What do you wish you'd named your dog? Were they almost named something else?

[Britster]

Anyone else keep a list of names? I kind of have a problem lol. I have a list of names in my phone, I always jot it down after I hear one that I like, etc, and hopefully one of them ends up being my next dogs name lol. I am fairly certain I know what nextdog will be, but of course things often can change!

[maggiefromnj]

My son picked Maggie. Since none of us a had a strong opinion we went with MAggie. I wish she was named princess because I always call her that and she thinks she is one!

[Verbena]

Galen was almost Dillinger. I thought he was so little give him something a little cuter. Well he is also known as Buggie the Moppet lol my DBF has a voice and everything lol

[spiritwings1202]

Pixie was perfect for her it was my first choice. I thought of tinkerbell but I didn't want to end up calling her tinkers for short. lol

[Singingtiger]

Cricket was always cricket. I had had a yorkie named Daisy that lived a short time and I thought about just keeping the name Daisy for the new puppy but everyone kept telling me I should change it. I actually came across the name Cricket scrolling through the list of girl's names from this website! Lol! I just can't help myself I have to share a recent picture of her!

[kimp5]

Jess was called "fancy" when we got her. there was no way we were calling her that so the girls decided on Jessica Emma. Jessie for short or Jess for even shorter or Deddie (because my nephew cant pronounce his j and 's

[My lil friend]

She was Mina from the start. Even the breeder started calling her Mina the last 4 or 5 days that she was there. She knew her name when I went to pick her up.
"Kings Minny Mina" means Royal-tiny-strong willed warrior.....it fits

[Lap Princess]

Lexie was Jaynee, pronounced "jin-NEE" & no way in heck was I keeping that name. Lexie just fits her to a tee, even though it's kinda common, I don't care.

[ilovejoel]

I like the names that aren't normally dog names, I've never heard another dog named Joel but I was also thinking about Chad or Zac but he looks way more like a Joel

[HerculesMama]

We named our boy Hercules. My husband wasn't too keen on getting a small dog, and would rather have had a German shepherd. He said if we got a little dog, he had to have a big dog name. He made a list, and the boys and I decided on one. His name fits him perfectly, and we get lots of laughs when we are out and people ask his name.

[dawn27]

I think picking puppy names is almost as hard as picking our children's names. Can you imagine being out in public and calling your pup to you and getting strange looks from people . . . lol

[Pookie1w]

Coco Chanel came with the name and, since I wear Chanel perfume, it suited her.

As for our new baby Sully who'll be with us soon, the name game continues. With his dark and mysterious good looks, he needs an exotic name. So far the contenders are Rico Suave, Ricardo, Javier, Alejandro. Feel free to vote on one of the names above or suggest a new one!

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Britster

I love the name Max. I know it's common, and all, but it's always been a name I've loved. My aunt has had two dogs named Max now though, and there was another Max in the family too, so it's kind of too used up in our fam for me to ever use it lol. I love that your guy is Maximo though, that's different!

So many people can't believe that I gave a little hairball such a common, un-cutesy name. Then they meet him up close and they say, "He is a Max!" lol

Tonight in the car, the boys were playing their usual barking game and I remembered the other name that we should have him: "Alvin!!!!!" from the Chipmunks.

[AmberH]

Bayleigh was Angel when her previous owner surrendered her to the shelter. But I was taking her home to foster and my cat is named Angel and my director pressured me to come up with a new name quickly so I blurted out Gremlin.

I love the name and she does look like a gremlin. No one else liked it but she was my foster so I named her. Little did I know that three days later I was going to make it official and keep her.

Like I said, no one else liked the name Gremlin so I changed it to Bayleigh. Not sure why I chose that name other than I like it. I usually put a lot more thought into a name. For the longest time I was torn between spelling it normal Bailey or weird Bayleigh. We see which one won out.

I really wish I would have kept the name Gremlin. She's my dog but I let the others talk me out of it. Guess it sounds to boyish. Oh well... Poor thing doesn't even have any nicknames. She's just Bayleigh. Or on occasion, The Baby Werewolf.

[AmberH]

Originally Posted by Britster

Anyone else keep a list of names? I kind of have a problem lol. I have a list of names in my phone, I always jot it down after I hear one that I like, etc, and hopefully one of them ends up being my next dogs name lol. I am fairly certain I know what nextdog will be, but of course things often can change!

I absolutely have a favorite names list. It includes both human and animal names. That said, I've only ever used one name off of it before - Pirate's. I have the next couple dogs' names picked out and they are coming off the list.