Neko1- I have been meaning to tell you, I had a black female cat named Neko for about 15 years. I met Neko as a tiny kitten who belonged to a Japanese major named Mindy. (neko is the japanese word for cat). Neko grew up in a city apartment, until Mindy and her husband moved to our farm in Tennessee, and built a house about a mile from ours, back in the woods.

Neko went wild for several years, lived on what she hunted. After Mindy and her husband moved to Washington State, Neko adopted my house and garden, tamed down, and was a wonderful loving pet until she died of old age.

Anyway, I love the name you have. Do you prefer Shell?