Like with many species, there is certain etiquette when it comes to naming rabbits. Every breeder's policy is different when it comes to naming, but there are some general rules that most people follow.
Breeders give every rabbit born in their barn a herd name, which is sort of like a surname for rabbits. It tells you where they were born and what family they originally belonged to if they are sold. For example, my rabbitry name is Lots of Lops (abbreviated to LOL), so all the rabbits born in my rabbitry have LOL before their names. Some rabbits I have bred are LOL Titan, LOL Precious, and LOL Sorry Not Sorry. It doesn't matter whether you were the breeder of the rabbit's parents or not. So long as a kit was born in your rabbitry, it carries your herd name. If you sell a rabbit that you bred, the buyer has to keep the herd name before the rabbit's name, and CANNOT change it to their own herd name. And as far as choosing a name itself, that's up to you as the breeder. You can make it as fancy or as simple as you like. The only requirement is that for ARBA registration it has to be 30 characters or under, including spaces and punctuation.
Another important thing to know is if you buy a show or brood quality rabbit, they will already have been named by the breeder. You should always keep the name given by the breeder. This is super important. You don't want to screw up the original breeder's pedigrees or upset the breeder.
If you are buying a pet quality rabbit, you are usually welcome to name it whatever you want. I let my pet buyers rename pet quality rabbits if they want, as it doesn't really matter to me. I also tattoo all rabbits before they are sold, for my own records. All show/brood rabbits are giving the letter L (for LOL Rabbitry) and then an individual number, and all pets are typically tattooed PET.
Lastly, if you buy a rabbit that isn't tattooed yet, you must give it the tattoo on its pedigree. If the rabbit didn't come with a pedigree, then ask the breeder what they would like the rabbit's tattoo to be. Make sure you do the correct pedigree specified by the breeder so that their records aren't messed up.
Breeders give every rabbit born in their barn a herd name, which is sort of like a surname for rabbits. It tells you where they were born and what family they originally belonged to if they are sold. For example, my rabbitry name is Lots of Lops (abbreviated to LOL), so all the rabbits born in my rabbitry have LOL before their names. Some rabbits I have bred are LOL Titan, LOL Precious, and LOL Sorry Not Sorry. It doesn't matter whether you were the breeder of the rabbit's parents or not. So long as a kit was born in your rabbitry, it carries your herd name. If you sell a rabbit that you bred, the buyer has to keep the herd name before the rabbit's name, and CANNOT change it to their own herd name. And as far as choosing a name itself, that's up to you as the breeder. You can make it as fancy or as simple as you like. The only requirement is that for ARBA registration it has to be 30 characters or under, including spaces and punctuation.
Another important thing to know is if you buy a show or brood quality rabbit, they will already have been named by the breeder. You should always keep the name given by the breeder. This is super important. You don't want to screw up the original breeder's pedigrees or upset the breeder.
If you are buying a pet quality rabbit, you are usually welcome to name it whatever you want. I let my pet buyers rename pet quality rabbits if they want, as it doesn't really matter to me. I also tattoo all rabbits before they are sold, for my own records. All show/brood rabbits are giving the letter L (for LOL Rabbitry) and then an individual number, and all pets are typically tattooed PET.
Lastly, if you buy a rabbit that isn't tattooed yet, you must give it the tattoo on its pedigree. If the rabbit didn't come with a pedigree, then ask the breeder what they would like the rabbit's tattoo to be. Make sure you do the correct pedigree specified by the breeder so that their records aren't messed up.