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Names for cats

181 replies

LadyRussell · 10/08/2018 22:09

Please help I need unique, cool names.

TIA Grin

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CowesTwo · 12/08/2018 10:05

My dear departed cat was called Hilary Thompson.

FASH84 · 12/08/2018 10:09

Cat benetar

LadyFidgetAndHerHandbag · 12/08/2018 10:09

I really like 'old person' names for cats like Algernon, Boris, Clara or Mabel. I also like literary ones like Mog or Catticus Finch.

multiplemum3 · 12/08/2018 10:11

Mine's bruce, no idea why

665TheNeighbourOfTheBeast · 12/08/2018 10:11

Doesn't matter what you name them, they will end up with something more appropriate in the end.
Cats that named themselves in our past include
"That"
Stinkeye
Bomber
And Meep

Gloopy · 12/08/2018 10:12

I have a Flearoy.

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LadyRussell · 12/08/2018 19:02

My family members who haven’t read Old Possoms are very anti Macavity but I am standing my ground 😂😂

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cricketmum84 · 12/08/2018 20:58

@LadyRussell we had a macavity when I was a little girl - named after old possums. He was a beautiful fluffy ginger kitten! Unfortunately he set my mums asthma off to the point where she was rushed into hospital so we had to rehome him :(

I suggested skimbleshanks for our new kitten. DH and DC looked at me like I was a bit mad and we called her Ivy 😂

LadyRussell · 12/08/2018 21:01

@cricketmum84

My first cat as a child was called Skimble Grin

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DSHathawayGivesMeFannyGallops · 12/08/2018 21:17

I'd love a Skimble or a Bustopher one day! Our Bengal is Poppy so he gets called Poppy Oppy Dots (after Jenny Any Dots)!

MyCarHasBrokenDownAgain · 12/08/2018 21:22

We christened our friends kitten 'Shit Legs' as it had long hair and .. well, you can guess the rest. It kind of stuck as they officially called it 'Pongo' in the end. Grin

A friend had a long haired cat called 'Sticky', due to the amount of twigs, slugs, seeds etc it used to come in with!

If its a black and white Tom, 'Horse' after the cat in the Footrot Flats cartoon strip.

TheCakeCrusader · 12/08/2018 21:23

When we were discussing possible cat names, one of my boys came up with Mrs Fluffybuckles!! Hmm

My other son mentioned Mewslie would be a good name! Grin

plominoagain · 12/08/2018 21:28

This is Clive . Clive the barn cat , who is not allowed in our house . Hmm .

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ooohsopink · 13/08/2018 00:47

We've just rescued a 2yr old moggie - her cattery name was Cissy but it didn't suit her as she is FIERCE! So we've renamed her Lulu (granddaughter's choice)

In the past we've had

:: Cefor
:: Magic
:: Lucy
:: Tattoo (Tat)
:: Roxy

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Sunflower1140 · 13/08/2018 00:52

Slinky Malinke 😸

IvyFluids · 13/08/2018 01:38

We have a Dorcas.
Previous cats have been named:
Breena
Steve
Bruiser
Thomas the Tank Engine (named by my then four year old DB)
Spartacus

wafflyversatile · 13/08/2018 01:48

Chevron and bollard.

FabulousTomatoes · 13/08/2018 01:58

Felix (da Housecat)
Dave
Rex
Dinah
Mr Scruff

SharkBrilliant · 13/08/2018 02:52

Last kitty I named was Floyd... it suited him Grin

Buggeritimgettingup · 13/08/2018 02:59

Mine are named morganna, olwyn and guinevere (the dogs are merlin amd ava)

LadyOfTheCanyon · 13/08/2018 07:58

Here's my boy Lester.
We've had
Dave,
Rosie,
Daisy
Radar,
Cattra ( our fourth cat!)
Fumf (5th cat)
Mugtree
Fringey
and Mister Leo.
Fine cats all.

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sashh · 13/08/2018 08:14

I've fostered a few, and known some ace cats so here goes.

Marchaisa Gata Mysteriosa, Hunter of legs (AKA Misty and Her Mystyness)
Jacob
Chivers
Eliot
Mr Fluffy
Countess Violet Elizabeth de Fuzzybum AKA Violent Violet - she had a flea alergy, once sorted she was fine
Salem (AKA the Joey cat, pretty but dumb)
Pilchard
Hermione (was rehomed with a ginger boy called Weasely)
Annie Von Akk (very old, deaf thought she was meowing but only made a tiny akk sound, she was rehomed with a lady who was 90, they suited each other perfectly)
Tosh
Bissy (Arabic for kitty)
Lily and Tonks (AKA the black tigers)
Venus
Claudia
Martha (completely white like Arthur in the cat food adverts)
Tiggy and Tiggy 2
Neko Chan (Japanese for cat and a diminutive)
Princess
Stan Lee

sashh · 13/08/2018 08:21

I really want to name our next cat Brian.

That's what I have called my visiting hedgehog.

KellyanneConway · 13/08/2018 09:19

I favour Spanish names for male cats for some reason:
Rico (Is my cat)
Pablo
Paulo
Jose
Dario
For female cats , I like dinner lady names:
Kathy
Debbie
Christine
Joyce
Karen

Faroutbrussel · 13/08/2018 09:25

My large ginger Tom cat is called Pat as when he got him from the rescue centre my toddler son keep saying “pat the cat, pat the cat”

My little calico female cat is called Annie.