This is my list of machine names that I use or have used, recorded here so I can pick new names without overlap. My current naming scheme (first described here) names machines after living things with some broad divisions for different types of machines.

Machines marked with a are in active use.

latops

Mostly mythical creatures.

• gnu
• wildebeest (spare for gnu)
• cucurbit (Anna's current)
• aquamiser (Mark's)
• grebe (Anna's old laptop)
• kodama (Mom's)
• phoenix (Maggie's old laptop)
• dragon
• corvid
• kraken

phones

• limpet Palm Pre

servers

Mostly birds.

• kite
• chicken
• turtle
• dodo
• ostrich
• stork
• wren
• bluebird
• hydra
• box
• finch

nslu2 machines

• slug
• snail
• stick

wireless routers

Flying insects.

• dragonfly (primary at home)
• gnat (link to Mom's)
• butterfly (yurt)
• moth (Mom's)
• fly (Anna's)

desktops

• darkstar
• beaver (Dad's)
• sparrow
• penguin
• mouse (Maggie's)

functional names

• digi
• phone
• sat
• labswitch

test machines

Large herbovores.

• donkey
• bison
• zebra
• elephant
• cow
• pegasus
• ox

Small amphibians.

• frog (bitsyxb)
• toad (bitsyg5)

guest machines (pre-allocated DHCP IPs)

• butterfly
• ant
• flea
• roach
• termite
• tapeworm
• leech
• spider
• wasp
• hornet
• carpenter-bee
• sponge
• coral
• starfish
• lizard
• newt
• komodo-dragon