If you've ever wondered about Canadians' creativity, you need look no further than the doghouse -- or the cat litter box.

When it comes to naming their pets, Canadians like to go out on a limb, calling their beloved cats and dogs (and yes, the occasional pig) by everything from movie character names to playwrights to straight up nouns -- basically, all the things you'd like to call your child, but can't really get away with.

So when we surveyed people across the country on their pet names, we were incredibly impressed at the results. Even more interesting? There was scarcely a repeat to be found on our list.

We've left the voting open in the slideshow below -- just for fun -- but at the time of publishing, the winning pets, from fifth to first, were:

#5: Mork & Mindy
mork and mindy

#4: Baka
baka

#3: Mookie
mookie

#2: Lenny Catvitz
lenny catvitz

And #1: Minky!
minky

SEE: All the pets in the pet name contest -- click "sort by ranking" to see how they lined up:

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  • Brat Child

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/hp_blogger_Jade Walker"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://i.huffpost.com/profiles/2229864-tiny.png?20111004203012" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/hp_blogger_Jade Walker">HuffPost Blogger Jade Walker</a>:<br />I shall rule this world. You just wait and see. For I am Brat Child. https://twitter.com/iambratchild

  • Hunter

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/anacondatmz"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/anacondatmz">anacondatmz</a>:<br />Taking it easy on top of the picnic table. At 140 pounds, he covers most of it!

  • Wekopa

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/userline"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/twitter_profile_img/3590950.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/userline">userline</a>:<br />Named after our favourite golf course in Arizona. Native american name that means ''Four Peaks''

  • Princess Rosemary Porkchop

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Britney_Hope"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/google_profile_img/3595481.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Britney_Hope">Britney Hope</a>:<br />...Named thus, because she's all of those things.

  • Balzac

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Brigitte_Raymond_Laing"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/890600640/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Brigitte_Raymond_Laing">Brigitte Raymond Laing</a>:<br />Balzac, named after my favourite French author, lives up to his namesake. A few hours after having him he had eaten an eraser, and chewed on a few pens and I knew his name fit him well. It is said that Honoré de Balzac was a tempermental, moody man and this shih tzu shares those same characteristics...although most of the time he just wants a good ol' belly rub :)

  • One-Eyed Willy

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Terri_Coles"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/500941688/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Terri_Coles">Terri Coles</a>:<br />One-Eyed Willy was born with a birth defect that left one of his eyes badly formed and blind. It was removed when he was young, and he gets along great without it -- he's even an awesome bug catcher! He's named for the similarly ocularly impaired character in The Goonies.

  • Spwinkles

    This is my dog Spwinkles. Shes a Yorkie Terrier and she's almost 2 years old. We named her after sprinkles because my parents have a Yorkie whose name is Meatball, so we figured we would stay in the food category for names! And it also goes with the fact that I'm a pastry chef whose entire kitchen is decorated with cupcakes!<br> I hope that you find her as adorable as we do!

  • Chewy

    Chewy ‪#petcall‬

  • The best friend a mtnbum could ever have: CHASE!

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/James_Rankin"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/100001343822196/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/James_Rankin">James Rankin</a>:<br />This is "Chase" the Wonder Dog! I determined that this was his name because he was always "wondering what he should chase next"!

  • Mouse in glasses

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/CDArch"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/CDArch">CDArch</a>:<br />Mouse

  • Faustus

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Grant_Cunningham"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/726355736/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Grant_Cunningham">Grant Cunningham</a>:<br />Faust contemplates swallowing your soul.

  • Scooter D

    This is Scooter D ‪#petcall‬

  • Keos

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Nuallain"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Nuallain">Nuallain</a>:<br />Keos ("chaos") is really very orderly. And very focused on his goals.

  • MAXIMUS

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/xoxoNicoleEoxox"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/twitter_profile_img/3122152.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/xoxoNicoleEoxox">xoxoNicoleEoxox</a>:<br />Our 8 month old, 120lb St Bernard

  • Maple in the woods

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/peck_sally"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/peck_sally">peck sally</a>:<br />We brought our golden retriever puppy home the week we started making maple syrup on our farm. She is the colour of light maple syrup and just as sweet.

  • Benjamin Franklin, the Boston Terrier

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/natehaby"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/natehaby">natehaby</a>:<br />Hi, I'm Benjamin Franklin, the Boston Terrier. I live an idyllic life with my two humans who are crazy about me. I'm not a huge fan of the sweaters they make me wear and the balloons they put on my paws, but they feed me; whaddaya gonna do? When I'm happy I wiggle, when I sleep I snore, after I eat I fart.

  • Bubba

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/SLGARD"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/678706742/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/SLGARD">SLGARD</a>:<br />My dog 'Bubba'

  • Sky

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Craven8"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Craven8">Craven8</a>:<br />This is my cat Sky. We named her sky due to her bright blue eyes and her grey purple fur. She loves dogs and hates other cats and even fetches like a dog.

  • Echo Lawrence Fishburne Fuzzyboots

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/melolo"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/melolo">melolo</a>:<br />Echo is a one year old kitten. She is mischievous and very affectionate.

  • Radley

    This is Radley, a five-year-old Wheaten Terrier. The origins of his name remain a point of contention in our family to this day. It was a cottage weekend, and names were flying around all over the place -- tensions ran high. As the most avid reader in the family, I maintain that it was my love of literature that led us to the perfect name. My brother, however, claims that since "To Kill a Mockingbird" is the only book he's ever even liked, it was surely his contribution. I suppose we'll never know. (He also answers to Scradley, Skrittles and SuperRad -- the dog, not my brother.)

  • Bug

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Kristy_Wannop"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/724970563/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Kristy_Wannop">Kristy Wannop</a>:<br />Bug is a 5 year old Brussels Griffon, and lives up to his name in every aspect!

  • Dingo !

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Natalia_Wyrzykowski"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/513871059/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Natalia_Wyrzykowski">Natalia Wyrzykowski</a>:<br />13 year old Yorkie/Shit Zu

  • Umberto

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/KARTON"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/KARTON">KARTON</a>:<br />Umberto is a 16 year old Bichon Frise from Ottawa, Ontario.

  • Swidgen

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Britney_Hope"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/google_profile_img/3595481.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Britney_Hope">Britney Hope</a>:<br />Yup, like from Deadwood.

  • Jasmine

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Mark_Wood_69"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/865285584/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Mark_Wood_69">Mark Wood 69</a>:<br />

  • Frances

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Lindsay_April"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/688335235/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Lindsay_April">Lindsay April</a>:<br />The name "Frances" was chosen for the conure we adopted after I saw the name on an old grave stone

  • Isandro Diego

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Kimberley_Jowett_Brown"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/506976412/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Kimberley_Jowett_Brown">Kimberley Jowett Brown</a>:<br />My beautiful Tri-Black Australian Shepherd

  • Beverly Lesley

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Katherine_Burgess"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/590550192/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Katherine_Burgess">Katherine Burgess</a>:<br />

  • Miss Whiskers

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/LenaLovesBeers"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/twitter_profile_img/3638467.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/LenaLovesBeers">LenaLovesBeers</a>:<br />My baby Miss Whiskers has the best kitty name (other than her 'brother' Smooch!)

  • Invictus

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Monica_Hildebrand"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/508773016/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Monica_Hildebrand">Monica Hildebrand</a>:<br />Named Invivtus after the William Ernest Henley poem.

  • Snickers

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/danadelilah"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/danadelilah">danadelilah</a>:<br />"Snics" the super cute leopard gecko!!

  • Lenny Catvitz

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/filinsk"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/twitter_profile_img/3590454.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/filinsk">filinsk</a>:<br />This little rock star enjoys his necessary nap time from partying too hard.

  • Myles

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Tracy_Briggs"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Tracy_Briggs">Tracy Briggs</a>:<br />Myles the 10 month old Puggle! Name meaning: Soldier. (This photo shows his best soldier pose) Hobbies: trying to nip his fellow dog friends' ears in the park, snuggling under the covers, fetch in the house & chewing sticks (or shoes)

  • Cocoa Beans!

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Maggie_Leung"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/google_profile_img/3589378.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Maggie_Leung">Maggie Leung</a>:<br />Here's Cocoa. My 10 year old German Shepherd. She's just a bundle of cute goofiness!

  • We are Siamese if you please: Fan Tan and Ting Ting

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ShellyMarie"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/1246516275/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ShellyMarie">ShellyMarie</a>:<br />Fan Tan was named for Fan Tan Alley in Victoria's Chinatown. Ting Ting (aka Miss Ting) means sleek and elegant in Mandarin.

  • DiNozzo

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/1dfan"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/1dfan">1dfan</a>:<br />DiNozzo, a lab x amstaff named after, Anthony DiNozzo on NCIS.

  • Remixx

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ellejack"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/502039010/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ellejack">ellejack</a>:<br />My dog is a wonderful bull terrier mix, and I'm a lover of all music, especially mixed songs. Remixx was the perfect name for my dog!

  • Maestro

    Maestro" because despite his small stature this lil guy runs the show and he knows it! ‪#petcall‬

  • Spike

    Spike (bearded dragon) got his name because he's... well... spiky :p ‪#petcall‬

  • Sherman Tank

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Michelle_Kristinson"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/659511830/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Michelle_Kristinson">Michelle Kristinson</a>:<br />This is Sherman Tank. He is our wonderful 10.5 year old mix rescue dog. He is short in stature, long in length and big on personality. We named him after WWII Sherman Tanks because he can barrel through anything!

  • LAV

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/jackaroo1990"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/jackaroo1990">jackaroo1990</a>:<br />LAV - short for "light armoured vehicle" - though his love of digging makes him more of a "land assault vehicle" LOL

  • Vesper

    This is my puppy Vesper (yes, she's a Bond Girl). ‪#petcall‬

  • Lb. (Pronounced "Pound")

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Jessica_Dezall"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/569951137/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Jessica_Dezall">Jessica Dezall</a>:<br />He always sleeps with the arm of the chair under his chin... which makes him snore like crazy. Haha

  • Oscar

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Diane_Moffatt"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://i.huffpost.com/profiles/1619982-tiny.png?20110422194829" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Diane_Moffatt">Diane Moffatt</a>:<br />Oscar Wilde

  • Pixel

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/numbcomfortably"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/twitter_profile_img/3588166.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/numbcomfortably">numbcomfortably</a>:<br />Pixel - a fitting name for my loving, cuddly, spunky and tiny miniature dachshund. Also, I am a geek :)

  • Blue

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/danadelilah"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/danadelilah">danadelilah</a>:<br />

  • Minky

    While on an evening walk, this dirty, starving, mite-infested stray cat ran up to us and followed us home. Extremely friendly, she trotted alongside us as we walked, with no coaxing. We decided to put her up for the night in the garage, fed her, and bathed her with the intention of dropping her off at the Humane Society as it was clear that no one had been taking care of her for quite some time. The following morning we went out to check on her, and she jumped up on my partner's lap and fell asleep, purring loudly! It was then that we decided to keep her. My partner and I fought over what to name her, so we used "Minky" as a placeholder name because it sounded similar to "Manky" because she stunk when we found her. The name stuck, and she is now a cherished member of our family.

  • Tyson

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/DenysGala"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/DenysGala">DenysGala</a>:<br />This our dog Tyson ! We gived this name for him, because when we say Tyson all the people around start thinking that is"t a big dog , but when they seeing him ,looks very funny..))))

  • Lola

    Lola is 6 years old, which is hard to believe. My mom surprised us with her after a trip to Hawaii and was brainstorming ideas on New Year's Eve on what to call her. She was almost named Buttons, then Mittens (which I thought were truly horrible names) until we settled on Lola. She loves to lounge and stare out windows just like your average dog, but she's better because she's SO FLUFFY.

  • Snowy

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Maggie_Leung"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/google_profile_img/3589378.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Maggie_Leung">Maggie Leung</a>:<br />Here's Snowy. My 10 year old Husky. She's super friendly, energetic and slightly too smart for her own good.

  • Hogatha

    This bulldog (nicknamed Hoggy) was named after her award-winning father, Boss Hog. Champion runs through her bloodline.