# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/41 "2021-10-12T22:14:12Z")
Yay for new kitty! I also like food names. I love “Noodles” and “Pretzel.” I also think there aren’t nearly enough cats in this world named “Taco.” My husband has pre-named our next dozen cats after MLB Hall of Famers. It’s good we have some choices lined up, because the next cat might not act like a Vladimir Guerrero, you know? ---
**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, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/42 "2021-10-12T23:08:55Z")
Update: we took Gracie in the room with new kitty, (he’s in one big room plus the bathroom now). She was on a leash, he was free. She got close, and he bopped her on the nose a couple of times and hissed, but then just moved a few steps away and laid down. No big drama. Exactly what I want to see – standing up to her, not running away. Gracie was excited. She wants to really check him out thoroughly. We took her away, as that was actually more greeting than we’d planned. I think it’s going to go very well, though. > [@Esprise\_Me](#): > > I also think there aren’t nearly enough cats in this world named “Taco.” Tacocat backwards is Tacocat. We have considered that one. Food plus palindrome is fun. Themes can be fun, but I doubt I can get agreement on one. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/43 "2021-10-12T23:12:33Z")
My wife and I were watching _The Great British Baking Show_ the other day and I joked, “We should name the next cat ‘Zabaglione,’ and good luck giving that to the vet over the phone!” But that would probably work better for a cat that’s mostly white. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/44 "2021-10-13T02:41:36Z")
I shared the photo with my wife, and at the second photo she named him “Twizzler” - as he’s twisty and sweet. She also endorsed the suggestion of Pretzel. I think ‘Twister’ would work as well, because it looks like he’s playing it. ---
**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 13, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/45 "2021-10-13T02:50:30Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > Update: we took Gracie in the room with new kitty, (he’s in one big room plus the bathroom now). She was on a leash, he was free. She got close, and he bopped her on the nose a couple of times and hissed, but then just moved a few steps away and laid down. No big drama. Exactly what I want to see – standing up to her, not running away. That is possibly also a cat checking to make sure, while the dog’s on a leash and a human’s right there, that he can bop that dog on the nose and that the dog will recognize his right to do so instead of responding with teeth. Good dog, Gracie! ---
**Author:** ![cincinnatus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cincinnatus/32/7990_2.png) [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/46 "2021-10-13T02:52:28Z")
He is Paul. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/47 "2021-10-13T05:00:49Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > 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. I agree with this. I look at that pic of his handsome face and immediately think “Holmes old boy, I do think its time for a spot of tea” in a really badly muddled english accent. So, “Holmes Old Boy” is my suggestion. I’m guessing he’ll tell you his name in due course. It might be Hamish also ---
**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 13, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/48 "2021-10-13T05:09:13Z")
I’ve enjoyed following this thread. I’m currently taming an older feral kitten who’s taken up residence in one of my outbuildings. I first spotted him cruising around in the pasture about 3 months ago. It’s taken me all this time to get him to come for food when I call. He still makes sure I’m back in the house before he’ll approach and eat. He’s cool with me so long as there is a barrier between us, but has gotten used to me watching him eat. He’s jet black with yellow-green eyes, short-haired and tall. I’ve struggled to come up with a name for him and there are so many good suggestions here! So far, I’ve resisted going for Goblin or Whisper, though I think either could be suitable. I haven’t managed to get a decent photo of him, I’m afraid. He’s awfully skitty. ---
**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 13, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/49 "2021-10-13T14:10:47Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > He’s jet black with yellow-green eyes, short-haired and tall. I’ve struggled to come up with a name for him [Shadow](https://diggercomic.com/blog/2007/03/08/digger-41/). ---
**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 13, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/50 "2021-10-13T17:55:12Z")
That’s a good suggestion for his personality! Shadow it is. 🙂 Thanks! ---
**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 13, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/51 "2021-10-13T18:44:01Z")
Hey, and I hadn’t even met him! – though you had told us that he’s (she’s? have you gotten a good enough look?) a feral. ---
**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 13, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/52 "2021-10-13T18:47:41Z")
LOL, I haven’t gotten a good look, but shortly after I first saw him, he cruised up to my woodshed and gave one of the support beams a good spray. So I’m assuming male for now. 🙂 ---
**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 14, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/53 "2021-10-14T04:47:22Z")
Aw, that’s awesome! P.K. is black, with yellow eye. Black kitties can be so gorgeous. [![](https://i.imgur.com/6JzMpDj.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/6JzMpDj.jpg) Best of luck with your feral friend. ---
**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 14, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/54 "2021-10-14T16:41:35Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > Aw, that’s awesome! > > P.K. is black, with yellow eye. Black kitties can be so gorgeous. PK and Shadow are definitely relatives somewhere along the line – they could be twins, except for Shadow having an extra eyeball and not one hair of white on him. He’s a true black cat. PK is beautiful!! This morning, Shadow was waiting for me outside the glass door to my kitchen, ready for breakfast. Last night at Second Dinner, he was comfortable with me sitting outdoors close by – but not too close by – while he ate. We’re supposed to have warm days tomorrow and Saturday. I plan to spend part of them just sitting outside to let him get more used to me. We’re making progress. Thanks for letting me horn in on your thread and find a perfect name for my Shadow! ---
**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 14, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/55 "2021-10-14T18:18:16Z")
That sounds like major progress. It’s a very nice thing you’re doing. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Thanks for letting me horn in on your thread and find a perfect name for my Shadow! The more, the merrier. I think we are probably sticking with Ollie, short for Oliver because it suits him and everyone can agree on it. I’m not sure it makes sense, but it makes me think, too, of roly-poly. I don’t pronounce it so that it rhymes with that, and it isn’t quite a visual rhyme, but I still associate them. My daughter is sad that he won’t be “Stripes” anymore, but I told her he can still have nicknames. I’ve never had a cat that had fewer than 3 names that I used on a regular basis. Sir Oliver P. (Last name), Ollie, Mr. Stripey-Pants, Stripes – I think all of these will likely get used regularly. > [@Kimstu](#): > > 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. I have somewhat the same sense, which is what led me to Oliver. He’s a little too goofy to have quite so serious a name, but a sort of Oliver Twist idea fits for me. Thanks again, everyone. He’s met Gracie now enough times to know they’ll be fine together. He’s also stuck his paw under the door at P.K., and P.K. has just investigated it. He didn’t flip out, growl, hiss, or run away, so it’s looking really good on that front. We’ll probably start introducing them tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/56 "2021-10-14T18:28:41Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > I’m not sure it makes sense, but it makes me think, too, of roly-poly. > **[Rolie Polie Olie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolie_Polie_Olie)** > > Rolie Polie Olie is an animated television series created by William Joyce, and is produced by Nelvana in co-production with French broadcaster La Cinquième/France 5, and was produced in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Disney Channel/Playhouse Disney in the United States. The show focuses on a little robot and his family who are composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The show was one of the earliest series that was fully animated in Not to mention this guy: [![](https://alchetron.com/cdn/oliver-hardy-68128fac-4520-41c6-b854-beb63d4b7ef-resize-750.jpeg) ](https://alchetron.com/cdn/oliver-hardy-68128fac-4520-41c6-b854-beb63d4b7ef-resize-750.jpeg) ---
**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 14, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/57 "2021-10-14T18:34:18Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > Best of luck with your feral friend. I see your friend has his very own, personal cardboard box. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/58 "2021-10-14T18:59:06Z")
Mr Wriggly aka Wrigglesworth ---
**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 15, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/59 "2021-10-15T00:35:55Z")
Surprised that the poem, “The Naming of Cats,” hasn’t come up yet, but your comment … > [@eschrodinger](#): > > My daughter is sad that he won’t be “Stripes” anymore, but I told her he can still have nicknames. I’ve never had a cat that had fewer than 3 names that I used on a regular basis. … reminded me of it. The first four lines, in particular: > [@](#): > > _The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,_ > _It isn’t just one of your holiday games;_ > _You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter_ > _When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES._ – “The Naming of Cats,” by T.S. Eliot. ---
**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310/60 "2021-10-15T01:51:52Z")
How did I not know of this poem? Thanks! In return, I offer this: [xkcd: Words for Pets](https://xkcd.com/1535/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310.md?page=4)