What inspired your herps names?

Mine have all been named after characters from Pokemon.

Koga- Gym leader that uses poison Pokemon. I didn't want to name him Ekans or Arbok because most Pokemon fans with snakes have probably done that haha.
Charizard- One of my cresties who has a nice "flame" as it's known. Charizard is a fire lizard, so it fits.
Slowbro- My other crestie, who didn't move an inch on the way home. Slowbro is obviously very slow. Almost like a water sloth haha. Unfortunately, Slowbro is now more active than Charizard, which kinda ruins things for me.

And then there's Shelly. I didn't name her, the person I bought her from did. I think the name has something to do with the color of her eyes... :rolleyes:

I love big names for little snakes, lol. Mine are inspired from gods (Roman, Egyptian, Greek), mythology, biblical heros/figures, and literature. See my signature for the list!

Usually my girlfriend names them for me. She normally looks at them for awhile and decides what they remind her of.

Akina - I have no idea how I came up with this one. I think I just put letters together.

Sadis - When she was a baby, she'd eat her prey while it was still alive, so we said she was Sadistic, and it became Sadis for short.

Isis - After the goddess. - she will be a big powerful boa, I figured it was fitting.

Nyoka - my friend's snake. She says it means snake, though I can't remember what language.

Shane - from a t.v show.

Bonnie - named before I got her.

Juji - Can't remember where I got this name but I feel like it meant something in another language.

Ari - friend's snake.

Brieder - means brother in Yiddish I think. My husband named him.

Juju - Juji's daughter

Loch - her clutchmate was named Ness, but unfortunately Ness died.

Thriller - got him on Halloween. He has a theme song. :)

Xefaud - from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Auxy - means Golded Boy - Au for gold, XY for boy.

Ross - rescued, on his tracking card we just put rescue and began calling him Ross for short.

Clyde - named before I got him - came with Bonnie.

Tak - Saw the name on some end credits for a movie and liked it.

Billy Jean - Thriller's daughter.

Cornelia - my friend's corn snake (I take care of her snakes until she can have them)

Zim - from Invader Zim

Since Zim is an alien cartoon character I figured it was only fitting to give her children space names.

Venus
Callisto
Io
Umbrial

Osiris - ghost corn. Named before I got him.

Sol -meaning sun - my leopard gecko

Iggy - king snake. Named before I got her.

That's all the reptiles. I hope I didn't forget anyone.

Some of my names are inspired by mythology, others are because I was looking for a name that started with that letter and some just came to me and seem to fit. Now because I name them all I'm going to list them all (It starts off in the order they were acquired and this is just the ball pythons). :P

0.1 Normal - Lily (This name just came to me, I wanted to name my first snake Salazar from Harry Potter, but I got a female instead of a male)
0.1 Spider - Houdini (I used to use tanks and he would spend all night trying to get out)
0.1 Pastel Yellow Belly ph pied - Aphrodite (For the Greek Goddess and it fits because she has a heart on the back of her neck)
1.1 Spotnose - Bonnie and Clyde (I was looking for two names that go together)
0.1 Butter - Bella (Just seemed to fit)
0.1 ph Caramel Glow - Nova (Because she's so bright)
1.0 Enchi - Zar (Short for Balthazar, I was on a Charmed kick at the time. Little did I know he would be a little demon, he still tries to draw blood when I handle him :rolleyes:)
0.1 Lemon Pastel - Isis (I think this is where I started using the alphabet)
0.1 Bumble Bee - Kali
0.1 Normal - Ella
0.1 Spider - Delmi
0.1 Pastel - Marri
0.1 Bumble Bee - Stella (Because she's just amazing)
0.1 Cinny - Pandora
0.1 Het Hypo - Rose
0.1 Fire - Yasmine
1.0 Pastel ph Hypo - Godric (Taken from Harry Potter, I was also looking for a G name at the time)
0.1 Normal - Vega
0.1 Pastel - Thalia
1.0 Pastel Yellow Belly - Quincy
0.1 Normal - Wilma
0.1 Pastel - Pascal (I didn't name this one)
0.1 Pewter - Mist (Someone on the forum suggested this as a name and I really liked it)
0.1 ph Hypo - Jasey (I didn't name this one)

In terms of other snakes I have:
1.1 Anery KSB - Fallon and the female isn't named yet
1.1 Hypo Jungle Boas - Candy and Kain
1.1 Hog Island Boas - Mr. Piggy and Oriana (I didn't name the male)
0.1 Dumeril's Boa - Helena (I plan to get a male and name him Demetrius)

Even my geckos are named:
2.2.2 Crested Geckos - Spook, Ivan, Cleopatra, Anabella, Jingle bells (my 7 year old sister named this one) and Edgar (I was hope this one would be a male but now I am hoping for a female so this name is subject to change)
0.1 African Fat Tail - Coco
3.4 Leopard Geckos - Elzar, Bailey (soon to be renamed to El Diablo), Fae, Sunshine, Hellfire, Gabriella, and Brat

Alpha, Echo & Whiskey are military phonetic alphabet AND characters from the short lived Joss Whedon show "Dollhouse". The next female will be Sierra and next male Victor.

Well Chaos came to us in an unexpected way. He's a rescue. He had a broken spine which was caused from a household of idiots who had NO idea how to handle a young snake! I looked up names of gods and i figured Chaos fit him..he came from a chaotic background. Now thinking back we should have named him Loki god of mischief since he loves to escape and get into things when i open his cage door!! But nah we'll keep his as chaos. Maybe my next snake.....hmmm idk got my eye on another snake already.

Looking at these makes me feel so...not creative. XD Most of mine just have "people" names because that amuses me:

Edgar- Bumblebee
Edna- Het albino
Beatrice- Normal dinker-ish girl
Bruce- Patternless leopard gecko (he's pink and yellow and ADORABLE)

And of course, Frank the frilled dragon. He's the only one with a namesake (from Rescuers Down Under). As soon as I finish grad school and settle down somewhere I plan on getting some sort of monitor (probably ackie or a green tree monitor) named Joanna. XD

Mine is pretty lame. but trout species. I love to fish and trout fishing is my favorite or all.

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Originally Posted by Kinra

0.1 Pewter - Mist (Someone on the forum suggested this as a name and I really

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:P That was me Kinra. :) Glad the name stuck!

Normal BPs:
Prince Oberyn (female): Character from the A Song of Ice and Fire series
Princess Pandemonium (male): He's seriously a primadonna PITA.
Tortuga: Means Turtle in spanish, but I have an obsession with Pirates of the Caribbean. :P
Peekaboo: She came with this name, but it fits her perfectly. She's been nicknamed Sneekaboo because of her fantastic ability to get all 4 feet of her off of you without you noticing, before you realize she is actually in the recliner, and not on your lap where you last left her.
Sable: Was named after something..not fit for general conversation, so I just redubbed her this as it was a simpler form, and much more socially acceptable. :P
Typhon: Someone on this forum suggested it. It is the mythological titan and also a reworking of the letters in Python.
Icabod Craine: I got him near Halloween, and my boyfriend wanted to call him Icky.

100% Het Pied BPs:
Sstheno: One of the Gorgon Queens from Greek Mythology.
Argonaut: Jason and the Argonauts are from Greek Mythology as well.

Pueblan Milksnake:
No Feet!: I didn't name her. But she definitely does not have feet.

IJCP:
Stella: Boyfriend named her.

Cats:
Little: She was smaller than a measuring cup when I got her at 2 weeks old. I started calling her Little One and it stuck.
Tybot: She sounds and acts like a robot. Its amazing.
Doctor Strangelove: I named her Doc Strange, because she was very odd when we got her, boyfriend named her Doctor Strangelove.

Amphibians:
Tree Frogs - Birch and Maple. They're tree frogs. Lighter one is Birch, darker one is Maple.
Brown Toad - HYPNOTOAD. He looks just like a hypnotoad when he looks at you. It's scary.
Chubby Frog - Fatty! Hes a tubby chunker. I love him.