Name This Nest
December 23, 2015 11:15 PM Subscribe
An elderly relative and recent widow is moving into a small assisted living apartment after 40 years in rural, mountain top home with her retired Air-Force husband. The previous home was "The Aerie". The new one needs name.
Some starting points for naming:
- The previous (and beloved home) was the Aerie (an eagle's nest) so a bird/nest related name other animal's home would work
- Family ties to medicine, especially ophthalmology so a medical or eye tie-in is a possibility
- She speaks German and Japanese and is especially fond of Japanese culture. A Jewish or Yiddish reference might work too.
- It should sound natural to say "I'm going back to the ___ now". For example, I think "su", the Japanese word for nest sounds odd in an English sentence like that.
Some starting points for naming:
- The previous (and beloved home) was the Aerie (an eagle's nest) so a bird/nest related name other animal's home would work
- Family ties to medicine, especially ophthalmology so a medical or eye tie-in is a possibility
- She speaks German and Japanese and is especially fond of Japanese culture. A Jewish or Yiddish reference might work too.
- It should sound natural to say "I'm going back to the ___ now". For example, I think "su", the Japanese word for nest sounds odd in an English sentence like that.
The roost?
posted by Cocodrillo at 1:47 AM on December 24, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by Cocodrillo at 1:47 AM on December 24, 2015 [5 favorites]
Perch?
posted by Octaviuz at 4:33 AM on December 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Octaviuz at 4:33 AM on December 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
The Lookout
Aerie House
A name that incorporates a geographical or terrain feature of the new place, (e.g. Aerie Hill, Spruce House, Mountain View, etc.)
A name that alliterates on your mother's name (e.g. Patty's Perch, Nancy's Nest, etc.)
posted by Short Attention Sp at 4:41 AM on December 24, 2015
Aerie House
A name that incorporates a geographical or terrain feature of the new place, (e.g. Aerie Hill, Spruce House, Mountain View, etc.)
A name that alliterates on your mother's name (e.g. Patty's Perch, Nancy's Nest, etc.)
posted by Short Attention Sp at 4:41 AM on December 24, 2015
The bowery
posted by Emperor SnooKloze at 5:40 AM on December 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Emperor SnooKloze at 5:40 AM on December 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
Best answer: The coop? The warren? The rookery? Thr owlery? Because now she's living in a building with many others.
posted by umwhat at 7:14 AM on December 24, 2015
posted by umwhat at 7:14 AM on December 24, 2015
Best answer: Bärenhöhle, for bear cave. She's moving from light & airy to warm & cozy, and what could be cozier than a bear cave?
posted by mochapickle at 7:22 AM on December 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by mochapickle at 7:22 AM on December 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
I really like 'the rookery' because it's a nice but ever so slightly snarky combo of the old (mountain house with beautiful view) and the new (apartment building). It has a nice ring to it as well.
posted by telepanda at 7:47 AM on December 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by telepanda at 7:47 AM on December 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Along the lines of what @umwhat said, the dovecote.
posted by dondiego87 at 8:08 AM on December 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by dondiego87 at 8:08 AM on December 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
The Mountain
The Chalet
The (name of street) House
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 9:59 PM on December 24, 2015
The Chalet
The (name of street) House
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 9:59 PM on December 24, 2015
Response by poster: I just love, love, love the dovecote - perfect for a grandmotherly lady sharing a home with others.
I will also pass along Bärenhöhle and Gotande's suggestions (as well as "hatogoya" 鳩小屋 which seems to be japanese for dovecote). If she doesn't get excited about those, I will have plenty of other suggestions up my sleeve. The rookery? the drey? the roost? I won't run out of ideas. Thanks, everyone.
posted by metahawk at 12:45 AM on December 25, 2015
I will also pass along Bärenhöhle and Gotande's suggestions (as well as "hatogoya" 鳩小屋 which seems to be japanese for dovecote). If she doesn't get excited about those, I will have plenty of other suggestions up my sleeve. The rookery? the drey? the roost? I won't run out of ideas. Thanks, everyone.
posted by metahawk at 12:45 AM on December 25, 2015
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posted by bongo_x at 11:20 PM on December 23, 2015