Originally Posted By: Faldage
The original cynics being so called because they hung out at the White Dog Gym.


The Cynic contempt for the refinements and conventions of polite society is generally given as the reason for the name dogs (kúnes) by which the first representatives of the school were known. According to some authorities, however, the name Cynic arose from the fact that the first representatives of the school were accustomed to meet in the gymnasium of Cynosarges. - Catholic Encyclopedia