It’s commonly believed that the one-time popularity of the name Fido for dogs came from Lincoln’s dog. There were dogs named Fido before that. The name came from Latin, and means, roughly “I am faithful” The Latin pronunciation would probably be ‘FEE-do,’ as what we call the ‘long i’ sound is an English thing.
So if Fido is the all-time classic dog name, why do we almost never see real dogs named Fido? It probably became so popular that it became cliched, and wore out its welcome.
oldpine52 about 5 years ago
He should class up that name with the French spelling: Phideaux.
Zebrastripes about 5 years ago
Just don’t throw a ball……
ptnjbrown about 5 years ago
Somebody release a squirrel.
sandpiper about 5 years ago
When that beast starts digging for fleas, Fink is gonna get the rid of his life.
scottartist creator about 5 years ago
It’s commonly believed that the one-time popularity of the name Fido for dogs came from Lincoln’s dog. There were dogs named Fido before that. The name came from Latin, and means, roughly “I am faithful” The Latin pronunciation would probably be ‘FEE-do,’ as what we call the ‘long i’ sound is an English thing.
So if Fido is the all-time classic dog name, why do we almost never see real dogs named Fido? It probably became so popular that it became cliched, and wore out its welcome.
brklnbern about 5 years ago
Where’s the foam coming from its mouth?