Update - Six More Names and a Theme??

We have to confess we were expecting to only have to think of half the number of names for HMS Alyssums litter.  What we've realised is Van seems to be very verile and has produced large litters even with first time mums.  God only knows what size litter we'd have if we paired him with a queen that had already had a litter...and NO WE'RE NOT intending to try that experiment!

Anyway, back to the matter in hand... firstly another Nautical theme.. secondly names related to it.  We have 4 girls and 2 boys in this litter.  All with very distinguished strong faces.  If they had been mainly boys, I think I would have opted for Famous Naval Officers or Famous Naval Battles, but mostly girls that would be a tough cookie to make that work.   We've almost exhausted the Phrases one, it would have just about stretched for another 2 or 3 names, but 6 no way!  Warship Names; Beach Holidays; Things found on or in a Beach; Nautical Measurements; Nautical Songs and even Pirates Names all been used.

Over this past 2 weeks I have been racking my brains... Rope Spices and Knots was a possibility... There were some Net ones and an Anchor one which were obvious, but YAWN boring names.  The remainder listed I couldn't work out which ones were used for nautical purposes, from ones that were not.  So gave up on that too! 

After thinking long and hard on this, I have decided on generic names using Kent Coastal Towns.  Not exactly inspirational, but better than Sheepshead Shank Knot or Half Hitch.  Rather than explain any further, I'll list them for you to see.  I have yet to associate nicknames to all of these...  I think at the moment I am edging towards Cliff (no pun intended) for the first one, Belle for (Whitstable) and Bailey (for Herne Bay) the rest are yet to be decided, I've put some provisional ones I could think of that but these may change.  By all means suggest some if you have any ideas, taking into account that I would not reuse any nickname from a previous litter, and its girls names I need.

Totallycoastal Cliftonville (aka Cliff)
Totallycoastal Ramsgate (aka Ramsey)

Totallycoastal Herne Bay (aka Bailey)

Totallycoastal Whitstable  (aka Belle)

Totallycoastal Folkestone (aka Toni)
Totallycoastal Broadstairs (aka Tara)