Just out of curiousity, I was wondering if you guys named your cats and if so what names did you choose?
I've been thinking about what to name my new boat (whatever I end up choosing) and I cant seem to decide between "Shaheen" and "Debran" each has thier special meaning.
I don't name my boats, but there is a totem for them. The sea turtle. I always take a small, blue ceramic turtle on the boat with me. My wife keeps one at home. This is so I can find my way back if I get lost. I have become seriously superstitious about this!
Sea turtles are great voyagers, but return to the beaches where they were born, at least according to folk lore. The females, of course, come ashore to lay eggs, but the males just cruise the beach searching for females!
Once the males go to sea, they never return to land. According to folk lore. Can't vouch for the scientific accuracy.
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Re: Naming your cat
[Re: fin.]
#71650 04/06/0605:21 AM04/06/0605:21 AM
Shaheen is the arabic name for the fastest and most respected falcon in the Middle east. Its also VERY expensive because they are all pure bred for hundreds of years. I believe a fully trained shaheen could cost up to $200,000. They kill thier prey by thier sheer speed alone. And they are very beautiful falcons.
Debran is the 13th brightest star in the sky named and used by the Arabs in the 12th century. It is 350 times brighter than the sun and was used to help the lost sailors find thier way back.
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I don't name my boats, but there is a totem for them. The sea turtle. I always take a small, blue ceramic turtle on the boat with me. My wife keeps one at home. This is so I can find my way back if I get lost. I have become seriously superstitious about this!
I have a little torquiose turtle that I carry around with me for superstisious reasons too!! It was a gift from my surfing instructor in Hawaii. All the surfers used to call me "Honu" which means turtle in Hawaiian because I was using the HUGE begginers surfboard and no matter how hard I paddled I was still so slow.
I think my next boat (NACRA ??) will be called "Illusion of Stability"... works for me on so many levels.
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All the surfers used to call me "Honu" which means turtle in Hawaiian because I was using the HUGE begginers surfboard and no matter how hard I paddled I was still so slow.
LOL... tough crowd those Hawaiians, when it comes to surfing anyway...
Re: Naming your cat
[Re: fin.]
#71652 04/06/0606:30 AM04/06/0606:30 AM
I don't name my boats, but there is a totem for them. The sea turtle. I always take a small, blue ceramic turtle on the boat with me. My wife keeps one at home. This is so I can find my way back if I get lost. I have become seriously superstitious about this!
Sea turtles are great voyagers, but return to the beaches where they were born, at least according to folk lore. The females, of course, come ashore to lay eggs, but the males just cruise the beach searching for females!
Once the males go to sea, they never return to land. According to folk lore. Can't vouch for the scientific accuracy.
Pete, so is your ceramic turtle a male or a female?
You can see my boat's name in my sig. It was named by my crew/fiancee. She always seemed to be able to glue herself to the deck when we were flying a hull (this is before she tried trapping). When I asked how, she explained...
So now, when I paint the boat this coming winter we will put a lemon on it
Nick
Current Boat Looking for one
Previous Boats '84 H16 '82 H18 Magnum '74 Pearson 30 St. Louis, MO
Re: Naming your cat
[Re: Mary]
#71655 04/06/0608:28 AM04/06/0608:28 AM
Mary; My turtle is male, my wifes is female, you can tell because hers has long eyelashes and uses makeup!
Zee; I've spent hours looking for the Hawaiian word for turtle. Honu. Since it is a noun, I assume this is the feminine form. Any idea what the masculine form is?
Sea turtles are only slow on land, I think you should name your boat HONU. You are already a great traveler and you returned home. The name is auspicous in that it was given based on a misperception!
ReefedOne; that wouldn't work for me, I've embraced my madness!!
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Re: Naming your cat
[Re: Zee]
#71656 04/06/0609:13 AM04/06/0609:13 AM
The advice in Brasil is never to name it after a wife, girlfriend, etc. They may change eventualyy and then you start hating that name... Siblings are forever, thus safer.
Search this forum for an old, large and interesting thread on cat names.
Luiz
Re: Naming your cat
[Re: Luiz]
#71657 04/06/0609:49 AM04/06/0609:49 AM
In Norse mythology, Skíðblaðnir (the name can be anglicized as Skídbladnir) is the ship of Freyr. Whenever the sails were hoisted, a fair wind followed. It could travel over both land and sea. According to the saga, Skíðblaðnir was made by so many parts and with such ingenuity that it could be folded like a cloth and carried in your pocket.
Re: Naming your cat
[Re: SunnyZ]
#71659 04/06/0610:24 AM04/06/0610:24 AM
Oooh, if that's right, that would be an extremely kewl double entendre in TWO languages! Aw man, I'm gonna go look that one up... sea ya tami NACRA 18 Square "Vileine" (Cajun French for 'ugly') F27GS "Boudicca" (after the warrior Queen of the Iceni tribe who kept the Romans out of Britain for two years.)
Nah, it isn't
[Re: tami]
#71661 04/06/0610:46 AM04/06/0610:46 AM
Sunny: The modern name would be "Skibladner", and there is a old steamer named so: http://www.skibladner.no/
If you are looking for cool boatnames within norse mythology, look no further than "Nagelfari" (translates to "ship made by nagels"). Nagelfari was a ship made by Loki with nails cut from the dead. When the ship was completed, Ragnarok would start and the world end. To slow down the coming of Ragnarok, all nails vere cut short on dead people so Loki could not use them to finish his ship. In some variations, Hel, godess of death would use the ship to transport the souls of the dead to her domain.
Re: Isn't 'shaheen'
[Re: tami]
#71663 04/06/0610:53 AM04/06/0610:53 AM
F27GS "Boudicca" (after the warrior Queen of the Iceni tribe who kept the Romans out of Britain for two years.)
I think Boudicca was pissed because her daughter was raped. . . She eventually got it in the neck from the Romans. Dunno tho, my history is a little rusty.
Boudicca
[Re: fin.]
#71664 04/06/0611:08 AM04/06/0611:08 AM
Zee; I've spent hours looking for the Hawaiian word for turtle. Honu. Since it is a noun, I assume this is the feminine form. Any idea what the masculine form is?
Sorry Pete, I only know the feminine form.
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Sea turtles are only slow on land, I think you should name your boat HONU. You are already a great traveler and you returned home. The name is auspicous in that it was given based on a misperception!
I wanted to name my cat Honu but my friends said I shouldnt name a boat "turtle" unless its a slow one. But I might just take your advice and name my new cat Honu
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A word of advice on naming your cat: never name ANYTHING that is 8 feet wide after your wife or girlfriend! See attachment for clarification...