[Gpdd] MISC: Thanks for Sympathy / Ryvvir & Aquinnah

[Willowstorm25 at aol.com]

Thanks, everyone for your condolences about Ryssi.
 
Ryvvir is starting to accept it, now.  She's still a bit moody &  aloof, but 
she's coming around.  For a few days she didn't even want to  eat, and pushed 
Aquinnah away completely.  Now she'll at least share a food  bowl with her and 
sit with her in the pigloo.
 
Kathy, since you asked, I usually have inspiration for naming my guinea  
pigs.  Ryvvir was named in honor of my late guinea pig, Sianndre (Celtic  spelling 
for Chandra, which is Hindi for "of the moon"). Sianndre died  before I 
adopted Ryvvir, and I wanted Ryvvir to be named after something that  was constant 
in nature, like the moon.
 
Aquinnah is a Wampanoag tribal name that means, "land at the bottom of the  
hill."  I heard the name once a year or so ago, and I liked it, and decided  
that my next female guinea pig would be named Aquinnah.  And I figured  because 
guinea pigs are very important in several tribal cultures in the  Americas 
(mostly with the Quechua), it would be appropriate.
 
Before that, I had Camryn, named in honor of Camille, a roommate I had in  
college who was very supportive of my through some difficult times.  I had  
Sayge, and then Sapphryn, both named for their coloring.  Cassidy I named  because 
I liked the name after I had heard it given to a horse.  Ryssi was  named for 
his coloring (after the welsh name "Rhys" which means "fiery".   And Kylie 
was named just because I liked the name.
 
I am very interested in names and their origins.
 
 
In a message dated 3/16/2007 7:59:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Kskosich  
writes:

Nicholle, belated condolences on the loss of your little Ryssi.   Even when 
you know it is coming, it is still a hard thing to go through.   What unusual 
names you have for your piggies.  Is there a story behind  their names?  All of 
our critters are "re-homed" ones too.  Although  you have them for a shorter 
time, it's good to know that you are making their  last years happy.  In 
sympathy, Kathy (with Millie bloodhound, Shaggy  cat, piggies Beatrice, 
Pookah-Darryl and Ginger)



 
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