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TLK in the Dutch newspaper: Simba as popular cat name

PostPosted: April 3rd, 2010, 10:42 pm
by thanigraphics
I was reading the online newspaper of Holland, and there was an article about the most popular cat and dog names. Simba was mentioned as a popular cat name, and even The Lion King was mentioned as inspiration for pet names, together with other Disney movies!

Here's the article in Dutch (I have translated it in English, the English version is right under this Dutch article)

Nederlandse poes heet Tommie of Minoes
DEN HAAG - Tommie en Minoes zijn momenteel de populairste namen voor katten en poezen in Nederland. Dat blijkt uit een onderzoek naar de 85.000 namen in Petbase, de grootste huisdierendatabank van Nederland, waarover het blad Onze Taal deze week bericht.

driekwart van de namen in de databank zijn voor katten. Dat komt doordat katten als huisdier in Nederland veruit in de meerderheid zijn. Andere zeer populaire kattennamen zijn Tijgertje en Simba.

Bij hondennamen staan Max (voor een mannetje) en Luna (voor een vrouwtje) op de eerste plaats. Daarna volgen Spike en Diesel (voor mannen) of Lady en Daisy (voor vrouwen) op de tweede en derde plaats.

In totaal telt de databank ruim 19.000 verschillende huisdiernamen. Uit het onderzoek blijkt dat katten vaak namen krijgen vanwege uiterlijke kenmerken, zoals Moortje, Sokje of Fluffy.

Veel dierennamen blijken ook geïnspireerd op fictieve soortgenoten. Zo vindt de naam Tommie zijn oorsprong in veel gevallen bij de bekende tekenfilmkat die doorlopend achter de muis Jerry aan rent en is de naam Minoes afkomstig uit het gelijknamige boek van Annie M.G. Schmidt over een kattenvrouwtje.

Ook blijken Disneyfilms een grote bron van inspiratie te vormen. De veel gebruikte poezennaam Simba komt van de hoofdpersoon uit de tekenfilm The Lion King. Maar nog vaker leveren Disneyverhalen hondennamen op, zoals Goofy, Rakker, Pluto en Lady (uit de film Lady en de Vagebond).


translated:

Tommie and Minous are the most popular names for cats in Holland, according to Petbase, a database for names. 3/4 of the names registred there are cat names. That's because cats are a pet majority in Holland. Other popular cat names are Tigger and Simba.

Popular dog names are Max (male) and Luna (female) After that Spike and Diesel are popular male names, Lady and Daisy are popular female names.

Many pet names are based on fictive fellow dogs and cats. Tommie is based on Tom from Tom and Jerry, Minous is based on a character based on a Dutch popular childrens book.

Disney movies seem to be a great inspiration for pet names. The commonly used name Simba is from the main character of the disney movie The Lion King, but even more often Disney movies are an inspiration for dog names, like Goofy, Pluto and Lady, from Lady and the Tramp.

Re: TLK in the Dutch newspaper: Simba as popular cat name

PostPosted: April 3rd, 2010, 11:04 pm
by FlipMode
If I had my way, i'd add to that statistic by calling my cat Simba :D.

Re: TLK in the Dutch newspaper: Simba as popular cat name

PostPosted: April 3rd, 2010, 11:07 pm
by thanigraphics
I'm actually having a new cat in 7 weeks, and I'm thinking about giving it a TLK name as well, but not Simba (everyone does that already :mega: ) I was thinking about Kiara if it's a female, or Chaka if it's a male :tojo:

Re: TLK in the Dutch newspaper: Simba as popular cat name

PostPosted: April 4th, 2010, 3:02 pm
by SilverSimba01
WOW, is incredible that pet owners name their pets using names from Disney, amazing

Re: TLK in the Dutch newspaper: Simba as popular cat name

PostPosted: April 5th, 2010, 7:59 pm
by PrincessKiara
:lol: That is so cool! I have 4 cats, and 3 of them are named after TLK characters: Nala, Kiara and Sarafina. I have one male cat too, his name is Domino. I didn’t feel like calling him Simba because "everyone else" does it.. And the names Mufasa, Scar and Kovu... they just didn’t fit him. :P

Re: TLK in the Dutch newspaper: Simba as popular cat name

PostPosted: April 5th, 2010, 8:02 pm
by Ushujaa
that doesn't surprise me actually :lol: i would call my cat simba given the opportunity

Re: TLK in the Dutch newspaper: Simba as popular cat name

PostPosted: April 6th, 2010, 3:02 pm
by PrincessKiara
It’s awesome how TLK has affected naming of cats :lol:

Re: TLK in the Dutch newspaper: Simba as popular cat name

PostPosted: April 6th, 2010, 3:34 pm
by Azdgari
I will absolutely name my cat Simba. That's the best idea I've heard all day. =P

Re: TLK in the Dutch newspaper: Simba as popular cat name

PostPosted: April 6th, 2010, 3:43 pm
by Simbaholikov
That's really awesome! :)
My cat unfortunatly doesn't suit any TLK names, he's black and white, lol ^^