Question of The Week: Names

How did they get their names?

As you know, my pets names are Guero, Karamale, Spikey, and Bunbun, the dogs; Rigo, Xiri, and Angeldove, the birds; and ofcourse Tubby, the turtle.  Each of their names has a special meaning to me.
Anyways, how did they get their names, you ask?

Guero - The name "Guero" means white in Spanish. It was difficult coming up for a name for Guero. We thought about the name Spot, or Snoopy, but decided guero made a nice Mexican name. Besides, the name Guero kind of gives the feeling of affection and care. (atleast for a dog)

Karamale - The name "Karamale" was inspired by a neighbor. We were having a conversation about nice names for dogs, and she mentioned the name karamale. I liked the name so much, so ofcourse when I recieved a fluffy black and white female puppy, I decided to name her Karamale. Yes, I know caramale is spelled with a "c", but I think it looks better and more elegant with a "k".

Spikey - I wanted to name Spikey "Miracles", but then changed my mind about it. The reason I changed my mind was because Spikey's father was named "Spike", and he died a few days after Spikey was born. So I thought it would be nice if we named his only son after him, with only a slight change to the name.

Bunbun - Bunbun's name is actually "Bonbon", which means "Marshmallow" if you translate it correctly. I, however, did not like how Marshmallow sounded when we called her. So, with slight changes to the name, it turned into Bunbun (which, in my opion btw, sounds nice)

Angeldove - Coming up with Angeldove's name was not an easy task. It took a few days to think of an apropiate name. I was pondering over whether my bird should be called "Angel" or "Dove". Finally, I just decided to combine the two names together and come up with "Angeldove". Ofcourse, now that I think about it, Snowflake would have been a better name. Oh well, Angeldove isn't too bad a name.

Rigo - Rigo's name was inspired by a neighbor. For some reason, she kept calling Angeldove "Rigo". I was confused about why she did so, but paid no mind to it. (not much anyway) So when Rigo arrived as a gift, I decided to call him "Rigo", which I decided was a good name. After that, my neighbor no longer called Angeldove "Rigo".

Xiri - The name "Xiri" is short for "Xiridian", a name I found on the internet. I decided the name Xiri was a very elegant name.

Tubby - I do not know where I got this name from. All I know is that I was thinking of good names that start with a "T."

And that, my friends, is how my pets got their beautiful names :)

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