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How Ancient Greeks Named Their Puppies …dogs were typically given short names that evoked ideas of things like power, speed, or beauty. Popular names for dogs in antiquity, translated from Greek, include Lurcher, Whitey, Blackie, Tawny, Blue, Blossom, Keeper, Fencer, Butcher, Spoiler, Hasty, Hurry, Stubborn, Yelp, Tracker, Dash, Happy, Jolly, Trooper, Rockdove, Growler, Fury, Riot, Lance, Pell-Mell, Plucky, Killer, Crafty, Swift, and Dagger. - Continue reading at Smithsonian.com. Photo: Courtesy of snarl. Ed note: Unearthing Athens’ underworld.

How Ancient Greeks Named Their Puppies

…dogs were typically given short names that evoked ideas of things like power, speed, or beauty.

Popular names for dogs in antiquity, translated from Greek, include Lurcher, Whitey, Blackie, Tawny, Blue, Blossom, Keeper, Fencer, Butcher, Spoiler, Hasty, Hurry, Stubborn, Yelp, Tracker, Dash, Happy, Jolly, Trooper, Rockdove, Growler, Fury, Riot, Lance, Pell-Mell, Plucky, Killer, Crafty, Swift, and Dagger. - Continue reading at Smithsonian.com.

Photo: Courtesy of snarl.

Ed note: Unearthing Athens’ underworld.