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80 Times People Heard Such Brilliant And Bizarre Pet Names That They Just Had To Share Them
Naming your pet is one of the most important decisions you’ll make in life. Not only do you want the moniker to suit the animal's character, but it’s also a chance for you to show off your creativity. And some owners have so much imagination that we’re jealous.
Today, we’re featuring some of the funniest and weirdest pet names that people have ever heard, as shared in two brilliant online threads. Scroll down for a good laugh and some fun naming inspiration for the next animal you rescue.
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#1
A black and white cat named Oreo Speedwagon.
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#2
My snakes name is Lieutenant Dan, cause he ain't got no legs 🤣.
#3
My dog is Johnboy. My kids used to do a whole everlasting goodnight thing back and forth and they thought adding, "Goodnight, Johnboy." to the mix would be perfect.
I realize almost no one reading this gets it.
It can be tough to find balance when you’re naming your pet. Obviously, you want the name to be true to the animal’s personality. You also probably want it to be unique… while staying simple enough that you can call them with ease.
We feel that owners can intuitively tell that they’ve made the right choice, whether they go for something popular like Luna or think outside the box with Sir Meowington von Clawsewitz III. But there will be moments where you see so many good options that you have no clue what to pick. Or the opposite, where you can’t seem to find anything that suits your awesome new pet’s character.
As ‘PetSmart’ points out, if you ever feel stuck for inspiration, you might want to look to your hobbies. Think about your favorite characters from books, shows, and films, and see if those names match your pet.
#4
Lucy Fur she was a devil of a cat.
#5
I had a friend in HS whose family dog was named Jonathan. His dad named him that as a joke b/c the dad's name was Buster. He thought it was funny to watch vet techs and whatnot call the dog Buster and him Jonathan only for him to correct them. It was like a preemptive dad joke.
Lil be lil 42 minutes ago
For cats too? My brother has a cat named Heather and a black cat named Elvira!
#6
I knew of a Cat named Admiral. One of his owners was a captain so the cat outranked him.
According to ‘PetSmart,’ it's typically best to give your pet a name that isn’t longer than 2 syllables, so they’re easier to call.
Meanwhile, remember that you can still change your pet’s name a few times in the first few weeks that you have them. However, later, it’s best to stick to one so that the animal isn’t confused.
‘Pet Sitters International’ also stresses the importance of names that are easy to call out and respond to. Tongue twisters aren’t always the best choice, even if they’re incredibly creative.
Furthermore, think about whether the name you choose will still suit your pet throughout the stages of its life. For instance, something like ‘Kitten’ might sound cute, but it might not necessarily be the best fit as it grows.
At the end of the day, though, these are all just suggestions. You know your pet far better than anyone else, and only you can pick a name for it that brings its personality and behavior to life!
#7
My guitar teacher named his cat Ozzy Clawsbourne.
Ace 4 hours ago
Occasionally posts like this remind me of just how different America English pronunciation is from the rest of the world. In normal English (i.e. in England) pronunciation there is just no way I can make Osbourne rhyme with Clawsbourne.
Starbug 25 minutes ago
Yes you can,I was doubting myself as I'm not a native speaker and asked my partner (West Midlands born) to say both and it rhymes
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Chairman Meow.
#9
Nudacris for a Sphynx.
Once you’ve upvoted your favorite weird pet names, we’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments down below, Pandas! Which of these monikers do you think is the best of the best? Do you prefer Oreo Speedwagon, Ozzy Clawsbourne, Lucy Fur, Admiral, or something else entirely?
What are the best, funniest, and most out-there names that you’ve heard people give their pets? What did you name your own pets? Let us know! We can’t wait to hear from you.
#10
Snowball the bunny until they realized she was a male and became Snowballs.
Beak Hookage 4 hours ago
My sister had a rabbit who I kept calling Bunnydict Thumperbatch instead of his actual name and she did NOT like it. 🐇
#11
Had a handful of stick bugs with an old roommate and 2 of the names I can remember were Sticki Minaj and Twiggie Smalls.
#12
I work with shelter cats. I think my all time favorite name I’ve come across is Toupee Dave. All white cat with a patch of black fur in between his ears. I keep a picture of him for whenever I need a chuckle.
#13
My first two chickens - Alicia Quiche and Egg Allman.
#14
A lawyer I follow on TikTok adopted a kitten with Wobbly Cat Syndrome. His name is pronounced Dewey but it's spelled DUI.
#15
There was a parrot named “Feather Locklear.” I’m still not over it.
#16
You might have to be old to get this, but I once had a fish named Finny Barbarino.
Greymom 8 hours ago
My son named a solid red betta fish Larry Fishgerald back in the day days of football player Larry Fitzgerald playing for the Cardinals. My son , who was 8 at the time is very intelligent but in a practical, math, science non-pun language oriented sort of way. Whole rest of the family , myself included, is a bunch of English major language nerds who love a good play on words. We were all SO proud and amused when my son came up with that name!🤣. RIP Larry
#17
A friend of my named his dog "Dog" and his cat "Cat".
He also has a goldfish named Bruce.
Brian Droste 13 hours ago
I believe that the mechanical shark they used in Jaws was named Bruce.
#19
Vet tech here. One of my favorites from over the years was this one time a sweet family brought their new kitten Mittens in for a physical exam to establish care. They thought Mittens was a girl and when I told them during the exam he was a boy they changed his name to Gloves 😆 normally I love human names for animals but Gloves gets a pass.
#20
A buddy of mine has a 20+ pound cat named Concrete. Had him since he was a kitten. It makes me laugh every time I think about it.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 14 hours ago
Maybe the size of Gabriel Iglesias, the comedian whose nickname is "Fluffy"! XD
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#21
Thud, for an extremely clumsy German Shepherd.
Andrea Wylie 14 hours ago
OMG we almost named our cat Jabberwocky "Thud" cuz he was always bumping into things and making thud noises.. Our current cat is named "Princess Tinyfeet von Bitesalot of the Kingdom of Bitemore on the Continent of Eurabrat".
Andrea Wylie 14 hours ago
Princess Tinyfeet was originally "Onyx" but she's a tortoiseshell, NOT a void, and does NOT look like Onyx. She is very bitey and defiant, pretty sure she's in charge.
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Orange cat named Home Depot.
#24
A friend has a dog named Covid. "My life is so much richer thanks to Covid." "I've had Covid for 10 years." "I got Covid last year, best decision I ever made."
#25
My friends family had a cat and then a stray started coming around and staying in the house. They called him, the other cat and eventually it just became Other Cat. He would even come to you outside if you called to him. He also only used the sidewalks, he would never cut across the grass to come to you.
Upstaged75 11 hours ago (edited)
We had a stray tomcat adopt us when I was in high school. (Really I fed him after my mom told me not to, so he hung around, LOL) He was a sweet cat but never wanted to come inside the house. She we put up a doghouse right outside the back door on our porch and he lived there happily. I named him Freeloader, but we all called him Load for short. 😁 He stayed with us for the rest of his life. We of course had him neutered and did all his necessary vet work. Even after years with us though he still refused to come in the house. He just preferred being outside.
#26
Cat named "Bikini". I thought it was weird at first until the owner lifted him up and showed me white markings on his underside that looked exactly like a bikini.
Upstaged75 11 hours ago
We had a black cat with a perfect pair of white panties on her underside. Her name was Lola. 😊
#27
I met a dog once called The Inspector. That is exactly what he looked like, too. Little Scottish Terrier. Could have used a monocle.
#28
I had a cat with thumbs named Motor City, due to his loud purr. Nickname, Detroit.
#29
We found two harmless garter snakes in our tool shed. We left them alone, and referred to them as William Snakespeare and Sheddy Roosevelt. We have a pup that loves to sploot, so we call him Vladimir Splootin.
#30
Three legged dog.
His name was "Yardstick" 🐕.
Zena 11 hours ago
No, Yardstick is good. Every shelter cat or dog with three legs gets named Tripod.
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Belarus and we stuck with it because: (1) it’s the right thing to do; (2) it’s fun to say; and (3) more attention should be be paid to the last dictatorship in Europe that also had a recent successful coup. 🤣
#32
His name was Mr. Nibbles lol which I later found out is because he likes to rip paper, cardboard, anything he can really.. & spit it out. He leaves little piles of mess everywhere. Thank god he doesn’t ingest it. Even his adoption paperwork has nibbles off the corner 😂
He sometimes goes by Mr Nibbles now.. but his official name is Former President WOODROW WILSON 🗣️
(& he loves my pregnant belly).
#34
It was for a cat with no eyes and his name was Nojos.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 14 hours ago
"Ojos" is Spanish for "eyes". Pronounced "oh-hos". So this would be "no ojos" - Nojos XD
Boop the Snoot. Pound the Paw. 9 hours ago
extremely clever. NOW I am naming my newly acquired bunny named Bunny, Unojo (pronounced oooo NO ho), a spanish mashup of uno, meaning one + no, meaning no + ojo
#35
I got 2 snapping turtles when I turned 5. One had the orange bands next to his eyes and the other had red.
Named them MichaelAngelo and Raphael. Not funny but I felt so cool naming them.
#38
Quoting my older sister who is a Vet:
Giant, very muscular white fur pitbull comes in with the spiked collar and looks aggressive. Upon entering, the dog ran up to my sister wanting belly rubs and was brought in for eating a rubber duck. Dog's name was Marshmallow because "he is a giant idiot with a heart of gold."
#39
Plastic Bag. He was found in a plastic bag at 3mo so I adopted him from the rescue I worked for.
Renamed him Plastic Kroger Bag.
#40
This is Tater Tot. I was originally going to name her something cool, like Nebula or Nyx or something mythology related. But the person I adopted her from named her Tater Tot, and I thought it was stupid because ‘my name ideas are so much cooler….”
But, I’m a people pleaser and I didn’t dare change her name. And it’s grown on me. We also call her miss Taternator, like the terminator.
#41
“Spoon” fits his personality. You can’t stay mad when you yell “SPOON!! KNOCK IT OFF” across the house.
Beak Hookage 4 hours ago
"But why a spoon, brother?" "Because it's dull, you twit! It'll hurt more!"
#42
At the shelter I work at, we tend to give them silly names because they’re meant to be placeholders for their new families to change. One of the fellas I took home was named Soot at first from being found in a dumpster and covered in filth. My shining moment was naming a newly tripoded cat Legolas.
#43
I wanted to name my dog Reinforcements. That way I could say things like "here comes Reinforcements" and nearby folks would be expecting a bunch of people to show up in gear or something but instead a little dog would come. I thought it would be funny but the wife didn't agree.
Lady Eowyn 9 hours ago
I once told a friend I considered naming a dog Spot, just so I could say Out, D****d Spot! (McBeth reference)
Greymom 8 hours ago
Adopted the dog of my heart who came from the shelter with the name Gracious. ( changed it to Gracie.) Really wanted to keep it and get another dog and name it Goodness so I could yell out the back door “ Goddess Gracious!” My husband was not amused by the idea. 😅
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#44
We adopted a husky / lab puppy who is very fast and not especially bright. We named him Leroy Jenkins.
#46
My son wanted a corgi for his birthday and insisted on naming her Banana.
Upstaged75 11 hours ago
A friend of mine has Corgis named Mango and Fig. I think it works. 🤷♀️
ALittleKnownGoddess 1 hour ago
I had a dachshund mix named Banana! Her mom was named Peaches. We have no idea how they got those particular names.
#47
My babies name was and is Catalie Portman. We call her Catty or Chatty Catty because she loves to talk.
#48
My friend has a female cat called Gary. It will never fail to amuse me.
Lotekguy 14 hours ago
Anybody else recall a connection here to the old sitcom Married with Children?
Spencer's slave no longer 14 hours ago (edited)
It could be a SpongeBob reference, he has a snail called Gary that meows.
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#49
My friend in high school named his tiny tetra fish “Combine Harvester”.
#50
People got a kick out of my wife's cat Jeff.
My cat is called Joey, which I don't think is as funny as Jeff, but I had a coworker named Joey, and he would come over and smoke a joint after work from time to time. It was *months* before he realized I was talking to my cat and not being really weird when he came over.
The woman at the vet thinks my dog Husker Doo is funny. Every time I call to order Husker Doos pills she laughs and says "Husker Dooooooooo."
#51
I had a diabetic hamster named Brimley, after Walter Brimley, the iconic old guy in the commercials known for how he said diabetes… diabeetus!
A ball python with the nickname Lucy. Her full name was Lucifer, Devourer of Souls.
A milk snake named Milk Shake.
My current orange female cat, a rarity, is named Junebug. Her foster siblings were Cricket and Grasshopper.
#52
One of our dogs is named Bob Barker lol.
#54
No one has ever named their pet “Peeve”???
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I know two different people with cats named Peeve.
#56
"Vespa". The very young daughter of her original owners misheard the name "Vesper" from James Bond: Casino Royale. After I adopted her, the youngest kid (4) of the family I lived with wanted to call her Frog. So. Everyone meet: The Frog Princess Buttercup.
#58
Mr. Chips and Captain Guacamole, my pet rats. We also had a ball python named E. Howard Farnsworth. I also know a cat named Arnold Pawmer.
#59
My friend was waiting with her dog at the vet, and someone else brought their dog in. As they checked in she happened to overhear that the dog's name was Pizza Party.
#60
I got lucky and adopted a pure bred Norwegian Forest cat. He was left in a box on the stairs at my vets office. They named him Boxcar Bobby. So I adopted him and called him Bob.
I think a breeder dumped him because right at the end of his tail, it had a kink...the tip was at a 90° angle. Never bothered him and we had him for about 14 years.
Greymom 8 hours ago
My tripod kitty who was missing a back leg also had a 90 degree kink at the end of his tal. He used his tail (which became quite muscular as a result) as a counter balance. He’d come rub up against your ankles and sort of lean into you with that tail wrapped around your leg. We called it his tail hook!😻
Brian Droste 12 hours ago
I think a better name would have been Kink because he had a kink in his tail.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 14 hours ago
Alas, not a purebred Norwegian Forest Cat if he was found abandoned in a box at the vet's office. Unless a cat has papers/a pedigree, they're not a purebred. Even if you think your cat has all the attributes/aspects of a certain breed, they're not that breed unless they have a pedigree. There's also no such thing as a "half Bengal" either - they're just a Domestic Shorthair/moggy, even if one parent WAS a purebred pedigreed Bengal cat. Cat breeds don't work the same way dog breeds do.
#61
I met a dog that was so chonky I swear she was square. Her name was Buttercup but they called her Butter, she literally looked like a stick of butter.
#63
There was a bulldog that used to visit my office named Foreman. I know it’s not as obviously funny but it was funny in context since he was such a big boy.
#64
My girl actually had two names! She was so frightened/grumpy/antisocial when she first got to the shelter that they named her Frumpkin. Once she was out of the kennel area and being kept in an office where she could let her guard down, they renamed her Daisy.
Neither fit her, but if I had to pick between the two, Frumpkin is closer lol.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 14 hours ago
My cat Preacher was named Miller by the shelter we adopted him from XD (I named him Preacher after my favorite comic book series, but it also fits otherwise because he's a tuxedo.) When he is especially naughty, I call him by his "birth name", Miller XD
AtMostAFabulist 8 hours ago
About a month after my little girl Cali passed I was down at the shelter looking at an orange and white cat they called Whiskey. WhenI say little girl, at her heaviest Cali weighed 5.5 lbs. I was in the little room getting to know the new cat and playing with him. I finally got him close enough to pick up. When I did, I was like "Oh my god, you're a Moose. And it stuck. 🐱
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This was Beyoncé lol her name is now PB short for peanut butter. And yes, she actually likes peanut butter but we didn’t find that out until 4 years later lol.
#67
Meow. Such a shy little beautiful, blue eyed Siamese girl. Kept the name. Now I know why. She introduces herself every time she walks into the room, after litter box, when it’s past 3pm and she hasn’t been fed or 3am (weekends too) when she hasn’t been fed. My (big) little purr pillow.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 14 hours ago
Meezers are known to be very "talkative"! It's a breed trait XD
#69
There's the joke about calling your dog "shark", taking him for a walk along the beach and calling him back by his name...
#70
I named my dog “doug”.
#71
Someone on reddit named their cat ‘Gas Station Breakfast Pizza’ I thought it was hilarious lol.
#73
Rooster named Handsome Lad.
#77
My black and white cat who is currently named Figero’s name was FATTY. And he was severely underweight too omg.
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Bertha Madott 12 hours ago
My brother was in the process of getting a Yorkshire terrier from a breeder. He thought it was going to be a female and he wanted the name “Abby”. Turns out he ended up with a male. He was in a quandry. I reassured him: “the pooch does not understand gendered names”. So this wonderful dog was registered as “Fountains Abbey”. Great beauty spot in Yorkshire. Now this loving cheerful companion is referred to as Angel Pooch: he went to heaven at age 16.5 after a happy life. We miss him
Emilu 7 hours ago
My neighbours have this beautiful dog -- some flavour of husky -- who I've dubbed 'Woofer' because, well, he does bark (funnily enough, because he never gets walked and the main attention is the kids telling him to "shut up") but he's cute AF and his bark isn't super annoying like the neighbour on the other side of my place. His actual name is something like 'Rick". I remember the kids calling his name out and going "... nah, Woofer's better". He responds to it and says hi to me through the fence, too. 😆
Tabitha 39 minutes ago
If you move, make sure Woofer disappears from their yard. He deserves a better life, and he obviously likes you better.
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geezeronthehill 44 minutes ago
My first pooch was named Ralph, and he could say his name. We rescued a borzoi and named him Pushkin because he was black and white.
Bertha Madott 12 hours ago
My brother was in the process of getting a Yorkshire terrier from a breeder. He thought it was going to be a female and he wanted the name “Abby”. Turns out he ended up with a male. He was in a quandry. I reassured him: “the pooch does not understand gendered names”. So this wonderful dog was registered as “Fountains Abbey”. Great beauty spot in Yorkshire. Now this loving cheerful companion is referred to as Angel Pooch: he went to heaven at age 16.5 after a happy life. We miss him
Emilu 7 hours ago
My neighbours have this beautiful dog -- some flavour of husky -- who I've dubbed 'Woofer' because, well, he does bark (funnily enough, because he never gets walked and the main attention is the kids telling him to "shut up") but he's cute AF and his bark isn't super annoying like the neighbour on the other side of my place. His actual name is something like 'Rick". I remember the kids calling his name out and going "... nah, Woofer's better". He responds to it and says hi to me through the fence, too. 😆
Tabitha 39 minutes ago
If you move, make sure Woofer disappears from their yard. He deserves a better life, and he obviously likes you better.
Load More Replies... geezeronthehill 44 minutes ago
My first pooch was named Ralph, and he could say his name. We rescued a borzoi and named him Pushkin because he was black and white.
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