# Not-Jack Names for a One-eyed puppy..? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 10, 2002, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205 "2002-07-10T06:59:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/1 "2002-07-10T06:59:20Z")
I have a new foster puppy that I’m considering keeping. He’s a golden retriever, 10 weeks old, super sweet and cuddly, and blind in one eye, probably from being kicked in the head. (Gosh, the human race, isn’t it just sublime?) Here’s [a picture](http://stoid.com/newpuppy/fuzzyface.jpg) and here’s [another](http://stoid.com/newpuppy/contemplativebaby.jpg) and [just one more](http://stoid.com/newpuppy/babywhoosh.jpg). He’s damn cute. Names I love but cannot use for various reasons: Elvis Winston Buster Rufus I also want to avoid names with a long eee sound ending, since my girl’s name is Maggie and I wish to avoid confusion. Well… fire away! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/2 "2002-07-10T08:14:05Z")
Well, keeping with the one-eyed theme, how about “Pirate”? (I’d suggest “Blackbeard,” but considering the coloring of the dog in question, it wouldn’t be a good fit. Maybe some other, more specific pirate name would be good, though.) ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/3 "2002-07-10T10:08:57Z")
Cyclops! Chú (pronounced Koo) the Irish for hound. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/4 "2002-07-10T10:22:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cmkeller \* > \*\*Well, keeping with the one-eyed theme, how about “Pirate”? (I’d suggest “Blackbeard,” but considering the coloring of the dog in question, it wouldn’t be a good fit. Maybe some other, more specific pirate name would be good, though.) \*\* [Yellowbeard](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0086618) ---
**Author:** ![meyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@meyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meyer)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/5 "2002-07-10T10:24:30Z")
I don’t know why, but he looks like an **Eli** to me. BTW, he really is a cutie. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/6 "2002-07-10T10:29:37Z")
Chewbacca from the last pic. Then you can call him Chewie. “Here Chewie! Fetch the ball Chewie!” ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/7 "2002-07-10T10:31:11Z")
Well I guess Chewie would violate your last rule, which I somehow missed. But I still like Chewbacca for him. ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/8 "2002-07-10T10:46:15Z")
Sammy violates the “no long e” rule. Peter? Columbo? Whats that girls name on “Futureama” Leeta? ---
**Author:** ![ejrn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a6a055/32.png) [@ejrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ejrn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/9 "2002-07-10T10:50:44Z")
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed dog is **King**.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/10 "2002-07-10T10:55:50Z")
Her name was Leela, Turanga Leela. ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/11 "2002-07-10T11:44:49Z")
Graphenberg! Sorry, it’s just reflex now. Blinkie Winkie (Rules? I don’t believe in rules!) or Nod Dave Shermie Scooter Squint -Rue. (yeah, you could use “Rue” if you wanted) ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/12 "2002-07-10T12:01:56Z")
Lovely dog! Ooh I wish I could have one! ☹ How about **Nelson**? ,Bad UK-centric pun - that way he would not steal the people-snacks cos he would “see no chips”! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![QueenAl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/d26b3c/32.png) [@QueenAl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QueenAl)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/13 "2002-07-10T12:08:35Z")
Nelson is a cool suggestion. He had one eye, and it’s a good doggy name. It also reminds me of a book I loved as a kid, ‘A Dog Called Nelson.’ My suggestion is Bullseye, like the dog in _Oliver!_ ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/14 "2002-07-10T14:44:29Z")
How about “Trouser Snake?” You could call him “T.S.” for short. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/15 "2002-07-10T14:51:21Z")
Ah, now! If we’re going _there_ - call him Cloth-Eared Elephant! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/16 "2002-07-10T14:58:43Z")
You can always abbreviate Cyclops to Clops, like in Outside Providence. That is one cute little pup. He looks like he has permanent bed-head. ---
**Author:** ![Regina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@Regina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regina)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/17 "2002-07-10T15:01:03Z")
Captain Hook? (My sister named her one-eyed cat this, calls her “Hook”) ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/18 "2002-07-10T15:09:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TwistofFate \* > **Cyclops!..** My aunt has a one-eyed cat named Cyclops, she calls him Cy for short ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/19 "2002-07-10T16:06:48Z")
OOOOOOOOOOOH Stoid… If you decide NOT to keep this puppy please let me know! I have always wanted a goldie and my last doggie (a bearded collie) was born blind, so I am used to that part of it. Thanks so much! ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205/20 "2002-07-10T16:15:12Z")
Odin? Peter Falk? Sandy Duncan or Sammy Davis Junior? (OK - you’d have to call him “Duncan” or “Davis” to get around the “eeee” rule) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-jack-names-for-a-one-eyed-puppy/118205.md?page=2)