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In reply to the discussion: Best pet names [View all]

hlthe2b

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2. I've always loved cute human names for dogs, but most of mine came with a name they
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:11 PM
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already responded to--so I kept them.

I have quite a list--including a lot of old-fashioned names from our grandparents'/great grandparents' day..
"Clyde" always makes me smile for a goofy-acting male dog. Ethel, Gladys, Clementine (Clemmy?) for a female. Ahh, there are so many.

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Best pet names [View all] Morbius Saturday OP
Colby. greatauntoftriplets Saturday #1
I've always loved cute human names for dogs, but most of mine came with a name they hlthe2b Saturday #2
Yeah. Morbius Saturday #6
Most of my cats have had human names - Ocelot II Saturday #3
Mine too Freddie Saturday #13
I got a 2 year old male cat who had just been fixed. applegrove Saturday #4
I've got a cat named Jack the Nipper. cloudbase Saturday #5
Phlough. nt eppur_se_muova Saturday #7
I had a Himalayan cat named Yeti and he more than lived up to the name, lol. catbyte Saturday #8
My daughter got a kitten while a college student The Blue Flower Saturday #9
We almost named our crazy boy Clawed Marthe48 Yesterday #39
I met a woman with an Irish Setter named Harper. hotdamn00 Saturday #10
My friend named her Cockapoo "Company"... ultralite001 Saturday #11
Because I have an unnatural love of furniture. . . Collimator Saturday #12
Love godchecker.com LearnedHand Yesterday #21
I've got a Gladys, Maisie, Henry, Bell, Sandy, Jin-Jin, Clyde, Bud, Skeeter, Homer, Hazel and Sophie. Solly Mack Saturday #14
The next time my husband grumbles about having 4, I'll tell him about you. 3catwoman3 Saturday #17
Zea-cotio. Two of my cats prefer the other kind, so we keep those too. The cats keep me busy but that's Solly Mack Saturday #19
Choxie, kozar Saturday #15
I once had a white rabbit. I had trouble choosing a name until one day... 3catwoman3 Saturday #16
I once had a black cat I named Baxter Black LearnedHand Yesterday #22
His stories were always entertaining. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #25
Neighbors have New York City area names for their dogs LogDog75 Saturday #18
I've had many dogs and cats over the years. My husband usually names them. arkielib Saturday #20
Zeppo (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Yesterday #23
When I was a kid we had a dog named "Poppy" nuxvomica Yesterday #24
Diogi CanonRay Yesterday #26
My labrador FirefighterJo Yesterday #27
Every dog wags its tail when asked, Are you Hungry? taxi Yesterday #28
DeeohGee DemMedic Yesterday #29
One of our current cats is a female tuxie. Her shelter name was Penny, which was the name... 3catwoman3 Yesterday #30
I had a Yellow Lab named Dusty. Emile Yesterday #31
I now have two cats, one mostly white and his brother, mostly yellow. markodochartaigh Yesterday #32
Zoe.....because my favorite British actress...... Butterflylady Yesterday #33
I have had lots of cats over the years. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #34
My last foster was a black cat named Midnight Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #35
Here's a list of some of our pet names for the past 22 years lark Yesterday #36
Tigger, Robin and Hunny were the critters of my childhood Nittersing Yesterday #37
My daughter had a Betta fish Endlessmike56 Yesterday #38
Aww! Collimator 14 hrs ago #55
We had a litter of kittens one year Marthe48 Yesterday #40
We had a black lab named Bentley. MuseRider Yesterday #41
Rudy, because he has a red nose like Rudolph. Emile Yesterday #42
We Rebl2 Yesterday #43
I have a Russian Spaniel Give Peace A Chance 23 hrs ago #44
Pets when I was a kid, Ginger the dog, cats Dusty, Jenny and Mr Spot TommieMommy 23 hrs ago #45
Had a couple of Great Dane/Lab sisters North Shore Chicago 22 hrs ago #46
We've had a series of cats with To Kill a Mockingbird names Danmel 22 hrs ago #47
Bear. debm55 22 hrs ago #48
Great stuff, everyone! Morbius 19 hrs ago #49
Many years ago had a tuxedo cat named Rensselaer Wescott D***(family name), nicknamed "Rensie". Totally Tunsie 16 hrs ago #50
We had a dog named Corro DBoon 15 hrs ago #51
My mom used to have a Siamese cat named Wimple. LudwigPastorius 15 hrs ago #52
We lost our mini-doxie last year at 16 yrs old Bayard 15 hrs ago #53
Penske John Coktosten 15 hrs ago #54
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