We asked shelters and rescue groups to tell us the most wacky or unusual names for adoptable pets in their care this year. Here are our favorites.

2011's Most Unusual Adoptable-Pet Names

1. Dodgy Wodgy Schnookum Doodle
2. Polly Picklepuss
3. Sukimayapoo
4. Iben Hooked (pictured)
5. Blue Sparkles McGillicutty
6. Killer the Dog-Dominating Declawed Cat
7. Purr-etzle
8. Fluff Dog Millionaire
9. Jimmy Chews
10. Ishkabibble

After the jump: Our favorite celebrity-
inspired adoptable-pet names of 2011!

Each year we look through the 300,000+ pets listed on Petfinder to find the top names for adoptable dogs and cats.

For the fifth year in a row, Buddy was the No. 1 dog name, while Lucy is again the top cat name.

The top five most popular dog names stayed the same as in 2010, but cats are a different story: Smokey and Charlie moved up to the No. 2 and No. 4 spots, respectively, while Midnight dropped to tenth after coming in second last year.

As the Twilight saga remains hot in bookstores and theaters, the name Bella, for both adoptable dogs and cats, has remained popular since 2010.

See the most popular dog and cat names after the jump.

In our December newsletter, we asked: Do you have a pet named after a celebrity? We found that lots of famous people (or their names, at least) have gone to the dogs -- and the cats, too.

Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr., singer Usher, Lucille Ball, and Supernatural star Jensen Ackles all have their four-legged namesakes.

Then there's a 12-year-old Schnauzer named Samuel L. Jackson and a black-and-white cat named Demimore -- not to mention The Shih-Tzu-ation, who also made our list of weirdest and wackiest pet names.

Lynn D. named her lively cats after two over-the-top performers: Janis Joplin and Grace Slick. She also gave a nod to well-known characters from fiction for her two other cats: Archie Goodcat, after detective Nero Wolfe's legman Archie Goodwin, and Lily Meowin, after Archie's lady friend, Lily Rowan. Weasley (named after Harry Potter's friend Ron Weasley) was honored by Sharon B.

We recently asked our Facebook friends for their wackiest, funniest and most original pet names. We narrowed down nearly 400 responses to our favorites for dogs, cats and groups.

Tell us: Which are your favorites -- and what should have made the list?

Dogs
The Shih-Tzu-ation
Emperor Ming's Number One Son
Ally McBeagle
Professor Furrypants PhDog
Fi Deau
Mamma's Little Dumplin' Love Willis
Peanut Butt Her
Maximum Tech Friday
Mopps Von Underfoot
Captain Underpants

See cat names and dynamic duos after the jump!

As we do at the end of each year, we've taken a look at the 300,000+ pets posted on Petfinder and tallied up the most popular names for adoptable dogs and cats.

For the fourth year in a row, Buddy fetched the top spot as the most popular name for adoptable dogs. For cats, Lucy once again purred into first place, barely beating Midnight for the No. 1 ranking.

A name that continues to rise up the ranks
for both dogs and cats is Bella, probably due to the ubiquitous Twilight mania; the name jumped from No. 6 to the No. 4 spot for dogs, and from No. 4 to No. 3 for cats. Meanwhile, Rocky had a comeback, placing among the top 10 dog names after last making the cut in 2007, and Tiger also pounced into sixth place for cats.

Here are the full lists; after the jump, check out our top 10 celebrity-inspired pet names.

2010's Top 10 Most Popular Adoptable-Dog Names

1. Buddy
2. Max
3. Daisy
4. Bella
5. Lucy
6. Jack
7. Molly
8. Charlie
9. Sadie
10. Rocky

2010's Top 10 Most Popular Adoptable-Cat Names

1. Lucy
2. Midnight
3. Bella
4. Molly
5. Smokey
6. Tiger
7. Oreo
8. Max
9. Princess
10. Charlie

Guest blogger Maria founded the Web site PetNamesPlace.com to help people find the perfect names for their pets. Together with her husband and two naughty felines, she spends her days scouring print, web and other sources for the best pet names on the planet. Today she shares some helpful pet-naming tips with us.

When I was 6 years old, my parents gave me the honor of naming our new calico kitten. Since I had already helped name several of our other pets, they were clearly under the impression that I understood the basics of selecting an appropriate moniker. Sadly, they were very wrong.