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One of the first tasks at hand after finding out we would be getting a new english cream golden retriever was trying to pick a name that everyone in the family agreed upon.
In all honesty, the process took us about a month and consisted of brainstorming, online research, discussions and the final cut.
Check out our top 10 list of male (we’re having a boy!) golden retriever pet dog names:
Charlie
Homer
Spark
Franklin
Yogi
Oscar
Branch
Norman
Yeti
Finnegan
I never expected that naming our golden retriever puppy, Charlie, would be so challenging.
I’ve had 4 dogs in my lifetime but they were all pound puppies or from rescues. considering that all my previous dogs had been adopted, they already came with names or my parents took on the task of naming them.
Our first family pet dog was a pound puppy named Cleo. She was part chow, part golden retriever.
My parents ended up naming her Cleopatra because she had the appearance of having dark eyeliner around her eyes. She was fluffy like a chow, with the coloring of a red golden retriever and a purple tongue.
My first retriever mix, Cleopatra (Cleo)
Another one of my childhood dogs was a sweet golden retriever mix named Sienna. Her coat was an earthy orange color, for this reason her name, Sienna.
She had the sweetest temperament and was a fast learner. My parents thought she may have been trained as a therapy pet dog before she pertained to our family.
The first pet dog my husband and I adopted together was a rescue named George. He was a german shepherd mix and the only male in his litter.
We called him Geo, Georgie or Georgieman. He was the largest of his litter and very handsome, so George was a fitting name for him.
Since Charlie came from a breeder, he was given a litter name. My niece was the one who actually chose the theme for the litter, the movie: Trolls world Tour.
Charlie’s given name was Branch. We thought Branch was a fun name but wanted to rename our new golden retriever pup and include our daughter in the naming process.
Below is a look at the steps we took to pick out a name for our golden retriever puppy.
Naming Your golden Retriever Puppy
Here’s our 4-step process for choosing our a lot of recent golden Retriever puppy name, Charlie:
Brainstorming
Online Research
Family Discussion
The final Cut
1. Brainstorming
The first step in picking out a name for our puppy was brainstorming. during this step, we just threw out any kid name that we could think of and wrote it down on a piece of paper.
Oddly enough, we even put down names of family family pets of years past such as George and Ralph. This step took us about a week as we racked our brains for any and every name we could think of for our puppy.
2. online Research
Now some of my readers might say, “heck with the first step,” and just step ideal along to online research. That’s OK, but don’t sell yourself short on what you can come up with. If you use your own brainpower, the name might have a lot more indicating to you and your family.
Remember, your search doesn’t have to be just pet dog or pet names. We actually searched for baby names because we have an affinity for family pets with human names.
If you are including your kids in the process, you are sure to come up with some quirky names that will have the whole family laughing.
Additionally, once we found names we liked, we went and did a little research on the indicating of the names. This was a fun learning activity for our daughter, too. For example, who knew that the indicating of Charlie is “free man” and that it is of Old German origin?!
3. family Discussion
Family discussion played a huge role in how we came up with our top 10 List. This step was crucial because it gave everyone a chance to voice their opinion on which names they liked best.
Every couple of days, we would go through the list and cross off names that we agreed would not be a good fit. If we didn’t like the name, we would simply cross it off the list.
4. The final Cut
When our list was whittled down to about 10 names we had to make a final decision. I wanted Franklin (Frankie) and my daughter wanted spark (Sparky.) The tie breaker went to my husband and he chose Charlie.
We often call him Chuck or Charlie B., which stands for Charlie Branch. When he is in big trouble, we call him Charles, because it is a much a lot more severe version of Charlie.
Here’s Charlie looking like a Charlie!
In case you couldn’t tell, I really love dogs with human names. a lot more than that, I love a good nickname.
My top 100+ golden Retriever pet dog Names
Here are my top 50 human style pet dog names with the best nicknames you’ll find.
Boy golden Retriever Puppy Names
Charlie (Chuck, Charles, Chucky)
Norman (Norm, Normy)
Homer (Homie, Homes)
Franklin (Frankie, Frank)
Finnegan (Finn, Finny)null