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I'm picking up my 2nd Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy (a male) in less than 2 weeks and I am still unsure about what I'd like to call him

I currently have a 16 month old RR called "Tonks"

(which is from Harry Potter - one of my favourite book series when I was growing up).

Obviously I will wait til I have pup home before I see which name suits him best.

The current list includes:

Emmett
Dylan
Maleeke
Kenai
Denali

I'd love for everyone to vote which name/s they like best! :P


Some background behind the names:

"Emmett" is a character from the Twilight series - another favourite series of mine! (That way both my dogs would be named after favourite series)

"Maleeke" is a character from E.R (an old TV series in the 90's) that I like the sound of (it also has many different spelling options)


"Kenai" is from the Brother Bear (Disney) movie - and is one of my fave movies as I love all things to do with native American Indian tribes and culture.

"Denali" is also another character from Brother Bear but it is also the name of a town/village in the Twilight series (so I doubly like this name!)

"Dylan" is a name I've always liked - and it is also a character from the "Rugrats" a kids TV program I grew up with in the 90's. Dylan is Tommy Pickles younger brother. Which I like as this pup will be "like a little brother" to my current boy Tonks.

And for those that are interested, this pup will actually be Tonks' 'nephew' - his older sister was mated to an outside stud.

I like Kenai and then Emmett

Jasper is always a good one too!

Thank you for your vote

(I don't mind the name Jasper, as it is from Twilight - but I have way too many patients at work called jasper and I don't like 'common' or 'popular' names lol)


(Im a vet nurse)

Denali has always been a favorite name of mine, it's also a mountain range

My votes with kenai, i love that movie! Thats just so perfect For an RR pup! Congrats on your new addition! =)

I really like Dylan for a RR.
However Kenai is awesome I've been planning to name my next male dog Koda for some time

There's some really cool 'authentic' names here, with pronunciations:

afrikannames.com/find-names/dog-names/

That's why I didn't name my hound Jasper ... I went with Calvin. Lol

Calvin is such a handsome name

I'm trying to avoid African themed names - as every 2nd person who has a RR names their dog with an African name lol.

Keep the votes coming!

Fits him, perfectly.

He's just gorgeous!

(What did they destroy in the back of the photo? lol!)


Would love more votes!

Dalkeith
(posting from my other kennel)

This is my beautiful 16 month old "Tonks" pretending to be human:

I love it!!

Oops, didn't realize that was in the background ... It's a deer head. lol

I think they're all great names, but something about Dylan seems perfect for a RR!

ETA - I liked Rugrats when I was little too. LOL

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Last edited by GraceInGlory on 1/15/2015 9:42:09 AM

Only 6 days to go before I bring pup home - keep your votes coming

I like Maleeke, it's rather unique.

Some names that I really like are:

Keo
Axle
Jagger
Lex
Zanza
Zenith
Zion

well there's tons more, but I'll stop there. Don't want to hijack your thread with a super long list.

Thanks for the extra suggestions

I like the current list that I have but also interested to hear any name suggestions that are to do with birds, as the pup I have picked out has a chest marking in the shape of a bird flying

Will add pictures soon

We pick him up at 9am on Saturday

Dalkeith (posting from my other kennel)

Alright you asked for it here's my favorite bird related names:

Aviary
Kestrel
Zenith (greater heights)
Falcon
Falon
Deryn
Lonan
Corbin
Talon
Altairian (of Avian kind)
Efron
Caenatus (fly sky high)

Congrats on the new family member!

Bird related names (with other connections as I think of them)

Tiercel
Merlin (also wizard of course)
Peregrine (also a hobbit in Lord of the Rings)
Jess
Hoatzin
Drongo (many African)
Bateleur (African)
Bubo (species name for owl, also from Clash of the Titans)

There are tons of species names that might work for you...do you have any "rules" for your dog names? I personally prefer two syllables or less, or I end up calling them a nickname anyway, and there's some sounds that I don't like starting a name with-like No!

Good luck and hope to see pictures!

Thanks so much for your name suggestions - I love hearing everyones ideas

My main rules with names are that:
- it has to be 'different' (unique)
- one or two syllables preferably


I also thought of a new one today:

'Quil'

Which I really like - as it is related to a bird, and it is also a character name in Twilight (One of Jacob Blacks' mates) AND it is also short for 'Quileutes' which is the tribe of Native Americans in the film

What do you guys think?

Oh - and here is a pic if that helps


A pic of 'new puppy' (as Ive been calling him so far lol) and myself. His litter identification is Red Neon Turquoise. (colour of his ID collars)



And a pic showing his 'bird in flight' chest marking




And a pic of his ridge



His litter 'theme' for their registered names are all related to Robin Williams (RIP) as his breeder was a huge fan.

I really liked Kenai, actually, but here's a few other native american suggestions:

Quidel means "burning torch" in Mapuche
Wayra means "wind" in Quechua
Chatan means 'hawk' in Lakota
Tarak means 'star' in Apache
Viho means 'chief' in Cheyenne
Ahanu means 'he laughs' in Algonquin
Atsa means 'eagle' in Navajo
Kitchi means 'brave' in Cree/Algonquin
Koda means 'friend' in Dakota Sioux
Paytah means 'fire' in Sioux
Takoda means 'friend' in Sioux (fav name of mine)
Zitkala means 'bird' in Dakota
Cheveyo means 'spirit warrior' in Hopi
Kwahu means 'eagle' in Hopi
Migisi means 'eagle' in Chippewa

Hope that helps your inspiration - beautiful pup, good luck with him!