# Help Us Name A Pirate Puppy! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 3, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761 "2004-11-03T15:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/21 "2004-11-03T18:14:42Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Call him “_Arrrrrr_.” Or maybe “Arrrrrrchie” ---
**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:** [November 3, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/22 "2004-11-03T18:43:00Z")
**Jimbo** , in honor of the SDMB’s own Dread Pirate. ---
**Author:** ![Gulo\_gulo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/23 "2004-11-03T19:09:16Z")
Henry? (After Sir Henry Morgan) Bartholomew? (After Bartholomew Roberts AKA “Black Bart”) Calico Jack? [Wikipedia has a list of notable pirate names.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate#Notable_pirates) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/24 "2004-11-03T19:40:35Z")
**Swabby** **Ahab** **Plunder** **Loot** **Booty** (this might get you some strange looks at the park) **Spot** (as in “X marks the…”) ok, that was really weak \*\* Jonah\*\* (though it might be unlucky 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/25 "2004-11-03T19:44:23Z")
“Swag.” Combination of “sweet” and “wag.” ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/26 "2004-11-03T20:25:00Z")
Cap’t. Liftleg ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/27 "2004-11-03T21:32:46Z")
Cap’n Westley ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/28 "2004-11-03T22:02:38Z")
Sinbad (Ok, he was a sailor, not a pirate, but it fits) Swashbuckler If you like those long drawn out names you could call him Avast Ye Swabs, Prepare to Be Boarded and then just call him Vasty ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/29 "2004-11-03T22:09:38Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Oh, now, how about Arrrrrrf? > > … I was going to suggest that. It would sound rather strange calling the dog though, “Heeerrrree _Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr_f!” ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/30 "2004-11-03T23:33:37Z")
I vote for **Matey**. It fits right in to pirate-y conversations. “Arrrr, Matey, so it’s liver you’ll be havin’.” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/31 "2004-11-04T02:35:58Z")
The pic looks like th dog is red or at least reddish. if so, Redbeard fits perfectly. If he develops a tase for the local wildlife, he may even come home extra red-bearded a time or two. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/32 "2004-11-04T02:38:30Z")
Darrgh, matey! ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/33 "2004-11-04T02:42:15Z")
Poop Deck. At least until he’s housebroken… ---
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/34 "2004-11-04T03:36:46Z")
Bootstrap Bill ---
**Author:** ![NoPretentiousCodename](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@NoPretentiousCodename](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoPretentiousCodename)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/35 "2004-11-04T06:30:38Z")
I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the word **Scalliwag**. But not such a soft spot that I am actually sure of how to spell it. Matey is also both a good dog name and pirate word. So add my vote to Matey. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/36 "2004-11-04T07:47:58Z")
**Quohog** But of the suggestions on here so far, I like “Swag” the best. And he’s cute! ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/37 "2004-11-04T08:53:56Z")
Before I opened the thread, when all I saw was the title, I was thinking Arrrr or Arrrf. Seeing his picture, it’s so obvious… Redrum! ---
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/38 "2004-11-04T15:12:10Z")
Captain Jack McGilliwhiskers, yarrrrr! ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/39 "2004-11-04T15:22:15Z")
Dear god, I don’t think we’ll be able to avoid referring to swabbing his poop deck. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-a-pirate-puppy/272761/40 "2004-11-04T15:38:05Z")
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