Need help naming my Beyla!

[ZennaBug]

I've had my Beyla for a few days right now and I'm struggling to come up with a good name for her!  You'd think that after the years of wanting her, I'd have one already, but I've always referred to her as "Beyla" in my head and I'm having a hard time thinking of a unique one now.    All my other dolls ahve had named before they arrived.

I was thinking a pretty (but not super obvious) flower name would be pretty.  She's obviously pink-themed, with her faceup and her hooves (pink blushing) and a pink horn.  Of the pink flowers, some pretty names that I've considered are Liatris, Nerene, and Sakura (but then I remembered that Kat has a Sakura ).  Nerine might be my favorite, but I'm not sure it's perfect.

I also considered pulling a name from Tolkien, since I'm a big fan.  Sure, they don't really have unicorns, but that's ok.

Anyone have any ideas for my beautiful girl?

[aellos]

Stargazer? It's a bit less....name-y...but it's unicorn-y. And a pink flower.

[MidoriKeiko]

How about cherry or Peon?

Bit random but both have a pinkish theme.

My soom glot is called Sakura works well for pink based dolls

[coinoperatedgirl]

I also considered pulling a name from Tolkien, since I'm a big fan.  Sure, they don't really have unicorns, but that's ok.

Anyone have any ideas for my beautiful girl?

My go-to Tolkien name has always been Tinuviel. 

[xkelpiex]

I LOVE the name Nerene. Beautiful.

[skyrocketneko]

I always liked Errowynne, or pretty much anything with "wynne" at the end.

[Shaiyeh]

hmm pink-ish flowers...
how about Magnolia or Malva? Centifolia...?
otherwise, I think Nerene is beautiful!

[okapishomapi]

I like Nerene, too.

You could name her after a Tolkien equine. I can't think of any pretty names off the top of my head but I'm *sure* there are some...

edit: It turns out there there are 0 named mares in LotR (according to the LotR wiki). Laaame.

[Melissa]

I've seen a bunch of pics of her now, and I am gonna go with Calanthe http://www.behindthename.com/name/calanthe

[AnnaPommes]

she is beautifull indeed! about tolkien-names, what was the name of the hobbit´s pony in the first book? lutz? luka? lars?

[Alicat]

Narcissa?  Meh.. I like nerene too!

[okapishomapi]

she is beautifull indeed! about tolkien-names, what was the name of the hobbit´s pony in the first book? lutz? luka? lars?

Bill? I don't think any of the other ponies had names...but I am by no means an expert on Tolkien names (they all sound very similar to me, lol).

[skyrocketneko]

Hahh!  I just saw Bill, too!

[AnnaPommes]

oh, yes! heis named bill in the original, lutz was just his german name. ^^"
all the suggested names are beautifull, but i would just pick something like bill/lutz and make a name out of it. like lucia. ^^ i think she is simple pretty and maybe lucia is just a short form of a longer name if you prefer more sylables?


and i remember gandalfs horse had a name too, in german, it was shadowfur/"schattenfell". which sounds cosy but mysterious.

[ZennaBug]

Thanks for the suggestions! 

I can think of the names of quite a few LOTR horses and ponies off the top of my head (I have read the books many many times, lol), but none are mares.

LOTR horse names (with riders in parenthesis):
Shadowfax (Gandalf)
Hasufel (Aragorn)
Arod (Legolas)
Windfola (Eowyn)
Firefoot (Eomer)
Snowmane (King Theodin)
Lightfoot (Snowmane's sire, don't remember if a rider was mentioned)
Stybba (Pippin's pony)
Bill (Sam's pony)
Asfaloth (Glorfindel in the books, Arwen in the movie)
Fatty Lumpkin (Tom Bombadil)  <--- SO not using that one lol
Bumpkin, Sharp Ears, White Socks, Wise Nose, and Swish-Tail (Hobbits' ponies, renamed by Tom Bombadil)

I'm sure there are more, but that's all I can think of at the moment.

I suppose even the name Eowyn would work, but it's a bit obvious.  Elanor is a little more obscure, a flower found in Lothlorien and the name of Sam's eldest daughter.  Tinuviel is another favorite, but her story is so sad that I'm not sure it works for this doll.  I like Windfola, but he was a stallion and bolted in the middle of battle, which seems less than honorable.

She may not ALWAYS have on her hooves too, so I would need a name that works for both a human and a unicorn.

Nerene is growing on me.  I like Calanthe too.  Or Elanor (even if it's a yellow flower, not pink).

Post Merge: January 15, 2013, 07:32:04 PM

She's named!  Nerine Elanor.