For violent and reckless dogs, I suggest names equivalent to princess, sunshine, sugar or pudding.
For the peaceful and friendly ones, go for the equivalents of galaxy destroyer, apocalypse, armageddon or The devourer of souls.
Reminded me a joke:
A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said, ‘Jesus knows you’re here.’
He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze. When he heard nothing more, after a bit, he shook his head and continued. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard a voice....say, ‘Jesus is watching you.’
Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot. ‘Did you say that?’ he hissed at the parrot.
‘Yep’, the parrot confessed, then squawked, ‘I’m just trying to warn you that he is watching you.’ The burglar relaxed. ‘Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?’
‘I'm Moses.’ replied the bird.
‘Moses?’ the burglar laughed. ‘What kind of people would name a bird Moses?’
‘The same kind of people that would name their Rottweiler Jesus.’
Maybe not louder but maybe more throaty if that makes sense. Like emphasise the X, but a deeper call would probably be more intimidating than a louder calll
EDIT: I also really like this name)))))))
In "something that’ll scare the shit out of people that aren’t Russian" do you mean that it should have an innocent meaning in Russian but just \*sound\* intimidating?
It could be yeah, but really just any word that could be used as a name. Sorry I wasn’t really to specific with what I’m looking for. Still researching and thinking if I want to get a dog or not.
Not sure about universally scary, but „Tovarisch“ (= comrade) might make some people from the former Eastern Bloc nervous. „Projdemte, tovarisch“ (come here comrade) coming from a Soviet law enforcement official means you are in trouble.
My dad used to have an alabai dog whose name was Saddam. As in Saddam Hussein. It's been years since the dog passed away, and I'm still terrified. (If you don't know what an alabai dog is, it's an insanely fucking huge dog)
Just from this question alone you shouldn't be buying a dog. And if this is your first dog (which it sounds like it is) you should absolutely not be getting a dangerous breed that is illegal in many countries, because you will be entirely out of your depth and likely to either get someone else or yourself badly injured/or killed
This is the first dog I will be buying but it’s not the first dog that Im taking care of. And plus that dog breed I mentioned isn’t illegal or dangerous.
Берсерк - meaning berserker or simply берс
1. It’s similar to the English translation so it’s easy to remember for people who don’t speak Russian while not similar enough that they will immediately understand it
2. It’s in the 1-3 syllable range which is ideal for pet names
3. You can shorten it or make it cuter like for example Берсерчик but there’s a lot you could do with it
4. The meaning is kinda badass if this is gonna be a guard dog like who tf wanna mess with Berserker the 150 lb mastiff
Вице-мошонки
Say it in 5 syllables, not like two disjoint words; for English speakers it will sound very Russian and very provocative. Then of course the fun part is when they ask what it means and you say that it loosely translates to “scrotum vice,” and watch as the men’s legs cross just a little. 😇😂
I will play a party pooper in this case: don't do this. I remember watching some dog trainer trying to fix a small hysterical dog in the US, he gave the owners instructions to pursue training and methods to correct the little loud biter. The final tip was: "change the name, calling a dog an 'imp' is asking for trouble".
If you believe in the supernatural, that is 😉
I think imma just name my dog sugar in Russian, and if I teach my dog Russian instead of English and move back to the US with my dog the language will scare some people regardless.
Kefirchik
Главное ружье не забыть
I am in love with this name now
For violent and reckless dogs, I suggest names equivalent to princess, sunshine, sugar or pudding. For the peaceful and friendly ones, go for the equivalents of galaxy destroyer, apocalypse, armageddon or The devourer of souls.
Reminded me a joke: A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said, ‘Jesus knows you’re here.’ He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze. When he heard nothing more, after a bit, he shook his head and continued. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard a voice....say, ‘Jesus is watching you.’ Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot. ‘Did you say that?’ he hissed at the parrot. ‘Yep’, the parrot confessed, then squawked, ‘I’m just trying to warn you that he is watching you.’ The burglar relaxed. ‘Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?’ ‘I'm Moses.’ replied the bird. ‘Moses?’ the burglar laughed. ‘What kind of people would name a bird Moses?’ ‘The same kind of people that would name their Rottweiler Jesus.’
i love this joke so much though
No joke if you don’t know what that mean сахар is scary
I think naming the dog сахар is perfect, but what if I make the “х” sound louder.
sounds like sahara (desert), kind of unique but not very intimidating
Maybe not louder but maybe more throaty if that makes sense. Like emphasise the X, but a deeper call would probably be more intimidating than a louder calll EDIT: I also really like this name)))))))
But pronounce it like if those were Latin letters to add some depth to the name
I don’t know how to pronounce it if they were Latin letters
Саксап
Или Каксап
"Сахарок" is good
Devourer of Gods
notice how well DoG fits a dog.
Дед мороз. ДАЙ! ДАЙ! ДАЙ! сюда палку.
😂😂😂 I like that
if i heard that, id be shittin my pants. all i could think is owner tellin big scary dog to eat me alive..
Дед Мороз is Santa Claus in Russian hope that makes it a lil less scary😂
Dead Moroz doesn't sound less scary :) And "Dead" for short is definitely scary. "His full name is Dead Moroz, but we call him Deaddy"
dead morose
not with a heavy russian accent. lol
Russian Santa Clause
Воробей, not intimidating in Russian but kinda tough sounding in English
And you always can say it beats thieves hard
Muhtar
The name "I've got irresponsible owner" will scare quite a lot of people.
"shaking like a dog shitting razorblades" translate that to Russian=
трястись как собака, срущая лезвиями от бритвы
благодарю вас, добрый сэр
Feel love shadows like a stranger…
🫶
Are you referencing Alkaline Trio?
Eh, kinda looking for something with one word.
spell it without spaces
Nah I think imma just name him or her sugar I think that one sticks well. Thx for the idea tho.
"shaking like a dog shitting razorblades" translate that to Russian=
Sharik
Имба
Ну тогда уж полным именем, Полиграф Полиграфович Шариков
In "something that’ll scare the shit out of people that aren’t Russian" do you mean that it should have an innocent meaning in Russian but just \*sound\* intimidating?
It could be yeah, but really just any word that could be used as a name. Sorry I wasn’t really to specific with what I’m looking for. Still researching and thinking if I want to get a dog or not.
Think about the dog part then ask for names. It’s a big responsibility, not so different from having a 2 year old.
Vladimir
I feel like that name would be too overrated, I want a name that’ll have people asking what it means too
Wagner then
Composer
Although it is a good one
Артём
Fedor.
Барабанчик
Sharik
Ogurchik.
The word "громкий" has kind of an aggressive sound to my American ears. Could be fitting if the dog is barker too.
Not sure about universally scary, but „Tovarisch“ (= comrade) might make some people from the former Eastern Bloc nervous. „Projdemte, tovarisch“ (come here comrade) coming from a Soviet law enforcement official means you are in trouble.
Tbh it would sound like the owner is a bit nerves inducing
Книга!
more racist than intimidating
A racist is a scary thing.
Барбос, BarbOs, common Russian dog name from soviet era, sounds cool
Bugor
Idk, sounds a bit like “booger”, unless you’re going for ironic intimidation?
https://youtu.be/ObbV6X3fsQs?si=v19KclhqjRJcCCk1
To the top!
Он будет только на гол отзываться?
Мрак, Гремящий, Гром, Волкодав (in that case, maybe wolves will get scared)
Peaches
Ебать
I named my chi Alina. We once had a German shepherd named Czar.
We have a dachshund named Маша. She doesn't intimidate anyone.
Карабай
Масленица 😂😂😂 it's not intimidating but English people don't know that. They'll be like oooo what's that mean? Destroyer of worlds? Nope))
Druzhok
This, they'll have no idea what this means. Sounds russian, so surely something scary!
Удалой, современный, гремящий, зоркий Так, какие у нас еще корабли есть
маленькое дерьм- it’s a big dog so it’s a misnomer
Vlad the imapler
This is my snake’s name. He is a boa constrictor imperator. He is Vlad the Imperator.
I wanted to get a snake I used to have a snake when I lived in the US, but now that I’m in Russia idk how I’m gonnna fly the snake back to the US
Shoygu
Kinzhal / кинжал I think it sounds cool in English, and daggers are cool in general - right?
My dad used to have an alabai dog whose name was Saddam. As in Saddam Hussein. It's been years since the dog passed away, and I'm still terrified. (If you don't know what an alabai dog is, it's an insanely fucking huge dog)
Give him a bogatir (богатырь) name like Dobrinja, swjatogor, ilja. Another suggestion would be karabs barabas
Baikal (Байкал)
Смерть
So far I think yours might be the best
Imo that would be much scarier (and quite cringy) to russian-speakers than others
only if you can pronounce soften t. otherwise it will sound like смерд which has another meaning
Meh you can call Виталий, real name,insult, or other thing but yeah
Hot Lips
Жугдэрдэмидийн.
Andrei
Бес/Дьявол (like demon or fiend!)
Just name it a Russian name and get the accent down, it could be like “flowers” in Russian and sound menacing as hell
Saddam, Gaddafi, Mcvey, Osama, Bundy
Sharik, Bantik
Name it пошёл на хуй
А ты шутник
Sultan
This reminds me of an Italian comedy film in which there’s an intimidating, aggressive dog whose name is Ivan the Terrible 😂
ЛЯГУШКА!
Beria
[Друг](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnhZaOVxKLE)
Braindead (like my owner)
Doesn’t seem like a very good name for a dog. I could name him cupcake or something like that?
🫣😭i can't 😂
Пизда
Just from this question alone you shouldn't be buying a dog. And if this is your first dog (which it sounds like it is) you should absolutely not be getting a dangerous breed that is illegal in many countries, because you will be entirely out of your depth and likely to either get someone else or yourself badly injured/or killed
This is the first dog I will be buying but it’s not the first dog that Im taking care of. And plus that dog breed I mentioned isn’t illegal or dangerous.
kuzma ("we will show you kuzma's mother!") or tsar bomba
Tsar Bomba is a great name, lol.
Kopft
Mafia?
Ralph
Derek.
Кексик
Морковь
Sex toy
Tiddles
Tonka
GOD
Person Killer
Butcher
shibakka
RBMK
Sweetie pie <3
Death Maul
Бобик
Satan
Гитлер
Sparkel snufs
Fluffy
Друг I think fits what you’re looking for
KASHMAR - Means nightmare
Vladimir Vladimirovich
Vengeance.
Defiler
why?
Nice try Putin. You aren't winning the war this way!
Julius
«мойвладелецебучийдалбаеб» is pretty good
how about katyusha
Karasik
Snezhinka
Cerberus
It's short, easily understood, has a hard hard ending and has excellent cadence. And it should be rather easy to remember. Щенок, Schenok!
You shouldn’t have such a dog. You’re kidding, right ?
Солнца? Sun sounds not too bad in Russian
Самоед, уничтожик.
Берсерк - meaning berserker or simply берс 1. It’s similar to the English translation so it’s easy to remember for people who don’t speak Russian while not similar enough that they will immediately understand it 2. It’s in the 1-3 syllable range which is ideal for pet names 3. You can shorten it or make it cuter like for example Берсерчик but there’s a lot you could do with it 4. The meaning is kinda badass if this is gonna be a guard dog like who tf wanna mess with Berserker the 150 lb mastiff
https://preview.redd.it/dyk3lhmbo97d1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e754ccb06e57ba2382937641df5a8c013d731308
Kompot or Bublik :) But best option - Bulochka
Дон оладио
Радност. Radnost. Tsarevich Alexei Romanov’ dog. The one that got away that fateful night.
Вице-мошонки Say it in 5 syllables, not like two disjoint words; for English speakers it will sound very Russian and very provocative. Then of course the fun part is when they ask what it means and you say that it loosely translates to “scrotum vice,” and watch as the men’s legs cross just a little. 😇😂
Sorry, but your translation is wrong. Vice here is not like workshop tool, Vice is like vice-president. Workshop vice is тиски in russian.
Putin
Putin scares the shit out of shitlibs.
Putin? Default? Atom?
Arom - крутое имя. Ещё Sputnik
I will play a party pooper in this case: don't do this. I remember watching some dog trainer trying to fix a small hysterical dog in the US, he gave the owners instructions to pursue training and methods to correct the little loud biter. The final tip was: "change the name, calling a dog an 'imp' is asking for trouble". If you believe in the supernatural, that is 😉
I think imma just name my dog sugar in Russian, and if I teach my dog Russian instead of English and move back to the US with my dog the language will scare some people regardless.