Is this the first Name My Dog of 2023?
January 16, 2023 4:07 PM Subscribe
We adopted a wonderful male dog yesterday but still trying to find the right name for him. Time to name that dog!
Dog tax here. The rescue listed him as a Fox Terrier mix, but he could be anything. He's 2-3 years old, about 13lb, but leggy-- maybe he's mixed with a Jack Russell and a whippet? He's got splotchy fur on his back and a few neat white splashes, very foxlike and athletic.
We are toying with naming him Laszlo (inspired by Matt Berry's character in What We Do in the Shadows), but still trying to come up with other possible names. We aren't super big on common human names typically but open to suggestions if he resembles something to you! We were trying to think of possible names based on some of our interests: food, astronomy, physics, British comedies, anime, art supplies, colors, history, birds, mythology (our last dog was named Leviathan), muppets, or possibly a word from a foreign language like Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian or Japanese. Or else maybe something that reminds you of speed, foxiness, or his coloration.
A couple of the kinds of names that were early contenders if that helps spark your ideas:
Justy, Sparks, Kermit, Hoshi, Lark, Cyan, Ricochet, Denji, Kirby, Goose, Aero, Edmund, Pinto, Typo, Orzo, Satsuma.
Thanks in advance!!
Dog tax here. The rescue listed him as a Fox Terrier mix, but he could be anything. He's 2-3 years old, about 13lb, but leggy-- maybe he's mixed with a Jack Russell and a whippet? He's got splotchy fur on his back and a few neat white splashes, very foxlike and athletic.
We are toying with naming him Laszlo (inspired by Matt Berry's character in What We Do in the Shadows), but still trying to come up with other possible names. We aren't super big on common human names typically but open to suggestions if he resembles something to you! We were trying to think of possible names based on some of our interests: food, astronomy, physics, British comedies, anime, art supplies, colors, history, birds, mythology (our last dog was named Leviathan), muppets, or possibly a word from a foreign language like Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian or Japanese. Or else maybe something that reminds you of speed, foxiness, or his coloration.
A couple of the kinds of names that were early contenders if that helps spark your ideas:
Justy, Sparks, Kermit, Hoshi, Lark, Cyan, Ricochet, Denji, Kirby, Goose, Aero, Edmund, Pinto, Typo, Orzo, Satsuma.
Thanks in advance!!
I like a two-syllable name (or easy nickname) to be able to call them more easily. And I feel this dog can carry a heavy-consonant-sound Anglo-Gaelic name like Gryphon (or Griffin), Finnegan, Lachlan(n), Dermot, Fergus, Alasdair/Alastair, Duncan, Declan.
posted by Lyn Never at 4:25 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Lyn Never at 4:25 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Felix
posted by Windopaene at 4:29 PM on January 16, 2023
posted by Windopaene at 4:29 PM on January 16, 2023
I too like Laszlo for him, but I went right to Rupert when I looked his photo with your comment in mind.
Kit would also be a nice option (short for Kitsune to pick up his foxiness, and it means cat in Ukrainian, so it can also be a silly name if desired).
posted by snaw at 4:29 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Kit would also be a nice option (short for Kitsune to pick up his foxiness, and it means cat in Ukrainian, so it can also be a silly name if desired).
posted by snaw at 4:29 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Grommit. Simply because I get a kick out of the Wallace and Grommit movies.
I like Kirby, and Henry is what first popped in my mind.
posted by annieb at 4:33 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
I like Kirby, and Henry is what first popped in my mind.
posted by annieb at 4:33 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
He looks like a Sparky to me.
posted by pangolin party at 4:36 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by pangolin party at 4:36 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
I feel like Laszlo may be the winner, but will toss out Homba (lapin for fox in Watership Down and Tod (fox in Middle English, and hence the name of the fox in many stories). Oh, also Robin, for the animated Robin Hood.
posted by the primroses were over at 4:39 PM on January 16, 2023
posted by the primroses were over at 4:39 PM on January 16, 2023
What a great dog!
Jackson, Zeke, Ozzy, Vince, Fellah
I like the British names - Rupe/Rupert, Albert/Bertie, Reg, Lennie, Cyril, Tristan
and I like Laszlo
posted by theora55 at 4:39 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Jackson, Zeke, Ozzy, Vince, Fellah
I like the British names - Rupe/Rupert, Albert/Bertie, Reg, Lennie, Cyril, Tristan
and I like Laszlo
posted by theora55 at 4:39 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Re Muppets, he's a little like Harrison Fox from Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. He also looks very dignified, like a butler named Harrison.
posted by pinochiette at 4:40 PM on January 16, 2023 [8 favorites]
posted by pinochiette at 4:40 PM on January 16, 2023 [8 favorites]
Very handsome! He looks like an Oliver/Ollie to me.
posted by mefireader at 4:43 PM on January 16, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by mefireader at 4:43 PM on January 16, 2023 [4 favorites]
I find myself leaning towards names with a -y sound at the end, though now I’m thinking Rocket or Jackson would work. I also thought Sparky, maybe Eddie. Also I feel like a weirdo for knowing this but Ed Yong has a dog named Typo - I don’t mean that as a pro or a con, just an FYI.
posted by kat518 at 4:43 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by kat518 at 4:43 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Banjo!
posted by Sassyfras at 4:50 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by Sassyfras at 4:50 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
Playing on the fox theme, Zorro is Spanish for fox and Renard is French for fox. His prominent ears also remind me of a donkey so maybe Donkey as in Shrek.
posted by statusquoante at 5:04 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by statusquoante at 5:04 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
Well, I mean, Zorro is ¨fox¨ in Spanish...
posted by bricoleur at 5:04 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by bricoleur at 5:04 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Finley - With Irish origins, Finley is a gender-neutral name meaning “fair-haired courageous one.”
posted by gudrun at 5:06 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by gudrun at 5:06 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
Pippin.
posted by snofoam at 5:12 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by snofoam at 5:12 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Copper
posted by sleepingwithcats at 5:15 PM on January 16, 2023
posted by sleepingwithcats at 5:15 PM on January 16, 2023
Pimento?
posted by latkes at 5:17 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by latkes at 5:17 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
I'm okay with all the names above, but this little guy says "Rusty" to me.
posted by SPrintF at 5:18 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by SPrintF at 5:18 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
Jammer or Kaboo
posted by unreasonable at 5:19 PM on January 16, 2023
posted by unreasonable at 5:19 PM on January 16, 2023
Filbert, because he looks like a little nut.
posted by merriment at 5:31 PM on January 16, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by merriment at 5:31 PM on January 16, 2023 [4 favorites]
Chalmsworth
Lord Snuppington
Earl of Foxnoot
posted by SaltySalticid at 5:32 PM on January 16, 2023 [4 favorites]
Lord Snuppington
Earl of Foxnoot
posted by SaltySalticid at 5:32 PM on January 16, 2023 [4 favorites]
no, no, people: that's Iggy
posted by ivanthenotsoterrible at 5:38 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by ivanthenotsoterrible at 5:38 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
My dearly departed Westie worked as a Therapy Dog for many years at the VA Medical Center. A patient there used to tell me, pretty much every time I visited, that he had had a dog named "Scrappy". I think that would be a fitting name for your new dog, but you also might choose a name similar-sounding to whatever he has been called throughout his life up to this point.
posted by DrGail at 6:05 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by DrGail at 6:05 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
He looks curious and personable, so I nominate:
Ira
(after Ira Flatow).
posted by amtho at 6:11 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Ira
(after Ira Flatow).
posted by amtho at 6:11 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Renly or Rennie, for Reynard the Fox
posted by fingersandtoes at 6:28 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by fingersandtoes at 6:28 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
My spouse and I jointly suggest: Winston, Squiggle, Cornflake.
posted by nakedmolerats at 6:33 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by nakedmolerats at 6:33 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
James Clerk Maxwell, the pioneering physicist and mathematician, had a terrier named Toby.
posted by moonmilk at 6:43 PM on January 16, 2023
posted by moonmilk at 6:43 PM on January 16, 2023
The first thing that came to mind for me was Ziggy. I also like Laszlo and Zorro.
posted by Eyelash at 6:59 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by Eyelash at 6:59 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
Doug
posted by rhymedirective at 7:11 PM on January 16, 2023
posted by rhymedirective at 7:11 PM on January 16, 2023
Tibor
posted by pseudostrabismus at 7:16 PM on January 16, 2023
posted by pseudostrabismus at 7:16 PM on January 16, 2023
Snorkel
posted by emd3737 at 7:35 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by emd3737 at 7:35 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
Astronomy? Tycho!
posted by inexorably_forward at 7:43 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by inexorably_forward at 7:43 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Linus.
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 7:57 PM on January 16, 2023
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 7:57 PM on January 16, 2023
He seems like a Brian to me.
But I also like Rocket and Fox.
posted by 10ch at 8:17 PM on January 16, 2023
But I also like Rocket and Fox.
posted by 10ch at 8:17 PM on January 16, 2023
I used science for this one. Google Lens > says he's a Rat Terrier > “You dirty rat!” > Cagney.
posted by brachiopod at 8:26 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by brachiopod at 8:26 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
Once you said Muppet names were on the table I immediately thought Beaker. This dog is a Beaker.
posted by ActionPopulated at 8:34 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by ActionPopulated at 8:34 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
Lazslo is a great name, but this pup looks a little too sweet/heroic to be named after Cravensworth.
Of your alternates, Kirby, Edmund, and Pinto jumped out at me. Seeing as you're a Muppet fan, maybe "Henson?"
I've sometimes thought it might be fun to name a dog after Perkin Warbeck, but it might be hard not to shorten that to "Perky," which isn't great.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 8:45 PM on January 16, 2023
Of your alternates, Kirby, Edmund, and Pinto jumped out at me. Seeing as you're a Muppet fan, maybe "Henson?"
I've sometimes thought it might be fun to name a dog after Perkin Warbeck, but it might be hard not to shorten that to "Perky," which isn't great.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 8:45 PM on January 16, 2023
Fritz
posted by staggernation at 9:03 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by staggernation at 9:03 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
Clem Fandango.
And then when he barks you can answer "Yes, I can hear you, Clem Fandango"
posted by Adifferentbear at 9:20 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
And then when he barks you can answer "Yes, I can hear you, Clem Fandango"
posted by Adifferentbear at 9:20 PM on January 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
Maybe the list of Soviet space dogs will inspire you. Most had feminine names, but Bobik or Ryzhik might fit. Ryzhik means "ginger," so I'd almost have a bingo in combining your interests.
posted by Comet Bug at 10:04 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Comet Bug at 10:04 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Dr. John H. Watson -- Doc, Watson, various sidekick references -- "The game is afoot, yes?"
posted by TrishaU at 11:00 PM on January 16, 2023
posted by TrishaU at 11:00 PM on January 16, 2023
Ukranian for leg/legs: Noha/Nohy
posted by erst at 11:24 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by erst at 11:24 PM on January 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Roger, which leads to all of the following, and more!
Roger Dodger
RodDogdge
Roddy
Doddy
Roge
Dodge
Dodger-boy
Etc
posted by dbmcd at 11:39 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
Roger Dodger
RodDogdge
Roddy
Doddy
Roge
Dodge
Dodger-boy
Etc
posted by dbmcd at 11:39 PM on January 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
“Scamp” is the only possibility.
posted by BostonTerrier at 6:00 AM on January 17, 2023
posted by BostonTerrier at 6:00 AM on January 17, 2023
I do like Laszlo. Otherwise, he is Zane - short, zippy, fast and to the point.
posted by maxg94 at 6:43 AM on January 17, 2023
posted by maxg94 at 6:43 AM on January 17, 2023
Laszlo is a great name, but I agree that he looks a bit friendlier than the vampire namesake.
What about Jackie Daytona, Regular Dog Bartender?
posted by doift at 1:59 PM on January 17, 2023 [4 favorites]
What about Jackie Daytona, Regular Dog Bartender?
posted by doift at 1:59 PM on January 17, 2023 [4 favorites]
What about Jackie Daytona, Regular Dog Bartender?
Jackie Dogtona?
posted by The Underpants Monster at 2:07 PM on January 17, 2023
Jackie Dogtona?
posted by The Underpants Monster at 2:07 PM on January 17, 2023
Banjo
posted by elkevelvet at 2:19 PM on January 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by elkevelvet at 2:19 PM on January 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
Jackie Daytona for me as well.
posted by ewan at 12:38 AM on January 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by ewan at 12:38 AM on January 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
I know I'm a bit late here, but he looks like an "Arlo" to me.
posted by tomjoadsghost at 12:39 PM on January 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by tomjoadsghost at 12:39 PM on January 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
Regular canine bark-tender.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 7:15 PM on January 18, 2023
posted by The Underpants Monster at 7:15 PM on January 18, 2023
I hope you'll update with the name.
posted by theora55 at 8:24 AM on January 20, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by theora55 at 8:24 AM on January 20, 2023 [1 favorite]
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Kirby is always a 100% perfect pet name. I like Laszlo too. He'd be a great Laszlo.
He looks like gorgeous pure trouble in the best way. Congrats!
posted by edencosmic at 4:19 PM on January 16, 2023 [5 favorites]