Running this over on Animalball too:
Okay, it is almost a certainty (I'll know for sure by the end of this week) that we are going to be purchasing our first alpacas (2 or 3 of them) by Dec. 31. We're having trouble coming up with a name for our business, which we'll need in order to form our business entity.
Some examples of names in use:
Clare-Limerick Alpaca Ranch
North Star Stable Alpacas
Grand Alpaca Company
Humming Hill Alpacas (alpacas make a humming noise)
Triple Diamonds Alpaca Ranch
Whispering Pines Alpaca Ranch
I personally like names like Whispering Pines or Humming Hill. Of course, these are taken, so I can't use them...but I think they're cool names, and they're not tied to a specific geographical location, like Chippewa River Alpacas.
Rules of the contest:
Please help us come up with a tasteful, appropriate name for our alpaca ranch. There are 2 kinds of alpaca (Suri and Huacaya). We are starting with Huacaya, but will eventually want both. So, Suri and Huacaya will likely not be appropriate for the name.
Also, we currently live in central Michigan in the United States. However, we anticipate moving to the Tawas Bay area up north (still in Michigan) at some point. So a location-related name is probably not good, since we may be moving.
Non-specific locations would be okay (Like Northern Alpacas --- already taken).
Names with the word "farm" in them will not be acceptable. Names with the word "ranch" in them will be acceptable.
Prizes:
There are no guaranteed prizes, other than the pride you may feel knowing you helped us name our ranch. There is no guarantee that a suggested name will be used. However, if we do select one of the suggestions submitted here, I will send the winner a prize made with alpaca fleece, like socks or yarn or a stuffed animal. The guarantee of the prize depends on whether or not we successfully enter the alpaca business. Delivery of the prize may take a year or longer.
Thanks in advance for any helpful suggestions.
Contest! Name my alpaca ranch!
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The Huacasu Hideout - appeals to children and uses both varieties of Alpaca, thus breaking the rules. Just for funsies.
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Something like "Grand Alpaca Ranch" sound not only notable, but prominent. If you were wanting to purchase a cougar, per se, would you prefer, Rolling Hills Cougar Ranch or Universal Cougar Ranch to check out first? Okay, okay, so some may go with the more specific ranch, but I think, in general, going with something more "mainstream" sounding will generate more interest, more clicks, more hits and more potential purchases.
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