What should we name our cat?

[Kiki321]

Hi there! What do you think we should name our new cat?

We have adopted her and will be bringing her home in a few days. She is currently in foster, but on meeting her she was a confident little thing. Very gentle and affectionate, inquisitive and a little cheeky!

Sadly she was rescued from a situation that had got out of hand. She was unspayed and had kittens when she was still a kitten herself. She has done a fantastic job at raising them, and all of her kittens have now been rehomed. She is resilient and loving, with a streak of sass!

The names we are considering are:

Gwen
Daphne
Mavis
Josephine (Josie)

Which is your favourite, or do you have any other suggestions?

Thank you!

Mabel? Maybelle

Gwen I think - my rescue girls are Mavis and Mildred.

Elsa from the lion in the Born Free film? Enjoy your new cat - a home is complete without one😽

I like Gwen

What a beauty 😻 They're all lovely names, I'd go for Mavis out of them I think. Here's to many happy years with her

I like Daphne the best from your list.
But she looks like a Zelda to me.

Daphne without a shadow of a doubt. If I had a female cat then that is the name I'd choose as a nod to Daphne in Scooby Doo.

Josie and the Pussycats cane to mind with your photo (showing my age)

Ooh, love Zelda, it suits her.
I love Mavis too, and all of your names. Josie sounds the softest and for that reason prefer the others for this tough little cookie.
Congrats! 🐱

I’d call her Flo (Florence on a Sunday)

Thanks so much for all of your responses, and for some great suggestions too. I have also just thought of Eliza as a potential name for her... ?

Fenella.
I can't explain why.

She is gorgeous, what a beautiful little thing.

Uzuri (Beauty in Swahili, because she looks like a little lioness)

That's a Daphne I'd say!

I have a Daphne cat so slightly biased but love the name, I think she suits Josie though!

Incredibly large number of cars called Elsa out there. Never yet meet a Gwen.

I keep coming back to Gwen. Not sure why. We might have to spend a couple of days with her before making a final decision though.

Any further suggestions are very welcome!

She's so cute! My rescue girl also gave birth at about 6 months. She was an owner surrender to Cats Protection and her kitten was adopted before I got her. I like Gwen out of the names. I know a dog called Gweni and it really suits her.

i like Gwen
or Delia

Is she your first cat, OP? Either way, the rules of Cat Names are:

The given name is only used on the vet record and to tell them off.

A two-syllable name is best for telling off as you can put proper emphasis on the second.

They will ignore this, anyway.

Whatever you name her will mutate. Gwen will become Gwennie, Gwenster, The Gwenonator, Princess Poop Pants, Gwendolyn (for Sundays), but most often Gerroutofthereyoulittleshit

She looks like a Winnie to me, anyway. Super sassy face.

or Wendy

i agree with two syllables

You need a name ending in a vowel so you can call her. Course she won't answer!

Emmie as she has such beautiful emerald green eyes. Or Cleo for no real reason other than that’s what sprang to mind when looking at her photo.

Possibly because her outline is very much like cats depicted in Egyptian scrolls, paintings, particularly those ears. So Cleopatra?