This is yzma, the most evil rooster I have ever met. I was the only person he would not attack, including my son who is six foot two. Sadly, he had to be culled, but I'll always wonder if his name had anything to do with his personality.
Sometimes I go with a theme- all of this year's babies are traditional Irish names, such as Saoirse and Ailbhe. Sometimes from the personality of the bird or an event- Courage is so named because she survived an attack by a fox. My first year with chickens, I named them all before knowing what...