I suppose this can't get any weirder than the "Fountain pen gender" thread.

In any case, I'll start it: I have named them.

The list - and naming rationales - can be found on my blog:
http://fenrisfox.livejournal.com/75843.html

Only one. "The Precious" is my Yard O Led Grand Victorian and the Pen Goddess [Pam Braun] made it possible when I thought it would take years more savings. The others are beloved, but they're unnamed pens.

I voted no, but I do have a few pens that were personalized by the original owners that I do call by the names that are on them. Think I get the Thomas P. O'Rorke out for next week!

You didn't have a category that fit - simply no.

My Father-in-Law on the other hand has stated that I do name my pens which, is simply not true. So I was quite amused to see this as a questioned as before his silly comment it would not occur to me that someone would even think to name their pens.

Roger W.

Hi,

I do name my pens, but then, they are more like a tool to me, somewhat like an extension to my hand.

Dillon

Yes, but not for the reason stated. I like to make a note of which pen(s) I used for a particular drawing, and it's easier to jot down the pens' nicknames than to write out the full name. Simply writing "Waterman 52" wouldn't tell me much--I have several, all with distinctively different nibs.

I tend to abreviate the names for smplicity-Parker 51 to simply 51; Pilot Vanishing Point to VP; Lamy 2000, to Lamy or L2K, or 2000, Visconti Van Gogh maxi to either visconti or sometimes van gogh...makes it easier. When I had two 51's that got annoying so i got rid of one, although i am hoping at some stage to get a vac 51 and then I will call them aero 51 and vac 51.

Have all your pens come home to roost?

BTW, watch the last episodes of Numbers yet?

I have to say that this resembles the threads I see on my car groups about naming cars, and I also have to say that IMNSHO anyone that anthropomorphizes inanimate objects has at least a couple of screws loose, or in pen parlance, their plunger doesn't go all the way to the top.

They are just frickin' pieces of metal and plastic, not your kids, or even your pets

Naming a pen I think is silly.Also naming 120 pens would make no sense and I would never be able to remamber it.

The only ones with names are the ones that unexpectedly need nib or other work---they get called----"#&%$*&%%$@!?$$*+$#%@" or other variations! But that passes quickly and they become partners of the hand.