NAME THAT BIRD CONTEST! STAMPIN’ UP STAMP SETS PRIZE!

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This is my brand new Parakeet who will be keeping me company in my stamp room.   He doesn’t have a name yet.  My Husband, Russ suggested I make it a contest on my blog to name the little guy.  So here it is, leave a comment making a suggestion on what I should name my new bird.  I will pick the winning name and reward the person that suggested the name with two, that’s right two Stampin’ Up sets, Botanical Blooms & Yummy.

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A couple of things about the bird, he is a very young male Parakeet.  Prodominately “Tempting Turquoise” in color with a bit of Going Gray and Whisper White.  How is that for a description?   Do you talk in Stampin’ Up colors too?  He will reside in my stamp room.

Now come on and get creative with the names.  I cannot wait to read them and I’m sure the bird would like a name, lol.  I will select the winning name on Friday, June 26, 2009. 

Good luck everyone!

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

389 thoughts on “NAME THAT BIRD CONTEST! STAMPIN’ UP STAMP SETS PRIZE!”

  2. Deonna Bemish's avatar Deonna Bemish

    Hi Michelle, My daughter thought that you should name him “bossy” after an embosser or “Pudge” just because she liked the name.

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  5. Joy M's avatar Joy M

    Such a cute little bird….I think you should call him Benjamin Frye….Benji for short….(I had a cute little poodle named that)

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  7. Karen I's avatar Karen I

    How about Banjo or Kazooie. The names are from an old video game about a bear (Banjo) who had a bird (Kazooie) in his backpack. When my boys were younger that’s what they named our cockatiels. There are a lot of great names out there, it’s going to be hard to pick one.

    Enjoy your new addition.

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  9. Kecia's avatar Kecia

    Come on, now. That bird is a Buckeye. So how about Buckeye? Or Brutus? Or Woody? Or Archie? Or Eddie? Or Tressel? You have to give him a Buckeye name to cancel out his blue.

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  10. Sue's avatar Sue

    WOW…look at all those suggestions…I couldn’t go through them all but I wanted to tell you the name we had for our budgie when we were kids. Rudy….he chatted up a storm…I decided he needed to know his phone number so we thought him that…and he would do this…
    802…543…543…543…543…543…802802802802..2..2..2..2..2..2..2..2..2…543…
    543…543..Rudy Rudy Rudy..Gimme a Kiss Gimme a Kiss..kiss kiss kiss kiss..Where’s jean…jean jean jean…
    you get the idea…he was just the best bird.
    The first thing he learned was Hello Rudy. My mum would work around the kitchen repeating it like a zombie all day long…she didn’t even know she was doing it. It took a few weeks for him to start to repeat it. Once he had that the rest came much faster LOL
    Enjoy the little guy ..and as someone mentioned..short names ending in ..y or ..ie are good

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  11. olga's avatar olga

    Michelle-

    I am from Russia and in that country most popular name for such a birdy is “Gosha”.
    There are lots of Gosha’s there… We can play a little and make it Goga, Gugu, Bubu, or Gugush. It has to be something bright and short.
    We could go soft and short directions: “kotik”. “kutik”or “sunik”.
    I hope you like it. I think you should go not by the look, but by the personality here…

    many hugs, Olga

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  13. Virginia's avatar Virginia

    I had a friend when I was a child that named her parakeet “Echo”. I always thought that was a neat name for a bird that will repeat all the words you teach him.

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  14. Cindy S's avatar Cindy S

    I’d suggest Twitter or Blog, just because we all enjoy the time we spend with you, courtesy of the world wide web. However, I must admit that Bray or Zindy would be perfect names for “your” bird. It will be fun to find out the name that tickles you! Cheers, Cindy

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  15. Sharon W.'s avatar Sharon W.

    I think a good name for your pretty bird would be Rusher, after all it was your husband who invited us to name the bird. lol. Then again I like Mr.Z the first inital of both of your names and last. Thanks for the chance to win and enjoy your pretty birdie whatever his name ends up being.

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  18. Chris Peterson's avatar Chris Peterson

    We had a parakeet when I was young. We called him “Mr. Dillion”. I think my folks like the TV show Gunsmoke….
    Chris

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  24. Annie's avatar Annie

    I don’t know if this was given yet, but I like
    ……….Blue Boy…………….and
    ……….Stampanion (that was first that came to mind, cuz he will be your companion in your stamping room…….but Blue Boy rolls off the tongue easier, and I like
    ………Breezy as well, his beautiful coloring just makes me think….”Breezy”…..

    He is beautiful, you’ll enjoy him a lot I’m sure!

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  26. Ilona's avatar Ilona

    I have a little budgie too – his cage is nearly by my right side and he loves to play with the things on my desktop.
    The name from my little friend is “Nicky” – he can speak his name and another nice words and phrases.

    As I saw your charming bird I am directly think that he looks like a “CHARLY” or “CHARLIE”

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  27. Donna Lee Williams's avatar Donna Lee Williams

    May I suggest Versa Mark – and call him Mark or Markie?

    When I was a little girl my grandparents had a parakeet and his name was Petey.

    If he were mine, he would be my Buddy.

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  30. Robin H.'s avatar Robin H.

    Oh Michelle, he’s so beautiful! We just love birds. We have two parrotts. How about the name Picaso. Since you’re such an artist, you can have a little artist buddy.

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  32. Helen's avatar Helen

    Very pretty bird – he reminds me of a parakeet, or should I say the MANY parakeets my Grandfather had when I was growing up. Grandpa named all his bird Paddy. It just rolls off the tongue and…it has stamping connections – ink pads!

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  39. Lori A-O's avatar Lori A-O

    How about “Bleau Boy” as in the color…..not Blue……he just looks like a Bleau Boy!! What a cutie and have lots of fun with him, our 3 exotic’s we have, talk up a storm, well at least two of them do…….but yours is a “pretty boy” as well…..oh hey, another good name for him, LOL!

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  43. Cheryl's avatar Cheryl

    Congratulations on your new feathered friend! I have a Quaker parrot and named him “Webster” because they are supposed to be great talkers and I hoped the name would inspire him. It did, he talks more than I do! Your little guy is male and they can talk so maybe the name will inspire him also so I’m suggesting “Webster.” We call him Web and Webby too.
    Don’t give him a mirror until you’ve tamed him or he’ll love the mirror and ignore you!

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  44. Tammy Nichols's avatar Tammy Nichols

    My 8 yr old son said “He is black and turqoise so name him Blurq” I thought that was very cute. OR he could be named Azul, which is Spanish for blue. I really really like the name Turq also, which was suggested by someone already. I already have those sets, so let someone else win. We just wanted to add our two cents! Have a wonderful week!

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  46. Johanna Goldenberg's avatar Johanna Goldenberg

    Oops – I must have been typing when Tammy, just above me suggested AZUL, because I didn’t see it when I started to type – I’ll think of another….

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  47. Belinda's avatar Belinda

    this little guy originates from Australia, He is an outback boy, that is a show off, and his lovely colour is a definite winner with the girls. So hows “Jack” if your a fan of the movie, or Ozzie, if your not

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  48. Dana Bincer's avatar Dana Bincer

    Goodness…so many names. What came to my mind was:
    Aqua Marine – I’d most likely call him Aqua for short.

    or maybe:
    Azure
    According to Wikipidia: Azure is a blue-cyan color on the HSV color wheel (Hue, Saturation, Value) at 210 degrees. Azure is the hue that is halfway between blue and cyan

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  49. Jenny's avatar Jenny

    Getting a parakeet seems like a great idea! I have two zebra finches, but they are not good companion birds, just good observation birds. We have had parakeets before, and I miss their beautiful music. Hmmm… Here are a few more ideas for names: Mr. T, Ozzie, Captain…

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  50. Belinda's avatar Belinda

    Another shot from down under – Bruce, or Brucie boy. I have a brother named Bruce, and our Budgies always seemed to say “Bruce” or “Brucie Boy” with great Fluency. It’s nice if they can say their own name.

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