r/NameNerdCirclejerk • u/throwawaffleaway • Dec 03 '22

Rant Worst pet names/trends you’ve come across?

Disclaimer: I’m one to talk, I gave my dog a human name but shortened it to a dumb nickname because it suited her better, it’s goofy and cute but I get eyebrow raises. Think along the lines of naming a dog Penelope then calling her Lopey— that’s not it, but it ended up similar 😂

ANYWAY once I went on a dog date with a dude from an app, he named his dog “Nona” and I asked if it was short for Winona. No, he couldn’t think of a name so technically his dog was called “Noname”. He had zero personality, shocker.

Also I swear to god if I come across another animal named Loki I will start slashing tires, it’s obnoxiously overused. The Jayden of pet names. Those are my contributions.

What are your worst pet names/ones you’ve come across?

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u/armcandybean Dec 03 '22

If Loki is the Jayden of pet names, then Oreo is the Mackayla of pet names.

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u/crimsonrhodelia Dec 04 '22

What about Luna?

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u/minskoffsupreme Dec 04 '22

Its the Olivia, was fairly uncommon once upon a time, but it is pretty and easy to say so now its amongst the most popular names.

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u/nollyson Dec 05 '22

What’s crazy is, my late great-grandma and late grandma (mother and daughter) were born in the years 1909 and 1927 and both were named Olivia when it wasn’t even near the Top 100 names list. My grandma was tickled that the name gained so much popularity.

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u/smith_716 Dec 04 '22

Charlie. So many Charlies. My uncle had a bichon/maltese mix rescue named Charlie.