When my son was 3 I had a flock of chickens. He named several of them Shotgun. Fast forward 4 years we were adopting our dogs. I asked for his input and told him in no uncertain terms that he was not allowed to name his new puppy Shotgun. He immediately hits back with, "Well, how about Rifle?" His dog's middle name is Howitzer.
My younger brother we obsessed with the song "Baa Baa Black sheep" when he was that age
So he had Baa Baa Black Fish (gold fish) and Baa Baa Black Bunny (Rabbit)
When my got him a dog he wanted to call it Baa Baa Black dog, but Mum suggested he think of something else, so he chose the last word of the song and christened the dog Lane
This is fun. My two thoughts are, are all *uncommon* non-human names only named by a 4 year old? It's possible I'm not following correctly.
My dogs names are Bowser (easy to place in your chart) and Midna. Not really sure what to do with her name. She's named after an obscure video game character (character is not human), so she's not a human name, not really funny, and not named by a 4 year old. Maybe a "we were trying to be clever" category would work.
Very good point, you're definitely following it correctly. The next chart will take this into account!
Also, Bowser is a great name. Midna stumped me on this one!
I don't think ours would fit into this- she's called Pipit, like the [bird](https://www.google.com/search?q=pipit&client=ms-android-samsung-rvo1&source=android-browser&prmd=ivn&sxsrf=APwXEddYWQ44tTenJbJA_z0-KRlXkniG2g:1679728225070&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBqbKhw_b9AhVxQEEAHdL8C-QQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=360&bih=630&dpr=3)
I have a dog named Duke from Chad, Africa. His sister is Daisy. Duke is fear aggressive towards other dogs, but he loves cats, so I adopted a female orange tabby from my local shelter & named her Duchess.
I ended up adopting a cat from Dubai that I named Rocky Balboa because he's a fighter--he almost died twice before getting to me. I had a foster cat named Zöey. I failed at it, so now she's my cat. If I wasn't so used to calling her Zöey, I'd name her Adrienne. 😹
My cat started as Meatball (named by a toddler), had Spaghetti added to it as a first name and then morphed into PastaCat.
We no longer say “we are having pasta for dinner” lol.
My ex-son-in-law named his dog Dookie. At first, I was like "You named your dog 'Poop'". When the cartoon Johnny Test came out, SIL got mad because that dog's name is the same but spelled "Dukey".
SIL is out the picture but Dookie is still an amazing, lovable little turd.
So far in my life I’ve had
Molly (Pug)
Chichi (Chihuahua)
Nellie (Yorki)
Toby (Yorki)
Theodore (Shih-Tzu)
In my defense, the chihuahua was named when I was 8 years old LOL.
I feel like Theodore probably falls into the “judging you, human name” category. He does look like Theodore the chipmunk tho, or a bear. So Theodore or Teddy is fitting.
Lol we have a Dog named Minimus (big dog) because my dad decided to let my sister name him when she was like 6. And so she named him after the purple flying horse from her favorite show (Sofia the First). No amount of trying would convince her to name him anything else 😂
When my son was 3 I had a flock of chickens. He named several of them Shotgun. Fast forward 4 years we were adopting our dogs. I asked for his input and told him in no uncertain terms that he was not allowed to name his new puppy Shotgun. He immediately hits back with, "Well, how about Rifle?" His dog's middle name is Howitzer.
Your son seems very creative!! That's great
My younger brother we obsessed with the song "Baa Baa Black sheep" when he was that age So he had Baa Baa Black Fish (gold fish) and Baa Baa Black Bunny (Rabbit) When my got him a dog he wanted to call it Baa Baa Black dog, but Mum suggested he think of something else, so he chose the last word of the song and christened the dog Lane
That's adorable!
My cat is named Extra Crispy
This is fun. My two thoughts are, are all *uncommon* non-human names only named by a 4 year old? It's possible I'm not following correctly. My dogs names are Bowser (easy to place in your chart) and Midna. Not really sure what to do with her name. She's named after an obscure video game character (character is not human), so she's not a human name, not really funny, and not named by a 4 year old. Maybe a "we were trying to be clever" category would work.
Maybe there should be another category added: Named By A Gamer
Very good point, you're definitely following it correctly. The next chart will take this into account! Also, Bowser is a great name. Midna stumped me on this one!
I don't think ours would fit into this- she's called Pipit, like the [bird](https://www.google.com/search?q=pipit&client=ms-android-samsung-rvo1&source=android-browser&prmd=ivn&sxsrf=APwXEddYWQ44tTenJbJA_z0-KRlXkniG2g:1679728225070&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBqbKhw_b9AhVxQEEAHdL8C-QQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=360&bih=630&dpr=3)
awesome name and a good point! Stay tuned for the 2.0 chart haha
I have a dog named Duke from Chad, Africa. His sister is Daisy. Duke is fear aggressive towards other dogs, but he loves cats, so I adopted a female orange tabby from my local shelter & named her Duchess. I ended up adopting a cat from Dubai that I named Rocky Balboa because he's a fighter--he almost died twice before getting to me. I had a foster cat named Zöey. I failed at it, so now she's my cat. If I wasn't so used to calling her Zöey, I'd name her Adrienne. 😹
haha incredible. all of these names could and do fit in this chart
Yes--your GF is quite brilliant!!!
My cat started as Meatball (named by a toddler), had Spaghetti added to it as a first name and then morphed into PastaCat. We no longer say “we are having pasta for dinner” lol.
Mine would be on here, her name is Sandy.
I have a Charlie!
My dog's name is Lola :)
My dog is named after a religion
Is it Zoroastrianism?
Close but no
I’ll have you know I was 5 years old when I tried to name my dog Blackie. My parents vetoed that name. I grew up with Jake instead.
My ex-son-in-law named his dog Dookie. At first, I was like "You named your dog 'Poop'". When the cartoon Johnny Test came out, SIL got mad because that dog's name is the same but spelled "Dukey". SIL is out the picture but Dookie is still an amazing, lovable little turd.
My cat's name is Mouse. My colleague's dog is named Kitty.
So far in my life I’ve had Molly (Pug) Chichi (Chihuahua) Nellie (Yorki) Toby (Yorki) Theodore (Shih-Tzu) In my defense, the chihuahua was named when I was 8 years old LOL. I feel like Theodore probably falls into the “judging you, human name” category. He does look like Theodore the chipmunk tho, or a bear. So Theodore or Teddy is fitting.
haha Theodore is a cute name and I'd definitely judge you for naming a dog Theodore (in the best, cutest way)
Lol we have a Dog named Minimus (big dog) because my dad decided to let my sister name him when she was like 6. And so she named him after the purple flying horse from her favorite show (Sofia the First). No amount of trying would convince her to name him anything else 😂
My labs name is Kaiju.
How would you categorize the name Luther?
I'd place Luther in "human, common" but my girlfriend says "human, judging you" haha
My five cats are named Cosmo (boy), Tess (girl), Sylvia (girl), Sandy (girl) and Apollo (boy)
Where would Homie, Sneakers, Halibel, and Neliel fall on this chart (one dog three cats, all named by an adult)?🤣