Rename the Office Bear: Win a $25 Amazon Gift Certificate

Antone Roundy on November 15th, 2007 10:28 am

I’ll take the thesaurus approach, suggesting synonyms (or homonyms of synonyms, or synonyms or homonyms…) of “bear”:

Bear, v. to carry: Carey (also sounds like “Care Bear” if by any chance you like those), Buck

Bear, v. to endure: Brook

I didn’t find any great candidates for “bare”, but there’s always the name I gave my purple plastic toy bear when I was 6: Berry

I can’t resist one more — a full name for which BEAR is an acronym: Bertrand Emerson Antone Rochefoucauld (okay, so I put my first name in, but not my middle or last, both of which I could have!)

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Stephanie on November 15th, 2007 10:40 am

Hmmm. . .

More traditional names could be:
Honey
Honey Bear
Brownie
Bubba

A couple of non-traditional names - wasn’t sure of the sex :
Beulah
Boris
Balthazar

I guess I got stuck on the “B’s” - thinking Boris the Bear, Brownie the Bear, etc.!

I’m glad he/she found a good home!

~Stephanie

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Carol on November 15th, 2007 11:35 am

From the creative person with a fat cat named “Chubbers” and a skinny cat named “Twiggy”, how about “Snerdly” for your bear!

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Angie on November 15th, 2007 11:38 am

Cute bear! My name vote would be Ruby. How fun

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Johnny on November 15th, 2007 12:02 pm

CHUNKY!

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Josh Dockery on November 15th, 2007 12:35 pm

Chipper… more to come

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wendy on November 15th, 2007 13:30 pm

Lets see how good my spanish is:

Oso

el oso…el oso de marron

wendy

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Tuppy Glossop on November 15th, 2007 13:53 pm

I like the Hebrew word for bear, which is Dov. (So Pooh the Bear is “Pooh ha’Dov” in Hebrew … my 2nd grader used to have a cute shirt with him on it.)

Or you could go with your post title, and call him “Rename”!

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Jess on November 15th, 2007 17:30 pm

Eden

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Cindy on November 15th, 2007 22:20 pm

I love the bear!!!

He reminds me of a golden ray of sunshine … I’m sure he makes you smile and helps to inspire you. So here goes my names

Sunbeam

Cindy

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Sira on November 15th, 2007 23:34 pm

How’s about

=> C. B.

Since he looks kind of “cool”, Cool Bear would be appropriated.
However, to personify, I believe that he probably prefers to be called
“C. B.”

Bye Ros and C.B.

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Patricia Creasy on November 15th, 2007 23:42 pm

How about Huggie the Huggable Bear?

Thanks,
Pat Creasy

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Patricia Creasy on November 15th, 2007 23:44 pm

I meant to put Huggie Bear for short! But I pushed the submit button too fast. Oops!

Thanks,
Pat Creasy

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Stephen Voight on November 15th, 2007 23:59 pm

He/She looks like she is guarding your space with a happy face.

I believe she should be Sally the Sentinel.

Steve

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pearl on November 16th, 2007 5:28 am

I like Brownie

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Lin on November 16th, 2007 5:51 am

Bernie! For the loveable and warm spirit of the Berenstain bears…he kinda looks like the Papa!

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Greg on November 16th, 2007 6:00 am

How about “Suki”? (Short for “sugar” (i.e. sweet like honey)).

Greg

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Natalie Becker on November 16th, 2007 7:01 am

Herbie the Love Bear

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Amanda on November 16th, 2007 7:11 am

Hi, I really love your office Bear! He has such great smile and the open paw is too adorable. One and one only… so, my daughter Taylyn suggests… and after my reminiscing about the Kodiak… (a kind of Brown Bear)… the name…. KODAK….!…. for such a brilliant photogenic smile! Truly a Kodak moment….

Love and blessings,
Amanda

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Vic on November 16th, 2007 7:11 am

Affy the bear or maybe SupAffy…Super Affiliate bear

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KimH on November 16th, 2007 7:21 am

Cute bear! He kinda looks like a Horatio to me.

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Stephanie on November 16th, 2007 7:22 am

Me again. Woke up this morning and must have been dreaming about your bear (how sad is that? ), because all I could think of was. . . .

BUCKLEY

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KimH on November 16th, 2007 7:27 am

Or how about Benjamin Bear?

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Angela Saul on November 16th, 2007 7:41 am

What a very happy looking bear! How about “Rafferty”? The name means “prosperity wielder”… which is a good description of you, and what you teach others! And we are all very thankful to have your guidance.

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Kelli on November 16th, 2007 8:32 am

Hello Ros!!
My son thinks you should name it after his bear’s name, Marshmallow!!

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kthomas on November 16th, 2007 9:30 am

Link - The bear “looks” like a Link. “Hi I’m over here!” A reminder of the importance of linking nicely.

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J on November 16th, 2007 9:46 am

I think Barry is very punny. He is a very bare bear.

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Red on November 16th, 2007 10:24 am

Beauregard Bear
Red

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Terry on November 16th, 2007 13:09 pm

The bear name should be Shaggy. Because a bear is a large shaggy five toed mammal.

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Robin on November 16th, 2007 13:31 pm

Hey, Ros ~

He’s look’n like “Grizz”

Thanks,

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Candy Steele on November 16th, 2007 13:34 pm

Well I was thinking since you are a whiz in your business. He is a bear in your office you could call him Biz Whiz. Tried to think of something clever.

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David Eller on November 16th, 2007 14:28 pm

Rosalind,

How about Beerio. He looks cheerful & it sounds like Cheerio. Plus you wrote once about how you like beer.

A similar idea without the beer connection would be Cheerio Bear.

David

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Doug on November 16th, 2007 14:34 pm

OOp’s, Looks like 2 list don’t work so here they are again.

Girl bear - Chuchyface

Boy bear - Succotash

Edited this out to one name each for boy bear and girl bear… It’s a boy bear. Ros

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Bill Tillman on November 16th, 2007 15:38 pm

Call the bear ” Roz Junior”

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Susan Juliano on November 16th, 2007 15:39 pm

This bear is a Winston. There is no doubt in my mind.

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Karen on November 16th, 2007 17:14 pm

Since his mistress works online, I think “Webber”. (hope it’s a boy bear)

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Marian on November 16th, 2007 17:37 pm

I like Howdy

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Marian on November 16th, 2007 17:38 pm

Pookie

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Gail on November 16th, 2007 23:28 pm

Hi Ros!

I think Rufus is a strong bear name.

I did the same type of contest with the kids in our neighborhood when we got one of our dogs. The child who came up with the name I used would get a gift certificate to Dairy Queen.

Unfortunately no one came up with a name I liked So I just got them all ice cream sundaes at my house. Good Luck!

Warmly,

Gail

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Anson on November 17th, 2007 1:36 am

Bear Gardner

Make Sure it’s a Amazon.ca gift certificate, Thank You!!

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Nancy Harrington on November 17th, 2007 11:05 am

I think Hiya would be a good name to fit this bear. Looks to me like that’s what he’s (she’s) trying to say - and I just like sound of it.

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Kathy on November 17th, 2007 12:34 pm

Hi Ros,

How about Woodie, or Woody

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Frankie on November 17th, 2007 15:21 pm

HI Rosland, I think Cinnamon would be a good name for your bear.I really like the welcome and smile the bear gives.

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chris swain on November 17th, 2007 19:42 pm

How about Chipper

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Deanna on November 17th, 2007 23:09 pm

Affy was my first choice but it’s already been offered..

How about BUNDY ….. derived from the word “abundance” which can mean more than wealth.

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RIchard Jacobson on November 18th, 2007 8:20 am

Hi Ros,

Edon, it’s an “old english” name meaning “rich bear cub”. It’s a combination of “ead” meaning fortune, prosperity, and “hun” meaning bear.

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Dawn Miklich on November 18th, 2007 12:05 pm

He looks like a Sliver to me!

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Cindy on November 18th, 2007 19:57 pm

SunRay, because he looks like a ray of sunshine.

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Mike on November 18th, 2007 20:00 pm

George - Just looks like a George to me.

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aBookworm on November 18th, 2007 21:01 pm

How about “Kallu”?

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Mark Bullock on November 19th, 2007 5:11 am

lol, some really sinspired names there. I love cinnamon, half my family are on that side of the water, so I know how obsessed you canuks are with it :p

Hows about “Lord Tennyson” or “Alfy Ten”? Got the last line of ‘Ulysses’ by my machine, helps to inspire sometimes:

“To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”

Could even try ‘ALT’ for short :p

-Mark

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Mark Coffey on November 19th, 2007 23:42 pm

Hi Rosalind,
Here’s the name for the bear…Buster. He just looks like “Buster, the bear” to me.

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Nancy P Redford on November 20th, 2007 7:06 am

How about SAL,

S-UPER
A-FFILIATE
L-LOVER

Geat for a male or female bear’s name.
Hope that’s not too corny! LOL

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Rich on November 24th, 2007 20:34 pm

Having endeared “Country Bear Jamboree” at Disneyland for years, I reckun your office buddy surely answers to Wilbur!

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Shawn Russell on November 26th, 2007 8:09 am

Definately … Boo Boo

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Gerri Camus on November 26th, 2007 8:11 am

Hi there Rosalind!

I think Ursus would be a great name for your happy office bear. It is a strong and yet simple name. Ursus is Latin for bear.

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Linafe on November 26th, 2007 8:27 am

how about chamee?

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Raphael Woodchipper on November 26th, 2007 8:45 am

Judging by the differing directions each hand is pointing, I wish to suggest “Platostotle, the Philosopher Bear.”

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Fiona on November 26th, 2007 9:10 am

Coco

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moleti medupe on November 26th, 2007 9:17 am

call it Unique, it doesnt have a match, its so special!

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Viviane on November 26th, 2007 9:21 am

Hi, Rosalind:

You obviously didn’t mean it when you said ‘one name per comment please’, so here goes:

Camelot, Beethoven, Chester, Sylvester, Trevor, Morgan, Roosevelt, Churchill, Romeo, Fortescue, Balthazar, Max, Cronkite, Dudley, Monty, Pee Wee, Timber, Jeeves, Ribby, Gulliver, Barnaby, Caspar, Beechum, or Boris.

If s/he has a penchant for skirts, then how about: Anemone, Gracie, Mattie, Beatrix, Mittens, Molly, or Truffle?

Food for thought.

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Rosalind Gardner on November 26th, 2007 9:29 am

Actually, I WAS serious about one name per comment, so to make things fair for everyone…

So, if you like one of the subsequent suggestions… feel free to grab it while it’s HOT.

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Mordechai Welt on November 26th, 2007 9:31 am

Hi Rosalind,

How about Afflie (that’s short for affiliate)

Mordechai

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Karen on November 26th, 2007 10:04 am

Ros, you’ve got a great selection of names here! How will you
EVER decide? I know I couldn’t.

Along the line of my first suggestion, I’d like
to add “Webster”. He looks like a boy bear
to me…

Best of luck with choosing,
-Karen

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Alejandro Leguizamon on November 26th, 2007 10:05 am

how about toti? or pelo?

Alejandro

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Joan on November 26th, 2007 10:14 am

HiLife

is what s/he is calling to me.

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Gloria Rubin on November 26th, 2007 11:16 am

Ros:

How about chippy?

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Maureen on November 26th, 2007 11:37 am

Hi Rosalind,

How about Roamster (the travelling bear)?

Ciao,

Maureen

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F. Salone on November 26th, 2007 15:42 pm

Tymook pronounced (Ty- mook) (The bear has eyes like my son (big, wide and to the soul) and my son’s ncik name is (Mookie)

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cat on November 26th, 2007 16:39 pm

My suggestion for the bear is Mahto, which is Lakota for bear. its pronounced ma-tow. He’s just too cute.

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RIchard Jacobson on November 26th, 2007 17:35 pm

If it’s a boy bear and he appears to be made of wood - Woodrow.
Won’t quite work if it’s a girl bear.

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Susan on November 26th, 2007 17:42 pm

I like Paws The Bear

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Stephanie on November 26th, 2007 19:33 pm

Sorry I posted more than one name in my initial post. I posted really early and don’t remember those instructions being there. . .:)

So, I’ll make a couple of posts!

Balthazar

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Stephanie on November 26th, 2007 19:34 pm

Plato

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Stephanie on November 26th, 2007 19:35 pm

Socrates

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Stephanie on November 26th, 2007 19:35 pm

Boris

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Stephanie on November 26th, 2007 19:39 pm

OK, I’ll stop here!

Euripides - or Uri for short

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Fred on November 26th, 2007 19:56 pm

Personally, I liked Woody, which was taken way early on by one of the multi-entries — and then I lost track whether anyone took that one.

But what do want from someone whose cats are named Bob (the black one) and Spot (the Striped one ).

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Rosalind Gardner on November 26th, 2007 20:12 pm

Hey Fred,

A man after my own heart… my cat’s name is Vic.

But Spot for a striped cat…now that’s funny!

Cheers,
Ros

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koluzo on November 26th, 2007 21:58 pm

Hi Ros

How about Chaka, here in Africa, it’s a name that is revered being that of one of our heroes. That this bear graces your office speaks volume about it’s relevance.

So “master bear, I dub you chaka in the name of my fore fathers.”

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Mitch on November 26th, 2007 22:01 pm

Name the bear, SUNSHINE…….

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Muriel on November 26th, 2007 23:47 pm

He looks happy and woody so I’d call him “Larky”

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Muriel on November 26th, 2007 23:49 pm

If you want it more beary maybe you could say “Barky”

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Muriel on November 26th, 2007 23:51 pm

Or if you want to remember his happy face you could call him “Hearty”

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Muriel on November 26th, 2007 23:53 pm

If no one has that name in your family he could be simply “Barry”

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DJ Smith on November 27th, 2007 8:33 am

Kammie

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Robert Walsh on November 27th, 2007 9:06 am

Why not give him an Italian name, I suggest “Giacomo”. It’s funny and there are not many ,if any, bears in this world, called “Giacomo”.

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Robert Walsh on November 27th, 2007 9:11 am

I would give him a rare name for a cute bear like him. How about the French name “Chaques”?

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Robert Walsh on November 27th, 2007 9:22 am

Here is another Italian name, “Gianni”. Italian names are very soft spoken with a melody in them and express the uniqueness of this loveable bear.

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Ed Hackim on November 27th, 2007 15:12 pm

eddie bear.

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Brandy on November 27th, 2007 18:23 pm

Yousama. (U-zuh-muh)

It’s from the gibberish I used to speak to my infant son. I.e. “Yousama favorite” which is to sound like “yous are my”.

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Ger on November 28th, 2007 13:51 pm

to: Rosalind
from: Ger
re: name

the only name you need for this bear is a fantasy one like

Makki

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don on November 28th, 2007 20:54 pm

Hi Roz.
I think a good name for your bear is Hodie. He looks like he is saying howdy.
Don

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Duane on November 29th, 2007 0:20 am

He looks sot of distinguished to me
How about Woodrow?

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