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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: kissthethunder on May 07, 2018, 03:59:03 PM
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There were several ponies in my youth that came to me second hand so I had no idea what their names were. My Speedy, who I only had because my mom made me cut off her horn, was a boy named Matches. I guess I was inspired by the barbies around at the time who had sparks flying from their iridescent roller blades? Weird I know.
My Sunspot, also a boy, was often called Blaze or SolarFlare.
I'm curious what you guys often called ponies that you had who you didn't know their real names.
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Poor Speedy! Why did your mom make you chop off her horn? :cry:
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Poor Speedy! Why did your mom make you chop off her horn? :cry:
Hyper super ridiculously religious christian household- no offense to other Christians out there. My parents were strict.
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Poor Speedy! Why did your mom make you chop off her horn? :cry:
Hyper super ridiculously religious christian household- no offense to other Christians out there. My parents were strict.
Hmmm I see. Were Pegasus ponies allowed or were they just too awesome?
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Most of mine were literal interpretations of the pony's symbol, but a few are just kind of out in left field... I probably wouldn't even remember them today if I hadn't written them down. Yikes @ poor Speedy's horn removal. Your parents sound terrifying.
Baby Waddles - Flip
Baby Princess Sparkle - Crystal
Baby Sweetsteps - Taisie
Baby Sweet Celebrations - Tufty (named for his untameable hair! Hah!)
Daddy Sweet Celebrations - Ribbons
Mommy Sweet Celebrations - Comie
Baby Quackers - Duckie
Jabber & Jebber - Tipsy & Topsy
Puddles & Peeks - Dixie & Trixie
Rattles (of Rattles & Tattles, Tattles was stolen. :C ) - Bunny
High Flyer - Dragonfly
Glory - Star Streak
Moondancer - Star Gazer
Sugarberry - Strawberry
Locket - Trinket
Powder - Powderpuff
Cuteasaurus - Dina
Windy - Swirly
Cotton Candy - Dapple (? can't quite remember what I called her, I think this is right.)
Kept their original names: Baby Cuddles, Applejack, Blossom, Lucky, Spike, Buzzer, Princess Sparkle, Baby Ribbon, Hoppy & Baby Pockets.
No name/don't remember: Baby Lofty, Baby Shady, Baby Hearthrob, Baby Tiddley-Winks, Boysenberry Pie, Baby Sleepy Pie, Best Wishes, Party Time, Baby Frosting, Water Lily, Yum Yum, Celebrate, Little Whiskers
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Baby Yo Yo was baby Whizzy when I found her.
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Poor Speedy! Why did your mom make you chop off her horn? :cry:
Hyper super ridiculously religious christian household- no offense to other Christians out there. My parents were strict.
Hmmm I see. Were Pegasus ponies allowed or were they just too awesome?
I literally hid them. Princess Tiffany, Firefly, some newborn twins- My grandparents went to garage sales and would give me bags of them, sometimes before my parents could go through them
Baby Sugarberry, some of those names I like a lot better than the originals! Baby Princess Sparkle Would have been better as Crystal I think, Start streak, Tipsy and Topsy? Adorable!
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I love this topic idea! <3 I've noticed almost every pony collector has had ponies before they didn't know the names for. My childhood ponies were G1 and G3.
Some were G1s given to me by my aunt that she forgot the names for, or some were G3s that I forgot to look at the packaging for before I ripped them open in excitement. :lol:
Baby Sunsparkle I called Baby Brightheart
Jewel Blossom I called Gem Blossom (pretty close! I was impressed when I found that out lmao!)
Star Swirl I called Blizzard
Doodles and Noodles I called Alpha and Bittle (weird, I know :lol: I think those are what my aunt told me they were?)
Tropical Breeze was Flamingo
Ember was sometimes Star I think? She was usually a backgrounder anyway
Baby Gusty was usually Maple Leaf
Princess Tiffany was Duchess
Forsythia I could never remember the name of so I always called her Blossom or something random until I finally looked her up and wrote her name on a sticky note and stuck it to my pony shelf
Butterpop was Regal Theatre
Keenbean was Jellybean
I knew all the rest of their names and then for when I didn't, I found a pony identifier machine online somehow and used that. I don't think it exists anymore because I've tried to find it so many times and can't anymore. For gens 1-3 you could pop in their gen, color, pose, symbol or something in that order and it'd tell you who it was. I found it in the early 2000's- around 5th grade or so for me I stopped being able to find it? Maybe 2009? I think it was called the MLP ID Machine. I know one exists on MyLittleWiki but it is very different than the one I used- maybe they changed how it works? No idea.
So because of this my best friend had a lot of ponies she didn't know the names for either so we'd make up names for them.
Denim Blue was Posey Pocket
Tropical Surprise was Tropical Breeze (again pretty close!)
Blossomforth was a boy rockstar? xD and his name was Blue Flower (I think- my friend came up with him)
Baby Glory was Comet
Baby Moondancer was Starbeam I believe
I know there were probably others, and I had a few other friends over the years that always had random names for their ponies too, but I can't remember what they were. Most of my friends over all the years as a kid actually never knew their ponies' names and they were always random, one friend of a friend actually just played with them like regular horses. xD
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Almost all my ponies when I was a kid were either from thrift stores or trades from friends in exchange for other toys. So for a long time I had no idea they came with names. I thought the point of My Little Pony was the idea that it was your little pony, so you get to name it. The only names I can remember for sure was WigWam was "TeePee". I think I called Bowtie "Bluebow". And I'm pretty sure I called Starshine "Sunny" and *his* girlfriend Parasol I called "Rainy" or "Raindops" or something of the sort. Because Sun and Rain make rainbows - hence the matching hair. They were the only two rainbow ponies I had.
It's still hard for me to remember exactly what ponies I had. I think Sugarberry got passed around between my friends in multiple trades, and I'm almost certain we called her "Strawberries". Big surprise there. I bet most kids did that.
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Sunnybunch-Cassidy
Blushie-Bouquet
Baby Starflower-Baby Starburst
Even though I knew there names, I called Sweet Pop- Popsicle and Salty-Tugboat and I call Hula Hula-Kalea. I also prefer 4-Speed by his UK name, Trucker.
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Glory=Arrowhead
SweetSparkle=SugarDancer
Port-o-Bella=Spore
ButterPop(Just recently before I had acces to the internet to check, so just a placeholder name until she was identified)=G3 Caramel Crunch
SugarBerry=Strawberries
G4 Playskool Daisy Dreams=Cheerilee (I still hold by my decision because she looks almost identical to Cheerilee)
Scooter Sprite=Toola Roola (Only because the mark wasn't visible in the Ebay lot picture and I legit thought there was one Scooter Sprite, and one really early Toola Roola)
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Powder - Snowflake
Baby Cuddles - Rattle
Sweet Tooth - Lollipop
Baby Quackers - Ducky
Milkweed and Tumbleweed were Rocking horse and Rocker or something like that
Pink Dreams - Kitty
Sleepy Head was Pajamas and I don't remember what we called Sleep Tight
Romper - Bunny
Baby Noddins - Hoppy
Baby Graffiti - Crayon
Buzzer - Bumblebee
Lady Flutter - Ladybug
Little Flitter - Hummingbird
Baby Countdown - Rocket
Baby Shaggy - Teddy
That's all I remember so everyone else either had their proper name or I can't remember right now. They're all pretty basic based on their symbols.
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I knew the proper names because of the comic. However, when we began carbooting we did find some ponies not sold here, so we gave them very silly and basic names.
German Skydancer - Seagull
Baby Leaper - Froggy
Pink Dreams - Kitty..something. I can't remember >< Had names for the twins from that set too but don't remember either one right now.
Diamond Dreams was another one but I can't remember what we called her without checking my notebook to see.
My sister called Baby Ribbons and Hearts "Baby Christmas". I don't know why. She got her in July in an unmarked bag from Partners and we had no idea who she was, so.
I also named my white club newborn Beauty. It's really hard to not list ones for sale under that name even though it's only the name I gave her ;)
I still use UK names because I grew up with them. For me whenever a UK person uses a US pony name they're still not using the proper names of the ponies ;) I find it sad how many UK folk don't even know the real UK names for ponies, but sadder still for those who grew up with the UK names and yet still use the US ones.
The horn cutting off bothers me. It bothers me because basically it's superstition about magic, but gets dressed up by the people who do it as protecting Christian values.
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I gave quite literal names to my childhood ponies as well, except for Majesty, although I've no idea how on earth I actually knew her name!
Posey - Tulips
Baby Strawberry Fair - Strawberries
Baby Up, Up and Away - Balloons
And completely out of left field, Cherries Jubilee was called Magoo, to suit his role as an evil hypnotist.
There were more ponies in my herd, I just can't remember what names they had.
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I knew the proper names because of the comic. However, when we began carbooting we did find some ponies not sold here, so we gave them very silly and basic names.
German Skydancer - Seagull
Baby Leaper - Froggy
Pink Dreams - Kitty..something. I can't remember >< Had names for the twins from that set too but don't remember either one right now.
Diamond Dreams was another one but I can't remember what we called her without checking my notebook to see.
My sister called Baby Ribbons and Hearts "Baby Christmas". I don't know why. She got her in July in an unmarked bag from Partners and we had no idea who she was, so.
I also named my white club newborn Beauty. It's really hard to not list ones for sale under that name even though it's only the name I gave her ;)
I still use UK names because I grew up with them. For me whenever a UK person uses a US pony name they're still not using the proper names of the ponies ;) I find it sad how many UK folk don't even know the real UK names for ponies, but sadder still for those who grew up with the UK names and yet still use the US ones.
The horn cutting off bothers me. It bothers me because basically it's superstition about magic, but gets dressed up by the people who do it as protecting Christian values.
I thought unicorns were in the bible
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I was given my childhood Starshine by someone who didn’t want her anymore so I never knew her true name until I started looking at ponies online. I called her either Sunburst or Starburst but I’m pretty sure it was Starburst. :)
Ponyfan
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Before I learned the names of my ponies, I just referred to them as "the rainbow pony" or "the flower pony." I was never the kind to come up with my own names, I just looked at their symbols.
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I forgot Skyskimmer's name so when g4 came out I thought she was g2 Fluttershy.
My mom managed to track down the names of most of my secondhand ponies but baby Rattles, so she was a boy named Baby Jack, pronounced with the name emphasis as jumping jack, since it looked like his rabbit symbol was doing a jumping jack.
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Morning Glory was Honeysuckle to me for like 20 years. My mom told me her name was Honeysuckle and thus, when I figured out her real name I was so, SO confused.
Doodles was "Baby ABC"
Baby Sunnybunch was "Journey" and will always be Journey to me. My mom loves to remind me about this lol.
Milkyway, Baby Sunnybunch, baby Bouncy, Baby Fifi, Baby Nightcap, and glittery Baby Northstar were all guys.
Bubblefish was the absolute "Tomboy" of the girl ponies because she's very tall and husky.
And of course, Sugarsweet was the Grandmother because in all honestly she still looks like a grandmother to me
Post Merge: May 08, 2018, 09:17:46 AM
Glory=Arrowhead
Port-o-Bella=Spore
Okay these are WAY better than the original names hahaha
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My name's were odd....
Medley -boy- Louie
Steamer -boy -Chuck
Bride Pony - girl- Silvey
Daddy Celebrations -boy - Darien
Princess Primrose- - girl - butterfly
Baby heart throb - heartsy- changed genders a lot
I think mine came from tv shows, but what shows from the 80's I have no clue
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What do you mean, 'before you knew their real names :) :)
It's worse now than when I was a kid - then we liked to know their real names, though some of them had 'stable names'. Now I can't think past the nicknames/stable-names
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This is such a cute thread.
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mom said i called parasol umbrella butt
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The only two I can remember were Light Bulb for Sunbeam because everyone needs a bright idea. :P Chopper for Speedy because she ran a chop shop; a garage that dismantles cars and sells the parts. Often for street racing.
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I called Moonstone "Earthling", I have no idea where that came from.
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My girlfriend's childhood ponies were all second-hand, so she often had to devise her own names for them. And a lot of those names have stuck!
Twirler - Musical Note
Baby Tippytoes - Clover
Little Flitter - Wind Whistler
Wind Whistler - Chris (short for Christine)
Cherry Treats - Cherrypie
Tappy - Booties
Baby Bridesmaid - Magic Horseshoe (she thought the top hat on her symbol meant she was a magician pony)
Baby Fun n Games - Red Dice
Baby Pony - Pill ("because she is small and white")
There are two Sweetstuffs, one called Sweetstuff after the cartoon and the other rather wonderfully named Twinkles Jelly.
And this is before we even get into the fakie members of the childhood herd, who included Mouldy and Baldy!
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I didn't really name the ponies I didn't know names for, I don't think.... but I do remember making the Sweetheart Sister ponies the Tales ponies by their body colors X D I had more than enough to make the 7!
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I was a G1 gal. I never cared about their real names- they would be torn from their cards and played with immediately.
Firefly. She was a he, and he was named Lightening.
Baby Firefly - Bolt
Moonstone - Galaxy (male)
Windy - Gusty
Sunlight - Cloud Cover (male)
Skydancer - Gull (male)
Majesty - Lady
Peachy - Heartthrob (male)
Posey - Prancer
Gusty - Autumn Crisp
Sparkler - April (Diamonds!)
Powder - Violet Flake
Surprise - Surprise
Baby Tiddley-Winks - Bibs
SS North Star - Compass Rose
SS Ribbon - Blue Bow
SS Cupcake - Icing
SS Shady - Shades (male, and the last one that had a gender swap)
SS Bouncy - Beachy
TE Masquerade - Masquerade
TE Galaxy - Constellation
TE Gingerbread - Gingerbread
TE Fizzy - Soda Float
TE Quackers - Quackers
TaF Sugarberry - Berry Sweet
TaF Dancing Butterflies - Flutterbye
TaF Sweet Tooth - Lolipop
Princess Sparkle - Shimmer
TaF Buttons - Embelished
Frilly Flower - Bouquet
Sunblossom - Starpower
Cha Cha - Lacy
Starglow - Midnight Serenade
Brother Quarterback - Football
These are all the ones that I remember having.
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I don't remember anything specific to the G2 Ponies which were the first ones I had, but I remember getting a second hand baby Sweetstuff when I was about 10 and guessing her name was "Dolly" (I knew enough that their names were connected to their marks and had seen some of the pilot specials & the movie, so I never would have guessed her name)
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I used to call my TAF Munchy "French Fry". XD
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I used to call my TAF Munchy "French Fry". XD
This may be slightly off topic but Munchy has always made me very suspicious/curious about the meat industry in Ponyland. Lmao! If ungulates and similar species are sentient buddies to them, where do those hotdogs and burgers come from... >.>
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I used to call my TAF Munchy "French Fry". XD
This may be slightly off topic but Munchy has always made me very suspicious/curious about the meat industry in Ponyland. Lmao! If ungulates and similar species are sentient buddies to them, where do those hotdogs and burgers come from... >.>
...Quorn.
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The ones I can remember offhand:
Baby Snippy was "Scissors" and she was a boy in my childhood herd
Jangles and Tangles were Humpty and Dumpty (and were also both boys)
I also think my Fancy Pants Baby Bows was just "Fancy Pants" and Baby Dots n Hearts was "Sweet Stuff" lol
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I used to call my TAF Munchy "French Fry". XD
This may be slightly off topic but Munchy has always made me very suspicious/curious about the meat industry in Ponyland. Lmao! If ungulates and similar species are sentient buddies to them, where do those hotdogs and burgers come from... >.>
Veggie burgers, of course! ;)
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Well, it's not quite the same thing as I did know the correct name, but I found it a little uninspiring that the babies had the same name as their mother. So baby Gusty became baby Windy. It had to be different, but still match Gusty. It was only later on that I learned there actually was an adult Windy :)
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Baby Sister Sweet Celebrations = Baby Party
I have always called Dancing Butterflies Dancing with Butterflies :lol:
Love pkw xxx
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Baby Sister Sweet Celebrations = Baby Party
I have always called Dancing Butterflies Dancing with Butterflies :lol:
Love pkw xxx
Omg XD I can already imagine in my mind an MLP spinoff of Dancing with Wolves, except Dancing with Butterflies.
edit: Oops it's actually Dances with Wolves... >.> Lol, close enough?
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When I was a kid, I was absolutely positive that Pink Sunsparkle was Princess Sunsparkle (I remember reading it on the box but I was obviously incorrect). I guess that she lived in a castle just backed up my assumption! In high school I saw one listed on eBay and thought they had the name wrong, until I searched "Princess Sunsparkle" and everything that came up was "Pink Sunsparkle"! I was kind of shocked and very confused hahahahaha :P
I have to catch myself whenever I need to type her name out because to me she will always be Princess Sunsparkle hahaha
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I called Sea Flower Seashell because...my first pony was Beachball and my logic was, object on butt = name. Mine was a boy, and I was too young to know there was another pony called Seashell.
Baby Rainribbon was just Baby Rainbow. It made sense.
I think I called Dazzleglow Umbrella Beauty or something. I'll be honest, I was always confused about what to call that pony. Glow N Show ponies have unusual cutie marks, IMHO. You'd really expect them to be celestial themed and they...aren't.
I was a G1 gal. I never cared about their real names- they would be torn from their cards and played with immediately.
Firefly. She was a he, and he was named Lightening.
Baby Firefly - Bolt
Moonstone - Galaxy (male)
Windy - Gusty
Sunlight - Cloud Cover (male)
Skydancer - Gull (male)
Majesty - Lady
Peachy - Heartthrob (male)
Posey - Prancer
Gusty - Autumn Crisp
Sparkler - April (Diamonds!)
Powder - Violet Flake
Surprise - Surprise
Baby Tiddley-Winks - Bibs
SS North Star - Compass Rose
SS Ribbon - Blue Bow
SS Cupcake - Icing
SS Shady - Shades (male, and the last one that had a gender swap)
SS Bouncy - Beachy
TE Masquerade - Masquerade
TE Galaxy - Constellation
TE Gingerbread - Gingerbread
TE Fizzy - Soda Float
TE Quackers - Quackers
TaF Sugarberry - Berry Sweet
TaF Dancing Butterflies - Flutterbye
TaF Sweet Tooth - Lolipop
Princess Sparkle - Shimmer
TaF Buttons - Embelished
Frilly Flower - Bouquet
Sunblossom - Starpower
Cha Cha - Lacy
Starglow - Midnight Serenade
Brother Quarterback - Football
These are all the ones that I remember having.
Sweet Daes, I LOVE your G1 names. Some of those are better than the actual ones! Embellished and Midnight Serenade? They just imply so much about the pony's character! So much story! Violet Flake sounds majestic and not to be crossed. Lightening and Bolt just make sense. Dude, much respect to kid-you and your pony names. :biggrin:
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Baby Sister Sweet Celebrations = Baby Party
I have always called Dancing Butterflies Dancing with Butterflies :lol:
Love pkw xxx
If nicknames count, I had Dabu (Dancing Butterflies), Masky, Cele (Baby Sister Sweet Celebrations), Tropi and Nilly (Vanilla Treat). But I did know all their real names. I was just lazy with long names. Cherries Jubilee also obviously became CJ eventually.