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Hi! I'm new to this forum and I'm happy to be here I'm going to be adopting my first Indian Ringneck in a few days and I'm very excited. I'm deciding between a few names, so if you can help me decide or give me more ideas, please do! The bird is a blue female, so the names are based off her color and gender. The names I have so far are: Saturn, Apollo, Pierre, Neptune, Loki, Echo, or Topaz.

Hi and welcome. Congratulations. Most of your names are male gendered, with the exceptions Topaz (genderless, as far as I know), Lokie (could go either way), and Echo (female).

Sometimes people end up with a mismatched gender name because the seller was mistaken or not forthcoming. I bought a bird as female who I suspected was male. I named him Wally, after the Flying Wallendas, and had him DNA tested. Male. So, a gender-neutral name is sometimes a good choice.

Sometimes it's also a good idea to get to know the animal first, before making the hard choice. I knew I wanted to name my bird Sinbad, but my first bird came already knowing his name. My second bird seems to have never had a name, so (visually confirming he was male) I was considering Sinbad. But, he was also so silly I was thinking of him half the time as Silly Pants -- so, I named my bird Mr. Sinbad Silly Pants. Naturally, most of the time I actually call him Sinny.

You'll know what name feels right to you at the time.

Thanks for the advice! I actually went with the name Indi because it's short and fits her well.

Wow! Love the name! Can't wait to hear more stories about Indi as well as photos!

Best wishes,

IMRAN-C

Indi is a great name!