Pet names more like people's

I was a little surprised to learn that my cat's name, "Lucy," was among some of the trendiest for dogs OR cats. A feature article I saw a while back pointed out that we pet owners definitely consider our pets as parts of our families, and that there are fewer pets named "Fido" of "Spot" anymore. Many of us name them after celebrities, authors, or other people with names we just like. My choice of Lucy came with celebrity roots, sort of. She came from a Tecumseh cat colony as a rescue kitten with a colony mate, a male. I thought on it awhile before renaming them from their kitty-care names (Tecumseh Cat Coalition rescued mine as part of their Trap Neuter Release program, but these needed more care than to return them) of Mr. Mittens (he had big feet) and Winky (one eye had to be surgically removed, it was so diseased.) They soon became Charlie Brown and Lucy, from the Charles Schultz cartoons. Charlie passed early from FIP, but Lucy, the formerly sicklier one, seems pretty hale and healthy. She also knows her other names: "Sissy," as in "Charlie's sister," when I am using the lovey-talk to her. "Trouble" as in "Here comes Trouble" when she climbs down from the high perch over the refrigerator when my husband comes home. Pets seem to pick up on all these. Among the most popular names for dogs are Lucy, Jack, Bella, and Charlie. Cat names include Lucy, Molly, with a few of the old ones like Tiger in the mix. Whatever we call them, pets bring sunshine into a cloudy day. They're almost always entertaining. So what are some of your stories of how you came to name your pet? Just thought it would be interesting to hear some.