Did you change your cat's name when you brought them home?

Ok, so the other thread about why we chose the names we did made me wonder. I adopted my cats for the shelter I volunteer at so they had names when I adopted them. I either didn't like the names or it didn't fit (depending on the cat.) So what I want to know is did you change your cats names & if so what were they before you got them?

Levi was Orion
Jordan was Grover
Isaac was Fitzgerald
Maggie was Tango

Abby's shelter name was Zelda

i named teufel when we got him, but we then changed it to Gatto.
He still remains teufel on the boards though.

I changed Leo's name from Gabriel, Lola's from Chicky Baby and Gracie's from Petunia...all of which I thought were sort of lame and definitely didn't fit the cats in question.

Raphael was totally unplanned...I went up to the shelter planning to only spend a couple hours there and came home with a cat! Plus, since he was one of teh soc cats, I knew him as Raphael, so it just sort of stayed. Plus, I already have a Leonardo, so having a Raphael works out!

Tola was Jasper before which I thought was dumb because Jasper is a boy's name and she's a girl. Also I thought she deserved something more special.

Phenoms name was Tippy. I don't really know why they names her tippy. It really didn't fit her at all.

Layla was Lucky
Stevie was Tallouh

It's funny because I seem to only call them "momma", "sweet girl", "big girl", etc. so what was the purpose of renaming them!!

Vash, Trouble, Shadow and Spaz all came without names.
Cassi was Cassiopeia (too long IMO) so we shortened it.
Ivory came with her name also.
Now while Ivory is still officially Ivory on all her paperwork, to us, she is Bug

Mine came without names

Harley's name was Downy - that apparently didn't fit him AT ALL!

Harley is MUCH more fitting!

Sam came as Sam when we adopted him. I had a wonderful Irish name picked out, phonetically pronounced: two-moon, forget the real spelling. It just seemed too pretentious for him. He's a regular sort. So now he's Sam or Sammy-two-moon if he's being adorable or is in trouble.

Thurman was Pewter, Morris was Morris. They were owner surrenders at the shelter, so the shelter kept their names. I normally rename all my pets, I feel like its a second chance/life and its a chance for them to have a fresh start. Thurman and Morris were both very well cared for, it was obvious (shiny/soft coat, bright eyes, friendly, they were UTD on vaccines, neutered, and unfortunately, declawed), so I didn't feel bad keeping Morris' name VS changing my Poodle's name (came from a puppy mill).

Mystik was Que
Jack Daniels was CJ
Tracii Guns was Bryan Wilson

Originally Posted by babyharley

Harley's name was Downy - that apparently didn't fit him AT ALL!

Harley is MUCH more fitting!

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I agree! He just doesn't look like a Downy!

Oliver's name was Goulash (how dumb is that?)
And Emma's name was Extra, hence my screenname!

Some of mine were already named...

Peanut was Peanut... kept that one.
Roscoe was Menew
Jazzpurr was Olie
Simon was Pooh

Devin came sans a name, or any information really. He's listed as "Blackie" on his paperwork since I didnt have a name for him when I filed out his adoption papers. I didnt even know I was going to adopt; I was just looking.

Mine didn't have names that I know of. I foster, so give the kittens "baby" names, with the intention that the forever home will give them a new name. Festus was born at my house, and was named Festus before I knew her gender. By the time we decided to keep her, it seemed to late to change the name!

Same with Garfield, almost. I took him in at about 8-10 weeks, and named he and his twin brother Garfield and Odie. Odie died of distemper . And I'm still not sure why Garsie never got adopted...he is such a bundle of joy and always has been. I thought an orange kitty named Garfield, and the cartoon was at the theaters...I was sure he would get adopted. Luckily for me he didn't, and now he is ours forever.

Jasmine was Red, and when I let dd adopt her, I encouraged her to rename her. She didn't know her name, and still doesn't. I usually call her Baby, Baby Cakes, or just Cakes!

Most of my adoptees are renamed, but Sugartoes and Blue kept their names.

The shelter had named Seamus, Patch. We changed it on the way home with him. Gator didn't have a name. Chris named him Gator because he's orange. The University of Florida Gators' colors are orange and blue.