List of Popular Medieval Dog Names Includes Some True Gems
Have you ever wondered what names people gave their dogs in Medieval times? Well, it turns out there were some true gems.
TikTok user Lexi Natoli (@yolkfather) shared a video of some of the dog names people gave their pups 700 years ago and highlighted a few of her favorites. Take a look!
In a short 30-second video, we hear some hilarious names dogs had 700 years ago.
"Have you ever wondered what people used to name their dogs back in medieval times?" Lexi asked in the TikTok video.
"Lucky for us, there was this book written back in the 15th century that included over 1,000 names that were considered to be suitable for dogs."
Lexi "read the whole list" and shared a few standouts in the video out of the thousands she read, and the ones she highlighted are actually really funny.
Dog Names That Were Used 700 Years Ago
- Garlik
- Nosewire
- Synfull
- Salmon
- Mustarde
- Bryan
- Nise
- Noty
- Filthe
- Dredefull
- Arguement
What makes this video just a little extra funny is the painting of dogs Lexi shares while announcing some of the names she found in the book. And those are true to the time, as well.
"By the way, these are all real paintings of dogs from this time period, which I just feel like makes this whole thing so much better," Lexi shared in the video.
Looking at the unique spelling of the names, too, is also really funny. Noty, when said in an English accent, sounds like "naughty," which goes really funny with "Nise," which is also a unique spelling of "Nice." And then there's "Synfull" which is also really weird.
In the comment section, people shared a lot of feelings about these funny dog names.
"Garlik went hard," one person shared.
"Have I wondered? No. But now it's all I can think of," another joked.
"The way Bryan was the only normal one," someone else shared.
"Nosewise goes hard," someone else added.
The name "Argument" made someone else laugh in the comments, with another saying that the dog must have been a Husky.
These dog names are a far cry from the names that are most popular today which tend to be more in line with typical human names.
For example, according to the American Kennel Club, the most popular dog names for boys in 2023 included Max, Charlie, Cooper, Teddy, Milo, Ollie, Bear, Rocky, Finn, and Leo.
While the most popular dog names for girls in 2023, according to the American Kennel Club, included Luna, Bella, Daisy, Maggie, Willow, Lucy, Bailey, Rosie, Sadie, and Lola.
Very different from the ones 700 years ago!
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