nehta13 Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 This may be the silliest topic ever... Forgive me if it is! I am planning to get a little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and I would really like to give them a name that reflects my love of ballet. However, I am having a very hard time finding a good-sounding name... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank You! Julie Quote Link to comment
Skittl1321 Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 How about a favorite character: Prince, Giselle, Carabosse, etc. Or a favorite step: Ballotte, Battu, Cabriole, Sissone Or a favorite tempo: allegro, adagio Or after a favorite dancer: Pamela, Suzanne, Ethan etc. I personally really like Battu, Cabriole, Giselle and Allegro for dogs names. And Prince is pretty common Quote Link to comment
dancetaxi Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 (edited) I always have such a hard time naming my animals too... You didn't mention if it is a boy or a girl. That said... Let's see if I can get my silly creative juices flowing................ Boy names: Cavalier (goes with ballet and his breed) you could call him "Cav" for short. Jete Siegfried or "Ziggy" for short Girl names: 'Rina (comes from ballerina) Or you could be really creative and give him one of those long registered names like: "Julie's Adagio Grande Battement Tendu" or something cool like that (is that even a real ballet sentence?? I have no idea! ) and call him or her "Addy"-short for adagio. That's all I can think of for now. I can always add more later..... Edited January 9, 2006 by dancetaxi Quote Link to comment
Cathy Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 How about Mr.B? Quote Link to comment
TemptressToo Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I like Jete, that is cute. If it is a bitch, you could call her Sousous or Chaines or Chasse. For a dog, Battu...perhaps. I'd steer away from calling the dog "Fondu" or "Saute" for obvious reasons. ;) Quote Link to comment
Skittl1321 Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Well TemptressToo- you got me. What are the obvious reasons? Quote Link to comment
dufay Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 My "daughter's" guinea pig was initially named "Adage". Once she saw how quickly she moved, name was changed to "Allegra" (as in Kent). Fast and beautiful. Quote Link to comment
Chinafish Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 (edited) TemptressToo said: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Back to the subject, I like Cabriole or Battu. Cheers, Fish Edited July 6, 2020 by mom2 removal of quoted content Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Did you know that Serge Diaghilev's nickname was "Chinchilla"? Quote Link to comment
vrsfanatic Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Cavaliers (the King Charles Spaniel kind) are very affectionate, loyal and aiming to please. Great dogs! My suggestion would be to name it the ballet step, character, personage that gives you the most pleasure. Mine is Nikolai! Quote Link to comment
jayo Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I know of a cat named "Tutu". You could also go with something like "Freed". jayo Quote Link to comment
dancerdriver Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Our AD has a dog named Rudi after Nureyev and two dancers have dogs named Misha. They are all male dogs however. Quote Link to comment
Skittl1321 Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 TemptressToo said: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ooh... I like the idea of Freed, but have to say my preference would go to Gamba Nope, still Giselle or Battu are my favorites Quote Link to comment
kellylynn Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 My friend (a fellow ballet lover) has a dog named Gelsey. Quote Link to comment
TemptressToo Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Me too...I pronounce saute like "so-te" instead of "saw-te"....but write that your dog's name is saute on its vet registration or put that on its name tag and people are going to think the worst. ;) Quote Link to comment
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