Von, vom and naming your kennel.

[smerry]

Originally Posted By: Historian
Or you will end up with something like "vom Schwarze-Hunde" and those of us who speak German will point and laugh.

So my vom Zederbach is okay :-) ???

[AbbyK9]

Quote:So my vom Zederbach is okay :-) ???

Yup, looks good to me!

[charlie319]

My pup is Ares der Kühne Vom Überlandpark or "Ares the bold of/from Overland Park" The boy is as bold as they come when it comes to "lobbying" for treats...

[jeremy12095]

Hello All,

I am new to the whole GSD naming, I named my puppy Holly. She is from a working class family ( no clue what that means) from an Amish Breeder.

Her parents names are

Rustus VON Hinrichs and the mother is Tassie VOM Kalkstein.


How do I pick a cool VON or VOM name? I have been reading the posts and am very confused. I have the AKC register form and would like to get it filled out and sent out.

Any help you guys could give me would be great, Some of the names i see on this post are great and very unique.

Thank you.

[Leika 11]

Hi everybody,

I am a German national and I can totally understand your confusion on this matter.

But what AbbyK9 on 01-02-2010 (see page 2) explained is soooooo excellent (and
correct) that I am just speechless.

This man must be German, too.

So if AbbyK9 would not be a Crowned Member already, he would receive a crown
from me for having been perfect in German!!!

@ smerry: Yes, your "vom Zederbach" is ok. But you could also say "vom Zederbach-
kennel". Both is correct.

@ AbbyK9: Congratulations, you REALLY did an excellent job!!!

[Carter4612]

Ok. I have a female GSD. Her name is Bella. The Kennel owners last name is Hord. Would "Bella vom Hord" or "Bella von Hord" be correct? I would think "vom".

[Liesje]

I don't know that the word "Hord" means anything in German. If it does, then it depends on the gender of Hord (NOT the gender of the actual person, but the gender that the language assigns to the noun). If the word Hord does not exist in the German language then I would just look at other words like it.

ETA: You could just make it Hordhaus ("haus" being a word for house/estate/kennel) and it would be "vom".

[Germ]

what would i use for Schatten-Haus? Vom? and would i make it one word? SchattenHaus? thanks!

[Mary1990]

My female German shepherd registered name is winny vom goldenfallt, but I think the IKC (I'm from Ireland) picks the name because there the ones who send the papers back to the breeders, so I dont think it's the breeders

[Reigle1972]

If you look at a translator (from German to English or vise)you will see that Von is "Of" and Vom is "From" with no use of male or female. It's only when a masculine or feminine name proceeds the Vom/Von. For example if I named my kennel Vom Reigle Kennel it will translate to "Reigle from Kennel" or Von Reigle Kennel would be "Reigle of Kennel". Everyone here just has to decide for them self's how to use Vom/Von. I myself would choose Vom, and I think everyone here is correct in using these words as for sexuality of the owner of the kennel.