I still need to name my Janome.

My Singer is named Esther after my grandmother.

My dress form is Lillian Mae.

My brother is Marie, after my paternal GM. My antique singer, Lucy, for my maternal GM

My just purchased Featherweight is Ruby, after my grandmother and Great Aunt.

My Nolting FunQuilter, purchased 2 mths ago is Lydia, because she is purple.

My high end Pfaff, purchased almost three years ago,...no name...strange, but nothing seems to fit! :(

Singer 128 - Mamie after my grandmother
Singer 301 - AnnieRose who knows why
Elna SU Star - no name she needs a Swiss name, but Heidi doesn't fit
Leader treadle - no name until she is cleaned. American made from 1928 - any ideas?
Necchi - Sophia because she beautiful and Italian
Kenmore 158 - Pitiful Pearl because she's neglected
Universal - no name yet, she's still in the car. I think Bette as she's the twin to my mother's White

This is interesting and I will be following the replies. In over 50 years of sewing and quilting, it has never occurred to me to name my sewing machines. I think it's kind of cool, really, but why do you name them?

black 1950 FW....PJ (name after 2 sis 1st name)
White FW........Lucy (name after mom, Lucille)
Newest 1939 FW...............none at this time.
306...................Detla (found in Deltona, Fl)

The only machine I have named is my Gammill. She's called Maxine. She did maximum damage to my checkbook and available floor space.

My 1950 Singer 15-91 is My Sweet Ada, after my G'ma Drake and my Mom. My parents bought it new, with the cabinet and stool, all of which I have. Both Mom and G'ma had the middle name Adelaide, but G'pa Drake shortened that to Ada!!! He bellowed it.

My Viking 5610 is Aunt Mary, because I inherited it from her.

My 1980's White is Millie, for my Mom, who loved this machine, for some reason.

I never thought of naming them until I joined this Board!

grandjan, I have sewed for 37 years on the Elna without naming her, but when I bought the 128 because I wanted a machine that resembled my grandmother's, she named herself as did the 301. In my case, only vintage machines seem to need names.

Me, too! I may call my machines some not so nice things when they're not cooperating but I've never named them nor felt the need to. Kinda like my car which doesn't have a name other than Honda. And quilts...I don't quite get naming them either - except for art & landscape quilts but why name a Log Cabin patterned quilt that's being given away? So, why do you name a sewing machine?