In summary: The most popular names for bitches and female cats in Norway in 2023 were Luna, while Milo and Simba were the top choices for male dogs and male cats. Name researcher Ivar Utne points out that there are few pure animal names, and that many of the most popular names could also function as children’s names. Utne believes that the pets have become a bigger and more important part of the family, which may explain the trend of giving them more human-like names. The female dog name Lykke and the male dog name Max have both greatly increased in popularity, both for pets and children, in the last 20 years. Pus is one of the few pure pet names that is increasing in popularity, climbing the list of both male and female cats compared to 2022. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Just like with baby names, there are trends for which names we choose for our dogs and cats. Can you find the name of your dog or cat in the list below? Here are the most popular dog and cat names in Norway in 2023 Top ten bitches: 1. Luna 2. Bella 3. Molly 4. Lykke 5. Nala 6. Kira 7. Mira 8. Wilma 9. Frøya 10. Saga Top ten male dogs : 1. Milo 2. Max 3. Leo 4. Teddy 5. Charlie 6. Simba 7. Balder 8. Buddy 9. Balto 10. Mio Top ten female cats: 1. Luna 2. Nala 3. Lucy 4. Molly 5. Bella 6. Puss 7. Zelda 8. Mia 9. Lilly 10. Frøya Top ten male cats: 1. Simba 2. Milo 3. Leo 4. Mio 5. Felix 6. Linus 7. Mons 8. Pus 9. Findus 10. Sofus Source : DyreID’s national ID register. In 2023, Luna was still the most popular name for both bitches and female cats, while Milo held its own as the top choice for male dogs, and Simba for male cats. Ivar Utne is a name researcher at the University of Bergen. Photo: Marit Stensby / news Ivar Utne is a name researcher at the University of Bergen. He has looked at the lists and says that there are few pure animal names. – People have given names to their pets which they could also give to their children. Among the ten most popular dog names, there are eight girl names and six boy names, and seven for both sexes among cats, he tells news. He says that Max, Leo, Mio, Felix, Lucy, Kira and Mia work equally well as names for both children and animals. These are not like dog and cat, but very good friends. Part of the Utne family points out that in recent years it has become much more common to give pets names that could also function as names for children. – I see that first place for both female cats and bitches is Luna. It is also a name that a child could have. And it goes well with the meaning, which is warm and calm. The female dog name Lykke climbed to fourth place last year, up from eighth place in 2022, while Max climbed to second place for male dog names. Both names have greatly increased in popularity for children over the past 20 years, according to Statistics Norway’s (SSB) name statistics. – I myself grew up with a dog called Knut, but it was not common to call your pets by human names a few years ago. He believes part of the reason is that the pets have become a larger and more important part of the family. – People take their animals on holiday, and they are concerned about how the animals are doing. If the animals have wounds or injuries, people are willing to pay several thousand at the vet instead of euthanizing them, as many may have done in the past. Pus is also one of the few pure animal names that are increasing in popularity. Pus climbs the list of both male and female cats compared to 2022. Life with animals in the house is very pleasant. Photo: Rubina Butt / news Hello, Thank you for reading. Do you have tips or input for this matter or other things we should write about? Feel free to send me an email!
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