SUBSCRIBE VIA RSSWell, we finally decided on a name for our newest fuzzy family member.
While I fancied my sister’s suggestion of “Giblets,” considering they’re also from turkey, I ultimately lost out. Personally, I thought it’d be awesome to see that name emblazoned on her dog tags, veterinary records, and rabies certificate, but Heather vetoed the name in her quest to have something a bit more regal and sophisticated.
So, after some debate, we both comfortably settled on my sister’s other suggestion, Mahlika (Ma-Lee-Ka), which means “a face as beautiful as the moon” in her native Turkish language.
Not because her face is pock-marked. And not because it’s made of cheese. But rather because her face is beautiful, majestic, and responsible for the tides.
I’m still a little bitter over losing out on Giblets, which means “slimy inedible innards” in our native language, because I thought the name would prove to be a wonderful conversation starter. What better way to elicit a captivated audience when trying to share her story and the mission of Let’s Adopt Global than to introduce our Golden Retriever, Giblets?
Still, I do like the name Mahlika, and I suppose it’s far more appropriate. But that doesn’t mean I won’t make Giblets her middle name.
Dashed are the dreams of me walking through the neighborhood
asking people if they've seen my Giblets.
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HA HA Mahilka Giblets – that’s a good name!
She is beautiful no matter what you call her
The dog my parents had when I was born was named Boobie…it was a beagle mixed and always getting out. My dad had to literally run down the street yelling “boobie”. haha!!!
Love her name
Ha ha that would have been hysterical. Mine was named after a Pokemon (my son’s fault) so I not only have to explain how it’s pronounced but also where it came from. Check the chart and I bet they have to phonically spell it out. What a cutie!
My ex-husband wanted to name our dog Romulus……do you get why he’s an ex now?
my parents had a dog named sandy before i was born. my name…sandy. not that it has affected my psyche in the least. although it gave my 5 older brothers and sisters a lot of ammunition to tease me as we grew up. (my parents defense was that they named me sandra…not sandy!)
i still think turkey was a great name. try yelling that while walking through the bad side of town! =o)
I can relate – my name is Angel, not short for anything or a nickname…do you know how many people in this world have a dog named Angel? ARGH
On another note- Mahlika is a VERY lucky dog to have you all.
I think Giblets would have been a great name and so does my hubby. Of course we have a Yorkie (who was the runt of the litter) named Nano Bytes Shewbridge and his mother’s name is Mia aka Mama Mia.
Excellent naming. I’m with you though, Giblets is better. In the world where we don’t have to grow up and wives don’t try to filter our creativity, Giblets would be the coolest dog on the block.
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Trust me I do not filter his creativity, except when it has the possibility to hurt someone or cost us thousands of dollars. All I simply did was give several situations where we will be using her name and he decided to change his mind, not me. He has named everything in this house including my plants. Our children, “Larry” the cat and “Side Show Bob” the fern. Trust me there is no containing his weirdness and I wouldn’t try.
I think it’s awesome that she’s responsible for the tides. Could she control them a little better when I’m trying to do my beach run in the evenings? Some days I have to run too close to the tourists taking over my beach and it’s quite bothersome. Please ask Mahlika to get on that.
My son named his dog “Snatch.” His first puppy video was entitled “My 18-lb Snatch.” I can’t bring myself to call him by his given name in public. Gavin sometimes refers to him as Snizzle. Here he is on the Christmast card that Gavin made for me: http://pics.livejournal.com/thatursula/pic/00014fae
She’s beautiful and I think Giblets would have been a cute name….
Hi Greg,
Love the name, although I agree that Giblets would have been way more fun.
I suspect you have about a million followers, but I wanted to let you know I nominated you for a Liebster Award because I think you are just way cool. (It’s supposed to be for bloggers with less than 200, which can’t possibly be true here, but since The Bloggess obviously has more awards than she could comfortably fit on a mantlepiece or carry in a box, I thought I would throw one your way. So you beat her on this one!)
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Very pretty name for a very pretty pup. Reminds me a tiny bit of my gaming name that I’ve had for 6+ years and will answer to whether I’m online, or in person..lol. (Mahiah is my “other name”)
Naming animals is always challenging. I wanted to name my cat Kreecher but my husband employed veto power. Now the cat is Max. Surely Kreecher was more awesome, yes?
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OH! LOVE the name!
When we had our 2 Boxers (only one now) one was Hayley and the other Kommit. Our Shepherd mix is Andromeda, but we call her Madea. It’s much easier to “call” her.
Our newest puppy is just plain Berra. She’s a Norwegian Elkhound and looks like a raccoon/bear mix (except much tinier).
Enjoy your Mahlika. I can see she is already “right at home”.
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Giblets is cute but seems too masculine for a girl.
Maybe Giblette would have worked?
I have never commented on your blog, but Giblets has finally prompted me to do so – she is one seriously gorgeous dog. I’m a cat person and even I would have adopted that dog. I’m so glad you got her – not just for her sake, but for ours so we can gaze upon her photos. Keep showing her picture and your blog stats will go through the roof! Yay for Moon-Face!
We have a dog named “Ferguson Rose Garden Party the Third” (the breeder named her, I know, it’s rediculous) so we just called her Fergie for the first while, then that was changed over time to Fer-Goosen, then just Goose… I didn’t realize how much we used “goose” as her name until my non-dog loving friend actually asked me one day “how’s goosen doing?” Our second dog is named Maggie but she comes running when you call her Porkchop
So I think you should still call her Giblets!
I feel so honored! You didn’t tell me you went with Mahlika. I may shed a tear. Love ya all!
All my rescues have first and middle names.
There’s Bugsy, the Insane <<< okay, I guess that one's more like a title..but, believe me it fits.
Then there's Abigail Pywackett, she's as opinionated as Dear Abby, and as "familiar" as Pywackett..hence the name.
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Mahlika is a nice name. My best friend’s son was in FFA in high school. He had a pig named Bits because eventually that’s what he was going to be — bits of bacon, short ribs, ham — you get the gist.
And clearly you’re not southern because my extended family eats the giblets. They are first boiled for a broth to make the dressing with, then the ones who want them, eat them as appetizers.
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Shan:
I’m from the south (OK, south-ish. I’m from Missouri). Anyhoots, I know full well the magic that is the giblets. Although I made a vegetarian dressing this year, I still boiled the giblets out of tradition and for the smell. Not that it’s necessarily a good smell but the kitchen was empty without it.
Carl
You can’t do the holidays right without boiling turkey parts. Something is missing without them.
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Love the name, and yes I like Giblets too. One of our cats was a rescue and when it came to naming her my brother in law voted for “Alpo” or “Kibble”. Did I mention we also had 2 dogs? He ended up being called Furball, and even had a name tag with that name engraved on it.
I named my first self-gotten dog Percival after one of the Knights who actually got to the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend, but calling three syllables from the front porch was a bit much. I shortened it to Percy. I didn’t realize exactly the extent of my folly until I was bellowing for him to come in on a visit to my parents’ house, where the tiny backyard I had became the 50-acre woods that they have. My mother came out on the porch to tell me to knock it off; apparently she thought I was playing an obscenity game of some sort. If you can’t figure out how, go yell “Percy” for a few minutes at the top of your lungs and I’m sure it will become clear. Don’t do it where the neighbors or easily offended women might hear, though.
Thanks to my husband, “giblets” are what my 4 year old calls his privates. When pulling up his underwear, if his goods somehow don’t get in there, he’ll holler, “Mommy! My giblets are hanging out!” Good times.