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Unique names for your pet

If you buy a new roommate, you will soon have to deal with the fact that the newcomer still has to be given a name. After all, animals deserve a name, just like people. Why do it standard when it can be done differently? Here you will find separate names for your pet. 

How do you determine a name for your animal?

Before you give a name, of course, look at the animal itself. Is it a rodent, a bird or a dog. Then you take into account the sex of the animal. Finally, you can also look at the appearance and behavior of the animal and on the basis of all this information you can come up with a nice, appropriate name.

Of course it doesn't have to be that way. Children, in particular, are very impulsive in giving names to animals, and they are completely oblivious to the aforementioned 'rules'. For example, it can happen that the dog that is a male (male) suddenly has to go through life with the name Daisy. Or the sweet hamster named Spiderman.

In some cases, the animal may already have a name. But even in such a situation you can consider giving the animal a different name. An animal gets used to a different name very quickly, especially if it is pronounced in a friendly and nice tone every time.

Top 5 Most Popular Pet Names in 2016/2017

For dogs
1. Max
2. Bella
3. Bo
4. Pip
5. Gus

For cats
1. Pip
2. Luna
3. Max
4. Gizmo
5. Nala

Choose a name for your pet

Of course it is easy to name your animal from the list above. There is nothing wrong with that at all.

However, some people prefer to name their animal after a brand (Pepsi, Hummer, Chanel or Brinta ) or even to a celebrity like for example:'Diva ' from the well-known television series 'De Paffs † Naming your pet in this way is entirely dependent on the current trend. So consider carefully whether you want to let your pet go through life with this name from now on.

Children in particular are very sensitive to trends and will quickly reach for a name of their favorite cartoon character when purchasing a new pet. , their favorite TV hero or a popular  Disney character † Here too, you have to take into account the fact that in most cases these are temporary trends and that the chosen name can eventually bore the child.

Discuss this with the child. Perhaps you can find a solution in a so-called first and last name. Where the 'first name' is chosen together and the last name is determined by the child. Experience shows that this does work for the younger children.

Despite all these things, however, most people will soon return to the beginning of this article and give the animal a fairly standard name.

Those who want something different would do well to visit the following site:www.dierennamen.nl
More than 10,000 animal names are listed here. You can choose from the type of animal (dog, bird, rodent, horse and bird ), then the gender and finally you arrive at a neat list that can be searched in alphabetical order.

Standard or a separate name for your pet?

To inspire you a bit, I went looking for unusual and striking names for pets.

Dogs:

Dog           Bitch
Akimbo Acacia
Bizzy Bitch
Casper Capuccino
D'Angelo Dame Blanche
Esprit Effendy
Fiasco Felicity
Gremlin Gipsy
Hannibal Happy
IXI Indy
Jojo Jana
Kismo Karien
Lobo Laika
Magic Maggy
Napoleon Noekie
Oscar octavia
Pancho Pebbles
Quando Queeny
Rover Renira
Safari Saartje
Turbo Tootsie
Unox Udelle
Viper Vanilla
Wakko Wolly
Xandro Xenia
Youri                                          Yasmina
Zorro                    

Cats:
Male:  Females:
Apollo Amber
Bambam
Chippie Cherry
Drop Dotje
Einstein Esmee
Funky Frummel
Gompie Goldy
Hakim Happy
Jumpie Juultje
Kruimeltje Kinky
Lummel Loulou
Muffin Masumau
Nozy Noekie
Odin UweWoes
Pablo Fluff
Quibus                                       Queeny
Romeo  Romee
Spoekie Snoepy
Turbo Troela
Utz Ukkie
Vledder Vlekkie
Woppie Whissy
Xato Xena
Yori Yumyum
Zipp Zazu

Separate names for birds

I will do this less extensively, but also refer to the aforementioned site where you can completely indulge yourself in animal names in alphabetical order. Instead of the usual  Tweety, Lorre, Coco and Paulie a few examples to give the bird a different name: Apollo, Dushi, Falko, Ginger, Jumpy, Mimi, Troelie and Sparky

Separate names for rodents

People who have a rodent as a roommate also get their money's worth. So no standard  Flappie, Fluffy, Miffy or Bunny  more, but rather names such as:Bolletje, Blits, Fuzzy, Nappie, Pieper or Troetel

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A name for your pet:a personal choice

Of course there are many more nice and sometimes very hilarious names on the aforementioned site. The above are names that stood out to me for various reasons (original, unusual, funny, etc).

There are also people who just do it completely differently:then the sweet little Pekingese is given the name Rambo and the large pit bull is called Kleintje. Just like with people, naming your animal is a very personal thing.

Our pets and their unique name

The photos above are of pets we have had over the years. I grew up on a farm and have had pets for as long as I can remember, including unusual ones. The photos above are all of our own pets. We currently have two dogs and a cat. All three have immigrated with us from Suriname and have their own story.

My American stafford has been given the name Daisy. At first she was called Bello, but I didn't think that would fit. Suddenly I came up with the name Daisy and that name completely fits her sweet character. Our daughter's dog is called Minnie. She has had the dog for about five years now and then all the animals in the house were given the name of a Disney character.

Our son's tomcat is called Julian. When we adopted him from the shelter, his name was Andy (named after a character from the Toy Story movie), but our son didn't like that name. In 2010, however, he was fond of the books of The Five and there was a certain Julian in them. So Andy was renamed Julian. The name really suits him too.

So, if you have a new pet, think about giving it a different name than the same one that 5 people in the street have already given to their dog/cat/parakeet. Do you have a pet and if so, what is your animal's name?