How'd your kitty get their name?

My boy Loki was named after the Norse god of mischief because he did cause a lot of it when
I first got him - he is a little better now but
like this morning still get into his share.

Arizona got her name from the shelter's computer. As she is a weird-looking little thing, I couldn't think of anything else. She's cow-spotted with a big tummy, but I couldn't bring myself to call her Elsie or Flossie. Her original name was Camela, but she didn't answer to that, anyway.

Fred - that was his name when we got him

Blackie - named by my daughter when he was born, the only black kitten in a litter of red tabbies

Sparky - also named by my daughter. We originally kept one of the red tabbies as well as Blackie, and since he was a little spitfire and seemed to just vibrate with energy, we named him Sparky. When we were in California, he adopted another family (and seems quite happy there, the grandfather lives with them and had lots of time to spend playing w / Sparky). When Jim brought home a new gray kitten, our daughter decided to name him after "Original Sparky", so I guess he is technically Sparky II.

Toonces - My dad wanted to name her Pouncer but I didn't like it, even if she did pounce all the time I didn't want to name her a catty name. A friend of mine said what about Toonces and I thought that sounded so cute. Later I found out about the driving cat on SNL named Toonces who is a grey tabby. My Toonces looks just like a Russian Blue (which is grey) but she isn't and the only way I found that out is that her paw pads are grey and not pink.

Buttons & Patches - sisters rescued at 3-4 weeks old. My dad wanted to name them Frick and Frack and I just hated that idea but I did want to name them names that would "relate" them. Patches was easy, her coat looks like a patchwork quilt, she is a tortoise shell. The only thing that I could think that would match Patches was Buttons since she is "cute as a button."

Now for my dogs.....

Libby - short for Liberty, she was born on President's Day.

Sam - ever heard of the shoes Sam & Libby, well it sounded cute and he so looks like a Sam.

Well since I have so many cats, I just pick names that I think fit them, or that I like. For example, Snowball is pure white, and Milo is orange, which reminds me of the kitten in the Milo & Otis movie.
The rest of them I just named different names I liked, no special reasons.

My cat Whiskers, well, that's obvious, He was the only long haired kitten in the litter, tuxedo markings, mostly black face, with LONG WHITE WHISKERS.

Velcro came with that name, and of course it stuck
Actually, Velcro was named that because he was very clingy as a kitten. If you tried to hold him, he would try to climb up you and snuggle right in your neck. Even if he was on the ground, he would climb up your leg to get to be with you. As he got older he didn't climb and cling as much, but would still try to get on top of my shoulder, and when I lean forward, he just plops on my back with his rear on my head, and won't get off-- stuck, like velcro!

Beautiful cats, Ed!!!!

Lovely cats, Ed. Velcro's name made my daughter laugh!

Ed - just beautiful fur babes there!

Cute kitties!

I named luna after the moon in spanish because she is the collor of the moon.

Griffin - that sounds really neat!

Mr. FitzHerbert-from the movie Bridget Jone's Diary. I liked her description of him.
"Mr. FitzHerbert, tits pervert more like. Daniel's boss who stares freely at my breasts with no idea who I am or what I do!"
This got shortened to Fitz who is growing up to fit the full name--peeking in the shower and jumping on the lap of whoever is going to the bathroom.
He'll also lie on my chest and grab whatever he can to use as a pillow.

All 3 of my cats visit me in the bathroom. I think they can't figure out what I'm doing. Fred esp. likes to watch the flushing. Go figure I might see if I can toilet train him, he's very fastidious.

Well, In 1988-89 I lived in this house where there was alot of ally cats. Around the nieghborhood there was this one cat that the kids called "friendly". Everyday she would come up on the back porch and meow, wanting some food. We fed her everyday, She adopted us. She was/is the fastest running cat I have ever seen. Thats where the name "Quickie" comes from... My Brother and Cousin named her.
Thanks-Scott

This is the perfect place to introduce my kitties as I am new here. They are my favorite topic.
We have 6 kitties all various ages ranging from almost a year to about 8.

Cerise-means red. She is our ruddy Abyssinian. AKA Kitty

Aja-just a black and greyish stripey cat named after the Steely Dan song. The name suits her well. AKA Sweetpea Kitty, Aja-Kitty

Elmer-all white boy with green eyes. He was from the humane society and was named *gack* Snowy. Not original and didn't fit him. We renamed him Elmer after a day or two because he is all white and sticks like glue. He is the quintessential lap kitty. AKA Elmer-shmelmer, Sir Sleepsalot, Fatboy

Molly McMuffin-her given name from the shelter and it fits. Especially since we adopted her last St. Patrick's Day. AKA Molly-Lolly

Cally-our almost one-year-old. She is a calico brought to us as a baby by what we thought was a feral that we had been taking care of in our backyard. Not a very original name, but it fits. AKA Cally-Wally-Kitty-Pie

Frankie Blue Eyes-the former feral and most likely the father of Cally. He has the most gorgeous blue eyes and is named after Frank Sinatra. AKA Frankie-Franks

They are just a bit spoiled..

Welcome to the site! Your kitties sound adorable, and we love hearing all those kitty stories!!

HI. I am new here, but love the site. I am loving hearing all your kitty's names, and thought it would be a good place to jump in. My hubby brought our kitty home (she was abandoned, and MAYBE 5 weeks old) on halloween, so we named her boo! (btw, she had kittens a week ago today, 4 of them, and they are so sweet!)
Enjoying the boards a lot!
Wendy

I named my British Blue Duchess because of the Disney movie the Aristocats. I have always loved Disney movies and I began liking cats because of this movie. I know that my Duchess can't sing and dance like the Duchess in the movie, but I chose that name regardless!

My 2 are Faile and Molly. Faile (Fy-el) is named for a character in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Faile the cat is all black, and was a stray who found my S/O and I last summer. She was about 4 months old then and all by herself.

In the book, the character has black hair, and she is on her own, hunting for a legendary horn. It seemed to suit the cat, plus I really love those books.

Molly is named for a good friend of mine, who thought it would make a great name for a cat.

I hope this link will take you to my on-line photo album:
http://pictures.care2.com/view/1/475270902

I never tried this before, so I'm crossing my fingers.