VPI's Most Unusual Pet Names
Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI), the nation's oldest and largest pet health insurance company, recently released their top 10 most unusual dog names and their top 10 most unusual cat names. The names were voted on by VPI employees from the more than 465,000 pets the company insures.
Top 10 Unusual Dog Names:
1. Rush Limbark
2. Sirius Lee Handsome
3. Rafikikadiki
4. Low Jack
5. Meatwad
6. Peanut Wigglebutt
7. Scuddles Unterfuss
8. Sophie Touch & Pee
9. Admiral Toot
10. Spatula
Top 10 Unusual Cat Names:
1. Edward Scissorpaws
2. Sir Lix-a-lot
3. Optimus Prrrime
4. Buddah Pest
5. Snoop Kitty Kitty
6. Miss Fuzzbutt
7. 80 Bucks
8. Sparklemonkey
9. Rosie Posie Prozac
10. Toot Uncommon
Read more about unusual pet names at VPI's website, PetInsurance.com.
Does your pet or a pet you know have an extremely unusual name? Share it with everyone by leaving a comment.
--Spanno
Stephen Michael Hawley on October 16, 2008 at 10:24 AM
I have a Jack Russell Terrier mixed with a Pug and his name is Toast. You can see him on YouTube under the Toast-Files.
Spanno on October 16, 2008 at 10:41 AM
Here are some unusual names sent in by a couple of our vets:
Itty Bitty Ditty Dot
Dammit
Puka Pear
Smiles
Rolly Polly Bear
Zippie Zigger Tiger-Man
Butterscotch Cream De-Lite
Fat Cat (this is a dog)
P-face
Idahooey
--Spanno
Carol on October 16, 2008 at 12:22 PM
We have had cats with the following names:
Bimini - female grey tabby who wandered up pregnant
Aruba - daughter of Bimini
Turbo - black/white male stray with an awsome purr
Studebaker - solid black orphan from our vet
Mercedes - calico sister of Studebaker
and now, Ranger - orange tabby cat who was abandoned in our neighborhood. He got his name cause he used to 'range' around but now he has discovered the good life of being an inside kitty.
Morjana on October 17, 2008 at 01:36 AM
We named our kitten, who was born on July 4th, Yankee Doodle Dandy. She pretty much answered to Doodle. Her nick names were: Mouse Mouth, Tuna Tongue, Lizard Lips, and Walrus Whiskers. She REALLY didn't like Lizard Lips -- she's start whipping her tail back and forth, and her ears would shift into B52 mode.
And then there was the long haired black and white runt kitten with incredibly short stumpy legs. So short and stumpy, she had problems, uh, when she answered the call of nature. We'd have to wash her bottom for her. We called her Polly LePew. She was a pistol. She lived less than a year -- she had major organ defects due her to her runt status. But she was the most loving, friendly, fearless, joyful cat we've ever had.
Almost all of the other cats had somewhat normal names:
Lightfoot -- because when he ran, he sounded like a tank approaching
Raisin -- a tortoiseshell
Topaze - a yellow tabby
Tiki - a grey tabby (Tiger Kitty)
Tac - yeah, cat backwards...we're so lame
Midnight -- all black persian
Sugar (formerly Dame Judith Shera LeeAnne) -- a manx
Smokey -- A russian blue
Joe Montana -- a siamese
Holly on October 19, 2008 at 02:54 PM
I have enjoyed so many of these cool names. We live in Utah, and have named some of our cats after famous Mormon people, even tho we're not active in the Mormon faith. Examples - Joseph (Joseph Smith), Eliza (his 2nd polygamous wife!), Porter (after Joseph's bodyguard, Porter Rockwell),and Spencer (Spencer Kimball, a former church president).
Ryan on October 23, 2008 at 02:40 AM
That really is a list of unusual dog names.
Some of them I “get” but “Scuddles Unterfuss”, I just don’t know what to say about”!!
Nicki on January 16, 2009 at 11:23 AM
We named our cat Chiazzato and call him Zatto for short - he's white with black patches all over - and in Italian his name means patched or spotted one.........