# Help name a new kitten **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 23, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638 "2018-06-23T21:06:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/1 "2018-06-23T21:06:52Z")
Here are a few pictures of my new 3.5 month old female kitten along with the current roommates, Chan and Gamma: [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/a/P1m2D12) Chan is the Persian, Gamma is the tuxedo. I didn’t name Chan but I did name Gamma. The picture of Gamma you see is one of the few that’s in focus because she’s always had a lot of energy and she’s pretty bright, hence her name. Being tuxedo also makes her chest look like light splitting from darkness. The new kitten is from the same mother as Gamma but of a different litter. As you can see from the pictures, she looks unusual: Her coat is mainly tabby but has ginger spots like a calico and her chin/chest/boots/gloves are white like a tuxedo. Her temperament is also more cuddly and laid back than Gamma; It’s impossible to sleep or cuddle with Gamma but I usually wake up to the new kitten as the little spoon next to my head when I wake up. She was scared at first but trusted me within a day which was much faster than Gamma. I’m not sure what to call her. Since I named Gamma after light (or at least the brightest/most energetic) part of the electromagnetic spectrum, I thought I might name the new kitten after something sound-related but I don’t know very much about sound or music. It might be something which is soft/warm like her purrsonality and also has several parts/layers like her coat. I’m also open to hearing other suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/2 "2018-06-23T21:22:13Z")
Hertz ---
**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:** [June 23, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/3 "2018-06-23T21:33:46Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > I’m not sure what to call her. Since I named Gamma after light (or at least the brightest/most energetic) part of the electromagnetic spectrum, I thought I might name the new kitten after something sound-related but I don’t know very much about sound or music. **It might be something which is soft/warm like her purrsonality and also has several parts/layers like her coat.** > > I’m also open to hearing other suggestions. Harmony. She is absolutely _gorgeous_. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/4 "2018-06-23T21:45:12Z")
Fido, Spot, or Rover. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/5 "2018-06-23T21:47:37Z")
Yes, just call her Gorgeous. Because she is. Failing that, how about Medley? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/6 "2018-06-23T21:48:23Z")
Garthock the Destroyer ---
**Author:** ![BlueInfinity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BlueInfinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueInfinity)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/7 "2018-06-23T22:00:57Z")
Resonance. You can call her Rezzy for short. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/8 "2018-06-23T22:30:54Z")
If you want something unusual on the sound theme - Thrum sounds soft and warm. Chan, Gamma & Thrum seems to work. But I think her name is Louise. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/9 "2018-06-23T22:32:21Z")
She’s adorable, and her name should be Sable. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/10 "2018-06-23T23:18:50Z")
Thierry. ---
**Author:** ![HowSoonIsThen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/11 "2018-06-24T00:31:39Z")
I suggest Miss kitty fantastico, but only because I’m a Buffy fan. It doesn’t fit your current theme at all. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/12 "2018-06-24T00:33:33Z")
Inara I had a beautiful cat named Inara(named after a character on Firefly). She died and I think the name is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/13 "2018-06-24T01:14:02Z")
I have names ready, but ideally, it’s for a pair of kittens. Great for a military family. Snafu & Fubar, call 'em Snaffy & Fooey for short. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/14 "2018-06-24T01:15:20Z")
I always suggest: Minou Loki or Watson. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/15 "2018-06-24T01:18:02Z")
I like Harmony or Melody. She is really a pretty girl. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/16 "2018-06-24T03:23:55Z")
Your Highness of course. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/17 "2018-06-24T03:37:23Z")
Gamma is a Greek name. Call her Phosphorous, Phos for short. It means, literally, light bearer. ---
**Author:** ![tuesdayweld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@tuesdayweld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tuesdayweld)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/18 "2018-06-24T03:46:06Z")
She is lovely. Cadence would be a fine name for her. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/19 "2018-06-24T04:10:49Z")
Iris - “As a goddess, Iris is associated with communication, messages, the rainbow and new endeavors. This personification of a rainbow was once described as being a link to the heavens and earth. In some texts she is depicted wearing a coat of many colors.” ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638/20 "2018-06-24T04:11:28Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Gamma is a Greek name. Call her Phosphorous, Phos for short. It means, literally, light bearer. Lux? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-a-new-kitten/816638.md?page=2)