Rebel

Rebel derives from the Old French rebelle and Latin rebellis, meaning one who wages war again or one who resists authority. It carries a spirit of independence, defiance, and nonconformity. For a pet, it's an affectionate acknowledgment that this animal has its own agenda and is not particularly interested in changing that.

Rebel is the name for the dog who has heard 'sit' approximately nine hundred times and has filed that information away for later. It's a name that celebrates a pet's personality rather than apologizing for it — the cat who knocks things off shelves with intention, the dog who finds every possible way around the fence. There's love in the name, because owners who choose Rebel have decided that the chaos is actually the point. It's gender-neutral, which broadens its appeal, and it sounds genuinely cool on any animal with an attitude.