haha, I don't know, growing up, a dog we had was called, "Shiro".. because it was white. Then there's "Kuro".. because it's black. Our pet turtle my parents named.. turtle.. perhaps we just aren't original??? Thinking about it now... my parents always did laugh when we talked about pets' names.. one dog was even called "Mr. Dog" more or less in Japanese... :T
The dogs I knew had names similar, or names like Goma.. usually something commenting on physical appearance.. lol
I don't know who Charles Bronson nor Yaphet Koto is though.. I assume celebrities? At the height of the Restoration, when people first started bringing dogs into the house and treating them like housepets (because it was a western trend), there were all sorts of Western names given to the dogs too.. like Jack or Pierre. I always thought that was funny whenever I read it in historic books.. i think it's just me, apparently!
Jesse I wouldn't generalize and say Japanese people see it weird to give their dogs people names. Every dog I've ever known in Japan had a "people name". Shit my dog was named after my great grandpa.
In Taiwan, dogs aren't given 'human' names since it's like.. difficult? Basically parents have 2 characters out of the dictionary to choose (the 3rd character being your 'last' name) a baby's name so it gets pretty unique. They usually call their dogs like 'small -insert-syllable-here' or two of the same characters. They also like using American names! I'm not sure about Japan though..
damn you! I haven't had it in years. I think I'm going to have my own machine.
I was thinking maybe
Yaki Takuyaki for the boy. I might want to kind of do it like Katsu Tonkatsu. Whatever Japanese name I pick I've resigned myself to people butchering it.
yeah. they're are pretty "nutty" looking. get it "nutty".
here's the story I would name him after. From wikipedia.
Bunbuku Chagama (Japanese: ぶんぶく茶釜) is a Japanese folktale about a raccoon-dog, or tanuki, that uses its shapeshifting powers to reward its rescuer for his kindness.
Bunbuku Chagama roughly translates to "happiness bubbling over like a tea pot." The story tells of a poor man who finds a tanuki caught in a trap. Feeling sorry for the animal, he sets it free. That night, the tanuki comes to the poor man's house to thank him for his kindness. The tanuki transforms itself into a chagama and tells the man to sell him for money.
The man sells the tanuki-teapot to a monk, who takes it home and, after scrubbing it harshly, sets it over the fire to boil water. Unable to stand the heat, the tanuki teapot sprouts legs and, in its half-transformed state, makes a run for it.
The tanuki returns to the poor man with another idea. The man would set up a 'roadside attraction' (a little circus-like setup) and charge admission for people to see a teapot walking a tightrope. The plan works, and each gains something good from the other--the man is no longer poor and the tanuki has a new friend and home.
In a variant of the story, the tanuki-teapot does not run and returns to its transformed state. The shocked monk decides to leave the teapot as an offering to the poor temple where he lives, choosing not to use it for making tea again. The temple eventually becomes famous for its supposed dancing teapot.
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The dogs I knew had names similar, or names like Goma.. usually something commenting on physical appearance.. lol
I don't know who Charles Bronson nor Yaphet Koto is though.. I assume celebrities? At the height of the Restoration, when people first started bringing dogs into the house and treating them like housepets (because it was a western trend), there were all sorts of Western names given to the dogs too.. like Jack or Pierre. I always thought that was funny whenever I read it in historic books.. i think it's just me, apparently!
Jesse
Congratulations on having a new pup coming into your pack. That's such an exciting time!
sandwhich names....pastrami and meatball
nerdy/childhood memory name....gizmo(from gremlins)
theres more if you want a non japanese name.
I like takuyaki, we still have to fully decide if we're going to get the dog or not though.
I was thinking maybe
Yaki Takuyaki for the boy. I might want to kind of do it like Katsu Tonkatsu. Whatever Japanese name I pick I've resigned myself to people butchering it.
"Your dog is named Yucky Taco lucky? "
Haha I love it. Little Yaki.
Sweat and turn-free.. unlike our grill used over the stove..
The other one I really like is Tanuki Bunbuku Chagama, after the story. If he was a red though it wouldn't make much sense.
here's the story I would name him after. From wikipedia.
Bunbuku Chagama (Japanese: ぶんぶく茶釜) is a Japanese folktale about a raccoon-dog, or tanuki, that uses its shapeshifting powers to reward its rescuer for his kindness.
Bunbuku Chagama roughly translates to "happiness bubbling over like a tea pot." The story tells of a poor man who finds a tanuki caught in a trap. Feeling sorry for the animal, he sets it free. That night, the tanuki comes to the poor man's house to thank him for his kindness. The tanuki transforms itself into a chagama and tells the man to sell him for money.
The man sells the tanuki-teapot to a monk, who takes it home and, after scrubbing it harshly, sets it over the fire to boil water. Unable to stand the heat, the tanuki teapot sprouts legs and, in its half-transformed state, makes a run for it.
The tanuki returns to the poor man with another idea. The man would set up a 'roadside attraction' (a little circus-like setup) and charge admission for people to see a teapot walking a tightrope. The plan works, and each gains something good from the other--the man is no longer poor and the tanuki has a new friend and home.
In a variant of the story, the tanuki-teapot does not run and returns to its transformed state. The shocked monk decides to leave the teapot as an offering to the poor temple where he lives, choosing not to use it for making tea again. The temple eventually becomes famous for its supposed dancing teapot.
(remembering now that one of the Tanunki goes off to seek a transformation master on Shikoku Island)
Creepy.