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Post by tv on Oct 14, 2017 9:48:50 GMT -8
Does anyone have suggestions for names that could be used for children (boy or girl) that are based on the scientific names of insects?
Bonus points for brevity and if the translation isn't something gross/derogatory.
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Post by Paul K on Oct 14, 2017 14:02:31 GMT -8
Vanessa is the name for a girl and scientific name of butterflies in Nymphalidae family but I’m not sure for which was used first. Other than that I don’t know.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 14:50:50 GMT -8
Anaea andria. Andria is my youngest child's first name. Named after the elusive Goatweed Leafwing. If she would have been a boy then it was going to be William Robert (Billy Bob)
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Post by tv on Oct 14, 2017 16:52:13 GMT -8
Those are both very nice.
I was thinking that Delias would be an interesting girls name, and perhaps Carabus for a boy.
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Post by mothman27 on Oct 14, 2017 17:02:24 GMT -8
Carabus sounds like a roman name to me.  |
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Post by africaone on Oct 15, 2017 10:00:25 GMT -8
do you ask an insect name that could be used for child or human names that still exist and were used for insect ?
vanessa and andria were first human names ....
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Post by tv on Oct 15, 2017 12:43:52 GMT -8
I was thinking more of insect names that were not specifically human names first.
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Post by leptraps on Oct 16, 2017 6:52:14 GMT -8
Colias & Sessid for females! Petrius & Calico for males! And, Either & Or for transgenders. Am I bad or what?  ? |
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Post by tv on Oct 16, 2017 21:20:52 GMT -8
Those are some good suggestions. I particularly like Colias and Petrius.
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Post by leptraps on Oct 17, 2017 3:43:10 GMT -8
When living in Florida our next door neighbors were from the Philippines. The had a daughter who's name was A hole, pronunced Ah-ho-lee. But that is not how the neighbor kid's pronounced it.
Another neighbor who's name was Nathan was a real jerk, but I called him him Ahole too.
I had other names for him, but Clark would never let me post them!
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Post by leptraps on Oct 17, 2017 3:45:28 GMT -8
How about "Painted Lady"....I am sorry...I just could not resist...
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Post by exoticimports on Oct 17, 2017 12:55:42 GMT -8
Another neighbor who's name was Nathan was a real jerk, but I called him him Ahole too. Dammit Leroy, you're killin' me! Chuck |
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Post by exoticimports on Oct 17, 2017 12:56:44 GMT -8
Acherontia
Protambulyx
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Post by poisonarrow on Oct 24, 2017 10:08:00 GMT -8
I really liked Vanessa and named my daughter after this. I like Amanita even better, but that's a mushroom. What about Pierella and amalia?
and Chrysina for a golden boy?
Cheers
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Post by poisonarrow on Oct 24, 2017 10:13:58 GMT -8
Plus Cicadas do have nice names:
Carineta, Aleeta, Diemiana, Formotosena, Zammara, Yanga, Tryella, Tibicina, Sadaca, Purana, Nabalua, Munza, Maua, Katoa, Kikihia...
and if it turns out to be a brat, the second and third name should be Idolomantis diabolicum, the Devil's flower.
Cheers
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