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Help me name our new pet tortoise

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Sunflower1650 · 29/11/2025 19:16

A 5 month old Hermann’s tortoise has arrived in our family today. We won’t know if it’s male or female for a few years. Struggling to name him/her.
Suggestions by the kids so far has been Voldetort, Myrtle, Tortellini and Steve (my eldest is a HP and Minecraft fan). Any suggestions please?! Photo attached in case this helps 🐢 🥰

Help me name our new pet tortoise
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Doggielovelouie · 03/12/2025 16:10

Yes Shelby!

LittleMi55Nobody · 03/12/2025 06:49

shellby

LadySpratt · 03/12/2025 06:14

Calliopespa · 29/11/2025 22:14

I ma getting tired. I read that as "I had relations with a tortoise called Sonic."😬

Great name though ...

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Glad I’m not the only one!! 😂

NET145 · 03/12/2025 04:49

Tomsk

gerispringer · 03/12/2025 04:48

Rocky

ChocolateCinderToffee · 03/12/2025 04:44

Balonz

Gossipisgood · 02/12/2025 11:54

Slim. Speedy. Sonic. Fred.

CherryRipe1 · 02/12/2025 06:27

Usain
Fred
Ninja

purpleygrey · 02/12/2025 05:59

Dave.

user1492757084 · 02/12/2025 05:31

Sheldon
Shelley
Herman
Hermione
Hermes
Fluffy

Doggielovelouie · 30/11/2025 09:37

They can say llini

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Sunflower1650 · 30/11/2025 09:36

Omg I’m loving all these suggestions so far. I think tortellini/tortellini is a strong contender at the minute. Only problem is my 3 year old is struggling to pronounce it but I think that makes it even sweeter!

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Beautifulsunflowers · 30/11/2025 07:51

We have a tortoise called Jude - my son was going through his Beatles phase ….
Also thought of calling him tortellini!!
Most of the time I call him Mr T!! T for tortoise - not very imaginative but I rarely call my pets their actual name!

Im loving the F1 driver suggestions - or go for a team name
Mclaren for eg.
Instead of Morris - Norris

SayithowitisYorkie · 29/11/2025 22:57

My old tortoise was called Speedy and he really did motor. We lost him so many times over the years.

Calliopespa · 29/11/2025 22:45

Doggielovelouie · 29/11/2025 22:43

Love lettice!!

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So do I. Yet I also like Myrtle.

You need another girl op: Lettice and Myrtle.

Doggielovelouie · 29/11/2025 22:43

Thedogswhiskers · 29/11/2025 22:42

Lettice

Love lettice!!

Thedogswhiskers · 29/11/2025 22:42

Lettice

waltzingparrot · 29/11/2025 22:38

Wally Shufflebottom

Mumofgirls2017 · 29/11/2025 22:37

Love tortellini 😂

toby
teddy
victor
torsten
hector

Myoldbear · 29/11/2025 22:35

Calliopespa · 29/11/2025 22:14

I ma getting tired. I read that as "I had relations with a tortoise called Sonic."😬

Great name though ...

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Ha ha, I have my limits...

Calliopespa · 29/11/2025 22:33

cooksbrandedclock · 29/11/2025 22:32

😍. Whatever you decide to call him / her, remember they will have to live with it a long, long time. My suggestion: Cedric for a boy and Hilda for a girl.

Really like Cedric!

Ineffable23 · 29/11/2025 22:32

I love tortellini or tortellini.

I do also like Voldemort. They could be Mortie the Tortie for short.

He/she is SO CUTE.

I am trying to think of other ideas but I don't think I'll like any as much as Tortellini.

cooksbrandedclock · 29/11/2025 22:32

😍. Whatever you decide to call him / her, remember they will have to live with it a long, long time. My suggestion: Cedric for a boy and Hilda for a girl.

Calliopespa · 29/11/2025 22:31

FrangipaniBlue · 29/11/2025 22:28

as a fellow tortoise owner I can confirm……. they are not slow!

I LOVE Tortellini/Tortelloni!

ours is called Tin Tin 🤣

are you 100% sure it’s a Hermans? I only ask because the colour and markings look a lot like mine……. who is a Horsfield

EDIT - ignore that I’ve just googled a Herman’s and it’s not the kind I was thinking of 🤣🤣

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Oh Tintin is great!

I also like Lionel or Priscilla.

GameofPhones · 29/11/2025 22:30

Dasher
Streak

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