16 April 2017

Black & White Sunday #35 ::: Hello, My Name Is

Anita
What it means: graceful

Anita is named after a friend and fellow photography enthusiast of mine. In fact the very first thing I said to her upon hearing her name was, "Ooh, that's a nice name - I might steal it for a lamb one day."


Audrey
What it means: noble, strong

Audrey is named after both the character from 24 and a friend of the family.


Robert (Bob)
What it means: famed, bright and shining

Bob is named after Bob Odenkirk of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and Mr Show fame.


Honey
What it means: sweet

Honey is named after the colour of her face - as simple as that!



Jessica (Jess)
What it means: rich

Jess was originally to be called Tessa, but then I thought the name was too similar to Teddy so Tessa became Jessica.


Margaret (Maggie)
What it means: pearl

One of those names that didn't require any thought at all - Maggie just looked like a Margaret to me!


Margot (Margo)
What it means: French variation of Margaret

Margo is named after the character from The Good Life - and I removed the T because I just prefer writing it that way.


Mildred (Millie)
What it means: gentle strength

My friend Emma had given Millie the name Missy, which for me was in the ballpark but not something I would name a sheep. I prefer traditional, feminine names for the ladies. It wasn't much of a leap from Missy to Millie.


Penelope (Penny)
What it means: bobbin

Penny is named after Sheldon Cooper's "Penny, Penny, Penny" from The Big Bang Theory.


Phillipa (Pip)
What it means: horses' friend

Pip is named after one of David Kennard's sheepdogs which featured in his documentary The Year of the Working Sheepdog.


Rosalie (Rosie)
What it means: rose

My granny's middle name is Rosalie and I've always wanted to use it for someone.


Suckie
What it means: lamb that drinks a lot of milk (probably)

Suckie was originally called Sukie, but within a day the 10-year-old me's urge to make a pun was just too strong and the name stuck.


Edward (Teddy)
What it means: rich guard

Teddy is a name that has been shared by many fluffy, black and white Border Collies in my family's history so thought it was about time for another.


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5 comments:

  1. Mini: That's a lot of names and it's neat knowing what each of them mean! Your Jess and my human have the same name. And we just love your Jess' "confusing ears"!

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  2. Loved learning the meanings behind the names. Happy Easter.

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  3. I love this! Especially the name Audrey. <3

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  4. Love your names. I may steal a couple from you! But...Teddy must not be black and white because his eyes aren't the right color! ;-)

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