My cattle dog is named Rascal for similar reasons. The black lab is Ziggy, since he couldn't walk straight without getting distracted.
For aero names, Sonic, Cirrus (for the clouds, not the plane), Aero, Ow son of a b*%ch can't believe I drilled my finger again, Gyro (is this obsolete with EFIS now?), Looper, Immelmann, Manfred.
Give it time, sometimes it just hits you. Took us about a week for Rascal. One day I just said "What are we gonna name this little rascal", my wife smiled, and that was is.