LBB: Polling the flist for a name

[delphipsmith]

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?

Comments

[pokeystar.livejournal.com]

http://french.lovetoknow.com/Women_in_the_French_Revolution

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?

[delphipsmith]

*snerk* "Here, Omelette! Here, boy!" But no: real men don't have dogs named Quiche... Corday I know, that's Charlotte Corday, yes? But what is Gouges?

[pokeystar.livejournal.com]

(from the link)

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.

[delphipsmith]

Impressive resume! Alas, somehow I can't see Lucius choosing a name associated with social equality and the freeing of slaves (for slaves read house-elves). She and Hermione sound like they'd have a lot in common, though. SPEW, anyone?

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