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[Opinions] German Names?
Husband and I are looking at getting a miniature schnauzer puppy! My grandmother has one and we have just fallen in love with her (her name is Buttons!).
We were thinking about possibly a German name :) I kinda want a boy puppy but we are open for both! (colouring will be black and white)Our other animals:
Tonkinese girl cat: Harriet Rowena "Hattie"
Ragdoll boy cat: Fergus Alasdair
Rabbit: Willoughby Percival
Guinea pig: Edmund PyrrhusThese are some I like, but suggest away! Also Bruno is out because thats next doors Jack Russell and other family dogs are: Ruby, Peggy, Sally, Angus and also Luna (cat) and Humphrey (bird).Boys:
Alfons
Anton
Schwarzenegger (our SN is actually Arnold. Husband loves this but it might be too silly for us!)
Arthur
Claus
Emil
Fabian
Gustaf/Gustav
Ivo (not 100% on pronunciation)
Isidor
Johan
Jonas
Knut
Linus
Manfred
Marcel
Otto
Rolf
Girls:
Anja
Anke
Annika
Clara
Elsa (though a friends baby is Elise...) **
Elke *
Irma (but would inevitably get http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ermahgerd)
Katja
Meike
SaskiaI also love Taliesin but I pronounce it wrong (tal-is-in) so I don't want to look like a moron! lol.
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Schwarzenegger Arnold? Awesome! :DI also like the idea of Otto and Marcel on a schnauzer.
(Theoretically, I'd like Gustav on a dog, too. Then again, if the name is used on an animal here, said animal is usually a goose, so picturing it on a dog is a little weird for me right now ;) )Other than that... how about Fridolin?
(Edited because auto-correct is on a mission - it's dead set on driving me crazy.)

This message was edited 7/24/2013, 1:07 PM

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Of yours I like Boys:
Alfons
Claus*
Fabian*
Jonas
Knut- super cute!
MarcelGirls:
Anke
Katja- This was my internet name for years, but hey! I think it would suit :)
Saskia- I would hate this on a person, but for your dog I think coolA lady came in to my Dads work with a chihuahua called Heinrich. I thought that was awesome.Others:
Manni
Milo
Bastian
BennoUschi
Adeline
Bertha
Katrin:0)
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Call it Schwarzenegger! Please! I beg of you! Also, I think it's a bit weird to give your pet two names.
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I vote for Arthur or Ivo (pronounce it however you want, it's your dog!) for a male and Saskia or Elsa for a female.
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How can you resist Rolf for a boy dog? You'd have so much fun saying it with an exaggerated German accent. Second choices: Manfred (sounds like "man's friend") and Ivo ("EE-vo"). Or, a wild card: Benedikt? :-)As for a girl, my darling Elsa / Elsie first popped to mind. But the similarity to Elise is too much, darn it. Backup choices: Elke and Elfriede. Wildcard: Madelief?

This message was edited 7/23/2013, 5:11 PM

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