It’s time to... NAME! THAT! DOG!
June 20, 2020 11:36 PM   Subscribe

If all goes according to plan, we’ll be adding a member to our family next week, and we need suggestions for names!

This is the new pupper. She currently is pretty timid, but seems like she’ll be spunky once she gets settled in. She will have this weirdo for an older sister. Our current dog’s name is Penny, aka potato, frog, noodle, or muppet puppet.

We’re open to all suggestions, particularly those of the nerdy variety.
posted by bluloo to Pets & Animals (39 answers total)
 
Abby!
posted by Kitchen Witch at 11:55 PM on June 20, 2020 [2 favorites]


- peso
- six (for sixpence)
- nickel
posted by zeee at 12:00 AM on June 21, 2020 [1 favorite]


Ha’penny (or Farthing).
posted by Segundus at 12:01 AM on June 21, 2020 [2 favorites]


Nicole ;)
posted by mochapickle at 12:07 AM on June 21, 2020


Those ears. I keep thinking Fennec. Or Fanak if you like the original Arabic.
posted by bearwife at 12:38 AM on June 21, 2020 [3 favorites]


Pound (in for a penny...)
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 12:42 AM on June 21, 2020 [2 favorites]


Also: Linguine

So you could double down on the cute pasta theme with Penny/Penne/Noodle.
posted by mochapickle at 1:04 AM on June 21, 2020


Tuppence
posted by BinaryApe at 1:19 AM on June 21, 2020 [3 favorites]


Bernadette
posted by sciencegeek at 2:23 AM on June 21, 2020


The white bits on her head look like a fountain pen! You could name her after famous writers but I would call her Nib aka Nibbles :)
posted by Mizu at 2:25 AM on June 21, 2020 [1 favorite]


Ella or Jenny. Adorable dogs.
posted by Red Desk at 2:28 AM on June 21, 2020


Jammer
posted by unreasonable at 2:44 AM on June 21, 2020


We have one of these next door, called Maisie. Looks like you have another.
posted by rongorongo at 4:04 AM on June 21, 2020


Tardis
posted by VeniceGlass at 4:04 AM on June 21, 2020


Annie
posted by gt2 at 4:31 AM on June 21, 2020 [2 favorites]


Andie was the first thing that came to mind. I think Kitchen Witch, gt2, and I are onto something with a theme there.
posted by obfuscation at 4:35 AM on June 21, 2020 [1 favorite]


Cora
posted by Gray Duck at 4:47 AM on June 21, 2020


Sputnik, Spud for short, to go with your potato lol
posted by vespertinism at 5:21 AM on June 21, 2020 [1 favorite]


Daisy
posted by kokaku at 5:37 AM on June 21, 2020 [1 favorite]


Matilda
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 5:38 AM on June 21, 2020


Foxy
posted by mermayd at 6:02 AM on June 21, 2020


Penelope, aka penny.
posted by kiwi-epitome at 7:14 AM on June 21, 2020


Trillian
posted by phunniemee at 7:17 AM on June 21, 2020


Ovie
posted by Dolley at 7:53 AM on June 21, 2020


I like the currency suggestions above - Peso, the most of those already suggested. But I that she looks like a Roo - maybe Ruble or Rupee? Or Loo - for Loonie, the Canadian dollar coin.
posted by the primroses were over at 8:23 AM on June 21, 2020


Cindy
posted by jamjam at 10:00 AM on June 21, 2020


Katy.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 10:07 AM on June 21, 2020


That dog looks like a Zuko to me.
posted by DingoMutt at 12:04 PM on June 21, 2020


Epuppysterical. Ste, Ric or Cal for short.
posted by k3ninho at 3:33 PM on June 21, 2020


That dog's name is Zipline, nickname "ze plane."
posted by history is a weapon at 4:49 PM on June 21, 2020


Ruby , or Frankie , or Coco
posted by Sparky Buttons at 4:50 PM on June 21, 2020


If you want a nerdy companion to Penny then the pup is obviously named Ningi (a triangular rubber coin six thousand eight hundred miles along each side). Although she also looks like a plausible Pobble Bead.
posted by babelfish at 8:01 PM on June 21, 2020


I would call her Ada, after Ada Lovelace or Gracie, after Grace Hopper. What adorable puppers.
posted by theora55 at 8:33 PM on June 21, 2020


Penny and Nicky (short for Nickel).
posted by The Underpants Monster at 10:36 PM on June 21, 2020 [1 favorite]


In for a Penny, in for a Pounder... that's C. C. H. Pounder!
posted by TrishaU at 1:52 AM on June 22, 2020


I'm 2nding pound to go with penny because that's just too cute.

Alternatively, Gadget. (inspector gadget and penny)
posted by FirstMateKate at 8:45 AM on June 22, 2020 [2 favorites]


Those ears: Radar.
posted by SinAesthetic at 9:02 AM on June 22, 2020 [2 favorites]


Please tell us The Name you have chosen.
posted by bearwife at 12:19 AM on June 25, 2020


Response by poster: Hi everyone! These were some great suggestions, and a few of them were on the short list. We ended up going with River Tam, based on her BIG personality!
posted by bluloo at 8:00 AM on July 11, 2020 [3 favorites]


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