Is it wrong to call a child's dragon cuddly 'Puff'?'

[HiAsAKite]

So- SWMBO's aunt has made the most awesome cuddly dragon for our 6 month old little boy.

Here's the little fella here.. (dragon - not our boy!)



Looking at it, the first name that came into both our heads for him was 'Puff'.

However, given the connotations of Puff and Magic Dragons etc, is it wrong to call him Puff?
Clearly our little one will have no idea of these for a long time, however

Part of me thinks we should any way

Answers on a postcard...(or alternative name suggestions)

[HiAsAKite]

menguin said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puff,_the_Magic_Drag...

Also - your username?! .

-true - but username came from when I was heavily into kitesurfing and trying to get air.....(that said - you have a fair point - and I had totally forgotten/missed the irony of my posting this!)

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Supersonic Welly said:

Tell your Mrs you're giving it the same name as her aunts. If she asks why say you felt it appropriate it is named after a real dragon.

This has to be the winner!

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jeff m2 said:

I would be more concerned about the kid getting nightmares, I would definitely introduce Puff slowly

Fair point- although he has already acquired a couple of other dragons..


slipper for scale

..green one from legoland, and the red one (Welsh - from a slate mine somewhere) which is definitely 'slightly' scary...(and bigger than he is at the moment)

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BoRED S2upid said:

I will see your dragon puff and introduce you to his ugly cousin yet unnamed

Ok, that is also v. cool Dragon,
having resolved the original question ('Puff' is good) via the power of PH, any other cool dragons/mythical beasts for tots lurking around?

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mybrainhurts said:

Now, hold on, just a little ol' minute here...

Do you mean, to call the dragon Cuddly Puff..?

Or to call the cuddly dragon 'Puff'...?

Serious difference.

yeah - typo - meant cuddly dragon 'Puff'..

I think we're going with Draig for the red one - as its apparantly Welsh for dragon? (and its supposed to be a Welsh dragon)

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bigandclever said:

F

that is actually both endearing and creepy....

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mybrainhurts said:

Chicken...

I suspect it probably does taste like chicken - being lizard like an all...