 |
This article uses bare URLs. Please help improve this article by turning bare URLs into proper citations containing all of the information on the referenced work's title, date, publisher, publication, and author, so that the article remains verifiable in the future. (There are several templates available that can help to make formatting such citations simple.) This page may also be able to help find problematic links. (October 2009) |
Pet naming is the act of giving a name to one's pet. Pet names often reflect the owner's view of the animal, and their expectations they have for their companion[1][2].
Choice of pet name
Some of the reasons used to decide a pet name include:
- Appearance[3]
- Personality of the animal[4]
- Endearment[5]
- Favorite celebrities[6]
Human names
Some pet owners give human names to their pets. This has been shown to reflect the owner having a human-like relationship with the pet[7].
References
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=ISnH9lrVYhYC&pg=PA127&dq=%22naming+your+pet%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=VoxbJ_oF7LAC&pg=PA10&dq=%22pet+name%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=ekn0Zm2jUBgC&pg=PA1&dq=%22pet+name%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=ekn0Zm2jUBgC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA1&dq=%22pet+name%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=ekn0Zm2jUBgC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA1&dq=%22pet+name%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
- ^ http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/09/28/what-celebrity-would-you-name-your-pet-after/
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=ekn0Zm2jUBgC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA1&dq=%22pet+name%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
 |
This name-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This animal-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
