I’ve put a deposit down on a male St. Bernard puppy. It’ll be about 6 months before I get the little one, but I guess it’s time to start thinking up names, since everyone is asking! I’m a sucker for literary references, so here’s my list.
As recommended from a couple of sources, I’m focusing on 2+ syllable names that aren’t confused with common commands (sit, stay, come, wait, down).
From Jane Austen (my favorite author):
- Bennet (P&P)
- Bertram (Mansfield Park)
- Bingley (P&P)
- Brandon (S&S)
- Crawford (Mansfield Park)
- Dashwood (S&S)
- Knightley (from Emma)
- Lucas (P&P)
- Morland (Northanger Abbey)
- Rushworth (Mansfield Park)
- Thornton (Mansfield Park)
- Tilney (Northanger Abbey)
- Weston (Emma)
- Willoughby (S&S)
- Woodhouse (from Emma)
Cherry Ames (a childhood favorite)
- Clayton (Student Nurse)
- Lexington (Army Nurse)
Other British Lit
- Sherlock
- Watson
- Toby
- Byron
Shakespeare
- MacBeth
- Hamlet
- Aragon
- Benvolio
- Caliban
- Cassius
- Cato
- Cicero
- Cornelius
- Mercutio
- Oberon
- Prospero
Classic Mythology
- Argos
- Virgil
- Aeneis
- Apollo
- Perseus
- Tereus
- Theseus
- Orpheus
- Adonis
- Ajax
- Glaucus
- Romulus
- Diomedes