Sometimes I give names to my inanimate possessions. I know I’m not alone in this, so let’s hear all of your names!
Mine are:
Shadowfax – my white 2004 Toyota Corolla, name chosen by my husband
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m] – my iPod, named after an excellent restaurant in [name_m]Washington[/name_m], D.C.
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f] – my recently named iPhone; [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f] means “to talk well”
[name_u]Teddy[/name_u] bear: [name_u]Micky[/name_u] (Like [name_u]Micky[/name_u] [name_m]Dolenz[/name_m], not [name_u]Mickey[/name_u] Mouse. lol)
Stuffed frog: Pickle
American Girl doll: [name_f]Jorja[/name_f]
My beloved red Fender P-Bass guitar: [name_m]Rocky[/name_m]
My best friend jokingly named my harmonica [name_f]Linda[/name_f] for whatever reason and it stuck, and she named hers [name_m]John[/name_m], after [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Lennon[/name_m]. lol We’re weird.
My car is [name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
My bass guitars are PJ, [name_u]Reggy[/name_u], Scrabble and The Unknown [name_m]Bandit[/name_m]
My friend’s named by HP laptop [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m], but I’m not really down for that
My Keurig is [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], for whatever reason
I also don’t think I own a stuffed animal without a name, so we won’t get into that.
My silver Macbook Pro - [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
My pink iPod - [name_f]Amy[/name_f] (it means beloved and this is my one electronic device that makes my life happier)
My old orange Dell - Clementine
I don’t go out of my way to name stuff… but if a name hits me I use it.
I also like to name things in association with their color
My mac book: [name_m]Woody[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bob[/name_m] (I get called [name_m]Buzz[/name_m] but I wanted to change his name but my friend said thats not possible so his nicknames [name_m]Bob[/name_m])
Thats it actually.
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] the Macbook.
I’ve had bassoons by the name of [name_f]Cara[/name_f], [name_u]Stanley[/name_u], [name_m]Giovanni[/name_m], and [name_m]Ricardo[/name_m].
Thought I’d throw in my husband’s:
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] – his iPhone, named after [name_f]Jayne[/name_f]'s favorite gun in Firefly
Arianrhod – his silver Toyota [name_f]Camry[/name_f]; Arianrhod means “silver wheel” (I named this one!)
I’ve always named my cars… And a lot of thought went into the naming too!
My first car was a 1990 Chrysler Lebaron, which I decided was [name_m]French[/name_m], and thus named him [name_u]Antoine[/name_u] (after a boy I met on a trip to [name_f]France[/name_f]), last name Deuxportes (it was a two-door car). I thought I was hilarious. Unfortunately, [name_u]Antoine[/name_u] Deuxportes was pronounced dead after a somewhat reckless attempt to get to school on-time on an icy road. In the years since, I’ve had [name_u]Toby[/name_u], [name_m]Jamal[/name_m] and [name_f]Andie[/name_f]. My friends and family think I’m insane, but all agree that the names fit the cars perfectly
So it’s not as weird to name inanimate objects as my friends and family think! Haha
Laptop: [name_m]Percival[/name_m] nn [name_u]Percy[/name_u] (I do use both, haha)
iPhone: [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cordy[/name_f]
Typewriters: [name_f]Nelle[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] (after [name_f]Nelle[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]), [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Viola[/name_f] (after [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_m]Mitchell[/name_m] and [name_f]Viola[/name_f] from Twelfth [name_m]Night[/name_m]), [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] (after [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Austen[/name_u])
Old laptop: [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
Random pot of flowers at home: [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
Stuffed animals include [name_f]Mocha[/name_f] (puppy), [name_f]Amy[/name_f] and [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] (pandas).
I named my bike Bichael (like [name_m]Michael[/name_m] with a B) I’m very proud of myself lol
and my dogs toys have very creative names: [name_m]Jeffries[/name_m], [name_f]Tangerine[/name_f] (Tangee), [name_f]Tandy[/name_f], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], Lambo, [name_m]Randolph[/name_m], [name_m]Lenny[/name_m], [name_m]Cain[/name_m], etc
my laptop’s name is Edwin, a giant stuffed animal lion named Thisbe, and I have a bear stuffed animal from Utah called Tedward Bear
My MacBook: [name_f]Monday[/name_f], because its a finicky little bugger
My Android phone: [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
My Pontiac Grand Prix: Poncho
My sisters red [name_m]Chevy[/name_m] [name_u]Cruz[/name_u]: [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
My sisters acoustic guitar: [name_u]Izzy[/name_u]
Her electric guitar: [name_m]Bob[/name_m]
The blue spruce tree in front of our house: [name_m]Bruce[/name_m]
I love this thread because I name EVERYTHING, haha
my phone: [name_u]Stacey[/name_u]
my guitar: [name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
my lacrosse stick: [name_f]Millie[/name_f]
my backpack: [name_f]Karlie[/name_f]
my purse: [name_u]James[/name_u]
my suitcase: [name_f]Lyla[/name_f]
my sister’s car: [name_f]Cece[/name_f] (we both immediately had the same idea for the name because the letters on her license plate are CEC)