Renaming Erin?

[squeaksandcarrots]

Yesterday I was looking at Erin and suddenly thought of the name "Coco" because her color reminds me of chocolate. Should I rename her Coco?

 

[DM030819]

@emlen23 Go for it! Or give her a double-barrelled name.

 

[Pigwhisperer]

She could always have an official name and an everyday name, like pedigree dogs.

 

[Wiebke]

Go for it! Erin will easily adapt to being called differently.

I have renamed a few piggies when the initial name just didn't work out after a few weeks.
Tegan 'Beautiful' became Telyn 'Harp' because of her very loud voice, truly ear splitting wheek and her inability to shut up.
Ffowlyn 'Chicken/Fowl' (for her looks when she suddenly grew a chicken tail) was originally Briallen 'Primrose', but it just didn't feel right.

I have re-used both the original names because I really like them. Second time round they stuck.
Tegan Syndod 'Little Beautiful Surprise' was born here a few months after Telyn's unexpected early death from sudden acute heart failure (this time round with the English and not the Welsh pronunciation) and my current Briallen (nickname Bria) is a gentle lady who the name really suits.

 

[PigglePuggle]

When we adopted Jezebel and Clover they were called Jessica and Chloe... that lasted as long as it took to wave goodbye to their previous owners, dump their 80cm cage and muesli mix in the bin, and drive them home!

 

[Claire W]

Aw I like the name Erin. I once had an Erin How about Coco Erin?

 

[Merab]

I’ve renamed guinea pigs - I don’t think they care so long as they are loved and fed.
I think Coco suits that beautiful girl

 

[Flutterby]

I have renamed pigs before, I do believe their 'true' name comes to you.

 

[squeaksandcarrots]

I've decided to name her Cocoa it's a little funny not calling her Erin, but I think I will get used to it in no time!

 

[Merab]

I have renamed pigs before, I do believe their 'true' name comes to you.

I agree - Keziah and Jemimah acquired their names as we were driving home. I’d chosen other names for them but somehow they didn’t seem right .

 

[PigglePuggle]

Jezebel was almost renamed Jemimah, though my husband later decided she looks like an Ermintrude... she was used to answering to Jessy though so I thought we wouldnt confuse her too much!

 

[Lorcan]

Tegan 'Beautiful' became Telyn 'Harp' because of her very loud voice, truly ear splitting wheek and her inability to shut up.

They always know how to endear themselves to us, don't they?

 

[Wiebke]

They always know how to endear themselves to us, don't they?

Telyn even got a swipe from the very tired Tribe patriarch for not shutting up, but it lasted all of half a minute...
You could see the whole group gritting their teeth and mentally holding their paws over their ears!

So far, Telyn is the only piggy that has ever managed to make my ears ring.

 

[Lorcan]

Comet used to go mad for wheeking, I used to joke he did it for the both of them because Blitzen was almost mute in comparison. In that respect, they did suit their names: Comet was the noisy fireball who got into everything and made as much of an entrance and an impression as possible, and Blitzen with his hit-and-run tactics on stealing all the food as sneakily as possible.