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People Share The All-Time Best Pet Names They've Ever Heard

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Most of us love animals and take stock of other people's pets. Some people have a better chance of remembering another person's pet's name than the person themselves.

Part of that allure has to do with the fun and creative names that many people come up with for their pets.


The Redditor, who has since deleted their account, asked:

"What is the best pet's name you've ever heard?"

The Autobots Would Be Proud

"I had a friend once who had a bunny named Hoptimus Prime."

- nellirn

Extra Hoppy Beer

"I live in northern Colorado which has a pretty big craft beer scene. One of our biggest and most popular breweries is Odell Brewing."

"One of my coworkers named her dog Odell because he had three legs which, in her words, made him extra hoppy."

- fiveironfreshy

At the Race Track

"I once heard of a race horse named Thunderbritches!"

- whiskey_weasel_

From the 'Tragedy of Julius Caesar'

"I had a friend who had a 14-foot python as a pet named Julius Squeezer."

- TSchwifty35

An Ode to Eminem

"My wife's fish was named Swim Shady."

- josephexotic

Such a Giant, Cuddly Dog

"An Old English Sheepdog named 'Woolly.'"

- Back2Bach

Not Like the Movies

"My cat's name, he's named 'Gremlin'."

"A lot of people believe the movies were the inspiration, I just wanted to give my cat a weird but cute name."

- EldritchDWX

What a Tongue-Twister

"My guinea pig was Wanda Wilhelmina Wobblebottom."

- 84dg3r0u50n3

Tiny But Mighty

"A Redditor once posted a photo of their little, black kitten named Admiral Anchovies."

"That is all."

- Voyeurism_Bot

Social Creatures

"A little pug named Barbecue, or perhaps a corgi mutt with eyebrows named Party Time."

- BaronMatfei

Adorable Stage Names

"I still love the name Kitty Purry (Katy Perry's cat)."

- pirate_elle

Historic References

"Someone in the 'backyardchickens' subReddit named one of their girls Attila the Hen."

- dontforgetthel?be

A Name Upgrade

"A friend of a friend had a cat named Snack."

"Eventually, Snack had a few too many snacks, and they started calling him Meal."

- JuRoJa

Sounds Like a Big Boy

"A French bulldog called Tankerbell."

- blackday44

A Fair Question

"Between Chairman Meow and Benito Meowsolini, uh, there are a lotta cats with dictator names. What's next, Meowseph Stalin? Kitler?"

"Then again, cats are all wannabe dictators..."

- centaurquestions

Not only are some of these names hilarious, but these pet owners were on high creative alert when they named their furry loved ones.

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