Silly Names or Human Names?

So, my husband and I are in the process of maybe, possibly, sometime in the next few months, maybe, maybe BIG maybe, getting a dog.

We've been looking at breeds and talking about names, and we realized there are two ways to go when naming a pet.

1) Give them a human name that seems to suit them, or just a name you like-- which is what we did with our cats Oliver and Emma.

2) Give them a silly, non-human name that suits their personality or appearance somehow. I, for one, feel that I'd really love to have a dog named Chesterton P. Wigglesworth. Hubby isn't into it

What do you think? Human names or silly names?

Depends on the critter. Mostly I prefer human names, but I try to let the critter tell me...

I like real names because their like children to me Apart from when i call them "wobble bum" etc...

I do not like to give my pets human names. They never seem to fit. Also, almost all our critters have had a two syllable name. Lets see if I can think of all the cat names we've ever had.....

Simba, Nuby, Boomer, Lucky, Luna, Blue, Smokey, Angel, Baby, and Roxy.

But it is different with dogs...they all seem to have human names.

Molly, Dylan, Jerry, and our all time best dog ever, Chelsea. So I guess it depends on the pet.

I think it depends on the pet, the way they look and their character. Bobby was named after a soccer player and Bumble, well, the name just suited him.

I agree, I think it depends on the kitty.

I tend to avoid human names, but dob't see anything wrong with them . It is weird when you meet a dog with the same name as a friend.
BTW, love the name Chesterton P Wigglesworth!

I tend to prefer human names for my own, but think it's really cute when people come up with creative names for their cats based on their looks, personality, etc...

It all depends on the animal. Some pets look like a human name. Some just look like their made up name.

I don't like pets having human names just because it could be offensive to people w/that name. Also then people ask if you named it after someone. Like I had a dog named Brandon, got him when I was 5 or something. i got a bf named brandon when I was around 16. Everyone was like "oh you named your dog after bf" and I'm like "stop saying that!! NO!!" Even now that we haven't been together since hs and the dog has been dead since I was 18 or so, when his pictures are shown people say "Oh what's his name?" and I say "brandon" and they say "like your highschool bf?" and i say "SHUT UP."

I like literary names. My cat Thisbe is named after a character in Greek mythology. Cushie is named after a character in John Irving's "The World According to Garp." And Marnie is named after the title character in Hitchcock's classic film.

If I had children, I doubt I would name them as whimsically as I do cats ... LOL ... but heck, most of the time I'm calling them Boodle Bunny and Snookums and crap like that. I'm not sure they even know their names! haha

I dont actually call Teufel, Teufel at home, he is actually named Gatto..
My cousin pissed her self laughing when i told her his name was Gatto because its just like in english calling your Cat... CAT!!!!
Kaylee has a human name! But it suits her atleast i think so anyway!

I think it really depends on the cat, but I do prefer human names.

Currently I have Sophie, Bridget, Benja, Elmo and Lonestar.

I think it would be weird if Sophie was called "Fluffy" or something but then again it would be weird if Lonestar was called "Willis"

I think it depends on the animal. You need to look at their character and choose what fits. My hubby's brother is real original in naming their dog. His name is Dogga

Here is how my crew got their names.....

Bonnie..... got her name along with her brother (Clyde, who is over RB) We wanted matching names.

Buddy ..... Because he is our little buddy. Very friendly

Sissy ..... Buddy's sister. She is a girly girl.

Scamper ..... Sissy and Buddy's kitten. When he first started the run around, he scampered around.

Stinker ..... Sissy and Buddy's kitten. Hubby started calling her that as a very young kitten and it stuck.

Princess ..... Sissy and Buddy's kitten. She has always been dainty. I called her Princess from the start.

I voted for "human" names, but I don't necessarily think that everyone "should" name them that way. I just prefer it for myself, I don't mind if someone else has a cat named Fluffy or a dog named Rex.

I do like slightly offbeat human names. My favourite is a neighbour who named her cat Daphne. That just makes me smile when I hear it.

Our childhood pet was a dachschund named Chipper. It suited her perfectly, she was a smart, lively, perky dog. I asked my dad, just a week ago, how they ever came up with that name, and he can't remember. He thinks that mom thought it up.

I think it depends on what fits the cat. I have both for my crew.

I think it depends. In my crew, Milla is the only one with a human name and we didn't name her (she's a rescue). All the others have nature names: Usva (Mist), Tilli (Dill) and Timotei (Timothy hay). We wanted to name Milla Ruska (Autumn colors), but the foster family's daughter named her first.

It depends on the pet!
They tend to name themselves after you've had them for awhile.
Let your inspiration come from them

Human names I think usually fit with more calm, sweet pets. And some pets are just too energetic and odd to have any other kind of name than something that describes them or something silly.

Oh and PLEASE tell us once you decide whether or not you're getting a dog!

My dogs have human names (Tasha and Abby), none of my cats did or do. They range from Mooch and Noodles of course, to Bunny, Tinsel, Glory, Tiger, and Pumpkin. Oh I take that back. Olivia Elizabeth is a cat, but she was my aunt's so we didn't get to name her. I'd have called her Puss!