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Blonde Dog Names: Get Inspired with These Sweet Ideas!

Blonde Dog Names: Get Inspired with These Sweet Ideas!

Blonde Dog Names: Get Inspired with These Sweet Ideas!

Okay, so I've got this new golden retriever puppy, and she's, like, the blonde-est dog I've ever seen. Seriously, she's practically glowing. I needed a name, and I was drawing a total blank. My friend suggested just calling her "Blondie," but that felt...basic. I wanted something a little more unique, you know?

Blonde Dog Names: Get Inspired with These Sweet Ideas!

So, I started by just, you know, Googling. Typed in stuff like "blonde dog names," "names for golden retrievers," all the usual stuff. I got a bunch of lists, but most of them were pretty boring. A lot of "Goldie" and "Sunny," which, don't get me wrong, are cute, but they just didn't fit her.

Then I decided to get a little more creative. I started thinking about things that were golden or blonde colored. Here's a bit of my brainstorming list:

  • Honey
  • Butterscotch
  • Daisy
  • Goldilocks (My kids loved that)
  • Sunshine
  • Amber

I even went down a rabbit hole of looking up famous blondes! Marilyn (Monroe, obviously) was tempting, but a bit much for a dog, maybe. There were a bunch I'd never even heard that do not sound good.

After that,I tried combining some words. Like, "Honey-Dew," or "Butter-Cup." Cute, but still not quite * is a headache!

The Breakthrough!

Finally, after, like, two days of this (I'm serious, I was obsessed!), I was watching some old movie, and the main character had this gorgeous golden horse named "Aurelia." And it hit me! "Aurelia" means "golden" in Latin! It was perfect! Elegant, a little different, and it totally suited my fancy, fluffy girl.

So, that's how I ended up naming my dog Aurelia. It was a whole process, but I'm so glad I put the effort in. She's definitely an Aurelia, not a "Blondie"!