# Name my dog

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-dog/18838>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 7, 2000, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-dog/18838 "2000-05-07T17:30:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2000, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-dog/18838/41 "2000-05-09T01:09:00Z")

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well, you could always name him cornelius, or perhaps arthur. since you said you’ve always wanted a dog of that nature, you could name him oskar(it means “wish” in icelandic). If you’re into the mythological names, you could name him phoebus(feebus), apollo, hades, odin. Or if you like shakespearean names, tybalt, kent, edmund, edgar, othello. the list goes on and on…

happy name hunting. Please don’t name him killer. there’s too many of those running around.

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**Author:** ![AitaEskual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@AitaEskual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AitaEskual)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2000, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-dog/18838/42 "2000-05-09T01:20:39Z")

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Is Fergie just too obvious?

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**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2000, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-dog/18838/43 "2000-05-09T01:52:24Z")

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My favorite dog name is Bob. I feel it’s perfect.

[hyjack]On a totally different topic, as soon as I grow up and get a house, I want a Pug. And I want to name it Weenie. First person to get the connection gets a pat on the back. [/hyjack]

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**Author:** ![Girlbysea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Girlbysea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlbysea)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2000, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-dog/18838/44 "2000-05-09T03:10:22Z")

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I have a friend that named their dog… D.O.G.  
sounds like DDDEEE OOOO GGGG… I love that. But what do I know?? I named my love birds, George and Mary…

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**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2000, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-dog/18838/45 "2000-05-09T03:34:18Z")

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megaroo: I know a Chase too.

Canthearya: “Pudding”?

Occam: It’s Nacho dog and I think the little mutt’s glad your not giving it a name.

How about:

Maximus

Einstein

Dog

Larry

Charles

Diana

Quequeg (Scully’s mutt’s name, that guy in Moby Dick)

(some unpronounceable Polish name. Of course you’ll have practice so you’ll be able to pronounce it, just not anyone else)

Cleopatra

Mark Antony

Clark Kent

Wilson

Jeffrey

etc (no really, et cetera)

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