# Another "help me name my parrot" thread **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 9, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163 "2004-04-09T12:28:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/1 "2004-04-09T12:28:36Z")
A good friend, inspired by my African Grey, has decided to buy a female Eclectus parrot. The female is [bright red with a blue front](http://www.eclectusfriends.com/) and is quite very pretty. My friend has asked me to ask you to help name her. She isn’t sure exactly what she wants but suggests one of the following: A litterary figure. A heroine A goddess A woman famed for her beauty. But heck, all fun suggestions welcome. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/2 "2004-04-09T12:33:55Z")
Norwegian Blue? ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/3 "2004-04-09T12:43:16Z")
> [@don't ask](#): > > Norwegian Blue? Sounds a bit to me like something you would buy in little ziploc-type baggies from a shady-looking guy walking around the streets with a backpack at 11:00 at night. But maybe that’s just me. Goddess–Nike? Athena? Venus? Ooh–here we go–not quite in the Goddess category: Amelia Earhart? You know…flying, birds… ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/4 "2004-04-09T12:58:07Z")
Bessie Coleman [:pilot](http://www.bessiecoleman.com/) Goddesses: I like Athena. Short, easy to remember, Pandora. [Ruby Bridges](http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/academy/6thgrade/ruby/ruby1t.htm) [Annie Edson Taylor](http://www.infoniagara.com/d-dare-annie.html) first person to go over the Niagara FAlls and survive. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/5 "2004-04-09T13:27:42Z")
Famous literary parrot: **Polynesia** , after Dr. Doolittle’s parrot. Literary heroine AND woman known for her beauty AND refers to the color of the parrot: \*_Katie Scarlett_, after Scarlett O’Hara. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/6 "2004-04-09T14:25:59Z")
The above post made me decide to throw Delphi into the mix. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/7 "2004-04-09T14:55:39Z")
Perhaps you best not, or frankly my dear, the parrot won’t be able to format worth a damn. :o (The “embarrassment” smiley always looks like “yawning” to me, and that’s my excuse – it was early! I had just gotten up!) ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/8 "2004-04-09T17:42:38Z")
Frank Zappa had a bird named _Bird Reynolds_. I always liked that name. But it’s a female… how about _Valerie Birdinelli_ or _Lady Bird Johnson_? ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/9 "2004-04-09T21:06:05Z")
Bette Davis? FYI: A very common name for parrots in the Netherlands is ‘Lorre’. I have no idea why, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/10 "2004-04-10T00:18:34Z")
I just went with my friend to pick up her bird, which was shipped to an airport close by. She is very pretty. Her colors are absolutely brilliant and so I have suggested Pheonix, because of the brilliant red. My friend however, wants to hear more of your suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/11 "2004-04-10T00:30:49Z")
Larry. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/12 "2004-04-10T02:47:20Z")
Larry…:::snerk:::: How about Fawkes, after the Phoenix in Harry Potter. ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/13 "2004-04-10T05:36:20Z")
Rita? [Hayworth] Lucille? [Ball] Lolita Davidovitch? _That wouldn’t be fair on the parrot, huh, trying to say it’s name]_ Mnemosyne? [the goddess of memory] all redheads. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/14 "2004-04-12T20:40:12Z")
I kinda like gum’s suggestion of going with a famous red head. Anyone have any other redheads in mind? My friend is kinda leaning towards a new angle - take a traditional dog’s name or cat’s name and translate it to another language. She thinks that is clever. Anyone know how to say “fido” in other languages? Any other good ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/15 "2004-04-12T20:49:46Z")
Feathers McGraw ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/16 "2004-04-12T20:51:38Z")
> [@don't ask](#): > > Norwegian Blue? That would be a good name for an ex-parrot who’s pinin’ for the fjords, perhaps… But in all seriousness, why not Pele, the volcano goddess? ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/17 "2004-04-13T05:12:46Z")
‘Fikkie’ would be the Dutch equivalent of Fido. Don’t know a specific cat name. ‘Rooie’ - pronounced: ‘Roh yuh’, means redhead in Dutch. ---
**Author:** ![cichlidiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f9b8f/32.png) [@cichlidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cichlidiot)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-name-my-parrot-thread/239163/18 "2004-04-13T11:44:04Z")
The species name roratus, could be cool with some tweaking. How about Aurora? Seems pretty fitting, especially when looking at [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com)’s definition for aurora: > [@](#): > > 1. The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the _redness_ of the sky just before the sun rises. Italics mine.