What's in a name?

:) (Newish to the whole forum thing, if this thread needs moving please do move it xD)

Sooo, I only have the one Ball Python and she's called Pretzel. When I first got her, she was tiny and cute and people had different reactions. I had no idea what to call her, and hadn't had her probed so actually had no idea if she was male or female. I called her Scream to start off with - mainly because people were always like "AAAAH!" of "EEEEK!" when I told them I got her...

Then it didn't seem right. Her name that is. Soooo she was a bit aggressive for a while, not sure why... her name changed to Nightmare.

AAAAND it still wasn't right :confused:

Then one day, sat in front of a particularly fishy Disney film with her curled up in my hand, she wound round and got comfortable, and there was my Pretzel :love:

So how did you come up with names for all your lovely little friends? :)

Here's my babygirl, just being herself :D (Excuse the HUGE writing across the photo, I'm currently using said photo as my FB cover photo!)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...57170864_n.jpg

My spiders name is Wobs cause she wobbles....o yeah and Antilles the lesser cause of the lesser Antilles islands, get it?!

Most of mine are references to something:

Zed: character in a book

Q. : Star Trek Reference

Shagrath: Dimmu Borgir reference ( \m/ Symphonic Black Metal Band from Norway \m/ )

Nergal: Behemoth reference ( \m/ Polish Blackened death Metal Band \m/ )

My last 2 are Greek Mythology references

Zeus & Hestia

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Originally Posted by CherryPython

:) (Newish to the whole forum thing, if this thread needs moving please do move it xD)

Sooo, I only have the one Ball Python and she's called Pretzel. When I first got her, she was tiny and cute and people had different reactions. I had no idea what to call her, and hadn't had her probed so actually had no idea if she was male or female. I called her Scream to start off with - mainly because people were always like "AAAAH!" of "EEEEK!" when I told them I got her...

Then it didn't seem right. Her name that is. Soooo she was a bit aggressive for a while, not sure why... her name changed to Nightmare.

AAAAND it still wasn't right :confused:

Then one day, sat in front of a particularly fishy Disney film with her curled up in my hand, she wound round and got comfortable, and there was my Pretzel :love:

So how did you come up with names for all your lovely little friends? :)

Here's my babygirl, just being herself :D (Excuse the HUGE writing across the photo, I'm currently using said photo as my FB cover photo!)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...57170864_n.jpg

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Ozzy the Bumblebee got his name because he's worth a lot of money and kinda "spayshul"...if ya know what I mean.

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Kelly means "Bright"
Ivy's dad was an Ivory
Agnes and Leah are from old Donnie Iris songs
Mosby is from John S Mosby
Leon, because he's a Leo
Norma because "Norm" was written on her snake bag
Iggy Python for Iggy Pop
Alice for Alice Cooper
Spider for a rock song
Brom the Boa after a favorite artist
[but we usually call him "Bob"]
Dixie Lee Dumeril because it sounded southern, to me.

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Originally Posted by Rob

My spiders name is Wobs cause she wobbles....o yeah and Antilles the lesser cause of the lesser Antilles islands, get it?!

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You weren't tempted to call her Weeble?

:D

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Most of mine are references to something:

Zed: character in a book

Q. : Star Trek Reference

Shagrath: Dimmu Borgir reference ( \m/ Symphonic Black Metal Band from Norway \m/ )

Nergal: Behemoth reference ( \m/ Polish Blackened death Metal Band \m/ )

My last 2 are Greek Mythology references

Zeus & Hestia

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If you get two more, you gotta name them Amon and Amarth.

:)

Loving all these names!! :D Proper cool :P I'm a bit of a foody as well...so Pretzel suited :D I'd love a banana pinstripe...not to call it banana but Cheese xD I love cheese. Any future snake will be named after food. Im such a pig. xD

@ The Serpent Merchant - I like your taste in music (Y)
@ Rob - Niiiiiiiice! (Y)
@ Salamander - NORM. LOL I LOVE that!!!! xD


Though also, being an A7X fangirl I mayyyy have to name some little fella Syn/Shadows/ZackyV/Sullivan(Or jimmy or rev)

I think I'll leave Johnny Christ out... xD

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Originally Posted by Salamander

You weren't tempted to call her Weeble?

:D

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Lol it was between the two

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Originally Posted by Salamander

If you get two more, you gotta name them Amon and Amarth.

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For sure :gj: I'm actually listening to them right now lol

I know when I either produce or buy a Black Eyed Lucy it will be named Galder

And this is why :D

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...0px-Galder.jpg

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Originally Posted by rob

lol it was between the two

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I almost named my Spider Weeble but then he looked at me through narrowed eyes and I decided he didn't think it was appropriately dignified......:rolleyes:

[I don't think he's realized he's now Leon Python]

:D