I name all pokemon I plan to keep...
I had a Zigzagoon, Ziggy (Yeah, REAL inventive, I know)
A luxray/shinx/luxio called Toff Toff ( after my cat)
A phanty called Mildred
One of those light fishy things called Neo
A staravia/starly called Memo (It started as a typo for Emo, as I planned on it being a staraptor, but it grew on me...
A Lotad called Lotad's Mum (I don't actually know why...)
A Mightyena called Mike
A Turtwig called Twigzig (again - RANDOM NAME)
Machop - Macho
A salamance called Soloman
A breloom called Toad (I jsut couldn't resist the most overly used one around, lol)
A politoad caslled Curly
and Mira the buizel/floatzel.....
Don't forget Evie the Eevee after my dog who WAS named after an eevee lol!
Edit: And my palkia, Cuddles!