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delphipsmith) wrote2012-08-29 10:57 pm
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LBB: Polling the flist for a name
Lucius has deerhounds, or maybe wolfhounds; we all know that, right?

And he's French -- he's got that certain je ne sai quoi, right? So I need a good name for a big French dog or two. And yes, I know, neither deerhounds nor wolfhounds are French, they're Scottish or Irish or something, but don't pester me with details. I looked at this list but it's giving me issues. The names that je comprends are dumb (Floffy? Floppi? Lucius would DIE of mortification) and I refuse to use a person's name (pas de Belle, pas de Sebastian) and I don't want to use a name je ne comprends pas (Fripouille? Guimauve? WTF?).
So somebody who knows French, or is French, or has French friends, help me out here: if you were French (or proud of your French heritage) and had a big deerhound (or wolfhound) or two, what would you call them?

And he's French -- he's got that certain je ne sai quoi, right? So I need a good name for a big French dog or two. And yes, I know, neither deerhounds nor wolfhounds are French, they're Scottish or Irish or something, but don't pester me with details. I looked at this list but it's giving me issues. The names that je comprends are dumb (Floffy? Floppi? Lucius would DIE of mortification) and I refuse to use a person's name (pas de Belle, pas de Sebastian) and I don't want to use a name je ne comprends pas (Fripouille? Guimauve? WTF?).
So somebody who knows French, or is French, or has French friends, help me out here: if you were French (or proud of your French heritage) and had a big deerhound (or wolfhound) or two, what would you call them?
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*drools*
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French dog names - try French literature - Dartagnan (on the pedigree I linked to) or what about the characters from Les Laisons Dangereuse? Valmont, Danceny, Merteuil, Tourvel.
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Beaufort
Durant
Lisle
Mortimer
Lovell/Lovella (means "wolf")
Reynaud/Reinald
Or if Lucius has a literary bent, you could name the dogs Crapaud and Grenouille, the two characters who discuss Quidditch in Malecrit's play, "Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré Les Pieds" (Alas, I've Transfigured My Feet), as referenced in Quidditch Throughout the Ages.
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Roland strikes me as an excellent name.
Or Gouges or Corday?
Hmmm....
If it were me, I'd name them Souffle and Omelet :-)
Ooooo Cassoulet! Mousse? Foie Gras? (This would be especially hilarious if le puppy likes to chase ducks). Confit? Baguette? Fondue?
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Olympe du Gouges
Olympe du Gouges was a political activist and playwright in late 18th century France. She challenged the status quo on women's place in society and as political tensions escalated she even published the "Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen". She was especially outspoken against slavery and other social injustices. She was imprisoned and, through the help of friends, continued to publish political pamphlets. She opposed capital punishment, but ironically, she was guillotined after three months in prison.
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"Pate au Choux! Sit!"
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I'm assuming you're not after cutsey names like Nounou and Poupee. How about Margot and La Môle? (French queen and her lover)
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