Why'd You Name Her/Him That?

adymarie · Mar 23, 2006

Pepperpot the hubby named - said she was the colour of a Chipotle pepper - almost called hre Chipotle, but Pepperpot was easier to say

Sugarly (RIP) - was named after a vet in a fantasy book Dr Sugarly Dobbs, who was a vet to mythical creatures

Excalibur and Merlin were named after the sword and wizard

Striker was striking, but he really is only named gweeky as he doesn't meow - he gweeks!

renny · Mar 23, 2006

Love to hear about everyone's names. You are all much more creative then I am!

Lucky: well everyone can pretty much guess that something happened to her. At about 3.5-4weeks old she went out exploring and ended up running across a busy street and I watched her go between the tires of a car. She popped out the other side (meowing the whole way - i think she was telling off the driver!) and fell down into a ditch. I turned around and went to find her...and when she saw me she came running towards me. I think we were both Lucky that day.

Rambo: well...Rambo was a little hellion when i saw him in the cage at the shelter. He was wrestling with 5 of his brothers and sisters and was a total fighter. So he got his name...pretended to be a fighter for a few more days...and has since become a total suck and lovebug. He's been nicknamed Deuce (Bigalow - male gigalo) because Rambo LOVES everything and everyone.

adymarie · Mar 23, 2006

Originally Posted by ugaimes

Cosette and Eponine are characters (and somewhat rivals) in the Victor Hugo book/my favorite Broadway show Les Miserables.

I love that musical! If you get a boy will it be Gavrouche?

beach bum · Mar 23, 2006

I will apologize to those who have heard this before, but here goes:

Galadriel (aka "Molly") and I share a Dad named "Lord-of-the-Rings," and we were both named after characters in Tolkien's books/Jackson's movies. Each of Dad's 15 kittens, every one a CFA Grand Champion, were named after one of these classic characters. We can say "Hello" in person if you click on the HTML links in our siggy.

Ann decided that Galadriel was too much of a mouthful when she gave her a scolding, and she got her house name of Molly, which I do think fits her well. She is such a cute, good-natured little girl. Jim, however, says that he prefers her registered name, which always reminds him of Cate Blanchett. He did put his foot down when Ann suggested that my disposition might sometimes be better suited if my house name were "Gollum," an unkind thing to say.

All the best to all of you kind readers,

Samwise

laureen227 · Mar 23, 2006

mine are all named after computer components. Pixel & Mouse were first - littermates. then when i found Cable, i thought she was a boy, so that's why [at least to me] her name is a little masculine sounding. Java was next - i had a poll here to help me select a name for her. the 2 ferals outside are called Apple & Mac [both girls, i think]. & now i have Chip, whom the shelter called Bear - but he was a stray, so who knows what his name originally was! his name was suggested by some TCS people - i was thinking of Port, but liked Chip better.

lil_axl_gurl · Mar 23, 2006

Mystik got her name because she was just so graceful and she has an "M" on her forehead so we called her "Mystik."

Tracii Guns got his name because I was gonna call him "Mosh" but he wasn't exactly hyper enough to have that name then my friend was like "Why don't you just name him after like..your favorite guitarist or something?" so I said "OK! his name is Tracii Guns!" Because Tracii is my favorite guitar player.

Jack Daniels got his name because I wanted him to have a sort of "Metalhead" name and one of the biggest rules in the world of Metal is.."Don't let good Jack Daniels go to waste!"

arlyn · Mar 23, 2006

Spaz - she is one, she has invisible friends that talk her into doing the craziest/stupidest things.

Shadow -If my fiance' is home, Shadow is always with him, his shadow.

Cassi -Came to us with the name Cassiopiea, too much name, we shortened it.

Ivory -came with the name, still her official name, but we call her Bug, because she's a cuddlebug, a buggaboo, a pest, she will bug you for various reasons.

Vash -Anyone who has ever watched the anime, Trigun and then met this cat will understand.

Trouble -His name is his game.

cdubbie · Mar 23, 2006

Little Miss/Smidge - Originally we were not going to keep any of the kittens Pepsi had—we tried to find homes for them—so we tried not naming them to keep from getting attached to them. (Note: that doesn't work.) So, we just called her and her sister "little miss" interchangeably. Now that she's nearly 11 months old and still weighs just five pounds, we decided that she is "just a smidge."

Can I take evnshaw's answer?

11 mns ago I adopted Smidge from a shelter. They told me she was full grown, even though she was v. petite at 5.5lbs..and her ribs were showing. I had a long list of names to try, nothing fit, I waited for the right name to come to me and in the mean time I called her "just a smidge of a cat" or Smidgen to her face

She answered to Smidge within three days...so I had no choice

This is after I made fun of my friend's cats's name - in jest - hers are LIttle and Minnie. Then I do the same thing, give her a "little" name. Figures...

I wanted a clever name for her, or one that fit her situation...but I'm no good at that. I wouldnt mind a pretty name for her b/c she's so cute...but Smidge told me it is Smidge, there you go. Oh, and she weighs at least 10 lbs and double in length after she got home...maybe they were wrong about her age?

Oh - her name has morphed to Smidgey-Pot-Pie...she went to Smidge to Smidgey-Pie 'cause she is such a sweetie-pie, to Smidgey-Pie-Pie which became Smidgey-Pot_pie. Not sure how all that happened.

tari · Mar 23, 2006

Tailer was named that because when he was a kitten he had an unusually long tail. He was a rescue and had been on his own a while and was really, really scrawny (not a problem any more). Pretty much all there was to him was bad breath and tail.

Harvey was named after the old Jimmy Stewart movie with the rabbit that only he could see. Harvey's so shy that we're the only ones who ever see him.

Forest was named after Forrest Gump because of his disability. He has cerebellar hyperplasia, so he's a wobbly, bobbly cat. He was found in a dumpster with his brother, who was all black. Our vet, who took him in, named him Forest and his brother Bubba. (They also taught him to come running when you tell him "Run, Forest, Run"!)

ashleynicole · Mar 23, 2006

Originally Posted by Tari

Forest was named after Forrest Gump because of his disability. He has cerebellar hyperplasia, so he's a wobbly, bobbly cat. He was found in a dumpster with his brother, who was all black. Our vet, who took him in, named him Forest and his brother Bubba. (They also taught him to come running when you tell him "Run, Forest, Run"!)

I love that, how precious. I'm sure he is a sweetie pie!

babyharley · Mar 23, 2006

Harley... well, we were going to name him Daisy -til we took him to the vet and realized he was a boy

John had just purchased his 1st Harley Davidson and the name Harley just stuck for him - he's loud, crazy and full of attitude - just like a motorcycle

miamispartan · Mar 23, 2006

Miss Tigger has really unusual markings, which look like stripes running down her back....

rblaude · Mar 23, 2006

Originally Posted by laureen227

mine are all named after computer components.

I love your naming scheme. You should get a couple more males and name one Bill Gates and the other Steve Jobs and see who turns out more dominant.

Or, name a new one DSL and see who's *really* faster, Cable or DSL!!!

Ha ha ha! Maybe noone else finds that the least bit funny... Ah, well, I'm amused by the little things.

Ashley is because she's dark grey, the color of ash, and she's a girl, so Ashley rather than Ash.

Spirit is our new baby. He came from the shelter with that name. I kept it because.... to make a long story short, my 29-yr-old brother died a few weeks before I met Spirit. When I expressed my interest in adopting him, I found someone else had "claimed" him. So I made a little prayer to my brother, and that deal fell through, and just a few hours later the shelter called to say I could have Spirit. Maybe it's corny, but I felt an instant connection to Spirit and something in his eyes just grabbed me. He came to me when I really needed some cheering up, so now I can remember my brother every time I look at him. So it's a "spiritual" reference.

malakaiii · Mar 23, 2006

Originally Posted by rblaude

Spirit is our new baby. He came from the shelter with that name. I kept it because.... to make a long story short, my 29-yr-old brother died a few weeks before I met Spirit. When I expressed my interest in adopting him, I found someone else had "claimed" him. So I made a little prayer to my brother, and that deal fell through, and just a few hours later the shelter called to say I could have Spirit. Maybe it's corny, but I felt an instant connection to Spirit and something in his eyes just grabbed me. He came to me when I really needed some cheering up, so now I can remember my brother every time I look at him. So it's a "spiritual" reference.

Aww... that's such a great story!

laureen227 · Mar 24, 2006

Originally Posted by rblaude

I love your naming scheme. You should get a couple more males and name one Bill Gates and the other Steve Jobs and see who turns out more dominant.

Or, name a new one DSL and see who's *really* faster, Cable or DSL!!!

Ha ha ha! Maybe noone else finds that the least bit funny... Ah, well, I'm amused by the little things.

i thought it was funny!

kittenkiya · Mar 24, 2006

Originally, my Kahli was named after the Hindu Goddess of Destruction, I just wanted the name to look different. Now the tradition is that ALL my Calicos will have Kahli in their names, and their nickname will be "Diddo". My current Calico is ChanKahli.

Pete is another traditional name, we always have an orange/white male and his name is Pete.

KittenKiya is a Maine Coon cross, and I loved the name Kiya, but he was so gorgeous as a kitten, that the name stuck.

malakaiii · Mar 24, 2006

Originally Posted by KittenKiya

Originally, my Kahli was named after the Hindu Goddess of Destruction, I just wanted the name to look different. Now the tradition is that ALL my Calicos will have Kahli in their names, and their nickname will be "Diddo". My current Calico is ChanKahli.

Pete is another traditional name, we always have an orange/white male and his name is Pete.

KittenKiya is a Maine Coon cross, and I loved the name Kiya, but he was so gorgeous as a kitten, that the name stuck.

That's really interesting! But my problem would be trying to remember a past kitty and going "No, not THAT Kahli... the one before!"

jellilorum · Apr 3, 2006

Mimi - Named by my great-grandmother who I inherited her from. I have never known another cat that loves the sound of their own name quite like she does!
Bunny Kitty - She has no tail and runs like a rabbit
Seti - after the Egyptian god of war and chaos, Seth. He has redirectional anger issues. He is also known as Fuzzy Man, Handsome Man, Seti Gato and Baby.
Little Kitty - my newest and yet to be named baby. She won't tell me who she is yet

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