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The Atlantic writes that Americans are giving their pets “people-like” names. Are we anthropomorphizing our furry friends a bit too much?

Dogs with people names aren’t a new phenomenon. The-bark.com writes that people started giving their dogs people names in the Victorian era

Back in 2013, The NYT wrote that there was an art to naming your pet. The wrong name could make it hard for your pet to learn its name. And human names aren’t a good idea

Mashable likes pets with human names, though: Imagining pets in people-like scenarios is funny! It’s hard not to chuckle at a ferret named Chester

And The New Yorker writes that treating our dogs like people has been a thing for a while now. The author of the article says she’s guilty of it, too

But The Times says pets aren’t babies -- and we should stop treating them like it. It can lead to pet owners prolonging their pet’s suffering, and forcing them into uncomfortable clothes way too often

Whatever you name your pet, choose wisely! SWNS-digital reports more than 6 in 10 people say they judge other people on their pet’s name

And this TikTok demonstrates that silly pet names are still very much a thing