Swahili Baby Boys Names

How loving dog owners pick names for their pets

A dog named Sarah?

Eleven years ago, when we adopted a 1-year-old basset hound, the first thing I did was change her name. I mean, Sarah? I could name four or five human Sarahs right off the top of my head, and there’s no way, with all my pent-up name passion, I was calling the dog Sarah.

At the time, I was writing my first baby name book, “A is for Adam: Biblical Baby Names,” so the hound was definitely getting a biblical namesake.

We eventually chose Dinah, because of its similarity to Sarah, and also because I just liked the jazzy, bluesy feel, a la Dinah Washington. Still, I didn’t know a single person named Dinah, and it seemed to suit a hound dog’s vibe, sitting on the front porch, braying at the moon. Dinah Blue she was, henceforth.

Since then I’ve become fascinated with the naming process pet owners go through when that wriggly puff of fur is first laid in their Alpha mommy and daddy arms. Beyond Max and Sam, Molly and Sadie (the top two dog names in the country for each gender), definite trends emerge when people name pooches.

Some folks pick a canine ID from something that means a lot to them, some life experience, hero or hobby. Others choose pined-for “human” names, something they wanted to call a baby but didn’t for some reason. And then there’s the group that flat out name their dogs after someone they know, a risky proposition yet a surprisingly popular one.

My favorite category? Names that make me snicker.

What folks name their pooches in Grand Rapids

Chris Deleone, a receptionist at the Animal Clinic on 28th Street SE, hears plenty of dogs’ names in her workaday world. So, what are the hot names here in our town? “Lucky is a common name for a rescue dog,” she said. “And Midnight is another name we hear a lot. Some of the more unusual choices include Zoola, Cruikshanks, Chevelle, Estrella and Butters.

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