how do you come up with your pet's names?

@allamgirl (2140)
Philippines
June 18, 2008 7:13am CST
i usually get my pets' names from tv show. my dogs' names are: buffy, spike, willow, xander (all from buffy the vampire slayer), shandi (well, not from a tv show, but i got her name from shandi finnesay), and bailey (from grey's anatomy)
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@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
18 Jun 08
Since I foster pets and have to come up with several names, I have quite a few techniques for this. I either flip through a baby book and land my finger on a name (if I hate it, I'll try again). Or sometimes I'll go online and look for names that go together if I have a group to name. And other times I name them after TV shows too.
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• United States
18 Jun 08
I looked thru a bab book too , but usually the names I picked never stuck . Sometimes, for me the name will just come to me . I had a cat that i couldnt come up with a name , so I just called him littleman and he still has that name . Even though he is a huge cats . I think it is kinda cool !
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• United States
19 Jun 08
I pick either something that is dear to me, or an unusual but pretty name. I love my pets like family.. so i put alot of thought into choosing a name. There are so many out there, and sometimes its hard to think of a good one. you just have to work at it.
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@egdcltd (12059)
18 Jun 08
My dog's called Diefer. I was stuck for ideas, and a friend had a cat called Ceefer.
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@jdyrj777 (6528)
• United States
18 Jun 08
I just thought Miss Kitty was a good name for a cat. My grand ma used to watch "Gunsmoke" there was a Miss Kitty on there, but that is not why i pick that name. Her kittens that i kept are Bubba= brother and Missy Sissy or just Sister= sister.
@chirantani (1379)
• India
18 Jun 08
The name of my pet dog is Poonchu,which means a cute traditional baby frock. I like this name,as because he was very cute,when I saw him for the first time.
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@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
18 Jun 08
Hello, My first dog Rachel already had her name when I got her from a shelter . She was named after Rachel from the show friends . She had 2 other sisters named Monica and Phoebe My Pugs name is Rosiao and we call her Rosie for short . She looks like the maid from will and grace and the robot from the jetssons. Some of my cats already came with names when I got them . But I named one of my favs Princeton. It started out as Prince , Because he was my little Price , and he would cry out and sound like the singer Prince. I added Princeton later on , because I thought it sounded cool.
@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
19 Jun 08
the same way i named my stuffed animals and dolls when i was a kid...i just stare at their faces like i am meditating...and see what the first name that comes to my mind or based on their personality...
@mcat19 (1357)
• United States
19 Jun 08
Our current cats are Josie, named for her coat of many colors -- the feminine of Joseph -- she's a calico. Our other calico is Paisley. Arthur came with the name R-2; Arthur was close to that. Peaches came with that name; she is from Georgia, so it fit. She has so many issues that we kept the name. She knows it and comes to it, so it would have been a shame to change it.
@patzel88 (3310)
• Philippines
19 Jun 08
i named my pet on the personal appearance and the ability.
@Emma30587 (402)
19 Jun 08
I like to give my pets names same as human names!! Heres some of the names ive given my pets: Robbie (rabbit) Charlie (rabbits) Colin (guniea pig) Alife (guniea pig) Molly (rabbit) Lola (rabbit) Dougie (rabbit) Dylan (rabbit) Bruce (guniea pig) Henry (guniea pig) Sam (dog) Tessa (dog) Suzie (dog) etc etc! Ive also given my pets daft names like : Pudding Pipsqueak Honey Mazy