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Dog name - that either isn’t a person name, or is a very unusual person name?

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Dogname · 04/10/2019 08:24

Picking up our dog soon and can’t think of a name!

I prefer dog names that either aren’t people names - or are very unlikely people names.

So far I like:
Digby
Peanut
Pippi
Rocco

But not feel quite perfect.

Anyone want to give me some suggestions?

My kids like all names from kids’ movies they’ve seen or books they’ve read! So any unusual names that come from kids’ books (hence Pippi) or just any suggestions really! Would be so helpful!

OP posts:
Dogname · 04/10/2019 08:56

Any suggestions?

OP posts:
Pomegranatemolasses · 04/10/2019 08:57

We’ve got a Bonzo.

FLOrenze · 04/10/2019 09:26

Shelby

motherofdoodles · 04/10/2019 09:46

We've got a Sherlock

albird · 04/10/2019 10:27

We have a Cody - from a star wars character apparently!

TheSpottedZebra · 04/10/2019 10:28

Pablo

DeborahAnnabelToo · 04/10/2019 10:30

Snoopy
Parker
Maddie
Brock

mummmy2017 · 04/10/2019 10:32

Dee fer
D for Dog.

Mesmeri · 04/10/2019 10:32

Basingstoke. I like place names for dogs.

Mesmeri · 04/10/2019 10:33

Except Basingstoke's a bit long to shout across the park.

embarrassedabout · 04/10/2019 10:34

Is it a girl or boy?

Hoppinggreen · 04/10/2019 10:35

We have a Bert, I know it’s a people name but not one you hear much

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 04/10/2019 10:35

Bracken
Sedge
Dennis (Dennis’ are dying out apparently so definitely comes under unlikely)

elQuintoConyo · 04/10/2019 10:37

Dogs i have met over the years:

Caravaggio
Onion, Gravy and Pencil (sausage dog brothers)
Boomer
Punky
Hopper
Bourbon (after Spanish royalty)
Mesopotamia, Messy for short
Piddles (JRT)
Hoover (cos you don't need one with a dog)
Noodle (the poodle)
Bingo
Magenta (technically a name...)
Chicken.

Swimbikerunmummy · 04/10/2019 10:38

We've got a Kipper

embarrassedabout · 04/10/2019 10:38

This is my kids dog name ideas list....just realised one name is on there twice.
(I'm sure they won't mind me sharing).

Dog name - that either isn’t a person name, or is a very unusual person name?
albus55 · 04/10/2019 10:40

We have a Cedric and Albus - Harry Potter characters!

MaitlandGirl · 04/10/2019 10:41

We’ve got a Franklin and will be getting a Nero soon.

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 04/10/2019 10:44

elQuintoConyo Love the thought of someone yelling Caravaggio, Piddles or Chicken at the top of their lungs as said dog runs off over the horizon Grin

CMOTDibbler · 04/10/2019 10:44

One of mine has the name of a king mentioned in the old testament, and the other is from a victorian poem (and son of a great warrior). It confuses people!

The cats are physicists and a historical programmer

DeborahAnnabelToo · 04/10/2019 10:44

Love the sausage dog names!

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 04/10/2019 10:46

CMOT mine is named after a popular milky coffee, because I dropped some coffee on her head during our first cuddle & Nescafe didn’t have the same ring to it Wink

juicyjuicymangoes · 04/10/2019 10:54

Webster

Ridusofyourstupidity · 04/10/2019 11:32

Mesmeri

Mine was called ‘Bay’, that would work for short!

elQuintoConyo · 04/10/2019 12:34

Oh, and a friend used to have an Irish wolfhound called Oola after the noise the aliens make in War of the World's. Was great shouting that over the hills!

Yes the sausage dogs were an awesome little group.

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