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    Kitty Purry

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    Probably the most fitting pet name of all time, Katy Perry's cat even made a cameo in the music video for I Kissed A Girl.

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    Matzoball

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    One of Adam Sandler's bulldogs was named after the Jewish dish matzo ball soup. He also had another bulldog, Meatball, who starred alongside Sandler in Little Nicky.

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    Sirius Black

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    Ariana Grande named her doggo after the Harry Potter character.

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    Oprah Winfrey

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    The name was originally meant to be disrespectful, but after sitting down with the real Oprah, 50 Cent squashed the beef and admitted he was a fan.

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    Carpenter

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    Christina Ricci named her dog after the American singer and drummer of The Carpenters. Before Karen, Ricci had a dog named Sheriff Steve Goldberg.

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    Brutus

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    Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tragically lost this little guy (on the left) after he ate some poisonous mushrooms. He turned the sad situation into a somewhat positive one, using it to remind people not to take life for granted. The puppy on the right is named Hobbs, like his character in the Fast and Furiousfranchise.

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    Thurman Merman

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    Named after the character from 2003's Bad Santa, Rachel Bilson nailed it with this one.

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    Nacho

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    A world-renowned chef, Bobby Flay, named his feline friend after a dish he likely never prepares.

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    Pawblo

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    Miley Cyrus wrote a heartfelt song about her beloved fish, called Pablow The Blowfish, after he passed away in 2015.

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    Olivia Benson

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    Taylor Swift took inspiration from the female detective on Law & Order: SVU for her cat's name.

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    Ghengis Khan

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    An award-winning chow chow, Martha Stewart named her dog after the leader of the Mongol Empire. Sticking to the legendary conquerers theme, she also has a cat named Empress Tang

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    Child and Foxy Cleopatra

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    Reality star turned actress Nicole Richie chose these two names for her dogs, who both have their own IMDb pages.

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    Mr. Fluffy Pants

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    Kesha rescued this kitty in 2013 and asked her fans to help name him.

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    Bearenstain

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    Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz named his dog after the popular kid's book, The Berenstain Bears, only slightly changing the spelling.

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    Eye In The Dark

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    For anyone else, this name (or phrase really) would sound ridiculous. For Norman Reedus, one of the stars of The Walking Dead, it just seems right.

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    Squiddly and Diddly

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    Simon Cowell acts tough on TV, but really he's got a soft spot for his two yorkies.

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    Pepper

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    I wouldn't call this name strange, on its own anyway, but Emmy Rossum has two other dogs named Cinnamon and Sugar too. So Pepper is the spicy one of the trio.

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    Harrison Zulander

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    We have no idea why CeeLo Green chose this name, but I like it!

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    Kenobi

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    The force is strong with Anne Hathaway's pup.

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