If I owned a ballock dagger, I'd name it 'Scrotumus'. :lol: :lol: :lol: ........McM

My first Scottish two-hander is named Scathach (from the Cuchulain legend)
The second is Cailleach ("The Hag" or more politely The Old Lady).

It is hard to go wrong with the classics. I like “Lady Vivamus”.

Widow's Wail

Can I strongly recomend against naming a sword "Stormbringer" , "Ravenbrand" or "Kanajana", the fantasy inspiration is not something that should be called to oneself.

I feel unimaginative. I just call my swords by a shortened version of the names the manufacturor's gave them. Such as English Baron, Five Lobed Viking, Great Ouse, even just Falchion, Hanger, or Bastard. It doesn't seem right to name them though. I mean, they are mass produced and there are plenty like them. What makes mine any more deserving of a name than any other? It would be like naming your car. (Well, I do call my car Beastie from time to time, but I don't think of it AS Beastie.)

I have named just a few weapons and none of my swords. It has not happened that any of the swords have been in a situation to get a name that is fitting. I have a targe named Ass Biter from many years ago after a roommate sat on it under memorable circumstances. None of the other names are really worth repeating here, but they do have meaning to me. I have some wonderful weapons that I would like to name (a custom Dane axe with lots of personality in particular), but I would hate those names to feel forced.

I've never named any sword I've owned but I have named most of the surplus rifles I've owned and all to a general set of rules. They've all been female names, and had something to do with the time period and nation that produced them. A few examples are:

M-1891 Mosin Nagant: Nastya (diminutive of Anastasia)
No 1 MK III SMLE: Agatha
K-98K produced for Israel: Yael
AR-15 in made with Vietnam surplus parts: Raquel

as soon as I seen 'Steven' I thought of that line in brave heart "Steven is my name!" :lol:

the only swords I've given names to are the ones I've worked at a little. all my knife projects seem to get a name as I work on them.

for swords, I've got my A&A German bastard sword of which I made a sheath for - and gave the name "Rose Thorn"



for my next project I'm planning on - I'm looking for a translation of "War Wind" in a Saxon or old Norse language.

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I named my first little Hanwei Norman sword "Dory" after the battle of Dorylaeum during the First crusade. My cheap stainless steel bastard sword got named "Marten" somehow. For the past couple months I knew I'd want to give my Liechtenauer an individual name (It just arrived this afternoon) and had a bunch of ideas that didn't make the cut, but "Jäger" came to me a few days ago and it feels so wonderful to pronounce that I know it's going to stick.

My fifteen year old daughter calls my Castellan Mr. pointy.

"Debt-maker"
"Wallet's-Bane"

I've always like "Destroyer" -- Zerstörer

But I just call my sword "Gladys."

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