I'm getting a new kitten! And she needs a name that means "Survivor"

[Peeta_Mellark]

Congratulations on the new kitty. She’s a very lucky girl to have you.

[activgurl]

Vivian. Like Julia Roberts character in “Pretty Woman”. Plain girl blossoms into extraordinary beautiful woman. How appealingly appropriate.

Still looking forward to pics!

[Cat_Whisperer]

@CairoCarol

Not that it matters, but selamat isn’t really a synonym for “survivor.” The word encompasses a lot of ideas related to well-being, including “safe.” But usually selamat is used like the words happy, good, or merry in English, in the phrases happy birthday, good morning, or* merry Christmas*.

Apparently there is no direct one-word equivalent of “survivor” in Indonesian, so if you look it up in an English-to-Indonesian dictionary, the definition is “orang yang selamat” which translates to “person who is selamat.”

Selamat or sometimes Slamet is sometimes used as a boy’s name in Indonesia. But I’m sure your girl-kitty won’t mind if that’s what you end up naming her. (And good for you for saving her.)

Interesting. I guess that’s the hazard of using an online translator - it doesn’t have the real-life nuances.

Vivian is a lovely name for a little kitty.

[Baker]

I know you picked Vivian, but I still wanted to add my support for Leela!

[digs]

And now I’m picturing Vivian Vance singing “I Will Survive”.
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
… … … … … … … it’s pretty good … … … … … … … …
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
… … … … … … … … … … … … … sing it, Viv! … … … …

[papergirl]

Here we go:

Pics of Vivian the One-eyed Wondercat!