Yesterday, quite unexpectedly, I became the owner of an adorable black part-manx kitten. His name is tentatively “Under”, but I’m not quite sold on it.
I want to give him an unusual, but not silly name. Lifting from literature is good, but taking a name that’s already been a well known cat’s name is no good. Schroedinger, Pixel, Captain Blood, and Mirror are all out. And I don’t want anything too obvious either, so no Night, Blackie, Dusk, Shadow or anything like that.
You want to name your cat after a classic literary character?
Welll… since cats are, by nature, parasites who do nothing except sleep, eat your food, and act is if they’re doing you a favor by staying in your home, the ideal literary name for ANY cat is…
“Penises don’t belong in the mouth, girls and boys. You’ve got the wrong hole there. Just like you wouldn’t shove pizza up your nose.”
-From the Brother Jed flyer-
You could name him Trollie. Then when he chases yarn, you could make inane jokes about trolling. And you could laugh to yourself about remembering to feed the troll. Since trolls do live under ground, this name would link to his current temporary handle.
inconceivable? i don’t think that word means what you think it does
Pryde. Obscure but feline related (Shadowcat) and semi-literary.
Or if you really love cats you can callit Snark (seconding the Lewis Carrol reference). It would make you a snarkhunter and your cat a metaphor for happiness.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
I’m of the opinion that most all cats have unusual names, so there for, the unusual become the usual. I’d go for a completely normal name, like Jack (Blackjack?). Then you could say things like “Jack puked in my shoes.” or “I woke up and Jack was sleeping on my face.” Makes for a good doubletake.
Sala, can’t you count?!? I said NO camels! That’s FIVE camels!
TIME ELAPSED SINCE I QUIT SMOKING:
One week, one day, 1 hour, 14 minutes and 28 seconds.
322 cigarettes not smoked, saving $40.26.
Life saved: 1 day, 2 hours, 50 minutes.
I know, I know, Cerberus was a dog. And he had three heads. But hey…cats are closely associated with hell-related issues, and if “Under” is one of your choices, “Cerberus” kinda fits.
Cristi, Slayer of Peeps
I made my husband join a bridge club. He jumps next Tuesday.
I have quite a store of names for black kittens: Loki, Damien, Satan, Hades, Pluto, Memnoch, LaCroix, Mephistocales (sp? - I have to look that up if I ever use if), Vader, Logan, Mordred, to list a few.
Is there a story behind “Under” that might inspire other suggestions?