To think we can't call our cat "William - known as Billy"?

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the kids seem to think it's a great name... Surely Billy is fine? Apparently we are going to register him as William at the vet

Have a friend with a dog called Charles Richmond. His full name is only used if he's in trouble - the rest of the time he's Charlie.

You need a full name on the of chance he gets knighted. Sir William sounds more noble that Sir Billy imho

This is very identifying but fuck it. I have a cat named Hans, but his full name is Super Hans a la Peep Show. We never call him Super Hans unless we are at the vets or he has been naughty.

I cringe every time I have to say our youngest dogs name to insurers or the vets, saying you've called about Princess Charlotte Sparkles (named two years before the actual Princess came along) is just sad lol thanks kids!

Our ddog has her dm name as a mn!!
Our Lurcher is Nelanie Bonebag but gets Nell.

We had a cat called 'Kevin' when I was a kid, we called him 'Kev' for short.

I never changed my oldest cats name at the vests- he has my maiden name whereas my two girls gave my married name.

My vets do the full name thing, poor DCat1 having a different name to the rest 😿😿

One of ours is Brian. Mainly due to a gender mix up when he was tiny. DH insists his full name is Brian Lee but he’s wrong

We had a bob the vet called him Robert 😂

@15MinutesWithYou I salute you. I've been trying to squeeze a PeepShow cat name in but DH isn't having any of it.

We have a dog called Bill/Billy.

Also knew of a dog called Sid.

My childhood cat was called William. He was a pretty hopeless cat but I luffed him.

I know someone who called their cat Maud. just so they could stand in the garden and call/sing "come into the garden Maud"

I feel so rubbish that I've let my animals down . All five of my pets just have normal names and not a middle name in sight never mind a title . Our cats are rescue and were named by the RSPCA, we renamed the rescue guinea pigs as their given names were ridiculous but the dog does have a fancy pants name for her registration. Day to day, just a regular doggy name.

plans on new pet to join in with fancy name

They're being sensible giving him his full name. What if he wants to be a High Court judge when he grows up?
But if ends up in the dock instead of on the bench, will he be known as Billy the Kit?

13Bastards we had a Pedge too but he's now in the Rotterdam House Boat in the sky

Your username has now inspired me to go and do a name change to Curse These Metal Hands or All the Whores of Malta.

Both my cats have human names and human middle names. Both a bit porn star ish but they are suited!

My mum and sister called one of our guinea pig babies Fifi Trixabelle... Another one was called Obesanjo (after the Nigerian president)!
Thankfully the people who adopted them gave them slightly more sensible names!

Why not I have a cat called Georgie, my boyfriend decided that's not grand enough for him so changed it to Giovanni, we are not Italian

Totally fine,

We have cats named Toots, Cleo and Neffy....

Except for when we're at the vets then they get called Tutankatmun, Cleocatra and Neferkitti (my son loves puns and the ancient egyptians)

Also know of a cat that was called lily chavage. I really liked that

DC are definitely being sensible. How else will he know when he's properly in trouble?

My cat has her name and her Sunday name

@strangestdirection I'm afraid curse these metal hands is gone...I tried!

One of mine is called Mr Spock. Picture me standing on our deck shouting 'Mr Spock, it's dinner time'.

I knew a cat called Colin Parker. He was always referred to by both names, and when they spoke to him they'd say 'Colin Parker do you want some dinner?' or 'Colin Parker, did you bring that bird in?'