# I need a kitten name **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 20, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073 "2009-01-20T01:19:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![leafrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@leafrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leafrog)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073/21 "2009-01-20T22:46:08Z")
I think the name Margarine is a fine one for a cat. You can call her Marge for short, but that may be too close to Midge… > [@Bookkeeper](#): > > [Cleocatra](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b305/Bookkeeper2/Cats/2004-02Cleo2.jpg)? And who is a little chubstress!? You are, yes you are! ---
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073/22 "2009-01-20T22:47:34Z")
I’m just here to suggest “Poops” before **bbs2k** gets here. ---
**Author:** ![Jettboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073/23 "2009-01-21T01:43:00Z")
Our current cat is named “Mouse” (never let a 5-year-old name a cat). My favorite cat from days gone by was named “You Fat Sonofabitch” (never let a drunken/stoned college roommate name a cat). I’ve always been a nut for ‘people’ names on cats. Some of the felines I’ve known; Gloria Belle, Marty, Rudy (short for Rudyard) and Sass. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073/24 "2009-01-21T05:41:39Z")
Skeelers is a cool name for a cat. Pliny the Elder is also cool. So long as you pronounce it as rhyming with tiny. (Yes I know Mr Elder didn’t say it like that) The best way if you want to reject two COOL names 🙂 is this: Find out the cats best characteristic, like copper or speckles. Then start looking through foreign languages that aren’t popular (like Estonian or Breton) and find out what word means Copper or Speckles in that language. Then pic the coolest sounding ones. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073/25 "2009-01-21T06:26:54Z")
> [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](#): > > There should be another cat named Hephzibah out there. It turned out to be a really wonderful cat name. I feel the same way about Hortense. ---
**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073/26 "2009-01-21T07:00:03Z")
I called one of my old cats Mao, which was short for Mousey Tongue 😛 (his real name was Urses, Mao was my personal nickname for him) ETA: might be a bit confusing just to read it, but think 20th century China… ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073/27 "2009-01-21T10:09:28Z")
> [@anu-la1979](#): > > Madonna > > Hey Donna, hey Donna, looking for Madonna! OMG! I GET THAT!\* \*from the Tribal Love-Rock Musical HAIR ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073/28 "2009-01-21T10:57:35Z")
Sundance or Sundancer ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073/29 "2009-01-21T12:09:38Z")
Sprinkle ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073/30 "2009-01-21T19:40:16Z")
Catastrophy Or Trophe for short [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-kitten-name/482073.md?page=1)