"Quirky and Memorable Medieval Pet Names Unveiled: Sturdy, Nosewise, Tibert, and Meone"

TL;DR
People in the Middle Ages owned pets such as dogs and cats, which served practical purposes like guarding homes and catching vermin. Some examples of pet names from that time include Sturdy, Whitefoot, Hardy, Jakke, Bo, Terri, Colle, Talbot, Gerland, Troy, Nosewise, Amiable, Nameles, Clenche, Bragge, Ringwood, Holdfast, Gyb, Tibers, Tibert, Meone, Cruibne, Breone, and Glas nenta.
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