# Do you have nicknames for your pet(s)? (Of course you do.) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 28, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604 "2011-07-28T12:19:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/61 "2011-07-29T12:44:14Z")
Jezebel, cat, F: Jez, Jezzie, Small Little Cat, Black and White Cat, Lemur Face, Goat Girl (she does an amazing fainting goat imitation), Sweetie Pie, Cat Cat Cat Zebulon, cat, M: Zeb, Zebbie, Squeaky Cat (he’s got a really weird meow sometimes), Bunyip Boy (after [Bertie the Bunyip](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tvacres.com/images/creature_bertie.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tvacres.com/creatures_bunyip.htm&h=345&w=314&sz=9&tbnid=XDc3DZ9LoYxU_M:&tbnh=92&tbnw=84&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbertie%2Bthe%2Bbunyip%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=bertie+the+bunyip&docid=7seYzSigrt7xdM&sa=X&ei=aKoyTpeBGYnc0QHwm8jiCw&ved=0CDoQ9QEwBQ&dur=964), a TV puppet of my youth), Gray and White Cat, Sweetie Pie, Cat Cat Cat ---
**Author:** ![iftheresaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/62 "2011-07-29T13:30:05Z")
My mutt (female dog; some sort of golden retriever/ rottweiler mix) was named **Louise** when we got her from the pound, but when she came to live with us she became **Bellatrix Lestrange**. We’ve always called her **Bella** , but for some reason I started calling her **Diggle Dog** , and now she’s **Diggle** half the time. I’m sure this profusion of names is baffling to her (as are, to be frank, most things), but since she comes when we call, or when we don’t call but make some sort of noise, or when we don’t make any noise but sort or shift in our chair… it works. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/63 "2011-07-29T15:06:39Z")
Fezzik - cat - Male Fez, boo, boo-boo kitty, buster, booger, fezzy, fat-boy, el gato diablo, fuzzy butt, stink butt, “my evil son”, shithead, Galadriel - rottweiler - female (I didn’t name her) - Gal, girl, fat dog, fat girl, pretty girl, stinky (she was a 140# dog) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/64 "2011-07-29T15:33:57Z")
Cosmo - cat, M. - Cos, The Cosmonator, Captain K, Man Cat Mrs. Katz - orange short hair cat, F. - The Minge (short for Ginger Minge) ---
**Author:** ![Storm\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Storm\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Storm_Girl)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/65 "2011-07-29T17:23:37Z")
Peanut - dachshund-female - Nutterdog, Banoot noot, and occasionally Angel Dog ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/66 "2011-07-29T17:34:08Z")
> [@Glory](#): > > Diego - loud, skinny, polydactyl Siamese mix - Meowalottamous,\ That’s a good one - Jim’s cat, Max, is only a quarter Siamese, but apparently the mouthiness is a dominant trait. ---
**Author:** ![Grapefruit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/67 "2011-07-29T17:52:56Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Oh yeah, Feather also goes by Big Fat Kitty and Fatso. I think she actually IS just fluffy, not fat (the vet didn’t say anything about her being overweight on Monday), but she is one big kitty. My sister tells me I have to stop calling him “Fatty” and “Ugly” and “Ugly-face” because it gives him self-esteem issues. :dubious: But what can I do? He actually weighed more than my co-worker’s 1 year old baby! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/68 "2011-07-29T18:52:25Z")
[Lucy](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HVZFajZsJHE/TjKugekeQFI/AAAAAAAAA30/6MNXOBkSszE/Lucy.jpg): Roocy, Lucifer, Roooocifer, Fluffybutt, Cranky Cat, Fuzzbutt [Mayme](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qeM4AEcZiJw/TjKulzNZ3RI/AAAAAAAAA38/0KhWFncL-0E/Mayme2.jpg): Mimsy, Mimsypoo, Chunkybutt, Thunderbelly, Sweetie Cat [Dot](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oGSeM795wCs/TjKuirrYvXI/AAAAAAAAA34/y4PmPoIRc6M/Dot2.jpg): DotDot, Dippin Dot, Lemur Cat, Dotsypoo, Spazz ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/69 "2011-07-29T18:59:25Z")
**Bertram** , male cat: Bert, Bertie, Bertie Bert, Fluffbert, Pile-'O-Fluff **Cuthbert** , male cat: Cuth ---
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/70 "2011-07-29T19:02:48Z")
Gracie - cat - female - Princess Fluffybutt, Fattie McFatterson, Gracie Face, Baby Girl, Gracie Crockett (don’t ask, I always sing her name out so it rhymes with Davey Crockett) Mischief - cat - male - Um…he’s just Mischief actually. Jack - cat - male - Jack Attack, Monsieur Jacques, Jack-A-Roo, Bastard (because he is one) Frodo - cat - male (deceased :() - Frito Burrito ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/71 "2011-07-29T19:18:19Z")
> [@Grapefruit](#): > > My sister tells me I have to stop calling him “Fatty” and “Ugly” and “Ugly-face” because it gives him self-esteem issues. :dubious: > > But what can I do? He actually weighed more than my co-worker’s 1 year old baby! I dunno; if you call him names with love in your voice, I think that’s all they hear (because they don’t actually speak English). ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/72 "2011-07-29T19:18:57Z")
Dog, female. Nebbie (her name is Nebula), Neb -oooo- la (nickname people at Guide Dogs had for her), puppy girl, cheese-hund, and when she is being obnoxious, muttsky, though as a Guide Dog breeder she is about as far from being a mutt as you can get this side of AKC champions. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/73 "2011-07-29T20:15:15Z")
I rescued my dog two years ago and she came to me as KC. But I call her fuzzy butt so often she responds to that as quickly or more so than she does KC. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/74 "2011-07-29T20:36:30Z")
Name of pet, type of pet, gender of pet (optional), nickname(s), other relevant/amusing details (if desired). Mackie, Scottish Terrier (dog), female: Mick-mack, Mackiedochees, Mackieroni, Mackadoodle, Mackintosh, MacDawg, Whacky-Mackie, Macca, Mackie-Sack, (we have dozens of “Mac”-variations on her name), Dammit\* Mackie was my daughter’s first dog, and Sophie was the one who came up with the name. It fits on a lot of levels. \*As in “stop that digging, dammit!” ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/75 "2011-07-29T21:22:21Z")
Crooky, Mini Australian Shepherd, male: Crikey, Crookers, Nut-job, Crookify, Cruddy, Crummy, Crampy, Crimble (and as many other variations on the “Cr” theme that I can come up with at any given moment). ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/76 "2011-07-29T22:01:36Z")
For the cats, both mine and my mom’s (since I see them all the time): My cats: Willow: Itty-bitty-Willow-Kitty, Kittenbutt, Willow-kitty. Jack: Jack-cat, Jackaroni, Jackalope, Jackanape. My Mom’s cats: Suki: Sukiko Maggie: Maggie-Magpie, Magaroni, Magaroni & Cheese, Maggers. Minou: Mini-kitty. Jack’s a boy; the rest are all girls. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/77 "2011-07-30T05:31:45Z")
I’m mostly the only one that uses nicknames, but we have two cats. They both get called Little Girl (as does my mom, so that gets confusing). Mya: Mya-moo, Mya Nicole (I’m the only one that knows she has a middle name apparently). Hermione: Herminors, Herwhiners (because she never shuts up), Herwajesty, Zeppers (short for zeppelin, because she’s shaped like one), ‘shut up already’, and ‘you were already fed’ I feel like I’m forgetting some ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/78 "2011-07-30T08:59:30Z")
Nicknames include, but are not limited to: 😃 Dog - Cricket nn = crix, crickamus, Dogdogdoggers, Sweetie Gonzalez, Pscyho/psycho girl Cat - Maisie nn= lazy Maisie, Mazers, Mairz, kitten cat, lazybones Cockatiel - DeeVee = Deevsters, featherface, noisybutt ---
**Author:** ![Charleythejanitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Charleythejanitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charleythejanitor)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604/79 "2011-07-30T09:08:08Z")
We have two min pins Hootie…aka Houdini aka ghost dog Solow aka Mr.magoo aka bubble head aka Mr Dubois ---
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