What do you name your animals?
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NestorGB
Tiller
I did that too but only for a short period of time.
Terdin
Farmer
My ostriches are numbered. Started because I ended up with the random name of Primo for one, and realized it was a number word in some language. Picked it up that theme for my pigs once I got past the first few.
The first two pigs got named because of a line of Finnish I recalled from a tape with Finnish children's songs. "Putte Possu asu pienessä punaisessa talossa" (Putte Pig lives in a small red house), so yeah, I've got Putte and Possu. For that same reason my first two rabbits got named Jussi and Pupu, with the third being named Kanini from a children's book where there's a talking rabbit with that name, "kanin" being the Swedish word for rabbit.
Otherwise (cows, chickens, etc) I've generally given them names of various females from Harvest Moon games I've played if I didn't have anything planned.
The first two pigs got named because of a line of Finnish I recalled from a tape with Finnish children's songs. "Putte Possu asu pienessä punaisessa talossa" (Putte Pig lives in a small red house), so yeah, I've got Putte and Possu. For that same reason my first two rabbits got named Jussi and Pupu, with the third being named Kanini from a children's book where there's a talking rabbit with that name, "kanin" being the Swedish word for rabbit.
Otherwise (cows, chickens, etc) I've generally given them names of various females from Harvest Moon games I've played if I didn't have anything planned.
LRangerR
Local Legend
is it so you can count them easier?
Nonak
Local Legend
No. It's for me to forget, randomly notice later and go "oh it's fun that I did that".
LRangerR
Local Legend
That's the same reason why i put a bunny coop in a random corner of my farm and fill it with bunnies and more or less ignore it until winter.
I mean yeah i collect the fur every now and then, but it's closer to a once a week/2 weeks thing. Sometimes longer.
But i'll be walking around doing my thing and then i'll see a bunny wiggle the grass or something in a random part of the farm and it makes me happy.
salem_the_doberman
Farmhand
most recently i named my cat ___ after my girlfriend; she loves cats and the save i was on was originally gonna be a shared one between us- she couldnt join it, so my cat carries on her name
(shes still alive just . unable to stardew with me :[ )
(shes still alive just . unable to stardew with me :[ )
KarinL
Sodbuster
We had a cat IRL from a litter of six called by various number names. He was "trois" but we called him Troy. I do seem to remember he had a brother named Quintus and a sister called Penta, but I forgot the other names. All different languages, though.
I tend to name things with flower names. I have a gazillion (well a hundred or so) ball-jointed dolls and half of them have flower names. My Stardew cows are usually called things like Marigold, Daisy or Buttercup. Other than that, it varies. I sometimes use Beatrix Potter inspired names, too.
charmander
Planter
I'm bad at names so either: whatever the suggestions are, Pokémon names, or pop culture refs. Just named a duck Daffy.
Lothengriol
Farmhand
I should do more naming themes. Most recently I've been naming the farm animals after other animals. A cow named Goat and a goat named Turtle are in the same barn, for example. Before that I would just rack up high roman numerals. I think one of my saves has a Goat LXII in it, but I can't remember for sure. I know I passed 60, at least. Perhaps next time I'll use names from Elves from the House of Finwë or Kings of Númenor. I'd love to do chemical compounds but the character limit is brutal...
NestorGB
Tiller
Kanin is also rabbit in danish :p
Terdin
Farmer
Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish are similar enough that a written conversation could be carried out between the different nationalities with only a few words needing to be explained. Provided that all of them are open to somewhat different spellings of the same words.
Cuddlebug
Farmer
Good to know
Cuddlebug
Farmer
For me it depends... Pets get mostly named after something they're related to my farmers background or simply what vibes they send out, like Cloud for a white cat or Midnight for a black one.
Other animals like cows, chicken, ducks, sheep, goats, ostrichs, who are somehow always female, often get paired names like Pam & Sam or something connected with the sounds they make like Chatterine for a duck or so... Pigs and rabbits can be both genders, which you don't know before they're sended off to their new home, so I often end up with boys named Sue
And dinosaurs are named after somewhat dinosaur related like Nessie or so.
Other animals like cows, chicken, ducks, sheep, goats, ostrichs, who are somehow always female, often get paired names like Pam & Sam or something connected with the sounds they make like Chatterine for a duck or so... Pigs and rabbits can be both genders, which you don't know before they're sended off to their new home, so I often end up with boys named Sue
And dinosaurs are named after somewhat dinosaur related like Nessie or so.
Quirinea
Farmer
To say nothing about "false friends" that abound. Now only "rolig" ('funny' in Swedish, 'peaceful' in Danish and Norvegian). Though there are those also between finlandssvenska and riksvenska, I remember "slippa" (avoid / get to) and "paja" (break / pet) -- the latter are Finnish.
My naming system: either traditional Finnish animal names (for cows, horses) or names from cartoons and children's stories. Like my first duck is always "Iines" (Daisy Duck).
NestorGB
Tiller
Yes, I once communicated with someone Swedish online with no issues (I'm danish)