What is the best or most original name you have known for a family pet or other animal?

[WildRosie]

I used to know a yellow Labrador called Briggs. Admittedly, that was the name on the tag on his collar so was most likely the name of his family. But it seemed to suit him ( as far as I was concerned) so he was always Briggs to me, whatever his actual name may have been. If I ever have a male yellow Labrador, he will be called Briggs.

My cat is called Buzz Barclay. After Buzz Aldrin and Barclay because kids love alliteration 😂

Chairman Meow
Charlie Mouse (a cat)
Bentley (guinea pig)

We have a tortoise called Terence Turtleburger because the person we got him from said you should hold him like he's a burger you're about to take a bite from.

Abu hamster
Snags (neighbor's cat)

Back in the eighties my friend's (male) collie was called Vyvyan.

This is very outing but I used to know someone who had dogs called Freedom and Doppelganger.

I met a dog called Ketchup, not so long ago.

There’s a cat named Janet.

We had a budgie called The Fonz.

I know a cat called miss havisham. She is very much a don't mess with me kind of girl.

some friends have/had a terrier called Wilson with moustaches that made him look like a sargeant major

and I heard of canaries called Benson & Hedges but that might have just been a joke

Someone I knew who took in many rescue cats named them after shipping forecast sea areas - so Viking, Cromarty, Bailey, Fisher, Sole, Lundy, Shannon etc - German Bight for a particularly bitey one, and brothers North and South Utsire

Our cat is called Puss. Highly original I thought (only name she ever answered to).

My cat is called Eartha Kitt.

Pairs of ferrets
Ruff and Tumble
Ping and Pong

We got rescue guinea pig, he weighed about three and a half pounds - big guy and lived be eight. His original name was knuckles (of Sonic the Hedgehog Fame). His full name with our surname was Knuckles Palmer-Jackson. His friend was Sonic!

My husband's friend once has a grumpy looking English bulldog called Rommel.

We have a cat called Cobweb - the fairy from midsummer night’s dream. Really struggling with inspiration for new pet though!

Love Bentley and Janet.

I used to have a goldfish called Fang way back in the 70's when everyone elses was called Goldie

my sisters mate had a standard poodle in 1973 called Bean but his full name was Prince Lambchop Jelly Bean

We had kittens called vodka and lemonade when I was a child!!

Years ago i had a rescue cat called Baboo.

And more recently a majestic pedigree cat called Mr. Poo Poo - which quickly turned into Monsieur Poo Poo (heavy french accent) because, for some reason, he 'spoke' in a heavy french accent.

I know a dachshund called Bertie Wooster.

This is Leroy. A lot of people tell me his name is pretty cool.

My cats are called, Puck, Hallow and Hex.

If I were an old lady living alone, I would name my cats after familiars - Vinegar Tom, Sacke-and-Sugar, Pyewhacket, Peck-in-the-Crowne etc. But my teenagers wouldn't have it.

I've always said if I get another dog I'd like to call it Cement, after the grey dog in the Clarice Bean books. Maybe that only works with grey dogs though.

My favourite from the thread so far is Vyvyan!