Quiz: Can You Tell the Dog by its Name? (Round 2!)

Feb 23rd 2012

I've had pet names on the brain this week, so it seemed like time to revisit they way we name dog names, breed by breed. Last time, we saw which dog breeds received names like Shasta, Pebbles, Chi-Chi, Gus and Rocky. But what about Colby, Brutus and Gizmo? 

Below you'll find "name clouds" representing the most popular names for five breeds of dog. The bigger the type, the more popular the name. Can you guess which name cloud matches each breed? (And more on what the various styles of names tell us soon!)

Breeds: Corgi, Golden Retriever, Poodle, Saint Bernard, Shih Tzu

 

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Images created with Wordle.

Answers to come tomorrow in comments!

Comments

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February 29, 2012 12:32 AM

I realized I didn't thank you guys for your comments about Lucky as a potential pet name-so thanks! I will keep you up-to-date.
Now since you all have posted O names I will try:

Olivia, Oliver, Owen, Oscar, Opal
Orion, Oslo, Ozzy, Otis, Orleen,
Olga, Ondine, Oxanna, Orville, Oswald
Oren, Ogden, Oleander, Onyx, Oberon

Some of them are similar but these are the only O names I care for so I would find nn's.

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By Penny in Australia (not verified)
February 29, 2012 3:24 AM

so baby Affleck #3 has arrived and it's a boy - name not yet released!

To go with sisters Violet and Seraphina I'm thinking it must be something old-fashioned. The names William and James both immediately jumped to my mind, though they'd be too common, I imagine.

So, to just be completely random my other guesses are going to be: Atticus or Augustus. Little rhyme or reason there, just picked from the clear blue sky! :)

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By Essy01 nli (not verified)
February 29, 2012 11:13 AM

heard a baby naming joke thought you all might enjoy, although some of you may have heard it already. It works better when it's told aloud but any way, the joke goes:

A pregnant woman who is expecting twins gets into a terrible car accident and slips into a coma. To save the babies her doctors perform an emergency c-section. A year passes and the woman miraculously wakes up from her coma, fine and healthy. She's panicked but upon seeing a doctor she immediately asks, "What happened to my babies?" The doctor reassures her, "They're fine, they were born healthy and are doing very well! You're brother has been taking care of them." Upon hearing this, the woman is relieved then she remembers, "I didn't get a chance to name them, what does he call them?" Her doctor replies, "Well your daughter, he named Denise." The woman is relieved, "That's a nice name!" The Doctor pauses and says, "Your son, he named Denephew."

(Deniece probably, but didn't want to ruin the punchline)

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February 29, 2012 12:05 PM

Essy-:) still cute every time I hear it.

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February 29, 2012 8:51 PM

Re the Garner/Affleck baby I just read a report that the name is Samuel Garner Affleck. Not sure whether it's true or not.

Samuel is interesting, quite traditional. I have never particularly thought Violet and Seraphina are a good sibset. So I'm not surprised that Samuel also doesn't overly fit (in my mind anyway).

106
February 29, 2012 11:01 PM

Hmm seems like Jen + Ben's kids were named by three different people.

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By mk
February 29, 2012 11:09 PM

Samuel is a bit dull compared to their daughters' names, but it is a good name. I do wish they had given him some kind of plant name as well.

I think Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel sound lovely together.

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By Penny in Australia (not verified)
March 1, 2012 12:01 AM

Samuel Garner Affleck name is confirmed now. yeah, that sib-set is not really working for me.

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March 1, 2012 12:05 AM

I just got done watching a CSI episode. The little boy (about 6-7) was named Harper. I enjoyed the show but the whole hour I kept wondering why the BOY'S name was Harper. I'm so used to it being a girl's name. Plus, the kid didn't look like a Harper. Maybe an Austin.

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March 1, 2012 1:07 AM

@zoerhenne, I agree that Harper feels more girl to me but I do know a boy Harper who is 18 months. I know far more girl Harpers though!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the Garner/Affleck sibset is a bit unusual. I don't mind any of the names they just don't go together that well for me. Also Violet has one middle name, Seraphina 2 and Samuel none (other than the Garner? I guess that counts as 1). That also seems inconsistent.

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By Yet Another Guest (not verified)
March 1, 2012 2:42 AM

Didn't Laura do a post a while back talking about how parents will be more adventurous with girl names than with boys? I feel that might be the case here. Violet, when she was born, wasn't on the top 1000 (I know this as I was pregnant with my first then and was strongly considering Violet if we had a girl and was mighty annoyed when they took it!). So it was more of a quirky, old fashioned name. Then with Seraphina, it's a lot more quirky, a lot more old fashioned. Like they, too, were upset that Violet broke the top 1000 that year and didn't want that with their second. But then they have a boy, and couldn't imagine giving a boy something too quirky, but yet still a traditional, old fashioned name. Anyway, that's my armchair psychological breakdown of their naming style.

112
March 1, 2012 8:52 AM

YAG-that could be the case. Like Chimu said, they aren't bad names its just that they don't match well. All in all it doesn't matter that much and we may never know their reasoning.

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By Amy3
March 1, 2012 11:21 AM

@YAG, I agree this is an example of more adventurous naming for girls (especially with regard to Seraphina) and a more traditional, conservative approach for boys. (According to the SSA, Violet broke the top 1000 in 1998 and climbed to #372 by 2005 when Violet Affleck was born.)

I don't dislike the name Samuel at all (and find the nn Sam charming), but I'm with Chimu on feeling the sibset doesn't quite hang together. Not that it matters, plenty of regular people have disparate sibsets. Maybe we just expect more from the celebs? ;)

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By Guest2 (not verified)
March 1, 2012 1:03 PM

I love the three names and though I don't think sibling names have to "match" these names do to me.

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