Meg is the classic diminutive of Margaret ("pearl") that has functioned as both a standalone name and a nickname for generations. With 28 registry records it's a genuinely tidy pet name: one syllable, soft consonant opening, easy recall. The main challenge is cultural competition from several distinct Megs at once.
Which Meg?
Meg carries multiple cultural fingerprints simultaneously: Meg from Little Women (the responsible eldest March sister), Meg from Family Guy (the perpetually disrespected daughter), and Meg Ryan (peak 1990s romantic comedy). These different registers (Victorian earnest, millennial humor, 90s nostalgia) all live in the same name without resolving into a single identity. That ambiguity is actually useful: owners can project whichever Meg they prefer.
Single-Syllable Efficiency
MEG is a sharp, clean call name: no ambiguity, no spelling issues, easy at distance. It works on cats and dogs with equal comfort. The human name Margaret and its diminutive Meg have centuries of use in English-speaking countries. Border Collies and other working breeds wear single-syllable names particularly well.
The Counter-Reading: Forgettable in a Crowd
Meg is pleasant but thin; it won't distinguish itself in a dog park where most names are two syllables. That's a minor issue but worth noting. Browse pet names for single-syllable options with more distinctive audio profiles.