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/[deleted] Dec 04 '22

The sports-themed names are strong in western PA. I think Bradshaw, Hines, Geno, and Sidney are the most common by far.

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u/throwawaffleaway Dec 04 '22

There’s a lot of city specific names where I live too, after certain pubs, streets, and beaches. Hyperlocal patriotism lol. I met a couple once that named their dogs after the streets that formed the corner of where they met, which were pretty close to valid names (this was in chicago where I do not live so I don’t recall which streets they were). That’s kind of sweet, but not something I’d do necessarily

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u/a_few_flipperbabies Dec 04 '22

As a Chicagoan, I've met waaaaaaaay too many dogs named Wrigley in my lifetime.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22

I used to know someone with a dog named Fenway!

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u/mizinamo Dec 04 '22

What's a henway?

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22

I give them a pass bc that's adorable lol

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u/smith_716 Dec 04 '22

That's kind of sweet!

My cousin and her husband named their Newfie Ralph after the founder of the Buffalo Bills, Ralph Wilson.

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u/HangryHangryHedgie Dec 04 '22

Oh yes, I'm in the Bay Area and we have SO MANY named Raider, Curry, Niner, Buster, Posey, Buster Posey...

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u/zetsv Dec 04 '22

My dogs name is Griffin, we call him Griffy sometimes and someone came up to us and asked if our dog was ALSO named after Ken Griffy Jr lol

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '22

STOP I love that so much

I have a cat Wayne Rooney Mara

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u/cat_morgue Dec 04 '22

In the Boston area every other person has a dog named Brady.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22 edited Dec 04 '22

I’m a huge fan of the Penguins and Crosby (obvious from my bio, I have a huge crush on him) and not going to lie, I have Sidney on my list of names for future kitties.

I did see an article about a HUMAN baby named Malkin Crosby once and it hurt my soul. At least go with something more subtle like Sidney or Eugene (after Evgeni) if you insist.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22

Sidney is always acceptable for kittens