My male cat Joe was named after a woman I "admired" - I didn't tell her though, I wasn't sure she would appreciate a cat being named after her. I, like many of us here, would probably be flattered but I found out later that Jo didn't really like cats...and subsequently I lost interest in her

My other cat's name Typha is latin for "cat-tails" (the plant).

My third cat is called Pani. He is a abandonded cat I have semi-adopted. Pani is Maori (New Zealand indigenous peoples) for "orphan". For those of you who know who "horse" from Footrot Flats is then you will know what kind of cat Pani is