For years we’ve debated whether or not we should try to have a girl. We’ve always thought it would be great to add a little pink to soften things up around the house. Not sure if you’ve heard the rumors but it’s true: The Wilson’s finally have a little girl.
We’re now the proud owners of this little Brittany Spaniel that we picked up on Monday. I’m not sure if her feet have touched the ground yet as all the boys want to do is carry her around everywhere.
However, she has caused great division in our household already and we need your help. None of us can agree on what to name her so I thought you guys might help us by voting on which of the names below you like best as well as possibly throwing in a new suggestion of you have one.
On the table right now we have…
Millie
Maggie
Portland
Swifty.
And yes, we did buy her a pink collar. 
Which one do you like? Have another suggestion?
Kinda looks like a Maggie. Or you could just go with Heidi. Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve shared my name with a dog.
I would say the one Brandi chose would be the smart way to go. If momma ain’t happy…
However, if you go with Portland why not Nashville?
She looks like a Maggie to me!
Congrats on the addition
Oh and Maggie or Portland. (not Swifty)
I think Swifty would be pretty neat.
I like Portland and Millie.
I had a Brittany Spaniel but she ran off or got stolen. Sad day. Great dogs!
I love Millie, but I have a daughter named Maggie. Congratulations!!!
Ditto for me – my daughter is a Maggie, but I would going outside and yelling both names – which is easier? You’ll be calling for your puppy quite a bit!
Having had a Maggie myself, I love the name. But your little girl looks more like a Millie to me.
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say your sons chose “Swifty”? Taylor would be so proud… HAHA!!!
I’d go with Maggie, myself.
Yeah, I think Maggie is perfect the little one. Congratulations on the new addition!
isn’t swifty a kind of broom or paper towel or something?
i like the two ‘m’ names best. you know woodrow wilson had a daughter named margaret? making her… maggie wilson.
That would be Swiffer…lol
I used to have a Springer – not a Brittany, but close – named Jubilee. LOVED that dog. I like the name Portland. Swifty is cute, too – especially after the last few months y’all have had….
Jubilee is a terrific name for a dog! Some room for variations as nicknames … Jubbie, Lee ..
She looks like a Millie
Hmm…always a tough choice when you’re trying to name a pet.
My first thought was Maggie from your list. Or, how about Peanut, Hush Puppie, Carmel, Kitty…
congratulations!! does this make a second dog? or did I miss a post about him not being with us?
I would go with Millie. Maggie would be a far second.
Maggie. I knew another Brittany Spaniel named Maggie and she was a great dog.
I vote for Maggie. Beautiful dog.
Maggie!
I like Millie and Maggie.
Since there’s Brewer (Maine!), Portland (Maine) would be fun and unique.
There are a million dogs named Maggie — so if not Portland, I vote for Millie.
Some other ideas:
Daisy
Jasmin/Jazzy
Gracie
Penny
My sister had a Springer named Minnie. Swifty? Hmmm….that’s an interesting name. You do know those dogs are hyper as all get out, right?
Well, I’ve neer been one to name something after a city, so my vote is for Maggie.
But, have you thought about letting her decide?
When I was about 6, we adopted a spaniel & we also couldn’t decide on a name, so we let the dog choose. I know it sounds crazy but this is how it happened…
We wrote down the top 4, maybe 5, names on pieces of paper. Then put all the names on the floor (with the dog in the room) & waited to see what she would do. Turned out she really liked the name ‘Lucy’ because after sniffing each name she picked up that piece of paper, took it to the middle of the room for all of us to see, & sat on it.
We ended up having more than 10 years with her & that was always one of our favorite memories.
Since spaniels are high energy and can be somewhat hard headed Millie would be the perfect name for here. It means strength and determination
Maggie. Hands down.
Oh I love Portland!! She is so cute! Congratulations on the new baby!
I had a Brittany that I named Brooklyn.
You can’t call her Portland!! lol! And Swifty sounds like a boy doggy name.
Maggie or Millie. I think she looks like a Maggie though.
MaggieDotTV
or just dotTV
She looks like a Millie to me! But, I do like Maggie too….
I think she looks like a Millie but I think Portland is a little more original!
Girlie would seem to be appropriate. Here Girlie rings a bell and keeps giving you your girl everytime you call.
I say Taylor or Swifty based on this period of your life! Very cute! Jett looks smitten!
Lucy. Sasha. Dot!
Millie or Daisy…
I kind of like Daisy!
I like Millie! By the way, the puppy is super cute!
Congratulations on the dog, I do not know if anyone stated this above, but imagine yourself calling out for the dog in your housecoat from the front steps holding a newspaper and a cup of coffee. It is a tried and true measure in every fathers life. All your neighbors will know that name, and what your bedhead looks like. Maggie is the truest pure dog name that passes that test in my opinion. Good Luck
I like Maggie, but I think Brittany or Daisy is good too. Or what about Delilah since little girls take daddy’s strength to be mad away when they are bad and look at him with those puppy eyes!
MILLIE IS SO CUTE BUT SO IS MAGGIE.
Mille and Portland sound like good names lol… Maybe you should name her Elizabeth
haha
For future use, Maggie can be shortened to Mags, and that rhymes with wags. This may come in handy at some point.
Rhyming is always part of the name test.
I like millie and Maggie!
gotta say – Maggie sure sounds like a family friend. one who will chase away the storm clouds and bring a smile to everyone’s face regardless of what’s going on around her. say it with me – Maggie!
Millie
and my suggestion is Gigi.
My two have names, but I call them Pretty Girl (even though one of them really isn’t, but she backed down a rattlesnake in my yard once so she’s a keeper!).
My next dog will be named Deohge (pronounced D O G) in honor of a K9 dog in Fl that was killed in the line of duty…don’t know if that works for a girl or not, but a clever name.
How about just calling her “Cuteness”. She’s cute and it’s different (from the movie Master of Disguise).
I have a Deoghe!
Hilarious.
Go for Maggie!!! I had a Maggie May and she was AMAZING!
She looks like a Millie.
I vote for Maggie
I am the mom of three boys (in 3.5 years!)and insisted when we got a dog that we got a girl! We love our Golden Retriever Millie. : ) She is the best dog EVER!
what about izzie or gracie?
of the ones listed, millie is definitely the best.
I like Portland… not sure why, but its a cool name
My mom and dad just got two little Brittneys. We named them Bama and Tide. But we’re from Alabama.
She’s got red on her. Name her Rosie.
Congratulations on your baby girl! I like Maggie. She looks like a Stella to me.
I love Stella as well!!! Good suggestion.
Didn’t Steven Wright do that bit? He also said, “I spilled spot remover on my dog. Now he’s gone.”
Wait, that went in the wrong place – it belongs a few posts down…
Call her November.
How about Tennessee? Shortened to Tenny
Portland wouldn’t really flow when trying to call her. I agree with the person who said Swifty sounds like a boy. She looks more like a Millie than a Maggie.
I’ve always wanted to name a dog Stay, so when I called it I could say, “Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!”
Then again, I dress my Dauchund as a chicken on Halloween and Santa Claus at Christmas, so I suppose you should consider the source.
I so love that you dress your dog up as a chicken – that would be so funny!
Maggie and Millie are way to over-used for dog names…more half my friends have dogs named Maggie. Portland and Swifty are more original…plus Swifty would just be fitting seeing how your year has gone
You could go with a surfer name, since all your little boys look like groms
. How about Roxy, Billie or Lulu. And just dropping hints, maybe you guys should plan a trip this way next summer- we’ll get u out on the boards & make surfers out of you yet!
Gidget would work as a surfer girl name…from the movie, of course.
We had a beautiful brittany girl growing up named Pumpkin. It was the perfect name. She was a handful though – good luck you guys!!
Portland. My choices would be “GaGa”, “Pepper” or “Katey”
How about “Slim”, girls always like being called slim
I definitely think Maggie is the best name. What a cute dog!
I vote for Maggie
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I vote for “stop chewing that!” Because she will think that is her name anyway over the next 10-15 months. But if I gotta go from the list Portland stood out as a cool dog name.
My vote is for Millie – love it!
She looks like a Millie to me.
I like Swifty given the boys love of Taylor but another cute one is she kind of looks like a Chelsea
I am gonna vote for Swifty! I love it!
Maggie! It fits her perfectly! Good luck….Democracy is tough!
I’m not sure I like Swifty, but I think just Swift might be cute… otherwise I vote for Millie!
Beacon
You need a beacon to help guide your navigators (Jet, Gage and Brewer) to their destinations.
Large beacons can be a lighthouse — there is your connection to Portland…
Huh huh…
This post sure got the masses to come out of their computer and comment!
I vote Maggie.
I had a bulldog names Maggie when I was a kid so I’m kinda partial to that name.
Millie or Maggy. I can’t decide.
millie or maggie…total cuteness
PORTLAND! My home! VERY cute puppy! CONGRATS : )
I vote for sasha too!! of course, then you guys could debate on spelling!
My kids vote for Ms. Thing! (must be said with an attitude they tell me) This is coming from kids that named their cat “Mr. Lucky Paws”.
Portland…even if Seattle is a better city.
How about having a Brandi, jr.? If not, maybe you could name her Dionne or something else that is unique. My only question, though, is whatever happened to Bix?
Maggie would be good, however not Portland, not sure why you would name a dog after a type of cement.
Think someone had suggest the name your wife suggested, lots to be said about “Happy wife = Happy life”
If she’s a Brittany Spaniel why not go with Brittany? Obvious yes, but there is a cute factor to it.
Or go for Millie.
She looks like a Millee …..silly Millie
Millie or Portland
Kind of looks like a Maggie to me… congrats on the addition by the way, she’s a cutie.
SO cute! Personally, I don’t think “Swifty” or “Portland” roll off the tongue…I like Millie or Maggie. And of those two, she seems like a sweet Millie to me!
Looks like a Maggie, or a Matilda.
Millie
I like Millie and Maggie. I am partial to names that end with the sound “ie” though.
My three daughters are Bethany, Sydney and Mallory. Our two dogs are Gabi and Gracie.
Being from Portland, that name seems weird to me.
I would go with what rolls off the tongue easily as you call her, especially when frustrated. Our dog got her middle name that way, however it was my grandmother’s middle name so we were sworn to secrecy around the extended family.
Portland
One – I think this is the most comments I have ever seen on here.
Good luck!
Two – Don’t think this is helping you decided.
I like Millie! Very cute!
I’m SO stinking excited to hear you finally consented to and got a dog! Your lives will be all the richer for it!!! She will show you the true definition of UNconditional love. I hope she brings many happy years to your household. I’d name her Maggie.
She’s a Maggie for sure! How cute!
Maggie. Without question. In fact, Maggie Mae would be even better!
Everybody names their dogs Maggie. How about a name from one of your favorite books? i.e. Charlotte (Charlotte’s Web), Lucy (Chronicles of Narnia), Pippi (Pippi Longstocking), etc. Very cute doggie, by the way.
Since she is a Brittany Spaniel you could name her Brittany! I like Maggie also. She is cute.
Millie just because I want to hear you say it with that Nashville accent!
LOL
interesting… both of MY choices are in first place. how do you feel about that, honey???
Just please don’t name her Brittany
(I can just hear the boys now….my teacher at church/ I mean my dog… nope not good 
)
My vote is for Swifty because it’s such a nifty name!
and I don’t think you should name her Brittany.
Oh I vote for Maggie!! I’ve had a terrific sheepdog named that for almost 11 years.
Margaret Rose, to be exact.
It’s good to have a formal and middle name to use when she’s in trouble (just like kids!)
Maggie. Definitely Maggie.
She looks like a Millie to me.
I like ELLIE!!!
I vote for Millie. But she also could be Nelly.
Id like to make a different suggestion. What about Shelley. She has the coloring of sea shells.
What happened to the cute pup you guys got for christmas that year?
Also, I VOTE MILLIE!
MILLIE!!!! All the way. I have a soft spot in my heart for female pups named Millie. Or Mills or Mildred.
I´m looking for names for my new tiny little cat…!I like Maggie but I suggest Rubi or Ruby.I also suggest for your dog:Argentina…lol…(only a joke)
Blessings=)
HEY PETE!
You all just came back from Disney… Why not Minnie??
If not that, then I vote Maggie…
I’m definitely outvoted here, but I dig “Portland” too. I think it’s unique and has a nice ring to it! “Heeeeeeere Portland. C’mere… Portland. COME! Come, Portland. Come HERE…now. Portland, COME!!!! OH, PORTLAND! DROP THE DEAD SQUIRREL!! Portland, LEAVE IT!!”
She looks like a Maggie.
Cute pup.
Our new little girl (yellow lab) is Bella but yours definitely looks like a Maggie.
I couldn’t help but think – with all boys, what’s missing is estrogen. How about a variation on that word…
“Esther”
Cute, feminine and Biblical too!
Ok, I’ve thought about this and I’ve come up with “Jegabre” but call her Gabby. I’ll let you figure out where the name comes from. She’s a cutie pie.
My old college roommate named her dog “Phideaux.” She was a French major (the roommate, not the dog).
that face is a Millie. for sure. and now I want another dog…
She looks like a Maggie to me
Swifty or Maggie!!
Looks like a Maggie!
Maggie!!
of the 4 names suggested, I like Millie.
my favorite dog was named “Scout” (from To Kill a Mockingbird)
She looks like a Maggie!
We had a beautiful, spirited Brittney once and her name was Molly. It fit her little personality perfectly! I like alot of the names you listed, but seriously, let your wife choose.
I like Maggie or Millie.
Cute dog
Did you decide yet??? If not, my vote is for MILLIE!
How about Brittany Spears the Brittany Spaniel? Just Kidding
She looks like a Maggie to me!
I say go with Brittany… and call her Annie
“Lucky”!!!
Just wondering…what did you end up choosing for a name?
That’s funny. We have three boys too and added a girl in the same manner, her name is Suki. I still don’t think my wife is going to be taking her to any mother/daughter banquets or anything though.