Sunday, 16 August 2009

Last New Year's Eve our hosts asked us to supply a game so I thought I'd find the meanings of the first names of all the guests at the party. I read out the meaning and the game was to guess who I was describing. It wasn't always that obvious !

So I've done the same thing with my list of possible names for my hens. These are names I like which I haven't used for pets or children with the exception of Rosie who was our lovely dog when we lived in Spain.

Griffin says these are, " very Laura Ashley names " Oh, how about Laura the hen ?

Here they are:

Martha.... Lady, Molly.... Sea of Bitterness, Rosie.... from the rose, Millie.... mild strength, Henrietta.... ruler of the home, Samantha.... listener, Esme.... emerald, Phoebe....bright, Caitlin....pure.

I will not have Penny under any circumstances but I do know a Penny the hen...it means Silent worker or weaver. Penelope pure wife of Odysseus.
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9 comments:

  1. Lucy Pursglove-Jones16 August 2009 at 01:24

    Beautiful names! I especially like Martha. We have three peckers; Gemma (a Sussex Star), Nancy (a Bluebelle) and Charlotte (A Blackrock) We got them in March and they have been the best thing ever! So much fun. We free-range them though so I'm on constant chicken poo patrol. If they didn't crap everywhere they would be perfect! Welcome to blogland. Xx

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  2. Michela16 August 2009 at 01:30

    Hi Bad Penny!
    A warm welcome to Blogland from Italy!
    Have a great Sunday!

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  3. Alison16 August 2009 at 02:38

    I LOVE the meanings of names. I have a number of books about their meanings - some on Bible names, as that's the tradition in my husband's family, and some on a wider range of names. My real name means 'noble' but my nickname, Floss, must be short for Florence, so it means an Italian city, I presume!

    Let us know more about your hens when you get them - my son and I are considering getting some too, but it's going to be a while...

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  4. BadPenny16 August 2009 at 03:23

    ooh thank you . My first comment apart from the Griffins !( who encouraged me )

    Not looking forward to the poop !

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  5. Alison16 August 2009 at 04:42

    Wow - we have kindred-spirit cats! Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog.

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  6. Unknown16 August 2009 at 05:09

    Hello! Just popped by to take a look! Love hens, and I have got a coop, but as yet no hens to put in it. I like the name Martha, and I would definitely choose similar names for my hens, also Gertrude, Hatty, Doris! Made we want to get some now. Maybe some ex battery hens?!!
    Suzie! x

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  7. BadPenny16 August 2009 at 05:14

    Thank you. I have many names but have to stop at three hens although I've been offered four.

    Have a little hamster & rabbit graveyard in the garden which include a Hetty & Lulu.

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  8. Griffin17 August 2009 at 03:07

    Oh Good grief! Hetty and Lulu... Why do I feel like I've just fallen into Lark Rise and there are cutesy women in bonnets called... well Hetty and Lulu?

    Oi BP, behave yourself! I was going to say, you wouldn't call a cat a Laura Ashley name... but you would, wouldn't you?!!... sigh!

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  9. BadPenny17 August 2009 at 05:14

    Umm well no there's Bramble ( Bim ) next post about him, Frankie the princess and Billy the kit...but ya know all this aweady !
    xx

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