The meaning/reason behind your birds' (and other pets') names

[AprilRobin]

Some names that I like, but haven't used before:
Sage, Clover, Toffee, Stormy, Custard, Baxter,
Blaze, Ruby, Scarlet, Bramble, Meadow, Thorn, Lily,
Slate, Ivy, Holly, Coral, Baron, Duchess, Opal

 

[Corkscr.ew]

Some names that I like, but haven't used before:
Sage, Clover, Toffee, Stormy, Custard, Baxter,
Blaze, Ruby, Scarlet, Bramble, Meadow, Thorn, Lily,
Slate, Ivy, Holly, Coral, Baron, Duchess, Opal

I love Meadow and Lily

I'm planning on naming my next bird Smudge, and in the future I'd want to use Huckleberry, Clementine, Spike, Benjamin, Willow, Iris, Rosebay, Steve, Phoebe, Molly, Annie, or Firefly.

 

[nkrbkr]

1. My first bird was a sweet little budgie that I got when I was only 3 years old. He was my best friend, lived to be 13 years old, & is the reason I love birds so much. Of course, as a 3-year-old, I named him Pretty Blue, which was quickly shortened to just Blue. He was beautiful.

2. Before we went to pick up our lovebird from his breeder, I asked my little one (then 8) what we should name him. The first & immediate answer was Button, & it was perfect. He also has a middle name, so it’s Button Terwilliger. And so many nicknames…Butters, Butterbean, Bean, Beanie, Squeak Cheeks, Butthole (when he’s being sassy), & on and on.

3. Ava came with her name, & she says it often & knows it well, so we didn’t want to change it. My daughter mentioned that the red & yellow on her shoulders, along with the green, looks like a Doppler radar. So, she received a middle name as well…Ava Nimbus, after rain clouds. The nicknames are coming…so far, there’s Ava the Aviator, Avian Ava, but mostly Baby Girl.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

I can't remember if I replied to this. If so, I apologize.

I name most of my birds after Transformers or astronomical things. Thus why Vortex is Vortex (She's named after a Decepticon who turns into a helicopter), Redshift, and Quasar.

Yvons and Charlie came with their names, and I never bothered to rename them. As Yvons has had his name for 17 or so years and Charie for 20 when I got him, I thought it was better if they kept their names.

 

[TiredOldMan]

All mine already had names

 

[Macawdamia Nut]

My B&G macaw’s white face with black stripes resembles a Kabuki actor. My brother wanted to name him “Clown Face” but Kabuki sounded a LOT better. See the resemblance?