Comments on: sir chompsworthy?

Question: sir chompsworthy?

monkey!knife!fight! — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:18:21 -0800

It's name my puppy time! I brought home this little guy yesterday. He's a french bulldog pup, and although I've been calling him either Chauncey or Baxter, neither of the two seem to really fit.

My initial reaction was to give him some sort of title, like "Sir" or "Lord" and then a name, but I don't know anymore. He's snuggly and funny and wiggly and he snores like an old man. I love him...what should I call him?

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:35:56 -0800

Frank FAQ.

By: vodkaboots

vodkaboots — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:47:45 -0800

Ahn, very cute!
I've always liked straight-up human names with a little nerdy or old-fashioned twist (think Rodney, Hubert, etc), especially for a dog like yours which is a combo of mooshed-face doggy dignity (harumph!) and total silliness.

By: zeph

zeph — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:51:33 -0800

Aww, what a beautiful baby! What types of things are you into? Are you looking for people-names for him, or can they be other things, too? I always thought 'Smeagol' was a cute name for a French bulldog or a pug, or else 'Grond' if he's gonna grow up to be a stout little powerhouse ... but then again I suppose those are only apt if you really like LOTR ... If you're looking for a French word, maybe 'Corbeau' would suit (means raven, doesn't it? Good, perhaps, for a little black pooch?) ... or maybe 'Charlemagne,' King of the Francs? You could call him 'Charlie' for short ...

Well, whatever you end up calling him, he's absolutely adorable and I hope you two have many very happy years together =)

By: gregor-e

gregor-e — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:05:56 -0800

I'd call him 'Milton'.

By: Elmore

Elmore — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:08:14 -0800

He is lovely. I'd call him Arthur.

By: netbros

netbros — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:15:05 -0800

Looks like a Sarge to me (or whatever the Ukranian equivalent is).

By: netbros

netbros — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:22:18 -0800

Full name: Sargeant Lyaksandro Matviyko Mufflenuttin.

By: judith

judith — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:28:00 -0800

Arthur is great. There's a bulldog at our dog park named Mister, which suits him perfectly, so I get what you mean about a title. Maybe Duke Somethingorother? Whatever you pick, practice yelling it as if at a dog park and see how it feels - short consonant-heavy names are definitely easier for that.

By: k8t

k8t — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:31:13 -0800

Marshal something?

By: Lotto

Lotto — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:34:00 -0800

Chaucer. Or.... Giles?

By: k8t

k8t — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:34:50 -0800

Marshal Raggamuffin?
Marshal Snugglebugs?
Marshal Fluffernutter?

By: dinger

dinger — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:41:33 -0800

There's no doubt about it: Hoover. He's a spittin' image of J. Edgar.

By: dinger

dinger — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:44:08 -0800

There's another possibility: Hitchcock. When he grows up he's going to look a little like Alfred.

By: pushing paper and bottoming chairs

pushing paper and bottoming chairs — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:45:41 -0800

I've always been partial to Eustace--or Boomer.

By: Bromius

Bromius — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:52:22 -0800

Lord Bullingdon

By: miss tea

miss tea — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:53:38 -0800

I totally second Giles.

He is so cute! Congrats!

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:01:50 -0800

Admiral Chauncey Barkington
Sir Cholmondeley (Chumley) Von Woof
"The Marshall"
Stovepipe Baxter
Major Winston Hoover of the 34th Barking Highlanders (Ret)

By: jacalata

jacalata — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:03:07 -0800

I'd call him Dog.

By: monkey!knife!fight!

monkey!knife!fight! — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:11:48 -0800

Wow, these are fantastic, thanks! So far there has been a positive reaction (from his lordship) to Arthur, but keep 'em coming! I've also decided most likely, his last name will have to be Von Woof...unless he's Admiral Chauncey Barkington.

Part of me would love to call him Giles, but then he'd likely just want to move near the hellmouth and end up getting me in all sorts of trouble.

And I was calling him Boomer earlier today - he just sort of rolled hid ginormous eyes at me. Picky!

You guys rule, thanks - I'm throwing out every suggestion to him, and I'll let you know what sticks.

By: brautigan

brautigan — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:12:44 -0800

Looks like a Brautigan to me!

By: ersatzkat

ersatzkat — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:22:35 -0800

Faust

By: Lotto

Lotto — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:24:06 -0800

Rupert? It's Giles-y, but less so than Giles!

By: beachhead2

beachhead2 — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:26:25 -0800

Stanley. Love people names on dogs.

By: jimbotex

jimbotex — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:35:38 -0800

Hank, the PBR of names.

By: beccyjoe

beccyjoe — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:36:05 -0800

what about governor / "guv"

By: FelliniBlank

FelliniBlank — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:39:47 -0800

Cosmo.

By: mundy

mundy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:45:24 -0800

Marcel? Gunga? Festus? J.R.?

By: farishta

farishta — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:01:14 -0800

We've nicknamed my English bulldog, originally named Riley, such names as 'Riles,' 'Riles M'Guiles,' and, eventually, 'Chubbles McDubbles.' Now, at age 9, he's called Chubbles more often than Riley... so I think Chubbles is a great bulldog name.

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:11:48 -0800

We're also in favour of people names for pets. Some ideas:

"Alan", my wife has always wanted to call her dog Alan.
You could call him "7" in homage to George Costanza.
"Muttley"....do something!
Our neighbour has cats named "Adrian" and "Emil"

Of the other suggestions so far, I like "Hoover".

By: mccxxiii

mccxxiii — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:14:08 -0800

I want to CRY about how cute that dog is!!

He looks like a Virgil to me.

Good luck!

By: Kangaroo

Kangaroo — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:19:51 -0800

Looks like "Buster" to me.

By: ceri richard

ceri richard — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:38:58 -0800

He fits in the sink!

I know he's a French bulldog but the ~~first~~ only name that comes to mind is Churchilll. Then again, who cares what he's called when he's as CUTE as that!

By: penguinliz

penguinliz — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:39:02 -0800

I think he looks like a Cecil, or possibly a Humphrey.

By: bunnytricks

bunnytricks — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:47:06 -0800

Reichsfurher Snootsnout J Slobgoblin.

By: macadamiaranch

macadamiaranch — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:50:05 -0800

My husband's grandfather has named all of the dogs he's ever had Sam. "That's what you call a dog," he says. So there's that.

I think your little guy looks like a Chumley or a Bubba. You can spruce those up with Sir Chumminsworth or Archduke Bubbins, I suppose.

By: gesamtkunstwerk

gesamtkunstwerk — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:29:04 -0800

I like the name Churchill. And no, I'm not an anglophile. It's just a great name. (Winston is too, but it doesn't really seem to suit him).

By: thinkingwoman

thinkingwoman — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:30:20 -0800

how adorable! i third giles and second sarge.

alternatively: aloysius (you could call him al for short), barkley, chester, ivan, jack, jake, jim, marcus, or alfred.

i am also a fan of totally pedestrian human names for pets, like mike, kevin, bruce, steve, etc.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:37:21 -0800

Doctor (and Doc).

By: dinger

dinger — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:57:20 -0800

Napolean. (Can you picture the little hat?)

By: SuperSquirrel

SuperSquirrel — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:07:49 -0800

Jowly McJowlerson there is definitely a Hoover or a Sir Winston Churchill.

By: aheckler

aheckler — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:21:58 -0800

"Mister President"

By: saucy

saucy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:22:59 -0800

We had an English Bull dog named Sir Beauregard, but we called him Bo. We also had a Winston :)

By: KAS

KAS — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:24:21 -0800

I am in love.

Like lost the power of name-thinking-up in love.

By: Flunkie

Flunkie — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:32:13 -0800

Little Lord Fauntlerarf

By: lilac girl

lilac girl — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:41:24 -0800

He looks like an Alfred von Woof to me. Because serious first name + silly last name = hilarious.

And he's totally adorable! I literally squealed.

By: kscottz

kscottz — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:48:19 -0800

I would go for a traditional hyphenated French name like Sébastien-Audrey Maurice. You could conveniently abbreviate it as S.A.M.

On the English names don't forget to add the location. For example Duke Edgar Chumsworthy of Stafordshire-on-Chitchesster

By: Work to Live

Work to Live — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:59:09 -0800

Gotta nth Hoover for that little guy. Not crazy about either of his predecessors (Humphrey or J. Edgar) but on the bright side, if he's anything like the other Frenchies I know, he'll probably vacuum up any kind of food that finds its way to the floor.

Let us know what you decide -- and congrats. Frenchies are adorable and not always that easy to come by.

By: Work to Live

Work to Live — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:00:17 -0800

Humphrey? Err... Herbert. Fingers type faster than brain thinks sometimes.

By: onepapertiger

onepapertiger — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:00:53 -0800

Lord Waldorf!!!

By: mumkin

mumkin — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:07:40 -0800

I agree with all the Anglophilia. French Bulldog, or no, that face bespeaks Albion.

If you want to call him "Chumley," which I agree is a fine name, you should know that properly it's spelled Cholmondeley for extra awesomeness points.

If you give him a military title, I suggest tacking-on a knighthood one as well. Thus "Admiral Sir Winston Chompsworth." Pick a last name that's good on it's own, though, so that for gruff, chummy occasions he can be referred to simply as "Chompsworth" and still convey a whiff of the peerage with it.

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:14:18 -0800

I'd name him Lemmy.

By: essexjan

essexjan — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:31:17 -0800

Brigadier Bullimore Barkington.

*head asplods from teh kyoot*

By: 6:1

6:1 — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:36:25 -0800

Churchill.

By: Dizzy

Dizzy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:38:41 -0800

Wedge.

By: 6:1

6:1 — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:45:16 -0800

Or even "Winston".

By: okbye

okbye — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:50:22 -0800

Pancake

By: wayward vagabond

wayward vagabond — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:01:20 -0800

nthing Churchill.

By: dawson

dawson — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:08:48 -0800

To me, with due respect, Churchill is passé now, sort of like naming a cat Elvis. I second Hank, for Hank Williams Sr. That's just a very bad ass name for a bad ass, but adorable dog. That or Frank (after Sinatra) or Dude.

By: Pallas Athena

Pallas Athena — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:48:06 -0800

I think Arthur suits him fine.

By: Evangeline

Evangeline — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:12:15 -0800

Rufus.

By: kxr

kxr — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:30:12 -0800

Do remember that, sooner or later, you will have to holler your dog's name after he has set off across the park/beach/neighbourhood/whatever... When you're distressed by the fact that your pooch is apparently making some sort of a bid for freedom is the last moment you want to be dealing with the humiliating stares of strangers as you yell "Sergeant SNUUUGGLEMUUUUUUFFFFIIIINNNN" at the top of your lungs.

That said, "Chauncey" rocks.

By: rhizome

rhizome — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:41:17 -0800

Colonel Randy H. Franklin III (Ret.)
Barnaby Wigglesnort
Sir Fred Garvin

Endless possibilities!

By: bettafish

bettafish — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:02:54 -0800

I just gotta nth robocop's "Major Winston Hoover of the 34th Barking Highlanders (Ret)." That's beautiful.

By: 999

999 — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:17:08 -0800

Gordon

By: Fence

Fence — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:04:17 -0800

Lord Dogfrey of Humberland

By: lemonwheel

lemonwheel — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:23:48 -0800

I think Franklin (Frank for short, of course) is an ideal dog name.

By: LiveLurker

LiveLurker — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:46:06 -0800

I met his adorable double in my neighborhood two days ago. They call their 8 week old, Boomer, and it sure seemed to fit. This little one was trying as hard as he could to remember what they taught him in obedience class, so between jumps and barks he would sit down and look up for about five seconds. Boomer's mom was using his name quite frequently, so I agree with the earlier commenter who reminded you that you need to pick something that won't embarrass you too badly. Best of luck to you and your little guy.

By: andreap

andreap — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:34:24 -0800

Name him after American aristocracy:

Franklin
Theodore (Teddy)
Roosevelt (Rosey)

By: biscotti

biscotti — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:54:38 -0800

Smooch.

By: heavenstobetsy

heavenstobetsy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:58:33 -0800

Magnus.

By: Smalltown Girl

Smalltown Girl — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:22:50 -0800

Purvis? Gomer? Rufus? Grover? Beetlejuice? Bartleby?

By: monkey!knife!fight!

monkey!knife!fight! — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:12:21 -0800

Thank you all so much! I tried Arthur to some mixed reaction, and this morning slipped back into Chauncey, which he's seemingly reacting to, so I guess after all the fantastic suggestions and hilarity, we'll be staying with Chauncey. But...his full name will be Sir Chauncey Von Woof, although I won't be yelling that in the park, I'll save it for special occasions like vet visits and black tie affairs.

And I'll likely be calling him Cholmondeley from time to time, so it's good to know how that's actually spelled.

If he weren't snoring in my lap right now, and if he could...you know...talk, I'm sure he'd say thanks as well. Then he'd pee on your floor. That seems to be he signature move at the moment.

By: dm_nyc

dm_nyc — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:44:10 -0800

i once had a goldfish named Al Pacino. (I won him at an Italian street fair)

By: thinkpiece

thinkpiece — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:47:32 -0800

It's too late, I guess, but I like Maurice, which is French but English-y too. Also, he might turn out to have a knack for the pompitous of love!

By: hulahulagirl

hulahulagirl — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:35:21 -0800

Sir. It will sound like you're talking to someone else, which might be hilarious or annoying. But it sounds funny. Sir!

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:25:06 -0800

Awesome. I'm looking forward to pictures of him when he's old enough to grow an van dyke.