The only machine I have successfully named is my treadle. It belonged to my Great Aunt Mae. I never met Aunt Mae but when I use her machine I talk to her. And some times I call my Singer 15-91 that my mother gave me and it is the machine I learned to sew on I call it "Old Friend". My little Europro travels with me more than my FW's, so I call it my traveling buddy. My Viking, Janome, and 2 FW's nothing seems to stick. So they go by their given names.