What does your cats name mean?

[slleipnir]

Didn't see one for the cat section...but I stole it from the dog section lol...so what does your cats name mean??

Mine:
Kiba: Japanese for Fang
Smitten: being in love..or something..Smitten for Smitten? lol XD

[Kater]

Nipo: one of the many Hawaiian words meaning LOVE. :D

[NATRAH]

mine......

Tompok - Spot
Chomel - Cute
edung- Nose
Puteh- White
Susu - Milk
Brownie -Brownie
Milo - Milo

[NoahsMommy]

Noah: to comfort/restful (awww!)

Noel: Christmas :)

Basil: kingly/brave/regal/royal (eeep, how did he KNOW??)

Olivia: Olive tree (?? I checked three naming sites...poor thing!)

Micah: poor/humble (nuh uh!! It should mean "best kitty in the whole wide world!!! ;) )

Hermione: umm...pretty kitty? Couldn't find that one

Phoebe: the shining one (also a greek goddess - so true!)

Samson: like the sun (awww, that's sweet)

Jonah: dove (Dove!!! That's so fitting and sweet!! Awww!!)

hee hee, that was a fun thread! :D

[BCBlondie]

Ilio = dog in Hawaiian
Lali = Greek for well spoken

[DJFyrewolf36]

Remus: Co-Founder of Rome, was slayed by his brother Romulus for being a show off :) lol

[lady_zana]

Eepie - named for the beautiful queen, Lady Eepsalotte! No, I'm joking...she was named Eepie because when we got her she was so little, her meow was so high-pitched and small, it sounded like 'Eep! Eep!'

Weezie - I'm not sure if this has a real meaning but we named her after the band Weezer but then she wasn't, um, a Weez-er but a Weez-ie !

Grey Girl - It means she's a girl cat...and she's grey. Wow, my creative astounds me...!

[Samantha Puppy]

Sushi - FOOD!! lol
Kirin - a Japanese beer

[Maresche]

Terra = Temple (Japanese)
Misao = Purity, chastity (Japanese) We didn't know she'd had kittens when we named her
Hana = Flower (Japanese)

[IttyBittyKitty]

Pixel: Name of a cat in Heinlein's books
Random Numbers (Randi): Name of a cat in Heinlein's books

:)

[Barbara]

Filou: French for rascal ;)

Tigris: Latin for tiger:)

RB: Grisette: French for Little grey one

RB: Meo: someone told me it was Vietnamese for cat but I have no idea whether that's true;)

[cruisetime]

Meka - hawaiian for "the eyes". I looked up the meaning later after I thought of the name and it was so fitting. Still working on pictures for everyone! :) Debbie

[catmandu]

Most,of the Found Cats,being Older Adoptions,came with thier names! Rocca,came from Rocca Baton,Fla,Michael was named,after The Orange Cat Comic Strip,Moose is because,he is A Big Cat!BJ,was amec after the MASH character,and John Hancock,The Famous American Partoit!

[nibblets]

Julie means Soft-haired, youthful.

She had the name when we adopted her and we liked it.

[sirrahbed]

I do not know what the actual names mean but only that they are all named for poets: Dylan Thomas, TS Eliot. Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. (English teacher here:D - before becoming an RN) Maybe my next kitties should be medical names:rolleyes:

[DJFyrewolf36]

Originally posted by sirrahbed
I do not know what the actual names mean but only that they are all named for poets: Dylan Thomas, TS Eliot. Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. (English teacher here:D - before becoming an RN) Maybe my next kitties should be medical names:rolleyes:

Ugh don't do that! I know an EMT who named all her pets medical terms, its kind of scary!

Hearing about it makes me think Im watching ER or something :rolleyes:

I like the poet thing MUCH better :D *PS Emily Dickinson is my favorite poet*

[jazzcat]

I never realized I had such a movie theme with my kitties names.

Ripley - Alien - movie
Scout - 'To Kill a Mockingbird' - novel and movie
Rocky - Rocky - movie

Jazz - named for the music style
Rumor - just liked the sound of it

Disney (dog) - named for Disney World

[LaRana]

Loki - Norse mythology God of Mischief.

He thoroughly lives up to his name - he's a Bengal.

[The Cat Factory]

Peppurr - A spice or condiment

Zipper - To move swiftly and energetically.

Zeus - Father of the Gods

[carole]

Lexie means defender of mankind.,and is the pet form of Alexandra.
Ash is self explanatory.

[rosethecopycat]

My cats:

Bella- Italian for beautiful
Snow Pea- aka Snowy
Mr. Jones- just because


The past fosters:

Zazu- (cool word)
Chairman Meow- ????:p
Orangina-European orange drink (she's a flame point)
Periwinkle- flower
Tira-
Misu-
(equals Tiramisu-Italian dessert)
Caprese-Italian island/salad
Topazio-Topaz
Piccola- little one
Ben Purr-?????:p
Tashi- (I didn't name her-any ideas?)
Meeshu- " " "
Magic- magic
Lilla-Italian for lilac
Bacio- Italian for kiss
Luccicare- Italian for shiny or sparkle(glitter)
Almalfi- The scenic Italian coast