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gaylanstudio Premium Member Posts : 2,000+ |
this post has been edited 2 time(s) Following the thread started by Cwtch about Welsh names (and specialties), I thought it might be nice to have a thread especially for this. I have Arabian Horses on ShowHorse and also Salukis and Pharoah Hounds here. I use a number of sources.
For the Pharoahs I use this listing of known ancient Egyptions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_Egyptians For other more or less generic Arabic names: https://www.babynameguide.com/categoryarabic.asp?strCat=Arabic (They have lists for other ethnic/regional names too.) I also have found a wealth of Arabic in the "Amelia Peabody" series by Elizabeth Peters. She has sadly passed away, 2013 I believe, so there will be no more but she was an archeologist/Egyptologist. I also bought the two editions of Arabian horse (and Saluki) names by Bachir Bserani which I use for my Arabs and Salukis, especially when I get particularly blessed by the ShowHorse/ShowDog gods. I frequently add the year as part of the name so that every 12 months I can reuse those really cool ones (Kassarat Al Qualb (18), Heart Breaker [Bserani], for example) and other simple names "John Of Yorks(17)", "John Of Yorks(18)". (In 12 real months most have crossed the ShowWhatever Eainbow Bridge.) And while I am doing this, I silently apologize to those folks who actually know the language and cultures, for any errors or insults that I may commit in my ignorance. ----- Last edited by gaylanstudio on 9/27/2018 12:20:37 PM |
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Bailey Barns Premium Member Posts : 296 |
When I first started playing, I used cocktail names. Now it's mostly book and song titles for the show dogs and a mishmash of parent names for project lines. |
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Aussiewolfsister Premium Member Posts : 500+ |
this post has been edited 2 time(s) One of my favourite sources for names is the website: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/ I will search a word e.g. midnight using the option to search book titles -- and get a lot of ideas. Also a fun site to explore for names: www.lowchensaustralia.com/names/ I have a lot of sites bookmarked and will gradually put up more ----- Last edited by Aussiewolfsister on 9/28/2018 5:40:53 PM |
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rhondacline Basic User Posts : 500+ |
I google pedigrees a lot For example if I want a name with "Dark" I'll google GCH Pedigree Dark then I just kind of browse the results to see if I find something I like or if I get some inspiration For my Saluki I usually google Straight Egyptian Stallion pedigree and then look at a few pedigrees to get names I've also googled Top Songs of XXXX any year will work oh and I like PowerThesaurus - always great to find alternatives to the usual words and it gives lots of results. |
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rhondacline Basic User Posts : 500+ |
another thing I do a lot for names is pick a location and then google it Cities (or Counties) in Nevada (Fill in your state of choice) - Certain states also have cities/counties that might give you different "themes" - native american/western/southern.... for the terriers I often look for villages in england Irish Terriers - villages in Ireland Scottish Deerhound - village in Scotland Kuvasz - villages in Hungary |
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Loch Tay Basic User Posts : 34 |
I use a huge hardback Thesaurus,when I'm stuck, there are online ones too, but I prefer a book. Mostly I name dogs including words or meanings from both parents' names. I can keep track of bloodlines/ relationships easily. If I get an astounding dog, I often name it something completely random and start a new naming thread if it's a good producer. |
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AngelAviary Premium Member Posts : 47 |
I have a couple books that I have been using across the different dog games I play. I also do a lot of song names/lyrics like a lot of players. I tend to do simple names now, like with herding dogs, they usually don't have long fancy names. My books Ive been using: The All-Breed Dictionary of Unusal Names. by Gloria Jarrett (I love this book! Its huge and Im still in the A's having a great time naming dogs!) and I use: The Best Pet Name Book Ever by Wayne Eldridge, DVM (a great book split up nicely into different categories ie" Religious, Royalty/Titles, Foreign words/names etc. |
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Foxfire Kennel Basic User Posts : 200 |
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who has themed names for my dogs! I have never been good at coming up with creative names so I always picked a theme. Currently in this kennel all my dogs have a movie title name. In the past in my other kennels I've used TV names, flowers, stars/planets, and my all time favorite but difficult theme was Lord of The Rings (huge LoTR geek lol) |
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gaylanstudio Premium Member Posts : 2,000+ |
Naming is sometimes one of the most entertaining, and challenging parts of the game - lol. Glad to see everyone sharing their sources. I use a lot of them randomly. Sometimes while thinking, an old song or tv show or movie pops into memory and I go off at a tangent - spend hours following this or that trail on the internet. W-A-Y too many hours some days. Lol! Good job I don't have a job (retired). |
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