Hoddy Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 This question is prompted by post on the Pets section, in which a two year old dog named Jacques is seeking a new home.In the area of SW Dordogne that I know well it is the custom to give all dogs born in a particular year a name which begins with the same letter, in much the same way as the recently finished car system in England.The oldest dog I know is Frisette and the youngest Vodka. This struck me as a very good way of keeping track of a dog's age before they all had to have so much paperwork. Is this custom widespread in France or just confined to our small area ? Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0BRIAN WOODHEADI,m here in franceddMMyyyy0Falseen-USI,m here in franceTrue Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hoddy your posting is of no general interest so keep it on the pets bit,please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Outcast, I recognise that this is not a matter of great importance.I thought , however, that it was one of those little idiosyncracies of French life that people on this board might be interested in even if they have no pets themselves. That is the reason it is in the Postbag and not in the Pets section.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpprh Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hiit is in general use. U***** was the name for 2003Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0BRIAN WOODHEADI,m here in franceddMMyyyy0Falseen-USI,m here in franceTrue Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 2001 would be what then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeb Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 We named the central heating boiler Trevor (we had a champagne reception with M. le Plombier) but the following March, when we bought the hens, we decided to name them after the Saints for that particular week as we couldn't think of many female names beginning with U.Has anyone else given their boiler a name?regards.......helen (just in case you are wondering, Wednesday is alcohol free night at chez nous........really.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hoddy, For many years we had some French friends with a dog we thought was named 'idiot' (well its true it wasn't very bright...)turned out it was called Elliot, our friends were surprised at our mistake as its year of birth the designated letter was E. (as if we knew that )Yes Helen, my boiler does have a name, but only when it goes wrong and its not very polite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 They do that around here too Hoddy.What is the letter for this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 I suppose it must be "W".Where's "here" please Alexis ?Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRT17 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 This year must be "W". (Hoddy, it seems you were quicker than me!)Last year was "V" Some friends of ours have dogs, Vodka and Vladimir, both animals born in 2004.Is this "Letter" idea just a French habit or does it happen in other countries? Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piprob Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Look, would you all just slow down. Its all gone pear-shaped for me since Helen 16's posting, and I'm in desperate trouble trying to follow the drift of all this. When Helen mentioned naming her 'boiler', did she in fact, mean naming her 'broiler'? Perhaps I should have taken notice of Outcast's cautionary message and read no further. whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pucette<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Pucette<FONT><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">"Qui ne connaît pas la campagne lhiver, ne connaît pas la campagne et ne connaît pas Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Last year was V, this year is A. 2003 was U, 2002 was T, 2001 was S.The scheme is mandatory for all pedigree animals, not just pets but cows and the whole of the farmyard. I like the system; some people hate it so have both an official name and a pet name for their animals.There's probably a list of suggested names on the net somewhere, they are certainly available from vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRT17 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 "Last year was V, this year is A. " so what happened to WXY and Z ??????????Not enough names beginning with this letter perhaps? Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 When the horse racing line up's were on TV, it used to look strange to me that in some races their names would all start with the same letter. Ofcourse I then learned about this letter thing. We didn't use it for our dog and as we didn't, got a few disapproving comments, and as she is a b â t a r d anyway, I didn't think it mattered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabell Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 I've got 8 black labrador puppies born on 23rd December so have to name them all beginning with V, before I take them to the vet to get vaccinated, chipped etc.So far i've only come up with Vixen and Violet for 2 of the four females and Victor for one of the 4 males.So please help me out here - any suggestions??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRT17 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 So please help me out here - any suggestions???Just a few:-Vincent, Vladimir, Vodka, Valery et Valerie, Veronique, Viviane.bonne chanceGill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 If one of the boy dogs is a rascal, you could call him 'Voyou', which means lout, rascal, hoodlum, but you may not get any buyers with a name like that.tresco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 http://www.e-prenoms.com/Click on V and there is quite a list. There is Vera too. Go through the dictionnary, the names of things are fine too. Vague for example, Valour in english or Valliance in french. Vaux, could be said in english or french. Ventôse. The list is rich and endless. All you'll have to do is check that a word has not got some sort of louche meaning too, that would be embarassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Viola is a nice name! One of the chickens is Violette....Hoddy, I am in Brittany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Now that would be a nice combination Voila and Voici. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddie Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 I know of some breeders of LOF dogs that got around the "V" thing by naming their dogs with names starting with double V ie "W". Like VVhiskey of blah blah or VVind in the willows of blah blah. I have lots of dogs in my agility class born in the "u" year - very odd this - "Upi", "Usky", "Uoup". No wonder I get odd looks when I call "C o c o" - they must think she's ancient! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pucette<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Pucette<FONT><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">"Qui ne connaît pas la campagne lhiver, ne connaît pas la campagne et ne connaît pas Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 http://www.chien.com/index2.htmlOther countries have similar systems but are not synchronised; in Belgium 2005 is E, in Canada P.In France K, Q, W, X, Y, et Z are never used.The site gives a link to 13000 names beginning with V. I think that monosyllables are easier for dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joh Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Me thinks a name beginning with W would suit outcast.What about the 24 puppies delivered by a bull mastiff ,,, The two year old Neopolitan Mastiff is recovering after beating the record litter by one group. Four pup's have since died. But the remainaining 20 strong brood, 14 dogs and 6 bitches are now seven weeks old. They are worth around £1000 each!!! The owners are paying £80 a week in food! Puppy love at it's best...Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 We called our youngest dog Uddie, the same name chosen by a farmer behind us for his new dog. Not many names begin with U. So there's some puzzlement sometimes for these two when they hear their name called from far away.Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0BRIAN WOODHEADI,m here in franceddMMyyyy0Falseen-USI,m here in franceTrue Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Joh,please do put to the forum why you think outcast would be "w",or if you like tell me where you are in france(that is if you are in france)and I will meet you so you can me me face to face what you really mean,mines a pint of red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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