Animals with names that don't suit them

[RamblingRosa]

I knew thoroughbred stallion called Confused

 

[Meredith]

It took 2 weeks to name Finan, my avatar, who sadly was PTS last month.
My new pony, a 4 year old dun mare, has arrived with a name so boring and characterless that she is number 10 on her passport.
Sadly at the rate I am not finding a new name she will be stuck with the boring one as they're using it at the yard.
I cannot find a name that suits because having only known her for a couple of weeks her personality hasn't shone through yet.
So as not to derail this thread any suggestions on a postcard please, via the 10000 thread. Thank you.

 

[Meredith]

I knew a pony called Fudge....She wasn't sweet as sugar or soft as fudge.

 

[misst]

Constanza!

Yes! That's been bugging me. Thank you.

 

[ester]

Not an actual name but when my vet came to vet Frankie the receptionist had put spanky on the paperwork

 

[millikins]

Our Connie was called Declan, he came from a dealer and they had another bay pony called....Ant. Ridiculous name but we allowed ourselves to be persuaded that changing their name is unlucky, he'd probably only been Declan for a couple of weeks.

 

[2ndtimearound]

When I got my first cat, he was a rescue called Chester, and although I didn't dislike the name, he just didn't look like a Chester to me. I tried various names out for size, but the one that stuck was Oscar.

 

[Callies.mum]

I’ve just sat and read horse + rider magazine and there was a horse named Lettuce

 

[Baywonder]

This is our budgie. His name is Chicken..

 

[Pumpernickel]

Not an actual name but when my vet came to vet Frankie the receptionist had put spanky on the paperwork

Haha. I loaned a gorgeous horse called Stimpy (after Ren & Stimpy) but his insurance documents came through as ‘Skimpy’

 

[Pumpernickel]

We have two Irish cobs, one called Katie (which suits her) and one called Rory. Rory should have been called Eeyore as he always looks so sad!! Rory is the one with the white blaze

 

[Titchy Reindeer]

'
Lucky' has one the rarest forms of cancer

Lucky was one of the banned names when I worked in wild animal research. The rules were:

• Not allowed to name after yourself (though fine to name after someone else)
• Not allowed to give the same name to two living animals (if one died, there could then be a the 2nd, the 3rd, etc)
• No "Lucky"s (predestined to die young on the road or something)
• Rude names allowed, but don't complain if the BBC changes it for documentaries

 

[JFTDWS]

Not an actual name but when my vet came to vet Frankie the receptionist had put spanky on the paperwork

My Jasper was called Curly when I bought him. I changed it because it's pretty bad, but my (then!) form tutor misheard me and thought I'd bought a horse named "Pearly"

 

[smolmaus]

Oh I thought if another one. Beautiful, perfect little black foal born, white blaze, two white stockings, destined to be an absolute stunner (since confirmed)

Edgar.

The butler from the Aristocats????

 

[Marshpiper]

Pony in the local riding school called Sweetie Pie.
The name was ironic.
Another riding school had a 18hh shire called Titch

My beloved loan horse who was then gifted to me…was 17.3 until he saw hounds he then grew to 18 plus, his name Mouse
Probably the best “second horse” ever…

 

[Britestar]

My little buckskin is called 'Dun' on his passport. I call him Egg.

My friends dog is called Chase - rehome who came with the name. Flipping stupid name - he runs across the field and you shout Chase! And he's like - yup, that's what I'm doing

 

[Cloball]

Not an actual name but when my vet came to vet Frankie the receptionist had put spanky on the paperwork

I knew a horse called Anka, not so weird, but her Spanish owner called her Anky spanky and laughed when I told her what it often referred to in English.

 

[FionaDenmark]

I have a Shetland named Mr T.

 

[Korg]

I knew a horse called Anka, not so weird, but her Spanish owner called her Anky spanky and laughed when I told her what it often referred to in English.

Do you know why she was called Anka? It means duck in Swedish. Though to be fair, if I imported a horse named Anka I probably wouldn't change the name...

 

[Gloi]

I’ve just sat and read horse + rider magazine and there was a horse named Lettuce

I had a lettuce.

Knew a mare called Mary whose foal was called Foaly. Still called Foaly when an adult.

 

[Cloball]

@Korg No idea sorry, she was a German Oldenburg duck would have been quite accurate though as she wasn't exactly pretty delightful and talented though.

 

[HaplessHorse]

I called my gorgeous, absolutely stunning, Barbie pony, lovely kind soul, welsh section D “Dipstick”.

To be fair, it wasn’t a totally unreasonable name because he was very neurotic and spooky.

Aforementioned Dipstick, a 2 weeks before the horrible accident and everything that followed:




And I of course have Sausage (the bay), and Erin (the cob)! I did call Erin “cob” on here for a while, but she’s officially my pony so I’m not worried about that anymore!

Oh, and I have a fluffy cat called Fluff.. 100% inventive

 

[smolmaus]

I had a lettuce.

Knew a mare called Mary whose foal was called Foaly. Still called Foaly when an adult.

One born at my old instructors place got called Spindles when he was brand new, fresh and wet with his big long legs and then couldn't ever be called anything else he had lovely breeding, proper fancy boy, could have had a proper fancy name. Spindles.

Doesn't fully fit this thread tho, I only knew him till he was weaned but he was a silly, soft, ridiculous little creature and the name was actually perfect.

OH another one from that yard was Spud. Little 13h piebald coblet. Spud like potato, must be a wee dobbin hey. His full name was actually Sputnik and he was like a rocket (I know it was really a satellite) but nobody ever used his full government name!

 

[HaplessHorse]

I had a lettuce.

Knew a mare called Mary whose foal was called Foaly. Still called Foaly when an adult.

If I ever get a youngster, I am now determined to call it “Foaly”

I forgot, we almost brought a 17.2hh leopard Appaloosa (a truly majestic and friendly giant with lovely breeding), who was called Dennis.

 

[Britestar]

I had a lettuce.

Knew a mare called Mary whose foal was called Foaly. Still called Foaly when an adult.

I had a foaly too until she was about 3.

I also have a Donkey/Donk who is 16.3hh.

 

[millikins]

I bought my daughter a pet rat and we called her "Fifi". She was an absolute charmer but was pregnant and had 15 babies, most were black/brown and white but one was a pretty champagne colour and female so we kept her. Sadly other than her colour, she had no discernable personality, never became very tame and never earned a name beyond "Baby Rat".

 

[wispagold]

My cat is called Super Hans... and he is the loveliest, most tolerant cat nothing like the counterpart he was named after (by my ex husband).

We also had a very pretty connemara called Toad!

 

[dottylottie]

my friends cat is called Chush Chush…that’s on her vet paperwork she was mia originally but it just didn’t suit her!

i used to ride the cutest little section A pony…victor!

i’ve also had rats named badger, bear, and moose

 

[Chippers1]

At the riding school/livery yard I used to be on there was a lovely pony called Roo, he was so good with the beginners and did some RDA lessons too. They never told anyone that his actual name was Buckaroo!

 

[millikins]

"Toad" comes from the Jill books, he too was a very attractive pony and it was questioned as to where his name came from.