Choosing a name for a duck

This has been such a hard thing to do for two reasons:

1. I don't know if the duckling is male or female at this time.
2. I don't know what they are going to look like when they become adults.

If I was a professional at sexing a duckling when born then this would be so much easier. 

 I named the first duckling Naili which is simply Chinese for 'endurance' because she was the only one to survive the first batch. The name can be male or female IMO although it does sound a bit like a female name.

The second one to hatch I named Omelet simply because it was yellow like the yolk of an egg (yes I know she/he/it will be white in the end) and I had been saying I was going to name one that. I love the name! Hate to say it, but I've taken her/his/whatever fellow sibling eggs and have made omelets from them. She/He/It was lucky I incubated her instead of ate her/him/it/whatever.  See what not knowing the gender will do to you!

This one was the last to hatch and looked mostly brown at the time. Has a wonderful patch of yellow on the throat area. My guess is it will look like a Blue Swedish with a brown coat instead. Also it's beak is one of a kind. It's blackish/indigo with pink around the sides. Because of the coloring I call this one Coco which in the pet world can be gender neutral.

This one was the 3rd one to hatch. It has a distinct Mohawk patch of black on top of the head. I want an Native American name for this one that can be gender neutral or I'll just wait till I can tell female from male. I'm pretty confident the Mohawk hair do will stay. Anyone want to take a stab at a name?

This one is similar to Omelet with two exceptions. First, it isn't all yellow. One the back there is one or two feathers that are black. You really can't see it unless you pick it up and examine it. The other is this one has retained some of it's orange pigment in the beak.  I haven't picked a name for it either.  It's name is Sunny. This one was the fourth one to hatch.

This one was 5th to hatch. It's feather pattern mirror Coco but the feet are jet black with orange patterns and the coat is jet black. You can barely see its eyes!  To me this one has the coolest feet! It and Coco are the most scared of me too. How strange! If it turns out to be a female I want to call it Ebony. I do not have a male name for it.

 This one was 6th to hatch and has identical markings with the exception of the feet (very slight) and the coloring. Naili's patterns were all black where this one is brown. I have not chosen a name for this one either.

This one was 7th to hatch (Coco was last). Its beak is same as Omelet but the coat is different. Look carefully and you can see the black patch on her back and near the tail just under the yellow.  Anyone got a name for this one?

It is so cool that each duck, despite same parents, are so unique!  It's going to be hard to decide on which ones I plan on keeping. My landscaper needs a female.. or was it a male... I forget. I only want 4 or 5.

Lets see. Naili is getting along better with her younger siblings. They aren't having all those runny poops as much now. Since they have been in the tarp setup they seem calmer even when I am cleaning it. They just lay there watching me clean.

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