Help me name my beautiful new kitten

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Picking up this little Bengal cross next weekend all being well! She’s five months old, beautiful, fur like silk, very happy with people, playful but chilled.

DH and I love music, puns, history. DS is one so likes most things especially cats and dogs!

Rosetta is on the list! Cleocatra, Clawdia / Clawdette and Purrdita have also found favour with DH.

@RosesAndHellebores Hildy has actually been on the list but from Hildegard - as in Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th century composer, mystic, author, all around cloistered polymath.

Bhaji! How sweet. We wondered about a Bengali name. Or perhaps a Muslim name as the predominant religion of that part of the world - Muezza perhaps, after The Prophet Mohammed’s cat. But as I’m not Muslim or Bengali myself I wasn’t sure if it was a bit odd or disrespectful.

DH has said no to Rosetta. I liked Rosie for short.

@AnApparitionQuippedI rather liked Cashmere or Velvet, same lines as Silkie, as she’s so wonderfully soft. DH says those are t real names. So I’ve threatened to call her Roger as it is a real name.

A work colleague many years ago had a kitten called Bissy, which apparently is Arabic for pussy / pussy cat.

Sacha, she is gorgeous.

This is my 6 month old Bengal cross. Her name is Katalina.

Rosie, Daisy, Luna, Willow, Tabitha (as she’s a tabby 🙂)

Fanny is not a name that can be used in Scotland

Cindy Clawford
Margret Scratcher
Cleo Catra
Juliet Catulet

Celeste (divine music) Shakira. Mirella (after a well known opera singer)

Nor I think in England alas, it has a meaning!

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The manufacturers of Irn Bru would beg to differ 🤣

That's the joke @Grumpyoldpersonwithcats - and non-Scots won't understand

Music based (though I do like Hildegard):
Aria, Octavia, Piccolo, Cecilia, Musetta

We used to have a Magnificat, known as Maggie.

We had a Muscat who was very beautiful.

Also a Mandu (Katmandu)

We've just bought home a Bengal cross kitten.
So far she is amazing!
Love all the Bengal cross love on here!

Kali

She looks like a Margaret.

Jupiter

Xenia
Tatiana
Lyra
Calista
Liliana

We are leaning towards Cleo with Rosetta / Rosita, Tosca and Magnificat also on the list! We will get her home and then see what her personality seems like but Cleocatra will be the working title!

I’ve not named an animal for years. My other cats have been rescues who came with names and we just named our chickens after their breeds (Leghorn, Blacktail, Sussex etc). We would have rescued again but it’s tricky to find rescue centres who are happy with young kids and unenclosed gardens - so Cleo is instead from an unplanned litter, not a breeder, found on pets4homes. The last time I named an animal was my childhood dog!

I’m enjoying the Bengal cross love on here. Bengals are such a glorious breed, and my experience is that crossing them with something a little less intense makes them an easier pet - but still with that amazing personality and showstopping looks!

Cat tax - here she is!

She is so beautiful. Like a Disney cat with those eyes!