Hot Takes? 🤭

[Miss_Mayhem]

@Ellory

And also, “human” names are better on dogs, thank you.

What about Craig? Craig would sound kind of odd on a dog imo.

[isisciara]

This is irrelevant, but I’m sorry, [name_u]Beau[/name_u] is not a girls name! Well, at least not grammatically it is. You’re free to name your daughter whatever you want but for some reason it slightly triggers me when people try to say it’s unisex. [name_u]Beau[/name_u] is a masculine adjective in [name_u]French[/name_u] meaning “handsome”, it’s as close to boy as you can get without the name literally being boy. The correct feminine version would be [name_f]Belle[/name_f]. Now I highly doubt anybody would even consider naming their son [name_f]Belle[/name_f] now would they? Lol.

[name_u]Bo[/name_u], however is neutral. You can even do [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] if you’re willing.

[Ellory]

Nope. It’d be great.

[name_f]Imagine[/name_f] a dog named [name_u]Logan[/name_u]. A dog named [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. A dog named [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]. A dog named [name_m]Fitzwilliam[/name_m] and a dog named [name_u]Darcy[/name_u]. ()

[crabsandquails]

…I’ve never met a cow named [name_m]Rusty[/name_m].

[crabsandquails]

Not a hot take, but does anyone have the link to the thread where we can report the descriptions of names? Myrna’s description is terrible (NB descriptions of international names are…yikes).

[venezio]

Database entries you’d like to see amended

Please use this space to flag up any name descriptions that you find inappropriate and would like to see changed. [name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to suggest new wordings or important points to include/remove if you wish. We will review your suggestions and make changes wherever we feel it’s appropriate. Thanks in advance for your help in tackling this!

[Wandarine]

@crabsandquails

I’ve never met a cow

[Ellory]

I have, and regardless, that’s just how I see it.

I guess everyone has their own connotations!

[crabsandquails]

Thank you

[Namify_2.0]

I see you point, and I get that. But unrelatedly I actually knew someone named Tsunami

[new.romantic]

@Namify_2.0

People do use Blade, Blaze, Morana, Mahala, Apollo, Perseus, Cormac, Brennan, Polly, Lola, Lolita, Dolores as namws

Forgive me for asking but what exactly is the problem with Polly? It’s one of my top girl names so I’d just like to know.

[Namify_2.0]

There is nothing inherently wrong with it, I was just using it as an example of names with dark meanings. According to babynames.com, Polly means “Great Sorrow”

[ethelmary]

Well all variants of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] (including Polly) potentially mean bitter, but they’re common anyway

I wouldn’t compare [name_u]Wildfire[/name_u] with [name_f]Polly[/name_f] though.

[rosepip]

cruella is actually a very cool name and i’m very disappointed that it’s so uhh cruel

[leafygreens]

Yessss I love it so much, but no way to get out of that association

[TWD]

I don’t understand why [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] gets so much hate while [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] gets so much love

[NameLover2020]

[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] reminds me too much of auburn (like auburn-colored hair) to feel like a name. Plus the letter b just makes it less pretty than [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]

[eattacosforbreakfast]

[name_f]My[/name_f] brother’s name has weirdly become a common dog name recently there seems to be no rhyme or reason to which human names become popular dog names

[eattacosforbreakfast]

I didn’t know [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] gets hate! I prefer it to [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]. But I do like the auburn color association, because it’s a nice color and word

[birdbrain]

Here’s a controversial one, so I want to preface it by saying this: Generally, when I meet a person with this name, I understand that my connotation is totally different than what their parents probably intended while naming them, and it’s not a judgement of character (for either the parent or the child.)

[name_m]Forrest[/name_m] is an awful name. I will never be able to separate it from Confederate general/KKK Grand [name_m]Wizard[/name_m] [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] [name_m]Bedford[/name_m] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]. Especially because [name_u]Forest[/name_u] is an acceptable (but less common name,) I can’t think of a reason other than family history to name a kid [name_m]Forrest[/name_m], and I always have to wonder if any given [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] got his name from [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] [name_m]Bedford[/name_m]. I don’t hate many names, but this is one of them.