I’ve recently added a new furry friend to the family. And now he needs a name. I actually named the last dog we got since it was my decision to get her. That was six years ago. Then early last year we added to the family, but he was already named.
I’m thinking of making him after a book character. Maybe Frankenstein? Or Elvis. Spenser? A name that was suggested was Banks, after the character I created. Which I thought was funny, but now it’s growing on me. Just about every other name has been ridiculous. So now I’m seeing what y’all can come up with to add to the discussion.
What are some good literary names for this little guy?
Johnny Reads 
I had a cat named Frankenstein so I am partial to that name 😉
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I knew someone would say that! He doesn’t look like a Frankenstein. Does he?
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To be honest, he looks more like an Elvis 🙂
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Ha! Yes!
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Depends on how you define “literary names”. Since some of his hair is reddish, the first name I thought of was “Rufus” (as in “Rufus the Writer” a children’s book by Elizabeth Bram)
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Rufus! That’s a good one!
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How about an author’s name? Dickens? or Oliver from Oliver Twist?
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I could buy him a top hat and he could be Dickens for Halloween. 😂
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Could work out well! Our newest addition (we being the 4th owners) started with the name Cujo, then Dixon then Kotah, which I kept and spelled as you see here. I do keep calling him Jake because he sometimes reminds me of my Boston wanna be who passed many years ago … a bit on the crazy side.
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He’s probably anticipating another name change soon. 😂
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It happens quite often in this house! 😀
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How about Booker since you like to read. Years ago, I had a Shakespear, Byron, Marlowe, Keats and then Maxwell House Coffee(max for short) cause writers drink a lot of coffee. My husband didn’t think I was as clever as I thought I was!
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Ooooh. Booker is good. You had a pet named Maxwell House Coffee!? 😂
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Yes. I loved that dog.
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That’s the greatest thing I’ve ever heard. I’ve had Tiny, Peapie, Sissy, Sade, Candy, and now Maya and Charlie.
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Well the new dog does kinda look like he’s had too much caffeine (in a freaking adorable kind of way)
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Ha! His hair is really straight and spikes up a little bit.
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Jondy, the short form of the main male character in the later books of the series I’m rereading. (Earth’s Children by Jean M. Auel)
He IS a cutie though.
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Hmm. I think my family gas too many “John”s already. And that sounds similar.
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It does :). Short for Jondalar, if you haven’t read the series.
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Whoa. That’s a cool name.
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It is :D. The series is set back between the caveman times and the era immediately following: a sort of progression from Neanderthal/caveman to modern day human.
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How about Hemingway, Chandler, King, Tolkien or Grisham?
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Except I haven’t read any of them. Welp.
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Gaspode the Wonder Dog – from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels!
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Sounds like he’d need a cape.
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http://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Gaspode
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The first name that popped into my head when I saw his picture was Truman, as in Capote.
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We went with Chico! He doesn’t know his name yet.
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Looks like a “Sparky”. 🙂
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We went with Chico! 😁
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