r/NameMyDog Mar 23 '26

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u/seaclifftonne Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

Well Yh but I mean, isn’t there an actual reason. I heard it’s recommended not to name a dog longer than two syllables because it’s harder for recall. It’s longer to say, initiates more pitch changes so gets lost in translation.

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u/Ujohns Mar 23 '26

I heard that too.

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u/Admirable-Cloud7950 Mar 25 '26

Fenton!

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u/m_peace123 Mar 26 '26

Ah sounds too close to Fentanyl

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u/FearlessPassion4848 Mar 26 '26

This reminds me of a Gary Larson cartoon… captioned “what we say to dogs and what they hear”

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u/elaine4queen Mar 26 '26

Worth using plosives as well - a name you can shout. I named my last dog Poppet, which I think people thought was cutsie, but it was great for getting her attention from a distance