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HelpRe: The top pet names of 2024 in Portland, Oregon
in reply to a message by Justina
Currently: my sister has a dog Jasper, my parents have a dog Scout, and my aunt has a cat Coco. I used to have a pony named Rosie. I think Jasper and Rosie work fine for humans.
None of them surprise me. Popular short names like Max, Milo, Charlie, Luna, Bella are going to be common pet names - once they get that popular, I am a little put off, but it's mainly because of perceived trendiness or negative pop culture associations. Lucy and Oliver are the ones that seem most conventional to me, for humans. The ones I'd like most for kids would probably be Gus and Penny, but I'd prefer them as NNs. The ones I'd stay away from for humans, like Rocky, Scout, Lulu, Coco, I'd stay away from regardless; it's not because I associate animals.
For a pet, of these, I'd still pick Penny or Gus as my favorite. Or maybe Ziggy depending on personality.
An example of a pet name I would never use for a person simply because it's such a stereotype is Fido.
None of them surprise me. Popular short names like Max, Milo, Charlie, Luna, Bella are going to be common pet names - once they get that popular, I am a little put off, but it's mainly because of perceived trendiness or negative pop culture associations. Lucy and Oliver are the ones that seem most conventional to me, for humans. The ones I'd like most for kids would probably be Gus and Penny, but I'd prefer them as NNs. The ones I'd stay away from for humans, like Rocky, Scout, Lulu, Coco, I'd stay away from regardless; it's not because I associate animals.
For a pet, of these, I'd still pick Penny or Gus as my favorite. Or maybe Ziggy depending on personality.
An example of a pet name I would never use for a person simply because it's such a stereotype is Fido.
This message was edited 11/15/2024, 12:08 PM
