# Name for new Poodle Puppy **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 14, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852 "2009-02-14T19:36:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![longPath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/1 "2009-02-14T19:36:44Z")
We are sitting around here with the breeder of our new Standard Poodle puppy (black). We are trying to come up with a name. We are leaning toward something Gaelic. He has been called Thelonius. We considered Mr. T, but, umm…:rolleyes: Our others are named Charley, Hamish and Lilly. Any Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/2 "2009-02-14T19:40:42Z")
If you let his coat grow into dreads instead of the usual curly 'fro, **Marley** is a great name! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/3 "2009-02-14T19:42:03Z")
Well, when I read the thread title, I saw “noodle” in there. New poodle=Noodle. I vote for Noodle. ---
**Author:** ![longPath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/4 "2009-02-14T19:55:35Z")
Here is a picture of “Thelonius” taken a few weeks ago. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3425/3212913524_c5417ccfcb_z.jpg "Puppy posing in the sunlight") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/8447348@N08/3212913524/in/set-72157612532966841/) ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/5 "2009-02-14T19:56:06Z")
Mr. Doodlebum or Captain Puffypants or Professor Snugglesworth ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/6 "2009-02-14T20:11:01Z")
No other choice really. Tony Blair. ---
**Author:** ![Shera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/7 "2009-02-14T20:13:16Z")
My parents named their new Scottish Terrier puppy Hamish. He is one of the sweetest dogs I have ever met. I vote for Hamish. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/8 "2009-02-14T20:13:44Z")
> [@AngelSoft](#): > > Mr. Doodlebum > or > Captain Puffypants > or > Professor Snugglesworth You can’t shout those names in a public space! Both you and your doggy will get mocked mercilessly. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/9 "2009-02-14T20:15:01Z")
> [@Shera](#): > > My parents named their new Scottish Terrier puppy Hamish. He is one of the sweetest dogs I have ever met. I vote for Hamish. pssst…she already has a Hamish. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/10 "2009-02-14T20:17:11Z")
Charlemagne. ---
**Author:** ![longPath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/11 "2009-02-14T20:23:27Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > You can’t shout those names in a public space! Both you and your doggy will get mocked mercilessly. 🙂 When Hamish was in show-coat, we often were mocked mercilessly. We have considered trying a corded coat. They look very cool. Not sure how he will feel about smokin’ reefer. We will have to see. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/12 "2009-02-14T20:27:26Z")
> [@longPath](#): > > When Hamish was in show-coat, we often were mocked mercilessly. > > We have considered trying a corded coat. They look very cool. Not sure how he will feel about smokin’ reefer. We will have to see. So, Marley is on the shortlist? Yay! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/13 "2009-02-14T20:29:37Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > Charlemagne. pssst…and a Charley! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/14 "2009-02-14T20:41:25Z")
Thurber, after the humor writer, James Thurber (who also raised show quality poodles, IMS). I like Marley and Charley, too. (Marly might be too trendy, given the movie that was just out etc). ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/15 "2009-02-14T20:56:00Z")
Poodle sounds like noodle, and noodle sounds like spaghetti. I say you call the new runt Ragu. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/16 "2009-02-14T21:06:59Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Thurber, after the humor writer, James Thurber (who also raised show quality poodles, IMS). My mastiff puppy is named Thurber. He is also known as Thurver, Furver, Thurbington, Furface, and Furfriend. He is, after all, only a little puppy, weighing under 200 pounds (maybe). ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/17 "2009-02-14T21:12:15Z")
I just had my dog put down, and her name was Bertha. Not Gaelic, I know, but it is available. I’ve also always wanted to name a dog Cletus, only with a different spelling. Cleotus, or something. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/18 "2009-02-14T21:26:14Z")
> [@longPath](#): > > Here is a picture of “Thelonius” taken a few weeks ago. > > [Puppy posing in the sunlight | gleboutillier | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/8447348@N08/3212913524/in/set-72157612532966841/) When I saw that puppy, my first thought was that his hair looks like Little Richard’s. Make of that what you will. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/19 "2009-02-14T22:40:51Z")
[Blagojevich](http://z.about.com/d/chicago/1/0/6/5/-/-/ILGovernorBlagoScottOlsonDecember9cropscale.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852/20 "2009-02-14T22:41:11Z")
Squee!!! How cute is he… I ALWAYS thought Little Richard would be a great name for a black Standard Poodle. I also like Raoul. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-new-poodle-puppy/485852.md?page=2)