Animal Names
The last few days I have been thinking about animal names again because of my previous post about flowers and another mention of a cow name. This had gotten me reflecting on my childhood growing up on a farm and the different animals we had and their names. So I wanted to ask What were some of your childhoods animals names if applicable? How do they correlate to your "human" taste in names? Are there names you like specifically on animals but notable not on people? Which ones do you like on both? Which names in general do you correlate to "animal like"?
Here are some names I like the idea of on animals that I have never used but like in theory for this: Daffodil, Winston, Watson, Petunia, Rusty, Copper, Clover, Winter, Tilly, Posy, Poppy, Luna, Bruno, Polly, Douglas, Bella
Here are some names I like on both people and animals alike: Charlie, Annabelle, Stella, Janie, Cleo, Roman, Ivy, Ginger, Saffron, Sophie, Beryl, Daphne, Nigel, Nova, Molly, Lucy,Millie, Natasha "Tasha", Basil,Ivy, Milo, Otto, Oliver
And here are (some) of the names of animals we had growing up on the farm. I won't specify species on them all because it would take too long but you can probably guess some. I'm also willing to wager some people could probably guess some of the animals I had named myself:
Sampson, Libby, Chloe, Jack, Phoebe, Shadow, Guinevere, Pillow, Sarah (M), Rascal, Jasper, Elsa, Petal, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, Maria, Little Man, Arthur, Calico, Jules, Sunflower, Daisy, Jezebel, Penny and Patches, Chipper and Nipper, Mister and Missy, Brutus, Ulric, Matilda, Whisper, Chester, Carter, Snowball, Nicole Wool, Bluebell, Booboo, Hortensia,
Then of course there is my 1 and only current pet, my cat Rosamund Opal "Rose".
Here are some names I like the idea of on animals that I have never used but like in theory for this: Daffodil, Winston, Watson, Petunia, Rusty, Copper, Clover, Winter, Tilly, Posy, Poppy, Luna, Bruno, Polly, Douglas, Bella
Here are some names I like on both people and animals alike: Charlie, Annabelle, Stella, Janie, Cleo, Roman, Ivy, Ginger, Saffron, Sophie, Beryl, Daphne, Nigel, Nova, Molly, Lucy,Millie, Natasha "Tasha", Basil,Ivy, Milo, Otto, Oliver
And here are (some) of the names of animals we had growing up on the farm. I won't specify species on them all because it would take too long but you can probably guess some. I'm also willing to wager some people could probably guess some of the animals I had named myself:
Sampson, Libby, Chloe, Jack, Phoebe, Shadow, Guinevere, Pillow, Sarah (M), Rascal, Jasper, Elsa, Petal, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, Maria, Little Man, Arthur, Calico, Jules, Sunflower, Daisy, Jezebel, Penny and Patches, Chipper and Nipper, Mister and Missy, Brutus, Ulric, Matilda, Whisper, Chester, Carter, Snowball, Nicole Wool, Bluebell, Booboo, Hortensia,
Then of course there is my 1 and only current pet, my cat Rosamund Opal "Rose".
This message was edited 9/18/2021, 8:51 AM
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We had some weird named animals- mostly my sister’s doing. I’m sureI will forget a bunch, especially the farm cats and the ducks that we didn’t have for long - they were vicious and chased my little sister and bit her, she was around 3 and my dad’s cousin took them.
Dogs: Tara, T-Bone, Sadie
Turtles: Speedy and Squirt
Ducks: Simba (I don’t remember the other 3)
Hamster: Buttons
Fish: Bubbles, Bingo, Rojo, Frankenstein, Phantom (I’m forgetting one).
Cats: Skittles, Snowball, Snowflake, Pepper, Jasper, Chocolate, Squirrel, Mixer, Gray Skies, Smokey, Prince Houdini, Rocky, Tiger, Buster and at least 3 more that I can’t remember.
The only of these names I think are okay for humans are Tara, Sadie and Jasper.
Dogs: Tara, T-Bone, Sadie
Turtles: Speedy and Squirt
Ducks: Simba (I don’t remember the other 3)
Hamster: Buttons
Fish: Bubbles, Bingo, Rojo, Frankenstein, Phantom (I’m forgetting one).
Cats: Skittles, Snowball, Snowflake, Pepper, Jasper, Chocolate, Squirrel, Mixer, Gray Skies, Smokey, Prince Houdini, Rocky, Tiger, Buster and at least 3 more that I can’t remember.
The only of these names I think are okay for humans are Tara, Sadie and Jasper.
Rose, Libby & Jack are my favorites.
I also really like Calico, Basil, Winston, Penny, Jasper & Carter, as well.
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Mine & my family’s past pets:
Murphy (dog)
Bella (cat)
Xena (cat)
Bear (dog)
Pee Wee/Peewee (dog)
Gus (cat)
Frisky (cat)
Max (dog)
Little Bit (dog)
Blackie (dog)
Brownie (dog)
Cowboy (mouse)
Little Boy Blue (dog)
Tootsie Roll (dog)
Scruffy (dog)
Winston (full name was Winston Churchill) (dog)
Lady (dog)
Chico (hamster)
JJ (dog)
Lucy (full name Lucy Boots) (cat)
Snowflake (cat)
Velvet (dog)
Smokey (dog)
Mary (dog)
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The pets we have currently:
Samantha “Sami” (she temporarily went by Rosie) (dog)
Millie (dog)
Milo (dog)
AJ (he temporarily went by Tash) (dog)
(The pets I named were Bella, Lucy Boots, Velvet & Gus)
I also really like Calico, Basil, Winston, Penny, Jasper & Carter, as well.
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Mine & my family’s past pets:
Murphy (dog)
Bella (cat)
Xena (cat)
Bear (dog)
Pee Wee/Peewee (dog)
Gus (cat)
Frisky (cat)
Max (dog)
Little Bit (dog)
Blackie (dog)
Brownie (dog)
Cowboy (mouse)
Little Boy Blue (dog)
Tootsie Roll (dog)
Scruffy (dog)
Winston (full name was Winston Churchill) (dog)
Lady (dog)
Chico (hamster)
JJ (dog)
Lucy (full name Lucy Boots) (cat)
Snowflake (cat)
Velvet (dog)
Smokey (dog)
Mary (dog)
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The pets we have currently:
Samantha “Sami” (she temporarily went by Rosie) (dog)
Millie (dog)
Milo (dog)
AJ (he temporarily went by Tash) (dog)
(The pets I named were Bella, Lucy Boots, Velvet & Gus)
This message was edited 9/20/2021, 4:56 AM