Why a scientific name for dog? If you’re looking for a name to reflect your very intelligent dog, what better way than using a scientific name to show off how smart your puppy is?
Many dog breeds such as the border collie, poodle, and coton de tulear are known for their smarts. Why not give them a name that signifies that they are smarter than the average dog. Scientists are also inquisitive, observant, and analytical. Do these characteristics sound like your dog's personality?
See if these famous scientists spark an idea:
Scientific | Names |
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Albert Einstein | Jonas Salk |
Alexander Fleming | Leonardo Da Vinci |
Alexander Graham Bell | Linus Pauling |
Archimedes | Louis Pasteur |
Artistotle | Lucretius |
B.F. Skinner | Ludwig Boltzmann |
Carl Sagan | Marie Curie |
Charles Darwin | Max Born |
Claude Levi-Strauss | Max Planck |
Dian Fossey | Neils Bohr |
Edwin Hubble | Nicolaus Copernicus |
Ernest Rutherford | Noam Chomsky |
Euclid | Rene Descartes |
Galileo Galilei | Sally Ride |
Grace Hopper | Sigmund Freud |
Gregor Mendel | Stephen Hawking |
Isaac Newton | Thomas Alva Edison |
Jane Goodall | Werner Heisenberg |
John Dalton | Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen |
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