# Help me name my new kitten **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232 "2010-08-05T04:36:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/41 "2010-08-06T01:41:55Z")
…and there’s always “Dammit” (of course you may need to learn to drink beer & smoke Marlboro first) ---
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/42 "2010-08-06T02:03:18Z")
We just named our very proper 5month old kitten who has a cloudy eye: Miss Teek. Then there is the 9mo kitten named Scamp, she gets into everything. I personally like the Miss Teek one cause who doesn’t like a pun. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/43 "2010-08-06T02:24:44Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Willis. I always wanted a black cat that I could say “whatchoo talkin’ 'bout, Willis?” Win! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/44 "2010-08-06T08:04:05Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > [Smilodon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilodon) > > [Azrael](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azrael): Gargamel’s cat from The Smurfs. Also the name of the Angel of Death > > Cheshire, from Alice in Wonderland > > [Cait Sith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cait_sith): A fairy creature from Scottish mythology. Also is black and white [Cait Sith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cait_Sith_(Final_Fantasy_VII)#Cait_Sith) is also a Final Fantasy VII character who is a “robotic talking cat who is friendly, but often unreliable”, which fits many cats. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/45 "2010-08-06T10:02:01Z")
(cat) - Astrophe Aclysm Balloo Holic Atonic ---
**Author:** ![Alma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alma)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/46 "2010-08-06T14:45:33Z")
Betty ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/47 "2010-08-06T15:46:12Z")
Flippy. ---
**Author:** ![Kilmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Kilmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilmore)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/48 "2010-08-06T15:53:55Z")
I had a cat named Dirobra for DIrty ROtten BRAt. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/49 "2010-08-06T17:41:11Z")
**Throckmorton** ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/50 "2010-08-06T17:56:35Z")
Call him Comcast since he won’t pay any attention when you call him. ---
**Author:** ![ThreadPirateRoberts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9a28c/32.png) [@ThreadPirateRoberts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThreadPirateRoberts)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/51 "2010-08-07T00:41:18Z")
Well, we figured out that she is indeed a girl kitten and my friend and I were joking about different names and she (the kitten) picked out one she liked. Her name is Kira which from what I know from the anime I watch means “killer” in Japanese ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232/52 "2010-08-07T08:02:12Z")
> [@ThreadPirateRoberts](#): > > Well, we figured out that she is indeed a girl kitten and my friend and I were joking about different names and she (the kitten) picked out one she liked. Her name is Kira which from what I know from the anime I watch means “killer” in Japanese Don’t think this lets you of the hook for kitty pictures. The Squee Squad has the scent of blood now, and they’ll pursue you to the ends of the earth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-kitten/549232.md?page=2)