# HALP! I have no idea what to name my new puppy **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 30, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541 "2012-12-30T03:08:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/1 "2012-12-30T03:08:17Z")
So I thought I was getting a basset hound, but the basset guy screwed me over. Fate intervened and I’m now the proud new mommy of a 6 week old [Shar-Pei.](http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb209/myblog77/puppy_zpsc4e5a4a0.jpg) Female, full blooded. What on earth am I gonna name her? I’m open to any and all suggestions; I’d prefer a 2+ syllable name if possible. Given how sharp her little puppy teeth are, though, I’ve seriously considered naming her Jaws. More pics to follow, probably tomorrow … ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/2 "2012-12-30T03:11:29Z")
Sharpie? ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/3 "2012-12-30T03:11:52Z")
Wrinkles McCuteypants is probably just too obvious. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/4 "2012-12-30T03:20:23Z")
Raisin. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/5 "2012-12-30T03:20:25Z")
Since she’s so wrinkly, how about Phyllis? Ms Diller was always going on about her wrinkles. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/6 "2012-12-30T03:26:05Z")
She’s adorable! I like the name Raisin too, it’s perfect for her! ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/7 "2012-12-30T03:30:24Z")
失物認領 – _shi wu ren ling_: lost and found ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/8 "2012-12-30T03:38:26Z")
Ruffles ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/9 "2012-12-30T04:19:11Z")
> [@PandaBear77](#): > > Given how sharp her little puppy teeth are, though, I’ve seriously considered naming her Jaws. This looks like a good moment for me to recommend [Dr. Ian Dunbar’s method for dealing with puppy biting](http://www.siriuspup.com/pop_biting.html). It worked REALLY well when I had occasion to use it. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/10 "2012-12-30T04:38:42Z")
Daisy. I dunno why, she just \*looks \*like a Daisy. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/11 "2012-12-30T06:25:12Z")
Gaspode! (Hey, it’s good enough for a PTerry hero dog! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/12 "2012-12-30T07:09:41Z")
Nugget. ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/13 "2012-12-30T07:16:34Z")
QT3.14 cutiepie ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/14 "2012-12-30T08:53:07Z")
Guylian (as in chocolates. Pronounced _Ghee-lee-an_ for anyone who’s unsure…!) Puck. Or Audrey. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/15 "2012-12-30T13:54:14Z")
Just don’t name him John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. That’s my name. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/16 "2012-12-30T15:51:47Z")
Scheherazade And I have no idea why. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/17 "2012-12-30T15:59:22Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > Scheherazade > > And I have no idea why. YES! I’d like to change my answer to this, please. It sounds snuffley-wuffley, yet elegant and ladylike. And you can call her Sherry, for short, [which is also perfect to describe her coat color](http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/1/4/e/event_157193582.jpeg). ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/18 "2012-12-30T16:47:49Z")
Penelope ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/19 "2012-12-30T16:49:53Z")
Noodles. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541/20 "2012-12-30T16:50:46Z")
Her coat looks like mink to me, so I tried it out in google translate to find a good sounding name. The Basque “Bisoi” is appealing to me, although the Dutch “Nertz” amused me more than I’d care to admit. 😉 The Chinese (which was the one I was hoping to like) was a sound my American ear almost can’t differentiate - something close to “gao.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541.md?page=2)