# Help me name my new kitten **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 17, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513 "2004-05-17T01:30:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/1 "2004-05-17T01:30:38Z")
I got a new bengal kitten (seen [here](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/cisco/cat1.jpg) [here](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/cisco/cat2.jpg) [here](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/cisco/cat3.jpg) [here](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/cisco/cat4.jpg) [here](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/cisco/cat5.jpg) and [here](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/cisco/cat6.jpg), thanks Opal!) and my girlfriend and I cannot decide on a name. Here are a few we’ve tossed around. Let me know what you think of these, or suggest your own. \*\*Master Chief Old Scratch Sheriff Fuzzy Robokitty The Great Catsby Wiley Chaiman Meow Cosmo Crash Hobo Trigger Apollo Dude Clancy Jester Smithers Jiminy Mischief Mojo Elzar\*\* What do you guys think? ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/2 "2004-05-17T02:05:19Z")
:: obligatory estrogenic-induced EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! squeal of omigawdhowcuuuuuute!!! :: > [@](#): > > **…Old Scratch…** Since it’s a kitten, wouldn’t **Young Scratch** be a better moniker? At least give it a goal to work towards? ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/3 "2004-05-17T02:07:05Z")
I think you should name it Sneetch or Chaos. Or if his hair is more wirey than soft, name him Brillo…It is a boy right? ---
**Author:** ![WernhamHogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@WernhamHogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WernhamHogg)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/4 "2004-05-17T02:08:59Z")
Name him Cheeto. No reason, just name him Cheeto. ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/5 "2004-05-17T02:23:08Z")
Ard. Trust me on this. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/6 "2004-05-17T02:35:22Z")
How about Maya? ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/7 "2004-05-17T02:40:05Z")
How about Moustapha Biscuit? That is one seriously cute kitten! Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/8 "2004-05-17T02:41:12Z")
> [@Amp](#): > > How about Maya? It’s a guy. ---
**Author:** ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/9 "2004-05-17T02:41:42Z")
How about **Neener**? You know… Neener, neener, neeeeener. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/10 "2004-05-17T03:01:14Z")
Okay, that is officially the cutest kitty EVER! I think you should name him Cincinnati. (Get it? Huh? Huh?) Or Spot. Spot would be a great name, especially if you’re a Star Trek fan. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/11 "2004-05-17T03:08:59Z")
**Snake Food** ---
**Author:** ![teleute12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@teleute12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teleute12)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/12 "2004-05-17T03:45:16Z")
I suck at naming things, especially animals, but that is one damn cute OMGbaaaaaaaaaabykitty!!! …Sorry, my hormones took control of me while I was finishing that sentence. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/13 "2004-05-17T04:02:30Z")
Obligatory warning: the cat names itself, it may or may not let you in on it. That being said… Call it something you don’t mind screaming in anguish later. I have a cat named Stella. Perfect for yelling, especially in the rain. 😉 I have a friend that has named his dog Dammit. Dammit. Great name for a kitten. ---
**Author:** ![Crescent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Crescent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crescent)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/14 "2004-05-17T04:12:56Z")
I’m with DeVena… give it time and the cat will name himself. This is how I have a female named Chester and another named Twinkle Toes (wild kitties under the bed named before I ever got my hands on them, but the names fit their personalities perfectly). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/15 "2004-05-17T04:17:56Z")
What a lovely kitty!! First picture made me think: ‘The Kittenator’, and the second showed a facial expression which said, [voice]‘I’ll be back’.[/voice] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/16 "2004-05-17T23:43:48Z")
> [@Omega Glory](#): > > I think you should name…Chaos. Did I somehow miss this when I read the thread yesterday? I like Chaos a lot. I’ll write that one down and mention it to my girlfriend when she gets home tonight :D. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/17 "2004-05-18T00:59:35Z")
For a Bengal kitten, Chaos would work. And it would still work for an adult Bengal. They are such fun! I had to give my boy up for adoption last year. I miss him. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/18 "2004-05-18T01:51:17Z")
> [@skutir](#): > > Name him Cheeto. No reason, just name him Cheeto. i second this. He’s such a perfect Cheeto! Cheeto Cheeto Cheeto!!! Dammit, now I REALLY want a second cat! ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/19 "2004-05-18T02:18:10Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > i second this. He’s such a perfect Cheeto! Cheeto Cheeto Cheeto!!! Blech. It’s not a bad name but I **hate** Cheetos. I would be trying to play with him or cuddle him and all I would be able to think about was how he tasted like shit and left my hands all sticky and orange. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513/20 "2004-05-18T02:44:37Z")
I’d go with Clancy… but I think of Clancy Brown. He’s too little. I like Crash. He will, into lots of things. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/245513.md?page=2)