Wuthering Heights Dog Names

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Introduction

The dark Victorian tale known as Wuthering Heights wasn't always as critically acclaimed as it is in this day and age. When it was first published in 1847, Emily Brontë was 29. She died the following year, making this her only novel. She did live long enough to see the controversy that the novel sparked, however. 

At the time, the depictions of mental and physical cruelty were unusual, and challenged the Victorian ideas regarding social classes, gender inequality, and morality. Readers were dumbfounded, unsure of how to best understand the material, causing a bit of a rift in society. No wonder Charlotte Brontë, her sister, wrote a preface and republished it later, with the intention of helping it become more understood.

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Wuthering Heights Dog Name Considerations

Wuthering Heights is an interesting story, not just because of its era, and how it defied expectations of the time, as well as those of females, it's interesting because it focuses on the dark side of human nature, and even dabbles in the supernatural. It's about grief, vengeance, and the broodiest perception of life any man could possibly have. But at its core, above anything else, it's really about rejection, and the inability to accept the hand that life sometimes hands you.

So, why name your dog after this novel? Because it's the perfect dark, Victorian novel. It challenged the ideals of its time, and is surprisingly relatable in this day and age. Even if none of us are as intense as Heathcliff, it's safe to say everyone goes through painstaking rejection or breakups. And it's always a difficult thing to grasp, leading to a period of isolation and depression. If you're the brooding type, and you want your dog's name to match, then this is the dog naming guide for you. Just remember to consider the dog in all of this. Things like the dog's breed, size, appearance, and gender are good starting points. Pay attention to personality and preferences a well.

Male Wuthering Heights Dog Names

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Gnasher
One of Heathcliff's dogs at Wuthering Heights
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Wolf
One of Heathcliff's dogs at Wuthering Heights
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Skulker
One of the Linton dogs; he bites Catherine, causing the biggest plot turning point in the novel
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Thrushcross
After Thrushcross Grange, where Lockwood becomes tenant later on
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Moor
Because the story is set in the harsh, isolated Yorkshire moors in Northern England
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Mr. Green
A lawyer in the novel
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Liverpool
The distant port city associated with Heathcliff
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Heathcliff
The dark, foreign, brooding gypsy child and main character; antihero
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Lockwood
Heathcliff's tenant and the impetus for Nelly's narration
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Wuthering
After the novel's title and the house called Wuthering Heights, where Heathcliff meets Catherine, the love of his life
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Grange
After Thrushcross Grange, of which the acquisition implied a certain social status
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Edgar
After Edgar Linton, Catherine's husband and Heathcliff's rival
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Linton
Heathcliff and Isabella's son
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Hareton
Catherine's nephew, born of Hindley; uneducated and unrefined, thanks to Heathcliff
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Hindley
Catherine's brother; jealous of Heathcliff, he tries to get revenge, but loses his son and family's home in the process
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Joseph
Servant at Wuthering Heights; religious fanatic
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Earnshaw
Catherine and Hindley's last name; Mr. and Mrs. Earnshaw adopt Heathcliff
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Gypsy
How most would describe Heathcliff
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Oak
After the terrifying oak-panelled bed that once belonged to Catherine Earnshaw
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Ghost
Because Catherine haunts after her death, and so does Heathcliff
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Rage
Because that's what fuels Heathcliff's actions
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Revenge
Because that's what Heathcliff gets
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Mad
Because when Heathcliff begs Catherine to haunt him, he says "Drive me mad!"
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Ellis
Ellis Bell was the pseudonym used by Emily Brontë for publication of the novel
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Branwell
Emily Jane Brontë's brother
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Yorkshire
Where the author was born, as well as the setting for the story
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Haworth
Where the author died at the young age of 30
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Patrick
Emily's father, an Irish priest and author
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Ireland
Where Emily's father, Patrick, was from
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Animal
Because Emily was a great animal lover, noted for befriending stray dogs

Female Wuthering Heights Dog Names

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Brontë
After the author, Emily Brontë
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Emily
After Emily Brontë, the author of the novel
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Charlotte
After Emily's sister, and the author of Jane Eyre
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Catherine
The love of Heathcliff's life; wife of Edgar Linton
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Cathy
Daughter of Catherine and Edgar Linton
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Ellen
Ellen Dean, the primary narrator and Catherine's servant
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Nelly
Ellen Dean's nickname
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Frances
Hindley's wife who dies after Hareton is born
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Isabella
Edgar Linton's sister; wife of Heathcliff
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Zillah
Heathcliff's housekeeper; saves Lockwood from a pack of dogs
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Love
One of the main themes of the novel
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Duality
Because everyone has sides to them, especially Catherine Earnshaw
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Victoria
After Queen Victoria, who was in rule at the time the novel was written; Victorian Era
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Heart
Heathcliff calls Catherine his "heart's darling" at one point in the novel
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Ice
After Catherine's ghostly hand, described as "ice-cold"
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Anne
Anne Brontë, Emily and Charlotte's sister
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Agnes
Agnes Grey, Anne Brontë's debut novel
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Vamp
After the literary view of Wuthering Heights as a proto vampire novel
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Withens
After Top Withens, a ruined farmhouse which is suspected to be an inspiration for Wuthering Heights
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Halifax
Where High Sunderland Hall once resided; it was also cited as inspiration for Wuthering Heights
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Ponden
After Ponden Hall, which has been cited as being the inspiration for Thrushcross Grange
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Merle
Merle Oberon, the actress from the 1939 film adaptation of the novel
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Angela
Angela Scoular, the actress from the 1967 BBC dramatisation of the novel
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Juliette
Juliette Binoche, the actress from the 1992 film adaptation
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Sarah
Sarah Lancashire, the actress from the 2009 TV adaptation
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Kaya
Kaya Scodelario, the actress from the 2011 film adaptation
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Andrea
Andrea Arnold, the director of the 2011 film adaptation
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Classical
Classical Comics published a graphic novel version in 2011
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Kate
Kate Bush has a song inspired by Catherine Brontë titled "Wuthering Heights"
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Pat
Pat Benatar also wrote a song about the novel in 1980

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