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Pets with human names would it put you off?

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ALittleBitOfMagic · 10/08/2012 12:11

A collegue asked me if I had decided on a boys name yet I said not officially but it's looking likely he will be Jacob . Another collegue (who is rather annoying and I don't like much) laughed in my face and said "hahaha that's my cats name !!"

Would it put you off?

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ColourMeWithChaos · 13/08/2012 13:17

Really wouldn't put me off.

One of my DSs has the same name as one of my friend's horses - William. She named the horse after I named the child so it has never been an issue.

redpanda13 · 13/08/2012 13:13

My dog has a very popular girl's name. I never thought I would actually have a child so I used my favourite name. Six years later I had DD and had terrible trouble naming her.
Anyway I never mention that it is my dog's name when people say their child has that name. It just seems rude and your colleague sounds like an arse.

OneLittleToddlingTerror · 13/08/2012 10:54

Jacob is in the top 10 for 2011, and I think it's also 2010. It's hardly a dog only name, is it?

GnocchiNineDoors · 13/08/2012 09:42

Oh and to the poster who has a Spike....I love it and it will be on the list for dc2

GnocchiNineDoors · 13/08/2012 09:41

Wouldnt put me off. My two.cats have human names and I was very very close to still using GirlCats name on DD as I love it so much.

In the end I realised its just not practical to have two people / members of the household with the same name.

Fwiw, Jacob really isnt a traditional human/pet name (such as Spike or Rex) so I really wouldnt worry.

Kaekae · 13/08/2012 09:38

No, it wouldn't I was told my Dds name is a cats names, met a few dogs with my Dds name and a school mum has a dog with the same name. Doesn't bother me I think the name sounds silly on a dog/cat.

Enfyshedd · 12/08/2012 20:49

When I was pg, DP & I decided on Dylan for a boy. Then I found out that the dog that poos in the back lane if the owner doesn't keep an eye on it was called Dylan.

We had a girl, I was glad...

Gugglebum · 11/08/2012 18:24

A very good question... I had a Great Aunt Daisy who was elegant and kind, and I don't know many cows that fit that description.

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ALittleBitOfMagic · 10/08/2012 21:43

Daisy is a beautiful name !!!

How did it even end up being associated with cows ??

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Gugglebum · 10/08/2012 20:59

But of course, ALittle.

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ALittleBitOfMagic · 10/08/2012 20:56

Sorry guggle

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ALittleBitOfMagic · 10/08/2012 20:55

I am so annoyed about it I think it was more her attitude as well . Is it daisy gubble

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Gugglebum · 10/08/2012 20:48

Heavens, no, it wouldn't put me off. A cat named Jacob? Very, very odd. I've heard people say one of my favourite names is fit for cows, and if I have the chance will most certainly be using it anyway. I've got friends with no children that treat their pets like children, and I do think some of them use their favourite people names for pets b/c they feel they won't get to use them on an actual human.

Trills · 10/08/2012 15:50

If it was my cat it might make me think twice.

Badgerina · 10/08/2012 15:44

Cinnabar you are a person after my own heart! Also, my parents - they named my brother after my grandfather's dog, Tim. Who turned out to be a girl (the dog, not my brother)

VolAuVent · 10/08/2012 15:02

Jacob is a classic name and I've never heard it used for a pet before.

Some names come up time and again as pet names and so there are a few I'd avoid.

CinnabarRed · 10/08/2012 14:30

All the dogs and cats I know are nicer than most of the people! I'd think any baby should be proud to share his/her name with a pet.

wannabedomesticgoddess · 10/08/2012 14:30

Our dogs have human names (which seem to be mentioned a lot on MN) and I wouldnt use them myself but if I liked a name I wouldnt care if an aquaintance had a pet called the same.

I however am rapidly going off our choice of girls name as one of the girls on our street is called it :(

Ruidh · 10/08/2012 14:23

My cousin has a dog of the same name that we have chosen...I couldn't care less. It's a gorgeous name.

LynetteScavo · 10/08/2012 14:18

No, both my cats have human names, and I hope it wouldn't put people off.

Although my childhood cat at a lovely human name, I couldn't use it for DD. My friends brother did give his DD the same name as their childhood cat, though.

And yes, you should never tell people what you are going to call your baby. I am still cringing two years on for telling a colleague I didn't think she should call her baby a certain name she had mentioned her DH liked, because it was very popular (the last 3 people I knew who had babies had chosen it). Guess when she decided to call her baby.....

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ALittleBitOfMagic · 10/08/2012 14:12

That's what sil said when I told her anice she also said there was no need for her to chime in and say that .

Oh I love friends you need to tell me what ep that is in

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anicecuppatea · 10/08/2012 13:50

I'd be more inclined to laugh at her calling a cat Jacob tbh. Ignore it. It's a lovely name (for a human).

savoycabbage · 10/08/2012 13:03

It's from Friends.

'you never run on a barge'. Something you never do. Sorry, it's wine O'clock where I am!

Badgerina · 10/08/2012 12:48

Well DS1 is Oscar (which I am reliably informed is a dog's name) and DS2 will be Spike. So no. It doesn't put me off in fact, I do it deliberately.

WerthersUnOriginal · 10/08/2012 12:33

No. It's only a colleague anyway. The baby and said cat aren't in the same house or have any connection. Sounds like this person said it to be irritating tbh. Ignore.

Savoy is very wise in saying keep all names decided or being considered to yourself.

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