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Thinking of naming one dog Olive, what might pair well? Looking for Milo and Otis vibes.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 81 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Also Brutus

[โ€“] Eranziel 4 points 1 year ago

Came here for this, thank you for your service.

[โ€“] Moghul 2 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] Sertou 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] MissJinx 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

oh yeah, he spend the last 12 years undercover in the shelter

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Watch out for the night screams though.

[โ€“] archonet 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] WhatAmLemmy 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That's just really funny to me to make a diminutive out of a diminutive. Martini already means Marty. Both Martinez and Martin, which they are respectfully diminutives of come from the Latin Martinus for a child dedicated to the god Mars.

[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Olive and Pickle sound like crude bathroom signs.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Awww I love this one

[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Martini.

I was going to say Yiu, as in "Olive you" (I love you), but "you" comes up way to much in regular language, would confuse the poor dog.

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[โ€“] Synthead 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I'm losing it in the hospital corridor lmao

[โ€“] tdot 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Caper

Pimento

Prosciutto

Oyster

Scallop

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My wife and I have an Australian shepard named Olive. We've already committed to getting a mini and naming it caper

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[โ€“] Godric 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Garden is a good dog's name

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[โ€“] fubo 10 points 1 year ago

Hugh.

As in "Olive, Hugh!"

Explaining the joke"all of you" or "I love you"

[โ€“] lettruthout 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Martini. Marti for short, which has the benefit of being ungendered.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

You could do Olive and Ollie for that sweet alliteration.

Alternatively, Olive and Chives is pretty good too.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
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[โ€“] Shave_MyBeever 5 points 1 year ago

I had a great-aunt named Olive whose husband's name was Ham (short for Hamilton).

Always known as Ham and Olive.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Onion or pickle

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Clearly Gerald is name for your other dog!

[โ€“] Morse1 2 points 1 year ago
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