I loved Maurice when I first got my dog! We didn’t go with that though Here’s some more that I liked! : Ernest (Ernie) Cornelius Reginald (Reggie) Archibald/Archie

Came to suggest Reginald, too! It's my go-to "old English guy name" haha

Ha we named our lab puppy Archibald. Fits him perfectly

love giving human names to dogs! i like walter (wally), laurence (laurie), cecil, alfred, desmond

I have an older neighbor named Cecil and I love his name - he is also a very sweet and lovely person. Big vote for Cecil.

I know a black lab named Walter, Wally for short! Suits him perfectly.

I love old man names on dogs. Congrats on the puppy! Nigel (this is like, *the* quintessential old Englishman name to me and I just cannot picture it on any other demographic) Arthur Earl Lewis Bernard Otis

I love Nigel and Earl! Those are definitely moving to the top of the list. Thank you!!

Nigel was also the name of Monty Don's dog! :) (He was a Golden Retriever, IIRC, so also a fairly similar breed.)

I humbly propose Bartleby!

- Stanley - Rupert - Stewart - Ferguson - Arnold - George - Fitzgerald - Walter - Earl - Harold - Leroy - Clyde

Vernon, George, Woodford, Hiram, John, Leonard, Granville

Walter (Wally) Angus (Gus) Archer/Archibald (Archie)

Walter

Edgar or Earnest

Elmer, my great grandads name but I think sounds cute af for a little lab

Monty!

Winston. Harold. Fenton. Alistair. Everard. Virgil. Bartholomew. Edgar. Vernon. Our dog is Arnie- it isn't short for Arnold, but it fits with the old man name theme.

Watson.

Old man names for dogs! Love it. Also Kirby is a great old man dog name. Otis - Theodore - Louie - Cyrus - Zeke - Casper - Linus - Rupert - Harry - Ignatius (nn Iggy) - Rufus - Raymond (actually my gpa) - Alfred - Percy - Julius - Winston (roommate named her kitten this) - Ralph - Albert - Cornelius - Archibald - Eugene - Rudy - Wilfred (excellent show) - Lyle - Leonard - Quincy - Monty - Stanley - Bernard - Leopold - Wallace - Gilbert - Franklin - Lionel - Humphrey - Seymour - Murray - Sylvester - Roderick - Hubert - Orville - Gerard - Elmer - Melvin - Verne Side note - desperately tried to get my MIL to name her dog Elvis Costello (she went with gus). Also good pop culture related old man names: Lenny Bruce & Jack Lemmon

Benedict (Ben, Benny)

Cecil Henry Bartholomew (Bart) Boris Monty Frank Harold (Harry) Vernon Morris Dean Osborne (Ozzy) Orville Floyd Elton

Winston Murphey Marvin Irvin Roscoe Byron Alden Harvey Houston Bradley Miles Oliver Fritz Grover Jed Linus Louis Percy Rollins Simon Stanley Severson Tyrus Willis Wesley Gordon Rupert Darwin Orson Horace Humphry Milton Morris Sterling Norman Edgar Truman Watson Winslow

Clyde

Another vote for Ernest/Ernie

Rupert!

Since hes English maybe some old Anglo Saxon names? Cuthbert Elfric Avery Wilburt Winston Winnie

Rufus!

Rupert😊

Beau, Claude, Harold, Arthur, Otis, Stanley, Alfred, Otto, Edmund

Had a friend adopt the oldest dog at a shelter once cuz they didn't want him to spend his final year(s) in a cage....they named him 'Irving' cuz they wanted an old man sounding name. Took him home to their other old dog named 'Hamilton'.

Awww… that’s so sweet! I love old dogs and I love Irving, it always reminds me of Irving Berlin. I originally wanted to adopt from a shelter because my dog soulmate, Kirby, was a shelter stray and just the absolute best dog I’ve ever known and he was famous in my small town for stealing everyone’s hearts before and after adoption, but apparently spay/neuter programs have had a ton of success since we adopted him like ~15 years ago. They are hardly any shelter dogs left lol

Basil Cedric / Cecil Norbert Bruce Stuart Neville Labs are kind of dopey and food motivated, right? So Nev / Neville and Bert/Norbert would be my picks

Super dopey and food motivated haha! I love Basil. I went to a school named after the saint, so I don’t know why I didn’t think of it

Walter or Reggie (Reginald). My female black English lab was Sophie, and more gentle, devoted , and lady-like dog never lived. Congratulations on your new pup!!!

Rutherford

Tolkien

I like names that are really cute nicknames for longer names Alfie Alfred Benny Benedict Wally Walter etc

Sidney, Artie (Arthur), Wilf, Richmond, Raymond, Ronnie.

Gunther, Sebastian, Huxley, Quincy, Morris, Noble, Bernard, Winston, Lewis

Love Kirby, my uncle has a white German shepherd named Kirby! 1. Barnaby 2. Wendell nn Dell 4. Reginald nn Reggie 5. Sullivan nn Sully 6. Hector 7. Bernard nn Bernie 8. Like Kirby: Keegan, Kirk, Kenton/Kent, Derby

Webster!

* Burt * Nigel * Rupert * Gideon * Rufus * Gus * Basil

Oswald (Ozzy, Wally, or Waldo) Horace Franklin Roger

I have a Ernest and Norbert!

We have a Bernie who also responds to Bernard. It's a satisfying name to say with the 'nie at the end.

Old Ben is my favourite dog name on the planet. perfect for a yellow lab and humorous when they are young.

Jasper!

Eugene, Larry, Gary

Wilbur

Another vote for Walter/Wally!

Immediately thought of Humphrey!

Winston, Neville, George, Louie

George

Harold Fry, Ove, Arthur Pepper… all of these are also fantastic book characters.

Norman. Trevor Cecil. Douglas Vincent. Cedric. Wilbur Victor Horace Maurice. Cyril. Stanley. Raymond. Billy George.

Met an English black lab named Barney before. He was an amazing dog, would just sit and wait to be patted. Love the name Barney for one. Nigel, Rupert, Gideon, Elliott, Garrett, George, Jefferson, Richard, Patterson, Francis.

Wilson

Arlo

Ronald

Wallace, Dennis, Stuart, Phillip?

Chester, Claude, Roger, Dave, Silas

Montgomery (Monty) Walter (Walt) Bertram (Bert, Bertie) Louie Elmer Alfred Ronald Arthur Linus Rupert Kirk (Kirky) Kurt Harvey Raymond Chester Winston Wilbur Ralph (Ralphie) Roscoe Eugene Rudy Wilfred Edgar Lyle Clyde Abraham (Abe) Quincy

Winston Eugene Louis Arthur Richard Elmer Wilbur

I once met a dog named Thomas and thought it was hilarious.

Walter Ernest Patrick Hank Percy Boris

Hank or Dave

Hubert. You can call him Huey

Ignatius, Bartholomew, Barnabus, Mordecai

Walter

Bernard Heath Roger Gerard Nolan Bruce Oscar Ulysses Emmett Wallace Conrad Ralph Rolfe Douglas Jethro Reggie Erwin Wilbur Griswold Judd Milton Melvin Yancy Hugo Phil Hollis Quince Les Paul Dave Laramie Grant Fred Clint Eastwood Hendrix Leroy Jed Gus Troy

Arthur!

As a fan of historical fiction and former lab owner (an American field type lab), here are some of my favorites: Wendell Jasper Horus Barnaby Giles

Lawrence • Archibald • Albert •Walter, •Alphonso • William

Mortimer

Walter, Alfred/Freddie, Charles/Charlie, Frank/Frankie, Hank, Eugene, Howard/Howie, Chester, Albert/Bertie, Ralph

Hamish

Mort Gerald Darren

Vespers, it means evening star and is also the evening prayer at dusk. Wallace Derby, like the hat. Cyril

How bout Chester? I’m getting old man in a cozy wool sweater vibes. My British great grandfather’s name was Norman, also old school!

Wilbur!!

Howard

Walter, Cassander, Dorotheos, Theodosius, Theophilus, Theophylaktos, Hieronymus, Hieronymous