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02 December 2008 @ 19:26
Name the puppy  
This is my new puppy:

new puppy

She moves in with me in the beginning of January. She will need a name. I've narrowed the list of 30+ down to the following nine five. I've ordered them based on the opinions I collected from colleagues and students when I was showing off her picture today. The first three are the most popular, the second three occasionally popular, and the last three were chosen once, if that. I'm curious to see how the opinions go here. Please comment with your first and second choices, and a write-in if you have a particularly good idea. The poll creating thing is refusing to work for me today, otherwise I would have done this with one.

Chloe
Willow
Hattie
Serafina (Fina for short)
Eowyn

I probably won't base my final decision on this, but I will use it to shorten the list further.

When choosing a puppy name it is important to have something that suits the puppy and also something that will not be too long or embarrassing when shouted in public. I've left this public in case you want your friends to vote.

Edit: I have now shortened the list. The least popular names (and the ones I'm least inclined towards) are now gone.


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Any Moment Now: Baby elephant[info]mirabehn on 2nd December 2008 19:36 (UTC)
You are lovely and so is the puppy, but your poll is not working!

(Will you include either of the suggestions I made on your list? Obviously don't mind if not. :-) )
Kate Quickly-Pistol: higgins teacup[info]kateqp on 2nd December 2008 19:42 (UTC)
I'd noticed and have no idea what's going on, it kept giving me error messages saying 'Poll error: Unknown lj-pg tag.' Then it finally seemed to process the poll only to display a garbled list. Sigh. Have resorted to the old-fashioned method.

Alas, neither name made the shortlist. I couldn't work out how to pronounce the one (and once I had it was too long) and Fenny doesn't seem quite right for her. Though of course meeting her in person could change that.
Dr. Puella[info]the_lady_lily on 2nd December 2008 20:09 (UTC)
I like Willow :)
Angoel[info]angoel on 2nd December 2008 20:16 (UTC)
Orlando
taimatsu[info]taimatsu on 2nd December 2008 20:34 (UTC)
I think Willow and Hattie are particularly good names.
[info]rowan_leigh on 2nd December 2008 20:36 (UTC)
I like Hattie, for what that's worth. :) She looks like an adorable puppy!
Mole: and[info]megamole on 2nd December 2008 20:48 (UTC)
Hattie.
Ashfae[info]ashfae on 2nd December 2008 20:41 (UTC)
I'm going to buck the trend and state that she looks like a Chloe to me. Second choice Willow!
Any Moment Now: Baby elephant[info]mirabehn on 2nd December 2008 21:28 (UTC)
Obviously I approve of Eowyn for a name, but I don't think it necessarily suits her.

Any of the others is lovely. I think Serafina, Hattie or Chloe would be best. :-)
radagast[info]aiwendel on 2nd December 2008 21:35 (UTC)
Hattie! :)
(been pointed by Eve :)
HairyEars[info]hairyears on 2nd December 2008 22:18 (UTC)
'Fina or Willow.

...pointed here by Yves, too.
razor edges[info]mirrorshard on 3rd December 2008 10:33 (UTC)
Eowyn (Eo) and Willow.