alligande Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 This is the young lad that I am hoping will be our next dog. We do not have a name yet, we really liked Fenway but that name was for the other pup, and it is weirdly not sitting well for either one of us to use it for this guy. If anyone has a name that would somehow represent New England, yet still make a great dog name, we are open to suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Coyote Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Oh, how cute. How about Delaware and you can call him Del. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufftie Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 um, Delaware no where near New England. there is always papi after big, babe after babe ruth or yaz after carl Yastrzemski. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald McCaig Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Joe. Donald McCaig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Too cute. Send one to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Awwwww . . . sweet puppy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Tuck, for Nantucket. Although that might sound bad if you have to raise your voice... Vinny, for Martha's Vineyard. Bay. Keene. (I like this one best.) Very best wishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Ralph - for Emerson, Walden - Walden Pond, Henry/Hank -Thoreau. Can't think of any sports or location related names. Good luck with getting this guy! Ruth and Gibbs ETA - I love the name 'Wally' for a dog, don't know why. Just strikes me as adorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway61 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Brady Best of luck getting the little guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 The geographic name suggestions got me thinking: Since I am originally from Vermont -- Barre - for Barre, VT Wooster/Worcester - for Worcester, VT Danby (Dan) etc., etc. I would look at a map for more ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbear Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Another vote for Brady. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraV Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Sam adams Lenox Salem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraV Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Berkley Harvard Harbor Quincy Bolton Camden Hudson Boston Franklin Pawtucket (just for laughs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligande Posted May 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Thanks for all the ideas, my husband is from Vermont and we lived in Newport, Rhode Island for 20 years. Geographical names are hard, Newport is a horrid dogs name, and I don't want to use a name that has no connection. And Aquidneck, which is Native American name for the island is not meant to be a name, if people have a problem with Rievaulx (Revo) I can only imagine the outcome!!!!! I think Brady would make a great dogs name, but first I am not naming my dog after a quarterback no matter how cute and talented, plus our previous border collie was called Brody. My other half is a huge New England sports fan but does not want to use an obvious reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc1963 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Oh! I had a blast looking for names for my dog before I even chose her. I spent a lot of time on New Englandy names. Plants: Hemlock, Spruce, Maple, Ash, Willow, Pine, Lilac, Daisy Authors: Emerson, Dickinson, Hawthorne, Whittier, Longfellow, Alcott, Frost Birds: Crow, Finch, Sparrow, Wren, Goose, Jay Geology: Granite, Slate, Quarry Old-Timey Celebs and Politicos: Curley, Kennedy, Coolidge, Adams, Hancock, Mather, Corey, Revere, Franklin (I wouldn't go with a current celeb for fear they'll be arrested for some indiscretion!) History: Pilgrim, Puritan, Plymouth, Cotton, Artists: Winslow, Homer, Wyeth, Gorey, Rockwell, Parrish, Kent Place Names: Lowell, Boston, Salem, Keene, Ogunquit Wikipedia has long lists of, say, "Massachusetts politicians" or "Vermont native plants" or "towns in New Hampshire" that you can use to springboard ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbear Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I think Brady would make a great dogs name, but first I am not naming my dog after a quarterback no matter how cute and talented, plus our previous border collie was called Brody. Well then, the only logical alternative is Gronk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Elle Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Ethan. (I am thinking Ethan Allen) Celt towns in Vermont: Averil Brandon Morgan Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Another vote for Brady. :-) Ewwww! NOT my fave. Can you tell I am not a fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Elle Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 More good New England town names that could be dog names: Ashland Bow Derry Jackson Mason Rye Woodstock (call him Woody?) Benton Gilead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 This one just popped into my head: Champ - for Lake Champlain. A Vermont name (we won't talk about the NY side ) and a very large body of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc1963 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I've met a few dogs called "Gronk" in the last couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I really like Keene, not only because it's crisp and easily pronounceable, but because it's homonym of "keen," a desirable attribute for a competition dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald McCaig Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Dear Doggers, The problem with naming that's intended to say something about the (clever) owners is that it also says something about the dog. Traditional names "Spot", "Fly", "Cap", "Bill", "Joe" . . .also say something about both. Donald McCaig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligande Posted May 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Well then, the only logical alternative is Gronk. He is a border collie, he can't be named Gronk . We used to call a friend's very large, very sweet and very dumb lab Gronk, now it suited him!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisandgabe Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Well then, the only logical alternative is Gronk. A puppy on our rescue "forever families" is named Gronk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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