*giggles*
There's some great naming "devices" used on this board - I'm loving your inspirations - I especially like "Bindi", but that was because the sig-pic made me laugh.
My gang... are peculiar by nature. I'm sure it's mostly my mother's fault, she named myself, my siblings and her dogs oddly - and it's carried on through our respective pets.
So, my lot - at their New Year's Eve party (minus the latest) - and yes, those are real little hats:
Tsam(uel) Wilhelm EatdaLeaf:
"Tsam" (pronounced SSSSSam) for the Buddhist Tsam masks - he's an ugly sod when he gets angry.
Tsamuel when he's in trouble.
"Wilhelm" because he's a German Giant (not purebred, his mummy was a peach.)
And "EatdaLeaf" was the first thing he ever did when he got to our house as a teeny tiny monochromatic baby. At over 4 years old, he hasn't grown out of the black-and-white colouring... Or his baby spots, when he's wound up.
Hyphen.
Um, well, normally my dragons have lots of names - long names. Nothing seemed to suit the little red lizard when he arrived so, for a joke, we nicknamed him the hyphen between his double-barrelled name until we found the rest of it. And it kind of stuck. He's a 15 month old leatherback blood dragon, and as dumb as a plum!
Sandy "Ampersand" Dragon
Well, as we had a Hyphen, we really had to have an Ampersand. Plus, her old name was "Candy", so "Sandy" wasn't too many miles away - she still answers to it, and she's my Bug-Unpacking-Patrol-Leader.
And Hyphen-Squisher when he's being a bit stupid. She keeps most of the dragons in line.
Miss Mocha Choca Marian Asterisk von Munch
Having arrived with the original name of "Mr Munch", we kept the surname. Her colours are like coffee cake, so Mocha Choca. "Marian" is because it fits smoothly and is my mother's middle name (my mother is also rather short and feisty) and "Asterisk"? *points to the previous two* "von" was just the touch of class this quiet, regal lady required.
Jam "SRT10" Marmalade Sammich.
Again, Jam was originally "Jim" at her previous home. "SRT10" is one of my favourite cars - one of the Dodge range (so she's a Jammy Dodger!). "Marmalade" is so that we can have part of the song from Moulin Rouge, Creole Lady Marmalade (as we already have Mocha Choca!) and it suits her citrussy orangy colours. Sammich just sealed the deal.
Sadly no longer with us, Kuleana Graeme Squishee:
My first dragon. Hawaiian inspired, "Kuleana" stands for privilege comes with responsibility. Graeme was for a bet, and Squishee suited her cuddly nature.
I'll never forgive her for kickstarting my passion for beardies - it's HER fault we have such a pile of lizards now! :roll: :lol: