What’s In A Name?

[WH308]

Growing up badgers in our house were always known as Brock, foxes were either Todd, Charlie or Reynard.

When I started work, I worked with a lot of ex coal miners from Cannock / Rugely and they always referred to mice as Moggies which I found confusing as to me that was a cat!

What are the reasons behind these names, and what other regional / local names are out there?

 

[Woodsmoke]

Badgers are Brocks here in Scotland, too. At least as far as I've ever known. Foxes were 'Tods' where I grew up in Lanarkshire. No idea why

 

[8x57]

Mr Tod is the fox character in Beatrix Potter books.

 

[Stalker62]

Badgers are Brocks here in Scotland, too. At least as far as I've ever known. Foxes were 'Tods' where I grew up in Lanarkshire. No idea why

Tod​

Tod is the protagonist of Disney's 1981 animated feature film, The Fox and the Hound and its 2006 midquel. He is a fox who becomes best friends with a hound dog named Copper, despite the fact that the two are supposed to be natural enemies.

 

[Stalker62]

Mr Tod is the fox character in Beatrix Potter books.

 

[Stalker62]

Badgers are Brocks here in Scotland, too. At least as far as I've ever known. Foxes were 'Tods' where I grew up in Lanarkshire. No idea why

It is of Middle English origin, and the meaning of Todd is "fox". The name possibly refers to a fox hunter. It remains a dialectal word for a fox in some parts of Britain. Tod is a Scottish nickname for a clever or wily person.

 

[jimmy milnes]

A badger is a billy
A mole is moudy
I'm with you in a moggie being a cat

 

[bogtrotter]

Fox isTod, Badger is Brock or often just referred to as a Black and White.

 

[splash]

Badger :- pig , billy or stripy
Fox :- just plain Fox
Cat :- moggie
Bird :- bod
Horse :- osse
Woman :- bird
Sh1t:- cack

 

[Swedish]

Growing up badgers in our house were always known as Brock, foxes were either Todd, Charlie or Reynard.

When I started work, I worked with a lot of ex coal miners from Cannock / Rugely and they always referred to mice as Moggies which I found confusing as to me that was a cat!

What are the reasons behind these names, and what other regional / local names are out there?

Many of my friends parents and my own grandparents were coal miners in that area. I can still remember going down West Cannock No.5 with a shift and seeing the "Moggie traps" made with barrels, planks and suspended bait! I'm from there and don't know the origin of the term!

 

[johndeere]

Reynard Mr fox
Thumper is Mr Rabbit
Pussy is an animal that catches mice or you spend a great deal of time trying to secure it.
Bambie we all know
Muflon tied to a lamppost a welsh activity centre.
I think I lost my way back to youtube.

 

[WH308]

Many of my friends parents and my own grandparents were coal miners in that area. I can still remember going down West Cannock No.5 with a shift and seeing the "Moggie traps" made with barrels, planks and suspended bait! I'm from there and don't know the origin of the term!

Most of the lads I worked with came out Lea Hall pit. Mainly pit fitters that had moved to plant machinery, I worked with them for over 10 years and can honestly say they were the daftest, mickey taking but hard grafting bunch of blokes I’ll ever work with.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Badger :- pig , billy or stripy
Fox :- just plain Fox
Cat :- moggie
Bird :- bod
Horse :- osse
Woman :- bird
Sh1t:- cack

Beaver = Now let me recall before answering but I've never owned a pussy!

K

 

[dartmoordog]

In Devon, Herring Gulls = Shitehawks.

 

[bogtrotter]

In Devon, Herring Gulls = Shitehawks.

Not just in Devon lol

 

[dartmoordog]

Tourists = Haemorrhoids

 

[8x57]

One that I've heard mentioned in recent times is Newcastle Foxes when referring to badgers.

 

[Dunwaters]

Badgers are Brocks here in Scotland, too. At least as far as I've ever known. Foxes were 'Tods' where I grew up in Lanarkshire. No idea why

No idea how the fox got to be Tod, but the Irish/ Gaelic name for badger is “ broic “,
Brock is pretty close to that.

 

[hunter243]

Sparrow - Spuggy
Starling - Stinker or Gippy
Curlew -Warp
Mole - Mowdy
Badger - Billy or Pig
Fox - Charlie

 

[8x57]

Jack Russel terrier - YOU LITTLE BAST**D.