# Need a good name for my pitbull puppy. Any suggestions? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 30, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198 "2008-12-30T10:55:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/21 "2008-12-31T16:34:55Z")
Sid, as in Sid Vicious. Or Spike, if you are a Buffy fan. Beast or Monster are good all around dog names. Master Blaster. Chief. ---
**Author:** ![Barrels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@Barrels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrels)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/22 "2008-12-31T16:36:15Z")
> [@brownie55](#): > > Patton works for me, yeah, Patton the Pit. Pallin? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/23 "2008-12-31T18:03:55Z")
Punkin’? ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/24 "2008-12-31T18:48:19Z")
Cannibal. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/25 "2008-12-31T19:29:13Z")
**Bubbles**. I love fussy little dogs with scary names and big scary dogs with innocuous names. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/26 "2008-12-31T19:46:35Z")
Armageddon ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/27 "2008-12-31T19:52:08Z")
Ferdinand? ---
**Author:** ![discodancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@discodancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discodancer)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/28 "2008-12-31T20:01:11Z")
Dr. Death? Maurice? Claude? ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/29 "2008-12-31T20:18:56Z")
Mauler? 🙂 I keed. I keed. Mostly. ---
**Author:** ![Jettboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/30 "2008-12-31T20:37:20Z")
Bob. Maybe Dave. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/31 "2008-12-31T20:44:44Z")
Conan the Motherfuckin’ Barbarian. Conn, for short. ---
**Author:** ![rayray5884](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@rayray5884](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayray5884)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/32 "2008-12-31T22:09:48Z")
Now I won’t say that these have any significance to pit bulls or any fancy historical references but as a volunteer for a pit bull rescue I can share the following names we’ve used over the years. Addante (Dante for short), Bucket, Capri, Chance, Faith, Paige, Holly, Jake, Jamie, Jill, Marci, Maya, Nova, Payton (Chicago Bears names were used for a while), Rascal, Reddick, Roxie, Saki, Sal, Sophia, Spanky, Sweetness, Sweatpea, Wiggles Maybe that will give you some ideas! ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/33 "2008-12-31T23:03:26Z")
I have changed my mind and now think the dog should be named “Sweatpea.” Or just “Sweaty.” ---
**Author:** ![samm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@samm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samm)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/34 "2008-12-31T23:15:13Z")
Sweaty? ---
**Author:** ![jweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jweb)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/35 "2009-01-01T20:06:13Z")
A former roommate of mine had an English Bulldog named Moses. A friend of his, for some reason, though Moses looked like Winston Churchill. So if it was me, I’d consider either Moses or Winston. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/36 "2009-01-01T23:01:16Z")
Spanky. That’s the name I felt when I saw the photo. ---
**Author:** ![bare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bare/32/471_2.png) [@bare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bare)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198/37 "2009-01-02T02:10:40Z")
Law suit? If you say it really fast you might be able to pawn it off as Lao Tsu. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198.md?page=1)