Explain your pets names!

[ParNone]

McMurphy was named after the fiesty irish nurse on the TV show, "China Beach". Seems a fitting name for a terrier.

Madison was named after the mermaid in the movie, "Splash". She was definitely an uptown girl, so definitely fitting.

Whizzer of Oz was named after the classic movie. I wanted a connection between my two lil' Toto dogs and my Collie.

Don't wanna jinx anything, so *knocking wood*, but for the new Collie puppy that's going to be a part of the family in the next week, if everything works out, I'm leaning towards Gulliver, aka Gully. Think that goes pretty good with Oz. Both have somewhat of a travel theme to'em.

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[CountryWolf07]

Anna - She was already named when we got her - I didn't like her name at first, so I tried coming up with names, but for some reason I couldn't. The name grew on me, and it fits her perfectly.

Rosie - She got her name in few hours after we got her at 8 weeks old. I wanted to name her Phoebe, after FRIENDS, but apparently, everyone in my family was against that. Although my mom admits that Phoebe would FIT her now, since she's a ditzy dog, and she's not exactly "smart" when you want her to be! So, I remember, my brother came up with Rose, and I looked at the puppy, and said "Rose.. ".. then my dad said "How about Rosie?" and I just immediately loved it, and called her "Rosie" and it just felt right.

For my future dogs: I have these names in mind: Lonestar, Cheyenne, Yukon, Indiana Jones "Indy", and Ritter (after John Ritter, he was one of my favorite actors.. )

Future cats: Chandler (after FRIENDS, and he is my favorite character. This name would suit a Orange Tabby. ) and Joey (Also, off FRIENDS, and this would suit a black/white or gray/white cat)..

[Sevens]

Michie (RB) - (pronounced Mish-ee) My parents adopted her at 5 years old. She was an AKC registered black and tan smooth coat dachshund. Her registered name was really "Micherle Vandersnoot"....ICK!

Ski (RB)- My dad's nickname in the navy. Our last name is Ukranian and ends with Sky (pronounced Ski), and my mom didn't like the nickname. She thought if she named him Dad's nickname, they'd stop calling my dad that. Didn't work. Ski was a German Sheperd/Saint Bernard mix.

Muffin (RB) - She was a very sweet lab terrier mix. She was a lovely shade of brown, which my dad said reminded him of the color of the bran muffins he would buy at work. It stuck . She was my heart dog.

Diohgi (RB) - Brian's cat in college. Name pronounced di-oh-gee. Say it out loud...it's DOG! Diohgi acted just like a dog, would come when called, walked on a leash and liked to play fetch.

Bailey - Brian wanted to name her Canada, but I said hell no. We went back and forth and finally I came up with Bailey and he liked it. So Bailey she is.

Guinness - Brian got to pick the name. He said Guinness reminded him of Sir Alec Guinness in "The Bridge on the River Kwai". (Personally, I think that is the B.S. explanation, cause Brian's from Cornwall and his favorite beer is Guinness, but anyway.... )

People act like we're alcoholics cause we have Bailey and Guinness (the names of a liquor and a beer), which was never our intent. Our running joke is that if we get another dog, we'll name it Jameson (an irish whiskey) and then we'll have an Irish Car Bomb (a mixed drink which has all three of the above beverages in it).

[CamCamPup33]

Well....

Cami- Her name was originally Sandy or brandy.. Ahk, i wouldn't have it *AT ALL* No offense to anyone who likes those names, but i couldn't see myself calling her 'Sandy', or 'Brandy'.. So we were out with cami and we passed the resturant 'Cami's' and i said "How about cami?" And it stuck..

Cali- Well i didn't get to name her, but if i had to say, it's probably because she's a calico cat.. lol..

[MariaM]

Major because we farm and our farm is kind of called "Major Farms". and because he was a "Major" change.

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by Sevens

People act like we're alcoholics cause we have Bailey and Guinness (the names of a liquor and a beer), which was never our intent. Our running joke is that if we get another dog, we'll name it Jameson (an irish whiskey) and then we'll have an Irish Car Bomb (a mixed drink which has all three of the above beverages in it).

I have a friend whose parent's dogs names are Abby (for Absolute Vodka) and Bailey (for Irish Creme). They aren't alcoholics either

[lovemyshiba]

Sevens,
I have a friend who's dog's name is Stoli--they aren't alcoholics either

You have to admit, some alcohol and beer names do make great pet names (like Bailey and Guiness)

[slleipnir]

I knew someone once who named their cat Sambuka lol. I thought it was pretty cool hehe. Some liquor names do sound neat as names

[Kater]

Nipo ~ This is a one of many Hawaiian words meaning love. It fits her because she is my baby girl and I loooove her!!!

Long "Jack" Silver (RB) ~ I wanted a pirate name because of his black patch over one eye. I'm not sure if this is really a pirate name or not but I like it. I prefer one syllable names for pets and that's why I chose a name that could be reduced to a one syllable nickname.

Mele ~ This is a Hawaiian word meaning song. It fits him well as he is a beautiful singer!

[Fox-Gal]

Cats: some of them.

Bunny Butt..... because her butt looks like a bunny's

Trouble...... If you knew her as a kitten, you know why. LOL

Tig.... because he thinks he's a tiger, but he's only half tiger, so It's Tig. Tig/er hafe the tiger.

Lita..... she was named after Lita on WWF. My husband thinks she hot, so I thought if I named Lita that he'd like the idea of me keeping her.

Darell.... was namd after the old Newhart show for those brothers, Darell and my brother Darell and my other brother Darell. Darell other brother passed, so only on Darell now.

Blondie.....she blonde.

Cali..... after Calico, because she is. But now she Monkey, she acts like a monkey.

Dogs: Some.

Tuffy.... was named after a bennie baby

Brock....Husband though it was tough sounding.

Mooch... because she like to mooch food off people.

Odie..... he use to let the cats beat him up, like Odie on garfeild.

Brandy, Cannilla, Rocky came with those names.

And ChiChi my Chinchilla.... was named after my mother in law who passed right before we got her.

All the Rabbits are named after nicknames my husband and I have. Pookie, Waldo, and Poopers.

[cloverfdx]

Great thread.

Dogs

Penny, was born on Christmas day so we wanted somthing Christmas sounding. We went through Tinsel or Tynsel, Sparkle and then we came to our senses and called her Penny because she was so tiny, The size of a Penny coin. (Not realy that small but she could fit into the palm of my hand and i have tiny hands).

Clover, was the little black Poodle from the V.C Andrews books "Flowers in the attic" i loved the name so Clover it was. She was also going to be Guiness.

Theodore, poor Theo was nameless for about a week then my Mum and i said we have to make a decision quickly. I was reading the newspaper and came across a story about a Police officer who name was " Sen sargent *Somthing* Theodore" i suggested the name and it stuck.

Elvis, well Mum is an Elvis Prestly fan so that is where he got his name even though i dont like it. I would have called him Zephyr (pronounced Zefer) or Astro, Turbo, Tweed. Those are my favourite Border Collie names so in the future i will use them.

Cat

Yumi (Yu-Mee) was a young lady from the television station Channel-V who i thought was kinda cute and Yumi was an adorable kitten so the name fit her perfectly. I actualy thought of the name and then we were watching TV and Mum said what about Yumi when i was about to suggest the name. So it was a very easy choice to make.
But she did go through about 10 names before we even got her home before that some of those being, Jade (Sweetest girl ever, Jade is a friend from school) the name would have been perfect. Rubi, Tiger-Lilly (Lilly for short), Tabitha, Tabby, Misty.

[anna_66]

Angus-named after Angus Young from AC/DC

Roxey-from the song Roxanne by Sting

And Huney-first time she came to me I called her honey (as in "Come here honey"...it just seemed right

[FizzGiggs_Mommy]

FizzGigg name came from my favorite movie "the Dark Crystal" By Jim Hensom (If you haven't seen it rent it. Its is such a cool muppet movie)

Tobi's AKC name is Pro's Tuff Guy When we picked him up from the breeder he was playing so ruff with the other pups thats where we got "Tuff" and his Daddy's mane was Pro's Max So he became "Pro's Tuff Guy" How we got Tobi from that I dont no?

Max's Full name is Maxemus Destruction. The first day we brought him home he made such a mess out of everything he got into everything he even pulled a whole chicken (Cooked) right off the counter and ate it while I was in the shower. Thats how he got his name.

[Fallon]

when i was younger i just named a lot of my pets after how i tought they looked.. and i haven't gotten any new pets recently.. sometimes i'm just not sure how i would name a new pet because i'd be afraid to choose that name for it to have forever. heh

[Rio and Me]

Well when I was younger i named my pets real dumb names (i only had cats when i was young)(family as a hole had dogs but the cats were mine)
RB- Leaf, was my tabby cat
RB- Slaphead, black farm cat
Most resent RB cat- Kissafur, grey farm cat
RB- Tibs, Abbysinian
Tiger- my dad's 3 legged farm cat
Ferret, Tia liked the name and it seems to fit her.
Rio Most certainly not after any football players, just liked the name
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