Name male, female or both?

timelilie · 21-07-2014 5:13pm #1

Hello!

I just wanted to ask you if "Conamara" is only used as a name for females or also males or even both genders?

Thanks,

Thoie · 21-07-2014 5:16pm

I've only heard of Connemara as the name of a region of Ireland, never heard of either it or Conamara being used as a person's name, but there's no law against it

timelilie · 21-07-2014 5:37pm

Hi, no it is for a future dog (next month) ;D I was just wondering, since I have only seen it on the internet as a girl's name!

But thanks!

Arbiter of Good Taste · 21-07-2014 5:45pm

Never heard of it as a name, but test it out before you commit.

"Conamara (sp?) come here!"
"Conamara stop!"
"No Conamara!"

HTH

honerbright · 21-07-2014 5:53pm

I would say more feminine, and keep in mind you will prob end up shortening to to Connie or something of the likes.
Whenever I name I furbaby I test all the possible shortenings as well because I know I'll end up using them just as often!

Congrats on the impending arrival :-)

peasant · 21-07-2014 6:00pm

The ideal name for a dog has two syllables and ends in a vowel ...much easier to shout after your dog as it runs a away

easier to modulate for praise/correction/ getting attention and a much better chance of the dog reacting to it.

co-na-ma-ra is too long

bitemeluis · 21-07-2014 6:02pm

Patch, ye cant go wrong with Patch - except when the dog is white, or black of course, otherwise Patch is yer man...

odckdo · 21-07-2014 6:43pm

With a name like Conamara would you just end up saying 'Con' all the time?

orchidsrpretty · 21-07-2014 6:46pm

I know you didn't ask but I met a lady the other day and her dog was called Dash. I thought it was a lovely name and if I had another pet that's what I call her/him.
My girls are called breeva, nala and Lara. All short and two syallables.
Lucky you, make sure to post some pics when she arrives.

timelilie · 21-07-2014 6:52pm

Hi, it is gonna be a "he"

A Chihuahua, just about one more month, but already really excited

timelilie · 21-07-2014 6:53pm

Are there some other name suggestions?

I also thought about Charlie but it is so difficult to make a decision!

Hooked · 22-07-2014 11:46am

timelilie wrote: »

Are there some other name suggestions? I also thought about Charlie but it is so difficult to make a decision!

We were driving ourselves nuts naming our two. We settled on 2 rules...

1. Had to be 4 letters.
2. Had to be a persons name.

We have 2 huskies... Hugo and Jack... And their names suit them perfectly!

Jack was supposed to be a girl, so here are the 2 female names we had in the running

Maya

Indi

Like others have said, short and sweet... One or two syllables. Best of luck!

fox_1973 · 22-07-2014 11:56am

orchidsrpretty wrote: »

I know you didn't ask but I met a lady the other day and her dog was called Dash. I thought it was a lovely name and if I had another pet that's what I call her/him.
My girls are called breeva, nala and Lara. All short and two syallables.
Lucky you, make sure to post some pics when she arrives.

We had two dogs when I was younger called Dot and Dash! We also had Madra (Irish for dog) I thought that was nice although we did live abroad at the time

peasant · 22-07-2014 6:50pm

timelilie wrote: »

Hi, it is gonna be a "he"
A Chihuahua, just about one more month, but already really excited

A Chihuahua HAS to be called "Pablo"

Thoie · 22-07-2014 7:18pm

Or Jorge.

DBB · 22-07-2014 7:23pm

peasant wrote: »

A Chihuahua HAS to be called "Pablo"

Or....

Taco
or
Nacho
or
Salsa

Deranged96 · 22-07-2014 7:23pm

Mara or con is probably what you'll end up with id say

I called my dog cujo and I just call him cú all the time... That extra syllabal is so time consuming :P
But cú is also the Irish for hound so it kinda works as a name in it's own right.
I think Connemara, while being long winded is undoubtably gender neutral since it's such an out of the way and seldom if ever used name

Name male, female or both?

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