Ok,
So I am fairly new here and I don't know if you have had this thread but I would dearly love to know where all your cat names came from and why?! :D :D
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Ok,
So I am fairly new here and I don't know if you have had this thread but I would dearly love to know where all your cat names came from and why?! :D :D
It has been asked, but no harm in saying them again. :)
Present cats:
Jackson
Rosie
Twidgit
Ashton
Past cats:
Chrystal
Morgan
Michelle
Foster cats:
Fluffy
Livvy
Those were just for my fiancee and I, she had several more before I came along.
Sure! :)
Noah: We wanted a bible name and this one just fit. His middle name is James, after one of my hubby's favorite preformers, Jimmy Buffet. ;)
Noel: We got her close to Christmas, so we picked Noel. Her middle name is Joy, as in the joy of knowing the Lord.
Basil: My grandmother was English and she always pronounced the herb Ba-zil....I loved it. So, we picked that. His middle name is Nathaniel, another bible name.
Olivia: I just love the name Olivia and my hubby wouldn't want it for a child's name so the cat got it. :) Her middle name is Eve, again, the bible name.
Great thread!
Gee, T & P don't have middle names. ;) Guess I'll have to come up with something for them.
Tubby was named because he's not fat, he's just kind of....tubby. ;) :D
I'm sure Peanut got her name because of her color. Her first mom named her, but the name fit her so well because of her color and because she's just such a little peanut girl, so I kept the name for her. She had also gone through enough trauma when I got her, so I didn't want to confuse her anymore by changing her name. :D
My daughter named all of our cats. She seemed to know what suited them.
Patty - browinish grey tabby - because she likes to be patted.
Ginger - calico - orginally named Tigger at the Humane Society, but we liked Ginger because she has a lot of red in her fur.
Louis - I don't know why - he is an orange tabby so a lot of people think he is the one named Ginger.
Krissy - grey and white long hair - full name Krystal, because she's a fancy kitty.
Neko: means 'cat' in Japanese
Pumpkin: cause she's orange (a customer named her at the photo store I used to work at)
Cookie: it was between that and oreo cause she's black and white- we decided on Cookie while eating breakfast at IHOP.
Tama: the name of the kitty on Fushigi Yugi
Snowy came from Snow Pea. That's what we were supposed to call him. It lasted about two days and morphed into Snowy. (It's easier to yell:rolleyes: :p )
And Mr. Jones-
Well, my husband and I were spending a leisurely day in Croatia, when a man walked up with a dog. Obviously he didn't speak much English at all (and I spoke zero Croatian, to be fair) but he did keep saying: Mr. Jones... Mr Jones... and pointing to his dog.
I thought it was dignified.
So we have a Mr. Jones!
Well, like it says in my sig, my kitty has many names. The name he was given by my mother-in-law is Dudley, and I have no idea why she picked it. I don't really care for that name, so I call him a lot of different things. Among some of his names recently are:
Ralphie, Frankie, Joe, Henry, Hank (sometimes Hank Williams Jr.), Gorgeous George, Herman, Mr. Belvedere, Babe Winkleman, Farty Fartboy (this is not because he's gassy; it's from South Park), Bubba Franks, Francis, Melvin, Larry, Sparky Sparkplug...............it all depends on my mood that day :D :p . He knows I'm talking to him just by the tone of my voice, so I don't need any particular name to get his attention. (On the medical records though, he's still Dudley.)
Storm was already named by the Humane Society and I thought that it was a great sounding masculine name and he is a blue gray color like a storm so I kept it.
Pepper was named this because he's black and when he was a kitten he was full of energy or pep and he sometimes sneezes too.
Sunny was named this because he's my golden boy and he's full of energy and has brought a lot of life into my household. I call him my little ray of sunshine. :)
Here are mines:
Koxka, means femalle cat in russian ( I was studying russian at the time a got her)
Iuri, still studying russian one year later when I got him, he got his name to honour Yuri Gagarin the russian Cosmonaut. Later I found that Iuri is George the Saint Patron of Catalonia.
(Saint Patron in Catholic countries is the Saint that is supossed to protect your land from bad things to happen)
Paloo: Is a recued stray kitty , and got his name from the place he came from,Palau, with a little change ( Palau...Palu...Paloo)
Ginjol: This one is hard to explain , is a catalan adjetive that means a bounch of nice thing. When somebody is a "ginjol" is smart, helpful, well behabied etc... Let's say is a person that's nice to have around.
Pericot: Is the familly name of a philologe and the street he came from.
At home he's Perich the name of a graphic hmorist who was a true cat lover.
His official name is Pericot and he's Perich at home.
Shin-Xan the Hamster: She dosn't like pepper like the kid in a Japanese animation called Shin-Shan.
The fishes: they don't have names. They used to have when fishes were my only pets. We have become a large family and they have became anonymous.
The last addition to the household is the turtle . I wanted to call it Maria if it was a girl. He turned to be a boy and the vet said: Sorry it's not a Maria , it's a Mariano ( Maria's name for males) and Marianu, with U, he went. :D
Fawn is so named because of his color, a tan/brown.
Cookie is named because of her one eye being bad. I thought about naming her (g)rey (o)ne (e)yed (c)at. Any way, this translated into Cookie, which seems to fit her.
Tiara is named because of her tortie coloration -with a little brown spot on the top of her head
Tiger, from her lynx-point coloration, she looks like a tiger except her colors, being white and gray tabby.
Amy was name by the shelter keepers.
Blue-Czarina, because she is a Russian Blue.
Happy, because all that is necessary to make him happy is to touch him and he immediately begins to purr.
Chris, is named because I adopeted him just before Christmas.
Puma because she looks like the large (200 lb.) North American wild cat -being another Russian Blue.
King Otis, the Otis part was from the shelter keepers and the King, because of his royal appearance and demeanor.
I think that is all of them:)
.............wayne
So Fuzzy where did all your kitty names come from?
Bastet came from the fact that she looked like the Egyptian cat godess Bastet with the big ears and the regal bowling pin stance. Desert sands (her surname) came from her colouring that looked like the sands of the deserts here in the morning - that lovely pale pink. Her other breeder name Argyle princess came from the same thing too except Argyle being the name of a pink diamond.
So Argyle Princess Bastet DesertSands fits her perfectly!
And doesn't she know it!
Amber = from her orange fur and amber eyes
Ashley = just liked the name
Biddy White Whiskers = he came with the name Biddy but his white whiskers on a black face was so stiking that we added that.
Calvin = no reason. But it took the most soul searching than for any other name
Fern = after a friend
Jasper = after the Jasper NASCAR racing team
Jim = after my dear friend's dad
Kim = after my BEST friend who recently died
Lucas = from the TV show Seaquest. (character Lucas Wolenczac)
Monte Crisco = came with the Monte but added Crisco (sic) due to his white color
Rutherford B. Hayes = after a girl friend Ruth, but needed a boys name. The "B" stands for blooper, which is what he does to get attention
Sterling = from his silver coloring (it is more easily seen in person than in photos)
Willow = came with that name because he was found in a tree.
Sydney : because his mommy was called Darwin , another Australian city
Maya : she looked so sweet and made me think of another pet I know
Inka : my daughter choose this name , because "the Inca's" and "the Maya's" are both Indian tribes
Jasper : after a cat we had seen at the shelter where we found Maya
Billie : was named after the cat of a teacher my daughter had
Diamond : one of our sturgeons is named that way because he(or she) is a diamond-sturgeon
You'll never guess! KITTY!
RB cats
Grisette: because she was grey (blue)
Minouche: (daughter of Grisette) because she shoudl have a French name too, minouche is a female cat
Meo: daughter of Grisette -I was told at that time it was the Vietnamese word for cat -nbo idea whether it is true
Now:
Filou: His official name in his papers was Solo, because he was a single child. I found that sounded to sad and too dark and, anticipating that he would be a mischievous charming boy I called him Filou which means just that
Tigris: he was called Blacky by the people where he was born but this sounded to me like a dog's name; he looks at the first glance like the classical Tiger but as he is also of noble descent (even if it's mixed ;)) I called him Tigris which sounded more exclusive. You can also pronounce it French, then it means "little grey one" I had no idea that the river Tigris would be discussed that much these days:D
Minnie - I was four and really into Disney) :p
Boo Boo Kitty - Lavern and Shirley
Veronica - From the movie 'Clerks'
Cupcake - If you only saw her LOL :eek:
Mitts - He's got cut out paws that look like mittens
Chuparupa - Just a fun word to say :D
Candy - I adopted her with that name.
Foster Cats
Dante & Randal - From the movie 'Clerks'
Peanut, Popcorn, and Pretzel - Snack Foods!! - Pretzel never made it :(
McGeyver and Blue - McGeyver never made it :(
Noodle & Cuddles- She had the cutest lil' head!
P.S. Cats Boo Boo through Candy were fosters gone wrong!! (Meaning I ended up adopting them myself :D )
my cats name is Angel
ACGAS- I had really wondered, and thought perhaps I had forgotten his name. I don't care for Dudley FOR HIM, cause he doesn't look like a Dudley to me. Otherwise, I like the name. I think I like Mr. Belvedere the best.
Mine are all state names. It began with Tex- who WAS named Tux...I wonder why? I wanted to change it a little bit..so, it became Tex...then, TEXAS. I call him Mr. Pooh, Texie-pexie, and Texie the most.
Georgia is Georgie, George, or Georgie-Porgie.
Tennessee is Tenny, Ten, Tenniston, Tennis, Ten-Ten, loverboy.
Dakky is Daksters, Baby Daks, boo-boo.
Alabama is Allie or Alsters (and brattycat when she is bad).
Minnesota is Minnie, or Minmin.
Warning: Long!
MIA and RB kitties:
Mischief: came with that name
Smokey: how original, a grey kitty but that's what she told me her name was.
Current cats that own me:
Mobius: when she was a kitten, she curled around nose to tail, backwards, and make me think of a Mobius strip.
Diva: came with that name but boy does it fit!
Pixel: from Heinlein's "The Cat that Walks through Walls"
Diamond: has a white diamond-shaped mark on her chest
Tictac: Has a tiny white mark on his chest
Smokey the Younger: Named because she was sent to us by the original Smokey
Bosun: Came with that name
Fosters:
(Diamond's kittens)
Howler: Black kitten with a siren for a meow
Fluffy: B&W long haired female, acted like an airhead
(Dirty) Ernie: B&W male, the messiest kitten I've ever had
(Bosun's kittens)
Tiffany: Dark tortie
Thunder and Lightning: two identical black kittens, sounded like a thunderstorm going thru the house
Mittens: Tuxedo polydacty with catcher's mitts for paws
(Mittens' kittens)
Heinz: 57 varieties, grey tux male
Flash: gray tux female, lightning shaped mark on nose
Ashes: gray male
Quark and Snark: black identical females, from physics and Lewis Carroll
Patches: long haired calico female
(Patches' kittens)
Gumdrop: orange long haired male, future meowmie dropped gum in his fur when she visited him!
Gremlin: gray tabby male, from Gremlins the movie
Abner: orange male, looked like an Abner
Butterscotch: orange male, from his color
Dax: feral orange female, polydactyl, from DS9
(Dax's kittens)
Crooked Ear (RB): orange with crooked ears
Blossom and Freckles: from markings, orange females (rare)
Screech: long haired orange poly male, from his meows
Bailey: orange poly male, just cuz.
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Originally posted by All Creatures Great And Small
Well, like it says in my sig, my kitty has many names. The name he was given by my mother-in-law is Dudley, and I have no idea why she picked it. I don't really care for that name, so I call him a lot of different things. Among some of his names recently are:
Ralphie, Frankie, Joe, Henry, Hank (sometimes Hank Williams Jr.), Gorgeous George, Herman, Mr. Belvedere, Babe Winkleman, Farty Fartboy (this is not because he's gassy; it's from South Park), Bubba Franks, Francis, Melvin, Larry, Sparky Sparkplug...............it all depends on my mood that day :D :p . He knows I'm talking to him just by the tone of my voice, so I don't need any particular name to get his attention. (On the medical records though, he's still Dudley.)
Aren't you afraid of giving him a personality disorder?;)
Maybe you should just call him: Cybill
P. S. All the fosters listed have been adopted, NOT by me! (Except Dax who's feral.)
Smokey you could write a book of cat names;)
When I was a kid we got our first cat from one of my mom's students. Mom asked him what her name was and the kid said "Beats me!" So my mom wanted to name her "beats me". But my sister and I hated it, so mom called the kid's mom who said she had been calling her Corinne. Sister and I loved it, so we kept that.
When I was in my early 20's, my boyfriend and I got 2 cats. But we couldn't think of names for them so after 5-6 months, their nick names stuck. His kittie was "Pretty Baby" and mine was "Kitten Schmo" (you know, like Joe Schmo)
Boyfriend let them out before I took them to the vet to get fixed, and they both got pregnant :eek: at the same time!!!:eek: Well the last 2 from the litter were named Zeke and Zoe. We had planned to keep Zoe (I picked his name because it was my female cousin's name, and she was SO CUTE! And our cat was SO CUTE, he got called Zoe.)
Now, my current 3 cats:
Zeke - Well, the above Zeke was given away after a week. I couldn't name another cat Zoe (which I LOVED that name) so this cat got called Zeke.
Jordy - I used to have a friend who's cat was named Jordy and he was SO CUTE yet UGLY, and my cat reminded me of his cat Jordy. My Jordy is beautiful now, but he was ugly as a kitten. His name at the humane society was Foot because he's got 7 toes ON EACH FOOT!!!
Noel - she's a female, but I found her on Christmas Eve, so I wanted to pick a Christmasy name for her. I didn't want her to be Noelle, so she got Noel :) Her nickname is Noey or "the little Noey Girl"
Twinkles - She looks exactly li8ke my Mom's old Cat Twinkles so that's what we named her :)
Mischief - We just started calling her that one day
Mimi - My mom decided on that name
Vader - Named after Darth Vader
Rascal - He was named that when we got her :)
Majesty - Her old name was Wannabe, and we really disliked it, and Majesty just popped into our heads.
Hercules & Xena - We were looking on a website and found Hercules, and then Xena :)
Peppurr - Again, my mom came up with this one
Felix - We just started calling him that one day
~*kItTiEz*~
Snowball(now resting in peace on the RB)~ because she was white, and of course a ball of fur!
Sally~ My mom's best friend's name is Sally, and it seemed to fit. Actually, Sally (the person) named her next Kitty Alli, after my mom!
~*OtHeRz*~
Lady~ It was a nice name, and of course she was a lady.
Floppsy~ From the book Peter Cottontail, Floppsy, Moppsy, and Cottontail. She had floppy ears, hence the name Floppsy. Peter Cottontail was one of my favorite books when I was younger, and my grandpa used to read it to me all the time.
Kelsey~ Named after Kelsey Grammer, one of my favorite actors.
Mooka~ It was suggested by a Pet-Talker!
Bubbles~ Suggested by a Pet-Talker!
Popcorn~ Named after Popcornbird's Popcorn!
Mini - because we were told he'd always be a small cat. We were also told he was a she so we named 'her' Minnie after Minnie Mouse, then found out he was a boy, so he's name after the Mini Cooper.
Jasmine - it just suited her
Pickles and Tabasco - we thought these names would be nice for two cheeky cats before we got them. Luckily they suited their names :)
weelll......indra for indiana (not quite sure how that ended in indra)....nevvie for nevada.....and washy for washington......sorry my list is soooo short.....cataholic is waaay ahead......
If I did, he would blend in just that much better with the rest of our family :p :eek: :p ;) :D !Quote:
Originally posted by rosethecopycat
Aren't you afraid of giving him a personality disorder?;)
My cats name is Hayley. When we decided to get a cat my friend said she liked the name Harley for a male. My husband loved it and decided that would be it. When we got to Critters the cat that picked us was a female. My husband went as close to Harley as he could get. Hayley!
I think I told this story twice, but I can do it again. Never too tired.
Almost all my childhood male cats were Vasea. That was because in Russia they name cats Vasea, it's kind of a tradition. We call them sometimes Basilio (it's Italian version of Vasea) - that's from a movie for kids. Almost all females we had were Pantera - almost all off them were black. Our family's first kitty was Sura, because she was grey - Sura in Romanian.
We had this last Vasea - Juni's father - from my parents. Then a black kitty came to our door one VERY early morning and Vasea insisted we HAVE to take her in. She was SOOOOOOOO beautiful and gracious, small face, slender and petite body, so we named her Naomi, as Naomi Cambpell, right! They were so in love, after almost one year we expected kittens. Naomi had only one kitten and we have had chosen the name long before the kitten was born - Juni. Because in Romanian we have different genders in names, as Junior for males and Junioara for females, and we didn't know what the kittens would be, we decided on Juni.
Oh, I had a cat in the University in Romania (long story how I fought with all the rectorat to be allowed to keep a cat in the dormitory). His name was Kuzea (short for Kuznechik in Russian, English version of Grasshopper :D).