26 Pawrents Post Precious Pics of their Pooches and What they Were Named After

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Dec 13, 2025 3:00 PM EST

As if hooman names were not getting strange enough, doggo names have seemingly been keeping up. The thing being that doggo names have been a little weirder and wackier than hooman names to begin with, so with the recent updates in how freely one can name one's canine child, things are getting a little out of hand. Which is why we made this list of precious pics provided by pupper pawrents explaining what they named their doggos after. So that all us dog lovers and owners can be kept in the loop as to what the naming trends of the mid 20s are in the canine community.

So sit back and hold onto your hat because some of these names truly do push the limits of what can be considered normal or even reasonable, even in this day and age. Let's just say that calling your canine Gerald is no big whoop in today's doggo landscape.

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    Gip
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  • While it is not clear whether this doggo was named Phoebe, Lisa, or any other name that might be related to the ever prolific Lisa Kudrow, it is nice to know that the doggo at least likely has a gentle soul about her, as the hooman Kudrow does.

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    Gomez. Addams.
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    The Dude
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    My girls name is Ziggie. She's named after the David Bowie song Ziggy Stardust. We couldn't decide on a name and during the drive home with her and that song came on the radio.
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    Havana Club
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    Queso. Named after..you guessed it. Queso.
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  • While the name Queso does lack some originality in that so many cats and dogs share the same name. It does do a great job a showing off that slightly cheeky nature that usually got them their name. Most likely after stealing a tasty piece of cheese from a plate or counter they should not have been sticking their nose in…

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    (David) Bowie & Leeloo (Dallas Multipass)
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    Louie, named after Louie from the Pikmin games.
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    kuma, after kuma from tekken
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    Gus Gus
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    Cheezburger Image 10585985280
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    Dolly Pawton
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    ghesNet Jack and Meg after Jack and Meg White from The White Stripes. Everyone thinks they are brother and sister, but they are not. Also, my madden name means "white" in French. There are layers.
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    This is Roxy. I chose the name from Chicago, but my boyfriend preferred the y spelling over ie. I'm always singing to her 'the name on everybody's lips is gonna be... Roxy'
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    E My baby came with the name California but she's my Cali
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    Matilda People think she's named after the character of the book/film but it's because of the origin/meaning of the name: "mighty in battle"/"powerful warrior". She's my tiny Valkyrie
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    WANTED Indiana "Tush" Jones INDIANA JONE LAST CRUSADE Suspect was caught red-pawed. attempting to eat the evidence!
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    For those who aren't familiar with the movie, I love the movie 'Django Unchained' so I named my boy after the main character, Django.
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    Cheezburger Image 10585987072
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    Ogi- Named him after Yogi Bear
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    Left-Lorelei, right-Rory. They are a mom and daughter bonded pair and, yeah, we named them after the Gilmore Girls.
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    Cheezburger Image 10585987584
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    Atom!! We also have a cat named Electron
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    We lost Cooper a year ago this week. Best boy ever. ❤❤
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    Ripman Wolowitz
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    Napoleon Dynamite.. though everyone assumes Napoleon Bonaparte
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