Hello All,

I am completely stuck choosing a name for my new Labrador puppy - I will hopefully bring him home in less than 2 weeks, and my potential name list is growing, not shrinking!  It'd be awful for Mr. Pupster to come home nameless.  So I thought I'd ask the experts (that means you lot...) to help. 

I really like names that could be human names... so on that list I've got Melvin, Troy, Trevor, Wesley, Cyrill (think they're my favourites...)

But then on a completely different theme, I also like Cosmo (like Cosmonaut as his Sire's Russian... and like Cosmo and Dibbs :-D). 

Most importantly, it can't be a name that you're always hearing people calling in the park!  So if any of these are really common, please let me know.

I know it's all personal preference, but having chosen the little man, I still think he'd suit any of these!  Never had this trouble before, so any opinions are most welcome!

Thanks,

Clare

Do you know what his registered name is/will be? I like mine to have a connection between their registered and pet names but that is mainly because I show and it's easier for people to know who I'm talking about if there's a connection between the two names :)

Well, I know what the first choice is... not sure if I'm allowed to say in case someone nicks it though!  It's a great KC name, very memorable and strong, but quite a mouthful for training etc.  So I thought I'd just go for something completely different :-)

George, Eric, Timmy, Malcolm, Billy, Clyde, Norman, Robbie, Calum, Murdo, some of the ones I like.

What colour is he?

He's a big chunky black puppy.

Cyril would suit then...or Sidney...IMO

Arthur, Celtic meaning A follower of Thor and strong as a bear
Balfour, Scottish Celtic meaning from the village by the pasture
Barnum , Old english meaning a stone house
Baron, as brave as a bear
Basil , Greek meaning like a king
Baxter , Old English meaning a baker
Beamish, a nice smooth black drink !
Darwin, Old English meaning beloved friend
Delbert, Old English meaning bright as day
Dennis meaning wild and frenzied (mmmm might not be such a good idea :-D )
Donald, Scottish Gaelic meaning the ruler of the world
Felix, Latin meaning happy and prosperous
Finlay , Scottish Gaelic meaning the fair warrior
Fred, meaning a peaceful ruler
Horace, Latin meaning an hour in time
Kevin, Irish Gaelic meaning handsome beautiful
Nero, Latin meaning dark or black haired

clare, from your list I like cosmo but how about boris if he is a big bouncing black boris boy?

Nobody liked my first choice for my rottie and I considered quite a few other names that other people like but in the end stuck with oberon and he suits it perfectly.

Have known B labs called Oscar, Benson and Harvey...........
Chris

Hi CVL

I've pm'd you ...

> Beamish, a nice smooth black drink !
>

Liking this....!!

hugo,harry,beau,micky,lance,gideon.x

no fair, the list is growing further!!!

I do like Boris, but not sure I want a name that will forever remind me of Boris Johnson :-o

Our Labs have always been yellow.
We've had the following names
Ben
Neb
Sam
Toby
Bentley
and currently Oscar.

My Auntie has always had black Labs and hers have been
McGinty
Boysee
and currently Charlie

Some very common names i'm afraid.

The sire of our current and my Aunts current is called Bosun.

i should think troy will be increasingly popular with the high school musical phase just now. consider what you will inevitably shorten them to (will melvin end up smelly melly for example lol)

i like wesley from your list :)

> Baxter , Old English meaning a baker

I like this name, know a big choc male lab with this name & it suits him perfectly

Didn't know there was a Troy in High School Musical :-(  I'm obviously not 'down with the kids' or something...  Wesley's certainly a contender, after Wesley from the Princess Bride... but he was blond so perhaps it's not a great match. 

> Wesley's certainly a contender, after Wesley from the Princess Bride... but he was blond so perhaps it's not a great match. 

and yet was awesome! :)

yes, troy is the male lead so i think you'll probably see a lot of teeny boppers with dogs called troy over the next while

Hi Clare

it's tricky finding that special name but certainly worth taking the time to get what you really like and what best suits your dog :)

Have a look at THIS SITE which has quite literally 1,000s of names to choose from :)

HTH, Teri

I to went with my GR's kennel club name, they were named after birds of prey so he is Kestral - hence we called him Kez. Which I really love and it is to call when out. My next dog would like to call Otto have no idea why.

My friends has three black labs, Shadow, Storm and the last one is called chance as she thinks is will be her last opportunity to buy a dog.

Good luck

Otto is a very nice name (I won't pinch it though... promise..)  Some great suggestions everyone, however, I'm still drawn to Cosmo and Melvin... think I've narrowed it to those 2.  I don't fancy anything deep and meaningful really, just personal preference, but I prefer silly names!  Baxter is nice, but I've got a Dexter so it just won't work.  So for the time being the question is:  Cosmo or Melvin?  Answers on a postcard please :-D  I'll change my mind tomorrow though.

I vote for Cosmo then.

RUMBLE - I wanted to call my black lab boy Rumble, but was out-voted by the family.   Mines called Bagsey!

Yep me voting for Cosmo - only because I have a brother in law called Melvin LOL

Drum

Leroy, Devon, Lloyd, Ernest, Nathan, Tom

Melvin!

Enzo........
That will be top of my list for boys.

Karen :)

eta; Bet I am not alone!

Chanie, Raife, Willis, Henry

please call him sir alan.cosmo's nice too.x

or stanley or casper or joseph or george.x

I was going to call my dog Bruce but George suited him better.  People still think I'm bonkers though :)

Bounder Brin Murray Jobe Cory  or Stanley Manley.... good luck your know what suits him :-)

My youngest is called Dave, also answers to Monkey (and there are some other choice names that i won't repeat in polite company), we met a guy with 3 GSD's one day, who said he thought he looked more like a Gary!

chester's a nice name too,sounds good everywhere.x

How about Murphy?  I would love to have a black Newfoundland and I would call him Murphy.  I can dream I suppose . . .

Beamish would be my vote if it was on the table for consideration.