What unique pet names have you heard or given to your adorable companions? Naming them is such a joyful moment. It creates a bond between you and your pet, and lets them know they are an important family member. Once they identify with it, it gets their attention and hopefully encourages them to listen to most of your commands. Just like God, when He changed Abram’s name to Abraham in Genesis 17:5 as a sign of His promise to him, we, too, name our pets as a vow to love and care for them.

Names have been significant since the beginning of time. Psalms 147:4 tells us God called all the stars by name. NASA Science Universe Exploration states astronomers estimate the universe could contain up to one septillion stars! Only God could name that many stars. Knowing He did, tells us how important this is.

Some of the most adorable pet names I’ve heard include:

Have you ever named a pet after a favorite food, song, or celebrity? I loved naming the pets in Dress Shop Miracles, especially the unexpected, little white kitten that suddenly entered Molly’s life. I took great thought to connect its name with the main character’s hopes and dreams.

In real life and in my upcoming memoir, you’ll get to know some of my beloved pets by name, characteristics, and adventures. Unfortunately, not all of them made it into my book. Some of those include Betsy, Brutus, Whitey, Princess, Bobo, Poopsie, Bow, Tiger, and Francine. I bet you can’t guess what breed each is. I’ll give you a hint. They’re not all canine or feline.

Coming back to my question, I’d love to know what unique names you’ve heard or given to your adorable pets, fur babies or otherwise? If there’s a special story attached, I loved to read about it too.