Hey Ya'll, Daniel wanted a name, all I can say without knowing the little one is Chocolate. Or Mocha. You did say sweet. OK truffle. OK, so it is pms week and I want chocolate. Sue me. Actually, all my names for animals generally come from a very good baby name book I have, _The New American Dictionary of Baby Names_. I wait until I see their personalities, and choose a name that fits. The names in my house, starting with mine (and yes it fits), Margaret Marie, Ollie, Stan, Maxwell, Miss Stella, Miss Esmerelda, Owen, Angus, George, Miss Maisie, Myrna Loy, Miss Sadie, Miss Delilah, Sampson, Nicky, Brock, Ranger Rick, Freddy, Conan the Toebiter, Pookie Bear, Henry. The felonious felines are Neko, Kane and Connor. Some of the above were not named by me. But most were. I know it is confusing with my name too. hehe. As a child, my Daddy called me Margie, he hated the nick name Maggie. When I was around 18 I decided to use my full name, finally decided I liked it and it did fit. However, my ex picked up Margie, so although most of my adult friends called me Margaret, he still calls me Margie. Last year I was annointed with the nick name Maggie Mae. I think it fits, as do most folks, but it was given to me by someone I would rather forget about. So I go back and forth on using it, I like it, it fits, don't like the reminder of who gave it to me. I have noticed however, that animals tend to only come to names *they* like. Myrna Loy is a perfect example. She was a rescue, came with the moniker of Dakotah. Well, she refused to answer to it. I tried 2 or 3 names, including Anastasia but she still wouldn't answer. Finally called out Myrna Loy for the first time, she stopped and turned to face me. So I believe she decided her own name. Mutating Maggie Mae and her Kids [Posted in FML issue 2182]