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post #1 of 60
8/17/08 at 7:13pm
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I'm at a loss for names!

I can't have names/themes that the shelter has already had....so I'm kinda up a creek.

2 grey/lilac point type siamese looking males
1 tabby (either black & brown or grey? ) male
1 black female

They all need to have names of the same theme, or else that start with the same letter.
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post #2 of 60
8/17/08 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by white cat lover View Post
I'm at a loss for names!

I can't have names/themes that the shelter has already had....so I'm kinda up a creek.

2 grey/lilac point type siamese looking males
1 tabby (either black & brown or grey? ) male
1 black female

They all need to have names of the same theme, or else that start with the same letter.
We had the D litter - Dennis, Dante, Dumpling, D'Artagnan, and Dora...(well, and also Smudge, Bear and Gretel. LOL)
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post #3 of 60
8/17/08 at 7:55pm
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Originally Posted by kluchetta View Post
We had the D litter - Dennis, Dante, Dumpling, D'Artagnan, and Dora...(well, and also Smudge, Bear and Gretel. LOL)
No kittens can have names starting with the letter "D". They die horribly deaths. 2 & 3 years ago - it was distemper. Last year, it was some nasty virus. 4 years ago, I thankfully missed those deaths. 5 years running, every litter named with the letter "D" has died - so the rule is no "D" kittens. Yes, we're a bit superstitious.
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post #4 of 60
8/17/08 at 8:52pm
since they're part Siamese, maybe you could go with Buddhist-related names my reasoning: Siam is now Thailand which is a largley Buddhist nation

Like,
Buddha
Karma
Dharma
Sangha
Nirvana
Bodhi
Zen
Tantra
Dalai (as in Dalai Lama)

here's a link to the wiki article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist

yes, I do like the religion-themed names
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post #5 of 60
8/17/08 at 9:08pm
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I'm liking that theme Katie!!

Dharma & Kharma could be the two I'm calling "The Twins".
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post #6 of 60
8/17/08 at 9:10pm
Since their parents are Adam and Eden,what about......

Serpent
Apple
Cain
Abel
Eve



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post #7 of 60
8/17/08 at 10:28pm
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Since their parents are Adam and Eden,what about......

Serpent
Apple
Cain
Abel
Eve
also Rib, Seth & Fig!
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post #8 of 60
8/17/08 at 10:33pm
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Here's the link to pictures of Eden & the babies

http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=174425
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post #9 of 60
8/17/08 at 10:50pm
They are adorable!

For my fosters, I use themes, too. My first one was a movie- Pirates of the Carribbean. Do you have a favorite movie?

Before they just ended up with Pirates names, they were going to be National Parks. My currents are cities in Nevada. I like place names!

Since their mom is Eden, which is a paradise, you could use "paradise on earth" themes.

Three males and a female...

Caribbean
Jamaica
Tahiti
Hawaii

?? Just thoughts.
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post #10 of 60
8/17/08 at 10:53pm
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My favorite movie would be Finding Nemo. I already have a "dory" (Dorian Grey a.k.a. Dorky Fish)

I need it to be something "neutral" ish....I'm afraid if I stick with the Eden theme or even the Buddhist theme it'll be too religious & offend potential adopters?
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post #11 of 60
8/17/08 at 10:59pm
Religious may or may not... That's why I like places! Pretty neutral...

And hey, I thought "Dorky" was Dorian Grey! He's not from finding Nemo...

How about:

Marlin
Nemo
Crush
Coral



Of course, then you couldn't use them for your next fosters...

What ever you decide will be perfect!!
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post #12 of 60
8/17/08 at 11:26pm
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I really want to name one Bloat!
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post #13 of 60
8/18/08 at 10:03am
Hmmm... I'm no good at coming up with themes! I am very partial to the Adam & Eden theme , but if that won't work, maybe E names? That would go along with Eden, and then you could still use Eve for the little girl.
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post #14 of 60
8/18/08 at 10:29am
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We already have 2 groups of "E" named kittens, so I can't do that, either!
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post #15 of 60
8/18/08 at 10:32am
hamarabi
julis
joan
viking

or a easier theme

pluto
mercury
mars
venus
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post #16 of 60
8/18/08 at 11:32am
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Originally Posted by white cat lover View Post
My favorite movie would be Finding Nemo. I already have a "dory" (Dorian Grey a.k.a. Dorky Fish)

I need it to be something "neutral" ish....I'm afraid if I stick with the Eden theme or even the Buddhist theme it'll be too religious & offend potential adopters?
I honestly don't think this will be a problem cause most average folks wouldn't know that Zen or Dharma or Karma came from Buddhism. My thought is that people like unusual names, it will get the kittens noticed, if for anything their names and then when people see how cute they are, it's a wrap I get compliments all the time on my kitties' names, most don't care where they came from, just that they're unusual
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post #17 of 60
8/18/08 at 12:16pm
What about Disney Princesses/Princes? lol.

Phillip
Shang
Eric
Aladdin
Beast
etc...

Aurora
Mulan
Ariel
Jasmine
Belle
etc...

Snow White and Cinderella princes are just The Prince and Prince Charming and both those are kinda a mouthful for a kitten, hah.

Or a royalty theme
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post #18 of 60
8/18/08 at 12:47pm
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Already have 2 litters. One Disney Princes, one Disney Princesses.
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post #19 of 60
8/18/08 at 1:00pm
How about characters from a TV show, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer? That was my addiction earlier this summer and I ended giving several litters of kittens and one big kitty (Xander) Buffy names - ie Willow, Dawn, Riley, Spike, Faith, Tara, Cordelia, Caleb, Wesley and Buffy, of course. One woman recognized the theme and adopted Buffy, Faith and Wesley. It was the rescue's first triple adoption in years!
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post #20 of 60
8/18/08 at 1:49pm
I love the name Mia...for the female, of course. I'm out of names for the boys, though.
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post #21 of 60
8/18/08 at 2:04pm
I like the TV show theme idea! What about a "Meerkat Manor" theme? Lots of unique names to choose from there! Every time I hear the name Rocket Dawg I giggle a little. Let's see, other characters are Wilson, Zaphod, Maybelline, of course Flower... I can't remember the rest!

Or how about Starbuck, Apollo, Helo, and Boomer? (Any other BSG fans here? ) I know Starbuck and Boomer are both girls in the new series, but I think they're both pretty gender-neutral names!
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post #22 of 60
8/18/08 at 3:27pm
ok, i have some suggestions...
Adagio, Staccato, Fermata, Clef, Melody, Lyric, Harmony, Bass, Alto, Treble, Soprano, Tenor, Timbre, Tempo, Andante, Largo, Da Coda, Al Capo, Lento, Opera, Oratorio, Music, Rhythm, Piano, Forte, Fortissimo, Accent...
there're lots of choices in THAT theme!
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post #23 of 60
8/18/08 at 4:51pm
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Originally Posted by laureen227 View Post
ok, i have some suggestions...
Adagio, Staccato, Fermata, Clef, Melody, Lyric, Harmony, Bass, Alto, Treble, Soprano, Tenor, Timbre, Tempo, Andante, Largo, Da Coda, Al Capo, Lento, Opera, Oratorio, Music, Rhythm, Piano, Forte, Fortissimo, Accent...
there're lots of choices in THAT theme!
Yes, Adagio is a great name

I like those names a lot. Especially Adagio (of course) and Staccato
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post #24 of 60
8/18/08 at 5:11pm
I have dance-related theme:

Part Siamese:
Pointe - like being on toes or having Siamese points . It would have to be spelled the French way with the final e
Zumba

For the other two:

Hip
Hop
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post #25 of 60
8/18/08 at 7:21pm
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I really want to name one Bloat!
Just because I'm feeling silly- so don't take this serious unless you feel really silly, too!- to make that work, how about an "oat" theme??

Bloat
Boat
Moat
Coat

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post #26 of 60
8/18/08 at 7:27pm
I just got my cat today and was reading your posts. I have no idea what to call him. Hes an orange and white tabbyy.
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post #27 of 60
8/18/08 at 8:04pm
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I have no cable....so I don't know what BSG is & I'm not familiar with Meerkat Manor.
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post #28 of 60
8/18/08 at 8:47pm
Sorry - BSG=Battlestar Galactica (Yes, I'm a little bit of a sci-fi geek!) Meerkat Manor is a show on Animal Planet that uses researchers' footage with a voiceover to tell the meerkats' story. I just started watching Meerkat Manor a few months ago, and I swear there is more drama in those little creatures' lives than in any soap opera!

I'll try to think of some more ideas. Any books you particularly like? You could use character names from that. This finding a theme business is hard!
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post #29 of 60
8/18/08 at 8:48pm
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I'm a Sci Fi geek....I love Stargate SG-1 even if it isn't on anymore. I wanted to name them from that series, but figured no one would know the names.
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post #30 of 60
8/18/08 at 8:52pm
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Originally Posted by white cat lover View Post
I'm a Sci Fi geek....I love Stargate SG-1 even if it isn't on anymore. I wanted to name them from that series, but figured no one would know the names.
I never watched that one, but I bet you'd be surprised who would recognize them!
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