Top Ten Tuesday used to be a weekly post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, but was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl. “It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” This is definitely something I can understand and want to participate in.
This week’s prompt is about characters that I would name a pet after. The topic was submitted by Nushu @ Not A Prima Donna Girl.
- If I ever got a horse, I’d have to name him Solovey because he was such a great horse! (Taken from The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden)
- I wouldn’t ever get an actual wolf as a pet, but if I did, I’d have to name him Sevro. That could work as a name for a dog, too. (Taken from Red Rising by Pierce Brown)
- I love punny names, so I adore the idea of the name Chairman Meow for a cat. (Taken from City of Bones by Cassandra Clare)
- Queenie would be the perfect name for a super-posh little dog, preferably a Corgi. (Taken from Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams)
- Shade would be the perfect name for a dark gray pet, most likely a cat. (Taken from the Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard)
- Rhys would be a good name for a dog that is sweet at home and not so friendly to people outside of the immediate family, you know what I mean? (Taken from the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas)
- Kya would be a good name for a sweet but shy dog. (Taken from Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens)
- Dani Brown or Chloe Brown would be perfect for a brown dog or cat, since I love giving pets people names. Bonus points if there’s two of them from the same litter! (Taken from The Brown Sisters series by Talia Hibbert)
- Zoya would be the perfect name for a standoffish cat. If she was a Persian cat, I’d have to go with the full name, and call her Zoya Nazyalensky. (Taken from the Grishaverse books by Leigh Bardugo)
What do you think? What would you pick?
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Leah's Books 
Rhys for a dog?! I would have never thought of that! Loved your creative suggestions. 🤩
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Thank you! My cousin had a dog named Reese’s and it made me think of it, but I think it would only work if the personality matched lol
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Chairman Meow. Cute idea! I had a lot of fun this week creating my list because I’ve had a lot of pets named for literary charactersMy TTT List
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Rhys and Shade – love these!
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Oh I love Queenie and Shade! Both those names instantly give you an idea of their personality. I’d like to think I could come up with a great name like that but I would probably get stressed and go with Fluffy or something haha.
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My dogs have generally picked their names themselves, but going forward I like the idea of naming them after book characters!
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Great list! Zoya would be SUCH a good cat name, and Queenie would be such a cute name for a corgi.
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Love your list. Chairman Meow has got to be my favourite. Here is my list https://ladybookdragon.com/2020/11/17/top-ten-tuesday-characters-i-would-name-a-pet-after/
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Some interesting name choices. https://pmprescott.blogspot.com/2020/11/ttt-111720.html
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I chose Darrow from Red Rising, but you’re right, Sevro would be an amazing name for dog, or wolf. 🙂
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I feel like a Sevro would have to be scruffy and like to howl though lol
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Dani and Chloe could be brown animal siblings maybe!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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These are all great names! I love Zoya; it is so unique! Great TTT. 🙂
My TTT: https://herbookishdesires.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/top-ten-tuesday-characters-id-name-a-pet-after/
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Chairman Meow is a fabulous cat name.
My post.
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Oh yes, Kya would be a wonderful name. I have a labby named Lea (with the soft eyes), but Kya would have suited her very well too.
Lovely list! Here’s our TTT: I was named after
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I’m obviously partial to the name Lea (since it’s my name without the h), but this post really makes me realize that I am only going to give my pets names from books going forwards!
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Omg love your picks and explanations as well, Leah! Chairman Meow is so awesome 😂 And Solovey after the horse from TBATN would also be amazing! Queenie would definitely be great for a little corgi 😍 Love it!
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Thank you! If I wasn’t allergic to cats, I’d immediately get a kitten and name him Chairman Meow – that name cracks me up!
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I love “Sevro” as a name for a wolf and of course “Shade” for a cat! XD Great choices!
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Zoya is a brilliant choice for a cat name!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/top-ten-tuesday-290/
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Thank you!
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Great post, Leah! Here is my post-https://paigesofbook.blogspot.com/2020/11/top-ten-tuesday-pet-names-taken-from.html
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Punny names are so much fun! I love your ideas.
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Thank you!
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When my parents were first married they had a dog named Queenie. I’m not sure of the breed but sort of looked like a Jack Russell Terrier
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I think that’s probably a popular name for small dogs, although I bet there aren’t too many big dogs named Queenie. 😂
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Queenie is a good example of a great dog name. Sort of a human name, but not usual. In compiling my list, I decided that Beany, after Weber’s Beany Malone, would be a good dog name.
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I think Beany would be such a cute name for a dog!
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OMG Chairman Meow is brilliant!
😂😂😂 We named our dog after a Lithuanian pastry, but if I wanted to give her a literary name, I might choose Merlin or Sir Didymus (there’s a Labyrinth novelization, so it counts 😉), or Falcor (Neverending Story), or Princess Buttercup.
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Princess Buttercup! I actually have a friend who named a dog Falcor and it was the perfect name for him. I must admit that I’m curious as to what Lithuanian pastry your dog was named after, though. 😂
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She’s named Spurga, which is a spherical pastry that’s larger than a donut hole, but smaller than a paczki. 😋
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That sounds adorable! PS I love paczki 🤤
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Danie and Chloe are such cute choices! I could see them being perfect for a pair of cats.
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