Historical Fiction Dog Names

Introduction

Literature comes in many genres, including satire, drama, horror, science fiction and a whole lot more. One of the many literary genres that have gained popularity over the years is historical fiction. In this genre, the plot occurs in a setting during the past. Aside from being set in the past, another vital component of historical fiction is that it pays attention to the social conditions, etiquettes, customs and other details of that certain period. Additionally, authors also like to explore different historical figures or notable events and try to recreate what could have happened during that setting. Over the years, historical fiction has produced some of the most memorable novels and characters in literature.

Historical Fiction Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Historical Fiction Dog

Buck

There are lots of historical fiction novels that went on to become classics that have stood the test of time. One of these works is the historical adventure novel The Call of the Wild, written by author Jack London. Set during the 1980 Klondike Gold Rush in Yukon, Canada, the plot of the novel is centered on a dog named Buck. Throughout his writing process, London spent a year in Yukon and the things he observed during this time was the basis for most of his material for the novel. The story was first published in 1903 as a series in the Saturday Evening Post and a book version was released a month after.

The Call of the Wild tells the story of a Saint Bernard and Scotch Shepherd mix named Buck, who is happily living as the pet of the prominent Judge Miller. The Judge and his family reside in Santa Clara Valley, California. One day, Buck was stolen by Manuel, the family gardener’s assistant and was sold in order to fund his gambling habit. After being sold, Buck was placed in a crate, starved, mistreated and shipped to Seattle.

Eventually, Buck was sold to French-Canadian dispatchers, named Perrault and Francois, who bring him to Canada’s Klondike region where he is trained to become a sled dog. Over time, with the help of the other dogs in his team, Buck slowly learns the ways of the pack and to withstand the winter nights. However, he eventually develops a rivalry with the lead dog of the pack, named Spitz. After facing and losing to Buck in a fight, Spitz is killed by the rest of the pack. They then decide to make Buck their pack leader.

As time passes, Buck and his team go through different tasks and owners. During this time, the dogs struggle a lot due to inexperience from their owners. The team soon come across an expert outdoorsman named John Thornton, who immediately recognize that the dogs are mistreated. Even after his warnings regarding the river, the owners force Buck to move but he refuses. This causes the owners to beat Buck. Thornton takes matters into his own hands and decides to free Buck and keeps him. The owners force the other dogs to cross the river despite the warnings, which leads to their eventual death.

As time passes, Buck becomes more and more loyal to Thornton. One day, while exploring the wilderness, Buck encounters a wolf, who invites Buck to join them. However, Buck refuses and decides that he wants to stay with Thornton. Unfortunately, when he returns to their campsite, he finds Thornton murdered by a group of Yeehat Indians. Out of grief and anger, Buck finds the natives and avenge Thornton’s death. During the attack, a pack of wolves goes after Buck but he survives and wins the battle. He recognizes the wolf he befriended earlier and goes with the pack into the forest, finally answering the call of the wild.

Historical Fiction Dog Name Considerations

As a new dog owner, you immediately take on a number of responsibilities as a “furparent”, including being committed to taking care of your new pooch and providing their needs. But perhaps the first task that you will be taking on is choosing an appropriate name for your dog. As simple as this job may seem, it takes a lot of brainstorming before you can decide on a name that your furbaby will carry forever.

One of the general rules when it comes to naming your dog is to keep it short and easy to understand. As tempting as it is to choose a long, unique name for your pooch, you have to keep in mind that dogs have a limited ability to remember names and words that are too long. This is why dog experts suggest that dog names should be no more than two to three syllables. However, if your heart is set in a long and special name, make sure that there is a shortened version or a nickname that you could call your dog.

For fans of historical fiction, there are plenty of sources of inspiration for a dog name. You can name your pooch after your favorite historical fiction author, novel or even the characters in the novel.

Male Historical Fiction Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Buck The dog and main character in the novel "Call of the Wild"
0	Athos One of the three musketeers from the novel "The Three Musketeers"
0	Porthos One of the three musketeers from the novel "The Three Musketeers"
0	Aramis One of the three musketeers from the novel "The Three Musketeers"
0	Munich A historical novel by Robert Harris
0	Shogun A historical novel by James Clavell
0	Claudius Named after the fourth Roman Emperor from the novel “I, Claudius”
0	Dickens After author Charles Dickens
0	Leo After Leo Tolstoy, author of “War and Peace”
0	Wolf After the novel “Wolf Hall”
0	Markus After Markus Zusak, author of “The Book Thief”
0	Gore After Gore Vidal, author of “Burr”
0	Hadrian After the novel “Memoirs of Hadrian”
0	Walter After Walter Scott, author of “Waverley”
0	Wayne After historical fiction author Wayne Grant
0	Ernt After Ernt Allbright, the character from the novel “The Great Alone”
0	Pino After Pino Lella, the character from the novel “Beneath a Scarlet Sky”
0	Dorrigo Dorrigo Evans, the character from the novel “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”
0	Frazier After Charles Frazier, the author of the novel “Varina”
0	Peter After Peter Carey, author of the novel “Oscar and Lucinda”
0	Salman After Salman Rushdie, author of “Midnight’s Children”
0	Blackthorne After John Blackthorne, the main character in the novel “Shogun”
0	Victor After Victor Hugo, author of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
0	Rostov Count Alexander Rostov, a character in the novel “A Gentleman in Moscow”
0	Lale After Lale Sokolov, a character in the novel “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”
0	Toloki A character in the novel “Ways of Dying”
0	Jacob Jacob de Zoet, a character in the novel “The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet”
0	Raffi Author of the novel “The Fool”
0	Dumas After author Alexandre Dumas
-1	Bolivar General Simon Bolivar, the main character in the novel “The General in His Labyrinth”

Female Historical Fiction Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Chiyo After Chiyo Sakamoto, the main character in the novel “Memoirs of a Geisha”
0	Margaret Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind”
0	Juliet Juliet Ashton, a character in the novel “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”
0	Tatiana After Tatiana de Rosnay, author of “Sarah’s Key”
0	Hilary After Hilary Mantel, author of “Wolf Hall”
0	Georgia After Georgia Hunter, author of “We Were the Lucky Ones”
0	Morrow Anne Morrow, a character in the novel “The Aviator’s Wife”
0	Hetty After Hetty Grimke, a character in the novel “The Invention of Wings”
0	Lena After Lena Woodward, a character in the novel “Karolina’s Twins”
0	Ellie After Ellie Carver, a character in the novel “The Lost Castle”
0	Esmeralda A character in the novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
0	Pachinko After the historical fiction novel of the same name
0	Pari After a character from the novel “And the Mountains Echoed”
0	Maryse After Maryse Conde, author of the novel “Segu”
0	Tracy After Tracy Chevalier, author of the novel “Girl with a Pearl Earring”
0	Dinah The main character in the novel “The Red Tent”
0	Vianne After one of the main characters in the novel “The Nightingale”
0	Isabelle After one of the main characters in the novel “The Nightingale”
0	Sigrid After Sigrid Undset, author of the novel “Kristin Lavransdatter”
0	Philippa Philippa Gregory, author of the novel “The White Queen”
0	Claire Claire Randall, a character from the “Outlander” series of historical fiction novels
0	Jane After Jane Austen, author of the novel “Pride and Prejudice”
0	Lauren After Lauren Belfer, author of the novel “A Fierce Radiance”
0	June After June Walker, a character in the novel “The Atomic City Girls”
0	Vedette After Rachel Vedette, a character in the novel “The Cloister”
0	Lisette After Lisette Roux, a character in the novel “Lisette’s List”
0	Lilac After the historical fiction novel “Lilac Girls”
0	Lady After Lady Kenefick, a character in the novel “What Once Was True”
0	Varina After the novel of the same name
0	Indu After Indu Sundaresan, author of the novel “The Twentieth Wife”