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Formendacil · 08-02-2006, 07:18 PM

I'm actually rather taken with using Hobbit lastnames as dog names. Not that I've ever named a dog, but my first brain-cast over the Legendarium yielded up...

Proudfoot.

So I got to thinking about Brandybuck, Bracegirdle, Bolger, Gamgee, Maggot, and a good number of other Hobbit surnames- and how they seem rather doggishly appropriate.

Am I nuts?

Firefoot · 08-02-2006, 08:22 PM

Maggot? Er...

I've always rather liked Strider, but the name works best for a leggier breed, I'd say. It works well for a name, too, because it's easy to say.

Some Dwarvish names might work - Thorin, Fili, Kili, or Balin would be my picks there.

I would probably stay away from most Elvish names; for one thing, a lot of them are long (you could always shorten, though, which may be a good alternative) - one or two syllables are usually best for names - and the Elvish is probably a lot closer to what your boyfriend would call "silly".

***Mister Underhill*** · 08-02-2006, 08:54 PM

Form, you'd name a dog "Maggot"? Poor thing.

EDIT: Cross-posted with Firefoot, who has similar reservations...

"Gandalf" is a good, sturdy, dignified name, one that a dog can grow into -- and it works either way: if your dog turns out to be a real dummy, then Gandalf plays ironically; if your dog is unnaturally wise (I know, a longshot, but I have known wise dogs in my time), then it's a perfect fit.

"Many are my names: Gandalf to my mommy, Big Dummy to my daddy, Hey You! to the neighbor; to the woods beyond the back yard I go not."

08-02-2006, 07:18 PM	#1
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,328	I'm actually rather taken with using Hobbit lastnames as dog names. Not that I've ever named a dog, but my first brain-cast over the Legendarium yielded up... Proudfoot. So I got to thinking about Brandybuck, Bracegirdle, Bolger, Gamgee, Maggot, and a good number of other Hobbit surnames- and how they seem rather doggishly appropriate. Am I nuts? __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

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08-02-2006, 08:22 PM	#2
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Maggot? Er... I've always rather liked Strider, but the name works best for a leggier breed, I'd say. It works well for a name, too, because it's easy to say. Some Dwarvish names might work - Thorin, Fili, Kili, or Balin would be my picks there. I would probably stay away from most Elvish names; for one thing, a lot of them are long (you could always shorten, though, which may be a good alternative) - one or two syllables are usually best for names - and the Elvish is probably a lot closer to what your boyfriend would call "silly".

08-02-2006, 08:54 PM	#3
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,744	Form, you'd name a dog "Maggot"? Poor thing. EDIT: Cross-posted with Firefoot, who has similar reservations... "Gandalf" is a good, sturdy, dignified name, one that a dog can grow into -- and it works either way: if your dog turns out to be a real dummy, then Gandalf plays ironically; if your dog is unnaturally wise (I know, a longshot, but I have known wise dogs in my time), then it's a perfect fit. "Many are my names: Gandalf to my mommy, Big Dummy to my daddy, Hey You! to the neighbor; to the woods beyond the back yard I go not."