# I have a new kitten! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 27, 2000, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911 "2000-11-27T20:55:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/21 "2000-11-27T23:33:16Z")
_clears throat_ Ahem! Cough, cough. . . Sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/22 "2000-11-27T23:38:46Z")
Okay, Lackadaisical is out. ☹ Hi, Garfield! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/23 "2000-11-27T23:44:08Z")
I think Twylight would be a perfect name for a little black kitty… 🙂 Rose ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/24 "2000-11-27T23:57:40Z")
What do you mean Lackadaisical is out? How distressing. ☹ I still rock, right? I’m still pushing for Ivory (or Irony), but I have to admit that Twylight is also a good choice. I’m also a fan of the name Emma. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/25 "2000-11-28T00:02:41Z")
Yes, Serendipity, you still rock. 🙂 Twylight is nice. My mom is being very indecisive right now though. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/26 "2000-11-28T00:18:36Z")
They say that kitties respond best to names with hard consanants, and more than one syllable in them. Like “Pinky”, or “Cranberry”. Poor names, both, but I’m trying to give examples here. Ignoring what I just posted, Esmerelda sonds like a good name for a green-eyed black kitty… ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/27 "2000-11-28T00:35:05Z")
If its a kitten…call it Puppy. But you could spell it Puppi, or Puppie, or is that too sophisticate for a tiny unwordly kitten? If so- I highly reccomend checking out a copy of Beatrix Potter’s books. She has the quintessential kitten names! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/28 "2000-11-28T00:38:09Z")
KITTY!! ::ahem:: I vote for “Shadow” or “Shade.” ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/29 "2000-11-28T01:02:33Z")
I have a cat named Noel. But she’s all white. You found her in the backyard-how about Lucky? Be sure and take her to the vet’s, ASAP. My next kitten will be named Gypsy. In honor of Gypsy of MST3K-my favorite bot. How about Pearl, though? I had a dream recently about a cat named Pearl-and not all pearls are white. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/30 "2000-11-28T01:12:23Z")
my very pretty black cat is named winken the wonderful. of course after she was named and it was official, i thought of silhouette. silhouette is a very nice name, and nephy could call her silly, or silly girl. i’m glad y’all took her in. cats are very comforting when you don’t feel well and are in pain. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/31 "2000-11-28T01:33:30Z")
I know a black lab who is named Snowball…🙂 There’s always, “CAT!” which is what my Cloud gets called an awful lot when he gets into trouble. He – ouch! he just grabbed my hair! – is a major pain, but more than makes up for it by being a total sweetheart. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/32 "2000-11-28T02:01:16Z")
Well, the suggestions I offered in chat just now were: Fred - the name of a cat we once had that looked like that. and Gwanjeera, Huntress of Goldfish and Murine Pestilence - Fluffy for short. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/33 "2000-11-28T02:34:08Z")
Is the kitten litter box trained? Nope? Wizzer!! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/34 "2000-11-28T03:19:10Z")
Shadow. ::shakes head:: ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/35 "2000-11-28T03:21:15Z")
Yup, did the same thing - snagged a feral kitten when I was living in Hawaii. After much debate, I decided the only thing he answered to was “Dammit”. Hence his name 😃 ---
**Author:** ![cheezit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/36 "2000-11-28T03:43:58Z")
I kind of like “Cheezit” myself. My cat was named Cheezit. I have no idea where the name came from, but it fit her perfectly. I don’t have the cat anymore, but I am still kind of partial to the name. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![filthy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@filthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filthy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/37 "2000-11-28T04:33:03Z")
Some years ago, I became afflicted with a cat. My daughters found it and brought it home. It had not been weened and guess who had to bottle feed it. As I did all the work, I got to name it: “Cat.” My daughters have now have families of their own, but Cat (often followed by ‘DAMMIT!’) remains with me. What other name is there? ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/38 "2000-11-28T05:13:22Z")
Aw… Shadow’s a quality name, though. In my mind, however, I will be refering to the cat as Daisy, just as my friend Sarah calls my dog (Romeo) Bob. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/39 "2000-11-28T05:36:43Z")
So it’s Shadow, is it? Well, it really doesn’t matter what the original cat name is (except at the vet’s) since all kitties have a way of accumulating multiple nicknames. Enid, a.k.a. The Nid, Niddy Kiddy, Enid Oklahoma, The Exploding Cat or Muffin sends her purrs and regards to Shadow, Shady, Shadster, Sh-Boom or whatever you end up _really_ calling your kitty 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911/40 "2000-11-28T07:32:53Z")
You could always go the unimaginative Japanese way and name it “Neko” (Japanese for cat, y’know?). Really, it doesn’t matter to me. It’s just that this topic was right under “the mincemeat thread” and it bothered me. Carry on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-kitten/42911.md?page=3)