I have always favored "people" names for my dogs though often my kids have intervened and given them more typical pet names.
I've had a Teddy, Sam, and Alex (Queen Alexandra). All of those are gone now.
I have a Pug named George (George Lopez) because of his appearance.
My Cocker Spaniel is Alexandra's Angel, after our previous Cocker Spaniel. We call her Angel.
Lucky the crazy Sheltie is simply lucky to be alive.
Lady, the Golden Retriever was named by my then four year old daughter as Laurie's Little Baby Lady after the dog in
Lady and the Tramp. Ironically, we had a female Cocker Spaniel at the time too.
Attached are some
old (c. 1998-1999) pics of some of my now gone dogs. The first is Sam (left, the Golden with the ridge on his snout) with Lady. If you saw Lady's current pic on the other dog thread you know she is much more grey now.
The second is Alex, a beautiful, sweet Cocker Spaniel. She was my little girlfriend.