Eddie came already named. We got both of our cats from my mom and she had named her after my brother, Dustin Edward, Eddie for short, and the name fits her somehow so we kept it. (I don't think she knew Eddie was a girl!)

Azriel started out as Eeyore, and we didn't like that too much, so we tried to come up with a new name and remembered that Gargamel's cat was Azriel. (Hopefully you've seen the Smurfs!) She was almost Eggroll--I'm glad I was there to stop that!

Those are there given names, but the each have had at least ten nicknames by now. Eddie is still usually Eddie or Schmoe, when we call her (and yes, she does come!), Azriel is almost always Zonk from my husband and Zoeykins from me. (Azriel--Azzy--Azzo--Zo--Zoey--Zoeykins) I'm not sure why I call Ed Schmoe!

My mom has at least 18 cats, last count. She probably has more than that. Six of her cats had kitties this past spring, so who knows how many she really has. You'd be amused by some of the names. She's had so many cats over the years, it gets hard to pick out names. One time she closed her eyes and let her finger drop on a package of heart worm medication, and the poor kitty has been Worm ever since!