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==Dogs==
* For more aggressive dogs, Spike, Wolf, Fang, Killer.
** In the UK they're often named after boxers. Tyson in particular.
* In Japan: Pochi.
** The female leads in ''[[He Is My Master]]'' have a pet named Pochi, who the male lead assumes to be a dog. It's actually an alligator.
* In France: Médor. (Pronounced May-Dohr)
* In the [[Deep South]], Beauregard, particularly in [[Looney Tunes]] cartoons.
* Blue for hounds.
* In Hungary: Morzsi, Bundás
* In Finland: Halli (obsolete), Murre or Rekku (onomatopoetics), Musti ("Blackie", and "the" name)
* In Sweden: Karo, Fido, Rex.
==Cats==
* Sassy, Fluffy, Whiskers, Max.
* In Japan: Tama. Usually (but not always) said "Tama" will be a calico.
* For tomcats: [[Captain Obvious|Tom]].
** For queens: Queenie.
** Subverted in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' with a black cat named Snowball II. It was a replacement for a white cat named Snowball that was run over by a Chrysler.
* Tiger, whether striped or not.
* Ginger for ginger cats.
** Cinnamon is also used for these types of cats.
* In Finland: Miiru (obsolete), Mirri ("the" name)
* In the UK: Tibbles/Tiddles.
** [[Lampshade Hanging]] in ''[[Discworld/Going Postal|Going Postal]]'': When Moist gets told the Post Office cat is called Tiddles, he refuses to believe it: "I thought it was just a joke name".
*** Fun fact: "Tibbles" is a corrupted version of "Tybalt", the name of the Prince of Cats in the Reynard the Fox stories. Tabby is a related word. (Now you know why Mercutio repeatedly calls Juliet's cousin Tybalt "prince of cats" in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.)
* In Malaysia: Comel is a very common name for cats, it means cute. Putih is another common name for white/mostly white cats.
* In Poland: Mruczek, Puszek
* In Norway: If the cat is grey, Gråpus, meaning [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|grey pussy.]]
* In Sweden: Misse (or some very similar-sounding name).
* Inverted with "Schrödinger", which ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'' tells us [[Schrödinger's Cat|is a taboo name for cats]].
==Lions==
* Leo.
** Originated from the constellation (or astrology sign if you prefer).
** Or more simply, the Latin name.
==Rabbits==
* Whiskers
==Cows==
* Bessie/Bossie, Clarabelle.
** Bessie the Cow may have originated as the mascot for a brand of dairy products.
==Goats==
* [[Captain Obvious|Nanny]], [[Captain Obvious|Billy]].
==Pigs==
* Hampton, Hamlet, and other variations on "[[A Worldwide Punomenon|ham]]."
==Goldfish==
* Goldie.
==Parrots==
* Polly and its variations (Paulie, etc.)
* In France, Coco.
* Pete.
==Turtles==
* [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Sheldon or Shelly]], [[Ironic Nickname|Speedy]].
* In France: Caroline
==Raccoons==
* [[Alliteration|Rascal]]. See also [[Rascally Raccoon]].
==Generic==
* Whiskers for anything with whiskers.
* Blackie for anything black.
* Tripod for anything missing one of its legs.
** Also "Lucky" for an animal missing either a leg or an eye.
==Non-Parrot Birds==
* Pete or Petey.
==Horses==
* Dobbin
* Silver, particularly when paired with the expression [[The Lone Ranger|"Hi-ho!"]]
==Bears==
* If it's a bear cub, then Little Bear. This remains true, despite this name being heavily associated with the popular [[Little Bear|book and television series]] by Maurice Sendak and Else Holmelund Minarik.
* Bruin. (Dutch for "brown", originally from ''Reynard The Fox'').
==Foxes==
* Reynard([[Captain Obvious|also from]] ''Reynard the Fox''), Todd.
* In Denmark, vixens are often called Rita, which is a [[Shout-Out]] to a popular Danish book series for little kids.
* In Sweden, fictional male foxes are almost always named Mickel.
==Skunks==
* [[Smelly Skunk|Stinky.]] For a little irony, [[Floral Theme Naming]] is very popular with the females (and sometimes, males, Flower in ''[[Bambi]]'' being the [[Ur Example]]).
==Hamsters==
* Hampton, Hammy, and other variations on "[[A Worldwide Punomenon|ham]]."
==Apes==
* Bobo
==Monkeys==
* Bobo
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