We have two litters of rare American Guinea hog piglets almost ready for weaning. Our sow Cerridwen's litter is especially nice this time around, so we have decided to keep one of the boys as a future possible breeding boar. I decided it would be fun to have a "Name This Piggy" contest to get all of you to help me come up with a name for him. The winner will get 4 free bars of my homemade soap (possibly even some awesome new flavors that haven't been released yet)!
More about the contest in a moment. But first, meet the handsome piggy:
His mother's name is Cerridwen and his father's registered name is Carmine (although we call him Magick). He has white socks on both his front feet, just like his mother. He's big and confident, with a bright happy personality.
Now, about the contest:
1. To submit a name for consideration, simply put it in a comment on this post. Be sure to include your name and a way to contact you if you win! DEADLINE TO ENTER: JUNE 1, 2012
2. From all the names submitted, I will choose a collection of my favorites to be semifinalists. The number of semifinalists will depend on the number of entries and how many of them I like.
3. On June 4, I will post the list of semifinalists on the Ingleside Farm Facebook page. Our fans will have 1 week to vote on their favorite name. Feel free to forward the link and encourage your friends and family to "like" the page so they can vote your name to the top!
4. In case more than 1 person submits the same name, credit will go to the person who submitted it first.
5. On June 11 I will announce the winner. The winner MUST send me his or her address or I won't be able to ship the prize.
We have 17 piglets from 2 litters altogether, so some of the other semifinalist suggestions may be used to name other piglets.
If you are interested in purchasing one or more of these piglets, let me know. They are $200 each, registration included. The two litters are unrelated, so if you want a breeding pair you can get one from each litter.
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46 comments:
Pryderi ap Pwyll (Pryderi the son of Pwyll). He guarded the pigs of Pendaran Dyfed in Glyn Cuch in Emlyn. Pryderi's father was the Pwyll who had introduced pigs to Britain.
Drystan, son of Tallwch, or Sir Tristram (of Tristram and Yseult fame) who guarded the pigs of March. Drystan was Sir Tristram, a Pictish Prince who served King March (or Mark) the King of Cornwall by driving out Irish invaders. Whilst guarding the pigs, he sent his swineherd to Essyellt or Isolde or Ysseult to arrange a meeting. This was the start of the Tristram and Isolde/Yseult romance, leading to marital discord, immorality, war, death and opera.
Of the two choices, I prefer Drystan, but Pryderi is cool, too!
Such a handsome little piggy! :)
Gwydion. It's a Welsh name (like his mother) and means "god of magic" (incorporating his father's nickname).
My other all-time favorite name for a breeding animal is Ephraim, which means fruitful. Perfect name for a boy you want lots of babies from.
How about naming three siblings Colin, Dun, and Poesy? Those are the Three Little Pigs in Bill Willingham's "Fables" (DC Comics).
(And if you haven't read "Fables," I highly recommend them. You may be able to find volumes of the collected series in your local public library.)
Taliesin: The author of the of the Cerriden Son. Poet to kings of ancient Britain and credited with the origin of the Arthur Legends
Merlin: Magican and adviser to Arthur in Tennyson's "Idylls of the King"
Emrys: Druidic name for Merlin
Tennyson: Responsible for the popularizing of the Arthur legends in the mid to late 1800's
Fat Back Slap Jack since he is so happy
Sue Stinehour
cheerfulheart2000@yahoo.com
Moccus is my choice and goes along with his Celtic-named mother.
"Moccus is a porcine (pig-associated) deity and he may have been a psychopomp."
Trish Hatcher Cooper from FB :)
When I looked up the legend of Cerridwen I see she had a son named Morfran so that's my vote. He was described as dark and this handsome boy is dark alright! I think they may have been referring to his personality but this sweet little guy looks like he's a lover!
Orwell...as in George Orwell who wrote Animal Farm.
Lugh, since his mother is Cerridwen. You can reach me at andrew.ragland@gmail.com.
My suggestion is: Thor (god of thunder) - may he be "thunderous" in his breeding ability!
Nancy Arnold/nflyte1036@aol.com or my facebook account/ How about Taliesin...he was Cerridwen's son who became a storyteller and passed down his wisdom and history.
I was thinking Obadiah. We love to name our animals names that are from the bible.
Hannah
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I like the name KIERAN, in Celtic it means "dark skinned".
Your piggy has very dark skin hence a perfect name for the little porker!:-)
Karin
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Archibold
What a fun contest.
Liz
Celebriän
Círdan
Cameron
Calaglin
How about a couple of good boy names - Orson or Logan. - Amy pinevalleyps@gmail.com
I will go way out on a limb here. I like Snort. When I look at his cute little face, it is the first thing I think of.
I think he looks like a "Lancelot" to me.
lisa
bilbosfarm@yahoo.com
I think Rambo is a good name. truthfrees9@windstream.net
Swinton. (Tom's suggestion)
Swinton (Tom's suggestion) Heather O. redzcat@gmail.com
Houdini would fit him nicely.
Tracy
botanikkal@yahoo.com
magnum PI...G.
wiebelstez
I would have to suggest Wilbur, as he seems to be 'the one' from the litter and it corresponds to the old children's book of Charolette's Web.
There are a lot of good suggestions up there already also!
Paw
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Shirtless (seen you are losing your shirt)
How about just a plain old country name like Wilbur? We named our boar that and he is precious, loves to be scratched and petted.
Mochyn which is Welsh for pig.
How about:
Sudsy the Stud
or
Cedar/Seeder the Breeder
or
Sower/Soar the Boar
Good luck with your enterprise and may your treasured little piggy plant seeds for growth and allow your business to soar to great heights.
gamountainwoman@yahoo.com
aka georgiamountainwoman
How about:
Sudsy the Stud
or
Cedar/Seeder the Breeder
or
Sower/Soar the Boar
Good luck with your enterprise and may your treasured little piggy plant seeds for growth and allow your business to soar to great heights.
gamountainwoman@yahoo.com
aka georgiamountainwoman
How about Captain America!! However I do like Penny Mcentees thought (she posted already) of Snort.
Of course, probably the most famous pig is Arnold Ziffer, from the 70's sitcom "Green Acres". (great show, i loved it). But my submission is "Orson" the pig in the "Garfield" comics.
My submission is: Orson.
(he looks like an Orson.)
Meaning of "Orson"
French name
In French, the name Orson means- Bear cub. Famous Bearer: American actor/director Orson Welles. The name Orson is most often used as a boy name or male name.
King Alfred seems like a good name. It is an ancient name but has a cheerful ring to it.
ssmith1373@sbcglobal.net
How about Magnum for a male piglet. He's lightening fast like a gun shot and black in color.
Cerwydden.
Welsh for rowan or ash and a bit of fun history. Guess I and a few others are focused on the Welsh thing. :)
how bout the name "Ringer" because of the brown colour that encircles its nose
From the children's rhyme for the 5th little piggy that went "yes, yes, yes, all the way home..."
"Oui Oui"
Nicholas Sea
nicholas@skyeward.net
My husband thinks he looks like a ninja....so here is my name for this cute lil fella..."Ninja"!
sallie828@yahoo.com
My suggestion is "Snort".
I just noticed that snort was mentioned in an earlier suggestion, so how about "Deklan".
My 2yo said "Oinkers"
Otis! Just like the name and it seems to fit.
A name should be easy to call and make you happy to hear it. How about "Bacon"?
Black Magic. Black cause it's his primary color and magic cause it's his daddies nickname! You can contact me on facebook email. Just look up my name on your friends list.
Morgus the magnificent!
For some reason, he looks like BLACK BART to me! :o)
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