Puppy-naming thread #16860953
May 22, 2018 9:10 PM Subscribe
I just brought home the cutest puppy and he needs a new name! He came with the name Maximus, but I have a friend named Max and that would be weird. I like 2-syllable smart people names, or names with nicknames that can be 2-syllables. The short list right now includes Ollie (short for Olivander), or Magnus, but I bet MetaFilter can do better!
Adorable!! He looks like a Felix to me.
posted by velveeta underground at 9:13 PM on May 22, 2018 [4 favorites]
posted by velveeta underground at 9:13 PM on May 22, 2018 [4 favorites]
Mortimer
posted by Homo neanderthalensis at 9:13 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Homo neanderthalensis at 9:13 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
That's a Eugene if I've ever seen one.
posted by haruspicina at 9:20 PM on May 22, 2018
posted by haruspicina at 9:20 PM on May 22, 2018
Roadie
posted by arnicae at 9:21 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by arnicae at 9:21 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
Best answer: With those ears? Doppler!
posted by lieber hair at 9:23 PM on May 22, 2018 [19 favorites]
posted by lieber hair at 9:23 PM on May 22, 2018 [19 favorites]
Something with an "or" in it. Mortimer (good call h. neanderthalensis), Gordon, Corky, Horace, Norman, Torrence, Yorick, Lorne. Formosus. Bort.
posted by wreckingball at 9:29 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by wreckingball at 9:29 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
Einstein.
posted by Squeak Attack at 9:31 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Squeak Attack at 9:31 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
Sagittarius / Sage or Diogenes.
posted by benzenedream at 9:36 PM on May 22, 2018
posted by benzenedream at 9:36 PM on May 22, 2018
Copernicus/Cappy
posted by macrowave at 9:39 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by macrowave at 9:39 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
Watson.
posted by Bella Donna at 9:52 PM on May 22, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Bella Donna at 9:52 PM on May 22, 2018 [3 favorites]
It’s not what you asked for but when a I looked at his pic I said “Hi Clyde”.
posted by Iteki at 9:53 PM on May 22, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Iteki at 9:53 PM on May 22, 2018 [3 favorites]
Winslow
posted by Going To Maine at 10:09 PM on May 22, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by Going To Maine at 10:09 PM on May 22, 2018 [2 favorites]
That's a Buster if I ever saw one.
posted by rtha at 10:16 PM on May 22, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by rtha at 10:16 PM on May 22, 2018 [2 favorites]
Arthur
(And congrats on your adorable new dog!)
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 10:46 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
(And congrats on your adorable new dog!)
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 10:46 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
Ernest.
posted by vegartanipla at 11:13 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by vegartanipla at 11:13 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
The ears make me think "Radar", but that might be a bit on-the nose. :3
posted by Aleyn at 12:00 AM on May 23, 2018 [6 favorites]
posted by Aleyn at 12:00 AM on May 23, 2018 [6 favorites]
Elwin or Elton
posted by sciencegeek at 12:28 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by sciencegeek at 12:28 AM on May 23, 2018
Slavoj
posted by flabdablet at 12:40 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by flabdablet at 12:40 AM on May 23, 2018
Best answer: Corporal Walter Eugene O’Reilly, best known as Radar O'Reilly.
posted by TrishaU at 1:20 AM on May 23, 2018 [9 favorites]
posted by TrishaU at 1:20 AM on May 23, 2018 [9 favorites]
He is absolutely adorabubble and deserves only the best: Gromit.
posted by humph at 1:56 AM on May 23, 2018 [4 favorites]
posted by humph at 1:56 AM on May 23, 2018 [4 favorites]
Your puppy's name is Herbert Haringey, or Harry, Herby, Herb, Unky Herb, Herbster, Harroo, Higbert, Sir Herbert Bofflington Haringey, etc. Please bring him to me for petting.
posted by humuhumu at 1:57 AM on May 23, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by humuhumu at 1:57 AM on May 23, 2018 [1 favorite]
Dog lovers should note that if you click on each picture in OP's link, you get mini videos of Gromit, not just stills! Yay!
posted by humph at 2:00 AM on May 23, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by humph at 2:00 AM on May 23, 2018 [2 favorites]
Terence!
posted by mydonkeybenjamin at 2:20 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by mydonkeybenjamin at 2:20 AM on May 23, 2018
Edison
Although I love the Radar O'Reilly suggestion above!
posted by LaBellaStella at 3:30 AM on May 23, 2018
Although I love the Radar O'Reilly suggestion above!
posted by LaBellaStella at 3:30 AM on May 23, 2018
Thirding Radar. Or Pablo or Gustav. (I just love his huuumph in video three!! So cute).
posted by perrouno at 4:24 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by perrouno at 4:24 AM on May 23, 2018
I like Ollie, but OMG those mismatched ears
posted by Faint of Butt at 4:40 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by Faint of Butt at 4:40 AM on May 23, 2018
Not a "smart-person name", but if he's a scamp at all I'd call him Jester.
posted by achrise at 5:22 AM on May 23, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by achrise at 5:22 AM on May 23, 2018 [1 favorite]
Another vote for Mortimer. Morty for short.
posted by TestamentToGrace at 5:24 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by TestamentToGrace at 5:24 AM on May 23, 2018
I vote for Ollie, because I knew a wonderful dog named Ollie.
posted by amarynth at 6:05 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by amarynth at 6:05 AM on May 23, 2018
Ollie is a great name! But my neighbors' dogs are Rupert and Desmond, in case you need a few more possibilities.
posted by moonmilk at 7:14 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by moonmilk at 7:14 AM on May 23, 2018
I gotta agree with Arthur.
posted by fingersandtoes at 7:15 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by fingersandtoes at 7:15 AM on May 23, 2018
n'thing Radar!
posted by esoterrica at 8:39 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by esoterrica at 8:39 AM on May 23, 2018
Best answer: With those ears (those EARS!), I'm digging on Radar.
posted by dlugoczaj at 9:24 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by dlugoczaj at 9:24 AM on May 23, 2018
Looked at excellent pupper and immediately said.to myself, "Self, that right there is an Oliver if you ever saw one."
posted by Hermione Granger at 9:25 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by Hermione Granger at 9:25 AM on May 23, 2018
Also inspiEARed by his anatomy: YODA. Also because he looks like a wise little fellow.
posted by stillmoving at 9:55 AM on May 23, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by stillmoving at 9:55 AM on May 23, 2018 [2 favorites]
Dee-oh-jee. A neighbour called their dog that - just sounding out the letters for 'dog'
posted by Enid Lareg at 10:18 AM on May 23, 2018
posted by Enid Lareg at 10:18 AM on May 23, 2018
In all honesty, I would just name that amazing dog Ears. Probably because when I see a doggy like that I have the tendency to yell, “EARS!!”
posted by functionequalsform at 1:05 PM on May 23, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by functionequalsform at 1:05 PM on May 23, 2018 [1 favorite]
Hugo
posted by to recite so charmingly at 2:45 PM on May 23, 2018
posted by to recite so charmingly at 2:45 PM on May 23, 2018
Response by poster: Thank you for all of your kind suggestions. I’ve actually named him Gatsby, and it seems to have stuck. He perks his (giant) ears up for it, anyway.
posted by Weeping_angel at 3:35 PM on May 23, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by Weeping_angel at 3:35 PM on May 23, 2018 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: I did love Doppler and Radar, though. If I gave dogs non-people names, I would have totally gone with one of those.
posted by Weeping_angel at 3:36 PM on May 23, 2018
posted by Weeping_angel at 3:36 PM on May 23, 2018
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