Name our ferret

[Matt Lukes]

The males can be castrated

Iovi Optimo Maximo Jef!- we use the word 'neutered' so as not to make those of us with a Y-chromosome cringe at the 'c' word :lol:

[petrinus]

Intostufius? cause he will be!!!! (in to stuff-ius)

[Marcus Mummius]

The males can be castrated

Iovi Optimo Maximo Jef!- we use the word 'neutered' so as not to make those of us with a Y-chromosome cringe at the 'c' word :lol:

lol you are right, neutered sounds a lot less painful! Deceptive language that is! I will have no part in that

Cheers,
Jef

[Gaivs Antonivs Satvrninvs]

Well,How 'bout "Coolus"???

[Matt Lukes]

Well,How 'bout "Coolus"???

If I didn't know that was actually a helmet type, I'd have thought it a 'silly' Latin word like the 'silly' name Naughtius Maximus... Coolus Maximus?

Actually Max would work- it has a good sharp sound, which I understand is good for an animal's name as they catch it better, and is short for Maximus if you want to keep to the Roman thing.

[Matt Lukes]

Ave Jasper,

perhaps 'Ferox' ? - a ferret ferox is similar to a wild weasle
- but if you call out that name at an event, also the members of some Germanic or Gallic auxilary units might appear... :wink:

All the easier to conquer them when they just come running- like fish jumping into the boat

[Praefectusclassis]

Ferrets are more like fish jumping out of the boat... When picking one, the petstore owner had quite some trouble making sure only one (out of 7 or 8 spring loaded ferrets) came out of the cage.

[Magnus]

I want a ferret now.

[Matt Lukes]

Yeah, they sure sound cool and the one guy I knew who had a pair thought the world of them. I've heard they're the wiggliest creatures on the face of the earth next to fish...

[JRSCline]

I think "Ferox the Ferret" has my vote, Jas.

But if you follow Jeroen's suggestion, you're a dead man!

[Praefectusclassis]

It's going to be a male, Jenny....

[JRSCline]

:wink: I know... lol.

Perhaps you should name him Scorpio? :twisted:

Or Pépé le Pieu, if you decide not to make him a eunuch...

[Cornelius Quintus]

It's going to be a male, Jenny....

Ave Jasper,

isn’t the declension of ‚ferox’:

M:
ferox
ferocis
feroci
ferocem
feroci

F:
ferox
ferocis
feroci
ferocem
feroci

N:
ferox
ferocis
feroci
ferox
feroci

So should be ‚ferox’ for male, female and ‚ just don’t know’ - very useful to avoid some after-buy surprise :wink:

[Praefectusclassis]

I know Heiko, I was actually reacting to Jenny's remark vs. Jeroen's suggestion.

[Cornelius Quintus]

Ave Jasper,

now I understand and totally agree with you.
I noticed only 'Romulus' and 'Remus' and not his third suggestion :lol: