Name for my hedgehog?

Apparently you are not too familiar with hedgehogs, which are the longest continually surviving live-bearing mammals on earth (they used to hang out with dinosaurs). They usually name themselves. So, you will have to wait until your hedgehog arrives to hear her name. Since they communicate telepathically, you have to concentrate very hard to hear what she will have to say. They use names in all nationalities, but often they take on African tribal names, since they are African hedgehogs. Sometimes a hedgehog is indecisive about choosing a name, and then turns to the Hedgehog Monarch to be given a name. If you would like to read about the present Hedgehog Monarch of North America go to the Hedgehog Central web site (see below) and click on "forums." and type in "Louella" in the forums search box. If you click on the first message, you can see The Royal Artist's painting of the present Hedgehog Monarch, HRM Queen Louella of Lafayette. Further down the thread, you can read of the history of the Monarchy and view the list of all 14 Monarchs.

Some of the more interesting African tribal names of hedgehogs that have lived here at our hedgehog rescue over the last 15 years have been Vula indlela (Zulu for "to make open the way"), Uzulane (Zulu for "the wanderer"), Thembekele (Zulu for "trustworthy"), Ithemba (Zulu for "to trust" or "hope"), Isibindi (Zulu for "spirit"), Izigqi (Zulu for "the sound of footsteps"), Vunulisa (Zulu for "to beautify"), Mai Fara'a (Hausa for "friendly"), Mai Kyauta (Hausa for "generous"), Varkie (Afrikaans for "little pig"), Swartzie (Afrikaans for "blackie"), and Tokelossie (Zulu for "ghost" or "gremlin").

But the Monarchs have opted for many other names as well. The oldest hedgehog fossils have been discovered in what is now the Czech Repubic, so they often opt for Czech names, which are fairly fascinating. For example, one gal was named Branislava (which means "glorious protector"), another Otilie (meaning "fortunate heroine") and yet another Bohumila ("favored by god"). After all, can you see your family and friends exclaim "Branislava!!?" (the male counterpart name is Bronislav). Czech names are heavy, unique, and meaningful - almost as cool as Polish names (don't get me started), as was our hedgehog named Tadeusz Drozdowski.

Best wishes, Z. G. Standing Bear at The Flash and Thelma Memorial Hedgehog Rescue, Inc., in Divide, Colorado USA, and all of the rescues 45 little citizens.

Cashew is cute.Thimble is adorable. You could try sonic or Amy. Naming pets after food is cute <3

Pick a name from a book you really like or a movie, its always my advice it gives pets more character to you and its a fun thing to share with people when they ask.

(Cashew is adorable though I must admit)

All of those names sound really cute!! I actually really like Cashew :))

Seeing as you are a nut why not call her Peanut.

I love pets named after food :D

Cashew is adorable! you could also name her:

-Carmel

-Cotton

-Hazel

-Biscuit

-Grover

-Hershey

-Hooty

-Marshmallow

-Kisses

-Luna

-Kenya

-Prickles

-Pickles

-Jelly

-Muffy

-Spikey

-Sugar

-Penelope

-Poco

-Quinn

-Snuggles

-Super

-Sonic