My DD 2.0 is Charlotte… can you guess who inspired it? :winkgrin:
My oldest is Shannon… yea, after Shannon Peters!
ROFL…SORRY,never thought about alternate pronunciations of Prix…MY BAD
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My daughter’s name is Morgane because it was the name DH and I agreed on, from the list we had.
At the time, I actually owned a Morgan mare, but I never even thought of that. I was just looking for a name that would be pronounced the same in my 2 languages. Then a horsey friend of mine visited me in the hospital and pointed it out. She really thought I had done it on purpose. 
For me, Morgan/e means “from the seaside”, which is fitting since she was born in a coastal town.[/QUOTE]
Sophie - I was very excited to see you had named your daughter Morgane - I thought we had the only one! Our daughter is named Morganne - and we pronounce it MorGANNE - not MORgan. The emphasis is on the Anne. I love adding the “e” which makes it sound more feminine. When she was younger, I’m not sure my daughter appreciated her unique name, but now, at age 18, she loves it and is happy to help people pronounce it for the first time. Once people see it written, they get the pronunciation right away and everyone says it fits my lovely daughter perfectly.
I did choose the name because of it’s connection with horses - my first horse was a Morgan! I also love Anne of Green Gables - so of course the Anne needed the “e” at the end.
I had a child in class a few years ago named Horshit. At school we all pronounced it as Hor-shee. The parents became upset and insisted that we pronounce his name correctly. I’m all for respecting their culture, but I was trying to spare the kid being called horse sh*t his whole life!
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Love this idea woofandwhinny! [/QUOTE]
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Winnie is a nickname for Winston (male) or Winifred (female). Love the Winston Churchill quote about no hour spent in the saddle is wasted. :yes:
OP, don’t forget to think of how a name may sound on an adult, not just as a kid’s name.
Some of the more, um, colorful names might be okay for an artist or actor type, but maybe not for a lawyer or doctor. If it’s hard to tell if you’re referring to your dog or your kid, you might want to reconsider. :eek:
And consider what nicknames or shortened versions might be. Even if you don’t shorten the name, the kid’s friends probably will! I hate to think of what a kid named Ruffian has to deal with. You know that name gets shortened to Ruff or Ruffie, poor girl. :no:
My dd is Rachel Alexandra after the very good race filly. Really wanted to name her Zenyatta, but just couldn’t do it.
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I like Devon too. My pregnant COTHer friend can’t come to Devon with me this year as she’s due right then. I told her she would be obligated to name the baby Devon :)[/QUOTE]
I have a friend who named her son Devon because she had qualified, but was too pregnant to ride.
Phillip/ Phillipa and Eowyn
All mean “horse lover”
I love Hunter.
I work closely with a rodeo company, and they have a girl named Sterling. Another pick up man has a son named Bronc (call him Bronco because we have a third pick up man named Bronc) and Riggin (as in a Riggin for bucking horses).
I met boys named Colt, Buck, but meeeehh. There is a rider named Howdy as well. Many Stetsons, Baileys, etc.
Tally? (Tally-Ho).
I don’t know a ton about dressage terms, but there might be some pretty dressage terms out there.
Riata. It’s another word for lariat.
This thread has taken a hilarious turn! Great suggestions and some great stories here!
ad a friend named cadence
I know a horse loving momma who called her daughter Cadence - for the rhythm of gaits.
I always though I would name a boy Phillip. It means lover of horses or horseman.
Tory, Stubben, Grey, Roan, Sorrel, Bay, hmmm…
George
Velvet
I have a great nephew named Colt, and know another boy named Pelham. I think Colt is okay, but not great, but Pelham is an awful name to stick your kid with. Not only is it a bad sounding name, he’ll have a lifetime of correcting people that you don’t pronounce it Pell Ham.
Flicka :winkgrin:
Actually there are some really nice names here - can you just leave Apple off the list and leave that to Gwyneth Paltrow?
The Dubarry suggestion makes me giggle because at the first event we were at where the company had a booth we nicknamed the two young people manning the booth Biff and Buffy. They were all decked out in Dubarry tweed and pretty much looked like the “mean fraternity” college guy and his “overbearing” girlfriend in any one of those kitschy movies/television series’ about the underdog in college! I know I know they were more than likely very lovely people but the charicature was just too much for us not too!
So add Biff and Buffy to the list…LOL
I know a girl named Cadence - it sounds nice IRL.
