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Name male, female or both?

  • 21-07-2014 6:13pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 5


    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,


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,344 ✭✭✭Thoie


    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 :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 5 timelilie


    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! :D But thanks!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭Arbiter of Good Taste


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

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

    HTH


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,228 ✭✭✭honerbright


    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 :-)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    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 :D 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


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭bitemeluis


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


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 413 ✭✭odckdo


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭orchidsrpretty


    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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5 timelilie


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


  • Registered Users Posts: 5 timelilie


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


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Hooked


    timelilie wrote: »
    Are there some other name suggestions? :) I also thought about Charlie but it is so difficult to make a decision! :D

    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!


  • Registered Users Posts: 630 ✭✭✭fox_1973


    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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    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" :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,344 ✭✭✭Thoie


    Or Jorge.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,770 Mod ✭✭✭✭DBB


    peasant wrote: »
    A Chihuahua HAS to be called "Pablo" :D

    Or....

    Taco
    or
    Nacho
    or
    Salsa

    :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 588 ✭✭✭Deranged96


    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


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