Rosie Picklebottom Meets Baron Von Furrypants

Nationwide pet insurance has determined its list of Wackiest Pet Names of 2015, and put Leonardo DiCatprio and Baron Von Furrypants right at the top.

The company does this every year, but culling interesting pet names from among its 525,000 insured pets.

This year, Nationwide chose 50 kooky canine and 50 comical cat names. Here are the top 10 in each group:

Kooky Canine:

Baron Von Furrypants
Artoo Dogtoo
Rosie Picklebottom
Parker the Barker
Abigail Carmichael Spartacus
Smiley Cyrus
Nutmeg Spice O’ Paris
Abraham Lincoln Continental
Bizkit Au Chocolat
Scuddles Unterfuss

Comical Cat:

Leonardo DiCatprio
Fuzz Lightyear
Captain Pancake
Sir Nigel Meowmittens of Oscelot Court
Ziggy Ollyoxenfree
Zelda Nacho
Sophistikitty
Cornelius McPudness Vandercat
Sir Theodorable Purrsalot

You can find photos and background stories all top 10 nominees, and the top 50 lists, at www.wackypetnames.com.

We can’t help thinking that this very dog-and-cat-centric contest leaves out a lot of interesting pets. After all, we wouldn’t want Speedy McGekko or Luscious Liz the lizard to feel left out.