This is the correct answer. As Hardaway’s rabbit sketch made the rounds about the studio, people began to refer to it as “Bugs’s Bunny”. Eventually, the possessive was dropped and the name Bugs Bunny just stuck.
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blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
The animator
HeathenPope@lemmy.world 8 months ago
TheBat@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Also in-universe, his name/nickname is Bugs.