History Main / APigNamedPorkchop

* ''Literatue/CodexAlera'' Maximus picks up a horse during the campaign in Canea. In revenge for his saddlesores, he names it Steak-And-New-Boots.

* ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossingFlyMeToTheMoon'': Downplayed:

** There are pig villagers named Chops, Hambo, and Rasher; respectively named for pork chops, ham, and [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rasher#Noun bacon]].

* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': A RecurringExtra is a Sheep we eventually learn is named Lanolin. She eventually joins the Restoration and slowly becomes a more prominent character.

* ''Franchise/ToyStory'': One of the main characters is a piggy bank named Hamm. When playing, Andy gives him the character name "Dr. Pork Chop".

** [[VideoGame/Splatoon1 The first game]] has a squid IdolSinger duo called the Squid Sisters, comprised of Callie and Marie. If you put both of their names together, they form a pun on the word "calamari", a term for squid served as food.

** There are pig villagers named Chops and Hambo, respectively named for pork chops and ham.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet''' introduces the piglike Pokémon Lechonk. "Lechón" is a roasted pig dish found in many Hispanic countries.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'''s second trailer introduces the piglike Pokémon Lechonk. Lechón is a roasted pig dish found in many Hispanic countries.

** ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'' features Nugget's SpiritualSuccessor Omelette, who, like Nugget, is something of a financial wizard.

** The Sussexes (a family of chickens) have this for their names: Mornay is named after 'eggs mornay', Tamako is a pun on tamago (Japanese for egg), and Benedict is named after eggs benedict.

* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'':
** The first game has a squid IdolSinger duo called the Squid Sisters, comprised of Callie and Marie. If you put both of their names together, they form a pun on the word "calamari", a term for squid served as food.

* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'': One of the many-many villains in the game is a bee named Rumor Honeybottoms.

When used for an actual farm animal, this is an acknowledgement of its fate and a reminder not to get too attached. When used for a pet, it is more ironic, referencing that the animal ''isn't'' going to be treated this way. When used as a FunnyAnimal's actual name, it's just [[CarnivoreConfusion weird]]. It might also have kind of [[LetsMeetTheMeat disturbing implications]] if you think too hard about it.

* Series/{{Neighbours}}: The Kennedy family once had a pet sheep called Cassie, which was short for Lamb Casserole.

* In ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'', Mr. Ruhle's pet chicken Giblets is named after the edible offal of a bird, typically the heart, gizzard (stomach), liver, and other organs.

* ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'': Chuck Billy owns a pig name Porkchop. In the Brazilian original, the pig is called Torresmo (which means "pork rind" in Portuguese).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat'': Peking Duck is a duck character named after a specific way to cook his kind.

* ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast'': The name of the pig is '''Ham'''ilton, unlikely to be a coincidence.
* ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'': Kipo names a mutant pig "Mandu", a type of Korean dumpling that sometimes contains pork, because her body shape reminded her of them.
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' has a rare vegetarian example, as the [[PlantPeople eggplant army]] in "Journey to the Center of Nowhere" is headed by two guys named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_ghanoush Baba ghanoush]] and ratatouille.

* In ''Manga/ExcelSaga'', Excel names a stray dog she [[EatTheDog designates foe emergency rations]] “Menchi”, a.k.a. mince meat.