Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

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

Man hugging his Golden Retriever
Photo by Eric Ward on Unsplash

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.

More from Trending/best-of-reddit

Karoline Leavitt
Win McNamee/Getty Images

Karoline Leavitt Slammed After Suggesting Reports Of Deadly Strike On Iranian Girls' School Are Just 'Propaganda'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was criticized after she rejected reports that the U.S. struck a girls' elementary school in Iran, killing 175 people, insisting in remarks to the press pool that it's just Iranian "propaganda" that they've "fallen" for.

Iranian state media and health officials said the strike occurred early Saturday morning in Minab, in the country’s southern Hormozgan Province. Journalists from international news organizations have not been granted access to independently verify the reported death toll or the circumstances surrounding the strike.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @madswellness's TikTok video
@madswellness/TikTok

Woman Sparks Debate With Her Viral Hot Take That We Should 'Normalize Not Liking Dogs'

We're all different people with different interests, and it's perfectly okay that we like different things.

But there are some people who passionately, even vehemently, draw the line at other people liking or disliking dogs.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @vanellimelli030's TikTok video
@vanellimelli030/TikTok

Model Accuses Fashion Brand Of Using AI To Recreate Her Looks For Ad Instead Of Hiring Her

There used to be laws in place for someone's likeness being used without their consent, and most certainly if their likeness was being used in an exploitative way for profit.

But now with the rise of AI-generated photographs, advertisements, and other digital products, the lines seem to have become muddied between the illegal stealing of someone's likeness and AI "inspiration."

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @anissahm15's TikTok video
@anissahm15/TikTok

TikToker Secretly Records Unhinged Spectrum Employee Screaming At Her For Trying To Cancel Her Service

Employees in commission-based positions are feeling increasingly pressured to acquire new clients, retain previous clients, and solve the issues their clients call in about with high satisfaction ratings.

Even though tensions are high, and the pressure they're feeling may be unrealistic for any one person to take, that doesn't give them the right to mistreat people who do not want to sign up or want to cancel.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @hustleb***h's TikTok video
@hustleb***h/TikTok

Travel Influencer Posts Viral 'Hack' Using Hotel Coffee Maker To Wash Her Underwear—And We're Horrified

We've all worried about packing enough clothes when we go on a trip, especially when it's the really important stuff, like underwear and socks.

But travel influencer @tarawoodcox11 thoroughly grossed out the internet when she shared a hack for maintaining clean, or at least cleaner underwear, while on the go. The video was later shared by the TikTok platform @hustleb*tch where it went viral.

Keep ReadingShow less