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keltikka
Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:09 am
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Like I said in the thread that Little Willow pointed out, our 7 girls names have a Celtic theme (Scots/Irish) and 6 of our boys are named after characters fromm J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Ring series.
I let the ratties know what the "theme" is and they tend to pick out their own names from the theme. It's kind of funny. Sometimes I really want a specific name for a rat, but it just won't stick or seem right and a name pops into my head from nowhere that absolutely works! They are persistant little buggers when it comes to choosing their own names. 
Our newest girl took forever to name, but we came up with the name Fainne (FAWN yuh) together. With our 2 new boys from Kim's Ark Rescue, the baby, semi-nekkid boy picked Ori even though I wanted to name him Gandalph. The older boy was already named O'Connor. He responds to it very well so we just decided to keep it. He's had enough change and upheaval in his life without loosing his name  . At least it's still a Celtic name 
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MissyDarling2645
Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:54 am
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When i picked out my rats i had decided on the names Toast and Void, but the names didnt fit! but i loved the names so much! darn!  lol
Toast- who is tan and white hooded... reminded me of Toast... was later named Lucy because she is so... whats the word... mischievious... female version of Lucifer  ... she is sooo sweet though!
Void- who is a black and white hooded... actually, idn why i wanted to name her Void lol... was later named Hoodsie because she reminded me of the chocolate and vanillia ice cream Hoodsie cup  !
*MiSsY*
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4 rats~ Hoodsie, Lucy, Acadecki, and Linyaari
2 cats~ Tubby Todd and Na'Bisco
2 leopard geckos~ Luka and Jaffa
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Moonra
Sat Jul 23, 2005 4:20 am
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Most of my rats picked out their own names:
Damion-After Damion Thorn in the Omen series(son of the devil)
Target -because she's all black except for a white circle on her stomach with a black dot in the center that looks like a Target
Stormy- because she has severe mood swings
Nimbus-cause he's like a dark cloud-with a silver lining
Zea-Zea-cause we were watching a show and the kids name was Ze-Ze..and she kept "chirupping" whenever his name was said
Shashi-means moon or moonbeam and it just seemed to fit her
Gavan-means white hawk and he was the only one out of the boys who was white
Tynan-means The Dark One which seemed to fit cause he's half black and is always getting into trouble
and last but not least:
Eros- the Greek god of love- he was named that cause he's a total love bug..even from 2 weeks old
I think that most of the time rats pick out their own names, even though the ones they pick out may not have been your first choice :wiley:
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rat_hammie_lover05
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Sat Jul 23, 2005 4:22 am
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Well, of the 13 I have right now 8 of them I adopted so I they already have names. There's Lilah, Raine, Honey, Joplin, Amadeus, Sebastian, Cupcake, and Brently. I have a thing about not changing animals names unless I really can't stand them  .
I named Cheyenne because that is what came to me a week after I got her. Of the other four girls two were also adopted, but had no names. I've had them for about a month and haven't gotten anything out of them. Usually when I get an animal I don't have names picked out. I just let it come to me. I'll be playing with them or something and a name will just pop into my head.
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4 Dogs
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suziew
Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:33 am
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We just recently got infected with GGMR and GGMM this past month.
Rats:
We got our very first two rats almost three weeks ago.
We have a spice theme going on with the rats.
Salt - because she's white.
Pepper - because she's dark brown.
My six year old named them. Salt and Pepper aren't very feminine names, but they are very fitting.
Ginger - just seemed to fit. She's Salt and Pepper's mother, but she just came to us three days ago. Her name was Amy, but we the previous owner told us we could rename her. My sons and I went through all the spices we had in the pantry to get the perfect name for her. She almost became Paprika and then Sesame, but Ginger was the one that won out. Her fawn coloring even looks like the color of ground ginger.
Mice:
We got the first two mice three weeks ago. We got their two sisters yesterday from Serendipity.
Amelia - My son has a friend name Amelia and likes the way it sounds.
Emily - My son went to school with an Emily. It goes well with Amelia.
Cinnamon - He decided on that when we were looking through the spices for Ginger's name.
Shimmer - He named her this as a favor to me. I really like the name Shimmer. I originally asked him to name her Moxy, but he didn't like that one very much. Just as well - Shimmer doesn't have a lot of moxy compared to Emily and Cinnamon. She does shimmer, though.
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ti3loopz
Sat Jul 23, 2005 7:50 am
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Dice - I think I was thinking of my Dad when I named her. My Dad works at a casino.
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ratty_girl
Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:04 am
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Well, now that Ive fould out what a poll is( ) I can finally bring this thought up: Lately , I have been wondering if I should get another rattie, and my answer was yes, but I didnt know when I would be able to adopt one. And in my spare time, I got to thinking what this ratties name should be. For fun, and for the future, I have decided to let you guys choose for me, I just cant decide! I dont know ifI'm going to get a boy or a girl, so the names are that way. Some of them could be for either! So, you decide. ( just to warn you, some of the names are sorta...odd !)
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To the world, you are one person.
To a rat, you are the world.
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Kristina an her babies, Basil and Snickers.
~*RIP Ema, I miss you sweetie!*~
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yeagger
Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:41 pm
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this is a poll on names for my ladys and befor you say why arnt you doing this your self? and this is like food we cant tell you what to eat!? this is what i do all the time but my mom told me i cant get any help from her (not a big rat fan) and my one pal thats not 100+ miles away is a gone for 2MO so you are gona help me by telling me wich one of my names you like or telling me your ideas the poll way works this way the two names with the most votes will be the winers now the when you tell me a name that you like thats not on my list a well ad it to my list so i hope that helps now i know i dont have my rats yet but i have done this every time we get a pet
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emily blue(?) dumbo
willow hooded hairless
moor dumbo hooded
dexter lab rat
boris and gus my two dogs
chester & simba my cats
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Moonra
Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:06 pm
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Why don't you wait to see what names fit your ratties. A lot of rats do that. You have a name all picked out that you absolutely love, and it totally doesn't match. Then a name that you would have never picked pops into your head and it fits perfectly. Most of the time the rats will tell you their names. Crazy rodents..lol..
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LittleWillow
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Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:49 am
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I always wait and see what suits them when I get them. I've never successfully named a critter before I've seen them (and often, not till I've got to know them a bit) - they always end up going by some other name instead...
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yeagger
Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:18 am
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lol
we have done time when we got or chinchilla dusty at first we were gona name him sokka but he was dusty so we named him dusty lol
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mummy to:
emily blue(?) dumbo
willow hooded hairless
moor dumbo hooded
dexter lab rat
boris and gus my two dogs
chester & simba my cats
billybob my lizard |
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J'adorerats26
Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:52 am
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I think Bodette is a pretty name or Angelina, but there not on the poll...lol
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holly_rizzo
Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:20 pm
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tomorrow im getting a mounth old baby doe and have no idea what to call her so i need name suggeustions!!!  i was thinking of calling it cookie but im not sure
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yourRumor
Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:29 pm
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What color/type markings does she have?
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holly_rizzo
Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:36 pm
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im not sure lol i just had her reserved by the pet shop so im not sure
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amazing_rat
Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:43 pm
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Well, Rizzo is a very interesting name for a girl.....................
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holly_rizzo
Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:46 pm
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o ya my rizzo lol it was a boy untill i found out wot rats below parts are ment to look like and i loved that name so i kept it lol
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yourRumor
Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:48 pm
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Diyanika.
I was thinking of Danika but wanted to put a twist. Whenever I tell people my rats names I get the  look. I like odd and misspelled names.
My ultimate goal is to have a boy rattie one day and name him Tahrick [tear-rick]. I'm done.
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Ratties: Kina, Cessi, Nerissa and Dare
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holly_rizzo
Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:50 pm
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thanks yourRumor thats actualy a realy nice name lol and you should go for the tahrick thing its good lol
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sunnshine
Sat Aug 06, 2005 10:24 am
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My girl, Tryxie, went 3 days with no name. I finally decided on Tryxie because she is so fast, she's a 'trixy hobbit' as Gullum would say, so don't feel bad if you don't come up with a name right away. I am glad I waited because it really fits her.
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holly_rizzo
Sun Aug 07, 2005 12:43 am
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OwNeDbYrAtS
Sun Aug 07, 2005 1:28 am
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Bear popped into my mind but I don't know how feminine you think that is...
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sunnshine
Sun Aug 07, 2005 1:44 am
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I haven't met him but in just looking at him (he's beautiful by the way) I think Nigel would fit. You said you like misspelled names (me too btw) you could spell it something like Nyjell. Congratulations!! He's sooooo cute
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OwNeDbYrAtS
Sun Aug 07, 2005 2:02 am
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Sunnshine it's a little girl!
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& Juno, Rubie, and Bracken...
At the bridge: Daisie, Monkie, Sandie and Oreo... |
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amazing_rat
Sun Aug 07, 2005 4:33 am
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I'm on a fruit fix lately, so I like fruity names. Or.... since I love this name.....Bubbles!
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