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Crowdsourcing a Dog Name

naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
edited January 2015 in Help / Advice Forum
Heya, y'all. I'm adopting a dog this week, and I'm having a little trouble thinking of a good name.

She's a year old, and her current name is dumb as hell, so once I complete the process of adopting her from her rescue organization, I intend to rename her. (I look at dog names as being more for the human than the dog, just for the record.)

Facts:
  • She is a "chug" (half pug, half chihuahua)
  • I don't really care about "gender-appropriate" names
  • She takes after the chihuahua side, size-wise, and weighs less than 10lbs
  • I like both ironic names, and names that are fitting (e.g. "Titan", "Daisy", etc)
  • I sometimes enjoy long, silly names (possibly involving titles)

Current Name Ideas:
(Not all mine.)
  • Minerva
  • Colossus
  • Thanos (suggested by @Usagi‌)

Oh, and here is the obligatory picture:
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  • NocrenNocren Lt Futz, Back in Action North CarolinaRegistered User regular
    Miss Miraposa Da-gou, the Third.
    from my understanding this means "butterfly" in Spanish followed by "big dog" in Chinese.

    How's her temperament?

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    If you really want to be a jerk, name her Thanatos and just then her BRETT BRETT BRETT BRETT BRETT

  • EncEnc A Fool with Compassion Pronouns: He, Him, HisRegistered User regular
    Her Colossal Ear-Floppiness, Duchess Minerva Thanos Houndsley (of the Barsksdale Houndsleys)

  • JebusUDJebusUD Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    Cotswold

    Cheddar

    Swiss

    Gorgonzola

    (Cheese names always work for animals.)

    and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
    but they're listening to every word I say
  • SiskaSiska Shorty Registered User regular
    edited January 2015
    Xanna the Pirate Princess. Pronounced Sanna. She will really be able to pull off those handkerchief bandana/sashes with that name.

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  • HollerHoller Registered User regular
    edited June 2016
    -

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  • EncEnc A Fool with Compassion Pronouns: He, Him, HisRegistered User regular
    Alternatively: name her "french fries" because you cannot say it without smiling.

  • Jean Claude Van CalmJean Claude Van Calm 'sup? Awesome Possum.Registered User regular
    Who would name a dog "dumb as hell"?

    This dog is clearly a ruby.

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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    I love human names for pets.

    That's Jillian.

    I am in the business of saving lives.
  • Iceman.USAFIceman.USAF Major East CoastRegistered User regular
    My wife says "Ginger"

    I say Annarchy

  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    Iceman.USAF wrote: »
    My wife says "Ginger"

    So she thinks dogs don't have souls?

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  • FreiFrei A French Prometheus Unbound DeadwoodRegistered User regular
    Barkspawn

    Boo Radley

    George Clooney

    Are you the magic man?
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    Chairman Meow

  • FiggyFiggy Fighter of the night man Champion of the sunRegistered User regular
    Linda

    XBL : Figment3 · SteamID : Figment
  • MorblitzMorblitz Registered User regular
    Barkly.
    Bigsby.

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  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    Tenderloin McGee

  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    Grimblewack

    Euphrates

    Wiff-Waff

    Drillerphant

    Doglet

    Deefa

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • RadiationRadiation Registered User regular
    I usually always suggest Laika, for reasons...


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  • chromdomchromdom Who? Where?Registered User regular
    I always like booze names for dogs.
    She looks like a Shiraz to me. Or Syrah, whatever.

  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    Medic

  • chromdomchromdom Who? Where?Registered User regular
    Lady Syrah Montblanc III

  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    Bubba

  • naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    There are some great suggestions in here.

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  • Psychotic OnePsychotic One The Lord of No Pants Parts UnknownRegistered User regular
    Citizen Yips
    and for some reason the term Chug makes me want to suggest the name Chumbawumba for no reason other than it sounds funny

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  • InxInx Registered User regular
    name her Gatorade

    i'm not holding a gatorade right now i swear

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  • MuddypawsMuddypaws Lactodorum, UKRegistered User regular
    With the guitar coming out of her head I'd call her Melody.

  • BouwsTBouwsT Wanna come to a super soft birthday party? Registered User regular
    Chau Zedong, AKA: Chairman Chau

    Between you and me, Peggy, I smoked this Juul and it did UNTHINKABLE things to my mind and body...
  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    That dog is obviously a Ragnarok. Maybe you could go with Apocalypse, but I think Norse words are cooler.

    Alternatively...Yun Fat. She's already got the Chow...

  • lewsivlewsiv Registered User regular
    She looks like an "Alice" to me.

  • BouwsTBouwsT Wanna come to a super soft birthday party? Registered User regular
    lewsiv wrote: »
    She looks like an "Alice" to me.

    Geth knows best...

    Between you and me, Peggy, I smoked this Juul and it did UNTHINKABLE things to my mind and body...
  • I ZimbraI Zimbra Worst song, played on ugliest guitar Registered User regular
    Agatha Q Puppington

  • ArtereisArtereis Registered User regular
    She looks like a Gozer.

  • DaMoonRulzDaMoonRulz Mare ImbriumRegistered User regular
    I suggest Luna, for no particular reason

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  • MayabirdMayabird Pecking at the keyboardRegistered User regular
    Whatever you decide, stick a title on her name.

  • ReznikReznik Registered User regular
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock

    or "Connie" for short.

    Do... Re.... Mi... Ti... La...
    Do... Re... Mi... So... Fa.... Do... Re.... Do...
    Forget it...
  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    Schmuckers

    Oh brilliant
  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    Dark Raven X wrote: »
    Schmuckers
    With a name like that, she'd have to be good.

  • InxInx Registered User regular
    Whatever you name her, you have to tell us what you went with!

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    Mayabird wrote: »
    Whatever you decide, stick a title on her name.
    Like "Chairman!"

  • chromdomchromdom Who? Where?Registered User regular
    edited January 2015
    I just had another booze name idea ('cause I'm obsessed with my own brilliance, screw the rest of you and your good ideas):
    Prosecco.
    Still want a title? Countess Prosecco de Bellini

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