# Help me name my kitten **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 11, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449 "2012-04-11T08:54:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/1 "2012-04-11T08:54:05Z")
I have a brand new feline overlord and she needs a name. Due to my life getting quite fucked up recently my brain is not working so I need your help\*. Here she is: [no name yet | Vicki Whateley | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/madrabbitwoman/6920836562/in/photostream) [no name yet | Vicki Whateley | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/madrabbitwoman/6920836558/in/photostream/) So far I have Mystery, “Cute”, Cookie and Muffin \*And the distraction sure as buggery wont hurt either ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/2 "2012-04-11T08:57:27Z")
What’s her personality like? Is she an ‘in your face’ kitten, full of bravado and attitude? Or is she more laid back? ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/3 "2012-04-11T09:42:37Z")
adventure seeker but happy to run back to mommy when the nasty meany rabbit looks at her the wrong way ---
**Author:** ![emu2swan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@emu2swan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emu2swan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/4 "2012-04-11T09:49:55Z")
Her name might be Dotty. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/5 "2012-04-11T10:04:40Z")
If you feel like playing with languages, the Spanish for muffin is magdalena or madalena, after Mary Magdalene (she cried for the Crucified and they “cry” after being dunked in milk). ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/6 "2012-04-11T10:36:02Z")
I am wondering about something Dr Who based. It appears she has a Tardis tummy ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/7 "2012-04-11T10:38:39Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > If you feel like playing with languages, the Spanish for muffin is magdalena or madalena, after Mary Magdalene (she cried for the Crucified and they “cry” after being dunked in milk). Aww…and you could call her Maggie for short. And sing Rod Stewart songs to her. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SticksAndString](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/8 "2012-04-11T10:56:04Z")
The naming of cats is a difficult matter. It isn’t just one of your holiday games. 😉 Electra Barbie Buttercup Peanut Tiger Lenore ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/9 "2012-04-11T11:39:21Z")
I’m sticking with my vote for Cookie. I could just nibble her, the cutey that she is 😉 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/10 "2012-04-11T11:48:21Z")
Nugget ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/11 "2012-04-11T12:18:11Z")
Scratch Fury, Destroyer of Worlds > [@](#): > > I am wondering about something Dr Who based. It appears she has a Tardis tummy. Novice Hame? Brannigan? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/12 "2012-04-11T13:05:06Z")
Aster jumped out at me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/13 "2012-04-11T13:14:16Z")
She looks like a “Denise” to me. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/14 "2012-04-11T13:25:54Z")
She is adorable! SInce you are the Madrabbitwoman, how about Bunny? ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/15 "2012-04-11T13:29:35Z")
Atilla. Cute cat. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/16 "2012-04-11T13:52:43Z")
(… can’t come up with anything due to brain short-circuit from cute overload …) However, as with most tabbies, she comes with her own initial on her forehead, so I vote for one of the “M–” names. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/17 "2012-04-11T13:55:45Z")
Some neighborhood cat names: Pipe Buttercup Lazarus Curtis Ellis Kitty Kitty Kitty ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/18 "2012-04-11T14:12:10Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > However, as with most tabbies, she comes with her own initial on her forehead, so I vote for one of the “M–” names. Macavity? ---
**Author:** ![slightly\_askew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/19 "2012-04-11T14:29:13Z")
Penelope… maybe Penny for short. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449/20 "2012-04-11T14:35:05Z")
> [@madrabbitwoman](#): > > I am wondering about something Dr Who based. It appears she has a Tardis tummy > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > However, as with most tabbies, she comes with her own initial on her forehead, so I vote for one of the “M–” names. Martha! A cousin-in-law just got a new kitty herself. Their favorite cat had just up and died suddenly, her father-in-law is in hospice, and it’s nearing the one-year anniversaries of the deaths of both her aunt and father a few weeks apart. They named her Hope. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449.md?page=2)