized that there’s another neighbor on the street named Scott, and he thought 60 year old retired driving instructor Scott was randomly sleeping on other people’s patios and running off naked into the woods when awoken. She stopped him right before he called the neighbor’s wife to check on him.

Our dog’s name is George and our cat’s name is Ron.

Charles McBagel Dog and Fenway Jack Sparrow otherwise known as Chuck and Jack!

We have a rescue dog that came with the name Max. It works! Growing up we always had cats- Julio, Lance, Loretta, Lupe, Teddy, Ginger and her kids Mickey, Big and Small.

In the 90s, I named: – Nine (hampster who was a 9th birthday gift) – Logan (dog named after Babysitter’s Club) – Belle (Chihuahua inspired by 🌮 Bell ad) And now our family Portuguese Water Dog is named Ike. The whole litter got names related to Tina Turner, and we decided to keep it. Despite his namesake’s reputation, our Ike is a gentle and delightful family member.

Hunter Theodore and Murphy Maisel

Two English pointer rescues: Andy (he came with the name and my husband wanted to keep it) and Junebug. My brother said they sounded like a double-act at the Grand Ol Opry so they now have an IG as The Andy and Junebug Hour.

Our family has always named our dogs after perfume. We’ve had Ciara, Shalimar, and Armani, and now I have a crazy, whip-smart rescued shepherd named Skylar and can’t wait to bring home another – I think it’ll be a girl, named Estee!

Our bulldog is Helmutt, our black cat is Cat Benatar.

We have a feisty Westie named Pierogi. She’s our little dumpling :)

We adopted two kittens last June and named them Fig and Olive! :’)

A woman I I used to work with (she was a veteran) had a disabled, back leg-less dog named Lieutenant Dan.

We have two cats: K.C, as in Kitty Cat, and LCD Meowsystem, named after our favourite Brooklyn band LCD Soundsystem!

Lolly and Pepper. I thought it would be fun one day to open an upscale snacky place after my pets and name it Lolly and Pepper’s and it would have sweets and savories.

Cats: Iphy (Iphegenia) and Elektra. Their predecessors include Circe, Calypso, Hestia, Argus, and Medea.

My dad named what we thought was going to be a 5 pound orange Pomeranian, Heineken. Turns out he’s a 30 pound Finnish Lapphund and his daycare family started calling him “Ken”.

My dog is named Coco and my cat is named Karen 😆

We just adopted our girl Mary from a rescue in January! She’s the gentlest, 100% mutt you’ll ever meet. I had a list of names on my phone when I was looking at rescue listings, but when I saw her face I knew she was keeping her name. She’s just such a Mary. When she makes a bad decision, like digging in the trash can, we call her Marilyn.

My chihuahua is called Margot Cher

oh no!!!!!! We adopted a dog this year who the rescue called “Raisin.” I wasn’t a fan (raisins are poisonous for dogs!) and we changed it, ultimately settling on “Bonnie.” But now that I know Jo likes Raisin as a dog name, I’m having a version of FOMO

I adopted a black cat a few years ago and named her Lilith Sabine (the Lilith bit is an etymology inside joke with myself given she’s a black cat). She mostly goes by Lili, but there’s a mounting number of nicknames, of course, and most recently I’ve taken to telling her that her full name is Lilith Sabine Most-Perfect-Kitty-In-The-World [our last name]. She naturally agrees, as all cats know they’re the best cat.

2 cats – A male gray British Shorthair named Jasper Auggie, nickname Jaspie; and a female rescue tabby cat name Gemma Daisy Eloise. Eloise was added after having her for two days and seeing the way she walked around the house like she owned the place at 5 weeks old.

We have two puppies, both rescues. One is a white lab mix with brown spots (2 years old), and the other seems to be a border collie whippet mix (our best guess. She’s about 6 months old). Their names are Lucy and Maggie, but our favorite thing is to call them Lucille and Margret when we are talking about them or occasionally fussing at them. It’s so much funnier to full-name them! “Margret, did you chew up this shoe?! That’s very naughty Margret, and I expected better.” Or, “Margret and Lucille, it’s time to stop playing outside and come eat your dinner!”