[janeloveslifenow]

Gypsy (RIP) was named after my Granny's old rat terrier, Gypsy Rose Lee. I loved that dog, and at the time I named Gypsy, I hadn't intended to keep her. Her registered name is Nickerson's Gypsy Lullaby.

Mexico, well...when I found her, again, I hadn't intended to keep her. I contacted many, many rescues, but most turned me down, telling me that the 10 week old puppy I found, who was fearful, shy, and terrified of people, would likely just be put down because of her issues. So she stayed. And I am pretty bad at choosing names, and just decided that since I found her in New Mexico, I'd name her Mexico.

Umah, I wanted a german name, something not too common. It means "Tranquility" and she has yet to fit it, lol! Her registered name is O'Thaisce Lullaby Vonmarionhaus. Thaisce means 'beloved' in Gaelic.

Marsha got her name because when I first saw her in the shelter, she looked like a toasted marshmellow. White on the bottom, and golden brown on the top! Her previous name from the people who surrendered her to the shelter, was Delilah I think. And since I couldn't call her Marshmellow (no way!) I shortened it to Marsha, lol.

Miss Kitty I had a hard time choosing a name for, and out of all of the ones I liked, I think I picked the one that was least liked by everyone else, lol! To me, she really resembles a mountain lion, or 'puma', but since I already have an Umah, that was just too close..so Miss Kitty it is!

Conway, I had originally named Mikhail, which is pronounced like 'mee-high-eel', and while I liked it, it just didn't suit. And then I was researching scottish/Gaelic names and came across Conway, which means "Hound of the plains", and thought it fit. Of course, now he gets called Mr. Twitty more often than not, even though I did not name him after the singer, lol!

Zora (rip), her name just came to me. I found out later that it meant "The dawn", and it was so fitting at the time.