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Puppy name

65 replies

wigglebox · 09/09/2020 19:31

Hi all

Aibu to ask you lovely mumsnetters for inspiration on naming our beautiful new puppy.
He is a gorgeous black lab but we are struggling with names. All suggestions welcome

OP posts:
Notimeforaname · 09/09/2020 19:36

I like Hector and Rufus

CoffeeBeansGalore · 09/09/2020 19:38

Samson
Barney
George
Midnight
Jet
Pepper
Piper
Darwin
Edison
Cooper

CatsArePeopleToo · 09/09/2020 19:39

Ramses

Paranoidmarvin · 09/09/2020 19:42

I know someone who named their lab Raffles. Love that name.

Squishmittenboots · 09/09/2020 19:45

Sherlock Bones Grin

Notapheasantplucker · 09/09/2020 19:45

Beau

1lov3comps · 09/09/2020 19:45

We ended up picking a name out of a hat because we couldn't agree on a name for the dog. She's called Roxy and the other contributions were
Cosmo
Coco
River
Jack Jack the fast dog (from DS age 6...I may have intervened in the raffle to make sure that one didn't win!!)

Spied · 09/09/2020 19:47

Liquorice

Unobtainium · 09/09/2020 19:49

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Ohtherewearethen · 09/09/2020 19:51

Walter/Walt

Gobbycop · 09/09/2020 19:53

Nigel

TheRosariojewels · 09/09/2020 20:18

What names do you like? Has he got a kc name you can use for inspiration?

I avoid human names for my animals, I usually puck a theme for different species like weather or plants.

TheRosariojewels · 09/09/2020 20:19

pick a theme

ShinyMe · 09/09/2020 20:19

But we need a photo first. I don't make the rules.

ShinyMe · 09/09/2020 20:21

I love old man names for dogs. Albert, Norman, Reginald, that sort of thing.

kingdomcapers · 09/09/2020 20:23

First of all, MN rules for puppy naming thread - we MUST have a picture.
Second, remember you will have to shout it in public so don't go to cutesy/obscure if you or anyone else who'll be in charge of your dog can't carry it off. and it needs to work with your surname as vets will often call out Petname Surname. Do you have DC? Nothing too similar to their name either. Sounds obvious but I know someone who has called their new puppy a name one letter of difference to their granddaughter. (I actually wrote their DIL's AIBU in my head when I heard)
I like names like
Chester
Winston
Trevor
Arthur
Harvey
Baxter

MaskingForIt · 09/09/2020 20:23

@Gobbycop

Nigel
God, I’d love a dog called Nigel! I wanted to call my dog Peter, but actually the name the rescue gave him suited him quite well too, so I stuck with that.
TheVanguardSix · 09/09/2020 20:29

Ned
Nigel is a great name! Grin
Spencer
Humphrey
Stanley
Marty
Eli
Jake
Guinness
Shadow
Onyx

Ours is Winston. But he comes to anything really. He comes to 'Happy' more than he does his own name.

giletrouge · 09/09/2020 20:34

Ok seeing as this is an old man dog name thread - anone else think Malcolm is a weird name for a dog? I knew a dog called Malcolm I just couldn't get my head round it! Grin

mygenericusername · 09/09/2020 20:39

Bromley

CandyflossKing · 09/09/2020 20:46

Brian

Noidea2114 · 09/09/2020 20:53

Toby
Brandy
Tigg
Benji
George
Sam
Bruce

PelicanDeuce · 09/09/2020 20:54

Loxley

FortniteBoysMum · 09/09/2020 20:56

Our black lab is called Rolo as he was born at Easter.

SpacePug · 09/09/2020 20:57

Barney, Mowgli, Rupert?

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