jueinnz

Hi guys,
This is totally irrevelant but hey....
We are getting a puppy in about 5 weeks. a golden retriever and we need a quirky name for him...
I should let you know we have a habit of naming our pets after the important things in life like...
Beckham....a rather cute fluffy ginger tom cat.
Rossie ...a tabby cat named after a ageing rocker
Chelsea...(not sure where this one come from cause hubby was a man u fan?????)

And currently we have Diesel a rather cute rag doll named after the man of sex him self VIN Diesel.

So now we are getting a boy puppy....

One suggestion is "kin-jan" not the correct spelling but thats how us europeans would pronounce it...I am hoping it means Golden in Japenese.
Can anyone confirm this???

Pony

金の(きんの, kin'no)
gold; golden

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/金#Japanese

jueinnz

ummm that would be better pronounced KEEN NO maybe?

Pony

I'd say kin no with very little pause between the two words,I am trying to think back to my school days, a long time ago. I think a ' indicates the proceeding word is pronounced with more stress?

jueinnz

Cool thanks ...I can almost imagine us calling to it on the beach!!!! Any body got any other off the wall ideas...(with meaning!!!) , and origionalality?
We did go down the whole "greek god" line thing but didn't come up with anything suitable for a cute fluffy soppy dog.

Pony

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_...den_Retrievers

Maz

Way too difficult. Just call the puppy Keanu (Kee-Ar-Noo) instead.

jueinnz

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Keano kinda works because it stems back to the Man U thing...If you can imagine the terraces shouting
Keano
KEEEAAANNNNOOOO
KEEEAAANNNOOOOO
Tried to think of some Kiwi sports stars that insired us and all Hubby could come up with was that Cyling chick Sarah....(whats her name) (he thinks shes Hot!!! ) and the puppys a boy!!!!

SarahB

Oh, I hate naming animals.... I try not to if I can help it... we are a bit slack with naming our cats.... they are called Grey Cat and White Cat.... youd think my horse would be Brown Horse but in the end I called him Zack.

pixi-dust

Sometimes you just know once you get them. One of our cats is called Banana - he's really Winston, but he gets called Banana! Do i know why?? nope!

SarahB

Our cats do actually have names.... my OH couldnt tell you what they are but I know. No idea about Japanese names I'm afraid.

karonious

I felt like that with No 2 son....He didn't suit the name we had picked (Jamie), so he was 3 days old before he got a name that 'fitted' him. Oh, God, I am a bad parent.... (to late now!! )
He also gets called Markie Pole because he is built like a stick.....

SarahB

A friend here was telling me about her friend who couldnt decide on a name for her newborn baby boy.... 6 weeks later he still didnt have a name. Hes got one now finally but its so weird I dont even remember it now.

Maz

Grey Cat: Dusty
White Cat: Snowball

Sorted.

Our cats have weird names... the first is Buddrick. We call him Buddy or Bud-Bud. His full name is Buddrick Carruthers Molson Licky Pouncy M_____ (last name). Our second, a female, is black all over, with a white 'nappy' and a white necklace. Her name is Cleopatra Delores Batgirl Springtime-Fresh Pork-Chop M_____. LOL!! We call her Cleo or Doogie. No clue where the nickname came from!

I'm going to add a name to our daughter's name. Going to give her my middle name. Didn't when she was born as I rebelled against having any family names. Wanted her to have her *own* name. Now wish I'd passed mine on... Better do it quick before her passports are up for renewal.

dreamfish

Whenever I hear the word 'japanese' the first thing that comes to mind is 'Sushi' and the second is "Sum Yun Gai"

As in the phrase from Wayne's World: "cream of Sum Yun Gai"

Couldnt help but snigger - sorry. school boy humour!!

Back in my box, I know I know