Help me think of names for cats to keep to hand for when I'm short of inspiration

[thecatneuterer]

I have to name dozens of cats a month. Any cat I bring in to the rescue that is for homing (as opposed to neuter and return) needs a name. I'm really running out of ideas.

I'm looking for names that aren't actual people names - and preferably that are normal nouns with a nice sound and no awkward connotations.

For example, Puddle and Truffle. They don't need to end in 'le' of course - although that does give a particularly appealing sound I feel.

Any suggestions?

Vegetables
Carrot, broccoli, cabbage, onion, kale etc

british Cities
Bangor, Cardiff, Cambridge, London, Lancaster etc

Prime Ministers
Wouldn't be obvious if you're using one of the names. And there's a Bonus using both names for twin cats 🤣

Boris, Johnson, Theresa, May, John, Major, Tony, Blair, Winston, Churchill, Harold, Macmillan, Antony, Eden, Edward, Heath etc

British Rivers
Sever, Thames, Trent, Wye, Tay, Clyde, Tweed etc

Rover (perhaps not ), Bean, Dodge, Sunbeam, Hillman, Rochdale, Turner, etc.

Ok, themes you haven't used (probably)

Greek Gods
Genuses of insects (Latin names)
Norfolk Broads
Villages in Cumbria (or your county)
American states
Capitals of American states
African countries (I'll stop there with geographic ideas)
Nobel prize winners (of each science...)
Pultzer prize winners
Surnames of British monarchs
Numbers or colours in other languages (Italian, Russian, etc)
Spanish foods

Oh god now I desperately want cats called Garibaldi and Lancaster.

Go through a paint chart for relevant colours? For instance Farrow and Ball whites give you Dimity, Wimborne and Joa.

Musical instrumemts?
I'd love a cat called Theramin, Theorbo or Zither.

Wool, weaving related, shoe making, etc -- nods to English textile heritage:
Cord, Tweed, Worsted, Serge, Whipcord, Garbardine, Walsham, Silky, Satin, Linen, Flax, Hemp, Spinny, Weave, Warp, Quilt, Mohair, Camel, Vicuna, Cashmere...

Theramin - brilliant! Definitely using that. Zither too!

As I said themes aren't necessary - although handy for kittens. But generally we're talking about single cats. I'm just looking for appealing words.

Pokemon is the best suggestion, though, > 200 possible.

Tweed and Flax are nice.

Star
Comet
Apollo
Nova
Galaxy
Mars
Pluto
Orion
Perseus
Venus
Jupiter
Neptune

Boots
Socks
Mittens
Bobble
Wellington
Mac

Blue
Silver
Jet
Amber
Copper
Dusty
Rusty
Magenta

Apple
Mango
Chips
Salsa
Twiglet/ Twiggy
Rhubarb
Plum
Peaches
Donut
Biscuit
Peanut
Pepper
Pickles
Chutney
Marmalade
Juniper
Basil
Bay
Sage
Clove

Christie
Doyle
Hardy
Bronte
Austen
Hemingway
Dickens
Wordsworth
Byron

Aster
Aspen
Brier
Brook
Blaze
Cedar
Fawn
Meadow
Clover

When we get a cat it'll be called Cornelius

@AliasGrape Believe it or not I've already used the majority of those I think.

Not Magenta though, and that's a lovely name. That's going on the list.

Pretzel
Pumpkin
Chip/s
Pankcake
Wotsit
Pepper
Pepsi
Burdock
Vimto
Flapjack
Nata
Eccles
Crossini

@PumpkinCrumble Vimto and Burdock are good, although of course Burdock needs to be paired with Dandelion really. Actually 'Pumpkin Crumble' would be a great name!

Trellis
Dibber
Gromwell
Sage
Brimstone
Magpie
Laurel
Parsnip
Cranberry
Meadow
Valerian
Thistle
Bracken
Catkin
Alder
Marram
Marsh
Partridge
Sparrow
Walnut
Teasel
Viola
Tansy
Coriander
Mustard

Cute fishy ones?

Kipper
Scampi
Pike
Tuna

Instruments?

Banjo
Trumpet
Viola
Strings

Game of Thrones characters.

Definitely going to call our next Samwell Tarly, Gilly or Arya.

@thecatneuterer

I did once name a load after fishing areas: Viking, Forties, Cromarty, Dogger, Fisher etc. However it wasn't a great success as most ended up misspelled and mispronounced and generally caused confusion.

'Dogger' may not be the best 😂

Cheddar suggests cheeses.

Mimi
Pink
Cuba
Panther
Pepper
Sky
Clown
Pudding
Jester

Toto
Myrtle
Onyx
Aslan
Petal
Muncho
Blossom
Sweet pea
Tinkerbell

@LightSpeeds indeed To be fair I didn't actually use that one. Nor did I use German Byte

Greek/Roman/Norse mythology?

Zeus, Cupid, Perseus, Thor, Odin, Neptune, Icarus, Medusa, Andromeda, Athena, Achilles etc

Cathedral cities:
Truro
Winchester
Lincoln
Durham
Wells
Derby

Racecourses:
Ascot
Ripon
Goodwood
Aintree
Haydock
Kelso

Seaside towns:
Maldon
Frinton
Cromer
Blakeney
Whitby

I once went to Kenya and have always thought these places would be good cat names:
Malindi
Lamu