We didn’t get to name our pets. Their previous owners already had names for them. Grady is a gray tabby. Phoenix is a gray cockatiel with flaming orange cheek spots.
I used to have a cat named Jelly Roll, after Jelly Roll Morton, the ragtime composer. I also used to name my cars, but car names are probably another thread for another day.
I’ve named cars, and bicycles, too. Now that I think of it...my pets have had weirder names than my cars. Hmmmm.