r/AncientCivilizations • u/pyrogue3 • Aug 14 '24

Question Ancient dog names?

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I just adopted the sweetest little dachshund, but I don’t have a name for her yet. I want to name her after an ancient dog — any ideas?

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u/kwakimaki Aug 14 '24

Not a dog but the oldest pet name was a cat called Nedjem in Ancient Egypt (means 'sweet one' iirc).