I named my first few chicks after close friends and family. When they all began to die off, my friends, not the chicks, I knocked off that practice for the most part (too spooky) and just gave them the first names that popped into my head. Some of the later chicks went without names for awhile since I couldn't tell them apart. I put colored bands on their legs so I could remember which I'd named what.
Connie (both dead chicken and dead friend)
Andrea (dead friend)
Michelle (dead friend)
Nancy (dead sister)
Betty (friend is in bad shape, not long to live)
Diane (friend is alive and well, whew!)
Newer ones:
Alice
Lillith
Peggy (friend still alive and well)
Stan (friend still alive and well)
Claudia
Irene
Connie (both dead chicken and dead friend)
Andrea (dead friend)
Michelle (dead friend)
Nancy (dead sister)
Betty (friend is in bad shape, not long to live)
Diane (friend is alive and well, whew!)
Newer ones:
Alice
Lillith
Peggy (friend still alive and well)
Stan (friend still alive and well)
Claudia
Irene