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Help[Opinions] Oothoon
One of my co-workers recently bought a Madagascar hissing cockroach for a pet. I've told him about this website a number of times, so he wanted to look up a name for his new pet on here. He chose to name his new pet bug Oothoon because, according to him, it's close to ootheca, the cases that cockroaches lay their eggs in. (The cockroach in question is female.) I did tell him the name Oothoon is unrelated to the word ootheca, but I liked the pun.
Obviously, I wouldn't recommend Oothoon for a human child. But do you think it would suit a cockroach or other pet bug?
Obviously, I wouldn't recommend Oothoon for a human child. But do you think it would suit a cockroach or other pet bug?
This message was edited 12/9/2017, 5:42 PM
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A hissing cockroach...yuck!
But Oothoon is cool. I had never seen this name earlier. I thought it was Inuit or from some sub-Saharan African culture.
But Oothoon is cool. I had never seen this name earlier. I thought it was Inuit or from some sub-Saharan African culture.
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Perfect for a pet bug! I greatly disapprove of the international trade in "pet" animals, but I suppose if Ms Oothoon never meets Mr Oothoon and lays lots of ootheca, it won't matter much. And the name is wondrous.
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I certain hadn't expected the name's origin to be Celtic! Even though Oona is a very Irish name, somehow I thought Oothoon would be of some sort of African etymology (like maybe Mòoré, since that's the language the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou is in).
I've never thought about what would be a good name for a bug, and I don't ever intend to own one as a pet (not a big insect, or arthropod, fan); but Oothoon is kind of cute for a... cockroach.
I've never thought about what would be a good name for a bug, and I don't ever intend to own one as a pet (not a big insect, or arthropod, fan); but Oothoon is kind of cute for a... cockroach.
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Y... yes.
Y... yes.
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I honestly think it’s adorable.
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Sure, why not?
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