by AD Staff June 14, 2009 1 min read

This cute little alpaca boy needs a name! 

We'd like help in naming our newest addition to our alpaca ranch. Here are some characteristics about this little boy who was born a couple of weeks ago. He is dark brown with soft, silky fiber that we'll eventually shear and sell as yarn on our website. He's really fast running around the pasture, likes to pronk, is very curious, is very proud in his stance like his father (Snowmass Conquistador). He is very independent but still likes to stay by his mom (Daphne) in the evenings. There's more pictures on our ranch website photo gallery  So here's the deal, suggest a name in the comments section of this blog along with reason.
The winner will get a $25 gift card from Alpaca Direct

So..put on your creative hat, think about his characteristics and have fun suggesting a great name for this little boy alpaca! 

AD Staff
AD Staff


11 Responses

Max
Max

October 05, 2016

If you want something mythological yet related to his South American origins, you could call him
Andeanubis
…Anubis being the black, dog-headed Egyptian god of the dead, with a nod to the Andes. It rolls off the tongue, too!

Max
Max

October 05, 2016

Erebus, the greek god of the night and shadow, is very distinguished and would sound good on a ball band around his sleek, shadowy wool!

Kathleen
Kathleen

October 05, 2016

Night Sky

LorrieJane on Ravelry
LorrieJane on Ravelry

October 05, 2016

‘Montezuma’ – call him ‘Zuma’ for short.
He was the fifth Aztec emperor. Sounds like this little guy struts around like he comes from royal blood!

Susanna
Susanna

October 05, 2016

Ivan, why, I don’t know, he looks like an Ivan.

serenityslr
serenityslr

October 05, 2016

well if I am not too late I would like to say … BLANKIE… I hope that’s not horrible of me but when I saw him the first thought that came to mind was how his coat reminded me of a nice warm blanket. He is so adorable congratulations on him.

MARLENE JONES
MARLENE JONES

October 05, 2016

I think the name Pronk would be cute.

Liz
Liz

October 05, 2016

Roger, suggested by my son
wallrue on ravelry

Tacha Trimm
Tacha Trimm

October 05, 2016

Nightshade
Vader
Black Jack
Ace
Pitch (as in pitch black)
Lights Out
Inkwell

Jane George
Jane George

October 05, 2016

I like Duff of Conquistador. Duff is Gaelic for Black, it is the female usage, the male usage was Dwayne, an alpaca with such a regal bearing is not a Dwayne, no offense to all the Dwaynes out there.

Dena White
Dena White

October 05, 2016

I go for the obvious…. “Harry”. There is something absurdly funny about an overly obvious name.

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