Eyren Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 (edited) I'm hoping to get a couple of pekins soon, so I need more ideas for names. Since they're rather posh little ladies, I was racking my brains this morning for something suitable, but got led off on a different track entirely... A naming theme for ex-batts - suffragettes and other female freedom fighters * Sylvia (Pankhurst) * Cristabel (") * Emmeline (Pankhurst, Pethick) * Grace (Kimmins) * Rosa (Parks, or Rosa May Billinghurst) I'm not planning to get any ex-batts myself, so feel free to use these, or suggest others! P.S. Still no inspiration on the pekin front - any ideas? Edited March 8, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 * Emmeline (Pankhurst, Pethick) that's my middle name! and i'm definitely not posh! So far the only name I definitely have for one of my bantams is Lillibet, I have a list of other potentials at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Before I chose the designer theme I was going to name my two Eleanor and Guinever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Great names! My pekins aren't posh though, they're rather cheeky little madams! Specially when they run, it's the funniest thing ever. Mine are Bob and Penny (x2, it's impossible to tell them apart), and we had another called Judy who reminded me of my Great Aunty Judy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strepsy Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 How about Scarlett and Ava? I'm (reluctantly) leaving the naming to my DDs but the ones they're coming up with seem very popular chook names, goodness knows how they know, because we've never even known any chooks before. Two mentioned this morning were Hatty and Biscuit which I'm sure I've seen mentioned on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie26pet Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 i let me kids help choose they give me a few names they like and then we all coem to a final one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Somehow I can't envisage my teenage son being enthused about naming chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie26pet Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 no i dont think he will mt lot are only young eldest nearly 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 We had a bit of a famous chef theme going....Delia, Mrs. Beeton, nigella, Fanny, etc. Then we got sidetracked with Popcorn and Nugget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy hen Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Went off to buy another Pekin today(already have one buff DORIS plus a bantam buff orpington HENRIETTA and a bantam wyandotte LAVINIA ) Have come home with TWO eight week old Pekins,breeder wouldnt let us take one. Have named them LILY,lavender and MAGGIE partridge.We seem to be sticking to old ladies names(RIP CLAUDIA and PRISCILLA) We now have the newbies living in the conservatory having been given strict instructions not to let them into Eglu for at least a month as it will be too cold!! So we have a while before we have to worry about the introduction to each other dramas. THe Wendy house in the garden was approved for their temporary home but OH thinks too cold there too so has turned on the radiator in the conservatory for them....it is like having a new baby in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiney Chez Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 My son came up with the name of Madam Dipperlot for his chook. Feel little bit daft calling her that, so usually just call her Madam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Somehow I can't envisage my teenage son being enthused about naming chickens! My teenage son chose the names Artemis Fowl, Dixie Chick, Attilla the Hen and Peckadilly They were "nearly new" and were called Thelma and Louise and Sam and Ella previously, which I didn't much care for, and in any case we wanted to put our own stamp on them. I was quite surprised, as he isn't usually terribly interested in the hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Have come home with TWO eight week old Pekins,breeder wouldnt let us take one. Very sensible - introducing a single chicken to a resident flock is just asking for trouble! And since they have to be isolated at first, one would get lonely. Where did you get them from? Have named them LILY,lavender and MAGGIE partridge.We seem to be sticking to old ladies names(RIP CLAUDIA and PRISCILLA) Nice names. Lily is on my "possibles" list - and you've just reminded me that's she's the sister of Esme (Granny Weatherwax, if any of you read Terry Pratchett). Hmm, I feel a Witches theme coming on THe Wendy house in the garden was approved for their temporary home but OH thinks too cold there too so has turned on the radiator in the conservatory for them....it is like having a new baby in the house. Definitely too cold for little ones just yet! They will lose heat faster than bigger birds, and not have a fully-developed "built-in duvet" yet - and there will likely be a few more frosts before the end of spring. Whereabouts are you - in the chilly north or the mild south? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilda-and-evadne Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I'm hoping to get a couple of pekins soon, so I need more ideas for names. Since they're rather posh little ladies, I was racking my brains this morning for something suitable, but got led off on a different track entirely ......- any ideas? Posh little ladies ... "Bea" and "Evie" from House of Eliot series? www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/houseofeliott/ There's a "train of little ladies" in the Mikado, "Yum-Yum", "Peep-Bo" and "Pitti-Sing". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mikado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Posh little ladies ... "Bea" and "Evie" from House of Eliot series? Ah yes - I loved that show! The exteriors were shot in Bristol, not far from one of the university departments where I went for lectures. Evie is short for Evangeline, IIRC. There's a "train of little ladies" in the Mikado, "Yum-Yum", "Peep-Bo" and "Pitti-Sing". I don't think I could name a chicken 'Yum-Yum' - people might get the wrong idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy hen Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 All my girls have come from the Devonshire Traditional breeds centre at Downes in Crediton,about 45 minutes away from me.They have some lovely birds there,I would happily fill another Eglu or two! I do keep an eye on the second hand ones for sale on Omlet just in case there is one nearby,no luck yet though. The babies seem very happy today,have just had a friend and her 2 year old son to visit,he kept going into the conservatory to " see my girls " which he decided to call Holly and Hattie for some reason.Think I will stick to our choice of names though! Can someone remind me how to add new pictures to my signature,I can't remember how to get the little chicken picture!! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I couldn't work it out at first and I used to work in IT Luckily it all explained in here http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12932 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy hen Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Thanks,I think I have added the new girls now.....lets see at the end of this posting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) After pretty flowers? Pansy, poppy, peony, etc? Edited March 6, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happybunny Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Posh names: Majesty, Highness, Aphrodite, Artemis, Hortensia , Hermione, Excellent and V Good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthien Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) Alexandra Darling! As my Dad would say in a rather POSH accent! Edited March 7, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Princess Alexandra (Britain), Empress Josephine (France), Grand Duchess Sophia (Austria), Queen Beatrix (Netherlands) - the royal families of Europe are just asking to be plundered for chicken names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane 20 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 We named ours after two dearly departed pets Henry the cocker spaniel and Oliver a gorgeous long haired black and white cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 We had a few themes for names, my mum and I fancied quality chocolate names like Rococo, Godiva and Divine, I also thought about names beginning with H so wanted Hyacinth, Hermione and Hortensia, my DS wanted names from the Mighty Boosh but the characters are nearly all male so that theme was out! We finally decided on their names after they arrived, Yum Yum was the first to stick her head in the grub, Lulu was the first to.......ermm christen the grass and Mimi the Mrs Pepperpot just seemed to demand attention as in Me, Me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 They're great names Reikiranf. I was going to go for names beginning with Y - Yoda, Yaddle and Yum-yum - for my new bantams - but they don't seem to suit them?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
