I don't usually use names; my cats probably think their names are "cat" and "other cat" (interchangeable, depending on number of cats in sight and which I see first).

My commuter is a 2005 Bianchi Castro Valley... it takes much to long to explain that it is a Volpe cx frame built up and sold as a commuter, so I've actually started thinking of it as the Volpe (if I get S&S couplers put in I will actually "rebrand" it as a Volpe, I think). It was my first and only bike for a long time, so it really didn't need anything other than "my bike." Now its name is "my workhorse" if anything. Gender neutral or male.

As a contrast to "my workhorse," I started thinking of my 1998 Bianchi Eros as a gazelle. This is close to my cousin's online handle Giselle, so that just slid into place. Sorry coz for stealing your "name," and sorry Eros for giving you a French name!