I've had shoes named Mandy, and others that I can't remember. And my mom just bought shoes that were named Marcella and Aeryn. And it got me thinking, why do we name shoes?

Um... I don't. Haven't heard of that before to be honest.

If I'm understanding you correctly, are you referring to the "cutesy" names
That are already on the box? I just went to look at some of my shoe
Boxes and found, "Dorothee," "Esesteban," "Princess," and "Dexter," (bowling shoes).
I've also had shoes named "Mootsies Tootsies."

Or, do you actually take your shoes home and name them yourself, as you
Would do a cat or dog? :confused:

No, I mean the cutesy names on the boxes. And sometimes the names on inside under the tongue of the shoe too.

Those names typically designate the style of the shoe. For instance, if you
Bought a pair of Aigner shoes called "Mysty" in brown and decided you
Wanted a black pair, they would be able to find the style "Mysty" much
Easier than if you went back and asked for a black pair of Aigners, which
Make many different styles of women's shoes than if you asked for
A pair of black Aigner Mystys. You wouldn't have to waste time looking
At a bunch of Aigners that weren't the style you wanted.