Sources of Inspiration for Names
Pet names should reflect your lifestyle, your pet's personality, or your expectations for him or her. Explore your interests! Favorite television shows, movies, plays, actors and characters are fertile areas for ideas. (After the Steven King novel/movie, "Cujo" became hugely popular.)
For art lovers, potential puppy names include Frida or Kahlo for a female, Van Gogh or Picasso for a male.
Surfers may end up with a Halfpipe or Point Break (inevitably shortened to Pointer).
Computer whizzes may call their dog Linux, ASCII or Qwerty.
Sci-Fi enthusiasts might consider Yoda, ET or Vincent. And you can bet a slew of Lord of the Rings dog and puppy names are popping up across the whole of the 'shire.
Matching Names
If you have a multi-pet household consider this:
For a pair try Bert and Ernie, Fred and Ginger (or Wilma), Cayenne and Pepper, or Teeter and Totter.
For a trio try Peanut, Butter and Jelly, Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato, or Earth, Wind and Fire.
Fans of space exploration might have a Sputnik or a Hubble.
Are you a geography buff? Consider favorite countries or cities as your source of inspiration: Kenya, Bermuda, Sicily, Cairo, Milano or Victoria, for instance.
Orthopedic surgeons might look to their career for inspiration and have a Radius, Scapula or Tarsus.
For gourmets, Couscous, Chutney, and Salsa are on the menu.
Perhaps one of the most relied upon sources for puppy names are favorite musical bands and singers of today and yesteryear: Ol' Blue Eyes, Elvis, Ringo and Dylan dot the charts of popular dog monikers.
Cartoons are also an excellent source of pet names: animated cartoon characters like Scooby Doo and Casper (for white pets), and Dilbert and Dogbert from the popular Scott Adams cartoon strip.
And don't forget Super Heroes! Having a Captain America or Batman around, as a security watch-pet, wouldn't be a bad thing, would it?
