Not quite as fun as naming new pets or babies

August 19, 2015 12:35 PM

I recently caught the archery bug, and after shooting on some shared equipment in classes/on a range, decided to take the plunge and order my own bow. I feel like this is a piece of equipment deserving of its own name. Metafilter, help me name my bow!

The bow in question is a Samick Sage ( pictured here), 25# draw. Other potentially pertinent points:

1 - I am very much a beginner, and don't show much natural talent, so my chances of being competitive at any level are low. Thus, names such as 'BEAST', 'CHAMP', etc would be cruelly sarcastic.

2 - This will be used for targets only, I have negative interest in hunting.

3 - Right now, the frontrunner is Clara (Bow); I am tending towards female people names. If anyone has roller derby-ish punny names, that would be awesome (a riff on David Bowie that I'm not clever enough to come up with, maybe?). These aren't requirements in any way, just guidance on my current thoughts.

posted by Fig to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (28 answers total)

Carrowlin
posted by cubby at 12:58 PM on August 19, 2015

Miss Gold
posted by pipeski at 12:59 PM on August 19, 2015

Steve.
posted by Silentgoldfish at 1:04 PM on August 19, 2015 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Female bow, Recurve / Takedown? Surely something that abbreviates to:

R.T. (Miss)
posted by protorp at 1:11 PM on August 19, 2015

Fletch
Butts LOL
posted by plinth at 1:16 PM on August 19, 2015

Peep.
posted by LionIndex at 1:24 PM on August 19, 2015 [1 favorite]

Bianca.
posted by kestrel251 at 1:26 PM on August 19, 2015 [6 favorites]

I think you should wait until you have it and have gotten used to it. How can you name it before you make friends?
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 1:41 PM on August 19, 2015 [4 favorites]

This Machine Kills Haybales

a riff on David Bowie
Can you order it with a white finish and call it the Thin White Duke? (Bonus: add two colors of googly eyes)
posted by moonmilk at 2:00 PM on August 19, 2015 [2 favorites]

Kate.
Merida.
Fran.
Zelda.

Going off protorp: Diana.

More on Wikipedia.
posted by xenization at 2:04 PM on August 19, 2015

Jane Bow.
posted by srboisvert at 2:20 PM on August 19, 2015

Katniss.
posted by TooFewShoes at 2:27 PM on August 19, 2015

Jangles.
posted by The otter lady at 2:53 PM on August 19, 2015

Susan the Gentle. (Susan Queen of Narnia, was renowned for her archery.)
posted by suelac at 2:54 PM on August 19, 2015

Mildred.
posted by Night_owl at 3:14 PM on August 19, 2015

Vera
posted by Verdandi at 3:35 PM on August 19, 2015

Beau Brummell.
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:59 PM on August 19, 2015

Sandy
posted by pennypiper at 4:13 PM on August 19, 2015

Tralfaz
posted by Rob Rockets at 4:29 PM on August 19, 2015

Archie!
posted by a humble nudibranch at 4:34 PM on August 19, 2015 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Clara (Bow) is perfect. Short, catchy, and a just a little bit jokey.
posted by cosmicbandito at 4:42 PM on August 19, 2015

Fwisht.
or Thwang.
posted by Slinga at 5:24 PM on August 19, 2015

Zelda
Yumiya
posted by the webmistress at 5:35 PM on August 19, 2015

Bailey.
posted by The corpse in the library at 5:35 PM on August 19, 2015

Arjuna
Orion
Nayanazgeni (the Navajo god-killer)
posted by cmoj at 7:06 PM on August 19, 2015

Sterling.
posted by dvrmmr at 10:55 PM on August 19, 2015

Pingu.

Because a bow goes kinda "PING!" when you let it go.
And because Pingu is an adorable claymation honking penguin.
posted by PuppetMcSockerson at 9:04 AM on August 20, 2015

Response by poster: After using the bow for a while , I decided to stick with my original idea, Clara. But - I was not familiar with Artemis, and so that's now on my list of tattoo ideas, so my question was not a waste! Thanks all!
posted by Fig at 10:57 AM on September 28, 2015