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Channie
09-24-2007, 09:46 AM
After catching the Basenji bug last year we've decided we're now ready to take on a female to go with our one year old male. We've found a gorgeous little girl and will be getting her in a few weeks (fingers crossed) but we're a little stuck on a name.

Her registered name is Fayrelyn Tyger Ella but we already have a Maltese x Shih Tzu named Ella who is my baby girl. I am a little worried about naming the new pup (who we are referring to as Mia for the time being) something completely random and unrelated to her registered name.

Would really love some naming ideas and advice!!

We're into names with significant meanings (our male is Levis meaning swift, rapid as he is a fantastic lure courser), relevant origins, etc. There are just so many names and possibilities out there!!

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8507/mia1cd5.png

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6445/mia2vs3.jpg
Quercus
09-24-2007, 12:01 PM
What a beautiful face!!! No ideas about the name...but welcome to the forum!
tanza
09-24-2007, 02:36 PM
She is just too cute.... what a face!!!!
youngandtired
09-24-2007, 03:46 PM
I hope you get her, I love her face, she looks like a little deer. I will ponder on the name and get back with you. I named my female, Africian Queen Sahara, from the Sahara Desert, she is red & white, and she is definitely Queen around here. haha!!!!
Channie
09-24-2007, 09:48 PM
Thanks, that was the first thing I thought when I saw her too - what a face! She does have that sweet deer look and my partner has certainly fallen for her too.

Thanks for the welcome. I have been around a little bit but haven't posted much as I've been busy finishing up at work.

There are some pictures of my girl and boy here http://www.basenjiforums.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/540
nala121498
09-24-2007, 10:22 PM
She has the sweetest face and wrinkles! I'm not very good at naming...I'm sure you'll get suggestions and/or think of something fitting! Keep us posted!
Channie
09-24-2007, 10:23 PM
Thanks Nala, it's been tough picking a name and even tougher now we've seen the little beauty!! I can't wait to get some suggestions.
youngandtired
09-25-2007, 02:07 AM
If you are getting her from a shelter, the name Zada would be perfect, means extremely fortunate person or dog in this case. Another one Sheba, meaning appreciates true wisdom would be good, Basenjis are very smart. You could call her Faye, but that is not Africian. I am still pondering though, will get back to you.
Channie
09-25-2007, 02:24 AM
We're getting her from a breeder, same one that we adopted Levis from.

There aren't many Basenji's in shelters here in Australia, I don't think. Most are rescued by the Basenji Hound Association which we are not yet a part of. It's a fair way from where we are living now.

At the moment the name Mia is kinda growing on us, even though the meaning of the name isn't that great. I was hoping to find a work or name with Mia in it that could be her full name, with Mia as a nickname. Not having much luck though...
youngandtired
09-25-2007, 01:02 PM
I love the name Fawna, meaning baby deer, also Ayala meaning, deer; gazelle!Elain, also means fawn. She looks so much like a deer face, and they can jump like a gazelle. Good Luck with the name!
jys1011
09-25-2007, 02:39 PM
How about Faline (like Bambi's Mate) :)
Duke
09-25-2007, 05:32 PM
Silly suggestion, maybe, but for original pet names, you might think about Pokemon, i.e. Raichu, Zapdos, Dratini, Geodude, Plusle, etc. I am not familiar with Pokemon, but my son is and wanted to rename Daisy. I thought that he was being clever.
nala121498
09-25-2007, 05:49 PM
Silly suggestion, maybe, but for original pet names, you might think about Pokemon, i.e. Raichu, Zapdos, Dratini, Geodude, Plusle, etc. I am not familiar with Pokemon, but my son is and wanted to rename Daisy. I thought that he was being clever.

Oh, Jill...now it's the Diamond and Pearl version...Piplup, Turtwig, Starly, Chimchar...(shoot me now) I can't believe I just posted that! LOL!!!!
Duke
09-25-2007, 06:50 PM
Oh, Jill...now it's the Diamond and Pearl version...Piplup, Turtwig, Starly, Chimchar...(shoot me now) I can't believe I just posted that! LOL!!!!
You're good! I am so lost - but the orginality is wonderful! :)
Channie
09-25-2007, 10:00 PM
When I was young...(ok I was seventeen!!) I was obsessed with Pokemon :p But that was in the green, red and blue stage...none of these fancy pets there are now!

It's a great idea and I would probably have a look through them...if I thought my partner wouldn't call the looney bin on me, lol. But really, it's a good idea, especially if you were looking to name a whole litter as there are a lot of Pokemon.
Channie
09-25-2007, 10:03 PM
I love the name Fawna, meaning baby deer, also Ayala meaning, deer; gazelle!Elain, also means fawn. She looks so much like a deer face, and they can jump like a gazelle. Good Luck with the name!

And I do love the deer ideas since when I first saw her I thought she had the most gorgeous little deer face...as did my partner and sister.

I think Chris is stuck on the name MIA though so I am trying to find some names that might contain 'mia' to keep him happy. In all fairness I was the one who suggested it in the first place though and it is a pretty little name.
ChristyRutherford
09-26-2007, 10:06 PM
I wanted to change the name of my BRAT when I got him to the African word meaning "good new home" something like that. Since he was coming from a bad situation/home and I had just moved into my first home the day before I got him.
But he knew his name, Squiggy, so I kept it:)

I think I searched on Yahoo for "African word meanings" and found some website and just started looking.
ChristyRutherford
09-26-2007, 10:09 PM
Here is a really cool website

http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/names/africannames2.htm
Channie
09-26-2007, 10:44 PM
Thanks Christy, I will go through that site. It looks helpful.
ChristyRutherford
10-01-2007, 04:21 PM
I was disappointed that the section for the pygmy tribes was not working. But the website looked pretty neat.
Channie
10-01-2007, 08:26 PM
Well to be terribly boring my partner has decided to stick with the name Mia (which I still think is a pretty name) but has decided to be really clever and add an H to the end - Miah. From my two minutes of research online however I've found this is Italian for Mine, to hold dear...which is sweet. Not exactly African or even relevant but I like the name none the less.

Thanks everyone for their help and suggestions. We're picking Miah up today at 11am - very exciting!! I'm sure we'll have some pictures of her up on the net very soon.
ZenGrrrl
10-01-2007, 10:54 PM
If her registered name is Fayrelyn Tyger Ella, why not just call her "Tiger" (either spelled "tiger" or "tyger")?
nala121498
10-03-2007, 02:18 PM
Mia is a fine name! Looking forward to hearing (and seeing) all about how it went!
Channie
10-04-2007, 04:24 AM
Mia is a fine name! Looking forward to hearing (and seeing) all about how it went!

We have ended up calling her Miah, with the H. And she is taking to it well. She had not learned any part of her registered name.

We took our two dogs to Brisbane with us to see Miah and arranged with Freda to meet at a fenced off-leash dog park, which worked out great. It gave us extra time to talk about everything we hadn't covered over the phone.

I have a few new pictures...she's still in that awkward "what's that thing you have in your hands" phase where she won't sit still for the camera or does a goofy look. :p
Channie
10-04-2007, 04:48 AM
http://www.basenjiforums.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/542

You can see the pictures in my member gallery along with some of Levis
WBL
10-04-2007, 09:18 AM
Wonderful Pictures And Congrats Again
renaultf1
10-04-2007, 12:03 PM
She's soooooo cute!!! Congratulations. I've always loved the name Mia...I wouldn't worry too much that her name isn't African...she's a cutie pie! :D
nala121498
10-04-2007, 04:19 PM
http://www.basenjiforums.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/542

You can see the pictures in my member gallery along with some of Levis
She's adorable!!! Congratulations...I think the "h" is nice. I like it1;)
Mia
10-30-2007, 07:29 PM
Well funny you should mention you call her Mia...we named our pup Mia Pharaoh, part for the actress and part because she's from Africa, we thought it was fitting and people seem to think it's clever :)
bellabasenji
12-04-2008, 03:19 AM
Well to be terribly boring my partner has decided to stick with the name Mia (which I still think is a pretty name) but has decided to be really clever and add an H to the end - Miah. From my two minutes of research online however I've found this is Italian for Mine, to hold dear...which is sweet. Not exactly African or even relevant but I like the name none the less.

Thanks everyone for their help and suggestions. We're picking Miah up today at 11am - very exciting!! I'm sure we'll have some pictures of her up on the net very soon.
Yeah, I had the same situation... I wanted to give her an african name, but I am Italian and my husband fell in love with the name "Bella Bambino Biamondi" and since she was a gift from him...
So, here is the meaning: Beautiful Baby BOY!!! :eek: Okay... I ooopsed:rolleyes: My Italian language knowledge is obviously lacking. She should have been Bella BAMBINA (the "A" makes it feminine)! LOL:D But the papers were already done!!! Oh well...;) Oh, and Biamondi was a family name before we came from Sicily.
I absolutely adore the name Miah, and she is just as adorable as her name!
bellabasenji
12-04-2008, 10:58 PM
Okay, once again... I got started on an older post!!! Duh:confused: