Ocean Inspired Dog Names

The world's oceans are a wondrous thing covering 71% of the total surface area of planet Earth and containing 97% of the world's water.  With such a vast majority of space as well as life, it is no wonder that many people feel drawn to the ocean and find inspiration in its great blue depths.  The oceans are a source of entertainment and education in popular culture.  The popular Disney movie, The Little Mermaid, features many scenes and characters who live in the ocean.  Two henchmen, in particular, Flotsam and Jetsam, are pet eels to the villain, Ursula.  Those these two characters are not dogs, they certainly behave like dogs and are treated by Ursula as beloved pets.  Their names, which describes a shipwreck's debris that floats on the surface and is washed up on shore, is undoubtedly ocean inspired within the sailing subtheme.  Max of The Little Mermaid, is Prince Eric's dog; he enjoys life on the ocean aboard Eric's ship.

The Ocean is a great deep blue body of water, which is also a perfect name for a dog.  Blue as an ocean-inspired name falls into the subtheme of nature, peace, and tranquility people feel at and on the ocean.  One famous Blue in pop culture is the name of the dog in the critically acclaimed Nickelodeon Jr. television show, Blue's Clues.  However, Blue was not named after the deep blue ocean though the name still represents a dog in popular culture with an oceanic name.  Blue's Clues was a preschool television show featuring an animated blue dog named Blue who helped the host discover the answer to the riddle or what the item was by leaving behind three clues in the treasure hunt.  The format of every show was the same, and it relied on repetition to help educate preschoolers.  

Blue was a happy blue dog with blue spots, and the show helped bolster Nickelodeon's growth in the late 1990s.  The show was the first of its kind with audience engaged participation, and it ran from 1996 until 2006.  Blue was so beloved by the children of late 1990s and early 2000s that Nickelodeon announced its revival in March 2018, just in time for the second generation of viewers and the nostalgic return of viewership by parents in the first generation.  Blue from Blue's Clues is a strongly fixed dog in pop culture, and with the revival of the show, it is sure to stay relevant for years to come.