Cosmo Is Sentient

I’ve seen a lot of people laughing about Keith wanting for Cosmo to tell him his name, but I have to ask. Why wouldn’t Cosmo already have a name.

Cosmo is very clearly sentient and capable of understanding complex situations and other people trying to communicate with him. He’s closer to Allura than a Yupper as far as space aliens go. So why wouldn’t it be reasonable for Keith to assume Cosmo’s mother had given him a name?

Personally I see Keith waiting for Cosmo to tell him as a sign of respect for Cosmo’s obvious intelligence, an acknowledgment that Cosmo is not Keith’s pet.