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Name help for our new boy!

44 replies

mumisfull · 07/03/2026 20:34

This fella is coming home tomorrow and we need a name for him. He’s a 7 month old rescue. Current front runner is Chewbacca (Chewy for short) - thanks ds! Hit me with your ideas please!

Name help for our new boy!
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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 10/03/2026 19:42

McVitie (gingernuts though hopefullu he won't have any)
Jaffa ('cos he'll be seedless )
Helios (sun god)

We do New Names For A New Life with all our animals , no issues .

honeyfox · 10/03/2026 19:45

Love Chewy!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 10/03/2026 19:46

Obi-Wan Kenobi

He could be
Kenobi
Ken
OB-1 (Orange Boy- 1 brain cell between them allegedly)

Igmum · 10/03/2026 19:51

Chewy! And what a gorgeous face 😻

Nofeckingway · 10/03/2026 19:53

Fred
Eric
Stripe

Gatekeeper · 10/03/2026 19:54

Lancelot
Ferdie or Fergie
Wotsit...spellcheck wanted to change to 'Wetsuit' Grin
Melvin
Spud
Ralph
Cooper (as in the marmalade)
Royston
Raymond
Benson
Neville
Mackintosh or Mac/Tosh for short

Gatekeeper · 10/03/2026 19:57

Francis/Frank
Thornton
Chas
Claude

Clementine12 · 10/03/2026 20:08

He looks a perfect Marmaduke!

mumisfull · 10/03/2026 22:38

I absolutely love all these suggestions thank you! He’s home now and amazing! He was being called Louie which is very very close to dd’s name and was going to get confusing.

Dd and ds decided on Remus, Remi for short. Obviously he already has several nicknames including Sir Floppingtons. Here’s the boy himself…

Name help for our new boy!
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Silverbirchleaf · 10/03/2026 22:45

Only came on for the pictures, and am Not disappointed. He’s a beautiful looking cat.

Boxingshibes · 10/03/2026 22:49

I like marmalade and cheddar!
Cat tax of my one brain celled orange cat!

Name help for our new boy!
AlwaysRightISwear · 10/03/2026 22:51

What a handsome boy he is. I'm sure he will have a lovely life with you.

crumpetswithcheeze · 10/03/2026 22:51

Aslan

Puppylucky · 10/03/2026 22:53

Remus is a beautiful name for a beautiful cat. And much more dignified (in all ways!) than Marvin

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 10/03/2026 23:17

mumisfull · 10/03/2026 22:38

I absolutely love all these suggestions thank you! He’s home now and amazing! He was being called Louie which is very very close to dd’s name and was going to get confusing.

Dd and ds decided on Remus, Remi for short. Obviously he already has several nicknames including Sir Floppingtons. Here’s the boy himself…

We have an orange Louie! He’s also known as Loubot, Hullaballouie, Louie-Boo, Boo-Boo and The Littlest Dinosaur. He’d been a stray kitten and the lady whose garden/shed he and his brother were born in eventually took them in and named and neutered them before contacting Cats Protection. When I went to meet him in foster care I thought he suited his name so we kept it.

If he hadn’t suited it though he was going to be Hugo.

Our previous girl we adopted direct from her family, and I hated her name - we did change it but went for something with the same sounds so it was easy for her. (Like Bella became Stella, Harley became Charlie type situ.)

Name help for our new boy!
Pudmyboy · 11/03/2026 06:35

Wow @mumisfull that is one beautiful fluffy boy! Remus sounds quite regal and he certainly looks regal to me! (Even if he doesn't behave regally...).
He looks settled already, as in, you haven't had to take a picture of him hiding behind the sofa, is he as settled as he looks?

GreyhoundLurcher · 11/03/2026 07:51

Kipper!

HoratioBum · 11/03/2026 08:13

Oh he’s going to be an absolute LION when he’s an adult. He’s gorgeous.

Gatekeeper · 12/03/2026 09:16

mumisfull · 10/03/2026 22:38

I absolutely love all these suggestions thank you! He’s home now and amazing! He was being called Louie which is very very close to dd’s name and was going to get confusing.

Dd and ds decided on Remus, Remi for short. Obviously he already has several nicknames including Sir Floppingtons. Here’s the boy himself…

You need to give him the nickname Father Chewy Louie Grin

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