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12. Because I have an unnatural love of furniture. . .

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:13 PM

Sep 27

. . . I once mentioned in an online community that I would love to have a couple of dogs named "Davenport" and "Chesterfield". Then, one of our community members made the astute observation that "Chesterfield" is clearly a cat's name. Couldn't argue with that.

Names of gods and goddesses make great pet names. "Bastet" being the ultimate cat name, of course.

For other possibilities, you can go to Godchecker.com, if you please.

Food names can be fun, also. I've named brown and white kittens "Nutmeg" and "Cinnamon" and a calico "Raisin Cookie". "Pistachio" and "Lemon Meringue" were names I considered for a green parakeet and a canary, respectively.

Subverting expectations is also fun. Consider "Rovera" instead of "Rover" for a girl dog, or a spotted dog named "Stripe".

The best names come from some essential characteristic of the animal involved. I had the sweetest orange and white dog who had little spots of orange everywhere he was white. Strangers seeing him before I formally introduced him called him "Freckles"; who was I to disagree?

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Best pet names [View all] Morbius Sep 27 OP

Colby. greatauntoftriplets Sep 27 #1

I've always loved cute human names for dogs, but most of mine came with a name they hlthe2b Sep 27 #2

Yeah. Morbius Sep 27 #6

Most of my cats have had human names - Ocelot II Sep 27 #3

Mine too Freddie Sep 27 #13

I got a 2 year old male cat who had just been fixed. applegrove Sep 27 #4

I've got a cat named Jack the Nipper. cloudbase Sep 27 #5

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I had a Himalayan cat named Yeti and he more than lived up to the name, lol. catbyte Sep 27 #8

My daughter got a kitten while a college student The Blue Flower Sep 27 #9

We almost named our crazy boy Clawed Marthe48 Sep 28 #39

I met a woman with an Irish Setter named Harper. hotdamn00 Sep 27 #10

My friend named her Cockapoo "Company"... ultralite001 Sep 27 #11

Because I have an unnatural love of furniture. . . Collimator Sep 27 #12

Love godchecker.com LearnedHand Sep 28 #21

I've got a Gladys, Maisie, Henry, Bell, Sandy, Jin-Jin, Clyde, Bud, Skeeter, Homer, Hazel and Sophie. Solly Mack Sep 27 #14

The next time my husband grumbles about having 4, I'll tell him about you. 3catwoman3 Sep 27 #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 Sep 27 #19

Choxie, kozar Sep 27 #15

I once had a white rabbit. I had trouble choosing a name until one day... 3catwoman3 Sep 27 #16

I once had a black cat I named Baxter Black LearnedHand Sep 28 #22

His stories were always entertaining. 3catwoman3 Sep 28 #25

Neighbors have New York City area names for their dogs LogDog75 Sep 27 #18

I've had many dogs and cats over the years. My husband usually names them. arkielib Sep 27 #20

Zeppo (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Sep 28 #23

When I was a kid we had a dog named "Poppy" nuxvomica Sep 28 #24

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My labrador FirefighterJo Sep 28 #27

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One of our current cats is a female tuxie. Her shelter name was Penny, which was the name... 3catwoman3 Sep 28 #30

I had a Yellow Lab named Dusty. Emile Sep 28 #31

I now have two cats, one mostly white and his brother, mostly yellow. markodochartaigh Sep 28 #32

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I have had lots of cats over the years. mwmisses4289 Sep 28 #34

My last foster was a black cat named Midnight Jilly_in_VA Sep 28 #35

Here's a list of some of our pet names for the past 22 years lark Sep 28 #36

Tigger, Robin and Hunny were the critters of my childhood Nittersing Sep 28 #37

My daughter had a Betta fish Endlessmike56 Sep 28 #38

Aww! Collimator Sep 28 #55

We had a litter of kittens one year Marthe48 Sep 28 #40

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Rudy, because he has a red nose like Rudolph. Emile Sep 28 #42

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Pets when I was a kid, Ginger the dog, cats Dusty, Jenny and Mr Spot TommieMommy Sep 28 #45

Had a couple of Great Dane/Lab sisters North Shore Chicago Sep 28 #46

We've had a series of cats with To Kill a Mockingbird names Danmel Sep 28 #47

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Great stuff, everyone! Morbius Sep 28 #49

Many years ago had a tuxedo cat named Rensselaer Wescott D***(family name), nicknamed "Rensie". Totally Tunsie Sep 28 #50

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My mom used to have a Siamese cat named Wimple. LudwigPastorius Sep 28 #52

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