Thanks Joyce, on this blog I enjoy all sorts of names ... and labels and car plates. The thing about HK Novel Names is that many actually sound like pet names. This means, from a native English perspective, that it is funny when people adopt names usually reserved for pets; however, would it be similarly interesting to highlight pet names for pets? That's an interesting question since, for example, Hussy is an amusing name for a husky dog.
I suppose the real test is this: Would you find it funnier for a person to be named Hussy, or a dog? ;-) I know what list I'd prefer! But then again perhaps there are other blogs out there that focus on funny pet names?
P.S. I think Hugo is a great name for a cat (your cat, in fact!), but IMHO not for a person.
It depends. Many a hot-blooded male would not mind if the person was a brazen hussy (reference Virginia Mayo) or even a painted hussy (reference Jessica Rabbit)!! Lol.
I don't know if animals count on your list.
ReplyDeleteWe were at the vet's, which displays laminated photos of clients' pet photos.
One was a husky named Hussy!
Thanks Joyce, on this blog I enjoy all sorts of names ... and labels and car plates. The thing about HK Novel Names is that many actually sound like pet names. This means, from a native English perspective, that it is funny when people adopt names usually reserved for pets; however, would it be similarly interesting to highlight pet names for pets? That's an interesting question since, for example, Hussy is an amusing name for a husky dog.
ReplyDeleteI suppose the real test is this: Would you find it funnier for a person to be named Hussy, or a dog? ;-) I know what list I'd prefer! But then again perhaps there are other blogs out there that focus on funny pet names?
P.S. I think Hugo is a great name for a cat (your cat, in fact!), but IMHO not for a person.
I think Hussy would be an extremely bad name for a human!
ReplyDeleteIt depends. Many a hot-blooded male would not mind if the person was a brazen hussy (reference Virginia Mayo) or even a painted hussy (reference Jessica Rabbit)!! Lol.
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