{"id":10521,"date":"2006-12-29T14:32:32","date_gmt":"2006-12-29T21:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/12\/29\/pet-names.html"},"modified":"2006-12-29T14:32:32","modified_gmt":"2006-12-29T21:32:32","slug":"pet_names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/12\/29\/pet_names.html","title":{"rendered":"Pet names"},"content":{"rendered":"

While there are plusses and minuses to naming your children with very common (or uncommon) names — do the same apply to pets?<\/p>\n

Regardless, in case you’re worried (one way or another), here are the most common pet names<\/a> (in the US) for …<\/p>\n

Dogs (male)<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \nMax\n<\/li>\n
  2. \nJake\n<\/li>\n
  3. \nBuddy\n<\/li>\n
  4. \nBear\n<\/li>\n
  5. \nBailey\n<\/li>\n
  6. \nShadow\n<\/li>\n
  7. \nSam\n<\/li>\n
  8. \nLucky\n<\/li>\n
  9. \nRocky\n<\/li>\n
  10. \nBuster\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Dogs (female)<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. \nMaggie\n<\/li>\n
    2. \nBear\n<\/li>\n
    3. \nMolly\n<\/li>\n
    4. \nShadow\n<\/li>\n
    5. \nLady\n<\/li>\n
    6. \nSadie\n<\/li>\n
    7. \nLucky\n<\/li>\n
    8. \nLucy\n<\/li>\n
    9. \nDaisy\n<\/li>\n
    10. \nBrandy\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Cats (male)<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. \nTigger\n<\/li>\n
      2. \nTiger\n<\/li>\n
      3. \nMax\n<\/li>\n
      4. \nSmokey\n<\/li>\n
      5. \nSam\n<\/li>\n
      6. \nKitty\n<\/li>\n
      7. \nShadow\n<\/li>\n
      8. \nSimba\n<\/li>\n
      9. \nPatch\n<\/li>\n
      10. \nLucky\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Cats (female)<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. \nTigger\n<\/li>\n
        2. \nTiger\n<\/li>\n
        3. \nSmokey\n<\/li>\n
        4. \nKitty\n<\/li>\n
        5. \nSassy\n<\/li>\n
        6. \nShadow\n<\/li>\n
        7. \nPatch\n<\/li>\n
        8. \nLucky\n<\/li>\n
        9. \nMisty\n<\/li>\n
        10. \nSammy\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          It’s interesting that there seems to be a lot<\/em> less gender differentiation of names for cats.<\/p>\n

          <\/p>\n

          (via J-Walk<\/a>)<\/p>\n

          <\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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