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.

@Zippetydoodahzippetyay

Oh and my Uncle had a dog called "Deefer". As in "D for dog"

We had a cat called "Ceefa"

I love human names for animals. I have cats Rosie and Bert.

My old lab had her name chosen by my CBeebies-mad 3 yo DD "Princess Pippin Lola"

DD is now 16 and wants the next dog to be called Geoff. I approve.

A fellow mumsnetter once had kittens called Sam and Dean (after the Winchester brothers in Supernatural)

I've known a Dave the dog and a Dave the cat. Silly but raises a smile from me.

My parents owned a Stanley Man the Standard Poodle.

Friend’s cat was called Pushtin. He was a stray that every time they opened the door he pushed in. They adopted him!

I knew someone with cats named Terry and June.

I had a cat called Mewsly
I also had a dog called Zebedee which was a really good name for him as he would bounce up and down if he saw anyone or anything.

There’s a cat I know called mcFluff which makes me smile whenever I hear it

A parrot with no feathers called Oven Ready.
A small rabbit called Sandwich.
A collie called Melon.

I wanted to call our cat Clawdine but was overruled.

I wish I'd stuck to my guns and called my Rosie "Greebo" . If I didn't know better I would have sworn Terry Pratchett based the cat in his books on my fluffy psychopath.

I love human names for pets. I have a cocker spaniel called Miles, my friend has a cat called Audrey and a goldfish called Colin. Some of these names are great.

We had hamsters called Norah (because she was one), Heidi (because she did) and Spiller (because he did)

@Gingaaarghpussy ah I forgot we had a half Siamese cat called Matthew ! He used to do rude things to my Rainbow Brite doll..

My cats are Persephone and Peggy.

My friend has a pug named Declan and her cat is Pablo Murphy.

If I ever had a cat he would definitely be called Throgmorten but sadly we're all allergic! It's just such a cat name. You couldn't have a dog called Throgmorten.

I once read an article about a man who had 2 dogs - Fred and Not Fred.

I knew a German Shepherd called Rommel, and 2 labradors called Bodie and Doyle

I knew a big ginger Tom cat called Ginger Rogers.

Miss Moggy (lady cat)
Faberge ( long haired lady cat)

Snodgrass ( my mums boy cat when she was a child)

Freddie Kreuger for my cat. She has no tendons on her front paw, so cannot retract her claws

I had two cats: Sooty and Sweep

Two gerbils: Dig and Dug

I’ve got friends with a dog called Beryl and another set of friends with a dog called Doris. Our dog is Maggie. I think they’d be perfect sitting on the same table at the old people’s day centre.

I met a very large, blue greyhound called Goose.
He was a total coward and utterly adorable.

I had a Russian hamster as a child called Boris Yeltsin (precocious, moi?) then we had a deaf cat called Beethoven.

My brother's cats are called Nut and Bolt

Oh and a friend had a cat called Crapper...

@StormBaby You don't live in Manchester do you? If not, there is more than one dog called Gary! There's also a Dave round here too

My dog is called Ripley, after my favourite film character.
Growing up I had Tutti and Fruity the goldfish, Curly and Percy the guinea pigs (mum was a massive Corrie fan) and Bruce the Budgie!