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How on earth did you name your cat?

88 replies

Africasmyhome · 04/10/2017 22:04

Ours is brown. I'm really struggling to name her. She came from a rescue, but as it was a litter, they all had really silly names! Hers is Cello... Seems very masculine Grin she doesn't know her name. She is so little.

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Weedsnseeds1 · 04/10/2017 22:17

I rather like Cello!
Mine have had odd names - some from books, one named after the brand on a box she hid in on arrival, current one after a witch trial ( not Salem)..

Santawontbelong · 04/10/2017 22:19

How about changing it to Cleo?

PosiePootlePerkins · 04/10/2017 22:19

Well we can't possibly comment without a pictureGrinWink
My DH is responsible for our two, Basil and Sybil. They kind of suit their names though.

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 04/10/2017 22:30

PosiePootlePerkins

You can't have Basil and Sybil. I do. Grin.

They came from Battersea cats home named Basil and Bluebell. We thought the name Bluebell was naff so Sybil was the obvious choice for renaming.

StrumpersPlunkett · 04/10/2017 22:32

What about conker? Connie for short? Brown/autumn related?
We have Eric and Ernie
And before that mimi and mao
Before that Lucy Poppy and Megan

DramaAlpaca · 04/10/2017 22:33

Another vote for changing it to Cleo. Short for CleoCATra Grin

HelloSquirrels · 04/10/2017 22:34

Ours are named del boy and rodders!
In the past I've just named them what I think they look like sorry not helpful

Africasmyhome · 04/10/2017 22:35

Thanks for the suggestions Grin

How on earth did you name your cat?
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ASqueakingInTheShrubbery · 04/10/2017 22:37

I've got Basil and Sybil as well! Basil came first, and Sybil was the perfect choice when a girl kitten came my way.

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 04/10/2017 22:39

Right Op - call her Sybil and you won't need to worry about what to call your second cat. Smile

elephantoverthehill · 04/10/2017 22:39

My cat is called 'Cat'. The live hamster she brought in was called 'Hamster'. Can you see a pattern? My Dcs do have 'real' names. I think my cat thinks she is called 'Get down' off the table and kitchen surfaces. I do hope my post was truly inspirational.

ZeroFuchsGiven · 04/10/2017 22:39

Mine are named after star trek characters.

acatcalledjohn · 04/10/2017 22:55

Look at dat widdle face!

She's beautiful OP. I like human names for cars. Perhaps she's an Elsie. Small & cute!

acatcalledjohn · 04/10/2017 22:55

*cats Blush I like human names for cars too

SuburbanRhonda · 04/10/2017 22:56

My first cat's name was chosen because I've always liked the name Yvonne Grin

MoonlightandMusic · 04/10/2017 23:02

Oh, she's gorgeous - how about "Biscuit"?

One of ours is Dante because "cats are in fur, no?" [Disclaimer, the dodgy pun is purely of DH's making, nothing to do with me Grin ]. The other one's called Velvet due to softness of coat.

Sweetooth92 · 04/10/2017 23:02

My cat was nameless for a week or so as a kitten as he didn't suit the name he came with and he was a right monkey into everything so mischief stuck as his name 😊 Suited him perfectly

TheLongRider · 04/10/2017 23:30

Coco(a)?
Truffle
Cookie

moonbells · 05/10/2017 00:46

zero us too! It was the fault of the Cats Prot fosterer but we didn't object. Though we did subsequently rename one to a Babylon 5 name. ;-D

Insomnibrat · 05/10/2017 00:51

Mawwwww!!!! She's gorgeous! Another vote for Conker.

Mine is called Bear because he's a lovely black bear.

How on earth did you name your cat?
SuperBeagle · 05/10/2017 01:02

We looked up famous birthdays shared with our cat. He was born November 30, so it was between Winston or Churchill, or Billy (Idol). He suited Billy more.

BigGreenOlives · 05/10/2017 03:19

You could use the name of my husband’s childhood cat, Brownie. They also had... wait for it... Blackie, Whitey, Bluey & Marmalade Grin.

mathanxiety · 05/10/2017 05:36

I love TheLongRider's suggestions of Cocoa, Truffle and Cookie.

Is Brownie too obvious?

Mocha
Kahlua
Kona
Java
Capucine / Cappucino
Ghirardelli / Godiva
Tootsie (tootsie roll = choc flavoured American chewy candy)
Toffee

Hazel
Sienna (hopefully nor 'Burnt')

Lapsang Souchong
Oolong
Pekoe
Camellia

My cat is a Siberian. Her name is a mismash of French Minou and a vaguely Russian ending -shka.

mathanxiety · 05/10/2017 05:38

x-post with BigGreenOlives wrt Brownie - I didn't mean to criticise 'Brownie' - think it would be very cute.

ElizaDontlittle · 05/10/2017 05:48

I'd go for Cleo or Celia or Caro given her rescue name. She is super cute.

I like diminutive human names for cats and my older girl arrived called Hetty- I call her Hettycat - so the boy kitten had to 'match' and so I renamed him Toby(cat)!!

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