OLDE TYME DOGGE NAYMES
What did people name their dogs in Merry Olde England? A guy who studies medievel times came across a list from the early 15th century, when Edward, 2nd Duke of York (* Duke York? You mean the guy on “Bewitched”?), wrote a list of 1,126 names he considered to be suitable naming dogs. Here are a few of them:
-nosewise
-garlik
-pretyman
-gaylarde
-norman
-filthe
-salmon
-synfull
-havegoodday
-nise
-noty
-grimbolde
-childe
-coke
-baby
-stykefaste
-snacke
-wellyfownde
-tullymully
-honyball
-alberte
-strawnge
-crampette
-argument
-best-of-all
-bonyfaunte
-ScoobyDoo
* Just kidding about that last one.
* At least he didn’t go with “Bella,” like everybody else in the world.
* Now that I think about it, the 2nd Duke York was Duke Sargent.








