Have you ever kept the Sculpt Name as your Doll's Name?

I find that if I am unable to come up with a name for a doll I usually fall back to the sculpt name and if I don't discover a name that doll gets tucked away. Eventually it gets sold.

 

I use the sculpt names if I like them. I have trouble thinking of names and a lot of my dolls are nameless, so I just refer to them by their sculpt. Also, I've found that when I name a doll, the name is based on the sculpt/body/hair/eyes/clothes combination he's currently wearing, so once I change his look, sometimes the name no longer fits. For instance, my Crobidoll Lance was named "Caspian" for a while because I thought that fit the princely look he had at the time-he had on an outfit like some noble might wear. But now he's wearing casual clothes and I no longer like that name for him. Another example is my Infinitidoll Dreaming Kay, which I originally named "Dorian" when he had on a ruffly outfit with a corset. But now he's wearing a flowing, robe-like outfit that doesn't fit the name Dorian. I've also noticed that most names I pick out end in "ian" or "iel", and that kind of bothers me.

 

I haven't kept the sculpt names for any of my crew yet, but I'm pretty sure that will change if I ever find my Vesuvia. I think her name is unique and very fitting for her sculpt, and I'm leaning strongly towards keeping it once I have her.

 

For my IS Zhuqing, I decided to keep Zhuqing as his last name. All together his name is Shen-shi Zhuqing. ^^ I just really liked the way it sounded.

 

I love the name Petsha(the original name of my doll) but somehow I just think that it would be more unique to give a name that I can come up with for it makes her special in a way, I've given her a new personality not as just what she has being given generally by her manufacturer but by her owner n__6

 

Oh, new names for my dolls for sure. I love making up new names.

 

I call dolls by the sculpt name only when I'm still trying to find the right one, usually as soon as I get them something tell me what they're name should be. I may still call them by the sculpt name but just if the people who I'm talking with don't know my dolls by their name.

 

Yeap, me too, I do call my dolls by their sculpt names when I'm taking with people who does not know their new names for it's easier to refer which doll I'm taking about n___6

 

i love making up new names. if i have a doll i can't think of a name for, i sell her!

 

I kept my girls name Yur becuase it fit her, I tried Emma for a week but it didn't seem to fit her.

 

I think building an original character ane thinking of a name is fun, however if I ever got a fullset I would keep the name as a collector.

 

I couldn't imagine ever keeping the sculpt name on a doll I own. Renaming them is part of how I make them exclusively my own.

 

I'd normally call a doll their sculpt name while I'm choosing its permanant name.... but usually it sticks and they're stuck with it
I think it's because you get to know the doll as that name, so it seems weird calling it something else
Imagine trying to call someone you know very well a different name... it wouldn't seem natural for a while ~

 

I try to give each doll a unique name, but for some reason, for some dolls the name doesn't stick. My Narae has been through about 5 names now and I find myself calling her Narae because I can never remember the others. Hazy is another one who goes through a lot of names. In the end she always ends up Hazy.

The first few dolls were easy to remember, but now I have to keep a list. Especially for dolls that don't get constant attention. I'll look at a doll and say, "Who are you, again?" If the doll doesn't tell me, and I can't find the list, he or she goes by the sculpt name.

 

I haven't yet named one of my dolls after their sculpt... but I would if it was the name I felt worked. I find with my dolls that names just come to my head when I see them. If it happened to be the sculpts name, then I would name them that.: )

My guess is that will never happen... There are just to many names out there... so the chance of that happening is very slim.XD

 

I have found that i have a character in mind before i even choose a sculpt so no i have names already for them of my own choosing. Though i do refer to them by only when asked from others.

 

I call them with a sculpt name when I haven't decide name for a doll yet. But they don't stay. To decide the name for doll is one the hardest task for me to do. I don't know why.

 

My first two dolls there was no question for me to change their names. But with Cian I thought about keeping it. I really liked the name and it suits him.

 

My dolls are not specific characters, so I feel only a small urge to name them. Mostly, I do refer to them by their sculpt names, "My Yuu," etc. However, as I get further into their clothes-making, they may develop enough specific personality for a name to occur to me. It's not just a matter of finding a nice name, but finding the right one.

 

I still call my boy his sculpt name. It sometimes just comes out > <, I have even replaced his old mold with a new one and I still haven't broken this habit. This is only happening because I thought of his character while I was waiting for his arrival. > < *so.long.ago, But for any dolls that should be joining me I have all their characters figured out so this Sculpt calling is not longer going to happen.