Ducks are awesome. Ducklings are even more awesome. Nanoscale ducks are the awesomest.
One approach to picking names is to make it sound cool or utterly badass right from the get go. Calling giant fighting robots 'Jaegers' and having one called 'Crimson Typhoon' tells you everything you need to know about how much your inner 9 year old is going to squeal while watching Pacific Rim. Another approach is to find the most absurd, non-threatening, cute or just childish name you can and crank it to 11, then perform well enough that your absurd moniker is taken seriously. I can remember the first time I flew against Tutu and he kicked my backside, Tutu was a person to take seriously.
I suspect whether it is myself, Princess Tutu, HamsterIV, Koali or the Ducks clan, there is a desire to take something utterly non-threatening and make it a threat. Well except Hamster, since hamsters are ruthless killing machines which will rip your throat out through orifices you didn't know you had then feed it back to you through other orifices it made specifically for the purpose.