French Naming Convention

In France, there is a Naming Convention where every year has a letter correspondence (restarting every 20 years). This is to easily identify a dog’s age.

2024 was the letter V, so all dogs were named starting with the letter V. 2025 is the letter A.

All letter besides K, Q, W, X, Y, and Z are used because it's difficult to find French names that start with them. To honor the French Naming Convention, JDV follows the yearly letter for naming puppies.

A puppy’s name must begin with the letter year followed by “du Joie de Vie” for its registered name. A “call name” should be the name chosen- which sometimes can be shortened- and used to call your dog.

The following graphic shows what year corresponds with what letter.