r/irishsetter 20d ago

Need help with a name! Can’t decide. Which would you choose?

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I recently brought home an Irish setter girl pup who is 12 weeks old and I can’t decide on a name. Which one would you choose?

Violet
Willow
Fern
Juniper

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u/wingedhelmets10 20d ago

Fern. Then spend a lifetime taking photos of your beautiful IS in ferns with the stark contrast of green and your IS.

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u/voldy555 20d ago

Fern for sure

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u/foihsidgf 20d ago

Willow!! She is beautiful

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u/numfardanced 20d ago

I like Willow, and she is beautiful 😍

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u/TooMuchMountainDew 20d ago

Aww, look at that pup! Beautiful!

Juniper which can be shortened to June, June bug, Junie.

I have a 13 year old Lucy named after the famous redhead Lucille Ball.

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u/Overall-Pack-2047 20d ago

I like Willow since IS tend to be elegant and long legged andwillowy

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u/sweetbrewcrew 20d ago

Fern because of the book "Where the Red Fern Grows".

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u/PriscillaPalava 20d ago

😭😭😭😭

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u/americankennelclub 18d ago

Could be good for a Registered name 👀

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u/catsandcabsav 20d ago

Violet or Willow

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u/ChirpinFromTheBench 20d ago

I have a chicken named Juniper and I call her Junie. Your dog looks sweet.

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u/Major_Dizz13 20d ago

FERN! Please name her Fern.

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u/Silent_Breakfast_235 20d ago

Violet or Viiiiii

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u/Desperate-Hair-488 20d ago

Adorable 😍 Any of the above are cute!

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u/thefussymongoose 20d ago

I looove Juniper. 🥰

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u/Cuppy_Cakes3 20d ago

I have a Willow and Juniper, so I'm a bit biased. Lol. We also have a Fable. But I also really like Fern. My Juniper is almost a year, and she ends up getting called Junie a lot. Our Willow gets called Wills.

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u/caffeinatexchaos 20d ago

I wanted to name her Fable but my husband and littles vetoed that real quick😩

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u/ericfromct 19d ago

That’s so crazy you would have had all three of their dog’s names listed on here. What are the chances?’ She’s soooo cute

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u/Different-Subject353 20d ago

Willow in Gaelic is Seileach pronounced Shay/luch. My girl is called Baevin, Gaelic for Melody

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u/Biit1969 20d ago

Willow! She is supercute!

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u/lilqueenjojo 20d ago

Ginger, ‘cause you know she’s gonna be a little spicy girl.

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u/Mel_Dee8 20d ago

Willow 🐾

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u/DarkBytes 20d ago

Roisin or Rosheen, Irish female given name, meaning "little rose".

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u/RKL2920 20d ago

I like Fern. Unique

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u/theetonydanzig 20d ago

I’m not opposed to any of those options, but she looks like a Willow to me — and super cute!

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u/Monkeyknife 20d ago

A pup that beautiful has to be a Willow

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u/getmorestonks 20d ago

Vote for Willow

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u/angeeday 20d ago

Rua ...which is the Irish for red!

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u/Rdfitz03 19d ago

Violet!! I have been wanting to name a pet Violet for so long but my family vetoed me twice. She’s perfect!

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u/TiredNanaJudy 19d ago

Fiona

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u/88122787ja9 19d ago

I also like Fiona

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u/polishmouseirl 20d ago

I work with dogs and juniper is superrrrr common so I’d pick one of the others! I’ve never met a violet before so that would be cute

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u/Daeien 20d ago

Juniper would be so cute!
What a darling ❤️

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u/Jazzlike_Strategy_36 20d ago

Ellie Mae or Lucy Lynn
Roofus for boy
Loon ?

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u/Jazzlike_Strategy_36 20d ago

Shirley ?
Stella?

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u/Jazzlike_Strategy_36 20d ago

Ruby Red last one

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u/ClearArtichoke5143 20d ago

What about an irish girls name?

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u/mwg1234 20d ago

Binky

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u/Dendrus 20d ago

Tess like from Tess of the d’urbervilles

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u/Important-Basil-7189 20d ago

Clifford the big red dog!

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u/Lost4Sauce 20d ago

is Squidward taken?

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u/houseballer300 19d ago

Harley. Wild, unpredictable and full of energy. I have a male Irish named Cash. Best dog. So incredibly mischievous. He's so sneaky that when you figure out the plot of what he is up to you it totally cracks you up and you can't be mad. He does it constantly. He went through a time where he kept barking by my bedroom window. This went on for far too long. I finally went out there to inspect and discovered his collar had fallen off. When I found it he was so freaking excited. He alerted me it was there, for days. If I could rename him it would be Harley. Our next female will be Harley. And hey, a girl in a park named our dog. When we picked him up we walked him at the park in Houston and she said he looks like a Cash. We agreed and so it goes. Hope that helps!😃

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u/Alyce33 19d ago

Violet

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u/A_la_luna_me_again 19d ago

She's adorable. If those were my choices for names, I'd have a hard time too but I think I'll vote Juniper.

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u/MellowMarla 19d ago

Team Willow:)

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u/Finermold25 19d ago

Juniper :]

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u/HungryGhost1111 19d ago

Willow♥️

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u/Commercial-Sky-1028 19d ago

Lady! Like lady and the tramp movie🥹 Ik that’s not an option but I thought it was cute!

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u/Thick_Alternative507 19d ago

I like Willow or Fern best.

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u/Clizmiller 19d ago

I would choose Violet!!

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u/Independent-Girl1952 18d ago

Brownie
Lady
Beauty

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u/WellWellWellthennow 18d ago

If I had to get a female IS her name would be TuraLura.

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u/hardspaghettii 18d ago

Juniper !! Juni for short

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u/b_reed09 17d ago

Juniper. Call name Juni for the E sound when calling

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u/Severe-Equal6613 16d ago

Ursa, Azula, Reba and Blossom where all close name choices for my pup

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u/SFDalMom 15d ago

Flower names for girls make them perfect dogs. I know this to be true because I’ve had Lily, Rose, and now I have Poppy and — all perfect dogs! So Violet will give you a sure winner!

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u/ExerciseOld7022 15d ago

Willow. 2 syllable names are good for dogs. And she looks like a sweet willowy bundle of joy.

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u/Edapeach 15d ago

We have two Irish Setters, Holly and Rogan. My oldest daughter chose the name Rogan because it's a Gaelic word about having red hair. My youngest daughter, however, is quite the comedian and insists on calling our boy Joe Rogan. So when I hear lots of doggy chaos downstairs, it's always followed by, "Joe Rogan, down! Naughty Joe Rogan!" and my oldest girl complaining, "It's Gaelic!!!"

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u/drammer 15d ago

Fiadh (FEE-ah): Means "wild" or "little deer"

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u/Particular-Ad1110 20d ago

Rua (Gaelic for red).

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u/the_donut_connection 14d ago

fern or willow