I always pick machine names that have some kind of meaning. Most of mine have revolved around Quinn and the culture that she's interested in at the time I name the machine.

• chimpy -- Linux server, Amy & Quinn's nickname for me
• mungo -- Linux server, a monkey from a book that Quinn was enjoying at the time
• mook -- iBook, our nickname for Quinn
• moxie -- Amy's Mac mini, named after a message board she's on, Moms With Moxie
• rocket -- Linux server, named after the rocket Rocket on Little Einsteins
• honey -- My Mac mini, short for another nickname for Quinn, Honey-Honey
• mel -- MacBook, named after Mel the drumming dog on Jack's Big Music Show
• monster -- A short-lived Solaris server, named for the song "Monster" by Ralph's World.
• derkins -- Another short-lived server, running SuSe, named after Susie Derkins in Calvin & Hobbes.
• uniqua -- Linux server, named after a character on The Backyardigans
• huggy -- Linux VPS, named after Captain Huggy Face, WordGirl's monkey sidekick.
• spencer -- Blackberry 8700C, named after Carly's older brother on iCarly.
• plankton -- Macbook Pro, named after Plankton from Spongebob Squarepants.
• parker -- Macbook Pro, named for Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man
• may -- Linux VPS, named after Brian May, guitarist for Queen.
• clifford -- Linux VPS, named for Quinn's trumpet that she named "Clifford The Big Red Trumpet" even though it is not red
• alex -- Linux VPS, named for Alexander Hamilton, subject of Quinn's beloved musical
• trees -- Linux VPS, named for "Trees", a song by Twenty One Pilots, her favorite band, and also a reference to "The Trees" by Rush, my favorite band.