Mine is named "Island" named by the Builder but I'm sure it also thinks it's name is the same as Sam's...lol... 

With my poor attempts to learn to play them, most of the ones I've built THINK their name is 'dammit' ........  :(

The one I'm playing,  the other one, the black one, the one Bobby made, the one Til made, the Gross replica...

For years I did not name mine but have been more recently.

 Yes i have one I call Superstar built by Bill Berg and another I call Baby Huey because its so big! Lorania built out of wood from an old mill built during the Civil War.   

Lovey is my yocky's name 

I have two dulcimers, one I call favorite the other second best.

I only have one. It is a Dulcimer Factory. It has ivy sound holes so I named her Ivy Pearl.  Pearl is for Elma Pearl my mat. grandmother. If I ever get another one I will name her Jewel after my pat. Grandmother.  Kind cool both my grannies have gemstones for names.

I call them by their makers name mostly, ie the Yocky,or my Berg. I do have 2 McSpaddens so I call the walnut one "Stripe" because of the light stripe on the back.

John   knopff named my Thomas   replica   but otherwise no names.  I did name a jackhammer   once    ...  jack ! 

Barbara, I've been naming the dulcimers I build for the past couple of years.  

They're usually Bible names, taken from the Psalms.  Each one is different, kinda like those Cabbage Patch Kids.

Mine is named Lark, short for Meadowlark, because the lovely joyful song means spring has arrived on the prairie. 

I think the only one I ever named was an all cherry build I did for a friend in CT. 'Lady Barbara'. 

I guess I spend too much time in the fantasy world, My walnut redwood is called Lady Morgana with her rich dark and delicate voice, and the cherry is Guinevere, she is bright and strong.

Nice names Barbra, and yep you need another MD for sure.

Pretty Cool Sheryl, I like that idea.

Mine is named Birdie. And she has her name tattooed on her neck. 

What about a tear drop?

Lots of folks name their dulcimers.  I never named any of my guitars or mandolins, but most of my dulcimers have names. The first one I ever bought has rosebud soundholes and I named her Rosita.  Later I obtained a baritone teardrop with rose soundholes and named that one Tia Rosa.  I got my Blue Lion from FOTMD member Jeannie in Paradise and named it Queenie, partly in honor of Jeannie and partly because my daughter insisted that since female lions do the hunting they should be considered the queens of the jungle.  I have another named Lucinda and my daughter named her octave dulcimer with dolphin soundholes Splash.  But oddly, the the dulcimer I play most often is just my dulcimer.  No name.  

And I mean no offense, but dulcimers have such beautiful curves, they have to have female names.  I guess Lexie and I just don't agree on that.  Maybe a Tennessee music box could be called Fred or Barney, but an hourglass has to be female, especially if its voice is as alluring as the sirens' song.

My models have names, but no I don't give names to any one in particular.

Barbra, What are your names for you dulcimers?

Yes, I name my dulcimers, my first is "Ho-Hum", my favorites and new this year is "Lil' ButterNut", made by Robert Schuler modaled after A. J. Jefferies.

And the one I just purchased not long ago is, "Thommy", made by  Kevin Messanger copied after Edward Thomas. I play N & D style and my 2 new ones are very sweet to play and have that old time silvery sound....Love It!

I don't think you are the only one, but I don't name my instruments.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

Your not alone.  My favorites get names, like my J.E. Thomas reproduction (you can view it on my page) is named "Alice" for my paternal grandmother.