Beauty was from a shelter, but we renamed her Beauty because she sleeps a lot of the time (as in Sleeping Beauty)
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How did you name your cat?
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Fable is named after the game 'Fable', the comic and because I like it's meaning: "A fable is a brief, succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a pithy maxim."
Jupiter is named after the Tori Amos song 'Hey Jupiter', Tori's music helped me through a bad patch last year.
Jupiter is named after the Tori Amos song 'Hey Jupiter', Tori's music helped me through a bad patch last year.
Sassy I named after a character from the book Cabal by Clive Barker.
The character's name was SuraSassy, which I shorten to Sassy or Sass.
Linus hide under a blanket most of the day I brought him home and it seemed obvious that Linus after the Peanuts Character was perfect for him...
Pixie is exactly that a pixie, a mischievous spirit who is always up to something.
The character's name was SuraSassy, which I shorten to Sassy or Sass.
Linus hide under a blanket most of the day I brought him home and it seemed obvious that Linus after the Peanuts Character was perfect for him...
Pixie is exactly that a pixie, a mischievous spirit who is always up to something.
I named Mia because I liked the name and it matched her personality. Her body is petite and feminine and she acts like a little sweetheart and I felt that her name fit her in that way.
I named Marble because I wanted to have the sisters with the same letter for their first name. I went thru all sorts of normal names...Molly, Mimi, Maxi etc but none really seemed to fit. I finally chose Marble because her classic tabby pattern looks somewhat like a marble countertop. Sometimes I call her Marbs for short.
I named Marble because I wanted to have the sisters with the same letter for their first name. I went thru all sorts of normal names...Molly, Mimi, Maxi etc but none really seemed to fit. I finally chose Marble because her classic tabby pattern looks somewhat like a marble countertop. Sometimes I call her Marbs for short.
Zane is called Zane because he's Gray. (Zane Gray was an early 20th C. author of Westerns.)
If he were a female he'd probably have been Jane; Lady Jane Gray was a cousin of King Edward Tudor, who died without children. (His two half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth were by some deemed illegitimate.) She was proclaimed as Queen, but was never crowned and was killed by supporters of Mary, who took the throne and is known to history as Bloody Mary.
If he were a female he'd probably have been Jane; Lady Jane Gray was a cousin of King Edward Tudor, who died without children. (His two half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth were by some deemed illegitimate.) She was proclaimed as Queen, but was never crowned and was killed by supporters of Mary, who took the throne and is known to history as Bloody Mary.
Half of us wanted to call him Smokey because he's grey and the other half wanted to call him Napoleon after Napoleon Dynamite - no similarity just thought the name was funny. We couldn't settle on either and middle DD said "What about Isaac?" and it was just perfect - not sure what the reason was - just sounded perfect for him!
Sam came with his name when we adopted him through a canine sancturay. He is a Siamese Mix, hence, Sam.
Clio's full name is Celtic for the sirens that sat on rocks and sang to pull ships onto the rocks. Very appropriate for a Siamese.
Pru (Prudence) got her name from the Beatles song "Dear Prudence". She's my feral and I sang it to her every day for three months while she hid behind the futon. It's the only song I knew all the words for and it fit her.
Clio's full name is Celtic for the sirens that sat on rocks and sang to pull ships onto the rocks. Very appropriate for a Siamese.
Pru (Prudence) got her name from the Beatles song "Dear Prudence". She's my feral and I sang it to her every day for three months while she hid behind the futon. It's the only song I knew all the words for and it fit her.
"Clio" was, in Greek mythology, the Muse of History; her name meant "The Proclaimer."Originally Posted by jean-ji
Clio's full name is Celtic for the sirens that sat on rocks and sang to pull ships onto the rocks. Very appropriate for a Siamese.
Leo - It was the first name that came to me when I was naming him and his siblings.
Spooky Bear - he got his name for several reasons. "Spooky" was because he was a feral kitten when we found him and spooked at everything, also it was right around Halloween and he is a black cat. "Bear" was because he looked like a little black bear cub and because I collect everything to do with bears so it seemed perfect.
Tabitha - John wanted to name her Tabby because she's a red/white tabby, I told him that was fine but she had to have a full name too so he said Tabitha.
Spike - It took us forever to name him, so one day I sat down and made a list and then told John to pick from the list.
Captain Squishy Fuzzypants a.k.a Slingshot - John named him, not a clue where he came up with his name.
Garfield Hoppington IV - Again, John named him.
Lieutenant Bear - When she was born, I gave her litter flower names. I called her Lilly. Then we added the Bear on for the same reasons as Spooky Bear. Then we were at a flea market one day and saw a license plate that said "Lt. Bear". It was perfect.
Roxy - John named her.
Sofia - I love the name and it's the first one I thought of when I was trying to come up with names for her.
Woody Jr. - Named after my beloved Woody who passed away in 2005. The original Woody was named by a friend of mine, he named him "Tiger Woods" which gradually got shortened to Woody. We call Woody Jr. "Woodward" or "Woodford" most of the time though.
Taco - John named him before he was even born. He said we had to have a kitten named Chi Chi Rodriguez a.k.a. Taco Salad. The "Taco" part just stuck.
Lilly - When we brought her inside, John asked me what I was going to name her. I said I wasn't sure yet, so he said "Her name is Lilly".
Grabat - This is the cat that technically belongs to John's dad. But she lives with us, and we take care of her. I'm told she got her name when she was a kitten. She was born under the house and when she got bigger she kept sneaking inside when the door was opened. John's dad would say "Grab that cat", which sounded a lot like "Grab 'at cat"... which became her name, later shortened to just "Grabat". John calls her Graboid most of the time though.
Spooky Bear - he got his name for several reasons. "Spooky" was because he was a feral kitten when we found him and spooked at everything, also it was right around Halloween and he is a black cat. "Bear" was because he looked like a little black bear cub and because I collect everything to do with bears so it seemed perfect.
Tabitha - John wanted to name her Tabby because she's a red/white tabby, I told him that was fine but she had to have a full name too so he said Tabitha.
Spike - It took us forever to name him, so one day I sat down and made a list and then told John to pick from the list.
Captain Squishy Fuzzypants a.k.a Slingshot - John named him, not a clue where he came up with his name.
Garfield Hoppington IV - Again, John named him.
Lieutenant Bear - When she was born, I gave her litter flower names. I called her Lilly. Then we added the Bear on for the same reasons as Spooky Bear. Then we were at a flea market one day and saw a license plate that said "Lt. Bear". It was perfect.
Roxy - John named her.
Sofia - I love the name and it's the first one I thought of when I was trying to come up with names for her.
Woody Jr. - Named after my beloved Woody who passed away in 2005. The original Woody was named by a friend of mine, he named him "Tiger Woods" which gradually got shortened to Woody. We call Woody Jr. "Woodward" or "Woodford" most of the time though.
Taco - John named him before he was even born. He said we had to have a kitten named Chi Chi Rodriguez a.k.a. Taco Salad. The "Taco" part just stuck.
Lilly - When we brought her inside, John asked me what I was going to name her. I said I wasn't sure yet, so he said "Her name is Lilly".
Grabat - This is the cat that technically belongs to John's dad. But she lives with us, and we take care of her. I'm told she got her name when she was a kitten. She was born under the house and when she got bigger she kept sneaking inside when the door was opened. John's dad would say "Grab that cat", which sounded a lot like "Grab 'at cat"... which became her name, later shortened to just "Grabat". John calls her Graboid most of the time though.
Clio isn't her full name, there's a few more letters to it. I don't mean to be mysterious, but I use it for a lot of my passwords with substitutions for the vowels. I think a lot of people use their pet's names as passwords.
Sliver got her name because she has a white sliver going up her eye.
Snowball used to be named Orion, but when we seen him, he looked like a big snowball.
Sage got his name because he is a mellow cat. Sage sounded like mellow name.
Sushie got her name because she looks oriental even though shes not.
Spooky got her name because of her purrsonality, shes not very affectionate.
Spici got her name because shes a crazy cat. You never know what spice she'll be.
Shilo got her name because shes quiet & shy. Always creeps low to the ground.
Sadee got her name because shes super sweet & Sadee sounded sweet.
We named all of our cats "S" names. It started when we renamed Snowball.
We figured we might as well stick with all "S" names & we did
Snowball used to be named Orion, but when we seen him, he looked like a big snowball.
Sage got his name because he is a mellow cat. Sage sounded like mellow name.
Sushie got her name because she looks oriental even though shes not.
Spooky got her name because of her purrsonality, shes not very affectionate.
Spici got her name because shes a crazy cat. You never know what spice she'll be.
Shilo got her name because shes quiet & shy. Always creeps low to the ground.
Sadee got her name because shes super sweet & Sadee sounded sweet.
We named all of our cats "S" names. It started when we renamed Snowball.
We figured we might as well stick with all "S" names & we did
Bubba (Bubbie) - Because he was always a big cat, even when he was a kitten
Boomer (AKA Boomie, Boo, Boo-Bear) - My roommate at the time named him after some athlete (but not Boomer Esaison -- some other Boomer)
Sandy (AKA Baby, Little Pooh) - Her shelter name was Sandy. She's a dilute calico mostly grey and peach colored. She's the color of a sandy beach.
Boomer (AKA Boomie, Boo, Boo-Bear) - My roommate at the time named him after some athlete (but not Boomer Esaison -- some other Boomer)
Sandy (AKA Baby, Little Pooh) - Her shelter name was Sandy. She's a dilute calico mostly grey and peach colored. She's the color of a sandy beach.
What a fun thread! It's very interesting to see how kitties names came to be!
Spud got his name by the interest he showed when I peeled potatos when he was a wee one. He liked to steal the peelings. He's lucky we didn't name him Green Bean...he liked those even better! lol!
Siam got his name the night my husband shoved him through the window on a freezing night. He was a feral....dumped out here in the country and lived under our house for a month. Hubby had worked really hard to get his trust and got him inside. I asked him what we should name him (knowing that if he named him, he wouldn't deny him
) He's a siamese mix, Seal Lynx point. Hubby suggested Siam and I was in total agreement...and it really does fit!
The "outsiders", more ferals dumped, are called Harry (once again Hubby named him, don't know why but I ask no questions) I named Tailer cuz he has a fluffy tail on a shorthaired body. Then there is Spot, who is a tabby but has orange spots on his body.
Spud got his name by the interest he showed when I peeled potatos when he was a wee one. He liked to steal the peelings. He's lucky we didn't name him Green Bean...he liked those even better! lol!
Siam got his name the night my husband shoved him through the window on a freezing night. He was a feral....dumped out here in the country and lived under our house for a month. Hubby had worked really hard to get his trust and got him inside. I asked him what we should name him (knowing that if he named him, he wouldn't deny him
The "outsiders", more ferals dumped, are called Harry (once again Hubby named him, don't know why but I ask no questions) I named Tailer cuz he has a fluffy tail on a shorthaired body. Then there is Spot, who is a tabby but has orange spots on his body.
In Russia, Sasha is a masculine name.Originally Posted by lisalee
My boyfriend Will named Sash. He was originally named Sasha, until we found out he was a little boy and we shortened it to just Sash.
Tigger, named by my son, who was 9 at the time. Cause he's orange like Tigger on Winnie the Pooh. Tigger is now 11.
Cricket, cause she's black and bouncy.
not very original huh?
black cat next door, who prefers to eat here, I call Black Bart
and the other visitor I was calling buddy boy, til I found out his name is Cisco...he likes my choice in cat food and treats too
Cricket, cause she's black and bouncy.
not very original huh?
black cat next door, who prefers to eat here, I call Black Bart
and the other visitor I was calling buddy boy, til I found out his name is Cisco...he likes my choice in cat food and treats too
Fun topic!
Since I got my degree in English literature, I like literary names.
Bingley - After the character Mr. Bingley in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. My niece was the one to suggest the name after seeing a picture of him. The Mr. Bingley character in the 2005 movie was a redhead and it just fit him perfectly because he is the perfect gentleman.
Pippin - From J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He was originally named Isaac at the shelter and while I did not hate the name, it just wasn't what I wanted. I was trying to decide between Pippin (because he was a ball of energy and getting into trouble wherever he could) and Pigwidgeon from the Harry Potter series (Ron's tiny eager to please owl) because he was a pig and I liked the idea of calling him Pig. My sister (who takes care of my boys when I'm away) was not a fan of Pig, so Pippin it was. It fits him perfectly!
Since I got my degree in English literature, I like literary names.
Bingley - After the character Mr. Bingley in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. My niece was the one to suggest the name after seeing a picture of him. The Mr. Bingley character in the 2005 movie was a redhead and it just fit him perfectly because he is the perfect gentleman.
Pippin - From J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He was originally named Isaac at the shelter and while I did not hate the name, it just wasn't what I wanted. I was trying to decide between Pippin (because he was a ball of energy and getting into trouble wherever he could) and Pigwidgeon from the Harry Potter series (Ron's tiny eager to please owl) because he was a pig and I liked the idea of calling him Pig. My sister (who takes care of my boys when I'm away) was not a fan of Pig, so Pippin it was. It fits him perfectly!
well, i wanted girly names 4 mine hehe! when i got Sparkle, i just thought of that name by looking at her, & thought now that name suits you! & my other cat Glamorous, named after a song hehe...
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Snickerdoodle because she is the same color as a snickerdoodle cookie and snickerdoodles were the first type of cookie I learned how to make from scratch.
