Q: Is it wrong to name a new pet after an old one?
January 2, 2009 | By Davina T. | 30 answers | Expired: 1590 days ago
I adopted two kittens last year together & named them Starsky & Hutch. Hutch had to be put down 5 wks after the adoption. I just now adopted a new female kitten and everyone says I should name her Hutch or even Hutch2. For now, I've just been calling her Hutchie. Is it wrong to reuse Hutch's name? I'm not really worried about it being a boy name for a girl.
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Jan 04, 2009
I don't think it's wrong at all. I think it's just up to each pet owner to decide what they're comfortable with.
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Jan 04, 2009
It is not wrong to name a pet after an old one. I've painstakingly considered it and did it once. I referrede to the latter dog as II (i.e. name, II) and gave the second one a different middle name.
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Jan 03, 2009
It's not wrong to use the same name. Sometimes just looking at a pet a name will suit it.
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Jan 03, 2009
And as long as your cat receives care, your female cat probably won't be concerned if she has a second hand male's name.
Didn't George Foreman name all of his kids "George"?
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Jan 03, 2009
As long as she receives care, your cat probably won't be concerned that is a second hand name.
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Jan 03, 2009
Name the cat whatever you want to. I have a dog named Samson. He is my 3rd dog named Samson. Over the years I have had 2 other Samsons. It didn't bother me a bit to name this dog Samson too. If you like a name use it. The cat will grow into the name.
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Jan 03, 2009
Nothing wrong with it at all.
You should pick a name you like. I think you are honoring your other pet by naming this one after him.
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Jan 03, 2009
The only time I would see it as a possible problem is if it were an older pair of animals and the survivor was used to hearing the name applied to the other animal. Otherwise, I doubt that the animal cares
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Anonymous
Jan 03, 2009
I don't see anything wrong with it. In a way it's showing how much you loved your other pet and are honoring him/her by naming your new one after him. It really is just a matter of preference.
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