Names

Well another thread gave me this idea, for all of those who name their BPs.

What are the names of your snakes?
How do you pick a name?

I'll go first:
Our first normal BP is Marie Lavoux, nammed after a voodoo queen, and one of the cool older songs I like.
I have another girl who's name is Hot Coco, because she has no black on her, just all coco brown.

I still have 2.3 to name, and I don't know what to name them. As all of our snakes are pets first, the need names. They all have numbers in the tracking software, just for future breeding perposes.

My first snake is named after a dead architect, and my other snake and mice are named after battlestar galactica characters. I am a nerd. A lot of people use mythological names if they have a lot of animals (for consistencies sake)

yeah i need a name for my normal bp someone name her for me

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Originally Posted by zombie&lemons

yeah i need a name for my normal bp someone name her for me

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You should name her! What are you interested in? Any shows or movies or characters from books you like?

The ones I have yet to name are
0.2 normals
1.1 possible het snows (normal with a chance of flurries:D)
1.0 possible het axantic

heave music i like exotic names or names that have a meaning

like i had a timberwolf hes name was rafe' which mean noble wolf

my normal girl is named carmella because that was the name the girl i brought it from gave her, i named my pastel titan cuz the titans are my team and hes from tennessee and the people called him ty anyways so it was a perfect match...my w.c. is named jade because thats the color of her water bowl..well its more turqouise-green but whatever..and my het pied is juice because his "juice" is what i need to get myself up and going with a lot of the projects i wanna start...

how about you name her charra

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Originally Posted by zombie&lemons

yeah i need a name for my normal bp someone name her for me

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To be honest, I still haven't named my little normal male, but I kinda like it that way, hes just the little guy, and thats how I refer to him.

My "big guy", my BCI I call V, because he has that little mustache marking that resembles the character from V for Vendetta.

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Originally Posted by JamieLynn

Well another thread gave me this idea, for all of those who name their BPs.

What are the names of your snakes?
How do you pick a name?

I'll go first:
Our first normal BP is Marie Lavoux, nammed after a voodoo queen, and one of the cool older songs I like.
I have another girl who's name is Hot Coco, because she has no black on her, just all coco brown.

I still have 2.3 to name, and I don't know what to name them. As all of our snakes are pets first, the need names. They all have numbers in the tracking software, just for future breeding perposes.

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Stay with your theme- Lady Marmalade.

Normal BP - Memphis
American Bulldog/Boxer - Savannah
German Shephard/Boxer - Nash(ville)

Kinda obvious theme here

I've always been in love with Ancient Egypt, as well as other ancient civilizations on a smaller scale ;) So all of my snakes initially started out with Gods and Goddesses from the Egyptian pantheon, and I've kind of mixed in a few Greeks as well.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

my other snake and mice are named after battlestar galactica characters.

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Battlestar Galicta ooooowns :D

well me and my husband love rock abilly pin up mom and pop soda shops. and ours is such a sweet heart my wife wanted to name him CANDY MAN . and johny cash because my wife saw the dvd walk the line while we were putting his tank in place.

I have a few not named yet - but these are the named crew:

Skittles - striped albino cali king

Balls - Pandora, Mackenzie, Sophie, Oliver (het clown), Winston (lemon pastel), Libra (lemon pastel), Zaphod, Bailee, J-Lo, Murphy (mojave), Piper (het pied), Finn (lemon pastel - soon to go to Frankykeno - so she named him), Reese, Bindi, Pickle, Pretzel, Spenser, Casper (het hypo), Sierra, Echo, Hannah, Wendy (het hypo), Monica (poss het clown), Hope (poss het clown), Willow (spider), Storm (spider), Tonka (spider), Hershey, Griffin (YB). I've got two girls here I haven't named yet, and another big girl who's not going to be a permanent resident that hasn't been named. And I have three coming with no names yet.

we name ours after stargate sg-1 characters. some of these are egyptian deities (apophis, bast, set, etc...) but we also have, teal'c, samantha carter, jack oneill and daniel jackson...

I like names that just aren't BPish at all...lol. Here goes:

Natalie-YB
Blanche-Spider
Sydney (that was her name when I adopted her)-Normal
Felicia-66% Poss Het Pied
Scarlett (formerly Stubby because she is missing part her tail)-Normal
Sahara (also previous name)-Normal
Marshall-100% Het Pied (from 8 Ball!)
Mable- Normal
Nancy-Genetic Granite
Richter-Mojave
Marlon-Pastel
Duke-YB
Murray-Pinstripe
Gertrude-Pastel
Flores-Het Albino
Benson-Spotnose
Ernie-Black Pastel
Abernathy-Dinker (picking her up today actually)

Haha, there are some funny names on here!!!

My big pinstripe girl is named Penelope (I pronounce it "Pin"elope), my spider girl is Itsy (obvious, hehe), and my mojave male is Goober, because he ate his first F/T rat pup backwards :)

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My 1st bp is named after a botched heirloom tomato label.

My sister's husband is a farmer and one year they grew some heirloom tomatoes. One of the types was supposed to be labeled Mr. Stripey. Instead the label at the market was Mr. Stippey.

Loved the name, so I kept it for him.

My JCP is called Monty for no reason (NOT Monty Python).

My normal BP is named Caesar, because BPs are called Royal Pythons because legend has it that Cleopatra wore them around her arms, and Caesar and Cleopatra had a thing going on.

My albino BP is named Apollo, because he is the god of the sun, and my Albino has bright yellows on him.

:)

I named my lil female normal "Morrigu" after the anceint Celtic goddess of sovereignty, prophecy, war, and death on the battlefield

My name is Cesar... HEHEHE

I have bunch of names I have to remember. They are all named after Harley Davidsons, riding H-Ds, the Sturgis Mototcyl Rally, and the biker lifestyle in general.

1.1 Normal Balls -- Knucklehead . (Dark)Angel
1.1 Mojave Balls -- Rebel . Bell <after the riding bell>
1.0 Spider Ball -- Jack <after the Jackpine Gypsies>
0.1 Pastel Ball -- Pearl <after the wife of the mane that started the Rally Pearl Hoel>
1.0 Normal CRT Boa -- Davidson <My 1.0 Normal Ball named Harley passed 2 years ago>
1.0 Anery CRT Boa (Cross)Bones <after the new Crossbones odel H-D> I will get him on the 27th
0.1 Salmon CRT Boa -- Passion

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Originally Posted by Fallguy

They are all named after Harley Davidsons, riding H-Ds, the Sturgis Mototcyl Rally, and the biker lifestyle in general.

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I live just a couple miles from Stugis:D
This will be the first year that when I go I will be on my own bike:banana:
And my hubby's grandpa was one of the founding members of the gypsies

when i get my female her name will be Isis (pronounced Iceis) the Egyptian goddess

My guy is Twizzler since he's long and twisty. Probably chewy too but I'll leave that unknown. LOL.

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Originally Posted by JamieLynn

I live just a couple miles from Stugis:D
This will be the first year that when I go I will be on my own bike:banana:
And my hubby's grandpa was one of the founding members of the gypsies

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Now that is cool! I live a couple +/- miles the other side, in Hill City.

My female normal bp is named Diva, and our rtb is called Tequila. Then there are my three corn snakes called Mira, Lyra, and well the boy hasn't been named yet.

1 normal named Bones just bc it sounds cool next will be Optimus Prime :D

Sometimes I try to pick funny/interesting/unique names but I usually pick a name as a reference to something I love or have a strong interest in and that seems to be what the majority of people here seem to do. THink of movies, music, books, or other things that interest you and try to find something from that ,to use as a name.

WHen i am starting to think about buying a pet, before I even get it i start to just think of possible names, then write ones down that I like and then choose from the list. I usually have long lists, but I always find just a couple always stick out more.

I would recommend choosing from something that you Love and have loved for a long time, not just a recent or spur of the moment interest. Example - if you wanna name it after acharacter in a movie, choose a movie you and loved for years, not one you just saw recently and think is awesome. Human opinions can change fast so just becasue you saw a movie last week and thinks it is the best movie ever, you might not feel that way next year. Rememebr that the name you choose has to last for years and years, so pick it from a strong long lasting interest, not just some fly-by interest.

I am a bit of a comic geek and have loved comics for years and have not thought in stopping any time soon so I named my snake Daken after, wolverines sons name. Other options I was looking at were Ampersand(another comic reference) or LaFours(Movie Mallrats. I am a huge kevin smith fan). When ever I thought of the snake I caught myself calling it Daken in my head too, so I figured it was a sign.

It is a snake so at first I wanted a tough but funny name like Uppercut or Zombie Hunter, or Staypuff Mashmallow-Snake, but I realized I have to live with this snake for 20 plus years and thought I might not find those names as cool in a decade or two so I went with a name from something I loved. I choose Daken because I thought it sounded tough but was also a reference to one of my interests.

I also actually did a poll on facebook for my friends to ask what they thought would be better between Daken, Ampersand , and LaFours. Everyone but two people chose Daken, so I saw taht as another sign.

After writing this, I now feel that I might put a lot more into naming my pets then I reeally should.LOL. But then again, I gotta live with these names for years to come so mabey it is worth all the effort to find the perfect name. When i get a kid I hope the nine months will give me enough time to think of a name.

I have only owned the one snake. My most recent Hampster names have been. Current one - Zombie(I love Zombies). DragonSlayer(I thought it would be funny to give a hamster a tough name. And Mouse(again a comicbook reference, but also thought it was funny because it is a hamster not a mouse. So times I just like to pick names so that when I tell them to people I get a look on there face like "Why the hell would you name it that?"

I was only expecting to write a couple sentances but then all that came out.

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Originally Posted by Nvar

My guy is Twizzler since he's long and twisty. Probably chewy too but I'll leave that unknown. LOL.

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Ha! My Beardies name is Twizzler. I named all three after candy (Dot, & Chiclet are the others).

I go with names from the Ancient World.

My Normal is Bacchus after the Roman god of wine and festivals.

My Pastel is named Osiris after the Egyptian god of the underworld (GF named that one).

My Mojave is named Cupid after the Roman god of love. Picked him up on Valentine's Day, so that one was a natural.

My Cinammon is named Mars after the Roman god of war.

I chose a theme. My first bp is James Herriot, vet and writer and lover of animals. My next girl is going to be Jane Goodall or Anna Sewall. They will all be animal writers. ;)

Marguerite Henry
Jack London...

etc.

so I picked names for all the others, can anyone guess where the names came from?

Janet Weiss - 0.1 phet snow
Brad Majors - 1.0 phet snow
Magenta - 0.1 normal big girl
Columbia - 0.1 normal little girl
Frank-N-Furter - 1.0 phet axantic

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Originally Posted by MuzeBallPythons

Abernathy-Dinker (picking her up today actually)

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That's my last name, only I spell it Abernethy. Never considered it as a name for a snake though (even though Laura aka Laooda suggested it for one of my snakes).

For the most part, I try to produce themes when naming mine, but most of the time its alil too hard for me, not the best when it comes to naming. For the most part, their names (especially my bps) usually just randomly pop up.
BPs:
Spike - female normal - named after my first pet reptile (Iguana RIP)
Al - Male Het Albino - Al = albino
Maiya - Reduced Normal Female - Just like the name, plus it fits her.
Oddball - Female - Got her name from her crazy busy pattern.
Juno - Normal Female - Didn't name her after the movie, but after the Roman Goddess, who is the evuilavent to Herra.
Lucian & Lilith - brother and sister normals - named after characters in my two favorite sci-fi movies.
Gizmo - Spider - Named for being crazy.
Brom - Black Pastel - Named after the artist Brom
Normal - Pos. Het Pied - Named after the artist Norman Rockwell
Others:
Darwin - Honduran Milksnake - Named after Charles Darwin
Razor - SD Retic - Got the name from how his pattern looks.
Rocket - SD Retic - She is lighting fast!
Hades - Female BCI - Evil I tell you! lol :P
Ginger - Female Corn Snake - Name inspired by the movie Ginger Snaps.

My BP is named Kaa after the Indian Python in Jungle book... I kinda wanted to name it after a kids movie snake because i have an 18 month old. Plus both are pythons...

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Originally Posted by JamieLynn

so I picked names for all the others, can anyone guess where the names came from?

Janet Weiss - 0.1 phet snow
Brad Majors - 1.0 phet snow
Magenta - 0.1 normal big girl
Columbia - 0.1 normal little girl
Frank-N-Furter - 1.0 phet axantic

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Rocky Horror Picture Show!!!:gj:

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Originally Posted by Ponthieux

we name ours after stargate sg-1 characters. some of these are egyptian deities (apophis, bast, set, etc...) but we also have, teal'c, samantha carter, jack oneill and daniel jackson...

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I love that show, if i run out of Greek and Egyptian gods I might have use Teal'c also!

My bp is named Luther because I got him the same day as CaterpillarGiraffe's Luther died

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Originally Posted by Slim

I go with names from the Ancient World.

My Normal is Bacchus after the Roman god of wine and festivals.

My Pastel is named Osiris after the Egyptian god of the underworld (GF named that one).

My Mojave is named Cupid after the Roman god of love. Picked him up on Valentine's Day, so that one was a natural.

My Cinammon is named Mars after the Roman god of war.

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Update to our pets:

The new Normal female we got today is Athena after the Roamn goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill. She was the favorite child of Zeus.

We have reserved the name Archimedes for a Pied we plan to get in the future. Even though Archimedes was a real man and not a god, he discover Pi R2 and the name is a natural fit. ;)

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Originally Posted by Fallguy

Rocky Horror Picture Show!!!:gj:

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Ding Ding Ding...You win!
Oh My God someone in SD knows what The Rocky Horror Picture show is:banana:

i still need a name for my normal bp

my 1.0 pastel is named Lemons
baby 0.1 blond pastel is named blondie
1.0 red tal boa is name Eddie Monster (you know like Eddie Munster)

but dont have a name for 0.1 normal :(

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Originally Posted by JamieLynn

Ding Ding Ding...You win!
Oh My God someone in SD knows what The Rocky Horror Picture show is:banana:

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Yeah, I wanted to go when they did it in Rapid, but I had to work...:mad:

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Originally Posted by Fallguy

Yeah, I wanted to go when they did it in Rapid, but I had to work...:mad:

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AWWWW thats so sad. I have missed every show that I have heard of, work, no ride, you know. But I do own the movie:D

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Originally Posted by rabernet

That's my last name, only I spell it Abernethy. Never considered it as a name for a snake though (even though Laura aka Laooda suggested it for one of my snakes).

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Cool! I decided to name her that after Rosario Dawson's character in the Quentin Tarantino movie, "Deathproof"...lol.

All of our ball pythons have either celtic or gaelic names. We generally pick the name based on some characteristic of the snake or how we got that snake, etc. Some examples would be:

Brannagh which means "dark beauty". When we took her in she was a nutso snake. About 1900 grams, unknown history and so out of whack that the pet store employees were scared to even try to feed her (she'd been found abandoned in a box left in front of this small private pet store's door). She was gorgeous but very "dark" in personality LOL. She's a big 3,000+ gram female now and lovely to handle.

Cara which means "friend" was a gift from my dear friend Robin.

Saoirse, whose name means "freedom", came to us as a non-eating wild caught adult (likely imported gravid). Very skinny, non-eating, a healing would, absolutely terrifed of people. She's a lovely female now whose quite comfortable with handling and one of our favorites. Her name, for us, honors her beginnings in the wild.

The milksnake and the boas we have are named basically whatever we feel like and don't follow this theme.

Cool thread JamieLynn :) I'll play....

My first BP was specifically chosen as a male so I could name him Alice after Alice Cooper. Only you old folks like me will know who that is and why I named a male snake Alice. Of course, a boa constrictor would have been more appropriate, but I didn't want such a big snake for my first.

My second BP was sort of a rescue from Craigslist who already had a name, Charger. The girl said her favorite football team was the San Diego Chargers. I then discovered he was actually a she, but just didn't feel like changing her name...it seemed kind of generic anyway.

JamieLynn...this is for you...I bought my first BCI at the NARBC two weeks ago. I wanted a female so I could name her after Marie Laveaux (I'm from Louisiana) and I thought it was perfect for a snake (got the Bobby Bare tune on my iPod :D ) Now this poor little snake was popped AND probed at the show, but first vet visit revealed her to be a him :O ! Well...I ended up changing Marie's name to the male name I already had picked out for my FUTURE male boa...Vincent. Of course, Alice Cooper's REAL name is Vincent Furnier....

So there you have it...

Glad someone else knows who Marie Laveau is and hope someone knows who Alice Cooper is...otherwise, I'm REALLY old and uncool :rolleye2:

Robbin

Little Dude (first bp), Cali (first boa), Pied male #1, Spider Female #5... I now have too many to name, so I just stick with their genetics and a number to tell them apart. Boring I know, but it works.

First snake was Samson, now Delilah :) then the grands named all the others. We have: Bella, Abby, Scarlet, Noodles, Joey, George and Sammie.:rolleye2:

Male pastel- Zarathustra, after Nietzsche's book on the Overman!

Female pastel- Peaches, she has peach colors on her why wouldn't I.

Female spider- Cecil, Its a pretty name, she's pretty and so shy. :wuv:

Female norm. 2000grams+ - Steph, its just fits her. :rolleyes: