# Funny/distinctive names for pets

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 14, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-distinctive-names-for-pets/752187 "2016-04-14T15:19:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-distinctive-names-for-pets/752187/81 "2016-04-16T08:15:38Z")

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We named a kitten Punkin because he had this habit of jumping up on **kaylasmom** ’s chair right before she was about to sit down. The first idea was to call him “Squashie,” but I decided to give him more specificity.

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**Author:** ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-distinctive-names-for-pets/752187/82 "2016-04-16T08:42:53Z")

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> [@Baker](#):
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> Our city zoo once had an exhibit with a mated pair of gnus. Their names were Weather and Sports. When they produce a baby gnu he was Special Bulletin.

This wins the internet.

Not nearly as clever as some, but my cats have been named from Welsh and Irish folklore: Merlyn, Púca (an Irish shapeshifting spirit that frequently takes the form of a cat with dark fur, so yes, he was a black cat), and Sidhe (Irish Gaelic for “fairy” because she is small and sweet, and yes, it’s also a pun).

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