01 June,2014 08:41 AM IST | | Agencies
The veterinary association has revealed that 701 pets have been named after the Barcelona striker this year alone; only 10 pets named after Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo
Messi
London: It has been reportedly revealed that residents of Catalonia have been naming their cats and dogs after Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, with the total number going to 701 pets being named âMessi' in the region.
While 701 pets in Barcelona were named âMessi', the analysis revealed that 102 pets were named âNapoleon' and 48 named âObama' in 2014
Catalonia's veterinary association reportedly gave the figures after browsing through archives of over a million pet names, and revealed that 701 cats and dogs in the region were named âMessi', while only 10 pets were named after Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
Other notable pet names to stand out in the analysis were Barcelona singer Shakira, who is in a relationship with Gerard Pique, while the most popular famous name of all was Leitizia, after the wife of Spain's Crown Prince Felipe.
Moreover, the analysis also revealed that 102 pets were named âNapoleon' and 48 were named âObama', after the US President Barack Obama.
