Naming pets with people names

bustour · 21st November 2006, 06:41 AM

Do you see many pets with names that are traditionally given to people? Names like John or Amy or something like that.
My son wanted to name our dog Michael but I just couldn't go for it. Other names I can see crossing over, but this one just didn't work for me.

Chemikal · 21st November 2006, 06:46 AM

It is fairly common for a pet to have a human name. Some pet owners name their pets after a person that they know thats special to them. My friends dog is named alissa for his moms name. She passed away when he was 12 but he named his dog after her for memorial

Batman3223 · 28th November 2006, 04:50 AM

Michael is a very common name for an animal. Some owners name them mikey and mike or even Myke. So traditional human names are just what they are just names. If you think about it really Names are just words that corrispond to something. I agree with chemikal some owners name their pets after a lost son or person that they want to remember

MLM_0107 · 23rd January 2007, 11:30 PM

I agree. There are a lot of people who name pets after someone they know. I've got a new pup last year, and I name her Susie. I got her from a colleague. And if the name weren't cute, I'd probably have picked some other name for her.

trixie · 24th January 2007, 11:34 PM

A lot of people really choose cute names if they don't want to name their pets after a person that they've known. Sometimes people name their pet after the first thing that comes on their mind. We usually do that.

21st November 2006, 06:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
bustour Ant Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 14	Naming pets with people names Do you see many pets with names that are traditionally given to people? Names like John or Amy or something like that. My son wanted to name our dog Michael but I just couldn't go for it. Other names I can see crossing over, but this one just didn't work for me.

21st November 2006, 06:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chemikal Ant Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 64	Re: Naming pets with people names It is fairly common for a pet to have a human name. Some pet owners name their pets after a person that they know thats special to them. My friends dog is named alissa for his moms name. She passed away when he was 12 but he named his dog after her for memorial

28th November 2006, 04:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Batman3223 Ant Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 58	Re: Naming pets with people names Michael is a very common name for an animal. Some owners name them mikey and mike or even Myke. So traditional human names are just what they are just names. If you think about it really Names are just words that corrispond to something. I agree with chemikal some owners name their pets after a lost son or person that they want to remember

23rd January 2007, 11:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
MLM_0107 Ant Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 26	Re: Naming pets with people names I agree. There are a lot of people who name pets after someone they know. I've got a new pup last year, and I name her Susie. I got her from a colleague. And if the name weren't cute, I'd probably have picked some other name for her.

24th January 2007, 11:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
trixie Frog Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 144	Re: Naming pets with people names A lot of people really choose cute names if they don't want to name their pets after a person that they've known. Sometimes people name their pet after the first thing that comes on their mind. We usually do that.

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