The DU Lounge

chowmama

(832 posts)

108. Nicknames - Maui and The Big Island

Reply to electric_blue68 (Original post)

Thu May 15, 2025, 09:04 PM

May 15

Maui, a bichon, was actually Good Golly Miss Molly. Molly became Maui, with baby talk (DH had a young son).

Once Maui was in common usage, my beloved chow chow Autumn Bruin just had to become The Big Island.

They were also known as Pinky and The Brain. (Molly was The Brain.)

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

2 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

EverHopeful electric_blue68

120 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Favorite Pet names. Your critters, or others... [View all] electric_blue68 Apr 30 OP

When I was very small - about five - I had two red-eared slider turtles, Ocelot II Apr 30 #1

👍 How did toi come with "Fertile"? electric_blue68 Apr 30 #5

I was a precocious child, and it rhymed with "turtle." Ocelot II Apr 30 #7

😄 electric_blue68 Apr 30 #11

shoulda' spelled it NJCher May 13 #52

I have a border Collie named Booger. 1WorldHope Apr 30 #2

😄 👍 electric_blue68 Apr 30 #3

My wife and I had a black female pit bull we nicknamed "Booger" DBoon May 13 #54

Names but also nicknames. Don't we all have them Tadpole Raisin Apr 30 #4

Bismo 😄 electric_blue68 Apr 30 #6

We named our current dog JPK Apr 30 #8

The popeye character I don't know. I love why you named your rescue cat CD. electric_blue68 Apr 30 #9

You are probably too young to know JPK May 11 #46

Yup too young. i did look Jeep up electric_blue68 May 15 #69

dog, huskey mix bandit. AllaN01Bear Apr 30 #10

Love huskies. electric_blue68 May 15 #80

Yellow lab and a BIG Golden odins folly Apr 30 #12

I like your name transitions 👍 electric_blue68 Apr 30 #13

One of my current dog's nicknames ... surrealAmerican Apr 30 #14

Limbo 👍 electric_blue68 Apr 30 #19

He's not mine, but I always got a kick out of "Chief Inspector Murphy". Midnight Writer Apr 30 #15

Someone's pet you know, or a TV, movie character? electric_blue68 Apr 30 #20

I think someone on this site (DU) has posted pictures, but I don't remember who. Midnight Writer Apr 30 #23

My cat's name is Arwen but I call her baby a lot. Rizen Apr 30 #16

A serious dream to lose... so gentlely smother your furkid w.... electric_blue68 Apr 30 #21

Current kittens... piddyprints Apr 30 #17

Awww, luckily for them you found them... electric_blue68 Apr 30 #22

The rescue found them and raised them. piddyprints May 1 #25

Got it re the rescue... electric_blue68 May 2 #31

A client's Pit Bull (very sweet doggie) is named Mayhem... likesmountains 52 Apr 30 #18

i named my new black kitten cosmo, years before seinfeld's kramer. then my next one basil + then dr who said his name pansypoo53219 May 1 #24

Cosmo for a black kitten is great. electric_blue68 May 2 #32

Retro Man get the red out May 1 #26

Looked him up: very cute dog. electric_blue68 May 2 #33

Pookie and Sweetie SARose May 1 #27

I'm glad you still have Sweetie. electric_blue68 May 2 #34

We had two cats: Smike & Satchmo bif May 1 #28

You've had a nice batch over time. electric_blue68 May 2 #35

A sweet little cat my Hubby named Bosco Pasquali. And yes, she's a girl. Dorothy V May 1 #29

Aww, Hi Bosco! Love black cats. electric_blue68 May 2 #36

Puffer. Childhood cat. Clouds Passing May 1 #30

Unique name! electric_blue68 May 2 #37

He was a unique cat. Clouds Passing May 2 #38

Wow, he knew where he could return to. Puffy fur! electric_blue68 May 2 #41

Marvie Dog. CTyankee May 2 #39

Ohhh. The last Loving Kindness you can do for them. 🩷 electric_blue68 May 2 #42

Our German Shepherd, Gunther we adopted from a friend who had passed away. He KitFox May 2 #40

What a parade of critters! Glad to Bring Some Fun here! Yw. electric_blue68 May 2 #43

Our angora goats had white, really soft curly coats. They were KitFox May 2 #44

Sounds wonderful! Hello, cuties! 🥰 electric_blue68 May 2 #45

I was reading Harpo Marx's autobiography when I named my new dog at the time "Harpo" mucifer May 11 #47

Right...the horn! Glad she was sweet electric_blue68 May 15 #70

Snuggles and Cuddles and Petunia JMCKUSICK May 11 #48

Rest in peace Snuggles. Hello Cuddles, and Petunia electric_blue68 May 15 #71

zipper mopinko May 12 #49

Zipper, I like it! Oh goodness glad you vetoed your daughters' names! 😄 electric_blue68 May 15 #72

I had a black cat that I named Honky Cat. I liked the Elton John song. 3catwoman3 May 13 #50

Ha, I know the song 👍 electric_blue68 May 15 #73

My daughter was an art history major The Blue Flower May 13 #51

I'm an artist, great pun! 😄 electric_blue68 May 15 #74

We brought home a three year old Russell Poodle mix last September. Tikki May 13 #53

Enjoy your doggos! electric_blue68 May 15 #75

We were teenagers in the early 1970s. We had a cat named Alice DBoon May 13 #55

So you're 150 years old? bif May 13 #57

No, but I have sometimes typed an "8" instead of a "9" DBoon May 13 #58

I did see Alice C in Oncert once electric_blue68 May 15 #76

there is Alice Cooper and there was Alice Cat DBoon May 15 #90

Ha... i saw Alice Cooper (not Cat) 😉 electric_blue68 May 15 #97

Our current dog family were all named when we adopted them Bayard May 13 #56

Pyrenees? They're big, right? Oh, boy, a horse, mini horses, and mini donkeys? electric_blue68 May 15 #77

Many years ago a colleague named her two cats Simon &Schuster. MLAA May 13 #59

As a reader I love it! electric_blue68 May 15 #79

Rags the cat.. Permanut May 13 #60

A unique name origin! electric_blue68 May 15 #82

My Aussie ILikePie92 May 14 #61

That you had fun with the names, and loved your doggo is the good thing! electric_blue68 May 15 #85

Thank you electricblue68 ILikePie92 May 15 #98

{hug} electric_blue68 May 15 #99

A German shepherd puppy deRien May 14 #62

My sister had a cat with a mark which resembled a half mustache. Morbius May 14 #63

Dali! 👍 Interesting thought about adjust8ng also to a new name. electric_blue68 May 15 #84

Yellow Lab named Dusty Emile May 14 #64

Lots of baths, I presume? electric_blue68 May 15 #86

Well, they were not my pets, but... OldBaldy1701E May 14 #65

omg! 😄 I've seen that cartoon (a gazillion yrs ago) but Not that episode! electric_blue68 May 15 #88

A friend of mine had a mix of Irish Setter justaprogressive May 15 #66

Sauron! Oh my. electric_blue68 May 15 #89

Magilla Gorilla was my second black chow. Nittersing May 15 #67

Black chows are very cool looking electric_blue68 May 15 #93

I named my tux cat MrLucky womanofthehills May 15 #68

Awww, rest in peace Mr Lucky. Glad you found each other. electric_blue68 May 15 #91

think my favourite is Grey5 May 15 #78

Banjo is a fun name. electric_blue68 May 15 #92

Spike and Tyke Capt. America May 15 #81

Cool. electric_blue68 May 15 #94

Caesar, Mac aka puppins MacGurk, Fluebie, and Pepita Botany May 15 #83

You've made their lives better, too! electric_blue68 May 15 #95

Casper wryter2000 May 15 #87

I love snakes! (avoiding poisonous ones!) electric_blue68 May 15 #96

corn snakes are cool pets wryter2000 May 15 #100

Looked them up and saw why they got thst name. Beautiful markings! electric_blue68 May 15 #101

Riley, Rose, Tyson Jeebo May 15 #102

Nice collection of cat stories! electric_blue68 May 17 #110

My granddaddy had a bloodhound Figarosmom May 15 #103

Jojo sounds like a gentle giant? Basenji looked up their vocalizations, ....Muzzy, i like that electric_blue68 May 17 #111

Yes JoJo was a gentle giant Figarosmom May 17 #118

my favorite pet was a tuxedo cat named Riff Raff Skittles May 15 #104

Had a cat named PissNVinegar once LiberalLoner May 15 #105

Were they spicy, as they say? electric_blue68 May 17 #112

We're dog people so we've named a number of pups peggysue2 May 15 #106

Nice set of names.👍 Hi, Bennie 👋 electric_blue68 May 17 #113

Thanks, electric blue peggysue2 May 17 #120

25 years ago we had a cat named Apollo, the trend stuck Runningdawg May 15 #107

"Mythological" animals! 👍 electric_blue68 May 17 #114

Nicknames - Maui and The Big Island chowmama May 15 #108

Fun! 👍 electric_blue68 May 17 #115

Once had two dogs that we named Bo and Diddley. Borogove May 16 #109

A music fan 👍 electric_blue68 May 17 #116

We used to have a big, goofy Siamese named Wimple. LudwigPastorius May 17 #117

We had a dachshund, fat, spoiled, slowest dog in the world, tavernier May 17 #119