Why are so many fictional dogs named Max?
In a long list of movies and stories, a dog is named Max. What is that about? Is it a reference to something?
shareMaybe it’s for ‘max’imum effect, lol.
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As adorable and loyal as they are, sometimes they ain't too bright and simple names work best for them.
That’s ruff.
shareThey'll help us fight Skynet but when it comes to spatial skills, they got problems.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uM-FwojaTzQ
Still better than cats ( :
Ouch 😣
shareThank you, parkerbot. Yes, animals should have titles that they can follow, but that doesn't explain why the name Max is frequently used for dogs in fiction.
shareIt's the second-most popular name for a male dog, according to this site:
https://dogtime.com/top-100-dog-names
"Max" is short for Maximilian, which is derived from the Latin word maximus, meaning "the greatest."
https://www.behindthename.com/name/maximilian
Throughout history there have been a few monarchs and Christian martyrs with this name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian#List_of_people
Maybe it's related to the practice of naming a dog "King" or "Prince"...?
Most popular names for dogs and cats include high-pitched consonants (like "X"), a "hissing" sound, because that's what these animals react to, due to their hearing range.
shareYou forgot "Rover" as well.
shareThank you, AmeriGirl26. No, I haven't forgotten it. I've only known the title Rover to be used in jest when referring to dogs, whether in fiction or real life, never as a real name.
shareActually, in the movie "Independence Day," the Will Smith character's family had a golden retriever named Rover. I only knew his name because of the scene with the firestorm in L.A. His girlfriend, Jasmine was stuck in a traffic jam, unaware that the cars had literally stopped moving, and she saw the firestorm coming in through her rear view mirror. So she grabs her son, busts down the door of a service closet nearby, and then yells "Rover!" calling the dog, who just barely manages to jump into the service closet with them before the flames hit.
shareI know that “Fido” comes from the Latin fidus which means loyal.
shareYes but why did every comic strip in the funny pages always have a doghouse with FIDO over the opening?
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/where-does-the-dog-name-fido-come-from/#:~:text=The%20name%20derives%20from%20a,Latin%20name%20for%20his%20dog.
"So how did Fido gain such a firm toehold in American English that it went from a proper name to generic noun? The surprising two-word answer is:
Abraham Lincoln.
It turns out that in his pre-presidential life as a lawyer in Springfield, Illinois, Lincoln had a dog named Fido.
I named my black lab Bogart. My son's black lab is Nero.
shareWhen I was a kid we named black dogs and black cats after black r&b artists.
shareOh man, you had to have had a pup named Otis😃
shareI'm trying to think because my older sisters always named them. Smokey, Mel, Aretha, Famous (after a dancer on Soul Train) ...
shareLegendary pooches😎
shareIt might be considered racist nowadays. 🤣
shareEh, people need to lighten up. We found an injured, abandoned Pit Bull down by the old Yankee Stadium many years ago, she was a mess.
Vet told us she was a ‘target dog,’ that is a smaller animal used by the creeps and gangs that engage in dog-fighting so their big powerful champs can practice harming and maiming.
People are way worse than animals man!
When we got her all sewed up and washed she was a lovely white color. I named her ‘Whitey’ because she’s the only white girl from that neighborhood LOL😄
She was a good girl, she had about 10 good years with me.
Yeah, abuse of animals is sickening. Dogfighting is illegal most places but popular among gangsters. And Mexicans have cockfighting.
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