A Name

Ringo Star needed a new name. He was a son of Navarre, and needed a name to match his heritage. Calling a Spanish colt a Beatle, a little bug that can bang on drums just did not fit. (Note: I am a Beatle's fan but their names can stay out of my horse world.) Gretchen and Risa had been debating about a new name for some time. I was at this point starting to care deeply for the little colt and wanted to take part in naming him. I volunteered to go onto the Internet and find names for Ring with Spanish origin. Gretchen and Risa happily agreed and I floated on air all the way home, I was going to have a key part to play in naming him. I got home and launched myself onto the computer to a site I was quiet familiar with seeing as I had gone to it to find good names for characters in my fantasy stories on several occasions. . . BabyNames.com. I went to the advanced search and looked for boy names of Spanish origin. I selected names the same way I select chocolate, the name of the sweet must sound decedent and taste good on the tongue. Every name I picked I said aloud to myself feeling the way it rolled across my tongue, I wanted the name to feel like a marble, smooth, rolling, and perfect.
Adelo    Castel  Diego  Mateo   and Zavier.
Amor    Cezar  Eracio  Rafeal
Angelito Cinco  Hildago Rey
Antonio  Daren  Lazaro  Tiburon

Personally I was hoping for Zavier which means New House. The meaning was not great but the name sounded prestigious like the name of a grand godly stallion. Gretchen and Risa however liked the name Mateo and it stuck, Mateo means gift of god which fits a young colt. He has not grown out of the name yet, literally. The last time I saw Mateo he had not grown an inch in height, and had not grown since the first day I met him.