# New kitty -- name suggestions welcome **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310 "2021-10-11T17:25:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/21 "2021-10-11T22:54:01Z")
I kinda want his name to be Harvey, and then you can call him “good ol’ Harv” because mellow is as mellow does. I’ve also always wanted to name a striped cat Spot. Because cats can be perverse. But maybe his name should be Marvel for superhero. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/22 "2021-10-11T23:15:30Z")
@eschrodinger, that seems to me like it’ll definitely work out among the creatures. And yup, you know what you’re doing; I just got unreasonably worried there for a minute. And you were able to give him a bath, shortly after he’d first met you, and no blood was drawn? That’s one polite cat! (It obviously wasn’t fear of what you might do if clawed; that’s a very unfearful cat in the photos.) ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/23 "2021-10-12T00:05:16Z")
He looks like a Phil to me! What a sweetie. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/24 "2021-10-12T00:30:32Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > From the picture, I’d name him Pretzel. I was going to suggest “Flex” for the same reason. One criterion I use when selecting a cat name is how well it adapts to nicknames. For example, my cat Zoey is also known as Zo-Zo, Zo-zo-zarina, Zomeister, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/25 "2021-10-12T01:17:05Z")
What a handsome boy! How about Buster, since he gets along with your kids so well? PK and Buster. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/26 "2021-10-12T01:37:17Z")
Super suggestions. Thanks, all. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/27 "2021-10-12T01:47:34Z")
[fill in the blank] the Death Bringer ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/28 "2021-10-12T02:44:10Z")
I think he looks like an earnest 19th-century gentleman in a pepper-and-salt sack suit with the white shirt front and whiskers, and needs an earnest 19th-century name. Thurber, Homer, Oswald, Asa, Thaddeus, Erasmus, Granville. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/29 "2021-10-12T02:45:02Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > [fill in the blank] the Death Bringer Norbert? ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/30 "2021-10-12T02:48:02Z")
Norbie Worbie the Death Bringer. What’s the problem? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/31 "2021-10-12T03:02:43Z")
I don’t know why, but when I saw his photos, my first thought was “Reggie.” Regardless, he’s a good-looking kitty. Good on you for looking after him! ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/32 "2021-10-12T07:49:12Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > > [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > > > From the picture, I’d name him Pretzel. > > I was going to suggest “Flex” for the same reason. I thought Pretzel had it in one. What a nice thing OP family is doing. ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/33 "2021-10-12T08:35:46Z")
My mind says “Seamus”. No idea why. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/34 "2021-10-12T13:50:28Z")
> [@turtlescanfly](#): > > I am well known in my family for being able to pick the perfect name for a pet. My brother even delayed naming his two most recent dogs until he could consult with me. That said, that’s a Bandit if I ever saw one. Another vote for Bandit. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/35 "2021-10-12T15:34:44Z")
> [@MacCat](#): > > > [@CairoCarol](#): > > > > I was going to suggest “Flex” for the same reason. > > I thought Pretzel had it in one. My vote is for “Pretzel” as well. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/36 "2021-10-12T15:41:30Z")
Given that he came to your attention by not getting hit by cars, The Artful Dodger, shortened to “Art” or “Dodger” per your preference, seems appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/37 "2021-10-12T17:57:48Z")
Rumpelstiltscat. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/38 "2021-10-12T18:16:16Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Given that he came to your attention by not getting hit by cars, The Artful Dodger, shortened to “Art” or “Dodger” per your preference Oooo, this is a good one! ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/39 "2021-10-12T20:52:27Z")
I once knew a cat that looked like that; his people called him Siddhartha, a real mouthful for a cat name. I would have gone with **Sidney,** but it wasn’t my cat. I’ve read that pets respond better to names ending in a vowel sound. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/40 "2021-10-12T21:57:17Z")
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