As we all know, there are a crap ton of uniquely named models in Malifaux, with their own stories and personalities. It makes it fairly simple when telling the opponent what a model is going to do.
"Perdita is going to move over here, use this ability, and pick up that thing. In the mean time, Santiago is going to move over and the use Leadstorm, while Nino is going to stay here and send a little 'pew pew' that way."
The above example is pretty easy to understand as each model has a unique name. However, I find it not a little confusing when somebody starts going:
"This Guild Guard is going to use Patrol, then this Guard goes bang bang, this Guard woofs it over here, and this Guard cordons the area with that Guard over there."
Not as easy to follow as the first example, in my opinion.
So I'm wondering if anyone names their non-unique models, and why, if you don't mind explaining.
I do name my non-unique models, or at least those models who would naturally have a name (e.i. living models, and certain undead models). For example, I named my two performers Triela and Claes (after characters from an Anime series called "Gunslinger Girl"), while I call Seamus' belles Cassandra, Vanessa, and Julia (for no particular reason; they were simply the first three names to pop in my head).
As to my reasoning for naming them, there are very few models that need to be fielded, so there's no real difficulty in think up names to make each model more unique. Additionally, it helps differentiate models that need to be chosen for schemes like Grudge and Framed for Murder.