What WOULD you have named your cat or dog if you had known them better?

[surrealAmerican]

My dog would have either been named "Limbo" for the way she stalks squirrels, or "Mario" for her joyful leap, but I felt the need need to name her before we had her for a week.

[Ocelot II]

1. I might have named my cat Fang.

She's small and fluffy but occasionally she bites.

[spooky3]

2. Satan's Little Helper nt

[Sneederbunk]

7. Devil's Disciple will work.

[hlthe2b]

3. My girlie came with her name from the shelter and even at six months she was answering to Sophie...

So, I kept it. But, I can remember my parents loving an old Vaudeville singer who was apparently "quite the card" with a bit of a comical and risque presentation--and in older years appeared on Ed Sullivan's old show. Her name was "Sophie Tucker" and my girl was already showing a bit of independent "orneriness" so, I thought it could fit.

[MLAA]

6. A Sophie Tucker quote

From birth to age 18 a girl needs good parents. From 18 to 35 she needs good looks. From 35 to 55 she needs a good personality. From 55 on, she needs good cash.

Sophie Tucker

[hlthe2b]

9. Hah! That's great (and so true)

[applegrove]

4. Bug. I didn't name my cat at first. When i got him

at the pet store his name was Captain Morgan. Years later, when I found out the real pirate Captain Morgan was a slave holder when he retired, I renamed my cat Captain Hughey after the grandfather I never knew. I think I will start calling him Bug. I like that name. Plus he is a pest when he decides I will feed him, oh yes I will.

[LakeArenal]

5. I had planned to change the name of our rescue dog to Louie.

My dad wanted me to name our dog after him.

But when we met the dog his name was Spanish Mailo (pronounced Mylo in English).

We loved that name so we kept it. But being a rescue dog he didn’t really know he had a name so in retrospect we could have easily changed it to Louie.

[snot]

8. My cat

should have been named cranky. (I would never have named him that, though.)

[JPK]

10. I owned two Jeeps when we got our newest pup

He is an America Cocker Spaniel and my wife named him. She decided his name should be...JEEP! But she didn't name him after the famous vehicle from WWII or our owning two actual Jeep vehicles. She named him after the Popeye Jeep character from the 1930's comics and cartoons. Jeep is indeed our "magical creature". He was a huge emotional comfort to her during the later stages of the former guys admin. And after last Tuesday, he is an emotional being for us both. He is a loving pup and wants to always be in physical contact with either my wife or myself. We love him to pieces.

[soldierant]

11. I was lucky -

I named one kitten - the last of four born to the cat next door who had been run over, and barely weaned - Don Jose because the opera Carmen was on the TV that night, and the way he tore up my hands was very like the way Don Jose treated Carmen. But it quickly became DJ and was easy to change to Don Juan when he socialized into a lover.

[Solly Mack]

12. Asshole, You Little Shit, Stop That!

[get the red out]

13. Those were going to be my choices!

But him only being 8 weeks old at the time, I named my mini-Aussie after my playlists, “Retro”.

[Solly Mack]

14. I like that name!

[True Dough]

19. Hopefully,

you're not scolding him in the bathroom, unbeknown to guests who overhear you.

[Solly Mack]

21. That would be funny. The looks on their faces when I came out.

[MissB]

15. Rug

[Ocelot II]

16. Best name I've seen lately - a cat named Floormat.

[Ocelot II]

17. Also one named Renfield. He liked to eat spiders.

[Figarosmom]

18. Spoiled Ass. ...nt

[True Dough]

20. Deeogee

Pronounced D-O-G

Good conversation starter!

[justaprogressive]

22. dog

Spoiled Brat.

[WestMichRad]

23. Barfy.

Cuz…

[catbyte]

24. If I would've known that my tiny, 1-pound rescue kitten would grow into an 18-pound behemoth,

instead of Otis, I'd have named him The Hulk.

[hunter]

25. In my family tradition names for humans, pets, and livestock are fluid.

If one name's not appropriate you find another.

Don't mess with Firestorm.



That was not her original name.

I've been boringly hunter since birth.

[Iggo]

26. Wouldn't change a thing. Hellcat and Dave were perfect names for those cats.

[Luciferous]

27. My dog should have been named Diva

because he is spoiled and overly dramatic 😂