Pets Named After Celebrities

Crazy Pet Names We all know that celebrities have a tendency to gift their newborns with some pretty outrageous names. From Angelina Jolie's new baby boy, Knox Leon to Courtney Cox's daughter, Coco Riley, stars are definitely not lacking in the creativity department. But did you know that their extreme naming is not just limited to their kids? Pets need not worry: there are enough crazy names to go around! Read on to find out what celebrities are calling their animal companions these days...

Kathy Lee Gifford formerly of Regis and Kathy Lee has a dog Regis, of whom she named after her co-host of their morning talk show

Fran Drescher (aka The Nanny) is pet guardian to a Pomeranian that has appeared in her sitcom, named none other than.... Esther Drescher

Jake Gyllenhaal spends his time with Atticus, a German Shepherd, and Boo Radley, a puggle, whom he named after his favorite book To Kill A Mockingbird

Jennifer Garner and her Labrador named Martha Stewart,after the domestic diva, are practically inseparable

Venus Williams puts tennis aside to spend time with her Yorkshire Terrier, Barbie, after the world famous doll that is every little girls favorite toy

President Bush has two dogs, one named Barney, an 8 year old Scottish terrier with the same moniker as the children's TV show's purple dinosaur

Britney Spears, along with her other dogs, has Snow White, the Chihuahua named after the Disney Princess

Ashlee Simpson fell in love with her maltipoo named Blondie, named after the 1980's hit band. Blondie looks so similar to Ashlee's sister, Jessica Simpson's dog, people often get the two confused. Blondie was a gift from Ashlee's ex boyfriend, singer Ryan Cabrera

Reese Witherspoon and her kids take walks with Coco Chanel, a French bulldog named for the French designer, and Frank Sinatra, an English bulldog after the late great singer

Nicole Richie spoils her Pomeranian, Foxxy Cleopatra, named after Beyonce's character in the Austen Powers movie

Eva Longoria recently acquired a pug named Oprah, after the wealthiest woman on daytime TV

Paris Hilton totes her dogs around town, especially Tinkerbell , Bambi, and Cinderella-all Chihuahuas named for Disney movie characters. She has 17 dogs in total

Pete Wentz has an English Bulldog named Hemingway, after famed writer Ernest Hemingway. Their pooch served as his ring bearer in his May 2008 wedding to Ashlee Simpson

Travis Barker is owner to a rottweiler named Lil Kim and a bulldog called Q-Tip, after the notorious rappers

Sienna Miller and ex boyfriend Jude Law seem to share custody of mixed breeds Porgy and Bess, after the Broadway play named after the same characters

Rihanna owns a Pomeranian named Marley after her idol, Bob Marley

Jessica Simpson travels across the world with her maltipoo named Daisy after her character in The Dukes of Hazzard, Daisy Duke. She was a gift from ex husband Nick Lachey