Where does your dog’s name come from?

Where does your dog’s name come from?

Ty was the name he had when i adopted him from rescue and Kaos is called Kaos coz he is complete Chaos we just thought we would add the K instead of the CH to be different!

Dempsey's kennel name is Frachadem Thrilla in Manila, the 'Thrilla in Manila' bit being named after a fight between Mohammed Ali & ? Can't remember the other one. Dempsey came to mind as Jack Dempsey was also a heavyweight boxer. And the name seemed to suit him.

Shoei is named after my helmet (poor dog........ ).

My mum got a german shep 2 weeks before i was born and we had him until I was nearly 16. He had bright blue eyes so my mum named him blue.
So when I rescued my irish blue staff a month ago, I thought there is only 1 name for him.

When we were active in showing our American Bulldogs we named them all after bottles of French wine. Then it grew into just being named after other drinks, and our favorite TV shows. We have BRDX' Two Buck Chuck, call name Hodgins (after a character on the TV show Bones) and then BRDX' Fringe Martini, call name Olive after the garnish to the drink and the character Olivia on the TV show Fringe. Quirky, yes but fun.

mate named him after his 501,s,luv him so much,my best friend above any human,when i lived on my own he used to snuggle up in bed with me,a true friend non conditional.

my youngest daughter come up with name memphis blue which we liked only to find out after six weeks hols it was the name of her school friends blue staff which sadly had to be put to sleep so she says it her tribute to his dog as he misses him terrible(owwwww)she so thoughtfull

lol can't beat kids.....nice thought and she is good...... cos it does suit him

Nitro Havoc was actually named after WCW Nitro and the ppv at the time Halloween Havoc(i got him on Oct) but the name suited him so well, Harley name just popped into my head when the breeder told me she needed a name for his papers(it wasn't on my list of names that i liked)so it had to be Harley Nitro Havoc(in memory of my other boy Nitro)

amigo got his name because its spanish for friend they do say afterall a dog is a mans best friend

we bought shady when he was 7 month old so thought it would be best to keep his name as shady and dakota just seemed right for wee dakota ,

It was her name before I rescued her, Missy certainly isn't my fav so we call her Moo. My first was great, she was Scrumpy, my fav cider!!

janey

I always said if I got a boy it would be sam after sambuca

janey you must have alcohol in tyour blood

bigwazza wrote:janey you must have alcohol in tyour blood

Well, that's much better than having pure blood - takes all the stress out of life.............

i think there is a few of us on here that it should be got blood in there alcohol lol

I have blood in my alcohol system!

what is this blood substance?
oh how the other half live

Toro - was easy

First I think that I give finnish name for pup, but I wanted some "international" name. What name would discriple red staffy male...
I also love latin names and language so it was easy to search name from there.

My first name candidates was Perro (Dog), Loco (Mad). I also thinked to finnish names with twist like Haba (muscle), Nero (Wise) with 2 dogs they would be habanero haha - maybe not so funny

Too long thinking get me to the point when I just had to decide. Well when I got to know the history of Staffordshire BULL terrier, the BULL was the most descriptive name for staffy i thinked.

So now my boy is Toro (Bull) and his name matches his character so good.

Loki is named after the god of mischief, which suits him perfectly

good one sharkey i think all staffs should have it for there middle name

Agreed!

bigwazza wrote:good one sharkey i think all staffs should have it for there middle name

Haha yea.....either that or Kaos!!

Dizzy got her name because 5 minutes after we got her home I said 'This bloody puppy is making me dizzy', and it just kind of clicked but I think it really suits her. Taz was called Taz when we got him and as he was already 13 i didn't think it was fair to change his name.

stich,s name come from the cartoon lelo and stich,cos my daughter loved it,and then when i got lelo it become lelo and stich... and iv still never seen any one with their names....
wich i like....

Pingu was named after a cartoon- Pingu, a play-dough animation TV show that I watched everyday when I was little. My mum accidentally saw the children's TV show, Pingu and remembered it. Loved the name, and now that is his name, Pingu.
Saffy, born in September 10th, 1 day after my mum's B-day, Sapphire being September's birth stone, Saffy was a short version of Sapphire because we knew we wouldn't call her a long name.... too lazy to say a long name. So Saffy it was.

Well we were going to call him milo but............ when we moved here a year ago, my hubby who is diabetic had a hypo and of all places to have one was outside and all the children round our area saw it. After that they keep winding my children up by singing low low low and how low can steve go, well my children about 5 years ago nearly lost their dad and when the kids were teasing them it brings back all the bad memories of that occasion. So knowing how childish the kids are round here we changed his name to bruno so the kids wouldn't start up again teasing my children.

And that's the story how he got his name.

..named after Jethro Tull !!!

Hollie's name before I got her was Dolce, but I named her Hollie because;

The ancient Celts would bring holly into their homes for their bright, cheerful disposition. They were also considered a symbol of good luck.

Just as the oak attracts lightning, holly repels lightning. It was often planted around homes for protection from lightning, and for this reason it is viewed as a symbol for protection.

And I got her on the 18th December so very close to Christmas time

Marian wrote:Shoei is named after my helmet (poor dog........ ).

haha poor dog lol, but then my last staffie was called Rossi

I was going to call her Tallula but Lola comes from the actress Gina Lollobrigida, the Lollo bit but just spelt differently.

Bruno311210 wrote:Well we were going to call him milo but............ when we moved here a year ago, my hubby who is diabetic had a hypo and of all places to have one was outside and all the children round our area saw it. After that they keep winding my children up by singing low low low and how low can steve go, well my children about 5 years ago nearly lost their dad and when the kids were teasing them it brings back all the bad memories of that occasion. So knowing how childish the kids are round here we changed his name to bruno so the kids wouldn't start up again teasing my children.

And that's the story how he got his name.

kids can be so cruel.

Connor named Milly after a girl he fancied bet she was thrilled

kids can be so cruel.



Yes kids can very cruel

Harvey comes from the advert on tv with the awesome little jack russel called harvey, i think it's to advertise 'tv advertising'

Bruno311210 wrote:
kids can be so cruel.



Yes kids can very cruel

they sure can.

My grandfather died January 31 of this year and after his funeral I had a dream in which he named a dog Saxon. When I got Saxon, I thought I should give him the name my grandfather chose.

Tank, was my boyfriends idea. Suited him and his muscles!

CatStina wrote:My grandfather died January 31 of this year and after his funeral I had a dream in which he named a dog Saxon. When I got Saxon, I thought I should give him the name my grandfather chose.

That's a lovely story!

Ripley is named after Sigourney Weavers character in Aliens. Although I do tend to call her Rips or Ripples lol

Holly came at christmas time and we had a holly wreath that she dragged around the house so holly it was
My hubby was born in wigan and supported wigan athletic fc a new player joined and was my hubbys favourite player Nathan Ellington his nickname The duke so thats what name was picked for duke

Marian wrote:Shoei is named after my helmet (poor dog........ ).

thats too funny ,
should have called him arai. my two dogs are named after franki keely , ex superbike champ , so ive got franki and keely ...lol

Ty is short for Tyson which is what his name was before I rehomed him at 14 weeks. There are alot of Tysons by mine so I thought I would shorten it to be different.

Chase is named after Chase and status. Love their music, Been to see em live 3 times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpFfM_dili4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwD1vQ_Gw2A

Woody was named completely randomly after meeting him after i searched dogs names on the internet it seemed to suit him - however i didnt know how much it would suit him as he now has a love(read chew) of all things made of wood!

nicolalouises wrote:Woody was named completely randomly after meeting him after i searched dogs names on the internet it seemed to suit him - however i didnt know how much it would suit him as he now has a love(read chew) of all things made of wood!

I did wonder if he was named after Woody from The Bay City Rollers!! ..swoon...

speaking of wood.... one night Jethro ( when he was alot younger ) chewed through our jarrah step leading into our kitchen.... boy oh boy Jethro doesn't realize how lucky he is to be alive after that episode! I did some serious grovelling ( and crying ) that night to Tony!

sorry bay city rollers - way before my time!!!!most people think itsafter the toy story character but when they find out i havent got kids they change their minds!! ooh jethro was skating on thin ice!!!

nicolalouises wrote:sorry bay city rollers - way before my time!!!!most people think itsafter the toy story character but when they find out i havent got kids they change their minds!! ooh jethro was skating on thin ice!!!

I never thought of that! Probably cause I don't have kids x

yes Jethro was a home wrecker when he was younger... he shredded..chewed... destroyed all in his path..wish I would have known about crates then !!