Help me name my new horse

[Merle]

We cannot come up with a name for the life of us - or at least settle on one. :) Yesterday we brought home my new girl - she's not yet 3 (will be at the end of the month), is a black and white pinto color, and is 1/2 Dutch Warmblood 1/2 Belgian.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u306/Born2Event/bessie.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u306/Born2Event/DSCN1821.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u306/Born2Event/DSCN1837.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u306/Born2Event/P4020124.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u306/Born2Event/DSCN2199.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u306/Born2Event/DSCN1985.jpg

Her sire is Art Deco. http://www.silverwoodfarm.com/artdeco.html and her mom is a registered Belgian mare named Painted Forest Bailey http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u306/Born2Event/DSCN1800.jpg

We'd love to have a name that incorporates something about Art Deco (whether it be Decoupage or Art Nouveaux) but it could be anything about art like a painter or something along those lines. We've come up with cute names that seem to fit her but she's just a very expressive and delicate mover, even though she is a draft cross. Everyone at the barn says that the cute names just don't fit her and that she needs something unique like she is! :) We've liked Zephyr, Zoe, Dot, and Tinks the best of the cute names.

[marta]

what about deca-dance? (you said she's a light mover so playing off the word decadence)

maybe give it a couple of weeks and name that suits her will come to you?
friend and her BF rescued a starved mare whose name is absolute beauty. the prior owners called her beauty but all of us, except the BF, think abby suits her perfectly. however, the BF got it into his head that he wants her named after a greek goddess. it's been 7 weeks and still no name b/c none of the greek goddess names suit her. so in the meantime everyone is calling her abby ;)

[Nes]

I like Decoupage! You could call her page ;).

What a beautiful mare though!

[IrishKharma]

How about "Decoration" ?

[rabicon]

For a barn name maybe

Monet
Madonna
Pieta
artist
mona
decor
canvas


if you are going to show her maybe

forest of art
painted deco
painted art
mona lisa lol
blank canvas

[Chardavej]

Pookie.

[BeaSting]

Lalique - he was an art deco jeweler.

[Larksmom]

How about Technicolor?

[MSP]

I thought of Art Nouveau, then saw you had listed that in your OP. I like it. It relates to the sire and the English translation makes sense; New Art!

You could take the A and the N and use "An", "Anne" or "Annie" as a stable name.

[LouLove]

How about:

Des Beaux Arts (french - translated = Of Fine Arts)

Barn Name:

Dayla
Arla
Beatrice
Brie
Bianca

[Saidapal]

what about deca-dance?

Play on this one: DecoDance? You could call her DeeDee

[WhatzUp]

Hi !

How about Art Attack ?

(I wonder what Liz is up to these days ...
time for an email and phone call...)

Yours in sport,

Lynn

[Chief2]

Here is a sight listing women Dutch painters. There might be a name you would like here.
http://members.cox.net/academia/cassatt12.html

Also:
Women Artists through the 17th century
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/women-artists-15th-16th-17th.html

The 18th Century
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/women-artists-18th.html

The 19th Century
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/women-artists-19th.html

the 20th Century
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/women-artists-20th.html

Contemporary Women Artists
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/women-artists-20thb.html

Undated Women Artists
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/women-artists-nd.html

There are some lovely names on these sites. If you don't find something there, may I suggest Leila for a barn name? It is pretty, graceful, and might fit.

[marta]

Play on this one: DecoDance? You could call her DeeDee

i love deedee :)