Lately India's premier star Shahrukh Khan felt embarrassed when another celibrity star Amir Khan had named his pet dog "Shahrukh" and engaged in "Blogging hysteria" on the subject.
All over the World people do name their pets after "FAMOUS or INFAMOUS PEOPLE", and the best instance is "Napoleon, the pig" in George Orwell's "Animal Farm", a evergreen classic.
"Pets" are named after someone the pet owner either admires or envies, since all pets are an "alter-ego" of the owner.

DOES ANY SAILOR GET OFFENDED WHEN CALLED "SEA-DOG"?

Are "Celebrations" and "Party's" on board ships in the present era of "SEAFARERS"on par with the "Ancient Mariner " Party's prior to "Containerisation" and "U.M.S Operational systems" of  Ships ? I am speaking as an "Ancient Mariner" of the  1980's generation of sea-farers and at present shore based in "Offshore operations".