Illinois Is Full of Brilliant Pet Names You’ve Never Considered

Finding the perfect name for a dog can be fun, but it can also be trying. You can roll with the common names: Coco – we all know a Coco or six. Max, Bella, Luna, Lucy, Bear and Duke are all popular names for dogs in recent years. Any of those can be tough if you have any family, friends or neighbors – or co-workers with any of those popular names. So, what other direction can you go?

Choosing a good name for a pet can be hard

This topic keeps popping up on social media. People asking for help in naming a dog or cat. I started researching unique names, especially if you live in Illinois, or have connections to Illinois. There are so many Illinois-styled names that could work amazingly for your dog, cat, or any pet.

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Famous Illinois names: These can be whittled down to a handful. Lincoln, Capone, or even Daley work. You could expand that list to a more local historic name from the particular area of Illinois you are connected to also.

Abraham Lincoln named his dog "Fido"

Illinois Sports Names: You probably know of someone who has named a pet after a favorite athlete. I have family members that named their chihuahua “Jeter”. For Illinois athlete names, you can turn to Ditka, Butkus, or Payton for Bears fans. Belfour, Toews, Chelios or Esposito for those Blackhawks fans. For Illinois baseball fans you could go with Santo, Rizzo, Ozzie, Fisk, or Banks. There are so many great baseball names from Illinois. Chicago Bulls fans, you could roll with Jordan, Rose, Pippen, or Sloan.

Many Illinois sports stars have pet worthy names

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Illinois town names: There are many excellent Illinois town names that could be applied to pets. Alton, Normal, Elgin, Addison, Herrin, Basco, Cicero, Bartlett, Baylis, Lombard, Metcalf, Muncie, Burbank, Nebo, Chester, Niles, Olney, Paxton, Tonica, Dunlap, Godfrey, and Weldon. Some evoke the image of burly and strong, others sophisticated and elegant. These are just a few Illinois town names that could be applied to your pet. But, they’re good ones.

So many Illinois city names translate well to pets. - Hello Paxton!

Put some Illinois on your pet with one of these names before Springfield gets wise to the fact that the state is loaded with great pet names and decides to tax you if you apply it. Y’know, for the privilege.