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Original poster

Would you give your child the same name as a close relative's cat?

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 22/08/2011 12:13

And if you were said close relative would you go Hmm when the name was announced?

Just interested and the name is just an option but if I really liked it, I'd use it, cat or not :o

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exoticfruits · 22/08/2011 22:12

Lucy is a lovely name-I would use it.

I have a friend who always calls her cats by proper names and it suits them. At the moment she has Lydia and Hermione.

PotPourri · 22/08/2011 21:57

Lucy is a child's name. No way is it a cat's name. Use it for your child if you want. So weird to call your cat a girls name....!

InstantAtom · 22/08/2011 21:56

Lucy is a gorgeous name :)

musttidyupmusttidyup · 22/08/2011 21:54

DD has same name as DBs cat which luckily unfortunately died before DD came along. SIL still says it's a cat's name.

SenoritaViva · 22/08/2011 21:52

Oh Lucy, heavens no problem then. How close is the relative? Can they change the name to Juicy for the cat?! (aka MiL's Jess to Tess?!) Or wouldn't they be willing?

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 22/08/2011 21:46

:o Hmm, so opinion is split...

The name is Lucy btw. Not a particular catty name but nonetheless, the cat was there first!

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PorkChopSter · 22/08/2011 21:21

I gave DC3 the same name as my childhood pet. In tribute, like.

Except my dad forgot that cat died 15 years earlier. So he took me aside to point out that it might be a bit confusing for our current cat to be called the same as the baby, who would they know who we were talking too. So I pointed out that the cat was dead, and he actually looked at it to check it was breathing before I pointed out it was a different cat Confused

InstantAtom · 22/08/2011 21:07

Yes, unless it's Kitty which is a generic cat's nickname.

chandellina · 22/08/2011 18:57

Sure, why not. I'm thinking of naming daughter the same as a good friend's dog. (who I named about 12 years ago!) And my brother's family gave their dog the same name as my son. It's not a big deal imo.

BreastmilkDoesAFabLatte · 22/08/2011 12:42

As long as the cat isn't called Felix, I might...

SenoritaViva · 22/08/2011 12:16

Probably not, although SIL called her child the same name as her mother's dog! They changed the dog's name (e.g. if the dog had been called Harry they changed the name to Barry). It always makes us laugh and worth teasing her DD who is now 13 about....