How did you pick out name for your baby - YorkieTalk.com Forums

zoedo · 06-26-2010, 07:31 PM

I've wondered what makes people pick out the names they did for their puppy? I had picked out Chloe and Zoe but finally decided to name her after my grandma Zoe. How about y'all?

RDB911 · 06-27-2010, 07:33 AM

My sister picked Lola's name from a movie she was watching.

I was browsing the boy name's her on YT and saw Riley and really liked it, so I went with that.

I like how you named your's after your grandma

zoedo · 06-27-2010, 01:43 PM

Thanks, and your baby and I have the same name. I was named after the song"Whatever Lola Wants Lola Gets" by my other grandma. LOL

GnIndy · 06-27-2010, 03:54 PM

I flipped through a book of 'must see' movies and read aloud names I liked to my husband. We both liked Indiana Jones and decided on "Indy."

lrichardsonrnc · 06-27-2010, 04:46 PM

I already had a little Maltese that my husband emotionally stole from me. (that dang dog worships my dh) and his name is Presley. After searching for about a year for a little Biewer girl......I named her Priscilla. I know it's corny but these babies "float our boat"!

Britster · 06-27-2010, 05:33 PM

We had watched 'Walk the Line' (the movie about Johnny Cash) and he had a song called 'Jackson' ("I'm goin' to Jackson... you big talkin' man!") lol and my mom had mentioned it to me and it just stuck! I had a pic of him before I met him and just kept looking at him saying 'Jackson' and trying out other names but it couldn't leave my mind. I thought it was a cool name too because I always liked MJ & Jackson Five.

Sookie · 06-27-2010, 05:36 PM

Kalina is named for my three sisters: KAren LInda and NAncy KALINA.

Matilda Lula is named for my mother and MIL. We call her Matty Lu.

Sebastian - I let my daughter pick out his name.

Gidget - It just seemed to fit her!

DadofTrudy · 06-27-2010, 07:08 PM

"The Facts Of Life" not kidding. I thought it was a pretty unique name for a dog. And now it just fits her so well!

vars · 06-27-2010, 07:17 PM

When i bought my yorkie, they named her bentley!!!!!!!!1 i was like! that a man's name plus i didnt like it. SO i was thinking on something with B.. my friend tol me BELLA.. and i thought it was pretty because mean beautifull in italian.. so we started calling her Bella.. and then I found out that Bella was from the name of the Twilight saga which my friend was obsesed with!!! and she didnt tell me that bella was the girl.. soo if i would of known that bella was so popular i would of chose something else!
But i like it now! sOOO.. now it seems like i love twilight when i just think that its ok.
Anywyas that is why i named her bella

ladybug5762 · 06-28-2010, 02:53 AM

we always had chutney as a name,it was a joke at first as i would see film stars with their little dogs called cher and goochi,and i said i would get one called chutney and another one pickle(you have to say it in a yorkshire accent),well its backfired on me coz all i could think to call her was chutney and she suits it,coz i could just eat her lol

Reese1 · 06-28-2010, 03:04 AM

Crosley, Wrigley & Camden= baseball parks!

Disney · 06-28-2010, 03:06 AM

Terry was a terrier...Creative, no? Lol

Walt because I is such a Disney fan.

Teegy · 06-29-2010, 01:28 PM

I started thinking I would like something Scottish. I came up with Iona. Then mum and I got talking and her last name is McTigue, as kids they were called the Tiguey's (pronounced in Scottish slang as Taygees).
She said Teegy would be a great name for a wee boy dog. So we left it to my dad the next morning, Iona or Teegy, dad chose Teegy and voila. So when I got him, I burst into tears like a big giant baby and cried out "Hi Teegy".

ein · 06-30-2010, 07:41 PM

We named our yorkie Tanny/Tanya after one of my wife's favorite bands, "The Be Good Tanyas."

We have two other non yorkies with kind of "interesting" names:
"Cecil Peoples" is our basset hound- we named him after a kickboxing ref we saw on TV that we thought had a funny name. And the name fits our hound like a glove...

"Jeebs Canebus (pronounced kuh-nee-bis)" is some kind of mutt we rescued from the pound. He is about 100lbs, big and white and looks kind of like a st bernard/lab/something else mix. He is one of the sweetest and most loving dogs I have ever seen. My wife just randomly made up the name awhile back and decided she wanted to give it to a dog one day.

06-26-2010, 07:31 PM	#1
zoedo Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 172	How did you pick out name for your baby I've wondered what makes people pick out the names they did for their puppy? I had picked out Chloe and Zoe but finally decided to name her after my grandma Zoe. How about y'all? __________________ Zoe's mom

06-27-2010, 07:33 AM	#2
RDB911 Lola's Love Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mill Valley, CA, USA Posts: 2,934	My sister picked Lola's name from a movie she was watching. I was browsing the boy name's her on YT and saw Riley and really liked it, so I went with that. I like how you named your's after your grandma __________________ www.NewPuppyPads.com Puppy Pee Pads by the Case and Washable Pee Pads www.PremierYorkie.com

06-27-2010, 01:43 PM	#3
zoedo Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 172	Thanks, and your baby and I have the same name. I was named after the song"Whatever Lola Wants Lola Gets" by my other grandma. LOL __________________ Zoe's mom Last edited by zoedo; 06-27-2010 at 01:45 PM.

06-27-2010, 03:54 PM	#4
GnIndy Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 58	I flipped through a book of 'must see' movies and read aloud names I liked to my husband. We both liked Indiana Jones and decided on "Indy." __________________ "Me and Indy goes together like peas and carrots."

06-27-2010, 05:33 PM	#6
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,814	We had watched 'Walk the Line' (the movie about Johnny Cash) and he had a song called 'Jackson' ("I'm goin' to Jackson... you big talkin' man!") lol and my mom had mentioned it to me and it just stuck! I had a pic of him before I met him and just kept looking at him saying 'Jackson' and trying out other names but it couldn't leave my mind. I thought it was a cool name too because I always liked MJ & Jackson Five. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

06-27-2010, 04:46 PM	#5
lrichardsonrnc Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: austin, texas USA Posts: 303 Blog Entries: 1	I already had a little Maltese that my husband emotionally stole from me. (that dang dog worships my dh) and his name is Presley. After searching for about a year for a little Biewer girl......I named her Priscilla. I know it's corny but these babies "float our boat"!

06-27-2010, 05:36 PM	#7
Sookie My Four Sweet Babies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Jersey near Philadelphia Posts: 5,452	Kalina is named for my three sisters: KAren LInda and NAncy KALINA. Matilda Lula is named for my mother and MIL. We call her Matty Lu. Sebastian - I let my daughter pick out his name. Gidget - It just seemed to fit her! __________________ I LOVE MY BABIES

06-27-2010, 07:08 PM	#8
DadofTrudy Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: waterford, Ct, United States Posts: 40	"The Facts Of Life" not kidding. I thought it was a pretty unique name for a dog. And now it just fits her so well!

06-27-2010, 07:17 PM	#9
vars Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: washington Posts: 116	When i bought my yorkie, they named her bentley!!!!!!!!1 i was like! that a man's name plus i didnt like it. SO i was thinking on something with B.. my friend tol me BELLA.. and i thought it was pretty because mean beautifull in italian.. so we started calling her Bella.. and then I found out that Bella was from the name of the Twilight saga which my friend was obsesed with!!! and she didnt tell me that bella was the girl.. soo if i would of known that bella was so popular i would of chose something else! But i like it now! sOOO.. now it seems like i love twilight when i just think that its ok. Anywyas that is why i named her bella

06-28-2010, 02:53 AM	#10
ladybug5762 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: england,newcastle Posts: 12	we always had chutney as a name,it was a joke at first as i would see film stars with their little dogs called cher and goochi,and i said i would get one called chutney and another one pickle(you have to say it in a yorkshire accent),well its backfired on me coz all i could think to call her was chutney and she suits it,coz i could just eat her lol Last edited by ladybug5762; 06-28-2010 at 02:54 AM.

06-28-2010, 03:04 AM	#11
Reese1 Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,304	Crosley, Wrigley & Camden= baseball parks! __________________ Crosley Wrigley Camden

06-28-2010, 03:06 AM	#12
Disney YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 846	Terry was a terrier...Creative, no? Lol Walt because I is such a Disney fan. __________________ Don't support byb's, puppymills, or pet stores! Help give our furry friends a voice! Click here to help!

06-29-2010, 01:28 PM	#13
Teegy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,631	I started thinking I would like something Scottish. I came up with Iona. Then mum and I got talking and her last name is McTigue, as kids they were called the Tiguey's (pronounced in Scottish slang as Taygees). She said Teegy would be a great name for a wee boy dog. So we left it to my dad the next morning, Iona or Teegy, dad chose Teegy and voila. So when I got him, I burst into tears like a big giant baby and cried out "Hi Teegy".

06-30-2010, 07:41 PM	#14
ein YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tulsa Posts: 9	We named our yorkie Tanny/Tanya after one of my wife's favorite bands, "The Be Good Tanyas." We have two other non yorkies with kind of "interesting" names: "Cecil Peoples" is our basset hound- we named him after a kickboxing ref we saw on TV that we thought had a funny name. And the name fits our hound like a glove... "Jeebs Canebus (pronounced kuh-nee-bis)" is some kind of mutt we rescued from the pound. He is about 100lbs, big and white and looks kind of like a st bernard/lab/something else mix. He is one of the sweetest and most loving dogs I have ever seen. My wife just randomly made up the name awhile back and decided she wanted to give it to a dog one day.