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Post by spaceflower on Mar 16, 2015 1:08:58 GMT
and vice versa. They say that people no longer give dogs special dog's names (like Lassie) but the same names they give their children. Or sometimes they give "old" names but these names will be popular for children too (people have got used to these names).
Most popular names for bitches in Sweden are: Molly, Wilma, Bella, Ronja, Alice, Selma, Maja, Sally, Tindra and Doris. Alla good names for girls/women too with the exceptions of the new name Tindra which I find too fluffy (means sparkle, twinkle). But I think Tindra was a girl's name before it was a dog's name. Ronja was first used for dogs (it is a new name from Astrid Lindgren's book "Ronja, the Robber's daughter") but then for girls too.
Most popular names for newborn girls in Sweden: Elsa, Alice, Maja, Agnes, Lilly, Olivia, Julia, Ebba, Linnea, Molly
The expert says that this is due to the fact that since dogs are mostly not working dogs nowadays but companions, we name them as we name our children.
Personally I prefer names that are not used for humans or at least not common for humans. I find it a bit emarrassing to call out the same name as the old neighbour or the young neighbour's child.
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Post by Kye on Mar 16, 2015 1:11:43 GMT
My dog is Téa, which is a girl's name. My cats are Silk (not a boy's name) and Louie (a boy's name).
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Post by JoeP on Mar 16, 2015 11:01:27 GMT
I will name my next child Spot.
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Post by jayme on Mar 16, 2015 12:01:56 GMT
My sister's dogs are Susie, Betsy, Mayme, Christy, and Milo. I used to cohabitate with a cat named Phil.
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Post by Mari on Mar 16, 2015 16:58:25 GMT
Mine are called Tybbalt and Puck. Yes, from Shakespeare's plays.
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Post by Alvamiga on Mar 16, 2015 23:38:21 GMT
There must be some strippers about called Honey!
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Post by jayme on Mar 17, 2015 1:07:02 GMT
I'm sure there are! I'm pretty sure Raj's dog Cinnamon was named after a stripper, too.
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Post by tangent on Mar 17, 2015 12:05:54 GMT
I seem to remember a stripper called Polly.
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