Fun Topic: How did your cat or cats get their names ?

[Felicia's Mom]

Cleo: the petshop where I got Cleo thought he was a she and were calling him Cleopatra. I kept the name and called him Cleo.
After I learned he was a male, I still called him Cleo but said it was short for Cleophus a man's name found in the Bible.

Felicia: she was named after Felicia Sanders a singer from the 40s and early 50s. I had heard the "Song From the Moulin Rouge" with Felicia Sanders doing the vocal. I fell in love with the name Felicia, and thats what I named my next cat.

Inly and Shadow were both black.

Beau: his full name was McCleo's Beau. I wanted to remember Cleo (who was only 6 when he died). I also took the MC from my last name. I cannot remember how I came up with the name Beau.

[pomtzu]

All of the PT dogs are feeling left out...............

[Medusa]

Puddy got her name from the cartoon "I tot I taw a puddy tat".

Peeka and Boo got their names b/c I named her and her brother Boo at the same time. Peeka/Boo

Pidgie warbled like a pigeon when I found her so I name her Pigeon and always called her Pidgie Pie.

Creamsicle had the color of a creamsicle and she was so tiny and cute that I said "Oh I could just eat you up!"

Yoda got her name from the Star Wars character b/c her ears were always flattened. However, later I learned that she had an ear polyp and that's why her ears looked that way. I call her Yodie Yodie now b/c we don't want any more ear polyps.

Specs has white circles around his eyes so that he looks like he's wearing spectacles.

Coco Puff had the cutest little brown testicles and when he walked away I said that they looked like furry little Coco Puffs. He doesn't have them any more but the name stuck.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I adopted Storm from the Humane Society and they had named him Storm. I decided to keep it because I thought it suited him. Later on it has also fit his personality because he can be very moody or stormy at times.

My RB Pepper was adopted from Petco and his original name was Chocolate which I didn't really like. Since he was black, full of energy or pep, and he was sneezing a little bit he became Pepper. I never knew just how popular this name was when I named him.

My RB Sunny didn't even have a name and he was 8 months old when I adopted him. Since he was orange and I already had a Storm, I decided to name him Sunny. I actually had the name picked ahead of time because I was looking to adopt an orange male cat. The name was perfect because he was such a happy boy and he always brought sunshine to my household.

Sky was originally named Herman which I hated. I fell in love with his sky blue eyes so I named him Sky after his eyes. He loves his name and if I ever call him Herman he'll ignore me.

Both Pearl & Ziggy Stardust were already named by another PT'er who was fostering them. I liked their names so I kept them. The name Pearl also has some meaning to me because this was my grandmothers name.

My RB Starr was going to be adopted by a lady that I knew so she named him Sammy. She later decided that the timing wasn't right so I ended up adopting him. At the time I had Storm, Sunny, and Sky and I wanted a name that would fit in with these so I named him Starr.

The litter that my redheads came from were all named after deserts. Alani was originally named Tanami and Blaze was originally named Sahara. I didn't want to keep these names but I wanted names that would go with their orange/red coat colors. I always loved the name Blaze so that was an easy one. I looked at a list of cat names and I saw the name Alani which is Hawaiian for orange blossom tree. I thought it was perfect so this is how they became Alani & Blaze. So far I haven't heard of another cat named Alani and I get good comments about his name when I'm at the vets all the time.

[mrspunkysmom]

You could start your own thread in Dog General

[Pinot's Mom]

All of the PT dogs are feeling left out...............

You could start your own thread in Dog General

'zactly!

On to my kitties...

RB Jamara: she was left behind at a rental house my sister owned ('nother topic)...her name was Phoebe, I didn't like it and I didn't want her having anything from her former life. I was doing a lot of research into white witchcraft and the Tarot at the time; came across the term Jamara, which was an ancient Indian term for a witch's familiar (a familiar is that through which a witch casts spells, oft times a black cat), she was solid grey, and I thought it was perfect. Most of her 18 years I had to spell it for people, as well as tell them to stop calling her Jo-Mamma, but, you know...

Pinot: we went out to the shelter, this kitty picked us (story told many times), and she was a tiny tabby named "Zoe". She came to her home with us and I was adamant we had to name her and get a collar/tag for her immediately (I don't like un-tagged furbabies). We went over a large list of options, including several in other languages meaning 'small' or 'tiny' due to her 5lb size, the last on the list being 'Pico'. My husband vetoed it, and said, what else do you have? I said the next word that came to mind and it was 'Pinot' - he said "that has possibilities". So....Pinot she became, and her middle name is Noir, not Grigio.

[Laura's Babies]

My son and his wife were with me when I got Amy. When we got home with her I said we had to name her, but it had to fit her.. I sat her on the floor in the middle of us and we just threw out names..they all got "NO!", "NOPE!" "NO!".... none fit until someone threw out the name "AMY!" and we all immediately said "YES!! THAT'S IT" and so she was named..

Giz was named when I got her, my son had named her.

Samantha I named to honor another former black cat I had that I adored named Sambo.... I wanted her to be Sam...something so Samantha was a really fitting name for my little black beauty.

Caramella was named that because her now orange spots were caramel colored when she was a infant. I love her name but I tell her all the time I should have named her "Angel" because that is what she is..

[pomtzu]

You could start your own thread in Dog General

Well - I didn't want to be a copycat - but if you insist...........

[mrspunkysmom]

Well - I didn't want to be a copycat - but if you insist...........

Oh so Hilarious.

Copycat!!

This thread has gone to the dogs.

I'm sure the originator, Abby&Buddy'sMom, would be honored.

[Abby&Buddy'sMom]

Oh so Hilarious.

Copycat!!

This thread has gone to the dogs.

I'm sure the originator, Abby&Buddy'sMom, would be honored.

Yes.... please feel free to start a similair thread topic over on the "dog side" I wont mind at all if you want to I am sure there will be lots of interesting stories to be told, just like on this thread

[pomtzu]

Yes.... please feel free to start a similair thread topic over on the "dog side" I wont mind at all if you want to I am sure there will be lots of interesting stories to be told, just like on this thread

I already did.

And as they say - "imitation is the best form of flattery"!