Meaning & Story
A cheerfully literal name for a pet who has claimed the most important relationship in your life — with full confidence and zero irony.
Boyfriend is one of those hilariously earnest pet names that only makes sense once you have met the animal in question. Pets named Boyfriend tend to be the ones who stare at you with impossible intensity, follow you from room to room, and look devastated when you leave for work. There is a level of emotional investment in these pets that goes beyond normal companion animal devotion — they are in it for keeps. This name is almost always given with deep affection and a knowing laugh, acknowledging the very real emotional bond between pet and owner. Committed, devoted, and completely convinced of their special status.