Name It

I was surfing the web today before I got ready for work and came across an article on MSN.com about favorite pet names.

Seems like the Veterinary Pet Insurance people, which insures over 466,000 pets, went through their data base to find the most popular and most unusual name for pets.

The company employees selected 50 unusual names and then voted for the top 10 for both cats and dogs.

The names are below in order from 1-10. (Animals not insured by VPI were not included in the survey). Fun stuff! I think naming your pet something really weird is perfectly fine and even appropriate. Naming your kid after a piece of fruit or an infamous person in history is not. Why do people do that?

Dogs

Most Popular
1. Max
2. Bailey
3. Bella
4. Molly
5. Lucy
6. Buddy
7. Maggie
8. Daisy
9. Sophie
10.Chloe

Most Unusual
1. Rush Limbark
2. Sirus Lee Handsome
3. Rafikikadik
4. Low Jack
5. Meatwad
6. Peanut Wigglebutt
7. Scuddles Unterfuss
8. Sophie Touch & Pee
9. Admiral Toot
10.Spatula

Cats

Most Popular
1. Max
2. Chloe
3. Tigger
4. Tiger
5. Lucy
6. Smokey
7. Oliver
8. Bella
9. Shadow
10.Charlie

Most Unusual
1. Edward Scissorpaws
2. Sir Lix-a-Lot
3. Optimus Prrrime
4. Budda Pest
5. Snoop Kitty Kitty
6. Missy Fuzzy Butt
7. 80 Bucks
8. Sparklemonkey
9. Rosie Posie Prozac
10. Toot Uncommon

I always find lots of interesting things on MSN.com--there were several more posts you may be interested in. Here is a link to the page