# Help me name my puppy **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 9, 1999, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207 "1999-10-09T18:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/21 "1999-10-10T01:21:00Z")
This name is probably not politically correct, jazzmine, but since it is a Lab, I submit the name, Steppin Fetchit ---
**Author:** ![jazzmine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jazzmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jazzmine)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/22 "1999-10-10T01:26:00Z")
Peyote, am I missing something. Sometimes I’m too dense. What is not PC about that? It’s very cute, btw. (Besides, I work hard at not being politically correct.) ---
**Author:** ![Steelwhip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@Steelwhip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steelwhip)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/23 "1999-10-10T01:44:00Z")
A dog’s moniker should stem from its environment. My blonde cocker didn’t take long to name. After planting my foot in her ass several times I started calling her Punt. Works for me. Your dick Steelwhip ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/24 "1999-10-10T01:47:00Z")
Dear jazzmine: Sometime before I was born – sometime back in the 30s or 40s – Steppin Fetchit was a black character in a radio comedy. I imagine – I’ve never heard the show – he, she or it was a stereotype just like all other minority characters on that show. FYI, I heard of Steppin Fetchit through references by Harlan Ellison and others. ---
**Author:** ![jazzmine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jazzmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jazzmine)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/25 "1999-10-10T01:48:00Z")
Steelwhip, if you were “my” dick, you’d be much, much shorter. ---
**Author:** ![Steelwhip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@Steelwhip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steelwhip)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/26 "1999-10-10T01:50:00Z")
Cool. I just found my sig. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/27 "1999-10-10T02:06:00Z")
Try “Dog”. If you have more than one, just number them. Hey, it worked for my parents. _ **\ExTank** _\ _\“Here ‘One’! Here ‘Two’!”_\ ---
**Author:** ![jazzmine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jazzmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jazzmine)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/28 "1999-10-10T02:09:00Z")
LOL! ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/29 "1999-10-10T02:49:00Z")
Well, this is borrowed from a friend; I mentioned it in a previous post and thoroughly messed it up, but… Ripley, for Sigourney Weaver’s character in “Alien”. Hey, you want strong willed and independent? Veb ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/30 "1999-10-10T03:03:00Z")
I asked this question a couple of months ago for my kittens. Someone suggested the names “Jazz” or “Blues”, which I liked, but sounded like dog names to me (Jazz sounds like a particularly frisky name) (Since I like middle eastern music, I chose terms from ME instead, which is how I have kittens named Masmoudi & Karshilamar) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/31 "1999-10-10T03:24:00Z")
I always heard that chiggers can’t be boozers, but that belongs in another thread. Considering the significance of the year, how about: Agent 99 Twentieth Century Fox The Apocolab Miss Siah Y2K9 ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/32 "1999-10-10T05:29:00Z")
I always wanted to name a pet Beelzebub. Beez for short, naturally… * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![Sharon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@Sharon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sharon)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/33 "1999-10-10T05:52:00Z")
And if you live in the south, you could modify that to Beelzebubba. _s_ ---
**Author:** ![Phaedrus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@Phaedrus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phaedrus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/34 "1999-10-10T06:12:00Z")
jazzmine: Glad I’m not the only one in here working hard not to be politically correct. Actually I find the work easy, but, I digress. _wink_ How 'bout puppy? That’s a cute name. I like Steppin Fetchit too. My dog’s name was Pat. He liked it when I did that to his head. Good Luck!!! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/35 "1999-10-10T06:32:00Z")
Espere. Kashini. Electra. Lionna. Althea. Acacia. Zara. ---
**Author:** ![Heath\_Doolin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Heath\_Doolin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heath_Doolin)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/36 "1999-10-10T07:03:00Z")
Hehe…The one that named it Ripley thinks like me. My last dogs name was Bishop. When he had puppies by another Golden Retriever they were named: Hicks Hudson Apone Vasquez Dietrich and Wierbowski (or Baski for short) Great thing too was they all came when you yelled Fall In (followed the momma and papa) Now can you guess my favorite movie? ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/37 "1999-10-10T13:00:00Z")
My neighbors have a lab named “Marley” (after Bob Marley). Along that line, you could name him/her after one of your favorite artists. My choice would be Henley. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/38 "1999-10-10T13:35:00Z")
Names of the dogs I know: Murphy ( Yellow lab) Fill Up ( choc. lab) Molson ( Choc lab) Chase ( black springer mutt) Lacey ( ditto) Hasso ( dunno) Toc ( Siberian husky) If you are interested in one heck of a variety of names, I was just told of a great baby name web site that covers all nationalities and has an area for pet names. [www.kabalarians.com](http://www.kabalarians.com) If you are looking for inspiration, try: [www.anagramgenius.com](http://www.anagramgenius.com) I always thought the name " Your Highness" was very appropriate for a dog or cat. ---
**Author:** ![omniscientnot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a5b964/32.png) [@omniscientnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omniscientnot)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/39 "1999-10-10T14:39:00Z")
Here’s another site you could have a look at: [http://www.bowwow.com.au/](http://www.bowwow.com.au/) ---
**Author:** ![jazzmine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jazzmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jazzmine)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 1999, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207/40 "1999-10-10T15:07:00Z")
Everyone’s being so great! thanks. I went to a couple of links, find some other ones on my own, and with some of the names suggested here, here’s the list I’ve made so far. Alpha Banjo Belladonna Cadence Echo Einstein Friday Infinity Radar Murphy Riply Rielly Puzzle Salem Chance Gypsy Chase Henley Chinoa Taboo Reilly I still like Rhapsody and Rapture, but can’t think of anything to call them for short, so will maybe work that into her registered name. Now, I gotta narrow down the list. trisha [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-puppy/9207.md?page=3)