Fencing Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

When it comes to sports, few hold as much tenure in history and development as fencing, which is believed to reach back to the 15th century. Although it didn’t develop its more modern mechanics until the 18th century and beyond, its status as a militaristic discipline kept its place until it truly took hold as an aristocratic sport, revered for both its swordsmanship as well as its health and sporting benefits thanks to the efforts of Domenico Angelo. With further refinement, it also picked up a beautiful lexicon of terminology, largely expressed in French as it stands today, providing dog owners with a penchant for the sport, its movement or just an appreciation for its words and sounds, a laundry list of potential naming options.

Fencing Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a Fencing Inspired Name

Jerzy

When it comes to sport, dogs are able to participate in some pretty interesting activities. Through social media, we’ve witnessed numerous dogs take a paw at putting golf balls, shooting basketballs, running races, and plenty of others throughout history but fencing has never been one of them. After all, it does happen to require opposable thumbs for even the most basic operations, even if they got to be absolute pros at the lunging, dodging and parrying.

But even if the semi-famous dog wasn’t named after the fencer himself, there is one who shares a title with one of fencing’s greats, and he even had a great canine last name: Jerzy Pawlowski. The dog-version of Jerzy may not be able to strike an opponent with an épée, a sabre or a foil, but she certainly has struck a chord in the hearts of those who know her.

At just four years old, she’s been working for nearly three-quarters of her life, but she takes it on with pride and passion and never seems to get tired of it.

As Oklahoma’s Rogers County District Court therapy dog, Jerzy has helped countless people through some of the most difficult points in their lives. Inside the courtroom and judge’s chambers, she has played a supportive role for children who have been through horrible circumstances from victims of crime to helping them through the often scary adoption process. She allows them to feel safe and more comfortable with a furry companion around and has even taken her success outside the courtroom as well.

On top of acting as the court’s main canine, Jerzy also visits Alzheimer and dementia patients at Claremore Veterans Center. In fact, over her tenure as a therapy dog, she’s visited more than 21 different nursing homes and six elementary schools to boot, even providing regular care to a young grieving child when he lost his mother just last year. She’s also participated in numerous non-profit walks to help local charities and plans to do several more in the near future.

To little surprise, the Aussiedoodle’s owner, Mindie Baab, said being Jerzy’s handler has been the most rewarding job she’s ever had. Because of their incredible work, over 50 people came out last year to celebrate her birthday, many of whom had been impacted by her work, a testament to the type of incredible things dogs can do and be appreciated for when allowed to do exactly what they’re best at: provide some of the best companionship a person could ever ask for.

Fencing Inspired Dog Name Considerations

Compared to most other themed naming options, coming up with a clever fencing inspired name can be a bit of a challenge. After all, there are only so many ways the sport has something in common with canines. To make the process easier, we recommend putting together a list of your dog’s most obvious traits from their breed origin to their quirks, as these will be the easiest points of reference.

Our best suggestion is to stick to names with a bit more meaning. The parries themselves, although essentially just French positional terms (first, second, third), could have meaning in themselves if your dog has any anecdotes to relate them to (always first in line, third puppy born).

But many of the moves and terms are name-worthy as well. For instance, if your dog loves to just go, then Allez, which is French for “go”, would be a suitable choice. If they are good at startling people, then Appel, a move done to do just that, would be a great selection. If they tend to jump or lunge a lot, then Balestra would be good, just as Engarde would be a perfect pick for a dog that loves to duel or play one-on-one.

Male Fencing Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Appel Stamping the front foot to startle or distract an opponent
0	Bout A match between two competing fencers
0	Counter A move that works to counteract an opponent's move
0	Coupé An indirect attack
0	Debole Another word for a foible
0	Engarde A notably classic commencement phrase
0	Esquive An evasive move, usually to set up an attack
0	Feint An offensive move that seems like an attack but is meant to fool the opponent before pivoting into another attack
0	Forte The bottom third of a blade
0	Glissade Sliding up an opponent's blade to gain leverage
0	Jury The officials who judge the bout
0	Krumb A medieval fencing term for a curved blade pass
0	Lunge A basic and common fencing attack
0	Octave Parry #8
0	Patinando A type of advance lunge with two versions, speed and tempo
0	Plastron A partial garment worn under the jacket for extra padding
0	Pommel A fastener used to keep the grip/guard fixed to the blade on a sabre
0	Pret The French term for "ready" which is used between "en garde" and "allez"
0	Quillion The cross guard of a sword
0	Raddoppio A lunge followed or coupled by an advance
0	Ricasso The unsharpened portion of the blade
0	Riposte An attack made right after a parry of the opponent's attack
0	Septime Parry #7
0	Touché Called out by a fencer who is hit
0	Zornhau A diagonal strike from right to left
0	Domenico After Domenico Angelo, who helped shift fencing from the military training to a sport
0	Angelo After Domenico Angelo, the Italian fencing master who helped popularize the sport early on
0	Nedo After Nedo Nadi, a famous Italian fencer alongside his brother
0	Romankov After Aleksandr Romankov, a famed Soviet fencer and Olympian

Female Fencing Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Absence The opposite of engagement during a bout
0	Allez French for "go"; a commencement word
0	Balestra A jump forward in preparation for another move
0	Coulé An attack or feint that slides one blade along the opponent's blade
0	Doublé A complex attacking action that can result in being left unguarded
0	Épée Both a type of fencing and weapon itself
0	Fléche A move allowed in certain types of fencing; means "arrow" in French
0	Flick A cut that lands with the point of the blade
0	Glide Constant contact between blades causing sliding during an attack
0	Lamé The electrical conductive jacket worn by certain fencers to help determine strikes and points
0	Manchette A glove cover worn by sabre fencers
0	Moulinet A circular cut in sabre
0	Neuvieme French for "ninth", meaning here Parry #9
0	Parry A defensive action; there are 8 basic versions with several derivatives
0	Passata As in passata-sotto, a Matrix-like evasive action used to slip under the attack
0	Passé An attack that passes the target without hitting them
0	Quarte Parry #4
0	Quinte Parry #5
0	Remise A immediate replacement of a missed attack without withdrawing the arm
0	Sabre A weapon and style of fencing
0	Salle A fencing club or hall
0	Salute The equivalent of a pre-bout handshake; a sign of good sportsmanship and respect
0	Seconde Parry #2
0	Sixte Parry #6
0	Piste The official fencing area
0	Tierce Parry #3
0	Volt A thrust-avoiding leap
0	Aldo After Aldo Nadi, one of the greatest Italian fencers of all time
0	Nadi After the Nadi family, Aldo, Nedo and their father Beppe, who were all fantastic fencers
0	Jerzy After Jerzy Pawlowski, the Polish fencer considered one of the all time greats
0	Pavel After Pavel Kolobkov, a Russian fencer who amassed medals in five different Olympic Games