🦀 name?

what would you name a pair of hermit crabs? i got two and they STILL do not have names!! I’m thinking any gender for the names works, I don’t rlly want to use names like “bubbles” or “crabby” or anything too “basic” for a crab. I want them to stand out a little bit?

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I instantly thought of pairs names, like Hatfield and McCoy :sweat_smile: also [name_u]Sundance[/name_u] and [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u].

Other than those, I’d probably go for water related names, or ones related to the sun or summer in general, due to the Cancer zodiac connection!

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When my dad was a kid, his was… Hermy. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

I’d choose something to do with literary or pop-culture crustaceans, myself! Sebastian may be too obvious, but I really love it, same way I like Nemo for a pet clownfish. Quadrille (after the Lobster Quadrille of Wonderland) comes to mind for literature.

Perhaps something snappy that starts with a hard C, like crab does! Like…
Cillian
Casper
Clint
Cormac
Colin
Campbell
Clément
Craig
Cross
Crillian
Cordell
Callaghan
Clive
Claude
Clyde

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I just realized I only left masculine (and masculine leaning) names. Maybe your little crabs want feminine names, too!
[name_f]Clémence[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarion[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_m]Cleary[/name_m]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_u]Calloway[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]

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i’m loving the idea of [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] and [name_u]Reef[/name_u] lol. makes me smile. Also, you can’t go wrong with a finding nemo reference haha! (P. [name_m]Sherman[/name_m], Wallaby [name_m]Way[/name_m], Sydney)

[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] + [name_u]Callan[/name_u]

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B/G: pacific + pearl

G/G: rosemarie + coraline

B/B: leander + lumen

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For boy crabs
Crunch
[name_u]Yoshi[/name_u]
[name_m]Pedro[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
Grouch
Mumbo
[name_m]Chucky[/name_m]
[name_m]Marvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Melvin[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Darwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Barney[/name_m]
[name_m]Rambo[/name_m]
[name_u]Floyd[/name_u]
[name_m]Neville[/name_m]
[name_m]Norville[/name_m]

For girl crabs
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretal[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosebud[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunflower[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ebony[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]

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[name_f]Faustina[/name_f]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Dill[/name_u]
[name_f]Bitsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
Popcorn
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_u]Neo[/name_u]
[name_u]Porter[/name_u]
[name_m]Kaiser[/name_m]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
Trinket
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Merlin[/name_u]

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Same here! Well mine not my dad. I also had an orange cat named …. Orangie. :joy:

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[name_m]Paul[/name_m] Bocuse
[name_u]Auguste[/name_u] Escoffier
Marie-Antoine Careme