How did your pet get it's name?

I've found the quickest way to get to know people is to ask them about their children or their pets. So to get to know you all a little better, I thought I'd start.

My cats Harley & Scooter were named because of our interest in motorcycling.

We have 3 dogs. Elvis was named after...welll you know who... :-)

With Buster (a stray) we tried several names but the first one he responded to was Buster - so it stuck.

Our dog Nosey, however, is the true story here. We were originally planning on adopting a bloodhound and planned to name it "Nosey" because of the bloodhound's scent abilities. To make a long story short, we ended up adopting a black lab mix instead whom we named Nosey.

Little did we know at the time how curious she would be and how aptly her name would fit her personality. I guess we should have had a clue when leaving Petsmart in a shopping cart, her brother Elvis lay down to take a nap but she put her little paws on the edge of the cart and checked out the world as it passed by.

So how did your pet get its name?