Baby's got a name

[maexle]

Dears, we've decided that we won't follow the usual "rules" for horse names in Germany (they're luckily only custom, but not directives from our breeding clubs), but go after my late father-in-law's "method". He was convinced that in breeding the mares are more important as the stallions (science proved him right: Nowadays it's said that a foal

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[evil_c]

Fini, I like it! We don't name ours until they are 3 days old, but we don't follow the naming after a parent rule, we go by their character and choose something based on their character from the language we use for their registered names. If I followed the PRE rule for Tari her name would have to end in the letter "A", if I followed the maternal side rule her name would have to start witht he letter "P", but as it happens, Tari's name is Kementári which, of course, doesn't fit into either!

[maexle]

Normally our foals mostly get their final name when they're four years old and we need to get them a horse pass for showing them on the first events. ;-)
Only in this case ... well, Fini is special.
I actually like the idea of giving them names suiting their character and not following any rules. However, if we'd do that we'd never get finished with our debates. It's difficult enough as it is. ;-)

[baranduyn]

Why do you always make me tear up? Finally Robin...how utterly perfect.

**sniff**

[maexle]

He, I was crying a bit too because the name wasn't my idea, but B.s. He said by looking at the boy he thought: "Here Luise has finally gotten her Robin ..."

[aphrodeia]

Aww! What a wonderful name! Fini is lovely as a nickname, too. :) HOORAY!

[maexle]

It's cute, isn't it? In the moment it's still his mother who's grumbling when someone calls "Fini" (well, "Filia" sounds rather alike), but I think he'll learn that "Fini" means him. ;-)

[delenn1960]

Uiiiihhh...das klingt aber toll...und beeindruckend...vor allem der Abspann *g*. Übersetzt "Endlich Robin" ;o) Fini klingt niedlich, in unserer Region würde da wahrscheinlich ein "Finchen" draus *g*.

Delenn *gibt dem Wettergott mal einen Tritt in den Allerwertesten, damit die Wolken abhauen*

[maexle]

Das "Finchen" hat er auch schon abgekriegt - Du weißt ja: Die Frau des Fahrers ist aus Dortmund. ;-)
Aber das Wetter ist doch wirklich die Pest, nicht?

[delenn1960]

Duhuuu...bei uns im Westen ist das Wetter zurzeit richtig schön. Sonnig und frühlingshaft. Ihr im Schwabenländle ward wohl nicht lieb ;-P

[dashan]

Wundervoll! Ein wirklich toller Name! :)
Hoffentlich kann der kleine Mann bald mal raus und toben.