Where did you get that name from?

dekaybrown · 07-04-2008, 10:00 AM

Some are obvious, some less so. I have one snake covered in spots, his name is Spot. Magma is red like lava, Melanie is Melanistic, Sky is blue, etc...

I have a hangup with clever suiting names, Where did your snakes names come from?? Why?

Garter_Gertie · 07-04-2008, 10:17 AM

Pickles: I've collected Beatrix Potter for over 35 years. Besides writing The Tale of Peter Rabbit, she also wrote a book called The Tale of Ginger and Pickles. Ginger was a cat, Pickles was a dog. There you have it.

Mayo: She's my rescue Pigglette and is the poster child for aliments not wanted in Pugs. She was originally named "Mya," and I didn't like that. Wanted to keep her new name close to what she was used to... And figured Mayo goes well with Pickles...

Moreraity Dickens, The Artful Badger (The Dog; Dickie-Dog): He's a cat. But acts like a dog. When he was just a puppy I chased him around the house for three days screaming, "You LITTLE DICKENS!" He's a classic tabby, "more rare" than stripped or mackeral tabbies, and when I saw him at the pound he was sitting up on his haunches like a little turd or badger.

Can you tell I read a lot?

Wes, my other classic tabby - a rescue - got his first shots on March 21, the anniversary of my parent's wedding and my mother's death. So I named him after my father (couldn't very well name him "Kate"). His full name is Wes, Mr. Mouser. Only cat of mine that's ever caught a mouse.

Neon, Kid's Blue Neon of Aten Ra, was named by his breeder after a race horse. He's a blue Aby.

Puddy, is a shortened nick-name of his nick-name, "My widdo puddin' head." He's a ruddy (usual) Aby and his registered name is Aten Ra Went Back To The Future.

PeeWee is a red Aby, Puddy's daughter. I never registered as she's way too small to have used in my program. She's no bigger'un a minute. She's my widdo PeeWee!

Kenabec, my Hoggy that's coming, is named that because that's the Ojibway word for snake.

Peepers, my firstest garter coming, has got THE CUTEST, BRIGHTEST 'peepers' in the world! Shiney little button eyes!

And Jeepers, my secondest garter coming, got named that since he's coming as a 'bro' to Peepers, the word's found in the same song as the word peepers describing eyes, and he'd be likely to yell "Jeepers!" if frightened since he's shy.

Stefan-A · 07-04-2008, 10:22 AM

I've tried naming my snakes, but it just feels so silly to use names.

GartersRock · 07-04-2008, 11:07 AM

Lets see. I'll do garters/ribbons only so the list isn't too long. lol!

Anakin Solo: Star Wars *rolls eyes*
Jaden: Star Wars again *rolls eyes*
Zipper: A friend that was with me when I caught him named him. lol!
Kieran: Star wars. *rolls eyes yet again* lol!
Jin: TV Show Lost
Sun: Tv Show Lost
Checkers: I caught this checkered garter 8 years ago. Was the first snake I ever caught or kept. I let her go after a year or two. 6 or 7 years later I FOUND her. She has distinct markings on her neck and the tip of her tail is cut off and has a distince scar. OMG. I will always have her now.

So of course, my VERY first snake had a very generic name. Checkers. =D
Olive: Because she is an olive green tinted checkered
Chess: Same friend that named Zipper named
Claire: From TV show Heroes
Corran: Star wars. Again...
Elle: Tv Show Heroes
Niki: Tv Show Heroes
Sylar: Tv Heroes again
Peter Petrelli: Heroes, again.
Kate: Tv Show Lost
Snowberry: I have no idea. But it's kind of brings a cool visual. Like pastelish. Even though I am sure that real snowberrys are probably not that color. lol! I just like it.
Sawyer: Lost
Desmond: Lost
Penny: Lost
Rachel: From Ted Dekkers Circle Trilogy Books
Silvie: From Ted Dekkers Lost Books Series
Mikil: From Ted Dekkers Circle Trilogy Books

Ok. So you can see that I like naming from media. lol! I won't do all my "other" snakes. Unless requested. *shrugs*

drache · 07-04-2008, 12:01 PM

Mikhaila and I usually have to come to some kind of agreement
so here goes:

Sammy: is actually Samantha - totally Mikhaila's choice - named after a doll
Chloe: named after Terry's (stonyloam) dog
Whizzy: used to be Thing 2, but because of the way she'd hurl herself off our hands unexpectedly, she became Whizzy Thing
Thing: used to be Thing 1
Chica: something about the way she looks . . .
Simon: totally Mikhaila and I don't remember why
Boyfriend: he was purchased to be Sammy's boyfriend
Don: purchased from Don when I still thought Sammy was a vagrans
Slither: well . . . - does do that
Momo: after a character from a book by Micheal Ende
Spunky: first impression and still accurate
Maya: Mikhaila's choice
Mesa: the colours of native jewelery
Runty: I had trouble figuring out what he likes to eat at first
Radix: well guess what species . . .
Jackson: Mikhaila named that one and it suits his personality
Blueberry: I think someone here came up with that one

Garter_Gertie · 07-04-2008, 12:20 PM

This is cool! 'Rock, name the others!

I forgot Winnie!!! Winnie The Poo. She really was my first ever snake, but... Not "mine" mine.

Rhea, Whizzy, Spunky, Runty, Boyfriend, Slither - great names! Those are my favs.

jitami · 07-04-2008, 12:37 PM

Slither/Sly- our one and only garter. Since I have two boys the snake ended up with two names. They just couldn't decide and since snakes can't hear I figured why argue?

They are still both used on a regular basis, but I tend to use Sly.

Louie Louie- our "big boy" Great Dane was already named by his breeder, but he loooooves when I sing him *HIS* song

Tinkerbelle aka Tink- I thought it would be fun to have a Great Dane named after a little fairy... Tink had her name maybe 6 months before I heard that Paris Hilton named her little rat-dog Tinkerbelle. Thought about changing it, but Tink's name fits her personality quite well! She really is the perfect definition of a "female dog." ( btw, nothing against chihuahuas. We call them treats on feet.

)

Granite- our steel grey kitty. It's probably my favorite name out of the bunch.

Garter_Gertie · 07-04-2008, 12:40 PM

Slither/Sly. Love it.

But I agree, Granite ranks up there with Magma and Sky. Great names.

Tinkerbelle is precious for a Great Dane. As would be PeeWee, I think!

Lexa · 07-04-2008, 01:08 PM

I just thought that Archimedes would be a good name for a snake...and then someone shortened it to Archie and it stuck!

Zephyr · 07-04-2008, 01:15 PM

I just think quickly and use word association...
Such as my new radix are Dario and Dota.
My vagrans Charcoal and Apricot.

07-04-2008, 10:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
dekaybrown Snake whisperer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central NYS. Home to the 2009 world meeting Posts: 2,773	Where did you get that name from? Some are obvious, some less so. I have one snake covered in spots, his name is Spot. Magma is red like lava, Melanie is Melanistic, Sky is blue, etc... I have a hangup with clever suiting names, Where did your snakes names come from?? Why? __________________ Thanks for reading, Wayne

07-04-2008, 10:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Garter_Gertie In Hog Heaven Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 2,172	Re: Where did you get that name from? Pickles: I've collected Beatrix Potter for over 35 years. Besides writing The Tale of Peter Rabbit, she also wrote a book called The Tale of Ginger and Pickles. Ginger was a cat, Pickles was a dog. There you have it. Mayo: She's my rescue Pigglette and is the poster child for aliments not wanted in Pugs. She was originally named "Mya," and I didn't like that. Wanted to keep her new name close to what she was used to... And figured Mayo goes well with Pickles... Moreraity Dickens, The Artful Badger (The Dog; Dickie-Dog): He's a cat. But acts like a dog. When he was just a puppy I chased him around the house for three days screaming, "You LITTLE DICKENS!" He's a classic tabby, "more rare" than stripped or mackeral tabbies, and when I saw him at the pound he was sitting up on his haunches like a little turd or badger. Can you tell I read a lot? Wes, my other classic tabby - a rescue - got his first shots on March 21, the anniversary of my parent's wedding and my mother's death. So I named him after my father (couldn't very well name him "Kate"). His full name is Wes, Mr. Mouser. Only cat of mine that's ever caught a mouse. Neon, Kid's Blue Neon of Aten Ra, was named by his breeder after a race horse. He's a blue Aby. Puddy, is a shortened nick-name of his nick-name, "My widdo puddin' head." He's a ruddy (usual) Aby and his registered name is Aten Ra Went Back To The Future. PeeWee is a red Aby, Puddy's daughter. I never registered as she's way too small to have used in my program. She's no bigger'un a minute. She's my widdo PeeWee! Kenabec, my Hoggy that's coming, is named that because that's the Ojibway word for snake. Peepers, my firstest garter coming, has got THE CUTEST, BRIGHTEST 'peepers' in the world! Shiney little button eyes! And Jeepers, my secondest garter coming, got named that since he's coming as a 'bro' to Peepers, the word's found in the same song as the word peepers describing eyes, and he'd be likely to yell "Jeepers!" if frightened since he's shy. __________________ 2.0 NY Eastern Garters; Peepers, Jeepers 3.1 Western Hoggies; Kenabec, Niizh, Kokopelli, Anasazi 3.0 Puget Garters; Kunikpok, Tungortok, 'Rockster 1.0 Eastern Milk; Carmello

07-04-2008, 10:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Stefan-A Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 6,384	Re: Where did you get that name from? I've tried naming my snakes, but it just feels so silly to use names.

07-04-2008, 11:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
GartersRock I am not obsessed.... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 1,487	Re: Where did you get that name from? Lets see. I'll do garters/ribbons only so the list isn't too long. lol! Anakin Solo: Star Wars rolls eyes Jaden: Star Wars again rolls eyes Zipper: A friend that was with me when I caught him named him. lol! Kieran: Star wars. rolls eyes yet again lol! Jin: TV Show Lost Sun: Tv Show Lost Checkers: I caught this checkered garter 8 years ago. Was the first snake I ever caught or kept. I let her go after a year or two. 6 or 7 years later I FOUND her. She has distinct markings on her neck and the tip of her tail is cut off and has a distince scar. OMG. I will always have her now. So of course, my VERY first snake had a very generic name. Checkers. =D Olive: Because she is an olive green tinted checkered Chess: Same friend that named Zipper named Claire: From TV show Heroes Corran: Star wars. Again... Elle: Tv Show Heroes Niki: Tv Show Heroes Sylar: Tv Heroes again Peter Petrelli: Heroes, again. Kate: Tv Show Lost Snowberry: I have no idea. But it's kind of brings a cool visual. Like pastelish. Even though I am sure that real snowberrys are probably not that color. lol! I just like it. Sawyer: Lost Desmond: Lost Penny: Lost Rachel: From Ted Dekkers Circle Trilogy Books Silvie: From Ted Dekkers Lost Books Series Mikil: From Ted Dekkers Circle Trilogy Books Ok. So you can see that I like naming from media. lol! I won't do all my "other" snakes. Unless requested. shrugs __________________ Amanda Tolleson 19.23 Assorted Garters, Ribbons, inc Flames, Pugets etc. 19.17 Assorted "Other Reps" ATBs, TX Rats, Leos Etc 11.13 Mammals

07-04-2008, 12:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,839	Re: Where did you get that name from? Mikhaila and I usually have to come to some kind of agreement so here goes: Sammy: is actually Samantha - totally Mikhaila's choice - named after a doll Chloe: named after Terry's (stonyloam) dog Whizzy: used to be Thing 2, but because of the way she'd hurl herself off our hands unexpectedly, she became Whizzy Thing Thing: used to be Thing 1 Chica: something about the way she looks . . . Simon: totally Mikhaila and I don't remember why Boyfriend: he was purchased to be Sammy's boyfriend Don: purchased from Don when I still thought Sammy was a vagrans Slither: well . . . - does do that Momo: after a character from a book by Micheal Ende Spunky: first impression and still accurate Maya: Mikhaila's choice Mesa: the colours of native jewelery Runty: I had trouble figuring out what he likes to eat at first Radix: well guess what species . . . Jackson: Mikhaila named that one and it suits his personality Blueberry: I think someone here came up with that one __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another." Mark Twain

07-04-2008, 12:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Garter_Gertie In Hog Heaven Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 2,172	Re: Where did you get that name from? This is cool! 'Rock, name the others! I forgot Winnie!!! Winnie The Poo. She really was my first ever snake, but... Not "mine" mine. Rhea, Whizzy, Spunky, Runty, Boyfriend, Slither - great names! Those are my favs. __________________ 2.0 NY Eastern Garters; Peepers, Jeepers 3.1 Western Hoggies; Kenabec, Niizh, Kokopelli, Anasazi 3.0 Puget Garters; Kunikpok, Tungortok, 'Rockster 1.0 Eastern Milk; Carmello

07-04-2008, 12:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
jitami "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: N California Posts: 1,748	Re: Where did you get that name from? Slither/Sly- our one and only garter. Since I have two boys the snake ended up with two names. They just couldn't decide and since snakes can't hear I figured why argue? They are still both used on a regular basis, but I tend to use Sly. Louie Louie- our "big boy" Great Dane was already named by his breeder, but he loooooves when I sing him HIS song Tinkerbelle aka Tink- I thought it would be fun to have a Great Dane named after a little fairy... Tink had her name maybe 6 months before I heard that Paris Hilton named her little rat-dog Tinkerbelle. Thought about changing it, but Tink's name fits her personality quite well! She really is the perfect definition of a "female dog." ( btw, nothing against chihuahuas. We call them treats on feet. ) Granite- our steel grey kitty. It's probably my favorite name out of the bunch. __________________ Tami Sly & Ella(elegans elegans) Frick & Frack(marcianus/sirtalis) Chance & Granite(canine & feline) Shane & Nate(sub-adult humans)

07-04-2008, 12:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Garter_Gertie In Hog Heaven Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 2,172	Re: Where did you get that name from? Slither/Sly. Love it. But I agree, Granite ranks up there with Magma and Sky. Great names. Tinkerbelle is precious for a Great Dane. As would be PeeWee, I think! __________________ 2.0 NY Eastern Garters; Peepers, Jeepers 3.1 Western Hoggies; Kenabec, Niizh, Kokopelli, Anasazi 3.0 Puget Garters; Kunikpok, Tungortok, 'Rockster 1.0 Eastern Milk; Carmello

07-04-2008, 01:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lexa "First shed, A Success" Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangor, North Wales Posts: 100	Re: Where did you get that name from? I just thought that Archimedes would be a good name for a snake...and then someone shortened it to Archie and it stuck!

07-04-2008, 01:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Zephyr Thamnophis inspectus Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dearborn, Michigan Posts: 2,112	Re: Where did you get that name from? I just think quickly and use word association... Such as my new radix are Dario and Dota. My vagrans Charcoal and Apricot. __________________ Memorable quotes: "We're in garter turf now." "Don't you bite me!" "Go geet dose boyiez girl go geet'em!"

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