Unusual dogs names

xxlynne · Unusual dogs names

Go on give us ideas..no 'popular ones' PLEASE!

karen

As you already know, I love Bingo. It is very easy to call and the dog I had of that name was wonderful Laughing

Spellbound

I think Defur was the most groan-worthy and the strangest was Marmite, at least of the dogs I've met.
Met a white boxer once called Polo... dunno why, she didnt have a hole in the middle.

Rigsby

Mildred. Maud. Gus. Jaffa. Hazel. Dulcie. Myrtle.

nickik

its not a dog but my friends cat was called banana!!

reclaimingrebus

themes work quite well.

Bodie, Doyle, Starsky, Hutch, Cagney Lacey, Dempsey Makepeace (perhaps not!)

Ash, Willow, Rowan Hazel, Filbert (?) Bryony Ivy

Parsley Sage Rosemary Thyme Coriander Saffron

Jeeves Wooster Agatha Dahlia

Sharonr - Admin

Willow, Twizzle, Muppet, Badger, Woodstock, Chiquita, Bambi, Perdita, Muttly, Ebony, Storm, Moose, Midge, Cuddles, Mo, Snoopy (Snoop), Woody, Floss, Purdy, Hooch, Gypsy, Magic, Serena & Tuppence

karen

Figaro - try calling that without singing Exclamation

I also love Madala (means old wise man in Bemba) and piccanin (or femimine piccaninni), means child in Bemba.

reclaimingrebus

tennyson keats yeats wordsworth byron coleridge

rossetti whistler turner monet

pepys boswell

xxlynne

Thank you keep them coming...

Bud

Chewbacca (thats my friends mastifs name)

Rhea

BRINKS - (my friends English bull Mastiff is named after the Brinx Mat Robbery)

karen

And for the family dog - Yu-gi -oh, Macca Pacca, Pikachu and the old favorite - Kipper Exclamation

Then Mario, Yoshi, Luigi , Toad, Sonic and Tails (all for the Nintendo generation Wink

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Sharonr - Admin

Smurf, Darwin, Cinnamon, Pippin, Armani, Dior used!, Seymour, Shelby, Tootsie , Spyder, Rayne, Doe, Brie

janem

Florence, Dylan and even maybe Zebedee?

reclaimingrebus

Caleb, Gladys, Wilma,kestrel, plover,kite,peregrine

theres a reason dogs don't get given these names! Rolling Eyes

Sharonr - Admin

Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Chopin and wait for it ... Bach & "Wag"ner!

Bridges, Bronte, Chaucer, Dickens, Kipling, Shelley & Poe!

Frodo, India, Sprocket, Napoleon, Lancelot, Baxter, Mischief & "Bone"aparte!

Zack 'n' Me

A friend of mine had two staffies called Bonnie & Clyde

reclaimingrebus

Merrily and Meriadoc
Demelza, Clowance, Megan, Myfanwy, Bethan, Elleri, Lowri
Iris used, daffodil, violet, rose, petunia ( I dare you!)
zephyr lotus, aston ferrari,ursula Laughing

polka mazurka cotillion polonaise polo

prima, secondo, tertia,quarto, quinto sextus septimus octavio, nono decimus

Sharonr - Admin

Rolo, Cadbury, Nugget, Lyle, Poppet, Niall, Crystal, Paws, Imp, Shrek, Bilbo, Peony, Sancho, Yoda, Hector, Huckleberry, Rigsby & Astra (means Star).

Frances, Ribbons, Flint, Minerva, Gaynor, Bones, Roberta, Gisela, Pace, Cinders, Thomina, Pepe, Saskia, Scarlet, Christy, Trotter, Harvey, Ginger & Peanut!

Noah, Titch, Mungo, Conny, Phyllis, Trixie, Mitchum, Innocence, Patience, Gretel, Hansel, Pandora & Woody used!!!!

Pebbles, Dino, Wilma, Fred, Barney & Bamm Bamm!

reclaimingrebus

OK,Sharon , I have to admit, if there's a theme there, I'm stumped Laughing

xristine

I adore traditional/old fashioned human names for dogs.

Iris used! would be a lovely name (mentioned above) - I love the idea of naming them after flowers. One of mine was called Rosa - Rosie, Rosie Posie and Rosie P.

I'd favour names like Florence (Florrie), Henrietta (Hetty), Constance (Connie) - I like eee sounds at the end for calling.

reclaimingrebus

Maisie was nearly called Hetty - i got talked out of it by the children, who didn't like it Rolling Eyes

Amity, Belladonna, Crispin, Deuteronomy, Echo, Fingal, Gala, Hob, India, Jinksie, Karma, Leila, Morris, Nala, Oscar, Prudence, Rupert, Serendipity, Tango, Unity, Vinni, Whimsey, Xenophon, Yolande, Zinnia

I hope you're taking notes, Lynne Laughing

xxlynne

Reclaimingrebus you came up with the brilliant name for a patterdale Imp! the other brilliant name I've had for a patterdale was Brillo and yes his fur was a like brillo. I will name a Patterdale Chimp one day..I have yet to meet him.

Tracey and Pippa were already named by the pound and as we hadn't had those names before we kept them and Secret Squirrel named Errol. Yes taking notes have loads stored but adding these to them You will see them again!

xristine

I thought of Pippa's Song when I saw her. It's a pretty name. Easy to call as well... I'm obsessed with being able to call the name! It's probably a hang-up caused by having JRTs...

Maisie is lovely!!! I wanted my next two dogs to be called Daisy and Tansy... Daisy and Maisie would be gorgeous though and they'd probably come to either name.

Very Happy

She says hopefully...

Sharonr - Admin

xristine

Millicent would be sweet - Millie for short!!!

Lola, Mimosa and

Fleurette
Very Happy

When I was a child one of our poodles was called Popette and the other Cherie. My mother and brother called her Sherry and my father and I called her Cherry or Cherry-dog. Cherry is a sweet name.

Sharonr - Admin

Branston, Milo, Widget, Bodger, Maggie, Nelson, Clifford, Tamsin, Kellogg, Gucci, Tramp, Mogwai, Gremlin & Wally

Rhea

A friend of mine has 2 Chocolate labs called Tiger and lilly!!

LisaH

my previous dog names,

childhood Lakeland terrier = Figgy
my two English bull = Angel and Lois
my Bassett = Tortie ( cause she looked like a tortoise when she put her head down)

Ace, Brock, Barkley, Bliss, Bracken, Bridie, Cricket ( small dog ), Cali, Darcey, Deanie, Echo, Fern, Hojo, Kayos, Kiyu, Kobi, Mojo, Nola, Rafe, Tink, Tia.

reclaimingrebus

Maisie was originally called Lola, but to my mind it's no name for a border collie (especially one as feisty and bull-headed as she is Rolling Eyes

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Amelia, Bartholomew,Claris, Davina,Eglantyne, Finnigan, Gigi,Happy,Inky,Jerome, Kola, Leonie, Misty,Niamh, Oprah, Priscilla, Rascal,Sienna,Temperance, UpsyDaisy, Vienna, Womble, ?, Yan Zulu

Tina D

Margot, Chewey, Lunar, Agnes, China, Faith, Hope, Doug,

I always wanted a dog Called "smeg" as i was a Red Dwarf fan but that is maybe not appropriate Laughing

I also know a dog called "Oi" but that isn't a very nice name!

reclaimingrebus

Smeg is a type of fridge as well. so it would have to be a BIG dog Laughing

(E)xocet, (i may be scraping the barrel here!)

edited to add
Andromeda, Sirius, Betelgeuse, Orion

Sharonr - Admin

OK, guess what I did on the train ...

Heiko, Chanel, Hugo, Dutch, Fiorelli, Calvin, Fendi, Givenchy, Versace, Yves, Anais, Bugsey, Britney, Bulgari, Boss, Barbie, Paloma, Paco, Picasso, Chantilly, Salvador, Dali, Lowry & Chantilly.

Pasha, Giorgio, Pearl, Lolita, Mario, Sofia, Scally, Kent, Joker, Jester, Tippy, Dusty, Rusty, Marcella, Whicker & Kizzy!

katew

Linda and Denise Exclamation

but more seriously, I love old norse names and anything from mythology so how about
Elf
Alfred
Hilda
brokk
finnr
frey
freya (bless x)
gandalf
hakon
halfadon
jarl
kelda
koli
loki (love this name, tis my cousin's german shepherd rescue name, means mischief)
nanna (peter pan - so wendy too!!)
odin
saga
sif
signy
thora

happy to post the supposed meanings for all if it helps you choose Smile

katew

ps LOL at tina D and smeg - Im from Liverpool and I can tell you it is soooooo inappropriate a word Wink

johnderondon

My aunt's dog was called 'Cat'.

Asked why she would reply "Because she isn't."

Doesn't make sense to me either but I get that with a lot of life.

Rigsby

Tina D

Sharon has been telling me off for that ALL day!!! It is a good job then that my Mum put her foot down or my first dog would have been called that!! I really was a major Red Dwarf fan!! Laughing

Sharonr - Admin

A couple of new ones from our Chelmsford fundraiser ... Tiffany & Drummer Very Happy

Pooch zzz

OK Chaps - here's a list of all our family dogs names - and none of them appear beforehand.....

ALKO - Dobermann (1954-1962) - my parents first child
AXEL - Bull/Box/Dobermann -only child of the above and my childhood buddy (1962-1974)
PIGGLES -Boxer (? - 1975) Rescued in Ceylon
DIMPY - Spitz (?- 197?) Rescued in Ceylon and left with a friend out there
JASON - also known as JOCK - Boxer (1974-1986) First English dog
CARRIE - Pug (1974-1989) Rescued at about 2 yrs old
HORUS & PORUS - Pug children of the above (both lived to 17!)

REUBIN - Dobermann Rescued at 11th hour PTS. (1983-1991) My first dog. Took him to Crete with me in 1990 and sadly died young from enlarged heart (genetic) Swore I would have nothing to do with 'pure-breds' again.
DYLAN - (1991- ?) already mentioned but this one was named after BOB! Rescued in Crete as a tiny tiny puppy. Sadly stolen from our house (with food bowls & bedding)- probably because he was fat, friendly and didn't look like a Pavement Pooch!
CHUBBY-CHOPS - (1992-2006 - poisoned) Rescued in Crete left tied up in a plastic bag in a public rubbish bin. Vet reckoned she was less than 2 weeks old.
JASPER, JILES, JEMMA, JODY, JESSIE - accidental children of CHUBBY. (Greek vets did not believe in neutering then!) Kept JASPER as he reminded me of Reubin (1994-200? - Stolen also) Kept JODY as she had a hernia (1994-now)Successfully rehomed the others.
ALDOUS HUXLEY - Terrier (very much alive but now re-homed by Lynne)
TILLY-BUBBA - JRT - Huxley's Ex-wife. Also Known as TILLY-MOUSE, MINI-MOUSE and MIN-PIN
ROSSI - 1st born son of Hux & Tilly (named after Valentino)
MAXIMUS-PODICUS - 4th born son of H&T (translated from the latin for LONG LEGS - coz they are! - Also answers to MAXI-MOUSE.

There's a host of cats too - but I'll do those in another post.

katew

OK been thinking of more names - and a theme - how about names themed around the Oscars as all RR dogs should be recognised for their excellence.!! Linda and Denise are the best prize I could ever have Wink

Russell
Crowe
Denzil
Washington
(sean) Penn
Seymour (hoffman)
Forest
Whitiker
Pacino
Hank(s)
Dustin
Newman
Fonda
Gene
John Wayne (has to be in full for the old Duke!)

Halle
Berry
Reese
Charlize
Hilary
Marion
Nicole
Susan
Jessica
Jody
Cher
Marlee
Sally
Shirley
Sissy

and classic hollywood actresses, who somehow need their full names!
Bette Davis
Gloria Swanson
Vivienne Leigh
Lillian Gish
Marlene Dietrich
Jean Harlow
Greta Garbo
Hedy Lamarr,
Ingrid Bergman,
Ginger Rogers,
Judy Garland,
Ava Gardner
Marilyn Monroe
Grace Kelly
Lana Turner
Elizabeth Taylor
Brigitte Bardot
Sophia Loren

reclaimingrebus

I like the idea of the Hollywood actresses - that would certainly grasp peoples attention !

xxlynne

Vera Lynn would show up on with google searches!

Sharonr - Admin

Sorry can't help myself ... who is Vera Lynn! Rolling Eyes

josta

She sang there'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, ring any bells?

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xristine

ollie&bex

Now if you'd said Lily Savage..... Sharon would have had no memory lapses...... Confused

reclaimingrebus

Bearing in mind how much Paul O'Grady does for rescue dogs, perhaps we should use it!

xristine

@katew
I've been meaning to say for a while that Linda and Denise are wonderful names for those two little JRT girlies!! The names suit them and they are so unexpected as names for dogs.

I've not suggested an male names... I've never named a male dog but I think Henry and Toby would be nice... Henry would be solid and reliable and Toby a scamp...

I also like Hector...

karen

How funny - you have just named 3 of my son's school friends - and Henry and Toby are twins too Laughing

I also like Budgie - we once had a little dog called that for much the same reason John's Aunt's dog was called Cat Rolling Eyes

xristine

I like human names for dogs so that when you introduce them people don't know what to expect. I think it would be very funny to say: "You must meet Henry"; and then a little JRT pops in to say hello Very Happy

josta

My one name at the mo is Sky.

Olivia · names

Hmmm... my ferrets are called Lily, Poppy and Rosie.

I had rats call Pippa, Oscar, Henry, George and Fatty (cos he was)

Ummmm... we have had dogs called Wellington, Digby, Daisy and Bumble - Old english sheepdogs.

And a Irish Wolfhound called Murphy.

Seb's parent have had Otto's (doberman)

And Seb really wants to call Rhianna Mable or Myrtle.

Cant think of any more its too late!

Tina D

I have just heard of someone who has called their dog Hero Very Happy

I have also heard of one called Thorn which i though was quite nice for a boy

Julia Baker

A few years ago during the foot and mouth outbreak I walked my dog at Beddington Park in Surrey because we weren't allowed to walk on my local heath. I met an elderly gentleman with his British bulldog. She was 10 years old, carrying a frisbee in her mouth and wearing a Union Jack bandana around her neck - what a character... and her name was Blighty! I have never met a more appropriately named dog before or since.

Sharonr - Admin

Wooster, Jeeves, Brackett, Frizbi, Tarka, Smartie & Jenson

Imogen, Nushka, Olive, Promise, Summer, Toya & Twix

katew

@ xristine

thanks - I love the names Linda and Denise (and Im quite fond of the girls too they are quite special Wink

) and it causes no end of hilarity for my friends Laughing

but i must confess it was the rather wonderful RR who named the girls. Shhhushhh but I think they may well have been named after two very special people Laughing

xristine

@katew - they are very special and you're right to be 'fond' of them Wink

I know it's a long list but I'd like to add Hester... (means star)