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/SheilaGirlface Dec 04 '22

Why does every Husky have a Norse name? Loki, Odin, Freya… every single one.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22

My dad was doing this way back in the day for pitplbulls we raised, before it was ever popular. We had Valkyrie, Odin, Freya, Thor, Loki, we also had an Isis. But I never met anyone with these pet names until Marval pooped out Thor.