What inspired your herps names?

[SpencerShanks]

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...

[JulieInNJ]

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!

[EverEvolvingExotics]

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

[Jay_Bunny]

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.

[Kinra]

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).

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 )
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

[Royal Hijinx]

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.

[sirchaosofgb]

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.

[ShockBunny]

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

[tcutting]

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

[Xotik]

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

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.
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.
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.