# New Kitty (with pic!) Help us name him, please **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908 "2008-01-25T02:27:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/21 "2008-01-25T14:17:46Z")
You could name him **Twicks** , after your favorite Doper whose birthday is New Year’s Eve. (Or **Baker** or **Life on Wry** , depending on exactly who your favorite Doper whose birthday is New Year’s Eve is. 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/22 "2008-01-25T14:57:15Z")
But he is black and white like a **Zebra**. ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/23 "2008-01-25T15:20:56Z")
The first thing that came to my mind was **Jasmine** , because I used to have a cat that looked just like yours, and that’s what my daughter named her. Alas, yours is male, so maybe keeping with the theme of Jasmine, you could call him **Aladdin** , **Al** , or **Prince Ali**! ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/24 "2008-01-25T15:27:32Z")
[QUOTE=missbunny] He looks a bit like a Cat Who Looks Like Hitler. But don’t name him that. [/QUOTE] Awww…a little [kitler](http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl)! ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/25 "2008-01-25T15:52:41Z")
The correct name is **Boris**. Russian Cool. He looks just like my old childhood kitty. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/26 "2008-01-25T15:57:12Z")
Charles. What? He just looks like a “Charles” to me. ---
**Author:** ![MsFancyPlants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@MsFancyPlants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsFancyPlants)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/27 "2008-01-25T16:11:48Z")
I see a black and white kitty and think of **Oreo** or **Hydrox**. Kudos to you and your Mr. for giving him a good, new home. No matter what you decide to call him, I would call him **Lucky** for finding you. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/28 "2008-01-25T16:31:35Z")
[QUOTE=MsFancyPlants] I see a black and white kitty and think of **Oreo** or **Hydrox**. Kudos to you and your Mr. for giving him a good, new home. No matter what you decide to call him, I would call him **Lucky** for finding you. [/QUOTE] My son has a black and white kitty. He named him “Double Stuff”. He’s big, too, so it’s befitting of a large kitty boy. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/29 "2008-01-25T16:33:18Z")
You could call him “Playboy” (as in “jet-setting playboy”, not the magazine). He’s got the tux, he showed up on a party night, and he has expensive requirements. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/30 "2008-01-25T17:52:24Z")
I looked deep into his eyes and he told me his name is **Yancy**. Yes, **Yancy** … why would I make that up? He is the one who said so… 🙂 I also like **Shmoopy**. I don’t know why but I love calling cats **Shmoopy**. Either way he is a fortunate guy to have found you and the Mr. Hey, there you go - **Fortune** or **Nate**! ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/31 "2008-01-25T18:01:10Z")
Question: Are you sure the cat is male? Seconding: \*Felix \*James Bond \*Oscar \*Playboy Suggesting: \*Adolf 😃 \*Fudgesicle ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/32 "2008-01-25T18:31:23Z")
How about something based on “Happy New Year” in Italian? _Felice anno nuovo_–Felis annonuovo–Cat Newyear! ---
**Author:** ![Sprockets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@Sprockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sprockets)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/33 "2008-01-25T18:47:36Z")
Looks like a Roger, to me. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/34 "2008-01-25T18:50:18Z")
A poll of my friends: I say Tucker. Ashley says Winchester. Katie says Edgar. Tori doesn’t like cats. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/35 "2008-01-25T19:00:14Z")
My neighbor has a black-and-white unit like that, and we call him the police cat. Call him Cruiser. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/36 "2008-01-25T19:31:38Z")
[QUOTE=missbunny] He looks a bit like a Cat Who Looks Like Hitler. But don’t name him that. [/QUOTE] I saw this and thought “They could name him Kaiser Wilhelm!!!” Yeah, I don’t know what’s wrong with me either. The last cat I named was Rasputin. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/37 "2008-01-25T20:08:03Z")
I like Felix, but then I was hooked on the cartoon when I was little. Nobody has mentioned Tuxedo, yet. It could be Tux for short. Or Randolph, which sounds like the kind of guy who would wear a tux. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/38 "2008-01-25T20:55:20Z")
**Gerard Heinrich Reisling III** because, hey, why not? ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/39 "2008-01-25T23:01:22Z")
i vote for ‘beau,’ as in short for beau brummel, as suggested earlier in the thread. he’s a spiffy-lookin’ boy, that’s for sure. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-with-pic-help-us-name-him-please/434908/40 "2008-01-25T23:10:41Z")
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