{"id":22836,"date":"2016-01-14T23:22:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T22:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=22836"},"modified":"2017-10-24T15:07:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T13:07:40","slug":"names-for-french-dogs-born-in-2016-must-start-with-the-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/names-for-french-dogs-born-in-2016-must-start-with-the-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Names for French Dogs Born in 2016 Must Start with the Letter\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naming a dog can be a lot of fun, but it\u2019s also a very serious decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your choice is important as votre toutou <\/b>(your doggy) will have to carry this name the rest of his life. C’est pour cette raison que<\/b> (it’s for this reason [that]) you need to choose wisely: don’t pick a name that sounds similar to a common word he\u2019ll hear often or command you’d like him to follow later (no iPhone<\/i> or Fetch<\/i>). You need to choose something he\u2019ll be able to recognize easily and that you won\u2019t be embarrassed yelling at the park. You need to choose something that isn\u2019t too long – any more than 2 syllables can be confusing for him, and it can get tiring having to call out Baron von Fluffyface over and over. If you’re in France, you need to make sur your new friend\u2019s name begins with the letter M.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s right: if you want to register your dog with the S.C.C. (Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Centrale Canine <\/b>or Central Canine Society in English) \u2014 the agency responsible for connections between governmental groups and dog clubs \u2014 you need to follow specific naming rules.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The S.C.C. was founded in 1881 to sponsor dog shows, and in 1885, afin de pr\u00e9server <\/b>([in order] to preserve) native dogs to France, the S.C.C. published a book called Livre des origines fran\u00e7ais <\/b>(Book of French Origins). In the late 1950s, the French Ministry of Agriculture formally recognized the book as the official listing for purebred dogs in France, including foreign breeds. For your dog to officially be registered as purebred (for both private ownership and breeding purposes), you need to go through the S.C.C.<\/span><\/p>\n

What does all of this have to do with M (No, I\u2019m not talking about -M-<\/span><\/a>)? For the first quarter of the 20th century, there were no rules established by the S.C.C. for naming your dogs, but in 1926, that all changed. The organization decided that all dogs born in the same year would have a name beginning with the same letter. The idea is that by just hearing a dog\u2019s name, it\u2019s easy to know when he was born, something many breeders wish to know. Every year, the next letter in the alphabet would be chosen, with the letter Z being skipped. Over the years, the organization learned that names starting with K, Q, W, X, and Y were just as scarce as Z, so in 1972, those letters were retired after only being used once. With 6 letters officially removed, the alphabet starts over after 20 years. <\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry, if you\u2019re not worried about your dog being listed as a chien de race <\/b>(purebred or pedigree dog), then this rule does not concern you! That being said, many families still adopt this practice for fun and name their dogs based on the letter of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

With 2015 a thing of the past, 2016 was able to roll out its new letter: M! <\/span><\/p>\n

Below I\u2019m presenting you my top 24 masculine and feminine M names for your dogs:<\/span><\/p>\n

Masculin :<\/strong>
\nMac
\n<\/span>Mambo
\n<\/span>Mango
\n<\/span>Marley
\n<\/span>Martini
\n<\/span>M\u00e9dor*
\n<\/span>Maxwell
\n<\/span>Milan
\n<\/span>Minion
\n<\/span>Mistral
\n<\/span>Mojito
\n<\/span>Mowgli
\n<\/span>
\nF\u00e9minin :<\/strong>
\nMargarita
\nMartienne
\nMeringue
\n<\/span>Miette
\nMilka
\nMinette
\nMoufette
\nMousse
\n<\/span>Muscade
\n<\/span>M\u00e9lusine
\nMajest\u00e9
\n<\/span>Mamzelle<\/span><\/p>\n

*= In English, we can use \u201cFido\u201d when referring to a dog in general. It\u2019s understood that you’re talking about a dog, just like it\u2019s understood you’re referring to a cat if you say \u201cFluffy.\u201d The French equivalent of \u201cFido\u201d in this sense is M\u00e9dor.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are some of your favorite M- names?
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Naming a dog can be a lot of fun, but it\u2019s also a very serious decision. Your choice is important as votre toutou (your doggy) will have to carry this name the rest of his life. C’est pour cette raison que (it’s for this reason [that]) you need to choose wisely: don’t pick a name…<\/p>\n

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