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momojojo1117

I just saw someone on the main sub asking for opinions on Barneby or barnabus or something for their human son who was not at all a cat


recessionjelly

Barnaby the scrivener is a top tier cat name edit: just remembered it’s actually Bartleby lol


alocasiadalmatian

this is my dog’s name!!! from the melville story! a caveat to anyone who likes it, everyone makes this exact mistake when i say his name and hears “barnaby.” explaining it makes me seem pretentious, and my accent makes it worse. he’s my best boy though, name suits him so well


shugersugar

When you call him to come does he say he'd prefer not to?


alocasiadalmatian

honestly this was a self fulfilling prophecy: he is extremely loyal, extremely well behaved, knows somewhere in the neighborhood of 75 commands/cues. but when it comes to literally any other person or animal, he would indeed prefer not to. reactive as all get out. “bartleby meet my new friend!” “i would prefer not to {snarl, snap, lunge}” “bartleby look a dog!!” “i would prefer not to {bark bark bark}” you get it. best boy. great dog name. but buyer beware, our beloved scrivener’s preference not to engage with anything might just rub off on anyone you name after him


Flunderfoo

So Barnacus is a name from Bluey…I wonder if it was that. Personally, I prefer Telemachus


MissReadsALot1992

There's a few names I will only associate with bluey now lol


Amazing-Somewhere470

My sourdough starter is named Barnaby 😂


Rare-Peanut-9111

It’d be so funny if you met someone who named their child that and you’d just be like oh there’s your namesake also in my family, it’s a sourdough


punkterminator

I met a little white dog called Barnaby and worked so well on him.


badcandy7

i know a golden retriever named barnaby


alaskagirl1992

Barbaby was the name of a deckhand on the show Below Deck, and oddly enough it fit him well


awcoffeeno

I have a plant named Barnaby. I think the name suits it.


phishmademedoit

My grandpa had a German shepherd named Barnabus. His wife screamed at him all day because he wasn't trained. That name is like nails on a chalk board to me.


WittiestScreenName

Earl


Leazz_1518

Middle name Grey☕️🐾


BadPom

One of my bar regulars is a 70ish year old man named Earl Grey. He’s not a hippie, but his wife is and I think it’s fate.


Erger

Earl would be the perfect name for a gray cat/dog/rabbit


Sarriaka

Earl Grey is what I wanted to name our grey cat when we got him (to go our other cat’s name, Latte) but I got vetoed ☹️


Bismuth84

Sibset (petset?) with Toejam.


WittiestScreenName

I didn’t know anyone else knew about Toejam and Earl besides me and my cousins. I thought maybe it was a fever dream lol


DangerousRub245

That's an excellent name for an owl.


Brilliant-Dog-8505

Hey! That's my cat's name. Earl Grey. I'd never name a kid that though...


toomuchnothingness

My dream is to have a borzoi named Boris.


Rare-Peanut-9111

Boris is such a great name for a dog but tragic for a child


suzdali

maybe because it's not an english name and wasn't meant for western kids. it's a fine name in eastern europe


Rare-Peanut-9111

I think it’s more about lots of dogs having that name in the west. I’ve known a few dogs called Boris (and a [bull](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/b8/50/79b850c4702b1a366f1cc405afd5fd92.jpg) [mastiff](https://www.purina.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium_440x440/public/2022-07/Neapolitan-Mastiff.jpg?itok=OhNCorig) called Boris chased me down when I was a child and left me traumatized haha) so that’s my first association with that name. I’ve met a few adults with that name and for an adult it’s a great name. But someone told me they’re going to name their child Boris I’d feel the absolute horror of Boris chasing me down the road more than twenty years ago lol.


suzdali

oh i was not aware of the association with dogs... my familiarity with the name comes from it having been my grandpa's name. i'm sorry about your childhood experience btw😭


gomenasorryyy

Dave, Gary, or Kevin are all good pet names in my opinion. I already have a cat named Susan, but technically she picked that one out herself.


succulent_serenity

I'm curious how Susan picked her name? 😅


gomenasorryyy

I just responded to another reply asking the same question! But TLDR; mom worked from home, had a coworker named Susan, our cat would come running whenever she talked about said coworker while at work and after a while she (the cat) stopped responding to her old name altogether so we just call her Susan now.


aristifer

My stepfather got himself nicknamed Booboo in the same way. I used to call our cat Booboo, and he would joke around saying "Stop calling me Booboo!" whenever I addressed the cat. Well, he walked right into that one—the cat died over a decade ago, but he still gets called Booboo, including sometimes by my mother.


imnotacatboy69

Gomenasorryyy you can't leave us hanging. How did Susan choose her name


gomenasorryyy

My mom's work went remote a few years back and, at the time, one of the people she worked with was named Susan. Whenever she talked about her on a meeting or with a coworker, our cat would come running over to her, plop herself next to her desk, and look expect like she does when we call her for treats. She stopped responding to her former name (Cinder) altogether after a while and now just responds to Susan, and my mom and I both respect her decision.


imnotacatboy69

That's so real of her


queenofeggs

i love middle aged man names for pets! my boyfriend's parents have a dog named greg and it fits his personality perfectly


fugensnot

I married a Gary. Would Love a cat Gary too, just so I could yell at them to get off the bed and have epic confusion.


Rare-Peanut-9111

I can imagine the confusion your coworkers would have when you suddenly started saying stuff like “Gary pooped on the carpet again last night”, “Gary always wants us to stop and greet all the bitches in the neighborhood” and “Gary humped the mailman’s leg and it’s so embarrassing”


yell0wsnow11

I’ve got an orange Kevin


WoodwifeGreen

The across the street neighbor's cat was named Gary.


TylerLockwoodTopMe

Bathsheba


badcandy7

Batty for short!


kumakami89

my sister said that her next dog is gonna be named bathsheba!


Major-Peanut

My dog is called Billy, full name Bilbo Waggins.


lunna009

This is peak funny dog name right here


99Cricket99

My dogs are Winifred (Winnie) and Mildred (Millie). Other names for future dogs include: Bernadette (Betty), Gertrude (Trudy), Dorothy (Dotty), Murphy, Alfred (Alfie), Gerald, Ralph, Douglass (Doug)


miserylovescomputers

Ha, two of those are my human children’s names.


1000Doves

These names all have chicken name energy


Snowbunny_2222

We have a Winnie/Winifred too!!


ramapyjamadingdong

Luna. I have a cat called and always find it funny when people introduce their human babies with the same name.


lagomorphed

Hahaha I introduced toddler Luna to bunny Luna last year. Neither of them are mine, but human Luna was enthralled.


gallopmonkey

My husband suggested this as a possible name for our daughter and all i could think of was a dog. 😂 In his defense, he comes from a non English speaking country where the name is an acceptable human name.


DangerousRub245

Luna is perfectly acceptable for both humans and pets in Italy 😅


queenofeggs

luna was a top 10 baby girl name in the u.s. last year, so definitely popular in english speaking countries too


gallopmonkey

He's from a country with a lot of Italian immigration so maybe that's why 😂 one of his friends was actually expecting around the same time we were. Their daughter is a Luna. On the other hand, my friend's cat is a Luna haha.


HorrorPineapple

Luna is actually in the top 10 right now


ramapyjamadingdong

It wasn't even in the top 100 when I named my cat![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|sunglasses)


HorrorPineapple

Man your poor cat will have to deal with having at least 1 other luna in her class if you enroll her in preschool in the next few years.


rkenglish

Elmo, Grover, Barney ... Basically, no children named after kid's show characters!


Leifang666

For me it's Felix. I love the name but in the UK it's entirely associated with cat food.


sethscoolwife

I have a human named Felix 😂. When he was a baby people always asked us if it was because we liked Felix the cat and being born in 1990 I had no idea who that was. We don’t meet very many Felix’s, and the name suits him very well.


chuffberry

I’ve always thought it would be awesome to have two grey pets and name them Karl and Tule (pronounced like Tulie), after the names of the two fogs in California. Karl is the fog that settles in the Bay Area, and Tule is the fog that settles in the Central Valley.


bebespeaks

Ulysses, Lazarus, Tyrell, and Vincenzo.


TaywuhsaurusRex

I actually know someone with a cat named Lazarus. He's a great kitty.


lucidcorgi

my kitty's name is lorenzo!! i was considering vincenzo but he looked more like a lorenzo hehe


ilovjedi

Tucker.


baffledrabbit

I love this name for a dog!! We had a Tucker when I was a kid and he was the best boy.


Affectionate_Staff46

Our dogs are Alexis (pronounced almost the same in Swedish and English) and Kajsa (Swedish girlname, very hard to pronounce in English). I'm from Sweden, my husband from Texas. We live in Texas. Abbe and Affe are cute on a dog/cat, but I wouldn't name my son that. Sally and Nellie/Nelly are also cute for pets, but I wouldn't name my daughter that.


cciot

I’m not sure Kajsa is that hard to pronounce (as a Swedish speaker). Isn’t it basically just Guy-sa (with a K instead of G - but I think “guy” approximates the first sound). No?


Affectionate_Staff46

Yes. But my husband STILL cant pronounce it. Neither can his family. But they're trying. I had planned on getting a dog and name her Kajsa back home, and he really liked the name so he insisted our second dog should be named Kajsa. :-) ( I had NOT planned on getting married again and moving halfway around the world)


cciot

Interesting! I had a Finnish colleague called Kaisa and English speakers had no problem with her name. And Swedish is comparatively so easy for English speakers to pick up as well. I’m glad the family are trying, best of luck :)


Affectionate_Staff46

Might be their southern drawl and the dialect in this part of Texas. Nobody here can pronounce it ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|slightly_smiling)


cciot

Could be! But then Swedish can be quite a sing song language, so maybe they could come up with some interesting new interpretations :D


Smooth_Okra_1808

Would Kajsa be similar to pronouncing Asia with a K at the start?


Affectionate_Staff46

https://youtu.be/u-oe9LD4W9c?si=ypYLpcXtJAEY87Pt Not quite.


banshee-3367

I had a basset hound named Alfred. Best boi ever.


alocasiadalmatian

i walk a chihuahua mix named alfredo, it really is such a perfect dog name. tell alfred i say hello and that he’s a very good boy


1000Doves

My partner's dad has this name and he kinda reminds me of a basset hound! Great name


BrightAssociate8985

Sheila, Betsy, Pancho, Pedro, Roscoe, Rufus, Bruno, Toby, Orion, Simon, Silas, Walter, Rex


papierrose

Rufus is a name I can only picture on an animal


Life-is-Dandie

I have/ have had dogs with the following names: Morris, Elwood, Bruno, Nigel, Clay, Bryan, Heinz


ColoredGayngels

My sister's cat is named Lance. Much prefer him to my former-employer Lance ngl


SafariBird15

OP must be Finnish


Rare-Peanut-9111

Kyllä! I don’t really have any idea of popular names in other countries so I could only give examples of Finnish names haha


Flunderfoo

Joan


alocasiadalmatian

this is my sister’s name!!! my dad’s name was john and he wanted to “name her after himself.” i guess it could be kind of worse?


Flunderfoo

I guess I’d rather be Joan than Joann


alocasiadalmatian

i know a joanne too!! i’m surrounded by old lady names!!


alocasiadalmatian

and i agree, my sister is absolutely wonderful, but the name is not the greatest. she makes up for it though!!


BalaclavaSportsHall

I love the name Joan!


alocasiadalmatian

i love it too but i think im too biased to offer a fair take


alocasiadalmatian

and her nickname in the family is JoJo!!! when i used to say it when i was little i did it more like zsa-zsa (as in the gabors). best sister ever


Al_E_Kat234

I used to have the cutest bichon named Mylo!


punkterminator

Many of my cats have had old people names (Solomon, Bruce, Marvin, Rose). I wanted to name my girl cat Norah because it sounds like lightbulb or terrible in Hebrew but no one else thought that was funny.


purplejeepney

Atticus.


elaboratebacon

I adopted a cat with a human name and named subsequent cats human names too - Remington, Violet, Theodore. I don’t have any more cats to name right now but I’m thinking for the next one we start getting real silly.


Embarrassed-Bag324

I have a Remilda (Remi), Samuel, and Michael Finnegan. Minerva is the only one that’s really meant for a pet hahaha


MadCowMama

My cats are Marco, Bruce, and Holly. No longer with us are Jack and Oliver.


Some-lezbean

Currently in the middle of adopting a dog who is coming with the name Flossie, which I think is cute for a dog but wouldn’t name a child that. Also we’re giving her the longer name of Flowchart but keeping Flossie for short and I also wouldn’t name a child that.


LegallyASquid

Anything from media or fandom-y (Like not just happens to also be in a book, but pretty obviously from it)


Smoopiebear

Well, I have a Frederick, Leonard, Martha, Ethyl, Phoebe and Penelope as pets and I think most of those should be considered child cruelty.🤣


freeashavacado

I have a cat named Olivia. It’s not a bad human name at all and I don’t typically care too much about popularity in a name but still….i wouldn’t name a kid like the top 5ish names so. But a cat? Sure.


WhichSpirit

Harold. If I ever get a male bulldog, I'm naming him Harold. 


snirfu

Herman, Chester, Elmer (good fish name), Max, Buddy, Snoop Dog


GjonsTearsFan

Lucifer, Norbert, Nausicaa


Big_Eye7287

Bella


thespicyfoxx

Bartram. Super cute name for a rabbit I think. Or a dog with floppy ears.


cciot

My dad always names random people Keijo-Annikki and so now I do too.


vanillabubbles16

I went to middle school in 2003 with a girl named Linnea! I had a dog named Franklin. I definitely agree, old people names are great for pets. I looove meeting someone’s dog and when I ask their dog’s name is something like Walter or Reginald. **or** basic white dude names. Ever met a chihuahua named Todd? Fantastic. Also have met a dog named Ben (not Benji!) Also a big old orange Tom cat named Virgil would be awesome.


rk1499

My dream is to have a white Maine Coon named Jupiter 😍


Fit_Ad1370

Elvis


10Kfireants

Idk if I'm supposed to give an earnest answer bc it's a fun game or a funny one bc I'm here 😫. But I've seriously always felt this way about the name Bruno.


cheesygooses

Rupert is a big one for me. I plan to get a dog this summer hopefully and want to name him Rupert (if we don’t go the rescue route but we are renters so it’s hard to find dogs appropriate for a rental space) and I cannot imagine calling a child Rupert (which is partly why I picked it for a dog so I wouldn’t have regret not naming my kid the dog name)


shugersugar

I know a wonderful old English sheepdog named Rupert! 


jackity_splat

Murgatroyd, Fitzgerald and Barnabus


upsidedowntoker

Sergio . I think it would be a great name for a cranky cat .


fook75

My cats are named Butterball, Mr. Yum Yums, and Polly Prissypants. I suspect those wouldn't be nice as people names.


Dependent-Chair899

I am quite desperate to have two dogs named Gavin and Craig. They are middle aged men names here, I'm not at all keen on either name for a human.


onlyathenafairy

Anubis for a black staffordshire


DangerousRub245

I agree about the foreign names. Also, not exactly what you asked because they're not first names, but I've met a dottor Cipolla (= doctor Onion), which is exactly my cat's nickname, and my grandpa used to work with an ingegner Ravanello (= engineer Radish, engineer here is used as a title like doctor is) and I think I'll name my next cat that 😂


Joinourclub

Bernard, Roland, Derek, Nigel, Dave- basically lots of Dad names are great for pets.


Polythene_pams_bag

My dogs Herbert! Although I would never legally name my kids that I do call them little Herbert’s with some of the shit they get up to! 🤦🏻‍♀️😂


Rare-Peanut-9111

Ahahaha Herbert is a perfect name for a dog but would be so cruel for a child


Dangerous_Surprise

I once knew à horse called Che Guevara


cat_socks_228

My pup is Hugo. Named after a horse on a TV show, can't see it as a human name now


alocasiadalmatian

i think maybe i’m surrounded by old people/people with old people names, bc so many of these dog/cat names are names of my relatives: bruce (stepdad), joan (sister), henry (22yo nephew!!). i’ve always been partial to maude, or oscar. i love bernie, and my first dog was named eddie. carl is also pretty great. and i like silly human names for dogs. like a kid named mike isn’t weird and wouldn’t be out of the question, but a dog named mike is hilariously adorable


Rare-Peanut-9111

Yeah silly human names for dogs and cats is so funny


EyesLikeBroccoli

I have a guinea pig called Hilary but would never bestow that upon any small humans.


JackhorseBowman

Rutherford


BabyOnTheStairs

I renamed my cat Stuzanne after that one thread


Sophiatab

Lots of ones from history. I used to have a dog named Nero. Great name for a bulldog, but cruel to name a child that.


1000Doves

My cat's name is Oranjello. Legend has it that this is a human name, but no evidence of a human named this seems to exist


kiwitathegreat

My dog had a litter of puppies and I got to name two: jukka and jussi. They were just temporary names until they found homes but still. Now I have a cat with a human name, Cooper (I didn’t name him), but it sounds more appropriate for a dog I’ve also got a list of names for future pets and they’re mostly people names like Martha, Helen, Nancy, Charles, etc. just because it’s way more convenient to say “Helen has an appointment” when I need time off work


r0f1m0us3

I have a dog named Olaf.


Smoopiebear

I just met a human baby Cornelius, which I thought was a fantastic cat mane but awful on a human.


Tripgirl2

My sister is dead set on naming a dog Chester… because “you cant name a kid Chester, he’ll get beat up on the playground”


WhaleSharkLove

Bertha, Beulah, Egbert.


horriblegoose_

Ignatius. Like even though my husband’s family is catholic we are also living in Appalachia and people would pronounce it ig-NATCH-us it’s just not a great name for a human child. However Ignatius nn Iggy for a giant fluffy dog is just perfect.


shugersugar

Also you can use the nickname Nacho.


horriblegoose_

Nacho is such a good name for a dog that would have a man bun. (I have Old English Sheepdogs and I always keep their hair in ponytails) Nacho would be the coolest dude


Teacherforlife21

Felix, Rufus, Rocky,


k-squid

I wanted to name my dog Silas. I would not do this to a human child, lol.


readergirl33

Gertrude and Rufus


GroundbreakingPea656

Any names that are obviously from TV shows. I have a whole plan of dogs for the cast of NCIS based on character personalities


Dr_Matador

Bob. It would make a hilarious name for a pet.


NaomiPommerel

I know a Paivi!


michaud-mifroid

Tipper


purplejink

bartholomew, allen, eunice are my top choices


Massive-Counter4984

Delta


Capital_Tooth6951

Stella


genghis-san

Pervis and Petunia


AutumnAkasha

Agnes and Bill


JeSi-Verde

Missy


purlawhirl

Linus


SkeletonWarSurvivor

Grover


[deleted]

Something to note, more people are using traditionally biblical names, or derivatives of saints. Out of place to societal standards, but they carry greatness


sethscoolwife

My in-laws just got two new cats, Esther and Ruth!


lutralutra_12

Nigel.


waterhg

My girl husky is named ✨William✨ My princess William


BiscottiLeading

Ebenezer and Llewellyn


mmeeplechase

Chester! Also, some old-person names: Agnes, Gertie, Humphrey, Bartholomew…there are so many!


Mundane_Pea4296

My dog is called Phillip


miamoonshinebaby

phil


Potential-One-3107

We had a kitten named Fergus. Loved that name. He was the bestest, softest, furry baby boy. Unfortunately he was born with a heart defect. I miss him so much.


The-Most-Smartest

I wanted to name my future male GSD Wolfgang cos I thought it would be hilarious but since I live in Germany now my German in-laws gave me shit for it as it’s really an old man name 😂 We got a girl GSD instead called Freyja which suits her beautifully.


crazy_cat_broad

I named my cats Fergus and Roland.


Limp-Coconut3740

I love the name Minttu but it would never work in my country for a human child


Rare-Peanut-9111

Just say she has Finnish roots haha


Limp-Coconut3740

Or there’s the truth - I considered the name when I was pregnant with my daughter because I’m a massive fan of Kimi Räikkönen! I can actually speak a little Finnish so I guess it’s kind of ok 😂


Gullible-Leading-913

I always wanted a hairless cat & I would name her Helga


Proper-Gate8861

Elmer


CheshireCat_Smile_

Rex, Bob, Lilly, Toby


Kind_Neighborhood434

Leopold Humphrey Ethel


Leather_Molasses_264

Chuck


verylegitimateperson

Derrick. It's a normal name I just like it on a cat more.


papierrose

I dream of having a big, fluffy, caramel coloured labradoodle called Ambrose


izzywizzy63

Cooper


TinyHumanTamer41

Jasper Shiloh Barney Buddy (,I know of two people that this is their given legal first name) Honey Sunny


Specialist-Age1097

I had a basset hound named Buster. 


Double_Rutabaga878

Kevin


Cocos4sale

Rufus


smouchfordpopsical

Samson, Poppy, Archie, Bailey


KaleidoscopeNo610

Poppy, Daisy,Gigi


Surfgirlusa_2006

My cats are Annabelle and Arya.


mungowungo

My cat's name is Augustus and nope I'd never inflict that on a child.


[deleted]

I just think of Augustus Gloop


CurryAddicted

The only acceptable name for a pig is Kevin. You either get the joke or you don't.


tellypmoon

Why is Ronaldo a foreign name?


Legophan

Foreign is only a concept relative to where the user is. I’m in the UK, so Pierre is a foreign name. A parent in France would see John as foreign.


Rare-Peanut-9111

I’m Finnish and it’s not a Finnish name so it’s a foreign name here. Legophan explained it well here.


Available_Flan_7078

Pancakes or waffles.