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Molly is top dog and cat when it comes to Briton's favourite name for their pet
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Molly is top dog -- and cat -- when it comes to Britons' favourite name for their pet.
According to Direct Line, Molly was the number one choice of owners who registered their cats and dogs for their pet insurance policies.
Old favourites Charlie and Tigger were the next most popular cats' names with Max and Charlie making up the doggy top three, the insurer said.
However, people have also been influenced by celebrities.
In the last two years, there has been a 25 percent rise in the number of pets named after England soccer star Wayne Rooney and a 46 percent increase in the number inspired by pop singer Kylie Minogue.
The names seeing the biggest increases were Ozzy for a cat and Rocky for a dog, while more unusual monikers included Gandalf, Harry Potter and a moggy called 50 Cent.
TOP CAT NAMES:
1. Molly
2. Charlie
3. Tigger
4. Poppy
5. Oscar
6. Smudge
7. Millie
8. Daisy
9. Max
10. Jasper
TOP DOG NAMES:
1. Molly
2. Max
3. Charlie
4. Holly
5. Poppy
6. Ben
7. Alfie
8. Jack
9. Sam
10. Barney
(Mirro.co.uk) |
英國人最愛用“莫莉”給自己的寵物貓和寵物狗起名。
據Direct Line保險公司介紹，“莫莉”是人們為寵物報保險時的首選名。
據介紹，以前最受歡迎的寵物貓名“查理”和“泰格”如今名列“莫莉”之后，排在第二位和第三位的寵物狗名是“邁克斯”和“查理”。
然而，寵物主人在給寵物起名時還受到了名人的影響。
在過去兩年中，以英格蘭球星韋恩·魯尼命名的寵物數量增加了25%，以流行歌星凱莉·米洛命名的寵物數量增加了46%。
使用數量增加最多的寵物貓名和狗名分別是“歐仔”和“洛基”；最不常用的名字包括甘道夫、哈利·波特以及“50分”。
最受歡迎的寵物貓名：
1. 莫莉
2. 查理
3. 泰格
4. 罌粟
5. 奧斯卡
6. 斑點
7. 米莉
8. 戴茜
9. 邁克斯
10. 碧玉
最受歡迎的寵物狗名：
1. 莫莉
2. 邁克斯
3. 查理
4. 霍莉
5. 罌粟
6. 本
7. 阿爾菲
8. 杰克
9. 薩姆
10. 巴尼
（英語點津姍姍編輯）
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