Your Chi's Name

[Tex]

Just curious on how you came up with your baby's names. With Tex, he has a spot on the top of his head and my dad thought it looked like the state of Texas (he has quite an imagination), so Tex just kinda stuck in my mind. Not to mention I love country music and watching rodeo's. :D

[cmrmmm]

Chili got his name after going days without a name and we just kind of settled on it. The first day I had him, my dad suggested Chili, cause Chi's are supposed to be mexican or something. I thought it was silly and after going 3 or 4 days with no name I finally said ok I guess it's Chili, the poor little guy needed a name!!!

[Tex]

Chili is a cute name, there are a lot of chihuahua's with Mexican names. There is actually a city in Mexico named Chihuahua! ;)

[Shanatink]

That is really neat how you got Tex's name. I just really loved the name tinkerbell 2 years ago. It seriosuly has nothing to do with Paris hiltons dog becasue first off I dont like Paris Hilton and 2 years ago I didnt even know she had a chi named tinkerbell. Everyone assumes that why I named my chi that:rolleyes:

[Tex]

I bet that is annoying, when I told my neighbor I was getting a Chihuahua he said "Oh so you can be like Paris Hilton" I said "Yeah, right" :rolleyes: She doesn't even have her Chi Tinkerbell anymore because it got too big to be an "accessory". What a great roll model! Guess poor Tinkerbell wasn't so "hot" anymore. :mad:

[opthedogfather]

O.P. stands for Optimus Prime, 'cause he's a small dog, i figured he could use a big name...so he got named after a Transformer!

[Tex]

Optimus Prime....That's great! I remember watching that with my brother when we were little. O.P. is more than meets the eye, right? ;)

[MellysMommy]

Melly Jean just got her name because I thought it sounded cute and kind of original.

[opthedogfather]

O.P. is more than meets the eye, when he gets angry, he turns into a semi-truck...

[!*~Anna~*!]

Hey Elizabeth,
I think Melly Jean is an AWESOME,TIGHT, and CUTE! So what should I name my Chihuahua when I get it?

:D :)

[ilovemypuppy]

Gizmo

:) my little chi chi got his name because.....Well....he just looked like a Gizmo !!From the day he was born thats what we called him...our little gizmo...

[MellysMommy]

Gizmo

:) my little chi chi got his name because.....Well....he just looked like a Gizmo !!From the day he was born thats what we called him...our little gizmo...

Thats so cool cause we used to have a dog named Gizmo.:D

[Tex]

ilovemypuppy - My brother thinks I should have named Tex Gizmo, he says he sounds like him when he whines - hee hee. Very cute name.

MellysMom - I would have never thought to put Melly and Jean together, sounds adorable and very original. Do you just call her Melly for short or MJ?

opthedogfather - I am glad Tex doesn't turn into a Semi-Truck. Can you imagine all the people asking if they could borrow him? When I got my SUV it was bad enough - I should have charged people and opened a moving company. :p

[opthedogfather]

i hear ya, i made the mistake of saying my dad owns a u-haul type truck, i seriously get three calls from people a day "can i borrow your truck?"
luckily everyone i know either has an explorer, like me, or something similar...so im out of the woods on that...

[mypupjake5892]

well my chi's name is jake. I saw both names jake and niko on a dog name list, then i made a post on next day pets and asked what they liked best. But when I went to get him he just looked so much like a jake, so thats how it happened.

[newf]

We had tossed around alot of names and just came out with Chuwee and it stuck. We didnt want to spell it like Chewy, so my husband started spelling it different ways, and then said, well, he is a small WEE chihuahua. So there ya have it Chuwee..lol

[mylilchichi]

my daughter named our little one after her favorite country music singer ,her name is Gretchen,you know after Gretchen Wilson as a matter of fact that is her whole name Gretchen Wilson H.:)

[ChiLover02]

Bo-
Bo already named when I got him, because he'd been already owned. It was so cute and a liked it.

Boquet-
When Bo's look-a-like daughter was born, we wanted to give her a name with Bo in it. When I was talking on the phone with a friend, she suggested "Boquet". It fit perfectly and she lives up to it when she wears hats with flowers.

Some people really think it's cute to have two dogs named "Bo & Boquet". I personally think they are a great pair!

[veguroev]

my daughter named our little one after her favorite country music singer ,her name is Gretchen,you know after Gretchen Wilson as a matter of fact that is her whole name Gretchen Wilson H.:)
Is Gretchen Wilson the one that sings red neck girl?

[veguroev]

We name Chiquito because he was so small when we got him (he is still small) and since he is a Chihuahua, nothing would go better than a name in spanish so my husband and I decided Chiquito. We were debating between Chiquito or taco, but we went for Chiquito.;)

[mylilchichi]

yes veguroev shes named after the country singer that sings redneck woman:)

[JCarlson2004]

I named my girl Cali because she was born in CALI-fornia. :) I'm still trying to decide on a middle name.

I was thinking of Cali Ann but I'm not too crazy about Ann. Any suggestions? ;)

[bianca]

BIANCA love the name

[Liberty's Mom]

and Qui Gonn is cause I'm a starwars nut. and his black and brown makes me think of jedi robes. I know I'm werid... but a nice type of weird. LOL

[Radar_Love]

Radar go his name from the size of his ears. When David brought him home, the first thing I said was...."Man, that dog could pick up radar!" So the name just kinda stuck.

[tac]

We had two names to choose from *both submitted by my daughter* Sassy, and Missy...I thought she looked like a Missy, so Missy it was. ;)

[carriem28]

This thread is sooooo old, but I wanted to reply to it anyways lol...My new little chi's name is Da Vinci....The way he got that name was, I made a list of cute names I liked and let my son choose which one he liked the best. It was either going to be Da Vinci, Einstein, or Chowder.

[sullysmum]

My husband is Irish and i wanted an Irish theme,Sully, Fynn McCaul and Rosie O'Grady.

[Fruitopee]

My chi's name is Toby One Kenobi. My stepdad is a really big Star Wars fan, and when we were at the pound, there was a dog by the name of Toby that my mom liked. Fortunately, she liked our Toby better, and when she told Jerry about the other dog, he said that Toby was going to be his name.

[sullysmum]

My chi's name is Toby One Kenobi. My stepdad is a really big Star Wars fan, and when we were at the pound, there was a dog by the name of Toby that my mom liked. Fortunately, she liked our Toby better, and when she told Jerry about the other dog, he said that Toby was going to be his name.


Gosh that was a real suprise, my first Chihuahua was called Toby back in 1983 ( born 1982) my dad used to call him Toby One Kenobi, that really brought back memories, Toby died aged 3 days off his 16th birthday in 1998.

[speedypetey]

mine's name is Petey. and we just liked the name so it stuck.

[blakrose]

my first dog i ever got was named pearl by her last owners (my aunt) i liked the name so i kept it. my male chihuahua well when i first saw him he looked like a jake so thats what i named him. although my dad likes to call him johnny boy and i sometimes call him jakie chan i dont know why but its funny.:)

[skinlady]

Hi everyone were new and My name is kramer, I am 4 months old and have two buddys named tilly & sami belonging to (jbarile)who told us about Chi talk and i wanted to know what were we bred for?:confused: or just to be loved? My name is karen and I a first time Chi mamma, so Im curious about learning more about chi's:rolleyes:

[Fruitopee]

Hi, Karen! I'm Stephanie. I'm sorta a new chi mom too, even though I was raised with a pomchi. Now I have a long haired, full blood chi named Toby. He's my baby. Chihuahuas can get really... territorial if you don't socialize them at an early age, so if I were you, I'd take Kramer to a dog park or something. I have no doubt that, if we didn't take Toby to the dog park, he'd be really protective of me and my sister. He already hates men as it is, but he doesn't do much more than hide from them. But since we take him at least twice a week to the park, he gets to socialize and whatnot.

[AdamsFamily]

Augustus McCray Adams, Gus for short.

[Fruitopee]

Gosh that was a real suprise, my first Chihuahua was called Toby back in 1983 ( born 1982) my dad used to call him Toby One Kenobi, that really brought back memories, Toby died aged 3 days off his 16th birthday in 1998.

I'm so sorry for your loss. By any chance, what do your Toby look like? Toby's long haired and blond and white. What a coincidence.

[sullysmum]

Long time ago now and our Toby is now with our Penny our rescue chihuahua in Rainbow bridge, both never forgotten, hopefully one day we will all be together again.Toby was a smooth haired red coat, Penny was a long coat cream/white.My girls i have now are on my avatar.

[skinlady]

Hi, Karen! I'm Stephanie. I'm sorta a new chi mom too, even though I was raised with a pomchi. Now I have a long haired, full blood chi named Toby. He's my baby. Chihuahuas can get really... territorial if you don't socialize them at an early age, so if I were you, I'd take Kramer to a dog park or something. I have no doubt that, if we didn't take Toby to the dog park, he'd be really protective of me and my sister. He already hates men as it is, but he doesn't do much more than hide from them. But since we take him at least twice a week to the park, he gets to socialize and whatnot.
Hello, thanks for the info, he is so friendly, I pray he stays that way, I live in a retirement bldg. where several dogs live so we make our rounds, I do take with me everywhere, even to the movies when I take my grandchildren, he seems to enjoy the movies at least for a while and then falls asleep just like a little man...I have a friend with 2 yorkies the ones above that was mentioned...so we go and spend the night and play with the Yorkies.....he has never met a stranger he loves everyone and he plays with my daughters dog which is a smalll dashhound (sp)weinner dog not sure how to spell it.....he is very friendly, just hope he stays that way ...I even take him to work and let him play with all the other dogs there...I do volunteer work with young adults at Job Corp....lots of fun, I think he may be a little spoiled...thanks again for your great ideas and talk.....bye Karen

[Fruitopee]

Hello, thanks for the info, he is so friendly, I pray he stays that way, I live in a retirement bldg. where several dogs live so we make our rounds, I do take with me everywhere, even to the movies when I take my grandchildren, he seems to enjoy the movies at least for a while and then falls asleep just like a little man...I have a friend with 2 yorkies the ones above that was mentioned...so we go and spend the night and play with the Yorkies.....he has never met a stranger he loves everyone and he plays with my daughters dog which is a smalll dashhound (sp)weinner dog not sure how to spell it.....he is very friendly, just hope he stays that way ...I even take him to work and let him play with all the other dogs there...I do volunteer work with young adults at Job Corp....lots of fun, I think he may be a little spoiled...thanks again for your great ideas and talk.....bye Karen

You're very welcome!

[kdub]

mines named Hogan, lol cos its so unique and ironic lol:D

[Klijntjuh]

Mine are called Mufasa and Jack

Jack because i was totally in love with Jack Sparrow..
Mufasa from the lion king, he's like a little lion!

[Mufasa&Kate]

Our new guy is Mufasa Macchiato. Mufasa because he is the bravest guy in the house and loves to be treated like Royalty. Macchiato because of his coloring and because he shares the house with two females (non chi's) named Mocha and Latte. We couldn't decide on one of the names so we gave him a first and last.

[piggysmom]

I got my Chihuahua in August from a animal shelter, not like a pound but close, when I got her they had already named her Miss Piggy. I hated the name at first but now i know why they named her that. She snorts all the time. It is the cutest thing.

[Stephanie7]

Thor is my baby boy!!!! I wanted a huge name for such a tiny dog. I have a thing for opposite names! :) He really isn't a Thor at all! He's so senstive and shy! :blush:

[chisrus]

We named our Chi (Charlie). Just love the name.

[Milo 07]

It took me awhile before i found a name that stuck! I picked out my pup when he was 5 days old so i had lots of time to choose. I just loved the name....and i had come across someone else whos mastiff was named MIlo and he was the sweetest pooch ever...So i guess it was kinda like naming a child, your ok with the name if you haven't come across one who left an everlasting impression on you...lol ;) I really like alot of the names i have heard here too!!!!

[chisrus]

Milo is a very cute name, we almost named ours that but went with Charlie instead. All the best to you and Milo. :)

[Milo 07]

Charlie is too cute!!!!! Hows he doing?

[chisrus]

you asked how Charlie is doing. well, read the subject line question about temperment or something to that effect that i wrote yesterday and posted to the board. noone has answered yet so can't wait to hear what others have to say. Lmk if you have any words of wisdom regarding this issue. thanks for asking though about Charlie. How's Milo?

Cindy

[Doodles Dad]

My Chi's name is Doodle. We got him when he was about 4 and he already had that name. I wanted to change it, but he was so used to it so we kept it.

[Milo 07]

Thats a cute name!!!!! My bullmastiff came with her name too....Uno...like the card game! The breeders kids had named her and she was use to it so i kept it! And i had a lots of time choosing a name for Milo....another name i like for a Chi is Carlos...lol......
I am new to the group too...it seems like a nice bunch of people...oh and doggies too ;)

[melanieavita]

Before I got my pooch, I spent lot's of time managing the opening of a new bar at the theatre were I work. I was doing things like wine tastings and choosing beers. After the bar was finally open and running for a few weeks, I finally got my 8 week old baby. One of the beers I chose for the bar, was Stella Artois. When I got her, it was the first thing that came to mind. It's also a perfect name for a theatre dog. When I can't find her, I call her name ala Street Car Named Desire.

[TheGreenFairy]

Our chi baby's name is Princess Pixie Paris.
Princess because that is what she will be treated like.
Pixie cuz she's little & adorable just like little pixies.
Paris after her Mommy.
:)

[roosterbob]

My wife wanted to name all of our Chihuahuas after "Luxery Cars". So we have Lexi (for Lexus) and Sadie (Mercedes).

[Sweet-Chi]

I just got my chi yesterday and named her Sadie, cause she just looks like a Sadie. We also thought about Emmy. She came to us with the name Precious *barf*

[Peddler]

Our 9 week old is named Paco.

"Paco is a nickname for the Spanish name of Francisco, a form of Francis.
The nickname has its origins in Saint Francis of Assisi, who was the father of the Franciscan order. His name was written by the order as Pater Comunitatis (Father of the community); by taking the first two letters of each word, the name Paco is obtained."

Just a little research into the name.

Later
Jim

[Milo 07]

Thats a neat name!!!!! Suits a Chi :)

[Doodle's_Mom]

He came with it. We assumed he'd had it for all of his "before us life" and we didn't change it. There are some odd things that "fit" when you have a male chi named Doodle. :rolleyes:

[pepethechi]

After flirting with Rico, Bruiser, and Atilla, we settled on Pepe. It's perfect for him and everyone that meets him loves the name. It took us about 6 hours to finally name him after bringing him home.

Pepe's got a blog too (see link below) hehehe. :eek:

[stansteadgirl]

hi i'm new this is my first post my baby's name is Gizmo when he was a baby he looked like a gremlin when he tried to put his ears up lol so that's where it came from i look forward to reading lots of this forum and posting too :) :)

[Milo 07]

So is Gremlin a short hair or long haired? I picture long haired with big ears...can't wait to see pics :D

[GimmeChis]

Barney Fife got his name from well....you can guess!! And he is such a Barney Fife. He even answers when I call him "deputy."

Joey is because I saw some baby kangaroos on tv and thought they looked like Chihuahuas so I named my next one Joey.

Then my third is Henry because I just came across the name and it felt right - and when I got him it was perfect - he is our little Henry!

Last, but not least, I got my fourth from Chihuahua rescue in October. His name was Howie, but I didn't like that so I changed it to Kegan. Again, I saw it on a name list and it felt right. Kegan means "little flame" so I liked that, too.

[Jinx]

My baby's calling name is Clea and her registered name is Won-a-pa-lei Funny-face :)

[Mexitan]

My Dog Mexi Got Her Name Cuz I LOVE taco Bell An I order the mexi Melt lol so it kinda stuck......... but we shout MEXITANNNN an she goes nuts haha its the cutist thing !

[MissManda]

I named my baby Dozer. I just thought it was funny. A 1 lbs. dog named Dozer. he is still not much bigger, but has taken the name to heart and will literally bulldozer you over.

[RoxBoxNoSox]

i knew i was going to pick roxie up a week ahead and started thinking of names
i always wanted to get a chi and name it tantar.
after the elephant from tarzan.
i thought a little dog needed a big name
the first time i saw her, i knew she need her own name so i went through my itunes music library and listened to all the songs till one struck me.
roxanne by the police
lol
yeah, i named my dog after a hooker.
her full name is roxanna marie
and she knows when she's in trouble by it
lol

[tasha]

Julian Chander

it took me forever to pick the first name - I loved the name Julian right away, but we asked all our friends and relatives for "J" names and then picked our favorites, wrote them on pieces of paper and threw all the pieces on the ground, and let our min pin pick a paper. Julian was picked! it was meant to be.

Chander means moon in Hindu, so that's his middle name cause he has a white moon shape on his chest.

it was between Chander and Mizuki (beautiful moon). we're still not 100% decided.

[MickeyMouse]

My Chihuahua's name is Mickey...

Cos tis year is the year of the mouse... n he response well to tis name!!!

[JRW]

My little guy's name is Chimichanga. Yes, after my favority Mexican dish :) We call him 'Chimi' for short.

[jpenard]

My chis name is Poker, because im a Poker fan and also i find it a cool name. I wanted to call him Skyler but everyone argued that it would be too hard for him to understand.

[ChiPrincess]

My female's first name is Carmen (like Electra), and her middle name is Giselle (like the Supermodel)

My male's first name is Bentley and his middle name is James

[larsjones]

My little boy's name is Achilles. It has two meanings:

A)He's invincible. Forget the heel.
B)He's an "ankle-biter".....remember YOUR heel

[miaka]

i have one we called Spike caus just the thought of this small dog with a spike colar is funnY. We are getting his Brother this friday and his name is Dr. Evil. lol i hope he really is not evil. ^^

[Kips_Momma]

My boys name is Kip. My husband named him after the the brother off of Napoleon Dynamite....Why? I have NO clue BUT he responds very well to the name.

[sse2004]

My little Sandy got her name because she is the color of light sand.

[smplyjessicax3]

I named my Tequila...goes with the pup. lol

[mechas]

Here is another shot of Tequila!

[amypressley]

;) Cute As A Button!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JOYCES5DOGS]

My little Chi-Pom's name is JoJo, when we got him we were trying to figure out a name. My husband and I were talking about my nieces husband that had died. And we noticed every time we mentioned his name which was JoJo, my litttle Chi-Poms ears would perk up. So that is how he got his name.

[Cerradura]

Bean .